Chapter 443
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Chapter 443: The Strongest Martial Arts
The intense True strength burned like a raging fire, while Qiao Mu was surrounded by layers of pulsating True strength.
If the previous Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method almost boiled the physical body and blood.
The current True strength Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method burned the blood and energy like a fierce fire.
This eruptive disregard almost treated the human body as a torch, with essence, energy, and spirit all fueling the fire.
The Shape Changing Skill gave Qiao Mu a high ability for self-healing, even the internal injuries caused by the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method could be restored quickly.
However, such a small trick could not work at this moment.
The Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method, after being understood by the gods, is an explosive forbidden technique that sacrifices everything for a rebirth. It is destined to be the last resort kept hidden away.
The key to activating this forbidden technique is when Qiao Mu pokes a hole in his own forehead with his finger – at that moment, even he does not know if he will survive.
If he conserves some energy, preserves some blood, and later uses the Shape Changing Skill to manipulate his body for self-healing, there might be a chance of surviving – then, the True Strength Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method cannot be unleashed.
After all.
People cannot deceive themselves.
At this moment, as Qiao Mu’s True Strength surges around him, he already knows…
From this moment on, his life has begun burning fiercely like a candle, entering a countdown.
Neither the Shape Changing Skill nor the rich blood and energy accumulated from the Human Path Sutra can give him additional vitality.
This is a forbidden technique that only exists in imagination and has never been successfully used in dreams, so even Qiao Mu doesn’t know how much time he has left in his life.
"Ripple Stacking Wave Strength, a stack of waves."
This has long been integrated into the Long Life Fist of the Human Path Sutra, similar to the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method, which Qiao Mu initially practiced.
Fist out.
The intense blood-red True Strength pierced the air like flames, a strong blood light pierced through the sky like splattered ink.
The towering Blood Flesh Divine Being with three heads and six arms also turned its head, thousands of faces staring together, six arms like mountain peaks hanging down.
Hiss!
The blood light pierced through the sky, for a moment the entire sky seemed to be illuminated by this blood-colored light.
The two arms of the Blood Flesh Divine Being were broken by the blood-red fist force, the broken parts of flesh and True Strength were both annihilated, falling with a rumble on this Kuafu Mountain Peak, crushing several pavilions.
The shaking from the impact on the ground made the ground collapse into spiderweb-like patterns.
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader, who was secretly watching, suddenly changed color.
Qiao Mu, who was 5885 years old, had his true strength explode to five times its usual power under the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method, almost on par with the vast power of 29,000 years.
This superhuman strength was not something that should exist in the mortal world. Even the experienced Immortal Sect Leader couldn’t help but be shocked.
To him, the forty years of the Inhuman War were just small matters before his occasional seclusions. Who would have thought that the martial artists of today had already mastered their skills to such a high level?
Even though he had seen a member of the Qiao family die in the hands of the Blood Flesh Divine Being, he knew the rumors were true.
This renowned member of the Qiao family did indeed have the qualifications to challenge the Soul Changing Taoist Lord.
But who would have thought that…
The next member of the Qiao family to arrive in an unknown manner immediately shattered his previous understanding of the Qiao family. The height of his martial arts skills and the thickness of his true strength had reached a level that made even the esteemed Immortal Sect Leader feel incredulous.
Before, he was watching secretly and thinking about waiting to see the outcome like a spectator.
He thought that after the battle between the two sides ended, or if both were injured, he would step forward and subdue the troublemakers in perfect condition…to end the chaos.
But now he felt that this plan might not be so good.
A lone wolf might attack an injured tiger, but when facing a more terrifying giant elephant, even a sneak attack should be carefully considered.
After witnessing the terror of the two individuals, he now had thoughts of escaping in his mind.
However, this was just the beginning.
"Double Wave."
The vast True strength roared like the sea, and wave after wave of True strength ripples swept across all directions.
The raging waves formed by this True strength were layer upon layer, brewing in Qiao Mu’s fists for the second strike, even more terrifying than the previous punch.
The dark red fist power surged like a raging wave through the sky.
Caught in the powerful strike like a tsunami, the enormous Blood Flesh Divine Being tried to dodge but had nowhere to escape.
With a loud bang, the Blood Flesh Divine Being’s chest was completely pierced, and its body quickly shrank like melting snow in the spring sun.
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader squinted his eyes.
He saw Qiao Mu’s momentum, and the powerful force surrounding Qiao Mu continued to increase…
So, he made a quick decision.
"We must run."
But more problems followed.
