When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 332 You are the challenger

The scenery changed, and the snow-white landscape reappeared before our eyes.

The "Four Heavenly Kings" were no match for the weight of knowledge. Under the influx of massive amounts of information, they all crashed and were defeated in an instant, allowing Bai Ze's consciousness to return to reality.

At the same time, Bai Ze had already sensed the disordered fluctuations in mental energy.

After their defeat, the "Four Heavenly Kings" could no longer hide themselves, and their positions were completely exposed.

With a casual wave of his hand, Bai Ze caused the snow to collapse on the mountainside a dozen meters away, revealing a strange figure.

He was a emaciated monk wearing only yellow monk's trousers.

The monk sat cross-legged, his upper body mostly made of metal, with only a small portion still being flesh. His head was bald and his face was withered. At this moment, his eyes were wide open and unfocused, and he was about to lose consciousness.

"Mechanical monks?" Bai Ze frowned slightly.

The mechanical monks all belong to the mechanical monastic community of the ancient land of India. They believe in the idea that "the body is like a boat, and the soul is used to cultivate oneself," and regard the body as a stinking bag of skin.

At the fifth star level, the mechanical monk will use his essence to nourish his divine essence, burn his blood essence to forcibly open the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows, and then gradually replace his body, which has weakened due to the loss of essence, with his mechanical body.

This is undoubtedly a heretical path. No matter how well a mechanical body is made, it is still inferior to a real physical body and will not possess the various supernatural abilities of the seven souls.

However, this unorthodox path is not without its advantages. Because they use their vital energy to nourish their spiritual essence, mechanical monks have exceptionally strong mental power. In the end, they can even replace their heads with mechanical bodies, allowing their consciousness to live within the mechanical body.

In terms of cybernetics alone, the new warriors of the Western Union would have to admit defeat to these mechanical monks.

However, Bai Ze frowned not because these mechanical monks were too cybernetic, but because the mechanical monks were a branch of the Great Freedom Demonic Cult.

According to the Federation's investigation at the time, the Great Freedom Demon Lord probably wanted to use mechanical bodies to carry his will, and these mechanical monks were actually experimental subjects.

This path likely failed, but the mechanical monks survived and thrived in the post-war Indian subcontinent, securing a place for themselves.

Now, when Bai Ze sees the mechanical monks, he immediately thinks of the Great Freedom Demon Lord.

The mechanical monks are also followers of the Great Freedom Demon Lord. Now that they have appeared, the Great Freedom Demon Lord's gaze may have also fallen upon them.

Although I have already rejected the Great Freedom Demon Lord, I can't help the fact that the Great Freedom Demon Lord might be a lower-level evil god.

Thinking this, Bai Ze decisively raised his palm, ready to finish off these mechanical monks with a single blow.

But before Bai Ze could strike, the mechanical monk, whose identity had already been revealed, suddenly made a move.

Pain and struggle appeared on his withered face, and a strange writhing appeared on his neck. Then, a cloud of turbid yellow mist was exhaled from his mouth and floated towards Bai Ze like a living thing.

No, that's a living thing.

What appeared to be a yellow cloud was actually an accumulation of countless tiny insects, and as the yellow cloud was expelled, the remaining parts of the monk's body quickly lost their vitality.

"Five-colored divine light".

Bai Ze frowned, let out a soft shout, and divine light rose up, blocking the yellow clouds.

The five-colored divine light automatically evolved a restraining nature, and with a single sweep, a large swathe of yellow clouds was instantly annihilated.

These insects may be strange, but they are still living beings. As long as the Five-Colored Divine Light extinguishes their life force, it will naturally destroy them.

But as the five-colored divine light destroyed the yellow clouds in front, thick yellow mists simultaneously burst forth from the left, right, and rear, surging towards Bai Ze from all directions.

The four Heavenly Kings died suddenly, and everything they had fed these strange insects.

The five-colored divine light, influenced by the power of words, moved spontaneously, completely enveloping Bai Ze and keeping Huang Yun out.

However, at this moment, Bai Ze suddenly sensed countless fluctuations of spiritual energy, and countless tiny transparent objects appeared on the light screen surrounding him.

Like tiny, transparent worms, they clung to the divine light, emitting eerie spiritual fluctuations.

These tiny spiritual energies pierced Bai Ze's consciousness like needles, while he noticed the surrounding yellow clouds multiplying wildly.

