Chapter 107 - 95: Conquest

Chapter 107: Chapter 95: Conquest

When the two were about five meters apart, a crimson light flashed in Hypnos’s palm. With a wave of his hand, he gathered a vast amount of energy and unleashed a wave of fire.

Zhang Ji was not to be outdone. He raised a hand, and his blue Five Elements Primordial Qi erupted. The Primordial Qi, compressed to its absolute limit by his Spirit, transformed into a Divine Dragon.

"ROAR~!"

"FWOOSH~!"

"BOOM~!"

The Divine Dragon pierced through the wave of fire, only to be shattered by a punch from Hypnos. The shockwave spread out.

In the next moment, the two clashed at close range.

Hypnos fully unleashed his Sun God Power, his body glowing with a dazzling golden-red light.

Zhang Ji also stirred his Five Elements Primordial Qi to protect his body, meeting Hypnos head-on to trade moves.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM~!"

A continuous series of explosions rang out. The ground where they fought was constantly blasted apart by the aftershocks of their blows.

As the energy dissipated, the surrounding boulders shattered instantly.

....

Bai Xiaoxiao crawled out of the car and shook his head, managing to recover some of his hearing as the ringing in his ears subsided a little.

He gazed at the distant hill, hearing sounds like firecrackers going off. He could faintly see two figures, one red and one blue, constantly colliding. Waves of air periodically washed over from their direction, leaving a very strange expression on his face.

’Is this what a truly powerful martial artist is like?’

He had seen videos of Ascended-level martial artists and knew they were strong, but watching a video and seeing it with his own eyes were two completely different things.

"BANG~! RUMBLE~!"

A boulder taller than a man was instantly obliterated by the aftershocks of their exchange, sending shattered rock flying through the air. Even from over a thousand meters away, debris still rained down around the car.

......

"BOOM~!"

The two traded straight punches and were both forced back. The top of the hill had been almost completely flattened.

It was rare for Zhang Ji to encounter such an opponent. They were evenly matched in strength and techniques, and his opponent’s energy was backed by a highly developed bloodline.

Aside from his Spirit being weaker and his durability probably being lower, the two were practically equals.

Both of them understood that if they continued fighting like this, no winner would emerge, no matter how long they fought.

The crimson-gold light around Hypnos grew even more brilliant.

"Divine Flame!"

Hypnos uttered the two words in a low voice, speaking in the language of Guning Country. ℴ

"BOOM~!"

Crimson-gold flames wreathed his body, and the surrounding temperature rose rapidly. The dead leaves and branches on the ground instantly burned to ash, and the earth itself turned black. Yet, his clothes were completely undamaged. This astonishing Control Power demonstrated that he had absolute mastery over his bloodline’s power.

This was something Zhang Ji could now do as well.

He could now use his Primordial Qi and Spirit particles to protect his clothes during combat, avoiding the undignified state of being in tatters after every fight.

"Divine Flame Fist?"

Zhang Ji’s expression turned a little more serious.

He knew this move. He’d been killed by it more than once when he played the game.

Hypnos’s ultimate skill, [Divine Flame Fist]!

A [True Flame Sect] martial art technique (Excellent, Six Stars).

At full power, its might was not much inferior to the [Wind God Kick].

"Give up. Come back with me to Guning Country now, or you might end up crippled! Even I can’t completely control this move!" Hypnos said.

"I’ve always said, self-awareness is a very difficult thing to achieve," Zhang Ji said, looking at Hypnos.

The azure light around his body also grew more brilliant, yet it was extremely condensed. His Spirit compressed the purity of his Primordial Qi to the point that the blue core was faintly tinged with black.

There was no point in talking further.

It was clear neither could persuade the other with words.

That left only their fists.

"CRACK~!"

Hypnos bent his knees slightly and leaped high into the air. Under the midday sun, all the Divine Flame around his body gathered into his right fist. Then, he plummeted down, hurtling toward Zhang Ji.

