Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques

Chapter 239 232: Willpower

If all Seven Spirits perish, the body's corresponding magnetic fields will fall into disarray, causing the associated bodily functions to go haywire.

Hearing Yang Guhong and Su Yi, everyone fell silent for a moment.

"Can the burst of power gained from disintegrating the Seven Spirits resist the opponent's influence?"

Someone asked.

"We're not sure about that. We'll only know if it's enough once the fight begins."

Yang Guhong shook his head.

"Why must it come to this... Why..."

The Donghua representative sighed again and again, his gaze turning to the figure slowly climbing onto the platform.

Under the platform lights, he saw the man's profile and the faint smile on his face.

In that moment, he suddenly understood the meaning of a word.

Defiance.

Ji Yunzhou was now on the platform, standing opposite Chris.

The audience was silent. No applause, no cheers. No one knew if this Martial Artist could even survive long enough for their applause to fade.

"Ten seconds."

Chris said calmly, looking at the defiant smile on Ji Yunzhou's face.

"Ten seconds?"

Ji Yunzhou said, smiling.

BOOM!!

The shadow behind him exploded outward, wild and menacing. It split into seven parts, like seven tails sprouting from his back.

The seven shadows twisted and writhed, and within them, seven different faces vaguely took form. They were distorted and monstrous, but still recognizably Ji Yunzhou's.

Manifestation of the Seven Spirits!

As Ji Yunzhou manifested his Seven Spirits, a peculiar influence spread out, affecting even Chris's body.

"Hm?"

Chris raised an eyebrow.

'To possess the power to influence another's bodily functions without even having mastered Saint Awakening Level Power... The Donghua Seven Spirits Sect, supposedly derived from a forbidden secret of the Ancient Daoist Family, truly is a miraculous technique. A pity...'

"You're too weak!"

Chris's eyes snapped open, his azure pupils seeming to hold an endless, icy chill.

BANG!

The phantom of the Demon General enveloped him. Its massive wings unfurled, releasing an azure glow that roiled the surrounding magnetic field.

The spreading shadows of the Seven Spirits behind Ji Yunzhou were instantly suppressed. A bone-chilling cold pierced his defenses and assailed his body.

His body temperature plummeted. His physical functions declined, and his reaction speed and cognitive abilities were likewise impaired.

'What a terrifying power. And it's only getting stronger.'

BOOM!

With a low grunt, Ji Yunzhou's muscles bulged as he entered the state of Free Will. He surged his qi and blood to their absolute limit, accelerating his circulation to raise his body temperature and fight off the cold.

His Cultivation of the Seven Spirits had pushed his physical conditioning to a monstrous level, second only to Yang Guhong. Resisting the magnetic field's invasion for a short while wouldn't be a problem.

"Now, the real fight begins."

A smile touched the corners of Ji Yunzhou's lips. With a sudden movement, he launched an attack, taking the initiative despite his clear disadvantage.

'It's begun!'

The eyes of the Martial Artists in the Donghua seating area narrowed, a flicker of tension running through them.

'Can he actually take the hit? We'll know in a moment.'

'He saw what happened to the others, yet he still dares to attack first. He must be pretty confident in himself.'

'Let's see what's backing up all that confidence!'

Chris's eyes narrowed. He met Ji Yunzhou's charge and attacked.

The Fallen Angel-like Demon General phantom behind him spread its wings. Beneath its armored helm, its azure eyes seemed to ignite with cold fire.

A powerful wave from the magnetic field surged toward Ji Yunzhou, crushing down on his body.

Ice Amber!!

The air grew frigid. Under the influence of his opponent's magnetic field, Ji Yunzhou's body temperature plummeted. His nerve impulses froze, his thoughts lagged, and his senses descended into chaos.

He was like an insect trapped in amber, unable to move a muscle.

Ji Yunzhou's charging body froze for an instant, becoming rigid.

'Got him. So he's all talk after all!'

Chris's eyes remained impassive. He closed the distance rapidly and thrust out his palm, preparing to deliver the finishing blow and end the fight as quickly as possible.

But at that very moment, one of the seven shadows behind Ji Yunzhou suddenly shattered and disintegrated.

The First Soul, Swallowing Thieves—Collapse!!

As Swallowing Thieves disintegrated, a tremendous change took place inside Ji Yunzhou's body.

The Seven Spirits are the seven magnetic fields within the body, each governing a different function. Normally, these seven fields operate in an orderly fashion, each performing its duty. But now, Ji Yunzhou had forcibly stimulated one of them—Swallowing Thieves, the spirit that governs "bodily immunity and cellular phagocytosis." It produced an unprecedented surge of power, but in doing so, he completely destroyed and disrupted its magnetic field.

However, in the instant one of the Seven Spirits disintegrated, Ji Yunzhou's own Life Magnetic Field surged violently. It expelled all foreign magnetic fields from his body, restoring his bodily functions to normal and making him even stronger than before.

Therefore, under the influence of Ice Amber, Ji Yunzhou had only been frozen for less than a thousandth of a second before recovering.

The only reason Chris thought Ji Yunzhou hadn't resisted Ice Amber was because Ji Yunzhou had been faking it!

Luring the enemy in!

A second passed in a flash. Chris was already in front of Ji Yunzhou, his palm striking fiercely toward his chest.

However, the instant he struck, his intuition screamed that something was wrong.

Because Ji Yunzhou was smiling.

BAM!!

A violent collision rang out, sending visible ripples through the air.

A massive palm met Chris's head-on. The immense forces of their collision canceled each other out. Relying on the physical boost from the final moment of the Swallowing Thieves Soul's collapse, Ji Yunzhou managed to briefly match his opponent's physical strength.

'He wasn't affected?! And he can still unleash this much strength?'

Chris's pupils contracted. His opponent's performance had exceeded his expectations.

'He did it!'

The eyes of the Martial Artists in the Donghua section lit up.

However, the expressions of the remaining successors from the Southern Eight Sects did not relax.

Disintegrating the Seven Spirits provides a momentary, powerful burst, but the effect is incredibly brief. After all, it's a power that transcends normal limits.

One second. That's likely the maximum duration he can get from disintegrating a single Soul.

This meant that even if he destroyed all Seven Spirits, he would only gain seven seconds.

If he couldn't gain Crushing Level Power, what could he possibly do in seven seconds against an evenly matched opponent?

"Got you!"

A slightly savage grin spread across Ji Yunzhou's face. Disintegrating one's Seven Spirits to disrupt the body's magnetic field might sound simple, but it required immense willpower to endure the excruciating pain.

As their palms met, Ji Yunzhou's large hand clamped down on his opponent's and gave a sharp pull.

Having just used Ice Amber, Chris couldn't gather the power for it again so quickly. He had lost his greatest weapon.

'But I can feel his aura fading just as fast. This Secret Technique of his can't last long!'

'If this is all he has, I still have a crushing advantage in close quarters.'

However, at that very moment, the second shadow behind Ji Yunzhou silently disintegrated.

The Second Soul, Non-Toxic—Collapse!!