Chapter 131: Physical Breakthrough
Chen Xuan's physical body finally broke through under the pressure of the massive iceberg, and his physical strength is now comparable to that of a high-grade spiritual artifact. Even if it were an ordinary top-grade spiritual artifact, his own physical body could withstand it. Chen Xuan felt the power brought by the enhancement of his physical body, and the capacity of his dantian would also increase with the enhancement of his physical body.
Chen Xuan's dantian not only stored energy, but also had spiritual power in all the major acupoints throughout his body. Suddenly, he felt a sense of emptiness in his body, which was actually a sign that his spiritual power was insufficient. As his physical body improved, its capacity to hold spiritual power would double, creating an illusion of emptiness. In reality, Chen Xuan's current dantian spiritual power was even more majestic than that of a Half-Step True Martial Artist.
The body is just a container, and the bigger the container, the more spiritual energy it can hold. Chen Xuan's current body is an ultra-large container, and the combined spiritual energy of ten half-step True Wus is not as much as his alone.
"Primordial Spirit Pill, burn!" With a shout, another million Primordial Spirit Pills were incinerated. Chen Xuan once again burned a million Primordial Spirit Pills in the Heavenly Furnace, and the resulting spiritual energy was all absorbed by him. His dantian still hadn't reached saturation, and some of his acupoints were also absorbing this spiritual energy. His five viscera and six bowels were all absorbing spiritual energy to re-refine it once more. Every time the spiritual energy was filtered, a large amount of impurities would be expelled from his body. These impurities would later affect Chen Xuan's future cultivation. This breakthrough in his body had brought him another round of marrow washing and hair cutting.
The iceberg that was oppressing Chen Xuan has been shattered by his thunderous roar, countless ice shards scattering in all directions. The entire formation wobbled as if on the verge of collapse. Chen Xuan's physical breakthrough has more than doubled his strength. Previously, he couldn't fully master some minor details of martial techniques, but with this upgrade, his understanding of martial arts has deepened to another level. Even his comprehension of the Devouring Heaven Technique has gained a hint of enlightenment. His entire demeanor is transforming, becoming more majestic and towering. Standing within the formation, he resembles a lofty mountain, unshakeable and upright.
The flying swallow standing outside the formation was shocked by Chen Xuan's roar, and retreated a step back. On the stage, countless ice cones also appeared with many cracks. "This Chen Xuan is so strange, he can still break through under my formation's pressure, looking at his appearance, his boundary hasn't broken through either, still staying at the peak of Lingwu, could it be that he also cultivates a body refining technique?" The flying swallow outside the formation also discovered Chen Xuan's change.
Apart from Fei Yan knowing about Chen Xuan's change, the other disciples really didn't notice. In the formation, Chen Xuan just let out a loud roar towards the sky, but in reality, no sound came out from outside the formation. However, Fei Yan heard it clearly. The formation was being controlled by Fei Yan, and he knew every move within the formation like the back of his hand. Fei Yan once again shot out countless ice cones, quickly recovering the lost ice cones, and the formation was set up again.
The massive iceberg reformed and pressed down on Chen Xuan once again. This time, the iceberg was even larger and moved at an even faster speed. In less than a breath's time, the iceberg had reached within five meters of Chen Xuan's head. The ground beneath his feet cracked open with countless fissures, spreading out in all directions like a spider web.
"Let me break your formation!" Chen Xuan grasped his knife with both hands, the blade pointing towards the sky. The eerie red glow reappeared, this time its color becoming even brighter. As soon as Chen Xuan raised the eerie knife, the ice mountain above him began to crack under the intense red light, and large chunks of ice fell down around him. The ice blocks piled up around Chen Xuan, his aura reaching its peak.
"Cutting Empty" Chen Xuan's evil charm fell, both fast and slow, unable to distinguish whether it was fast or slow. A hundred-meter-long knife aura cut through the void, staining the entire white ocean with a fiery red color.
One sword, powerful to such an extent, Chen Xuan wanted to use this one sword to directly break open Fei Yan's formation. This one sword was enough to split the sky and earth apart. The white color around him began to dissipate, and a rift over a hundred meters long appeared in the void. After a brief moment of time, with a loud "whoosh", the formation was broken, and Chen Xuan's senses were once again restored to perceive the outside world.
