parentshiftbook Chapter 2067 Unstoppable Momentum
Chapter 2067 Unstoppable Momentum
Chapter 2067 Unstoppable Momentum
"Boom!"
As the all-consuming black demonic flames completely ignited Fu Xingjian's Dao Domain, that deep black Dao Domain began to shrink rapidly at a visible speed.
It didn't dissipate, but was continuously compressed and condensed by the raging black demonic flames, eventually completely merging into Fu Xingjian's body.
Just as the Dao Domain was completely contained, the void above the Life and Death Arena suddenly trembled violently.
The vast primordial energy of heaven and earth, drawn in, surged forth wildly, forming a giant funnel of primordial energy that poured into Fu Xingjian's head.
"Om..."
Fu Xingjian's body emitted a deep resonance, and his aura began to rise wildly at an illogical speed.
The muscles expanded further, and the black magic patterns under the skin became clearer and more complex, even beginning to bulge outwards, like a natural magic armor.
His pupils had been completely replaced by black flames, radiating a destructive light. The trident in his hand was also completely engulfed by the black flames, transforming into a constantly twisting and expanding pillar of pitch-black fire.
At this moment, Fu Xingjian was like a world-destroying demon god who had emerged from the abyss of purgatory.
Chen Fei watched this scene with some surprise, as it already resembled the characteristics of the final stage of the Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body.
Fu Xingjian is currently burning his Dao Domain as fuel to gain a terrifying boost in combat power in a short period of time. This is strikingly similar to the process of cultivating the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body to the peak of the Tai Cang Realm and completely integrating the Dao Domain into the body to form the Dao Ruins True Body.
Both methods combine the inner and outer realms with one's own body to achieve the ultimate condensation and explosion of power.
Of course, it's only similar.
Fu Xingjian was clearly burning, even depleting his own Dao Domain foundation, in a way similar to a sacrifice, to forcibly boost his combat power.
This is a risky, secret method with significant side effects.
The Dao Ruins True Body, on the other hand, is a special combat form formed after the cultivation technique has reached its peak, and it has no aftereffects.
However, this also shows that the Devouring Heaven and Devouring Dao Demon Body that Fu Xingjian cultivates is indeed extraordinary, and to some extent, it is even superior to the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body.
Because the Dao Xu Gui Zhen Body does not have such a life-or-death method in the early stage of the Tai Cang Realm, one must comprehend the technique to its peak before it can truly unleash its power.
It places more emphasis on steady progress and gradually strengthening its foundation.
However, the Devouring Heaven and Devouring Dao Demon Body was able to forcibly obtain power close to the next stage in the early stages by burning its Dao Domain. This explosive power and upper limit are truly amazing.
In other words, if two people cultivate the Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body and the Devouring Heaven Devouring Dao Demon Body, and their levels of comprehension are roughly the same, in a life-or-death situation, the one who cultivates the Devouring Heaven Devouring Dao Demon Body will have the last laugh.
Those watching from the surrounding area had their eyes light up at the sight of Fu Xingjian's astonishing transformation, and many even sat up straight involuntarily.
"It's here! The Secret Technique: Devouring Heaven and Burning Domain!"
"It is rumored that this method can increase combat power by several times in a short period of time, but it will cause considerable damage to the foundation of the Dao Domain, and it will not be used unless it is a matter of life and death."
"This looks promising."
They had almost all bet on Fu Xingjian to win, because Fu Xingjian's performance at the fifteenth level was too monstrous. His reputation as the ninth on the Tianyuan Ranking was well-known, and even the aura he just displayed lived up to his monstrous reputation.
But who could have imagined that a complete stranger, who looked like a formation cultivator, could actually overpower Fu Xingjian in a direct confrontation, forcing Fu Xingjian to activate his Dao Domain defense, but even that was no match for him. This made many people who had placed heavy bets on the situation very nervous.
Fortunately, Fu Xingjian used this desperate secret technique at this moment, which made his combat power soar again, and he looked like he had an unstoppable momentum, so he was not really without any chance of winning.
Their bet still seems to have a chance of being profitable.
"die!"
Fu Xingjian's eyes blazed with black flames as he locked onto Chen Fei, letting out a low roar. The trident in his hand, now transformed into a pillar of black fire, slashed towards Chen Fei with a terrifying will to incinerate and devour everything.
This attack, compared to the previous one, was significantly improved in terms of speed, power, and the Devouring Dao principles it contained.