Previously, he thought he had concealed himself with invisibility magic and was hiding in the shadows undetected…but upon further thought, as the Blood Lotus Sect Leader, facing a life-or-death situation for the sect, could he stay hidden?
The better he hides, the more it shows he has a hidden plot lurking in the shadows.
So what should he do next to escape safely?
The Blood Lotus Sect Leader hesitated a bit.
"That terrifying punch power, it doesn’t seem like ordinary martial arts…" Wu Jing shivered slightly, even though he was watching from a distance, he couldn’t help but feel shaken inside:
"Even if Martial Saint abandons his mortal flesh, the body of this Blood Flesh Divine Being he created has almost no ability to fight back…"
"Don’t be hasty, it might not be that simple." Wu Qizheng beside him looked serious:
"The essence of this Blood Flesh Divine Being is a result of Martial Saint losing control."
"With a body as massive as mountains, it can ignore most attacks and rampage through the Blood Lotus Immortal Kingdom and Blood Lotus Sect."
"However, the True strength of the Qiao family ancestor is too terrifying. Faced with the Long Life Fist Stacking Wave Strength, this body appears too bulky."
Like the fat on a chubby person’s body, even though it stores energy, it has become a burden that affects their ability to move.
"If Martial Saint still has some sense…" Wu Qizheng assessed.
"He might be using the Qiao family member’s more powerful punches to slowly wear away these uncontrollable… burdensome parts."
"Triple Wave!"
The punches came in waves, one after another.
The massive body of the Blood Flesh Divine Being quickly shrunk as it was pierced, but the empty holes in its body were soon filled with flesh and blood.
"Four…."
Qiao Mu had mastered the Ripple Stacking Wave Strength up to an unparalleled fifth level.
However, as the giant waves of True strength stacked to the fourth level around him, he felt that the overpowering True strength was becoming somewhat unclear.
"This immense True strength has reached my limit of control."
Qiao Mu understood in his heart.
Martial arts techniques like Ripple Stacking Wave Strength are like carving on tofu with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, requiring very high skill.
Under the fivefold True strength at this moment, reaching the fourth stacked wave feels like carving on tofu with a forty-meter long blade, significantly more difficult.
The Fourfold Wave is already Qiao Mu’s limit. Trying to force out the Fivefold Wave carries the risk of losing control.
At this moment…
"Fourfold Wave!"
The True strength giant wave, like a tsunami, swiftly enveloped the entire body of the three-headed, six-armed Blood Flesh Divine Being.
In the radiance, the diminishing Blood Flesh Divine Being crashed to the ground with a thunderous roar, its body breaking apart into countless chunks like a collapsing mountain.
At this moment.
A rainbow light emerged from the clouds and swiftly disappeared into the distance, at an astonishing speed.
It was the long-dormant Blood Lotus Sect Leader.
At that moment, he finally made up his mind to make a move when the Blood Flesh Divine Being fell and Qiao Mu was not yet born – he chose to leave instead of suppressing the two.
However, a sudden change occurred the next moment.
A long, snake-like tentacle shot out from the shattered body of the Blood Flesh Divine Being, grabbing the Blood Lotus Sect Leader who had just disappeared in the form of a rainbow.
As the tentacle unfurled, it drew the bloodless Blood Lotus Sect Leader into the scattered flesh and blood on the ground.
The flesh and blood seemed to breathe and slowly wriggle, and a human figure stood up from within.
This figure had three heads, resembling a miniaturized version of the Blood Flesh Divine Being, standing at a height of nearly ten meters.
At this moment.
On the three heads of the Blood Flesh Divine Being, a thousand faces had shrunk to the point of being almost indistinguishable. One face looked like Martial Saint, one like the Blood Lotus Sect Leader, and the third one resembled the Spear Saint, Eight-armed Heavenly Dragon, and Divine Monk Dried Leaf to some extent.
"They just don’t seem to disappear," Qiao Mu breathed out heavily as he slowly moved forward.
A single Stacking Wave Strength had almost emptied his True strength, and now his divine energy was burning brightly like a candle, but its fuel was about to run out.
"The ones who never disappear, who can never die completely, shouldn’t that be a Qiao family member?" Martial Saint, with three heads and six arms, all six eyes turned towards Qiao Mu at once.
"Without your punch, I wouldn’t have been able to wake up from that Blood Flesh Divine Being and control the remaining parts of it."
Qiao Mu remained silent, standing on the Kuafu Mountain Peak, looking down.
The Blood Lotus Sect had naturally been reduced to ruins and a pool of blood.
The Blood Lotus Immortal City at the mountain peak was also a mess, not to mention the other eight Immortal Cities.
