The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 340 Breakthrough! Breakthrough!
The mountains are verdant and the weather is fine and sunny.

A white waterfall cascades down from the height, crashing into the deep pool below with a thunderous roar, splashing up countless droplets of water.

On a huge boulder not far away, Xu Xingchen sat cross-legged, meditating and cultivating in peace.

His aura rose and fell like the tide, sometimes like a whirlpool, sometimes like a dragon, sometimes like flying flowers, and sometimes like a sharp sword.

The immense internal energy circulated through the meridians, vast and boundless.

Wherever it goes, the muscles, organs, and blood in its entire body tremble slightly.

It was as if a single thought of his could bring about a dramatic change.

The compass in my mind has shrunk from about ten feet to three feet.
At this point, the above theories of Yin and Yang and the mysteries of Heaven and Earth seem to have reached the limit he can currently achieve, and can no longer be further integrated or reduced.

The mysterious thing lurking deep within his body, somewhere unknown, once again stirred from its dormant state.

The feeling was much stronger than before, full of vitality, full of agility and freedom, full of all the incredible miracles!
Xu Xingchen raised an eyebrow slightly and suppressed the sensations in her body once again.

He opened his eyes, leaped off the rocks, and landed on the grass by the pool.

With a calm gaze and graceful movements, he unleashed the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms he had learned from Hong Qigong.

Kanglong has regrets!

The dragon appears in the field!

Flying dragon in the sky!

Two dragons playing in the water!

Every move and every stance lacked the domineering power of the world's number one yang and hard palm technique; instead, it was as soft as Tai Chi.

Leisurely and slow, graceful and generous!
His palms rose and fell silently, yet with a calm and composed stillness.

Xu Xingchen concealed all the power of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, his movements appearing gentle and graceful, yet their power was actually contained within.

No mountains, no dew.

After these days of research and deliberation, he realized that his personality was actually not very suitable for this set of Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are extremely powerful and domineering, requiring a broad-minded, bold, and courageous person to unleash their full potential.

He was broad-minded enough, but humble and polite, lacking the heroic spirit of daring to be the first in the world.

Therefore, even if he learned the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and practiced diligently day and night, he could never reach the highest level that Hong Qigong could achieve.

However, when things are at their worst, one must adapt; and adaptation leads to success!
Since he could not unleash the full power of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, he would extract its essence and incorporate it into his own martial arts.

If Hong Qigong saw Xu Xingchen wasting his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms like this, he would probably be so angry that he could eat eighteen roast chickens in a row.

After finishing a set of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, Xu Xingchen stopped and pondered for a while before continuing his practice.

So, after typing it once, he would ponder for a long time; after typing it once, he would ponder for a long time.
Combined with the Yin-Yang theory and the mysteries of Heaven and Earth that had shrunk to the size of a three-foot compass in his mind.
The moves and techniques of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms have subtly changed.

Xu Xingchen possessed an abundance of unparalleled martial arts techniques in his mind, having traversed three different worlds, encountered countless masters, and created numerous martial arts manuals.
His understanding of martial arts has reached an extremely high level!

Hong Qigong's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms were gradually transformed into a different style by him after a few twists and turns.

In the process of transformation and modification, he also continuously incorporated some of his own martial arts characteristics.

Half a day later.
Xu Xingchen, standing on the grass by the water's edge, once again unleashed the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.

Its form resembled a dragon-shaped breeze, swirling and dancing on the ground and in the air, incredibly light and agile, and unbelievably fast.

He reached out and clapped his hands, the palm technique both gentle and swift.

But where the palm print landed, the air exploded violently with a bang, and a faint dragon's roar echoed in the air.

Xu Xingchen moved like a dragon and the wind, flashing past a large tree, a rock, and a stone wall.

The huge tree, which it would take one person to encircle, trembled violently. Countless green leaves on its crown broke free from the branches and flew into the sky, then transformed into a shower of green rain that drifted away with the wind.

next moment.
The bare tree trunk twisted violently, as if a divine dragon was swimming and flying inside, rampaging wildly.

Wherever it passed, the thick bark and white heartwood were cracked with twisted, everted fissures.

Click!
The entire tree seemed to be held in the hands of a giant, twisted and turned, and cracked inch by inch.

Scattered on the ground were broken branches, twisted like snakes, a terrifying sight!
Xu Xingchen gently slapped the rock, which was as tall as a person.
A crack spread rapidly through the rocks, and in the blink of an eye, it formed a swirling, dragon-shaped trail.

Then, with a snap, it shattered into pieces!

The large and small stones that have broken apart all have a subtle twisted curve, as if they were works of art carefully carved by a master craftsman.

The stone wall photographed by Xu Xingchen.
Countless cracks twisted, rotated, and spread out like a spider web, eventually forming the shape of a divine dragon.

