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Chapter 212 Water overflows when full, the moon wanes after it's full—the perfect ending!! (Update 45 of 2 words)

Jiang Wei's voice was calm and completely undisturbed.

Like a pebble thrown into a deep pool, it spreads an invisible ripple around the stone table at the edge of the training field.

The words fell.

The entire corner of the training ground fell into a deathly silence.

The solemnity that had arisen on Wei Banmeng's cold face due to the Ghost Festival instantly froze, turning into astonishment.

Even Fang Qingyu's brows furrowed instantly.

Several pairs of eyes, like real searchlights, focused on Jiang Wei.

The air seemed to freeze.

Jiang Wei seemed to finally realize what she had just said.

She raised her small face, her clear, big eyes sweeping over the several faces around her, all filled with shock and question marks.

On that small face that usually had no expression, her long eyelashes fluttered twice.

Then, with her small mouth slightly open, she added in a soft, natural tone:

"I mean, I saw it on the forum last time."

"I've heard that the Ghost Festival isn't just a festival for ghosts; when the barriers between spaces are weak, it's even possible that the true form of a deity might come from another dimension."

"forum?"

Chu Kuanglan's astonishment instantly turned into confusion, and he repeated the sentence in a muffled voice.

Lu Jiuyuan frowned, seemingly considering the credibility of this "hearsay".

Wei Banmeng's cool gaze lingered on Jiang Wei's face for a moment, then looked at Fang Qingyu, before slowly nodding, breaking the brief awkward silence.

“I haven’t heard of that before.” Her voice returned to its cool tone, tinged with a hint of contemplation, “but it’s not impossible.”

She paused, her tone carrying a sense of solemnity in the face of the unknown.

"With the spatial barriers in disarray, the ghosts of fate can surge through. Theoretically, gods in dimensions closer to reality, if they possess sufficient power and will, might also be able to force their way through. Although the price to pay for such a 'true form' descent is unimaginable and the risks are extremely high, given the madness and irrationality of gods, who can guarantee they won't take a desperate gamble?"

“If that really happens,” Wei Banmeng’s voice lowered, “it won’t be as simple as the Tide of Fate. It will be a divine calamity.”

The two words are “divine disaster”.

The heavy weight of the event made the atmosphere, which had just eased, become somber again.

Chu Kuanglan and Lu Jiuyuan exchanged a glance, both seeing deep apprehension in each other's eyes.

"Damn it! This Ghost Festival is really giving us no peace of mind!"

Chu Kuanglan scratched his hair in frustration.

Fang Qingyu then looked at Jiang Wei, a hint of understanding flashing deep in his molten gold eyes.

Only he understood that Jiang Wei's two sentences just now were not unfounded, nor were they just rumors from the forum.

He blinked very slightly at Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei received the signal, lowered her head again, and held the tablet.

Her face regained its usual expression, as if she were just an ordinary little girl who had simply recounted gossip from the forum.

The group then discussed the Ghost Festival for a while, recounting past examples, such as a large-scale ghost tide that suddenly broke out in a remote town one year, polluting the entire area.

In a certain year, abnormal spatial fluctuations were discovered in the underground pipe network of a major city. The elite forces of the Shenguan Bureau suffered heavy losses before they were able to close it off.
The atmosphere remained somewhat heavy.

Finally, with a deeper sense of vigilance and pressure about the upcoming Ghost Festival, the group dispersed to make the most of their remaining time to improve themselves.

A few days later again.

Bamboo Creek Courtyard.

A gentle breeze rustled through the bamboo grove.

Sunlight filters through the sparse bamboo leaves, casting dappled patterns of light across the bluestone-paved courtyard.

Fang Qingyu was shirtless, his bronze skin gleaming like metal in the sunlight, his muscles smooth and restrained, yet containing explosive power.

Standing quietly in the center of the courtyard.

It did not stimulate the flow of Qi and blood, nor did it activate the golden body.