The more insects were wiped out by the divine light, the more they multiplied, growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Bai Ze's gaze sharpened, and divine light erupted, sending waves of energy crashing down, blasting away all the strange worms and the yellow worm cloud. He then leaped into the air, propelled by the invisible force field, and sped up the mountain.

The yellow clouds completely engulfed the spot where Bai Ze had originally stood, and then, like a tidal wave, surged upstream, frantically chasing after Bai Ze.

'What exactly is this thing? A strange insect? Or a Gu worm?'

Bai Ze's mind raced. 'Given this situation, the Martial Arts Association should have already detected the anomaly via satellite, but...'

The fact that Dongxia's top firefighter did not appear indicates that he had not received the message.

Either there's something wrong with the satellite, or there's something wrong with the person in charge.

Moreover, Luo Shu did not make a sound, the connection was broken, and the signal must have been blocked.

This is to prevent Bai Ze from sending any distress signal.

'The preparations are really thorough.'

Bai Ze quickly assessed the situation, his pupils overlapping in his eyes, while his lips moved rapidly.

"Cleanse yourself."

It removes all foreign attachments from itself.

"Malicious perception".

not found.

"Mental insight".

A white light formed a ring around his pupils, and the power of his words was further amplified. As Bai Ze saw countless energies, he also saw traces of spiritual power.

He suddenly twisted his body and flew to the right. Then he pressed his palm down, and his true energy surged, forming a vast wave of palm force that crashed towards the snow-covered hillside.

boom!
The palm strike shook the ground, shattering the layers of snow, and the powerful wind swept across a ten-meter radius.

A figure appeared amidst the torrent of palm force, and with a light wave of his arms, effortlessly deflected the domineering palm force.

"Interesting. My mental energy fluctuations were almost nonexistent, yet you still detected them."

Amidst the swirling snow dust, a tall, well-groomed white youth with neatly combed silver hair, a high nose, and deep-set eyes appeared.

He was wearing a white lab coat, revealing dark blue clothing underneath. His hair was neatly tied back in a ponytail.

His silver-white hair was not natural; it must have been the mark of time. However, his face looked like that of a twenty-year-old, and his eyes showed no signs of aging, but rather a youthful vigor.

This is a terrifying existence that has lived through many years, yet whose mentality is as bright as the rising sun.

The lifespan of the physical body is easy to extend, but the will is difficult to sustain.

No matter how hard you try to maintain your mindset, the passage of time will still age your heart.

Even if it doesn't break your spirit in the end, it will still become an invisible burden in your practice.

This young man, however, has completely broken free from this burden. His mind is forever young, like the rising sun, and no matter what he experiences, he will never be dragged down.

In Taoist terminology, this is called the Pure Yang Dao Heart. "An immortal?!"

The moment Bai Ze's gaze swept over this person, his heart was filled with tremendous turmoil.

He recognized the man at a glance, because the man's appearance was not mysterious.

All of the person's photos, from their childhood to old age, were compiled by the Ursus Federation into a file representing dangerous information and shared with other countries, so that everyone knew who this person was.

— Koche, the “Immortal”.

The greatest traitor of the Ursus Federation, the creator of "The Theory of Undying Evolution," a human being whose infamy rivals that of a god.

His appearance was like a boulder crashing into Bai Ze's heart, almost shattering his spirit.

However, in the next instant, Bai Ze calmed down again.

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

Kosh asked in fluent Dongxia language, even with a hint of Beijing accent.

“If you were an immortal being in your true form, I would never have been able to detect you,” Bai Ze said, landing on a large rock not far away. “The fact that I was able to detect you means that your current strength is in the same range as mine, not much different.”

What realm is the immortal?
His exact level of cultivation is unknown; all that is known is that he once crushed three Heavenly Gate warriors.

The fact that Bai Ze was able to discover such a powerful individual speaks volumes.

Of course, even if his strength was in the same range as Bai Ze's, Kosh'e's level would not be easily detected by a six-star or even seven-star martial artist. But who told him to run into Bai Ze?

"Exceptional deductive reasoning ability and astonishing rational thinking."

Koschée clapped his hands lightly in praise, then said, "Why don't you guess why I came to you?"

"It's all for the sake of the 'Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique'," Bai Ze said bluntly.

There's no other possibility besides this. It can't be because I, Bai, am handsome, right?

And since this is a possibility, it means...

“You were present at Hallasan Mountain.” Baek Ze stared at Kosh.