Where the fork's shadow passed, a long, twisting black trail was stretched across the void, as if even space itself was being ignited and devoured by the black flames.
Faced with this terrifying attack, Chen Fei flipped his Qian Yuan Halberd and slashed out in return.
"boom!"
The Qian Yuan Halberd collided violently with the Black Flame Pillar.
An even more violent and terrifying energy surge swept across all directions like a tsunami. The entire arena trembled slightly, and the protective light barrier began to rise and fall.
At the center of the impact, a blurry, dark golden phantom suddenly appeared around Chen Fei's body; that was his Dao Domain.
However, his Dao Domain did not expand to its full extent like Fu Xingjian's before, forming an independent domain. Instead, it was tightly attached to a few inches of his body surface, like a layer of flowing dark golden armor.
The terrifying power that Fu Xingjian unleashed was distributed and weakened by this layer of light armor.
At the same time, the Dao Domain spontaneously gathered the surrounding power of heaven and earth, continuously empowering Chen Fei, thus comprehensively enhancing his strength, speed, and defense.
This is the fundamental Dao Domain of the Tai Cang Realm. Whether the Dao Domain is fully revealed or not, and whether it can be effectively utilized, makes a huge difference in combat power. Although Chen Fei has only partially revealed his Dao Domain at this moment, it is already enough to withstand Fu Xingjian's desperate attack.
This is the absolute advantage that comes from having a high level of mastery over the technique.
Chen Fei cultivated the Dao Ruins Return to Truth Body to the Great Perfection Realm, and had a thorough understanding of every bit of power and every change within it, enabling him to utilize it with the highest efficiency.
Even with his exceptional talent, Fu Xingjian's control over the Devouring Heaven and Devouring Dao Demon Body could not possibly reach the Great Perfection level.
Therefore, even though the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body is slightly inferior in rank to the Devouring Heaven Devouring Dao Demon Body, the difference in their levels of understanding of the cultivation techniques cannot be overcome.
The lower one's cultivation level, the more obvious this advantage becomes.
Because at lower levels, the power of a cultivation technique largely depends on how much of its power the cultivator can unleash.
Chen Fei can exert 100% of his strength, while Fu Xingjian may only be able to exert 60% or 70%. With this disparity, the difference in strength between them can naturally be greatly overcome by the gap in the techniques themselves.
On the contrary, as their cultivation levels rise and everyone reaches the peak of the Tai Cang Realm, at that time both sides may have fully comprehended their cultivation techniques, and the difference in the level of their cultivation techniques will become obvious all at once.
"How is that possible!"
When Fu Xingjian saw that his all-out attack, fueled by his burning secret technique and soaring combat power, had only forced out the opponent's Dao Domain, and he still hadn't gained the slightest advantage, his face grew increasingly gloomy, and his heart sank involuntarily.
Yes, at this moment they seem evenly matched, their halberds and forks clashing, their energy surging.
However, Fu Xingjian knew that the other party's Dao Domain was exceptionally stable and operated seamlessly, indicating that the opponent had an extremely high level of control over the technique.
More importantly, the Dao Domain can last indefinitely, as long as the cultivator's own Yuan Power and Divine Soul can sustain it. However, his Devouring Heaven Burning Domain Secret Technique has a limited duration.
This secret technique, which burns one's Dao Domain foundation to gain power, places an immense burden on the body and soul, making it impossible to sustain for long. Fu Xingjian estimated that he could only maintain it for about ten breaths at most.
Once the secret technique's duration ends, not only will his power rapidly decline, but he will also fall into a period of weakness, and his Dao Domain will be damaged. At that time, facing an opponent who is still in full strength, he will still lose.
This feeling of knowing defeat was inevitable but being powerless to reverse it filled Fu Xingjian with resentment and anger.
"Do we need to sign a life-or-death contract?" Chen Fei looked at Fu Xingjian, whose expression was changing and whose eyes were filled with a mixture of anger and anxiety, and asked indifferently with a smile on his lips.
His voice wasn't loud, but it was like a sharp knife, piercing Fu Xingjian's heart once again.
"You're incredibly arrogant!"
Upon hearing Chen Fei mention the life-and-death pact again, Fu Xingjian roared in fury, his voice distorted by extreme anger.
The black flame trident in his hand no longer aimed for a fatal blow, but instead transformed into a sky full of frenzied trident shadows, striking Chen Fei like a storm.
