Chapter 1616 - 832: Hit Me with a Punch

Can't blame Inaya for having poor psychological resilience; mainly, everything happening before his eyes right now is just too bizarre, too weird.

It's as if a Tianmen University physics professor leads in points against an opponent in a lightweight boxing ring, or a ninety-year-old level-eight craftswoman thrashes the reigning champion in a moba game, or Lu Feng wins the title in the Association's internal evaluations...

Does this even make sense!

Even if everyone has the Wolf's configuration, this is just too ridiculous. You're a craftsman; the operating system and software are from Ember!

And I haven't even seen you take out the Wolf's configuration!

Or is it...

"Circle Realm?"

He recalled the momentary change he just sensed, that subtlety that seemed like an illusion, and was shocked, what the hell is this?

From start to finish, I didn't even feel anything.

Falling into the Circle Realm several times without realizing, how is this any different from lying down and letting others manipulate you?

If this wasn't a duel, if I couldn't take down the opponent in the first encounter, I'd probably already be dead!

"It is indeed the Circle Realm, but it's not as serious as you think, and there's no complicated effect either."

Ji Jue finally spread his hands, demonstrating the existence of the Circle Realm, "At most, it's just more convenient, but it still requires practice and control.

If you hadn't deliberately slowed down earlier, I might have crashed."

Non-Attack flashed briefly, the Circle Realm opened and closed, and when Ji Jue no longer concealed himself, Ni Lin saw a flash before his eyes, and Ji Jue's hand was already hovering over his neck, Jing Zhen poised to strike.

Exactly the same as just now!

Even with an implicit ferocity and terror, surpassing the Wolf's claw!

Instinctively, he wanted to step back, body tense; even though being born and dying for the Wolf Lord is only right, yet when realizing his life was truly being casually controlled by Ji Jue, he couldn't help but be startled.

"I understand."

Ni Lin sighed; this time, he truly understood: he had been needlessly worrying again.

The Wolf Lord, with his grand talents and wisdom, how could someone like him fathom it?

Even now, the Wolf Lord is still trying to relieve him in this way, gradually letting him cast aside worries; if there's any reservation, how can he live up to this earnest expectation?

"I understand, Wolf Lord!"

He took a deep breath and spoke decisively.

"..."

Ji Jue's expression twitched; he suddenly wanted to ask, what the hell did you suddenly understand?

But it seemed like a good thing?

He smiled slightly and asked, "Can we get real now?"

Ni Lin nodded, saying nothing more.

He focused intensely on the opponent before him, a buzzing bursting from his drooping hands, blood boiling, bones resonating.

Blood Vibration, Bone Piercing!

Augmenting with blood, turning bones into blades, he truly entered a combat shape, assuming a probing stance, already targeting Ji Jue's throat in an instant, hand blade thrust forth!

No more holding back or concerns, the Wolf's speed and reaction, malice and ferocity, all entrusted to this strike.

Boom!

Amidst a thunderous roar that tore through the air, Ji Jue finally turned aside, dodging the peak of the storm, his palm waving again, once again... deflecting!

And at the same time, a chilling dread pierced from behind him, a remnant image solidifying, Ni Lin's claws emitting a pale Illusion Light—Slaying Spirit!

The hand, between reality and illusion, had already transformed into the Wolf's claw, tearing at the Soul. But before it could extend, it once again collapsed midway, deflected!

Ni Lin remained silent, only attacking over and over, his speed increasing, full firepower unleashed.

Yet amidst the silence, Ji Jue was already drenched in sweat.

Unlike the increasingly fierce successive attacks, every single moment Ji Jue felt was accompanied by countless scenes split open and closed by the Circle Realm.

Facing hundreds or thousands of Ni Lin at the same time, every success was backed by nearly countless failures, every casual defense a result of Ji Jue's utmost effort and concentration!

Looking composed on the surface, but Ji Jue's Matrix was about to overload!

Inaya was truly an honest guy.

He might understand the Wolves, but he truly didn't understand the Mohists.

In fact, even the prerequisites for this duel were manipulated by Ji Jue—under the Circle Realm's Non-Attack interference, if it allowed Ji Jue to bleed and break skin, it indicated an opponent that was simply unbeatable, with their life and death already in his hands, surrendering wasn't a disgrace!

Compared to the mechanism and values that explode with multiples in the Legion, an opponent like the White Deer, which relies on operations, was instead the best practice opponent for Ji Jue now.

Only under such high pressure could he quickly grasp his own Circle Realm, becoming proficient in this skill that should be ingrained in his bones!

At this moment, he did not advance an inch, standing still, silently enduring the increasingly violent storm.

When his eyes lost focus, his Perception already extended towards infinite split possibilities, seeking that crucial thread of insight!

"[Moshou], [Fashan], [Heavenly Punishment]."

A few days ago, in the Nirvana of the Crack Realm, the old dog dressed up once again as the Juzi, eating a takeout from a paper box, mumbled perfunctorily, "Since you've already mastered the Circle Realm, the next Mohist skills should be on the agenda, otherwise the Circle Realm is just plain crap, and leaving will just be an embarrassment.

