Eternal Night

Chapter 789 Above the Limit and the Smile

(PS: Great! Nearly 10,000 words updated today. I'll try three updates a day starting tomorrow. I'm back to my old self~~)

Wu Pifu comprehended the realm of martial arts beyond the indestructible divine power from the real Adam in this world, which is called the unity of heaven and man!

This is a realm that ordinary people should not be able to possess or comprehend, but it was actually created by Wu Pifu and Adam using a bug.

For the past few days, Wu Pifu has been pondering the state of harmony between man and nature. The more he ponders it, the more he feels that its connotation is profound and its concept is as lofty as the heavens. For the time being, he can only grasp the surface. Moreover, many details do not seem to be the work of an ordinary person, but rather seem to be naturally formed, which increases the difficulty of understanding it.

Fortunately, although Wu Pifu was still a mortal, he had experienced the battles of the Ascended Body many times with the body of the Hero Clan. Although transforming into the body of the Hero Clan only increased his combat power and did not involve the enlightenment of the Ascended Body, he still had a greater advantage than others.

At that moment, he saw Adam again, though it was only a replica of Adam, but a wild idea arose in his mind...

If the martial arts skill of "seeing the gods without being harmed" is the limit for mortals, and the realm of "unity of heaven and man" above "seeing the gods without being harmed" belongs to the level of sublimation, then... is there a realm beyond "unity of heaven and man"?

If it truly exists, what is that realm? A fundamental level? Or…?

Wu Pifu decided to give it a try at this moment. After all, this Adam was fake and non-human, so he didn't need to worry about bursting it or anything.

"Harmony between humanity and nature!"

In the blink of an eye, flowers bloom across the world.

The world took on a different "color" in Wu Pifu's eyes. He seemed to see the entire world, and the world appeared extremely small to him. Even though he himself had not actually grown larger and his physical body was still his physical body, he still felt that the world was getting smaller and smaller, like an oval bead. He had a feeling that he could burst it with just a little force.

It's so small...too small, too cramped...

Moreover, it wasn't just small; this world gave him a false and illusory feeling, as if it were a piece of paper drawn on, or a non-realistic image projected by an old projector. The life that lived in this world became rudimentary. Apart from humans, who hadn't changed much, other animals and plants seemed to have become simple line drawings, becoming a splash of color outlined in this false world.

The world shrank, and the illusory changes in all things seemed to contain some great secret representing truth. However, Wu Pifu couldn't understand the mystery for a while. He focused all his attention on controlling and comprehending the state of unity between man and nature, but this had exceeded the limit of his control. He felt like a three-year-old child wielding a big sword. The key thing was... this damn big sword was as big as a mountain!

Just then, the muscular old man's fist fell from the sky and landed on Wu Pifu's head. In an instant, Wu Pifu, who was larger than a planet in everyone's eyes, "returned" to his original size, becoming the size of an ordinary person.

"Noble Phantasm! Zeus's Thunder!"

The muscular old man was none other than Zeus. With a roar, lightning surged from his fist, as if a sea of ​​thunder had descended upon the world. With a single punch, the entire ocean was illuminated, and the seawater within tens of thousands of meters around was evaporated.

However, the fist imprinted on Wu Pifu's forehead could not go any further and was stuck there. Instead, stimulated by this, Wu Pifu, who could no longer control this power of unity between heaven and man, had a way to vent. He did not move his body at all, but simply held up one palm to the sky, about to strike Zeus's fist.

This palm strike was just an ordinary mortal's upward strike, but the sensory effect of Wu Pifu transforming into the heavens and earth, larger than planets, reappeared. His palm strike was immeasurably large. In Zeus's perception, it was like the wall of heaven and earth pressing down on him, larger than the earth, larger than the sky, and larger than the entire world in his eyes. His five fingers were like pillars supporting the sky. With one palm strike, he had nowhere to escape.

If it were just a matter of senses, that would be one thing, but what Zeus felt was not just a sensory deception. A palm strike as powerful as the walls of heaven and earth pressed down on him, the wind from which was terrifyingly strong enough to blow away planets. His flesh and blood clung tightly to his skeleton, and even his blood and flesh were blown behind his skeleton. The residual wind from this palm strike was enough to crush him to death.

"open!"

Just then, a hand blocked Wu Pifu's palm strike. With a loud shout, Wu Pifu's palm returned to normal size. In contrast, Adam, with bloody tears streaming from his eyes, used both palms to block Wu Pifu's attack.

With a loud bang, Adam was once again sent flying dozens of meters away, while Zeus, covered in blood, fled far away, no longer daring to approach Wu Pifu even a little bit.