Simply standing there, it resembles an ancient bronze statue rooted in the earth, exuding a majestic and imposing aura.

This is the natural pressure brought about by a martial artist's physical limits when their Golden Body value reaches 99 points.

call!
Fang Qingyu took a slow breath, his chest rising and falling slightly like a bellows.

Immediately, his body moved swiftly.

His left fist struck out with the force of a collapsing mountain and splitting rocks.

The punches were fierce and violent, like a volcano that had been accumulating power for millennia erupting in a single day.

Wherever the fist passed, the air emitted a muffled boom, and nine visible dark golden energies, like coiling evil dragons, layered, compressed, and rotated in front of the fist!
Each burst of energy contained terrifying power capable of splitting stone tablets and shattering rocks. The nine layers of energy combined pushed this power to a devastating peak!

Nine Prisons Mountain-Shattering Fist!
boom!
The force of the punch exploded, causing a bamboo leaf in front of it to dance wildly.

Pull your fist back!

Fang Qingyu's body suddenly sank, and his right shoulder, like a battering sledgehammer, slammed forward with immense force!
Bajiquan·Iron Mountain Backstroke!

The movements are simple and unadorned, yet they contain extreme penetrating and destructive power!

It was as if even a real iron mountain in front of him would be smashed to pieces by this force that concentrated all his strength!
The moment the shoulder collided, the bluestone slab beneath their feet silently shattered into a spiderweb pattern!
The two fist techniques, one layered and the other penetrating, were very different in style, yet both displayed the ultimate power of perfection in Fang Qingyu's hands!

The drill is complete.

Fang Qingyu stopped his stance and stood up, his blood and qi gradually calming down.

Feel the surging power within my body.

Last time, during the battle for Thunder Essence in Starfire Fortress, I killed many cultists and, together with the Fate Ghosts I hunted in the Abyss, I accumulated a considerable number of skill points.

His martial arts cultivation has now reached the peak of the Profound Realm.

The golden body represents the pinnacle of martial arts.

All that remains is that his body movements and fist techniques have not yet reached their most perfect state.

Once all martial arts are integrated and standardized.

We are about to step into the "abyss" again, seeking that final opportunity for a breakthrough.

Wei Banmeng and the others were doing the same, polishing the final details.

For these exceptionally talented members of the Hidden Dragons, breaking through to the Martial Arts Grandmaster level is inevitable; it's just a matter of time.

A breakthrough can be achieved within three months.

The goal is to qualify for a spot in the special team.

After all, the generous resources allocated by Project Hidden Dragon each month are enough to support them steadily reaching that point, so there's no need to rush.

Fang Qingyu's mind was absorbed into the diagram.

The mind is focused on the two perfect icons: [Nine Hells Mountain Collapse Fist] and [Eight Extremes Fist].

An invisible force instantly linked the two together.

"Fusion!"

The will, like a hammer, fell heavily.

Om-! ! !
Fang Qingyu's consciousness seemed to be instantly thrown into a huge furnace.

On the left side of the furnace, nine dark gold evil dragons made of pure power roared and churned, intertwining layer upon layer. Each spiral brought ripples of spatial distortion, radiating a terrifying power that could shake and shatter everything!
Nine Hells Collapse Mountain: Nine layers of force combined, fierce and violent, splitting mountains and cracking rocks!
On the right side of the furnace, there was a force condensed to its extreme, like a siege cone forged from refined steel!
The complex spirals have no fancy trajectories, only the purest, straightest, and most ruthless penetrating will!
Bajiquan is fierce and violent, with a crisp and explosive power, and a devastating attack.

The key is to "drive straight in without any obstruction"!
Boom! ! !

Two illusory figures, representing the pinnacle of different martial arts, collided violently inside the furnace!

The Nine Hells Evil Dragon roared, attempting to entangle and shatter the siege spike.