Only at Hallasan did Baekje unleash his full power and reveal the true nature of the Dharma Image.

In other cases, even if Kosché could see that Bai Ze had cultivated the "Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique," it would be difficult to distinguish whether it was the Dharma Image that had cultivated it or Bai Ze himself.

Bai Ze and the Dharma Form overlap constantly; he is the Dharma Form, and the Dharma Form is him. The two are as one. If the Dharma Form cultivates, it is equivalent to him cultivating.

"correct answer."

Kosh'e looked at Bai Ze with great interest. "I originally planned to come to you after you had mastered your technique, but I can't wait any longer. I'm eager to see how you make a body of true qi cultivate the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique."

As they spoke, Huang Yun had already reached the same height as the two of them, and a strange feeling crept into Bai Ze's heart.

Bai Ze's keen sense of vital energy allowed him to detect a subtle change in the surrounding vital energy, with an ominous aura merging into it.

"Lu Qiudi is a genius. I only left some ideas in the experimental data, and she used them to create a brand new path."

Kosch suddenly mentioned the dean of the Yujing Wuda Medical School, "Her approach to controlling microorganisms is amazing. She should be one of my most outstanding students. Will you be just as outstanding?"

Kosch'e had a kind face, and he even treated those who obtained "The Theory of Immortal Evolution" as his students, including Lu Qiudi and Bai Ze.

Therefore, even though Bai Ze used the "words become law" technique, he did not sense any malice.

However, even if Koche were to kill someone, he probably wouldn't have any malicious intent.

In this man's mind, perhaps everything in the world is his guinea pig, so how could he possibly harbor malice or murderous intent towards his guinea pigs?

Upon hearing Kosh'e's words, Bai Ze immediately connected them with the changes in the Yuan Qi.

"You used microorganisms to modify the vital energy?" Bai Ze asked.

"good."

Koche looked at Bai Ze with the eyes of a teacher, saying, "You are indeed very excellent." He said, "The primordial energy in this area has been transformed and even incorporated into the spiritual worms. Even the Cantongqi can hardly separate and absorb it, let alone give you time to absorb it."

Even if Bai Ze had a way to extract the beneficial parts of the vital energy, it would still take time. During a battle, how could he have the leisure to separate them?

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Yun caught up again, his presence spreading all around, and the changes in the spiritual energy began to intensify.

At the same time, the surrounding vital energy was actively converging towards Bai Ze.

Even though Bai Ze didn't absorb any Yuan Qi, the Yuan Qi still crawled towards him like worms, trying to burrow into his body.

Kosh'e had his hands in the pockets of his white coat, seemingly with no intention of taking action, because the yellow clouds and spirit worms were already enough to pose a threat to Bai Ze.

If it were a six-star or even a seven-star, they would probably be in danger right now.

"last question."

As Bai Ze was gradually enveloped by the yellow clouds, he spoke up and asked, "The Martial Arts Association's satellites shouldn't be able to see this place now, right?"

"Within half an hour, the Martial Arts Association will only receive reports of no abnormalities," Kosch said with a light laugh.

"Really... That's good."

Bai Ze's voice remained calm, to an eerie degree.

"Since that's the case, then I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman anymore."

The true energy swirled rapidly, forming a vortex that swallowed up the surrounding yellow clouds and primordial energy, continuously gathering them in front of Bai Ze.

The phantom image of the Dharma appeared, reaching out its palm to grab the yellow vortex of primordial energy.

"Refining."

Grab it and refine it in an instant.

No matter what kind of microorganisms you are, no matter what kind of mutated energy you are, they will all be refined by the giant hand.

The vitality of microorganisms was forcibly extracted, the spiritual worms were compressed and condensed into pure spiritual power, and the vital energy was absorbed and purified, returning to its original state.

As the saying goes, as long as you put in enough effort, your words will become law, which is almost omnipotent.

Even if Bai Ze doesn't know any methods for absorbing life force or refining spiritual power, as long as he's willing to expend the energy, he can still do the same thing by making his words come true.

It's just that the energy consumption is higher, but it's completely within an acceptable range.

Vitality, spiritual power, and primordial energy were forcibly swallowed up and transformed into a part of the Dharma Form. The surrounding yellow mist was rapidly fading, while the Dharma Form's aura was continuously strengthening.

"Kosh'e".

The Dharma Image extended its palm, pressing it towards the descending form of the immortal from afar.

"You are the challenger."

(End of this chapter)