novelraw Chapter 249 - 210: Life Reviving Pill Force, Rejuvenation, and the Revealed Tomoe
Chapter 249 - 210: Life Reviving Pill Force, Rejuvenation, and the Revealed Tomoe
How could his Celestial Demon Sensing possibly miss those auras, lying in wait and ready to strike?
"Since you came alone to challenge our entire nation, you should have been prepared."
"This world has always considered fairness a virtue, but in reality, fairness has never truly existed. Only victory is eternal, isn’t that so?"
Tanaka Shoukichi showed not the slightest bit of shame for ganging up on him, acting as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"To be honest, I have no desire to fight a terrifying young man like you to the death. But it can’t be helped. Your existence is tied to the Great Trend of my Yamato Race. What’s more, your aptitude is more than sufficient. I have collected ’Jades’ for so many years, yet I have never found a suitable ’Main Jade.’"
"You call this your Cultivation, but what you don’t realize is that you are part of my Cultivation as well. I may be old, but I haven’t resigned myself to fate just yet."
A slight smile touched the corners of Tanaka Shoukichi’s lips.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, he slowly pulled his arms from his loose kimono, letting it fall away to reveal his upper body.
His ribs were sunken and his skin was wrinkled. He looked like nothing more than a desiccated corpse.
What power could such an ugly, withered body possibly possess?
"It is rather rude of me to face a worthy opponent in such an unsightly state. Allow me to make a few... adjustments."
Tanaka Shoukichi said with a smile.
The next moment.
THUMP-THUMP! THUMP-THUMP!
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
The sound of his heartbeat thundered from within his body, as loud and deafening as a war drum, while his blood surged like an ocean tide.
A ball of blazing light rose from his Dantian. Yi Beidou’s eyes narrowed slightly. He could feel a powerful, latent energy being unleashed from within the man’s body, flooding into every limb and fiber of his being.
Tanaka Shoukichi’s body began to undergo a massive transformation.
CRACKLE! POP!!
The sound of popping bones erupted from all over his body as his stooped figure gradually straightened, growing taller and taller.
His wrinkled body swelled as if being inflated, his exposed skin growing taut. Powerful, sculpted muscles emerged, looking as though they contained explosive strength.
The sparse hair on his head fell out, only for thick, black hair to sprout rapidly from his pores, each strand standing on end.
In moments, the stooped, 1.7-meter-tall old man had grown to match Yi Beidou’s height, standing a full two meters tall.
His body was powerful, his face young and strikingly handsome. His eyes were stern and sharp, yet they carried a profound world-weariness that only comes from an incredibly long life.
An old man on the verge of death had transformed into a young man in his prime. The sight was simply unbelievable.
"Life Reviving Pill Force?"
Yi Beidou’s eyes narrowed. He recognized familiar traces in the technique Tanaka Shoukichi was displaying.
’Cyan Wood Heart Intent Sect. Life Reviving Pill Force.’
’It conserves Qi and blood in daily life, making the user appear old and feeble, but in battle, the pill force floods the body, instantly regrowing dark hair and returning the user to their youth.’
’It’s a powerful technique for locking away one’s Physical Ability to defy the ravages of time.’
’However, the version this old man was using was far more powerful than what he had seen from the Cyan Wood Heart Intent Sect Leader. The effect was simply incredible.’
"It seems you recognize this martial art. It’s a technique I learned years ago, back when I was in Donghua, from a ’Jade’ I harvested. The original owner of that ’Jade,’ I believe, was named Feng Hua Chuan."
"What? You seem to know him?"
A smile touched Tanaka Shoukichi’s lips. He opened his hand, and a mass of cyan light condensed, forming a seemingly solid, cyan Tomoe that floated just above his palm.