Translator: CinderTL
Boom!!
The air exploded as Chen Feng vanished from his position and reappeared in mid-air. Despite being high above a sheer cliff face, he moved through the void as if treading solid ground. His tightly clenched right fist distorted the air, and his striking arm pierced the sky like a cannon barrel.
A chill ran down Blade's spine, his eyes widening in shock and disbelief.
"Impossible!"
Boom!!
Chen Feng's fist struck the Sixth-Tier Peak Force Field Shield protecting the aircraft, causing it to buckle inward and crack audibly. The violent impact sent Blade and his single-person aircraft plummeting like a meteor, a thin trail of blood scattering across the sky.
"Hmm?" Chen Feng narrowed his eyes, sensing something amiss.
The air beneath his feet detonated in a circular blast, momentarily suspending him before he launched into a straight, accelerating dive.
Buzz!
Instantly, golden light erupted around him once more. Invisible Gale Qi tore through the air resistance, propelling him to Mach speed as he surged after Blade.
As the two figures vanished beyond the cloud-shrouded cliffs behind the mountain, stunned onlookers scrambled to deploy drone swarms to track the unfolding spectacle.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The tearing wind howled like a blade, piercingly loud.
Blade, clad in a black tactical suit, spat blood from the corner of his mouth as he tumbled downward, nearly weightless and helpless.
The cloud layer receded further into the sky as Blade stared intently at the golden figure hurtling toward him. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. That was an enhanced Energy Cannon capable of shattering Stellar Titanium and penetrating ordinary Sixth-Tier Force Field Shields. How could his opponent emerge unscathed?
Crack!
The crack in his visor widened, and a searing pain in his chest jolted him back to reality. Multiple warnings flashed across his Scanning Module. His full-body Force Field Shield was in tatters, especially the section over his chest, which had caved inward, nearly pressing against his sternum. If not for the Platinum Federation's specialized enhanced protective gear, his chest would have been pierced through moments ago.
Even so, agony wracked his body. Most of his capillaries had burst, his fractured sternum threatened to pierce his heart, and his vital functions were rapidly deteriorating.
Whoosh!!!
A deafening sonic boom erupted overhead, sending concentric rings of white vaporized air expanding outward.
As Chen Feng closed in, Blade frantically activated Pinnacle Intent, meticulously controlling his muscles and cells to barely stabilize his worsening injuries.
Simultaneously, the single-person aircraft roared to life, blasting a plume of afterburners as it leveled out at the last moment, veering away from the Flame Tiger Mountain Gate.
Boom!!!
The figure crashed to the ground, detonating a deep crater. Cracks spiderwebbed across the earth for dozens of meters as a flicker of Crimson Flame flashed in Chen Feng's eyes.
Crouching, he watched the single-person aircraft skim low over the Greenfield Mountains, rapidly disappearing into the distance. His Perception detected several black dots piercing the cloud layer high above, hurtling downward at tremendous speed. They resembled Flying Shuttles, but with specially modified cannons.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Energy Cannon fire resumed. Blue laser beams, each several meters wide, could pierce even Stellar Titanium. The earth groaned as smoke and dust billowed outward. Members of the Flame Tiger Sect felt the ground shake violently beneath their feet.
In the distance, Blade wiped blood from the corner of his mouth, riding a disc-shaped aircraft that carried him sideways at breakneck speed. The howling wind tore at his ears as he abandoned all pretense of martial arts sparring and Star Palace dignity, seizing the momentary reprieve from the bombardment to flee.
The distant smoke-filled crater fell briefly silent, and he almost gained some distance.
But then...
Tzzzt!
A bolt of blue lightning flashed beside him, followed by an ear-shattering Thunderous Roar.
Boom!!
The ground shattered, sending debris from the crater flying past Blade's face.
A warning flashed across his cracked visor: a surge in bio-energy field fluctuations and the golden-lit figure in black who had materialized before him as if by teleportation.
Crack!
The air exploded as Blade clenched his fist.
His icy eyes pierced like needles. His slightly expanded chest swelled like a bellows, storing power for a devastating punch.
Buzz!
In an instant, an invisible storm of Pinnacle Intent locked onto everything.
Blade's face paled. His mind froze, his thoughts and reflexes paralyzed by the Mental Shock.
Facing imminent death, he abandoned all pretense of a warrior's dignity and unleashed a ferocious will to survive, howling into his comms module, "Why aren't you attacking yet?!"
Whoosh!!
The magnetic field distorted, creating invisible ripples high in the sky.
As if the empty void itself were rippling, a figure wreathed in crackling blue arcs plunged downward.
Boom!!
Its jet-like tail flame shattered the sound barrier. The terrifying strike tore through the air, dragging a trail of thunderous light as it slammed into the earth!
"Damn it!"
"It's a Peak Flying General!"
