Chapter 519: Celestial Phenomena

Wu Ming stood unmoving, his eyes gleaming with sharpness.

As Shan Guixiong made his move, Wu Ming could clearly see dozens of extremely hidden acupoints flickering within the opponent’s body. The inner force coursing through them emitted a strange fluctuation, awakening a certain bloodline.

With his Celestial Eye technique, Wu Ming immediately saw a phantom of a three-headed black bird behind Shan Guixiong.

“Ghost crow? This bird is also an ancient ferocious beast, fond of yin places and feeding on souls… Unfortunately, it’s not at the sixth level, meaning unless Shan Guixiong changes his fundamental technique later on, he’ll never have the hope of achieving the Divine Demon Body!”

The human body is a great treasure.

After thousands of years of intermarriage and alliance, the martial cultivators of the current Shenwu World all have a rich bloodline treasure within their bodies, almost containing the genes of all ancient divine beasts and wild beasts!

Specific martial techniques are the keys to unlocking this treasure!

Undoubtedly, the Eight Supreme Techniques left behind by the Martial Emperor are among the best of these!

And if one can gather all eight divine techniques, forging the Divine Demon Body with the bloodline powers of eight divine beasts, one could obtain the abilities of these eight divine beasts, with might that shakes heaven and earth!

It’s just a pity… even though the Divine Demon Body grants initial invincibility, serves as a shortcut to breaking through the sixth level, and remains formidable even among Celestial Immortals, there would still be issues with sustaining progress afterward!

Wu Ming shook his head with a sigh: “Relying on bloodline power will eventually lead to being bound by it…”

Huala!

With a wave of his hand, a layer of water screen appeared, acting like a membrane to protect those close to him.

Wu Wu!

In the next moment, the surging black clouds and wailing ghosts surrounded the water film, attacking relentlessly, even biting with sharp teeth, a scene that was shocking to behold.

“I have to thank you!”

Looking at the ghost-like floating Shan Guixiong, Wu Ming’s lips curled into a slight smile: “After meeting you, I finally realized the path of the fifth-level martial cultivation!”

The Divine Demon martial cultivation is only suitable for descendants of divine demons, with a narrow scope.

However, the vibration of the inner force of the Celestial Phenomenon cultivator, connecting the hidden acupoints and stimulating the bloodline technique, gave Wu Ming tremendous inspiration.

All methods are interconnected!

The thirty thousand great Dao paths all lead to the same destination; the fifth level involves the birth of domain power, the sixth level relates to the power of the world, and the seventh level means obtaining the world’s position!

Knowing this, with the foundation of Xuan Ming True Kung Fu, and seeing Shan Guixiong demonstrate the method in person, Wu Ming suddenly gained great insight. The slightest opportunity in the Xuan Shui True Method also became clear in an instant.

“For the fifth level of martial cultivation, it should be a process of resonance of all the acupoints around the body, cooperating with the inner force meridians, shattering them all at once to open up an inner world!”

Zi La!

With just a thought, the Xuan Shui true energy in his dantian began to move uncontrollably, flowing through 365 hidden acupoints on his body in an instant, in accordance with the number of the Great Zhou Heaven, connecting with thread-like true energy resembling mercury, shattering them all at once!

Pi Li Pa La!

Many acupoints burst together, generating unparalleled power, causing Wu Ming’s body to emit a sound like popping beans.

He then used the power of his Celestial Immortal-level spiritual core to forcibly contain and gather this heaven-shaking power into his dantian.

Hong Long!

A thunder-like sound erupted from his dantian sea of energy, which suddenly exploded, transforming into a realm!

Creation of Heaven and Earth!

“A martial artist’s inner world, similar to the ability of a terrestrial immortal’s blessed land!”

Wu Ming carefully sensed the differences within.

“The blessed land of a terrestrial immortal is real, but a martial artist’s inner small world is illusory, merely an unstable microcosm! It is also heavily oppressed by the external world…”

The moment his inner world took shape, he felt the hostility from the outside world. If not for his strong physical body, he might have collapsed under this immense pressure.

“Inner world… harmony with the outer world…”

Wu Ming suddenly gained insight: “My inner world must achieve a balanced state with the outer world for both to stop acting. During combat, intentionally breaking this balance can affect the external world, producing an effect similar to a domain!”

Thinking this, he immediately stopped resisting, and his inner small world was instantly compressed to the extreme.

Hu Hu!

Outside, a fierce wind suddenly arose, as if Wu Ming himself was a black hole, with surging cosmic energy rushing in like ocean tides.

Shan Guixiong’s face showed shock: “This is…”

“He!”

Once his inner world was compressed to the extreme, Wu Ming roared, pouring all his physical strength into his small inner world.

With this assistance, his inner world suddenly expanded.

Hua La!

The imbalance between the two worlds immediately formed a vortex of cosmic energy around his body, and a large amount of black water element power was attracted by his Xuan Shui inner force, transforming into rain.

Drip! Drip!

In an instant, a heavy rain fell, wildly sweeping outward.

The ghosts within the black clouds were pierced by the rain, their faces showing dazed and uneasy expressions as wisps of black gas escaped and were quickly swept away.

In the midst of the storm, the scene of the heavens and earth suddenly changed!

What was previously dark clouds and wailing ghosts was now split into yin and yang, one side filled with deathly stillness, the other with lightning and thunder, fierce winds and heavy rain.

