Chapter 564 - 557: Test
WHOOSH!!
Amidst the strange phenomena generated by the violent collision, two figures plummeted toward the ground in opposite directions, thrown back by the immense reactive force of their impact.
Neither of them maintained their flight through the void.
Just as Bi Qiu had said, although Divine Soul Power allowed one to fly, it was difficult to unleash one’s true strength in the sky.
Falling from the sky to the ground signaled that the real battle was about to begin.
’He’s strong. Several times stronger than the last guy. A King Level who survived from ancient times is truly in a class of his own.’
’This is perfect. I can test the limits of this body.’
As he fell, Zhou Yuanjue squinted, his eyes fixed on his opponent’s Demon Fiend-like figure.
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!!
At this very moment, every cell in his body roared like a mountain-toppling tsunami. All their individual wills united as one, and their activity peaked.
It was as if an entire nation, an entire organization, had entered a state of war readiness, with every individual contributing their strength.
The wolf smoke rose, beacon fires linking city to city.
In this state, he could precisely control his body, performing all sorts of incredible transformations and maneuvers.
’Alright then. First up: speed, evasion, and reflexes.’
Zhou Yuanjue manipulated his body, entering a peculiar state.
Everything around him seemed utterly different than before.
The fine dust, the microorganisms floating in the air, the direction of the swirling air currents, and even...
...multicolored light!!
These lights were like rainbows or rivers filling the void, constantly twisting and flowing.
This was the Natural Magnetic Field that permeated the world.
Divine Wings·Speed!!
’He actually took my attack head-on without getting hurt. It seems my power wasn’t enough!!’
Bi Qiu’s eyes narrowed. The potent biological energy infusing and circulating through his body surged once more, causing his body to undergo an even more exaggerated transformation.
His spinal column bent and protruded, turning into rows of needle-like pipes, while more and more bone spurs sprouted from his arms, waist, and legs.
SWISH SWISH SWISH!
At the same time, countless fine, blood-red threads burst from his body, enveloping a vast area around him.
He instantly siphoned the potent Life Force from the unique, omnipresent vegetation of the Forest Race Ancestral Land. All life withered and died, providing him with even greater power.
BANG! BANG! BANG!!
Compressed by multiple special organs within his body, then compressed and accelerated a second time through bony channels, the Divine Soul Power violently jetted out from the bone pipes protruding from his body’s surface.
TSSSSSS!!
In an instant, countless streams of high-concentration, high-density Divine Soul Power appeared around him, linking together to form what looked like several pairs of blood-red wings.
Soaring Angel of Death!!
Propelled by the immense Divine Soul Power, his body vanished in an instant, as if by Instant Teleportation.
So fast!!
Lei Yi and the high-ranking members of the Forest Race felt their pupils shrink. Even with their power, which could be said to stand at the apex of all living beings, they couldn’t track his movements at all. It was as if he had truly vanished in an instant.
As an Ancient True King, Bi Qiu already possessed an incredibly powerful physique. With the boost from his special body structure, his speed alone was rivaled by few, even among the King Level!
It wasn’t just Lei Yi and the others; even Zhou Yuanjue found it difficult to track his opponent’s figure with his retinas.
However, in his state of ultimate perception, he wasn’t relying solely on his eyes to track his opponent.
Every minuscule thing was now displayed with perfect clarity to Zhou Yuanjue’s senses. Each individual cell had become his eyes and ears, helping him perceive the world and observe his opponent in the most minute detail.
The subtle conclusions drawn from countless detailed observations were collected, analyzed, and reported layer by layer. Within his meticulously ordered bodily systems, this information was rapidly absorbed and utilized in real-time.
It was as if an entire think tank, capable of perceiving the infinitesimal, resided within his body.
’The flow of the magnetic field and energy around my opponent...’
’Selecting the optimal path through the air currents to move, minimizing wind resistance...’
’Calculating the precise degree to which his Divine Soul Power affects the surrounding environment...’
’And from all this, deriving the best possible countermeasure!!’
Countless pieces of information converged in Zhou Yuanjue’s will, guiding him to manipulate his body and take a sudden step back and to the side.
WHOOSH!!!
The next moment, a Demon Fiend-like figure appeared before him. A massive fist tore through the void, carrying a violent gale, and landed exactly where he had just been standing.
BOOM!!
A huge vortex of wind swept out from the fist, instantly flattening the vegetation ahead and carving a long path through it.
Hmm?!
A flicker of astonishment crossed Bi Qiu’s eyes. His attack had been so easily dodged.
’A coincidence?’
But he had no time to dwell on it. Though this blow had been dodged, his assault had only just begun!!
After a brief pause, Bi Qiu launched another assault, as furious as a raging storm.
The pipe-like bone structure protruding from his body greatly enhanced his speed and power. At the same time, jets of energy allowed him to perform all sorts of unexpected, physics-defying movements. These bone pipes could also fire energy blasts, enabling him to launch a fatal, surprise attack in the middle of a combo.
Finally, there were the formidable combat techniques he had honed over countless years and innumerable battles to the death.
This was the essence of his killing ability. He possessed Crushing Level attributes in power and speed, complemented by a repertoire of strange, unpredictable, and vicious killing moves.
Secret Technique: Stream Control Thousand Desolations!!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
A dazzling flurry of attacks surged toward Zhou Yuanjue.
But at that moment, Zhou Yuanjue’s perceptive abilities were also at their peak. He was analyzing Bi Qiu’s attack patterns and reacting with dodges at a speed the likes of which Bi Qiu had never seen!!
His ultimate, ever-victorious combo felt as if it were striking cotton; he rarely even made contact with his opponent.
This huge disparity gradually gave rise to a deep-seated anger and shame, especially when he met his opponent’s eyes. They seemed to convey a message—’Can’t you go any faster?’ ’Is that all you’ve got?’—driving his emotions into a frenzy.
"Damn you, monkey!! Is dodging all you know?!!"
Bi Qiu’s fury vibrated through the magnetic field.
"It seems this is your limit."
"Oh well. It seems I won’t be able to measure the limits of my speed and reflexes. In that case, let’s move on to testing the next parameter."
Zhou Yuanjue’s message also echoed through the magnetic field around him.
WHOOSH!!
He took a sudden step back, momentarily escaping his opponent’s attack range.
Then.
The ultimate perception state was deactivated.
The state of his cells transformed.
BOOM!!
The next moment, every cell in his body—bone cells, organ cells, everything—violently swelled under an infusion of potent biological energy.
He abandoned the state of minute perception, instead fully activating the Attack Power of every single cell.
In an instant, his relatively normal physique suddenly tripled in size.
In this cell-engorged state, the lines of his muscles became extremely exaggerated. His hands were larger than three normal human heads combined. A searing heat radiated from his body, and even his breath steamed as white vapor. The dense network of markings across his body linked together, forming the shape of a pair of wings on his back.
Divine Wings·Power!!
An immense pressure, like mountains and seas, instantly bore down on Bi Qiu. The tremendous, instantaneous transformation made his mind go blank.
That gigantic hand rose high, then slammed down.
THUD!!
After that one muffled thud, Bi Qiu could no longer hear a thing. The opponent’s giant hand made no further sound.
Because, in that instant, the immense force had completely displaced all the air and impurities within a certain range of his body, creating a silent vacuum.