Each strike contained the terrifying power gained from burning one's Dao Domain, and each strike carried a demonic will that devoured everything. Wherever the black flames passed, even space itself seemed to be ignited and drained, forming brief vacuum zones.
Faced with this storm of attacks, Chen Fei remained calm, casually waving the Qian Yuan Halberd in his hand.
It's not a head-on collision, but a delicate parry and counterattack.
Chen Fei's figure weaved through the countless shadows of the spears, his Qian Yuan Halberd sometimes flicking, sometimes deflecting, sometimes guiding, sometimes parrying, always managing to deflect and neutralize Fu Xingjian's attacks at the last possible moment.
At the same time, the halberd blade would thrust out from time to time, always attacking the weakest points in Fu Xingjian's offensive that were the most difficult to defend against and where the power could be transferred, forcing Fu Xingjian to retreat and disrupting his attack rhythm.
"Clang clang clang..."
The sounds of metal clashing, like raindrops pattering on banana leaves, were deafening, and explosions echoed continuously. The two figures constantly intersected, separated, and collided again on the life-or-death arena, moving at an extreme speed, leaving countless afterimages in the eyes of the spectators.
In this fierce exchange of blows, Chen Fei became increasingly adept at using the power of the Dao Ruins Returning to Truth Body and understanding the battles of the Tai Cang Realm.
The feeling of perfectly integrating physical strength, Dao domain enhancement, and understanding of the Dao of Power immersed him in it.
Although Chen Fei had already cultivated several techniques to the Great Perfection level, real combat was a different matter altogether.
The panel provides knowledge, understanding, and control over the essence of the practice.
But how to apply this knowledge and strength in the most appropriate way in the ever-changing life-and-death struggle, how to adapt to the opponent's changes, and how to maintain calm judgment under immense pressure...
These are things that are difficult to obtain through simple cultivation.
Only through real battles can one gain absolute control over all power and transform it into one's own instinct.
This battle with Fu Xingjian was a perfect whetstone.
The opponent's formidable strength allowed Chen Fei to truly transform the power of his Great Perfection Realm cultivation technique into real combat power.
"puff!"
Just nine breaths later, Fu Xingjian, who was attacking frantically, suddenly shuddered and spat out a mouthful of blood mist mixed with black sparks.
Before the blood mist could even land, it was completely burned away by the black flames burning on his body, turning into a wisp of green smoke.
The spitting out of blood seemed to be a signal; Fu Xingjian's terrifying, ever-increasing aura suddenly froze, and then began an uncontrollable, frenzied decline.
The black flames burning on his body surface dimmed noticeably, the swelling of his muscles began to subside, and the raised magical patterns under his skin became blurred.
Most importantly, the three-pronged fork in his hand, which resembled a pillar of black fire, had lost much of its power and become somewhat illusory and unstable.
Chen Fei's brows twitched slightly, and he instinctively increased the force of the Qian Yuan Halberd in his hand by three points. With one strike, he deflected the opponent's somewhat scattered forked shadows, and then thrust the halberd blade forward, aiming straight for Fu Xingjian's chest.
"Oh!"
Fu Xingjian barely managed to block the dangerous halberd strike with his trident, involuntarily taking a step back. The force from the halberd tip made his throat taste sweet, and another mouthful of blood surged up.
The power of the arcane burning began to wane.
With the tide turning and the tide rising, Fu Xingjian could no longer withstand Chen Fei's attacks.
The outcome of the battle on the arena was now crystal clear. In the spectator area, the faces of those who had been betting on the game, whose hopes had been rekindled by Fu Xingjian's secret technique, turned grim once again.
"cough……"
Fu Xingjian raised his head, a trace of blood still lingering at the corner of his mouth. His dark eyes were fixed on the composed Chen Fei in front of him, filled with an unyielding resentment.
Even though they had already given it their all, even using a life-or-death secret technique like the Devouring Heaven Burning Domain that damages the foundation, why were they still unable to win?
The opponent's seemingly effortless and unfathomable strength left Fu Xingjian with an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.
He was a prodigy, once ranked ninth on the Heavenly Yuan Ranking. Since embarking on the path of cultivation, he had rarely encountered an opponent of his level. Even when facing veteran powerhouses who had cultivated for many years, he could defeat them with his extraordinary talent and combat power.
But today, facing an opponent whose name he didn't even know, he experienced firsthand what a despairing gap truly meant. It wasn't a difference in quantity, but a more fundamental difference in the level of understanding and application of power.
"Right now, unless..."