A loud rumble, a deafening sound shook the sky, the ice cones on the stage shattered one after another. Fei Yan, who was controlling the formation, was knocked back by Chen Xuan's knife and retreated over a hundred meters before standing still, her beautiful eyes filled with shock as she stared at Chen Xuan. "What kind of power is this? How can it be so overbearing? It has already exceeded the realm of Ling Wu, even if it were True Wu, it may not be able to unleash such a move." Fei Yan was stunned.
Chen Xuan walked out of the formation, saw Fei Yan being forced back over a hundred steps, put away the evil sword, stood with his hands behind his back and asked, "Sister, since victory and defeat have already been decided, do you still want to continue fighting?"
"Chen Xuan, it seems I underestimated you. Your current strength is beyond my comprehension. Before we stepped onto the stage, I thought at the very least I could give you some trouble. At the very least, even if you wanted to win, it wouldn't be that easy. It seems I was wrong, your strength has already surpassed the Spiritual Martial Realm."
Fei Yan paused for a moment before continuing, "I've already lost this match. Even if you win the championship now, I won't be surprised. Just now, when I saw that one move you made, you almost infused your entire aura into it. This has surpassed the level of unity between man and sword. The sword borrowed your momentum, and its power was like a broken bamboo, several times more powerful than ordinary sword techniques. It's even harder to grasp than understanding the intent of the sword. In the future, Shifu might even ask you for guidance on this aspect."
It's a rare talent that can grasp this realm, and in our Danxuan Gate, only the master of Qiankun Hall is said to have grasped the intent of the sword. But even he can't compare to your brother's move, borrowing power from others. Many people may be able to grasp the realm, but to infuse the momentum into the technique requires extraordinary talent. I didn't expect you to reach this level at such a young age - if I'm not mistaken, your brother is only 15 years old this year. Your future cultivation will surely reach the pinnacle of the Northern Domain." Feiyan said with great enthusiasm, without any regret for losing the match.
"Thank you, Senior Sister, for your praise. As for me, I was just momentarily inspired to say that earlier. If I were to try and recreate that move again, I'm afraid it would be impossible. Perhaps only after breaking through the Spiritual Warrior Realm and reaching the True Warrior Realm can one truly understand the essence of that move. If Senior Sister wants to know my insights about that move, I will certainly share them with you."
When Chen Xuan struck out with this knife, it was the moment of breakthrough. His entire being's momentum was at its peak, so at that time, there was a majestic aura in Chen Xuan's heart that was higher than the sky. If he didn't release it, Chen Xuan felt extremely stifled. In the end, he struck out with this move. After this move was completely executed, Chen Xuan felt his entire being become much lighter. It was what Fei Yan said earlier - "the knife borrows the momentum of the person". This knife technique had already merged with Chen Xuan's aura, which is why it produced that effect earlier. When he struck out with this move, even Chen Xuan himself was shocked.
"I'm rooting for you to win the championship here, remember what you said earlier, I'll think of your teachings often" Feiyan's face actually showed a hint of a smile as she finished speaking, then jumped off the stage.
Fei Yan smiled at Chen Xuan, and the dozen or so disciples below were stunned. Fei Yan was known as the Ice Beauty, and no one in Dan Xuan Men had ever seen her smile at anyone before. Today, she actually smiled at Chen Xuan. "Heavens! How can this be?" exclaimed a disciple who had feelings for Fei Yan, looking up at the sky in dismay.
Some people on the high platform also nodded to each other, "This Chen Xuan has indeed brought me one surprise after another. At such a young age, he can already comprehend this realm, his future is boundless! If he continues to grow like this, perhaps within a hundred years, our Danxuan Gate will once again produce a powerful Saint child, and it's even possible that he'll break through the Earth Spirit Realm." A Peak Master said with surging emotions.
"What you said is right, the current master also realized his own way in his twenties, at that time in Danxuan Gate caused a stir, and was finally taken as a closed disciple by the old master. The master did not disappoint, breaking through the Tianling realm in three hundred years, and took over the position of Danxuan Gate's master. It seems that our Danxuan Gate will have another top-notch figure appear. I don't know how the sect will arrange this Chen Xuan after this big competition, I think they will definitely provide him with a large amount of resources for cultivation. This time Lianfeng really picked up a treasure."
"This Chen Xuan's qualifications are almost at the level of a Holy Son, but wanting to reach the Earth Spirit is probably very difficult, let alone the Heavenly Spirit. In our Dan Xuan Gate, it took tens of thousands of years to produce less than ten strong practitioners in the Heavenly Spirit realm, each one a rare talent that appears once every ten thousand years. How can they be compared to the Sect Master?" A Peak Master disagreed with their views and retorted:
