redvbooks Chapter 493 - 275: Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King, Gaining the Five Emperors Fist
Chapter 493 - 275: Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King, Gaining the Five Emperors Fist
The wilderness was like an oasis in the desert, surrounded by lifeless yellow sand. Beyond the sand lay the normal world, but due to the aftermath of the collapse, life had vanished within a thousand miles.
However, in the past two days, figures with deep auras began appearing outside the Dao Collapse Barrier, gazing at the wilderness isolated by the collapse.
"Why has the Dao Collapse suddenly accelerated?"
A low voice emerged from the boundless black clouds filled with demon qi. A gigantic silhouette could be faintly seen coiling inside the dark clouds, occasionally struck by lightning.
The Martial Kings of the wilderness were puzzled, as were the strong figures from the outside. The Dao Collapse had persisted for ten thousand years, long stabilized. Without a specific cause, such a change shouldn’t occur.
"Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King!"
Someone cautiously glanced at the figure within the boundless black clouds and distanced themselves.
"The Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King is said to have been born in the Land of Dao Collapse. Over ten thousand years ago, during the rise of Qi Daozhen in the land, their lineage was almost exterminated. A juvenile flood dragon narrowly escaped, and thus the bloodline wasn’t severed!"
"The Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King intends to return to the ancestral land!"
"The Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King isn’t the only one wanting to enter the wilderness. Those who came here all aim to sneak in before the collapse ends, deceiving heaven and earth."
"Perhaps we should discuss why the Dao Collapse suddenly accelerated!"
"What’s the point of delving into this? What real benefit would it bring to you or me? We should think about how to traverse this Dao Collapse Barrier. If this trend continues, it might be possible for the collapse to completely end next time. The sooner we get in, the safer it will be."
"Hush... the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King is starting to cross!"
Boom!
The endless demon qi dispersed, revealing the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King’s several hundred zhang long dragon body.
Its entire body glowed with a chilling black light, and its menacing dragon head was as massive as a mountain, instantly spreading the terrifying aura of a Demon King, causing heaven and earth to change colors.
"Roar..."
The Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King roared, and its dragon body began to contract. Soon, it was no longer in its original form but transformed into a wild-haired middle-aged man floating in the void.
"After ten thousand years, my Black Lake Flood Dragon lineage can finally return to the ancestral land again!"
Stars appeared and disappeared in the eyes of the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King, his gaze burning as he looked at the Dao Collapse Barrier, stepping forward amidst the eyes of countless onlookers.
The falling waves of the Dao Collapse struck him, producing clanking sounds on his body, with sparks occasionally bursting.
His Demon King physique was robust and powerful; even when entering the Dao Collapse Barrier, it didn’t affect his Demon King elegance at all.
"What a terrifying physique! The Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King hasn’t even used his domain, yet he’s withstood the falling waves of the Dao Collapse." Someone spoke in awe.
"This is just the periphery. If one could traverse it with just their body, the Dao Collapse Barrier wouldn’t have sealed the wilderness from the outside world for ten thousand years!"
Indeed, the exterior of the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King soon began to twist. It seemed as if he’d entered another world, and his crossing speed also increased.
After some time, the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King had already delved deep into the Dao Collapse Barrier, his figure almost disappearing from everyone’s sight.
At that moment, a massive boom resounded in everyone’s mind, and the Dao Collapse accelerated again from the sky!
Boom boom boom...
Qi Daozhen’s Dao collapsed in large blocks, each as grand as a mountain, rapidly disintegrating in the void.
"The Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King is in trouble!"
Everyone’s scalps tingled as they quickly exerted their methods to distance themselves from the Dao Collapse Barrier.
"Roar!"
The expression of the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King changed drastically, rapidly retreating outward, but as soon as he moved a distance away, the terrifying waves descended from the sky.
Under everyone’s gaze, the domain around the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King was crushed by the terrifying waves in an instant, and his body was slammed down from the sky, buried deep into the ground, its depth unknown.
"Could he be dead?"
Someone widened their eyes, for the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King was smashed into the ground, and his figure never reappeared.
However, the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King wasn’t dead. When this wave of the Dao Collapse’s acceleration ended, he rose from the ground, his entire body tattered.
"An arrogant fool, thinking he could cross the Dao Collapse Barrier with mere strength. Doesn’t he know that the Black Flood Dragon lineage was nearly wiped out by Qi Daozhen back then?"
Someone sneered, taking out a token, and with a few people, they strolled into the Dao Collapse Barrier, disappearing.
The Dao Collapse Barrier isn’t said to be uncrossable by sheer strength, but the required strength isn’t something a mere Demon King possesses.
After the Dao Collapse occurred, the Martial Saints and Demon Saints of the wilderness were trapped and unable to leave. Qi Daozhen’s name is not without merit; even after ten thousand years, the Dao Collapse Barrier isn’t something a Demon King can traverse.
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[Sun True Flame Palm·Martial King Chapter (Perfection)]
[Heaven-Reaching Saber Manual - Martial King Chapter (Perfection)]
[Five Emperors Fist (Beginner)]
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[Ordinary Power: 210,000 years]
[Martial King’s Power: None]
After spending ten thousand years of ordinary power, Wei Fan had cultivated the Heaven-Reaching Saber Manual and the Sun True Flame Palm of the Martial King Chapter to perfection.
With two perfected Martial King level techniques, coupled with previous enhancements, if he were to face the Beidou Sword King again, he was confident he could defeat him even without using the Form Follows Heart ability.
As for killing him, it would be difficult; without using the Form Follows Heart ability, if the opponent focused solely on escaping, he was not confident in capturing him.