"It's really amazing."

Only then did Wu Pifu have the energy to sigh.

When I say it's amazing, I'm not marveling at the power of the unity of heaven and man in Chinese martial arts, but rather at the power of Adam's vision.

This thing can actually simulate anything! And it's not just a simple simulation, but a revolutionary and superior simulation that surpasses its predecessor. It not only copies your power but can also calculate and become stronger on top of your power... This is simply heaven-defying!
Previously, he was still simulating the indestructible realm of martial arts, gradually breaking through to the unity of heaven and man, which already amazed Wu Pifu. Its heaven-defying effect was terrifying. But now, he directly started from the state of unity of heaven and man, which was a completely cheating method. If the enemy is strong, he is even stronger than the enemy. It is a super sublimation, using the enemy's own methods against them, right?

but……

"Go for it, Adam!" Wu Pifu laughed happily, ignoring the surrounding heroic spirits and gods. With a single step, he easily shattered the countless symbols and runes chanted by the red-haired beauty, and also shattered the distorted space carved by the young man in the long robe, arriving in front of Adam as if by teleportation.

Without any apparent effort or fancy moves, he simply slapped forward with a palm strike. Adam's eyes, already bulging from their sockets, roared and returned the blow with a similarly simple palm strike, sending Adam flying more than ten meters away. Before Adam could even get up, Adam bent over, stood upside down, and slapped down with a palm strike.

The movement and angle were completely wrong, yet this palm strike inexplicably collided with Wu Pifu's advancing, horizontal palm strike, and Adam was once again sent flying...

At this moment in the magic hall, a group of superhumans were either vomiting blood, fainting, or even dying suddenly. The remaining dozen or so superhumans were all vomiting blood while intently watching the battle scene on the mercury mirror.

"Magic! Magic! This is the first time I've been so close to the Root!"

A superhuman watched Wu Pifu's seemingly ordinary palm strike, and he became so excited that he coughed up mouthfuls of blood and roared wildly. Then, the next second, his eyes bulged out, and he collapsed to the ground, dead.

The surviving superhumans around him ignored him; they were all watching intently.

"This is the true path of magic... Our power has been emasculated by two major suppressive forces. These two pests will not allow us to get close to the source!"

Another superhuman vomited several liters of blood, collapsed to the ground, and fainted, wailing in agony.

The remaining superhumans all looked dejected, except for the second and third magicians, the pope, and the chief inquisitor, who all looked helpless.

The presiding judge scoffed, "Ignorant insects! How dare you presume to interpret the grace of the gods?!"

The Pope sighed, and said with some compassion, "The world is ignorant. You have no idea how much effort and sacrifice the two restraining forces have made to protect us humans... Beyond the world is only an abyss. What you think is close to the source is nothing more than being closer to death."

One of the superhumans, who collapsed to the ground, unable to bear watching the battle any longer, coughed up blood and said, "What does death matter for the truth, for the origin?! We are not insects! We want to see the truth, not be raised like insects in this false world!!"

The Third Mage, Ai Xiu, said to the Pope, "There's no need to say much to them. These giant babies who don't know the terrifying truth about the outer universe are too well protected, which is why they keep causing trouble... I'm curious, Your Highness, why is the White Child's terrifying healing power ineffective? During the Age of Gods, it continuously simulated terrifying armies dozens of times larger than the gods."

The Pope continued, his eyes fixed on the mercury wall, "Because this great being possesses a power similar to a predetermined death, similar yet not quite. Perhaps this is why he was able to slay the four Roots... Truly terrifying."

The second and third mages nodded simultaneously, but the chief judge hesitated, saying tentatively, "Such a terrifying being has descended upon our universe... After the White Child, how should we face Him?"

"unnecessary."

At this moment, a robe made entirely of black appeared out of thin air, floated to the side of the four people, and also made a gesture of looking at the mercury wall.

The Second Magician, the Third Magician, the Pope, and the Chief Judge all bowed respectfully.

"you are back?"

The four of them said respectfully at the same time.

First Magician!
The first and strongest mage in this world, there are even rumors that His magic is no longer bestowed by the Root through the two restraining forces, but comes from Himself. At the same time, He is also the strongest being in this world, and the true commander who orchestrated the Heaven's Feel Project.

"The price has already been paid by the two great suppressive forces, and this one will not, and need not, covet our world." The First Mage said, "He is far more powerful and famous than I expected. The slaying of the four great origins is not a lie, but a fact that actually happened... In fact, through a few old friends, I learned some rumors and experiences about this one. He is now extremely famous. A mortal who slayed the four great origins, a world-breaker of a transcendent world, a suspected embodiment of the root of a certain one, the creator of the scars of the Heavenly Dao, the nemesis and slaughterer of all non-humans... However, He is a good person."

nice guy?