A mountain breeze blew by, and countless large and small stones fell from the rock wall with a crackling sound.

A deep, foot-deep crater, resembling a dragon's head, was revealed! Xu Xingchen returned to the grassy area by the pool, looking at the three different results of his three palm strikes, and thoughtfully said, "This... should be considered a kind of spiral force, right?"

"Its power is no less than that of Hong Qigong's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms."

The mountain breeze blows the damp mist from the waterfall onto the shore, making the air feel moist.

Xu Xingchen felt the mysterious thing inside her body begin to stir for the third time, and couldn't help but smile: "It's time!"

Having said that, he leaped up, headfirst, and plunged into the deep pool below.

Gulu!
Xu Xingchen dived into the water and sank downwards.

When it sinks to a depth of ten meters, the light above begins to dim.

After going down to a depth of twenty meters, the surrounding scenery became somewhat blurry and indistinguishable.

It reached thirty meters.
We have reached the bottom of the pool.

The surroundings were dark, but in Xu Xingchen's eyes, everything was clearly visible.

This place is a "deep well" that has been eroded by the waterfall over the years.

Although the surrounding stone walls were pitted and uneven, they remained smooth.

The bottom was covered with pebbles of all sizes.

There were no secret passages, nor were there any rare or exotic animals or aquatic pythons.

A small school of fish swam around nearby, but with the arrival of Xu Xingchen, this uninvited guest, they quickly fled their territory.

Seeing that there was no danger nearby, Xu Xingchen crossed his legs and slowly landed on a relatively flat boulder among the countless pebbles on the beach.

Place your hands in a mudra on your lower abdomen.

Eyes closed, breathing ceased completely!
Once the internal energy has circulated through the meridians once, and the mind has calmed down, the suppression in the body is completely released.

A mysterious entity hidden deep within the body responded in such a way that it began to beat, like a heartbeat.

This pulsation even affected his muscles, bones, flesh, internal organs, and caused his entire body and limbs to vibrate slightly.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
As time slowly passed, this slight tremor became stronger and more obvious, and gradually evolved until all the muscles in his body began to swell and contract; swell and contract.
In the end, his entire body seemed to transform into a giant heart, pounding incessantly.

The resulting massive shockwave spread out in concentric ripples across the surrounding pool.

When the frequency of this contraction and expansion oscillation reaches a certain level.

His body, like Zhou Botong's, began to transform uncontrollably.

crackling
With a cracking sound, the muscles all over his body stretched outwards, and he also grew taller.

His outer clothes were stretched taut, revealing his strong, muscular body.

The changes did not end there.
The second transformation is coming soon!
Amidst the crackling sounds of bones and muscles exploding like firecrackers, his strong body bulged outwards once more, his taut bones rapidly merging into massive, solid muscles, and various vibrant colors covering his body, transforming him into a small, majestic mountain.

Then, the third change arrived.
Xu Xingchen's body, which was sitting cross-legged at the bottom of the pool, rose upwards again.

But the muscles all over his body became smoother as they writhed violently. Half of his body turned as black as ink, and the other half turned as white as jade. Even his hair turned half black and half white, like black and white water plants swaying with the waves.

The aura emanating from him surged even more violently!
The stones at the bottom of the pool were constantly moved by the Yin-Yang magnetic force, sometimes swaying lightly with the pool water, and even floating up; at other times they suddenly crashed back to the ground, colliding with each other and creating tiny sparks.

The water within a radius of three zhang was disturbed by the aura surging from his body, turning into irregular turbulent currents.

Yet it always surrounded him, never leaving his side.

Xu Xingchen's half-black, half-white face became extremely serious, and the thing deep within his body that was about to be born throbbed more and more violently and frantically.

Silently, a faint, mysterious aura emerged from the surrounding water, as if it possessed a life of its own, and nimbly entered his body; it traveled through layers of bones, flesh, and internal organs, reaching that unknown space, where it merged with the mysterious thing about to be born.

With the help of this mysterious aura from heaven and earth, the mysterious thing finally broke free from its shell.

Buzz~~~!

A booming, resounding voice echoed in Xu Xingchen's mind.

An electric shock-like tremor spread from the depths of my soul, reaching my internal organs, muscles, bones, flesh, and limbs.

His body began to be reborn once again, and in the process of being reborn, he transformed again.

These two modes merged into one during the process of breaking through to the next level four times, and this reaction process was extremely rapid.

Crackling!

Amidst the cracking sounds of bones and muscles, his tall, black-and-white body did not continue to grow taller and stronger; instead, it began to shrink and become smaller.

Soon, it returned to its original shape.

At the same time, an inexplicable power rapidly formed within his body.
(End of this chapter)