Even in the powerful Blood Flesh Divine Being, you still have a bit of consciousness left, enough to control yourself as the main mind of the Blood Flesh Divine Being. That’s why you didn’t attack the Nine Immortal Cities directly, but came straight to this mountain top to defeat the Blood Lotus Sect," said Qiao Mu.
"Among the nine Immortal Kingdoms of the Blood Lotus Immortal Kingdom, there are only a few mindless beings who can be considered regular people. The normal population is quite rare."
Before Qiao Mu could finish speaking, Martial Saint waved his hand to interrupt him, "What, are you trying to defend me?"
With all three heads grinning widely, their mouths almost reaching their ears, their razor-sharp teeth making people fearful to look at, Qiao Mu smirked,
"Next, are you going to shake hands with me and join forces to conquer the Immortal Gate?" Martial Saint’s grin grew bigger as he spoke, the mouths of the three heads almost connecting.
"Nonsense, don’t disgust me," Qiao Mu replied calmly.
"The killings you have committed are too many to count…. But what I want to say is, you don’t need me to defend you, nor do you need me to justify this battle in any way."
"The only reason for our conflict is one thing…." Qiao Mu moved as fast as lightning, his whole body surrounded by a powerful True strength as he unleashed his roar through his fist.
"That reason is simply that we follow different paths. Two martial artists settling their dispute with fists in a fair fight!"
People often say, it’s only when the waves recede that you know who’s skinny-dipping.
However, when Qiao Mu ran out of resurrection chances, he felt like waking up from a big dream, experiencing a profound sense of being alive.
Only when the waves faded did he realize he enjoyed skinny-dipping himself.
After living for 5885 long years, enduring countless deaths.
He wanted to live openly and honestly, facing his desires and fears just like an exhibitionist faces theirs.
With a swift noise cutting through the air, Qiao Mu jumped up and punched Martial Saint’s left head so hard it collapsed inwards, with broken bones and blood mixing and dripping down.
The bones of Martial Saint’s left head twisted into sharp spikes, like arrows piercing through Qiao Mu’s fist.
The two stood facing each other, in a moment of silence.
Qiao Mu’s martial arts skills had reached a level where he didn’t need to rely on fancy moves anymore.
With a simple and powerful punch and kick, they displayed immense strength like splitting mountains.
Two figures were fighting on Kuafu Mountain Peak, but their movements slowed down little by little, and their imposing manner was not as terrifying as before.
Obviously, Martial Saint emerging from the massive fleshy body was not at the "final stage".
His strong will for spiritual refining was already at its limit, maybe his body was still powerful at the moment, but like Qiao Mu, he was already in a desperate struggle of dying.
"In that case, please tell me your name," Martial Saint said slowly.
"Then… let’s go with Qiao Tu," Qiao Mu replied softly.
Although the blow shattered the Ripple Stacking Wave Strength Fourfold Wave of the Blood Flesh Divine Being, it also nearly depleted his True strength.
At this moment, his robe fluttered without wind, the rubble and debris on the ground were blown away by the terrifying pressure, and the ground within tens of meters of Fang Yuan was filled with intensely powerful True strength. The ground seemed to have been plowed through, with no debris left.
Between this strike was the remainder of his entire True strength.
The vast True Strength surged into his fist like rivers flowing into the sea, amidst the tumultuous surroundings.
The intense blood-red True Strength kept compressing inward and collapsed, ultimately revealing a deep black-red color.
"Taotie Swallowing Heaven Skill." Martial Saint’s back revealed pores, and he dashed forward like lightning, intent on devouring this last Qiao family member to complete himself…
Qiao Mu stood his ground without flinching.
With a swing of his iron fist, a powerful punch was launched, while his eyes flashed like cold lightning, shooting out sharp gazes:
"Taotie spiritual refining technique!"
After a thunderous explosion.
Two figures stood facing each other.
The ground between them collapsed inch by inch, and a dust wave swept outwards from the two of them.
Qiao Mu swayed, barely sitting down on the ground, struggling to keep his eyes open as he teetered on the brink of death.
Martial Saint stood tall, looking back at Qiao Mu.
"Taotie Martial Art." He took a step towards Qiao Mu.
"It’s a dog-eat-dog world."
The second step.
"Survival of the fittest."
"So this time…" After taking the third step, he suddenly halted, bowing his head to look down at Qiao Mu. His eyes were deep and unreadable, showing no emotion or expression:
"It’s finally time for me to die."
He closed his eyes.
Three heads shattered in the wind, and headless bodies fell to the ground with a bang.