The second and third magicians, the pope, and the chief judge all had a strong urge to complain, but they stopped themselves. Ai Xiu asked, "So, we don't have to pay any more price?"

"No, the Holy Grail must be paid for."

The First Mage said, “We old folks all know that the so-called Holy Grail, in their eyes, is an energy collector connecting to the Greater Grail, also known as the Lesser Grail. But we know that it is actually a collector of truth. It is the amount of truth that has been gathered generation after generation through the celestial veins, terrestrial veins, and human networks of this world. It was originally intended to evolve into the Heavenly Grail. It has already gathered enough truth. This is the price that must be paid. Only then can this being use this truth to materialize what He wants to obtain.”

All four of them breathed a sigh of relief. The judge immediately said, "Then the price is very minor. Even if the so-called Holy Grail is no longer available, it will not be a serious blow to us."

"Yes."

All five nodded, and the First Mage then said, "Then let us continue to watch the White Child head towards its end... Look, the White Child's true form has already begun to wither."

On the battlefield, as Adam repeatedly resisted Wu Pifu's attacks, his realm and strength also increased in tandem. Moreover, unlike the real Adam, the simulated Adam, although only having about 95% of the real Adam's strength, was a part of the White Child. He could continuously receive supplies from the White Child and would not have his spiritual foundation collapse with just one strike at the realm of oneness with heaven and man.

But this pressure falls squarely on the shoulders of the White Child.

To be able to sustain the state of oneness with nature is far beyond the capabilities of an ordinary human body.

The real Adam couldn't do it, the simulated Adam couldn't do it, and even Wu Pifu's true form couldn't do it!

But right now, both Wu Pifu and the simulated Adam have achieved a sustained burst of the state of oneness with nature!

"...A spirit-origin body? The two great suppressive forces, no, the very source of our world, are providing Lord Wu Pifu with a share and support?" The Second Mage discovered the truth and immediately said.

The First Mage said, "That's right. In terms of sheer size, the White Child is far inferior to the origin of our world. Not to mention compared to the original origin, it is far inferior even to the two major restraining forces. However, the White Child is the ultimate creation of the Egyptian civilization. It is a specialized, attack-oriented ultimate weapon, specifically designed to target everything in our world. Therefore, if it weren't for the parallel spacetime observation room created by the Second Mage, we would have been absorbed by the White Child even if we saw it. Although we could barely resist and escape, we would have been completely unable to retaliate."

The Pope suddenly realized, "So this is the truth behind the extinction of the Age of Gods? Even the most powerful gods, the two great restraining forces, were all restrained by the White Child, possessing immense power but utterly useless."

The First Mage affirmed, "That's right. But now that Mr. Wu Pifu has appeared, our world can finally fight against the White Child based on sheer size. As long as we can support Mr. Wu Pifu's spirit body, we can consume as much energy as we need!"

Everyone was impressed, but the presiding judge suddenly asked curiously, "Mr. Wu Pifu found the best way to fight, using the sheer size of our world to overwhelm the White Child, rendering its many supernatural abilities, treasures, and miracles useless. This is undoubtedly the result of His countless battles, nothing surprising. But I'm curious, why did Adam, evolved from the White Child, insist on fighting Mr. Wu Pifu to the death, exhausting his strength? Even if he were directly killed and annihilated, and all the evolved gods and heroes were wiped out, it wouldn't have depleted much of the White Child's strength. It has been sucking blood from our world for countless years; it could easily recreate other supernatural abilities and miracles. Isn't this suicide?"

The others remained silent and puzzled, but Ai Xiu sighed and said, "This time, the Holy Grail War summoned Adam, which was my strong recommendation, because I know Adam. He... he is also a good person. He loves all humans who are called human, who are human, and who are human beings. Although these divine spirits and heroic spirits derived from the White Child are still controlled by it, unable to break free or rebel, they have indeed completely simulated the personality and mind of its original. I think, as a simulated Adam, perhaps he also wants to save humanity in this world..."

"It is saving everything in Adam's way."

On the other side, on the battlefield, Wu Pifu was engrossed in a divine palm strike, one after another. With each strike, his understanding and mastery of the unity of heaven and man deepened. His body seemed to disintegrate for a moment with each strike, but then reassembled in an extremely short interval, less than a nanosecond. He himself was unaware of this, and just kept striking with his palms, his eyes vacant.