Flying General Zhao, watching from afar, felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately activated his Energy Device and raced toward the cliffside Greenfield Mountains at full speed.
Yang Wudi and the others had already risen, their faces grim as they sensed something was amiss.
When had Grandmaster Chen offended a Peak Flying General?
And why was Blade acting like bait, luring the enemy closer?
Boom!!
Their questions hung unanswered as a deafening explosion shook the heavens.
An invisible shockwave surged outward, shattering trees and rocks within a radius of hundreds of meters. The Greenfield Mountains' verdant earth churned like a freshly plowed field, tearing up several feet of topsoil to expose the brown-yellow clay beneath.
"Cough, cough..."
Blade, driven back by the blast's aftershocks, tumbled from his single-person aircraft and crashed through a grove of trees.
His Force Field Shield lay in tatters, and fresh blood soaked his black combat suit, staining it a deeper shade.
Staggering to his feet, he clutched his aching chest, too preoccupied to wipe the blood from his mouth. His gaze remained fixed on the hundred-meter-wide crater shrouded in smoke, desperate to discern the final outcome.
Buzz!
As if in response, the dust cloud abruptly dissipated.
A grating, metallic screech echoed through the air as sparks flew between Chen Feng's Glazed Crystal arms and the blue light-emitting mechanical armor.
Chen Feng, clad in a black robe with crimson markings, stood knee-deep in the earth, his body enveloped in a tight golden aura that seemed to suppress a savage power.
His crossed arms formed a defensive barrier above his head, shielding him from the glowing blue arc of a mechanical fist strike.
The attacker remained in his dive, the rocket-like exhaust plumes from his feet illuminating his descent.
Towering at over two meters tall, the figure's face was completely concealed by a blue metallic mask. A peak Sixth-Tier Force Field Shield enveloped his body, temporarily neutralizing Steel Bones' ability to absorb Metal Essence.
"As expected of a Martial Artist who has shattered his limits," the figure said, his mechanical voice clearly altered by a modulator, making it impossible to discern his gender.
"He's indeed as formidable as the rumors suggest."
The grating sound of their stalemate continued, but Chen Feng narrowed his eyes, quickly piecing together the situation.
"So, you're Blade's trump card?"
The moment his words landed, the entire mountain forest fell into a brief silence.
Locking eyes with the blue light emanating from the cyborg's fiberglass eyes, Chen Feng had sensed something amiss the moment Blade had appeared.
This practitioner of Gun Martial Arts claimed to be restoring Star Palace's prestige while simultaneously testing the upper limits of the Gun Martial Path.
But his actions felt too sudden, too forced.
That was why Chen Feng hadn't immediately gone for the kill—he'd been waiting to draw out the true mastermind behind the scenes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A whistling sonic boom rapidly approached from the sky—the sound of Flying General Zhao diving down at full speed.
Blade's face contorted with fury and shock, his expression shifting rapidly. The Peak Flying General-class cyborg maintained his hovering position, unresponsive, but the blue light surrounding him suddenly coalesced into a concentrated glow before erupting in a violent explosion.
Boom!!
A cluster of high-energy explosions erupted like a concentrated burst of energy, unleashing a blinding heat comparable to an Energy Cannon blast.
The world turned instantly white as the golden light around Chen Feng's body flickered erratically, and the surrounding muddy ground exploded once more.
Whoosh!
Chen Feng slid backward, plowing through the earth as a barrage of thunderous impacts rained down from all directions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A relentless assault of mechanical fists pounded him in rapid succession, each strike carrying the force of nearly two thousand tons, pulverizing the ground into cratered ruins.
Through his perception, Chen Feng could discern several floating gun platforms hovering around the cyborg, energy lasers flashing out in blinding streaks.
Each blast struck Chen Feng's body with a muffled roar, desperately trying to tear through his protective layers of Golden Qi and Glazed Crystal.
Even Flying General Zhao, who had rushed to provide support, found himself pinned down by the concentrated fire of the Energy Laser Cannons while simultaneously struggling against Blade's frenzied assault.
Witnessing this scene from afar, the members of the Flame Tiger Sect seethed with fury and shock. Lin Hao's face darkened with unbridled rage.
"This is outrageous!" he roared, leaping to his feet, only to be restrained by Meng Anran.
"Are you trying to get yourselves killed?" Meng Anran demanded, her face grave. Old Gu and the other sect elders urgently dissuaded the Flame Tiger Sect's True Disciples and enraged disciples from acting rashly.
As they glanced around, they noticed the directors of various mega-corporations, including representatives from the Celestial Vault Group—a colossal mega-corporation—all wearing similar expressions of grave concern.
The Peak Flying General was once the pinnacle of martial power, second only to the Divine Generals. Though the emergence of the Legendary Flying General had somewhat overshadowed their status, their formidable strength remained undeniable.