The battering ram, imbued with an indomitable will, relentlessly chiseled towards the core of the evil dragon!
Rejection! Conflict!
Each collision brought about a violent shock to the mind, as if to completely tear apart Fang Qingyu's understanding of boxing techniques.

Fang Qingyu sat cross-legged on the bluestone slab in the courtyard.

His body remained completely still, like an ancient rock.

With a furrowed brow, his mind sank into the violent collision, frantically trying to capture the fragments of laws that remained after each impact.

"The nine hells stacked upon each other, though their power is fierce, lacks variation and is easily deflected."

"The Eight Extremes Penetration technique, though its intent is firm, lacks the ability to accumulate power, making it difficult to cope with multiple defenses."

"Nine layers of force, if they could advance in a spiral like a drill, penetrating layer by layer."

"Even the most powerful and fierce forces need a solid foundation to be able to sweep away the withered and decaying."

Countless insights emerged and were recombined in the collision.

I do not know how long it has been.

The violent collision of the Nine Hellish Evil Dragon and the illusory siege cone abruptly halted.

It's as if some strange balance has been found.

The nine evil dragons no longer intertwined haphazardly, but instead linked head to tail, like nine dark golden spirals, and began to spin wildly around the core of the siege cone!
And the battering ram was no longer a straight-lined, brute-force charge.

Its tip begins to spin at high speed, like the sharpest drill bit!
Boom——! ! !
The spinning Nine Hellish Dragon and the high-speed rotating siege cone merged into one!
It transformed into a massive, spiraling, ethereal fist-shaped phantom, its dark gold and bronze light intertwined!

The core of the fist's power is ultimate penetration.

The outer edge of the spiral is composed of layers of superimposed, oscillating, and shattering forces.

hum!
The fusion is complete! A completely new essence of the fist technique surged into Fang Qingyu's mind.

Heavy! Penetrating! Spiral! Crushing!
[Congratulations! Fusion successful! You have mastered the core skill "Nine Hells Breakthrough" Lv.1 (0/1000)!]

Fang Qingyu slowly opened his eyes.

Deep within his pupils, a swirling, illusory fist-shaped aura seemed to flash by.

Slowly raise your right hand, and slowly clench your five fingers into a fist.

Without stimulating the flow of qi and blood, it was merely the intention that triggered a nascent fist intent.

hum!
The air distorted instantly above the bronze-colored fist.

It forms a visible spiral cyclone!

A terrifying aura, heavy as a mountain yet possessing an indestructible and penetrating power, silently spread out.

It was as if this punch had been thrown.

It can ignore defenses, penetrate straight to the bone marrow, and completely crush the enemy from the inside!

"Breaking Through the Nine Hells"

Fang Qingyu whispered the name of the new boxing technique.

This is a brand-new fist technique that combines the superimposed shock power of the Nine Prisons Mountain-Crushing Fist with the ultimate penetrating will of the Bajiquan.

Its core lies in the word "break"!

Using spiraling force to control the nine layers of superimposed vibrational power, transforming fierceness into penetrating power, specifically designed to break through defenses!

Whether it's a thick shell, a tough protective aura, or powerful hard skills, all will be disintegrated layer by layer and collapse from the inside in the face of this spiraling, penetrating, and vibrating fist force.

Its power may not be as devastating as the Thunderous World-Burning Slash.

However, in terms of single-target armor penetration and overcoming tough obstacles, it is definitely the most advanced among all of Fang Qingyu's current methods.

I felt a slight increase in power within my body.

And the ultimate sense of physical strength brought by the 99 points of golden body.

Fang Qingyu slowly exhaled a long breath.

Next, all that's left is movement technique.

Fang Qingyu's mind was absorbed into the diagram.

My gaze swept over the icon of [Swift Shadow Step Lv.1 (0/200)].