With just one burst of energy, Shan Guixiong’s “Ten Thousand Ghost Soul Binding” was broken!

“Heavenly Phenomenon!”

“Triggering the Heavenly Phenomenon!”

Yuan Qingye and Miaoyu were so excited they didn’t mind being soaked to the skin: “Fifth Level of Heavenly Phenomenon!”

“Master is indeed a Fifth Level Heavenly Phenomenon cultivator!”

“Hmm… what martial artists excel in is physical combat; these domain powers and inner worlds are still too weak…”

With his original terrestrial immortal body as a reference, Wu Ming easily understood the differences between the fifth level of martial cultivation and the fifth level of cultivation in the immortal path.

“The inner world of the fifth level martial artist has always been an illusion; below the sixth level, it will never have the possibility of becoming real… and it is extremely unstable internally, making the transplantation of anything a huge pit! The ability to radiate outward and influence the power of heaven and earth also falls far short of that of a terrestrial immortal… but there is one advantage! The domain power acting on oneself can enhance the martial artist’s physical acupoints to an astonishing degree! The inner world is also countless times larger than the original dantian, with unparalleled efficiency in storing and compressing true energy, thereby forging the unmatched combat power and endurance of the fifth-level martial artist!”

Wu Ming clenched his fist.

He felt that his physical body, having been cleansed by the inner and outer worlds, had increased in strength. The Xuan Shui true energy flowing through his meridians had also changed, becoming almost solid-like, like lead and mercury.

Moreover, his inner small world kept resonating, like a perpetual motion machine, leaving him with no concerns about depleting true energy.

“Shan Guixiong, take this palm strike!”

With a loud shout, Wu Ming surged his right hand with true energy, releasing it lavishly and drawing in the surrounding moisture.

Ka Cha!

Within a crack of thunder, the countless raindrops in the sky seemed to gain direction, converging like rivers into a giant palm. Its momentum was millions of times greater than his previous control over water. With a slight press, the crystal palm descended like a five-fingered mountain.

“It’s actually the Heavenly Phenomenon!”

Under the giant palm, Shan Guixiong looked like an ant, his long horse-like face filled with solemnity: “And… the range of this Heavenly Phenomenon…”

He couldn’t help but look up at the sky in alarm. After the crystal palm appeared, the storm completely overwhelmed the black clouds of the ten thousand ghosts, even showing a “surrounding” formation. Almost within a five-mile radius, the rain-filled night represented his complete defeat in controlling the Heavenly Phenomenon.

“It probably takes only an established Heavenly Phenomenon expert to have such incredible control!”

Shan Guixiong had a subtle realization, mistaking the enormous Heavenly Phenomenon created by Wu Ming through his inner world as evidence that he had long entered the Heavenly Phenomenon stage!

Faced with this, Shan Guixiong immediately had thoughts of retreating!

Although this seems complicated, it all happened in an instant.

Shan Guixiong was extremely nimble, rolling away in an instant, escaping the range of the five-fingered mountain, watching the crystal palm strike the ground uselessly.

“Hmm? Want to run?”

But who was Wu Ming? With a mere thought, the crystal palm suddenly disintegrated mid-air, transforming into three giant dragons that surrounded him: “Water Control Divine Ability, Three Dragon Waters!”

“His control over the cosmic energy is this effortless?”

The martial artists watching from the side were confused, but Shan Guixiong knew its power all too well.

Even he, at the cost of bloodstained hands and cultivating this ten thousand ghost black clouds, could never achieve such effortless command in actual combat.

Hou Hou!

When it comes to controlling cosmic energy, how could a martial artist compare to a Taoist priest?

At this moment, under Wu Ming’s control, the rain clouds transformed endlessly. The three water dragons roared to the sky, every scale on their bodies clearly visible. With a sudden howl, two thick tails directly smashed down.

“Ahh… Refining Ghost Divine Claw!”

Shan Guixiong roared to the sky, his hands turning pitch black like ink, cooperating with the ghost clouds to strike out, clashing with the dragon tails. He was pushed back dozens of steps, a line of blood already trickling from the corner of his mouth.

Peng!

The water dragon was devoured by the myriad vengeful spirits, suddenly exploding into countless raindrops that pierced through the ghosts, then instantly recondensed.

This scene made Shan Guixiong’s pupils contract.

“Good! Keep struggling…”

Wu Ming stepped on the water flow, soaring in the sky like a banished immortal, gazing down indifferently: “Come on… if such good material cannot be fully utilized, wouldn’t it be a pity?”

Shan Guixiong didn’t know exactly what Wu Ming meant, his eyes even showing confusion. But the next moment, he regretted it.

Hua La!

The heavy rain poured down, and in an instant, another eight identical water dragons formed in the sky, brandishing their claws.

Seeing this, a look of despair finally appeared on Shan Guixiong’s face.

“How is it? Should we go up?”

At the foot of Heihu Mountain, a group of elite martial artists had already secretly infiltrated. The leader looked at the enormous rain clouds and the scene of water dragons roaring at the mountain top, silently not responding. His deputy then asked.

They totaled thirty-six people, and even the weakest among them were martial artists at the Earth Origin Stage! Moreover, their breathing and aura were the same, indicating they must have practiced some terrifying combined technique!

This was the secret card of Biqiu—the Tianji Thirty-Six Guards!