At this moment, he looked like a falling meteor wreathed in flames.

"WHOOSH~!"

The pressure from the heatwave and wind instantly forced Zhang Ji’s legs into the earth of the hill, nearly up to his knees.

Zhang Ji stopped condensing the Primordial Qi he had long since gathered. Cupping his palms slightly, he pushed them straight out.

"ROAR~!"

The dragon’s cry was accompanied by the howling of the wind.

A giant, deep-blue dragon shot out from Zhang Ji’s palms, crashing directly into the meteor.

The two forces met. The collision of energy against energy unleashed an unimaginable amount of power.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM~!"

Zhang Ji’s body was driven into the hill, and the surrounding mountain was ravaged by the force. Meanwhile, Hypnos was blasted high into the sky by the shockwave, his body sent flying over a thousand meters away.

"RUMBLE~!"

Zhang Ji smashed his way out of the side of the mountain with a single punch and shot out, heading straight for the distant Hypnos.

Hypnos, still airborne, saw Zhang Ji charging toward him. He urged his Divine Flame again, striking the air twice in quick succession. Amidst the surging airwaves, he actually managed to stabilize himself in mid-air.

Zhang Ji leaped, his palm facing downward. The blue Primordial Qi exploded from his palm, the thrust accelerating his speed. While still in the air, the two exchanged blows once more.

"BAM~!"

"CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK~!"

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM~!"

The two rapidly exchanged dozens of blows, pulled apart, and then charged at each other again.

During the exchange, both of them slipped up and failed to block some attacks.

However, thanks to his tough hide, Zhang Ji was completely fine, save for some tears in his clothing.

But Hypnos wasn’t as durable as Zhang Ji. He now had scratch marks from Zhang Ji’s claws, as well as two fist imprints.

"THUD~! THUD~!"

Their entangled figures fell from the sky and crashed to the earth, kicking up a cloud of dust.

They immediately threw a punch at each other.

"BANG~!"

The recoil sent both figures flying backward.

Zhang Ji was slightly out of breath, but Hypnos on the other side was no better off—in fact, he was in a much worse state.

For Zhang Ji, it was just a bit of fatigue, a bit of exhaustion.

But for Hypnos, it was extreme exhaustion, and he was injured on top of it.

"Come back with me to Guning Country! Otherwise, I’ll have the guards kill everyone in your club..." Hypnos threatened.

As one of the Claws of the Guard, he was no soft touch.

As long as he could achieve his goal, he would resort to any means necessary.

He now understood that he couldn’t take Zhang Ji back by force, so he had to resort to threats.

According to the information he’d gathered, Zhang Ji seemed to treat his own people quite well, so he would surely care about them.

’As for Zhang Ji retaliating against Guning Country?’

He was only afraid that Zhang Ji *wouldn’t* go to Guning Country.

As long as he went, they would naturally be able to deal with him.

"Out of respect for your invitation to Guning Country, I didn’t want to use lethal force. But now, it seems that’s no longer an option!" Zhang Ji said.

He had never intended to use his trump card, the "Spirit Strike," on Hypnos.

The man had no killing intent. Although his method of invitation was a bit crude, it was ultimately a well-intentioned one.

But now, under normal circumstances, there was no way to decide a winner in a short amount of time, and his opponent had even resorted to threats.

That changed the nature of things.

This was no longer a battle to determine a winner.

It was an invitation to a life-or-death struggle.

In an instant, Zhang Ji withdrew all his Spirit particles, and his aura became restrained.

Hypnos’s instincts began to scream warnings at him. He realized something was wrong.

He didn’t know what Zhang Ji was about to do, but he could feel that a fatal threat was about to descend upon him.

The star of death had already appeared above his head.

Without any warning, Zhang Ji threw a punch.

It was a simple, straight punch, with no fancy frills.

But Hypnos felt as if he had been completely enveloped by the shadow of death.