Without the slightest hesitation, he focused his mind and invested all 16 skill points he had accumulated over this period!

hum!
On the map, the icon representing the "Swift Shadow Step" instantly shone brightly, as if it had been injected with surging vitality, and the experience points soared!
Ultimately, it reached its perfect state!
In an instant, countless profound insights into the transitions of movement and the flow of energy were like a sudden awakening, deeply imprinted on Fang Qingyu's consciousness and muscle memory.

It seemed to transform into a wisp of invisible and intangible blue smoke.

They moved nimbly and darted about in a small space, leaving behind afterimages that were hard to distinguish from reality. Every movement was as graceful as a ghost and had an unpredictable trajectory.

This Great Sun-level movement technique, known for its unpredictable and agile movements, has now reached its pinnacle.

At this point, Fang Qingyu had mastered all the martial arts techniques, hard skills, qi and blood techniques, and visualization techniques he had learned, and all of them were now complete!

My mind swept across the diagram.

The lightning-fast icon of 【Thunder Strike Cloud Trail Lv.5 (Max)】 and the ghostly icon of 【Swift Shadow Step Lv.5 (Max)】 echo each other in the depths of our consciousness.

An invisible force, like a magnet, held the two firmly in place.

"Fusion!"

The will, like a hammer, crashed down!
Om-! ! !
Fang Qingyu's consciousness instantly transformed into countless dazzling purple and white lightning bolts that exploded, flashed, and surged forward!

Each bolt of lightning was accompanied by a deafening roar as it tore through the air, its trajectory straight and violent.

It represents the ultimate linear burst speed of Lei Shunyunzong and the fierce will infused with thunder.

That was the speed of thunder, a devastating advance!

The other half consisted of countless wisps of ethereal, ghostly blue smoke.

The smoke and shadows leave behind layers upon layers of afterimages within a small space, their trajectories unpredictable and elusive, representing the pinnacle of the Swift Shadow Step's agile turns and unpredictable changes of direction!

That was the unpredictable transformation of the blue smoke, a shifting that made it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Boom! ! !

Two beams of light, representing the pinnacle of different movement techniques, clashed and entangled fiercely in the chaotic void.

The purple lightning and raging thunder attempted to tear through the green smoke and ghostly shadows with absolute speed and power!

The ghostly green smoke was like a slippery fish, trying to confuse and entangle the purple lightning with endless changes of direction and illusions!
"Lightning speed, unparalleled in its ferocity, yet in its changes of direction, there is always a moment of hesitation, a loss of agility."

"The change was swift and unpredictable, yet the long-distance raid lacked sufficient momentum, resulting in a missed opportunity for explosive power."

"A rapid advance should be like a thunderbolt, covering a thousand miles in an instant! But even thunder has its turning points; it doesn't just charge straight ahead."

"Its unpredictable movement is like the gathering and dispersing of wisps of smoke, leaving no trace! Yet even the shadows of smoke require a swift wind to vanish in an instant."

"The interplay of strength and gentleness, the mutual generation of movement and stillness, and the bursting and turning points are two sides of the same coin!"

Countless insights emerged, collided, and reorganized amidst the intense conflict.

After an unknown amount of time, the violent collision of purple lightning and blue smoke suddenly stopped!
It's as if we've found that mysterious and elusive fulcrum of balance!
The blinding purple and white lightning no longer exploded wildly and chaotically, but instead seemed to have gained sentience, transforming into more condensed and restrained purple-gold lightning snakes.

The fleeting blue smoke and ghostly shadows were no longer simply blurring and turning, but rather became even faster as if infused with the will of thunder. Although their trajectory remained unpredictable, they burst forth with an instantaneous acceleration no less than that of thunder at the moment of turning!
Boom——! ! !
The golden lightning snake and the condensed green smoke merged fiercely!
It transformed into a strange stream of light, sometimes real, sometimes ethereal, interwoven with purple and blue hues!
When the light stops, it's like a wisp of smoke that could disappear at any moment, leaving no trace.