The book on the table, take it back and read; if there's anything you don't understand, contemplate it yourself. Of course, if you yearn for the guidance and teaching of Master's master, I wouldn't mind sparing a little of my precious time..."

"Will you fucking shut up."

Ji Jue rolled his eyes, sat down, picked up the book on the table, and only then saw the dust covering it.

After patting the cover, he identified the script from the Eternal Empire era.

——"The Ten Theories."

A few thin pages, with curled and missing edges, and the content inside is really scarce and vague, like a casual note.

"Respect," "Utilization," "Heaven," "Potential Energy"...

"Damn it!"

He glanced at it carelessly, then felt as if struck by lightning, instinctively straightening up, fully focused, his fingers couldn't help but tremble.

Old bastard, what the hell!

Preserving something so important like this?

You really deserve to die!

"Things from the old paper pile, just have a look. Holding it as a treasure is as pointless as cutting your feet to fit the shoes."

Juzi said calmly, "Don't take it too seriously. Use what's useful, discard what's not, it's no big deal."

Ji Jue was left speechless.

This "Ten Theories" seemed like just a simple and vague set of ten propositions or creeds, but in essence, it referred to ten crucial keys in the Mohist inheritance.

Though the content was overly theoretical and lacked practicality, it succinctly and clearly pointed out, not one, but ten bright paths for all users of the Non-Attack techniques.

Following these ten directions for deep exploration, even the foundational theories like "Heavenly People's Time Wedge" or "Creation Theory" and "Doomsday Theory" of the Dragon and Saint would become traceable from the void.

Even though it's of little use to Ji Jue now, if he slowly accumulates and explores based on it, there's no doubt it's a shortcut for the Heavenly People and a smooth road for Saints!

The core principles and aim of the Non-Attack Matrix he currently uses also extend from the first part, "Respect," don't they? Similarly, the essence and theory within the Ten Theories also manifest in the Non-Attack techniques, only Ji Jue realized it just now!

If this were a martial sect, this would be the essential transmission guide of the Mohist school!

The moment he got it in his hands, Ji Jue instinctively asked, "Did the teacher see this?"

If there's something good, of course, you want to bring it back for your teacher to look at!

What if it's useful!

"...You're really a good student, Ji Jue."

Heavenly Furnace looked up at him with a sigh: "This doesn't fit her path."

As a craftsman, Ye Xian's talent was undeniable. Likewise, she was too immersed in craftsmanship, focused on her own skills, indifferent to the world collapsing.

Compared to Heavenly Furnace, she seemed more like Jian Yuan.

Sometimes, even Heavenly Furnace marveled at the strange twists of fate—how a Juzi like him ended up teaching such a textbook craftsman, yet that craftsman somehow, in a roundabout way, brought back to him a Mohist so pure that he didn't even realize it himself?

"It's rare for you to ask me for guidance, so I might as well give you a glimpse."

He said, mouth full of chow mein: "Come, give me a punch."

"What did you say?"

Ji Jue was dumbfounded and incredulous.

Even though that's what he said, his hand had already instinctively risen. Before he realized it, it swung towards the face!

A punch?

Is that okay?

I mean, is one punch really enough?

Not enough, why not a few more punches! It's a festive time; since I'm here... You yourself said you wanted a beating, so...

Bam!

Ji Jue's vision went black, as if he got punched himself.

Was it his hand?

He looked down at his hand frozen in front of him, dumbfounded.

With that punch, he hadn't held back at all, he even opened the Circle Realm.

Clearly, in countless possibilities, his fist landed unobstructed on Heavenly Furnace's face, but eventually, when the possibilities converged, everything was completely reversed.

What happened?

He refused to believe it, aimed at the bare dog head in disguise, hammered again, and then his vision went dark, ears buzzing.

It hit his own head!

This time he was even fully concentrated, mindful of every detail, yet in the end, everything still slipped from his control.

Or more accurately, from the beginning, it was all within Heavenly Furnace's control.

The probabilities he saw had been overshadowed and replaced by even more terrifying and grand probabilities, using something Ji Jue was incredibly familiar with.

The Circle Realm of Non-Attack!

But how did you do it?

"Don't be deceived by the stories passed down through history, Ji Jue."

Heavenly Furnace finished his chow mein slowly, looked up with a half-smile at Ji Jue's bruised face: "Even though Mohists were seen as terrorists with their heads tucked in their belts, every day thinking about killing the Emperor and destroying the Empire, until the Heavenly Origin Tower completely collapsed, the Mohists were still oppressed by the Empire.

For most of the time, the Mohists' terrifying power gap with the Empire left them struggling to defend themselves, making it hard to resist.

Before Mercury severed the Heavenly Pillar, what Mohists were most known and skilled at was, instead, defense!"

"What you saw is one of the three inherited skills built upon the Circle Realm."

—The so-called "Moshou"!