Chapter 829 - 822: Cracking

Chapter 829: Chapter 822: Cracking

Dead?

A hint of extreme astonishment flashed through Gegula’s eyes. If no Life Pulse could be detected, there was only one possibility: the opponent had completely lost all signs of life. Flesh, Energy, and even Spirit. He was dead.

But why? Why hadn’t the Life Protection Mechanism triggered? With his twin blades raised high, Gegula momentarily didn’t know if he should continue attacking. It was all too illogical, raising his guard.

However, the moment his attack paused, a blazing light suddenly ignited within Zhou Yuanjue’s dull, gray eyes. The vital signs that had previously ceased completely suddenly surged back to life, erupting to the extreme.

Divine Bird Nirvana, Life Fire reignited!

Within his will, the Divine Bird, enveloped in a faint candlelight, suddenly unfurled its body, flapping its wings and letting out a piercing cry. More than that, this wasn’t just the revival of his Life Fire. As he entered Nirvana, Zhou Yuanjue had synthesized the various records of explosive techniques from the Martial Dao he had experienced on Earth. Among them, the attack techniques of Gleb, the Minister of Beisha Security, gave him immense inspiration.

Origin Burst.

Simulating the process of the universe’s explosion, moving from "nothingness" to "reality," condensing everything into a single point. The Energy produced at the moment of the universe’s explosion surpassed all matter. In that instant of moving from nothing to something, the explosive force generated by the human body also surpassed any move. This was the most perfect exposition of "Power" in the Sistema Fighting Technique. Only by suddenly contracting the muscles from a state of ultimate relaxation could one produce the most terrifying burst of power.

And what degree of "relaxation" could possibly compare to "death"? From nothing to something, it became from death to life. Origin Burst became life burst.

The Twelve True Meridians circulated; from relaxed to taut, his Energy was extremely compressed and accelerated. This was a brand-new skill and technique, evolved right there on the battlefield.

True Vein Seal Technique, Life and Death Seal!!

A Cunning Hand struck out fiercely.

SCREECH!!!!

The terrifying sonic boom, amplified by the Life and Death Seal, surpassed any previous moment. This was the absolute peak of explosive power Zhou Yuanjue had unleashed so far! His speed had reached the absolute peak!

Furthermore, due to the transformation from life to death, the disappearance and reappearance of his Life Pulse—a fluctuation happening in the blink of an eye—had already exceeded the detection and reaction range of Gegula’s abilities. In the fraction of a second Gegula was stunned, this strike was completely unexpected!

This Cunning Hand, like a sharp thorn, thrust straight toward the bulging fleshy organ on Gegula’s chest! Gegula’s pupils shrank to pinpricks in an instant, but he was, after all, in the top hundred of the overall rankings. With abundant combat experience, he instantly twisted his body, shifting his core organ out of the way.

SLICE!!

This Cunning Hand pierced into his left chest and erupted from his back.

SPURT!!

A massive amount of blood sprayed out. Using the residual Power from the strike, Gegula tapped his foot and rapidly distanced himself from Zhou Yuanjue.

WHOA!!

An uproar erupted among the surrounding candidates. What was going on?! Wasn’t Zhou Yuanjue already at a dead end? How did his sudden counterattack actually injure his opponent?!

"Leader, what exactly happened just now? Why did Gegula’s movements suddenly pause? How was Zhou Yuanjue, who was constantly at a disadvantage, able to suddenly counterattack successfully and inflict such a terrifying wound on his opponent?" the many higher-ups of the Black Lava Organization around Luluno asked with confused expressions. There was no helping it; the battle was so high-level that they couldn’t understand it. Luluno was the strongest person here, so they could only turn to him for answers.

As soon as the question was raised, the surrounding candidates immediately cast their gazes toward Luluno. The wrinkles on Luluno’s Shar-Pei-like face twitched.

"Damn it! Why are you asking me?! I don’t understand it either!" he cursed inwardly. However, he was the boss of the organization after all. If he just admitted that he couldn’t understand it, it would be too embarrassing. How would he survive in the Chiyan Safety Zone in the future?

CLAP!!

Suddenly, he clapped his hands together, emitting a booming sound that startled everyone around him. Then, the crowd watched as Luluno’s eyes and expression became extremely complex. He smiled at times and frowned at others, his expression transitioning from confusion to realization, and finally to sheer fascination.

"Brilliant... Truly brilliant... Amazing... Absolutely amazing..." Luluno muttered to himself, seemingly having comprehended some profound truth.

Seeing Luluno’s expression, everyone around revealed looks of admiration. They felt that he was truly worthy of being the leader; to be able to comprehend a Mystical Technique from a battle they couldn’t even begin to understand was incredible. They decided it was better not to disturb him.

Luluno’s prestige +1.

His facial expressions were perfectly executed, but Luluno had been secretly observing the crowd the entire time. Seeing them avert their gazes, he sweated profusely in his mind and let out a small sigh of relief. "Life is like a play; it all depends on acting skills!" he sighed inwardly.

On the battlefield.

After distancing himself, Gegula stood opposite Zhou Yuanjue. Touching the blood flowing from his chest, he still felt a lingering fear in his heart. It was close. Just a moment ago, the opponent had almost pierced his core organ. If that had happened, he would very likely have lost his ability to fight. But now, it was merely a puncture wound on his left chest, not enough to significantly impact his body.

SQUELCH SQUELCH!

The flesh at his wound writhed, seeming to want to heal the injury as quickly as possible. Although his Recovery Ability was not as good as Zhou Yuanjue’s, his Life Force was equally robust.

The injury was a trivial matter; what truly shocked him was Zhou Yuanjue’s performance just now. To have clearly lost all traces of a Life Pulse, yet be able to recover instantly—in his eyes, it was akin to coming back from the dead. Moreover, the opponent had actually seen through his ability mid-battle, otherwise he wouldn’t have used that method. Did this mean that his perpetually successful ability had actually been cracked by the opponent?!

"You can actually control your own life and death?" Gegula couldn’t help but narrow his eyes as he asked Zhou Yuanjue.

"Is it that strange? Along my journey, I’ve stepped between life and death countless times to seek opportunities for breakthroughs. My will has long transcended my own life and death.

"Then again, perhaps you wouldn’t understand. After all, even a proving ground like Chaotic Paradise is guarded by strict protection mechanisms. You still lack the necessary understanding of life and death.

"But that isn’t important. What’s important is that I have cracked your ability. If you don’t have any more tricks, then this battle should end," Zhou Yuanjue said.

"So what if you’ve cracked my ability? Think you can defeat me with an attack like the one just now? What a pity. You lost your chance. In that split second when I was stunned, you failed to defeat me. Moving forward, you won’t be able to defeat me with a move like that either.

"I admit you are strong, but your foundational Power is simply too weak," Gegula said nonchalantly.

"Is that so?"

Zhou Yuanjue maintained an equally calm expression. He violently clapped his palms together in front of him, and the Twelve True Meridians within his body circulated madly.

THUMP THUMP THUMP!!

His body suddenly expanded.

True Vein Seal Technique, Free Will!!