Once it starts moving, it instantly transforms into purple-gold lightning that tears through the void!

Its movements are as swift as thunder and lightning, its stillness as ethereal as wisps of smoke!
hum!
Fusion complete!

A completely new understanding of movement techniques surged into Fang Qingyu's mind.

Swift as lightning, turning as swift as smoke! Movement and stillness are controlled by the heart, leaving no trace!
[Congratulations! Fusion successful! You have mastered the core skill "Thunderous Shadow" Lv.1 (0/1000)!]

Fang Qingyu slowly opened his eyes.

Deep within his pupils, a streak of purple and blue light seemed to flash and disappear.

Thoughts moved slightly.

hum!
The figure vanished from the spot in an instant!
There was no sonic boom, and no afterimage.

The next instant, the person appeared on the tip of a clump of green bamboo in the corner of the courtyard. The toes lightly touched the bamboo leaves, and the body swayed gently with the bamboo tip, as if it had no weight, as if it had always been there.

Move again!
With a flash of purple and blue light, the person was back on the original spot on the blue stone, as if they had never left, not even the hem of their clothes had been disturbed.

fast!
It's so fast it's beyond what the eyes can capture!

sly!
The unexpected turn of events was completely unpredictable, and the trajectory was unpredictable!
This is the Thunderclap Shadow.

It is a brand-new movement technique that combines the explosive power of lightning strikes and the unpredictable twists and turns of the swift movement.

It possesses both the speed and penetrating power of thunder, and the agility and unpredictability of wisps of smoke.

Still as a virgin, swift as thunder, vanishing without a trace.

This is the end.

The Crimson Bright Nine Revolutions Jade Scripture has completed its third revolution, and its Qi and Blood are in a furnace, circulating endlessly!
The Nine Heavens Primordial Chaos Visualization Method achieves perfect harmony of the four realms, the five elements revolve, and the will is as strong as steel!
Grandmaster-level martial arts.

The body has undergone nine tribulations, its physique as deep as an abyss.

The Nine Prisons Breaking Fist breaks through all laws, its fierceness and power are unmatched.

The figure transformed into a thunderbolt, vanishing without a trace.

Thunderous Blade Burns the World, the Blade Invokes Heavenly Punishment, Thunderous Blade Burns the World.

Martial arts, hard skills, body techniques, qi and blood, visualization.

All systems are perfected and integrated into one!

Fang Qingyu stood in the center of the courtyard, his aura perfectly harmonious and undisturbed, like a still well.

The ultimate sense of physical strength brought by the 99-point Golden Body is as solid and weighty as the earth.

The surging blood and qi within his body flowed ceaselessly, and he was only a moment away from reaching the limit of the Profound Realm.

The Five Elements Rotation Force is stable and agile at its core, and its understanding of heaven and earth and nature has long reached a critical point.

The true essence of thunder and fire flowed quietly within his body, like a dormant ancient ferocious god, awaiting its final transformation and release.

The dragon-sparrow in my hand pulsates with a warm yet powerful energy, as if it too yearns for a wider battlefield.

Jiang Wei, holding her tablet, slowly swayed over, her clear eyes looking at Fang Qingyu. She was sucking on a newly opened lollipop, muttering indistinctly.
"You've finally grown up!"

Fang Qingyu slowly opened his eyes.

Their golden gazes were cast toward the vast sky beyond the Bamboo Creek Courtyard, a paradise on earth.

It was as if the barriers of space had been broken, and once again I saw the vast land deep in the "Abyss" shrouded in violent energy and endless darkness.

An invisible fighting spirit and a desire to climb to the top.

Like dormant volcanic magma, it surges and boils deep within my heart.

Water overflows when it is full, and the moon wanes when it is full.

it's time.

Fang Qingyu spoke slowly, his voice calm yet carrying a resolute force, echoing clearly in the Bamboo Creek Courtyard:

"Get ready, let's go into the abyss again."

(End of this chapter)