A red gemstone pendant on his chest flashed, activating a crimson Energy Shield. It shattered instantly under the impact, buying him only a split second.

’This is the Sun God Stone!’

’It stores Sun God Power! Not even Hasting can shatter the Shield it creates in a single blow!’

Shocked as he was, Hypnos didn’t stop moving. In that instant, he desperately rolled away in a pathetic attempt to escape the range of that punch.

"CRACK~!"

"BOOM~!"

Zhang Ji’s body recoiled some distance, then his toes tapped the ground, and he came to a smooth stop over two hundred meters from where he’d thrown the punch.

And behind Hypnos, the small hill that had been there before was now completely hollowed out.

A gigantic, tunnel-like hole in the shape of a fist print had appeared, clear through to the other side. The opening was at least thirty to forty meters in diameter, and the tunnel itself was at least ten meters wide.

This single blow was already comparable to a normal attack from an A-rank martial artist.

This is the Spiritual Intent Sect, and this is the "Spirit Strike"!!!

Hypnos pushed himself into a sitting position. Looking at the terrifying trail of destruction, then at the approaching Zhang Ji, a sense of disbelief rose in his heart.

Zhang Ji walked up to Hypnos, raised his fist, and brought it smashing down!

Hypnos reflexively closed his eyes.

"BANG~!"

Zhang Ji’s fist smashed a moderately sized crater into the ground right next to him.

Zhang Ji sneered, "Is that all you’ve got?"

Hypnos understood this was Zhang Ji’s warning.

If he dared to make a move against the Five Elements Gate Club, Guning Country would suffer an even worse fate.

He should have been furious, but at this moment, he felt no anger. Instead, there was an indescribable feeling brewing in his heart.

He felt as if he had just seen the Sun God of old!

Zhang Ji turned and walked back toward the parked taxi.

"You are the true successor to the Sun God!!" Hypnos shouted. "Guning Country is where you truly belong! The Sun Scripture left by the Sun God is there, waiting for you to read it..."

"I’ll go. Tell your king to be ready!" Zhang Ji replied without turning back.

His reason for not killing Hypnos was also very simple.

The man was no longer a threat.

In fact, after being subdued by this display of power, he might even become an ally in the future.

.....

As he walked, Zhang Ji thought about that A-rank martial art from Guning Country.

The "Sun Scripture", inherited by Guning Country from the Sun God Dela, was a [True Flame Sect] martial art (Epic, Five Stars).

Moreover, it was exclusive to the Blood of Dela.

Without completing Robby’s mission, he wouldn’t be able to learn this martial art.

By learning the "Sun Scripture" and mastering the [True Flame Sect] martial art, his Blood of Dela would no longer be just a passive power bank. He would be able to actively command it to absorb and gather sunlight and high-temperature energy.

However, the most intriguing thing about the "Sun Scripture" to Zhang Ji wasn’t the True Solar Flame that could ignite all things upon mastery.

It was its other effect.

The bloodline of the Sun God was also known as the Blood of the Phoenix.

After a phoenix dies, its body can be bathed in the True Solar Flame to be reborn from the ashes.

The "Sun Scripture", combined with the Blood of Dela, allowed one to achieve nirvana within the True Flame.

It would instantly refresh one’s state to its peak, healing all injuries.

It was similar to the Silk Heaven Sect’s "Celestial Silkworm Rebirth Scripture".

Both were martial arts that essentially gave you an extra health bar in the middle of a fight.

And the most interesting part was, he could learn both martial arts, and they wouldn’t interfere with each other.

In other words, as long as he mastered both of these martial arts, Zhang Ji would basically have two extra lives.

Even without mastering them, he would still gain considerable regenerative abilities.

Among players, those who liked to annoy people by "rope-burning" to stall for time would use this "Blood Demon Stream" build in timed fighting tournaments. It was so disgusting that it once made many players rip off their sensor helmets and smash their peripherals.