Their specially designed Energy Devices could unleash power at the upper limits of the Sixth-Tier energy field. Their bodies, forged with Rainbow Iron, could withstand the extreme stress of various advanced Armament Modules.
The scene unfolding beneath the cliff, deep within the mountain forest, was a testament to this power: the flawless synergy of Energy Laser Cannons and a cyborg's enhanced physique.
"Can martial arts truly rival cybernetic enhancement?"
The martial artists gathered for the Dharma Transmission Assembly wore shifting expressions, torn between concern for Chen Feng and a sudden, unsettling doubt about the future of martial arts.
How could mere human flesh and bone withstand such a formidable cyborg and its terrifying Energy Laser Cannon?
The question hung in the air, unspoken but palpable. Grandmasters like Giant Elephant Flying Eagle looked on anxiously, powerless to intervene. Even the visiting Grandmasters from the Northern Saint Sect, and the Pinnacle Realm experts, Iphia and Nakedmore, wore complex, fluctuating expressions.
Despite their differing allegiances, they shared a fundamental truth: as martial artists, none wished to see their art permanently suppressed by cybernetic technology.
"Let's fight together!"
Suddenly, Yang Wudi spoke, his cigarette burning down at an astonishing rate.
Celine nodded, and Old Leader Zhang rose after a moment of silence.
Buzz!
An invisible aura erupted from them, a final display of glory from the pinnacle of martial arts. They couldn't bear to see Grandmaster Chen suffer this humiliation, nor could they accept the resurgence of martial arts' peak only to see it fall again.
Witnessing this, Kagor, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Iphia, gritted his teeth.
But just as he was torn between joining the fight and holding back...
Roar!!!
The Flame Tiger materialized, its earth-shattering roar reverberating through the mountains.
An invisible sonic wave erupted like a storm, shattering trees and rocks within hundreds of meters of the cliff face!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Muffled explosions echoed as energy lasers slammed into their armored arms. The retreating black-clad figure finally halted its momentum.
Cracks spiderwebbed across the Glazed Crystal, reflecting crimson-gold firelight as the suppressed Body-Protecting Qi flared with renewed golden radiance.
"Interesting."
Boom!!
Fist met fist, creating a crater as shockwaves surged outward.
For the first time, the Peak Flying General-class cyborg was forced backward, a flicker of surprise in its fiberglass blue eyes.
Without time to ponder, the hovering Energy Cannon unleashed another barrage of energy lasers. But this time, their enemy was no longer the same.
Buzz!!
Chen Feng's black robes billowed as he swung his fists through the air. Golden light erupted from his body, and divine radiance blazed in his eyes.
An invisible aura of power surged skyward—the amplified combat prowess unleashed by his Physical Body's activation!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Like a living artillery piece, he unleashed a relentless barrage of punches, obliterating energy laser beams on impact.
Unbeknownst to Chen Feng, a Flame Tiger over ten meters tall had materialized behind him. Crimson-gold flames swirled above its brow, forming a vertical third eye that radiated regal dominance as it gazed down.
Boom!
Another punch shattered an energy beam. Chen Feng glanced at the web of cracks spreading across his Glazed Crystal armor.
"To think it could push me this far..."
Buzz!
Instantly, the power of his Physical Body surged anew, the Heart of Life rapidly replenishing his depleted energy.
Strands of crimson-gold flame swirled around him, melting the fractured Glazed Crystal and restoring it to seamless perfection.
The Blue Light Modified Human in the distance watched, its optical sensors narrowing in disbelief. The crowd observing the battle also reacted with shifting expressions of awe.
But before they could fully process what they were witnessing...
Ten thousand... fifteen thousand... twenty thousand...
The data in the Blue Light Modified Human's scanning module surged rapidly, registering the magnetic field intensity of bio-energy.
An inexplicable sense of oppression and shock washed over him as the readings reached the absolute limit of Sixth-Tier.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
The ground suddenly fractured and collapsed, a massive chasm exploding into existence as if the earth itself were crying out in agony.
Thump!!
At that moment, the world seemed to pulse like a beating heart.
The air high above exploded with a deafening roar, and layers of clouds scattered wildly.
Everyone froze, startled, and looked upward.
Even the Blue Light Modified Human stiffened, his gaze fixed on the sky.
A colossal meteor, the Falling Sun, had coalesced overhead, inexplicably shrouding the entire azure expanse.
It resembled both a comet from beyond the stars and a sacred flame-wreathed celestial strike.
Though it hadn't yet begun its descent, the earth could no longer bear the strain, and countless fissures spread across its surface.
Amidst this apocalyptic scene, only Chen Feng stood motionless, his composure unshaken.
"Today," he declared, "with your life..."
"...I will transmit my dharma across the world, forging my legend as the supreme Martial Artist!"
(End of the Chapter)
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