Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques

Chapter 464 - 457: An Immortal in the Mortal World

Zhou Yuanjue’s body shot toward Zhang Dongwei like a falling star. With his Star Cells fully activated, his Power, speed, and Physical Strength had all reached the absolute mortal peak, approaching the second great shackle that had loomed over humanity for countless years.

BOOM!!

The surrounding clouds and mist exploded, and even Zhang Dongwei’s immense magnetic field was blasted apart by Zhou Yuanjue’s charge.

’Such terrifying physical ability...’

Zhang Dongwei’s eyes narrowed slightly, shocked by the formidable power Zhou Yuanjue now possessed. Compared to when they first met, the difference was like night and day.

Considering his own long life, Zhou Yuanjue’s achievements were beyond anything he could have imagined.

’This is the new era of the Donghua Martial Dao. Given enough time, he will surely surpass every obstacle on the path of human transcendence.’

’However, as a relic of the old era, I may seem slow and foolish, but after accumulating strength over these endless years, I’m not entirely useless!’

BANG!!

His body rippled as he willed it to activate all of his Acupoints, completely unleashing the immense power hidden within.

As Zhou Yuanjue charged forward, his pupils suddenly contracted. His powerful Spirit had keenly sensed the change in Zhang Dongwei’s body.

All the Acupoints on his body, as numerous as the stars in the sky, suddenly began to flicker just like the six Acupoints of the Southern Dipper Immortal Seat. In the next moment, a Glazed Jade Color light flowed from these countless points, connecting them to form a crisscrossing network of lines.

The lines interlinked, seeming to form a profound and inscrutable pattern inside Zhang Dongwei’s body.

’This is...’

’Qi Veins?!!’

Zhou Yuanjue instantly recognized what that flowing network of lines was.

It was the special Bloodline ability of the Qi Clan, Qi Veins!

Zhang Dongwei couldn’t possibly be a member of the Qi Clan, so this ability certainly didn’t originate from his Bloodline.

After witnessing the Qi Clan’s abilities in the past, Zhou Yuanjue had hypothesized something. If he could open all the Acupoints in his body to nurture his own magnetic field, he might eventually be able to use that field to connect them completely. This would form a Qi Vein ability identical to that of the Qi Clan.

The Southern Dipper Immortal Seat was an ability born from this very hypothesis. It also led Zhou Yuanjue to believe that the Bloodline abilities of the Spirit Guardians were not impossible to replicate. Their essence was still governed by the principles of magnetic fields; there was nothing fundamentally special about them.

Unfortunately, the time and effort required to open every Acupoint in the body was simply too great. Thus, he had never been able to take this method of Cultivation to its ultimate limit. To this day, the only Qi Meridian Circulation in his body was that of the Southern Dipper Immortal Seat.

Now, he could see that Zhang Dongwei had also walked the path he once theorized about. Furthermore, he had taken that path to a height that even the Qi Clan would find difficult to achieve.

This was the fundamental ability that earned Zhang Dongwei the title "Celestial Phenomenon."

He did not call it "Qi Veins," but rather "True Martial Body."

Once the True Martial Body was manifested, one could use Qi to control their form, truly able to command the wind and summon the rain!

Zhang Dongwei, although he could be called the founder of the Donghua Martial Dao, his true origins were in a Daoist Sect.

Fundamentally, what he cultivated was not purely the Martial Dao, but the Immortal Dao.

The True Martial Body made one an Immortal walking among mortals!

BOOM!!

Zhang Dongwei met Zhou Yuanjue’s fist, unleashing a devastating palm strike while in his True Martial Body state.

Zhou Yuanjue clearly sensed the crisscrossing light of the Qi Veins flowing within Zhang Dongwei’s body, forming a pattern like a Ghost Talisman in the center of his wide palm.

This pattern was not unfamiliar to Zhou Yuanjue; it was the Qi Meridian Circulation that appeared when the Qi Clan used their abilities.

’To inscribe a Qi Meridian Circulation in a single instant...’

BOOM!!

Zhou Yuanjue didn’t yield an inch. He didn’t change his attack’s trajectory and punched out all the same.

Zhang Dongwei’s palm met the attack. At the moment of contact, the shimmering Qi Meridian Circulation in his palm suddenly expanded, forming a massive talisman pattern in the air.

Influenced by Zhang Dongwei’s powerful magnetic field, which was strong enough to affect reality, the surrounding space underwent a peculiar change.

The air, dust, and water vapor all began to twist. It felt as if a stone had suddenly been dropped into a placid lake, completely distorting the perfectly still reflection on its surface.

Earthquake Talisman, Mirror Flower Water Moon!

This was a technique that combined Palm Force with the Qi Vein talisman to violently vibrate the surrounding air. With Zhang Dongwei’s power, the resulting wall of air could block a direct hit from an anti-tank rocket!

As their fist and palm met, Zhou Yuanjue’s attack—more terrifying than a tank’s main cannon—was instantly obstructed by the wall of air created by Mirror Flower Water Moon. It was as if he had to punch through a thick steel plate just to reach his opponent, causing more than half of the Attack Power to dissipate.

In terms of pure Physical Strength, not even Zhang Dongwei could compare to Zhou Yuanjue. But taking all factors into account, this clash made them seem evenly matched!

The massive shockwave from the attack forced both men back several steps. They stared at each other.

"The Qi Veins of the Qi Clan... I never expected you to use them even more skillfully than their most outstanding successor."

Zhou Yuanjue steadied himself and remarked with admiration.

"The Qi Clan, you’re talking about that Guardian Spirit Race, aren’t you?"

"In the ancient Daoist Sects, we called the Qi Clan the ’Qi Sect.’ Back in the Pre-Qin Era, they were likely the very first to influence ordinary people to walk the path of Cultivation. They were the origin of the Pre-Qin Qi Refiners."

"In my time, they were like Immortals, high and mighty beings. The very foundation of all Cultivation in the Daoist Sects came from imitating their abilities."

"However, they never seemed to believe that ordinary humans could master abilities like theirs. Even after I achieved Saint Awakening and went to great lengths to find them, hoping to learn from them, they still maintained that same arrogant attitude."

"So, in a fit of pique, I returned to my mountain to pursue my Cultivation and gradually brought the Qi Vein method to its current state."

Zhang Dongwei couldn’t help but smile as he said this. "It’s a funny story. Perhaps not even the Qi Clan knows that after I achieved Mastery of Martial Arts, I secretly sought out their patriarch at the time and challenged him to a fight."

"Oh? And what was the result?"

Zhou Yuanjue asked, settling back into his fighting stance.

"Their patriarch, it seems, never mentioned that battle to his clan. Because he lost."

"That is why I have always believed that even ordinary humans can, through their own strength, transcend the ethereal notions of Bloodline, Talent, and birthright. This was my original reason for establishing and promoting the Martial Dao."

Zhang Dongwei said with a smile, his figure appearing impossibly tall within the dim clouds and mist.