doitstory Chapter 463 - 456: Pure Power
Chapter 463 - 456: Pure Power
"Let us complete the handover between the old and new of the Donghua Martial Dao!"
Zhang Dongwei slowly assumed a stance.
He squatted slightly, his back arching like the shell of an old turtle. In front of his chest, his hands formed a circle, his arms as supple as snakes.
This was the Turtle and Snake Form, the ultimate principle of Yin and Yang that Zhang Dongwei had perfected over his entire life.
Zhang Dongwei was the founder of the Donghua Martial Dao. His impact on the history of global cultivation was immeasurable. Since ancient times, he had been an invincible immortal warrior who existed only in the legends of the Donghua Martial Dao. His name was the brightest star in its history.
And what Zhou Yuanjue was doing at this very moment was just as Zhang Dongwei had done in his time: presenting the core principles of the Donghua Martial Dao to the world in a simpler, more accessible way.
Together, the two of them would become the most important milestones in the history of the Martial Dao.
Though they had only met once, this pair—separated by a millennium yet bound by the true dynamic of master and disciple—would now complete the handover of the Donghua Martial Dao.
For a master, the best reward is for the student to surpass them.
And for Zhang Dongwei, who created the path of the Martial Dao to forge a rival worthy of himself, the greatest handover would be his own defeat.
’A handover between the new and the old?’
Zhou Yuanjue muttered to himself as a bright light began to gleam in his eyes.
Unlike Zhang Dongwei, he wasn’t interested in a ceremony so steeped in history and destiny. The only thing that truly interested him was Zhang Dongwei’s power.
The undisputed master of his age, a man who had touched the second shackle, the invincible forefather of the Martial Dao.
’Back at the Kunlun Immortal Palace, he was already that strong without a suitable physical body. Now that he has one, just how powerful will he be?’
This would be a battle between the two titans of the Donghua Martial Dao.
’Let me see your true power.’
Zhou Yuanjue also slowly assumed a fighting stance.
He bent one knee, lifted the other foot, and spread his arms wide, resembling a soaring Divine Bird.
A silver-red magnetic aura enveloped his body as immense power and heat erupted from him. The light of the magnetic field gradually coalesced into the shape of a bird.
The Black man, Anke, who was standing beside Zhang Dongwei, seemed to sense something at this moment. He scratched his head and then bolted, running off into the distance.
"Very good."
A smile also appeared on Zhang Dongwei’s face.
BOOM!!
The next moment, an overwhelmingly powerful magnetic field erupted from his body.
WHOOSH!!!
A fierce wind kicked up. Under the influence of the magnetic field, sand and gravel began to levitate slightly from the ground. In the arid desert, water vapor rapidly condensed, and astonishingly, clouds and mist formed within the field’s domain.
BOOM!!
The wind howled and the clouds churned. Lightning flashed and thunder roared!
The immense magnetic field inevitably triggered a Celestial Phenomenon. Lightning struck down from the sky. If this weren’t already a desolate, uninhabited wasteland, such a spectacle would have undoubtedly drawn widespread attention.
’A magnetic field that influences reality, one that can even directly manipulate matter... This is pure power...’
Zhou Yuanjue took a deep breath. In an instant, it was as if he had been transported from a Desolate desert to a humid beach.
In Donghua, the realm above Saint Awakening is known as "Celestial Phenomenon." One reason for this name is that a martial artist’s magnetic field becomes so vast that it triggers changes in the Natural Magnetic Field, resulting in bizarre weather shifts.
The other, more important reason, is that the term "Celestial Phenomenon" was originally coined to describe the Divine Powers of Zhang Dongwei himself.
With his manifested divine abilities, he could summon the wind and call the rain.
HUMMM!!
Within the moisture-laden magnetic field, a pair of enormous eyes materialized behind Zhang Dongwei, followed by a seemingly boundless, colossal form.
A single body of a turtle and a snake—the True Martial Dharma Form!
THUD! THUD!!
Instantly, the ground around Zhou Yuanjue collapsed. It was an instinctive reaction, his body bracing itself with such force under the immense magnetic pressure that the earth gave way.
’This magnetic field... its intensity...!’
Zhou Yuanjue had rarely encountered a magnetic field of this magnitude. If he had to make a comparison, perhaps only Chen Qingmu, when stacking "Infinite Growth" to its absolute limit and manifesting his "Jianmu" Dharma Aspect, could come close.
This was the power that Zhang Dongwei, a master of the old ways, possessed after cultivating step-by-step to the absolute pinnacle.
Compared to modern Martial Artists, he, as the founder, had none of their flashy techniques or magnetic field applications. He had cultivated Yin Yang Unity step-by-step to its apex, and his most formidable weapon was simply his incomparably powerful magnetic field.
His body seemed to have long since merged with the magnetic field of his environment, allowing him to command all surrounding fields at will.
THUMP THUMP THUMP!!
Just then, Wang Hengshan arrived after Zhou Yuanjue at the edge of the anomaly. The phenomenon, deliberately created by Zhang Dongwei, masked the auras within, so Wang Hengshan didn’t sense anything unusual.
He activated his magnetic field slightly and stepped into the anomaly.
’What is this?!!!’
The moment he stepped into the phenomenon, he entered the area of influence of Zhang Dongwei’s erupting magnetic field.
An immense, almost tangible pressure instantly crushed down on him.
SLAM!!
The next moment, caught completely off guard, he was thrown heavily to the ground. His body felt as if it had fused with the earth, making it impossible for him to stand up.
’What in the world is this power?!!’
Wang Hengshan’s mind was full of questions.
’To be humbled like this by a Magnetic Field Ability alone?!’
’It’s simply incomprehensible.’
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Zhou Yuanjue himself had once relied on his magnetic field as his primary means of attack, especially when he first achieved Yin Yang Unity.
But as his understanding of his own body and the essence of the Martial Dao deepened, his focus had long since shifted away from the path of Yin Yang Unity. His Magnetic Field Ability was no longer his primary weapon.
SCREECH!!
Under the oppressive weight of that pure, powerful magnetic field, Zhou Yuanjue abruptly contracted his own field. The Starlight Phoenix shrank to the size of his palm, circling around him and continuously resisting the pressure from his opponent’s field.
At the same time, he unleashed all of his core abilities.
Star Cells: Infestation!
Yin and Yang: Life and Death!
Southern Dipper Immortal Seat: Activate!
As his body gradually took on a stellar hue, the powerful magnetic fields within his cells mounted a defense. In coordination with the Stellar Phoenix orbiting outside his body, he finally, completely neutralized his opponent’s oppressive force.
This meant that, for the first time since the battle at the Kunlun Immortal Palace, he could finally stand as an equal before the pinnacle of the old era.
And... he could finally fight back!!
BANG!!
He pushed off the ground and shot forward, his body blasting through the surrounding water vapor.
Zhou Yuanjue’s form left a long trail of light in his wake as he moved through the mist. The light refracted through the water vapor, creating a cascade of brilliant Rainbows.
"Your magnetic field can’t contain me!"
With his eyes blazing, Zhou Yuanjue threw his fist at the titan who had long stood as the ultimate peak in his mind!