On the other side, Adam's eye sockets were completely torn apart, and huge cracks appeared on the pupils of his two eyes, almost piercing through the six-pointed star mark. At the same time, his arms and legs had turned into pale flesh and were festering. Even so, he continued to strike with his palms, and each palm strike clashed squarely with Wu Pifu.

Until this moment, he was no longer knocked away; instead, with each palm strike, Wu Pifu's body trembled slightly.

The three small animals and the golden tree bonsai were surrounded by a visible protective layer. Every time the two struck each other, this protective layer trembled and tore violently. The three small animals and the golden tree bonsai were all trembling, because from their visual senses, it seemed as if they saw two behemoths far larger than planets colliding. Each impact seemed to bring forth earth, wind, water, and fire, bring forth a supernova explosion, and bring forth a restart of the universe.

They could even vaguely see what appeared to be invisible chaotic currents tearing through the protective shield.

If they were to break free of this protective shield, they probably wouldn't last even a moment and would be instantly churned into particles by this terrifying turbulence. Fortunately, the strength of this protective shield comes from the Wu Pifu. The stronger the Wu Pifu, the stronger the protection. So, although the Wu Pifu and the simulated Adam are rapidly increasing in strength, they still cannot break through this protective shield.

In fact, all the other gods and heroes in the vicinity had already vanished and disappeared. Zeus, the red-haired beauty, and the young man in the long robe—these were originally famous gods or heroes, and were among the top-ranking beings in mythology and legend. At this moment, they couldn't even withstand the aftershocks.

Only Wu Pifu and Adam continued to exchange palm strikes, their state of oneness with heaven and man steadily rising. However, Wu Pifu had already become completely absorbed in the divine, and his consciousness could no longer bear the weight of this ascent. He had instinctively entered a state of neither thought nor non-thought.

At this moment, the 10,000-meter-tall White Child had fallen back into the sea and was about to disappear.

Wu Pifu's body also began to dissipate into particles. He then struck forward with his palm, and as he did so, both his palm and he transformed into "light"...

Adam's eyes suddenly exploded, and the six-pointed star mark shattered as well. Not only did his eyes and the six-pointed star mark shatter, but also countless gods and heroes on the Throne of Heroes, far beyond this world, were observing the battle that would determine the fate of this world. Adam's eyes also exploded, and the six-pointed star mark in his pupils shattered as well.

But Adam, seated high on the throne of heroes, laughed happily.

In the real world, the simulated Adam also revealed a faint, almost imperceptible smile, and then he too struck out with his palm, both his palm and he transforming into "light"...

When Wu Pifu came to his senses, he was already sitting high on a majestic, ancient throne that exuded a certain indescribable charm.

He suddenly stood up, his hands outstretched as if to wave something, but he could no longer recall the meaning or memory of that last palm strike. This left him feeling lost and blank. After a long while, he finally smiled to himself.

"...It's over, it's really over. Having this kind of opportunity is already a blessing that countless people would rather die for. I'm not even an ascended being yet, how could I possibly dream of going any higher? This experience has already paved an incredible future for me..."

Wu Pifu muttered to himself, then sat down again. He didn't speak, but closed his eyes and pondered silently, trying to memorize.

After a long, long time, he finally opened his eyes and asked, "What was the result of that palm strike?"

Immediately, a passage resembling a television screen appeared before him. Beyond the passage was the coastline where he was fighting. At this moment, the coastline had changed drastically. A huge indentation had completely altered the geography of the area. If viewed on a world map, the size of the indentation was roughly the size of France, completely transforming the entire western coast of Europe.

"Simply using martial arts with a mortal body caused such great damage?" Wu Pifu clicked his tongue in amazement.

His spirit body was far inferior to his true form, merely the physical attributes of a servant, and he only used traditional martial arts. Unexpectedly, after reaching that level, he even changed the geography of the earth.

Neither the Alaya consciousness nor the Gaia consciousness dared to speak, but only gave a definite message.

“…That’s amazing.”

Wu Pifu was somewhat lost in thought. He murmured, "I never imagined that there really was a lower realm beyond the Unity of Heaven and Man. And I'm certain that it's not the Origin level. In fact, above mortals is the Ascended Body, and the Ascended Body level exists, but above the Ascended Body isn't the Origin level. The Origin level isn't even a level! But... I can't remember it..."

Wu Pifu sighed, and after a long pause, he suddenly whispered, "At the end... that lifelike Adam smiled, didn't he?"

The two major inhibitory forces remained silent.

Only Wu Pifu sat on the throne of heroes, staring blankly at the huge dent and gap.

Son of White...

Annihilated and vanished.

(End of this chapter)