A crazy idea flashed through Fu Xingjian's mind: to destroy his own Dao Domain, burn it completely, and continue to gain a brief but even more powerful force.
The self-destruction of the Dao Domain is a more extreme method than the Devouring Heaven Burning Domain; it is a true method of mutual destruction.
Once unleashed, it can unleash power exceeding its current strength in an instant, but the price is the complete collapse of one's foundation, the loss of all cultivation, and even the risk of one's soul being scattered.
Doing that would be tantamount to cutting off your own future.
A struggle flashed in Fu Xingjian's eyes. His pride wouldn't allow him to admit defeat, especially under the other party's indifferent gaze.
However, reason quickly prevailed over impulse.
As one's cultivation level increases, not all instances of burning one's foundation can be recovered by relying on rare and precious materials.
Fu Xingjian felt bitter. The damage to the Dao foundation of the Tai Cang Realm, especially the fundamental injury at the Dao Domain level, could only be repaired by rare and extraordinary divine objects, not ordinary resources.
Is it worth paying such a price for a duel in the martial arts arena?
“This is just a duel in the martial arts arena, not a complete dead end…” Fu Xingjian took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging blood and the unwillingness in his heart, “It doesn’t have to really come to this.”
Yes, this is not a life-or-death chase in the outside world, nor is it a desperate situation where there is no end in sight.
This is a martial arts arena, protected by rules, and admitting defeat is permitted.
Admitting defeat only means losing some luck and collateral, and... face.
For true strong individuals, face is sometimes important, but sometimes it is far less important than survival.
Today's defeat may well be the motivation to rise again in the future!
Having figured this out, Fu Xingjian's sense of humiliation had not disappeared, but his crazy thoughts of destroying everything gradually subsided.
"Shall we continue?" Chen Fei asked again, looking at Fu Xingjian, whose expression shifted and eventually settled into a deep, suppressed one.
His voice was calm, but to Fu Xingjian at that moment it sounded particularly grating, like the victor's final mockery of the loser.
Fu Xingjian's body trembled slightly. He raised his head, his dark eyes burning with resentment, and stared intently at Chen Fei, saying slowly and deliberately, "Now you are stronger than me."
He acknowledged his defeat, but the humiliation and resentment in his words were clearly evident.
"You just wait!"
Fu Xingjian's voice became sharp, "Who will be stronger or weaker in the future is uncertain."
Fu Xingjian seemed to want to deeply imprint the image of the opponent who had given him a crushing defeat into the depths of his soul.
"You'll be waiting for my designated challenge, and when the time comes... I hope you won't refuse!"
Designated challenge duels are a privilege granted to prodigies by the martial arts arena, allowing them to challenge an opponent by name. Fu Xingjian clearly sees Chen Fei as a target he must overcome.
“But you didn’t even dare to sign the life-and-death contract just now!” Chen Fei chuckled softly upon hearing Fu Xingjian’s words.
Fu Xingjian, whose face was originally contorted with rage, froze upon hearing Chen Fei's words.
Fu Xingjian no longer hesitated. He closed his eyes, and as if using all his strength, squeezed out two words through gritted teeth: "I surrender!"
"Buzz!"
As he finished speaking, a beam of white light descended from the sky, completely enveloping his figure.
The next moment, Fu Xingjian's figure disappeared from the spot, leaving only the crystal ground on the life-and-death arena that had been ravaged beyond recognition, and the faint demonic energy and bloody smell in the air that had not yet completely dissipated.
Chen Fei looked at the spot where Fu Xingjian had disappeared, the smile on his lips did not fade, but instead widened, turning into a barely audible chuckle.
"A designated challenge?"
Chen Fei was naturally familiar with the rules of the martial arts arena. Once a prodigy reaches the Tai Cang Realm and achieves a winning streak of twenty or more, in addition to having the privilege of discounted purchases, they can indeed designate others to challenge.
Of course, this challenge is not mandatory; the opponent can accept or refuse, and there is no penalty for refusing.
Fu Xingjian clearly believed that Chen Fei must be a veteran expert who had cultivated in the Tai Cang Realm for many years, and that he had accumulated such combat power over time.
He himself had only broken through to the Tai Cang Realm less than a hundred years ago. With his talent and ability, as long as he had enough time to catch up, he would surely be able to surpass others later.
This idea is reasonable and fits the mindset of a proud and ambitious person.
What Fu Xingjian didn't know was that Chen Fei... had only broken through to the Tai Cang Realm a few days ago.
(End of this chapter)