"Next, cultivate the Five Emperors Fist!"
He was very much looking forward to the Five Emperors Fist and thus left it for last.
[With a year’s worth of power, you acquired the Five Emperors Fist from the Demon Hunter Sub-Hall left by Xuanyuan Peak. You found the fist technique incredibly profound, an unparalleled martial art not inferior to the Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, and began to wholeheartedly comprehend it.]
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As power started to increase, the contents of the Five Emperors Fist began to surface deep within Wei Fan’s heart spirit.
Five Emperors Fist!
He believed it wasn’t much weaker than the Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, which had taken Long Jianying five hundred years of power to understand under guidance.
The true strength of the Five Emperors Fist could be gauged by how much power it took to comprehend it, which determined its level.
[With ten years of power, you pondered day and night, studying word by word, gaining some insights into the Five Emperors Fist, yet you felt far from the entry level.]
[With twenty years of power, you made certain progress in comprehending the Five Emperors Fist, deeply realizing its unfathomable nature.]
[With fifty years of power, you felt your comprehension of the Five Emperors Fist was sufficient, and that further contemplation would only waste time; only through cultivation could you verify your understanding.]
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Always in his heart spirit, insights into the Five Emperors Fist emerged constantly, but whether they were correct, even he didn’t know.
Only true cultivation could validate his acquired insights.
He began to abandon comprehension and turned to practicing the fist technique.
Like the Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, the Five Emperors Fist had no specific heart method or cultivation route; it consisted entirely of cryptic formulas.
He started practicing the fist technique methodically, but the power of the fist technique was ordinary, not even as good as the Great Sun Shattering Fist.
Wei Fan was not discouraged, as this was an unparalleled martial art comparable to the Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations; it would be surprising if it were learned immediately.
A sense of fist intent began to permeate around him, soon spreading throughout the entire sub-hall.
"Is this kid practicing the Five Emperors Fist? I wonder how long it will take him to master the supreme art left by Xuanyuan Peak!"
Elder Gongyang showed a curious expression.
He actually didn’t know much about the Five Emperors Fist either.
Much of the wilderness’s legacy had been lost, and there were no longer any records about the Five Emperors Fist; it was only known as a fist technique left by Xuanyuan Peak, requiring a Martial King under thirty to practice it.
As for how powerful the fist technique was, who created it, and the glorious battles it had seen, no words from Xuanyuan Peak were left.
"Even with his extraordinary talent, it might take him a few months to reach the entry level!"
He really wanted to send out his heart spirit to observe Wei Fan’s cultivation process but held back.
"Soon!"
After countless practices of the fist technique, Wei Fan felt a sense of fist intent accumulating in his heart, yet it seemed to lack a final spark to burst forth.
At some moment, an astonishing fist intent suddenly erupted from him, shooting straight into the sky.
"Has he reached the entry level?"
Elder Gongyang gasped, the magnificent and vast fist intent made him show an astonished expression: "How can there be such a fist technique? The Great Sun Shattering Fist is not even worthy of comparison; calling it the world’s number one fist technique is not an exaggeration."
Externally he didn’t know, but within the wilderness, the Five Emperors Fist was definitely the most terrifying fist technique he had ever seen, incomparable to any other.
Even the legacies of the Guangling Sect and the Profound Crane Sect could not compare to the Five Emperors Fist.
He, like Wei Fan before, thought the Five Emperors Fist left by Xuanyuan Peak was at best a Martial Saint legacy and did not expect its fist intent to be so earth-shattering.
"This is bad. If this fist intent bursts out, who knows how many people in Nanchuan City will be killed by it!"
Elder Gongyang snapped out of his shock, his expression changing drastically.
The next moment, he unleashed his Martial King will, intending to cover the entire sub-hall and isolate Wei Fan’s burst of fist intent.
However, he quickly found that his will power hadn’t even covered the whole sub-hall when the terrifying fist intent disappeared on its own.
"Good kid, quicker to react than me!"
Elder Gongyang retracted his Martial King will, nodding in satisfaction.
The Demon Hunter Sub-Hall was located several hundred meters underground beneath Nanchuan City; although an array was set, the fist intent burst from the Five Emperors Fist was too terrifying for the array to withstand.
If it burst out, the citizens of Nanchuan City above would surely suffer!
[With 15,000 years of power, you have reached entry level with the Five Emperors Fist.]
Even though the fist intent was retracted, Wei Fan still felt his entire body boiling with battle intent and blood flowing passionately, eager to face a Demon King to test the power of the Five Emperors Fist.
"Once the cultivation is over, I’ll go slay some Demon Kings!"
The battle intent within him was higher than ever, battle blood flowing passionately, knowing it was under the influence of the Five Emperors Fist his spirits were so excited.
Of course, another reason was that the Five Emperors Fist was too powerful, and he genuinely wanted to find a Demon King to test the power of the Five Emperors Fist.
Wei Fan didn’t stop increasing his power, the panel kept flashing, but after adding another 2,000 years of power, the Five Emperors Fist showed no progress.
[With 20,000 years of power, you suddenly realized that with your current cultivation, you can only reach entry level with the Five Emperors Fist.]
[Five Emperors Fist (Beginner)]
[Ordinary Power: 190,000 years]
[Martial King’s Power: None]
Not until wasting another 5,000 years of power did Wei Fan realize that the cultivation of the Five Emperors Fist also had cultivation-level restrictions; with his current cultivation at the Martial King First Layer, he could only practice the Five Emperors Fist to the entry level.
To improve the realm of the Five Emperors Fist, he must also elevate his cultivation level.