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Chapter 285 Internal Force vs. Fist Technique!
The Wheel King suddenly made his move!
Shen Tong watched in stunned silence from several feet away.

The tip of the Jade Serpent Soft Sword, imbued with a pale golden internal force, pierced through Chen Zhan's black clothes like a venomous fang, penetrating three inches into his chest without any resistance.

Chen Zhan seemed unable to react, allowing the internal force to penetrate his body.

"puff!"

But this was just the beginning. The Wheel King released his inner force into the Jade Serpent Soft Sword and pierced into Chen Zhan's body first. Chen Zhan did not move at first, but as the Wheel King increased his strength, the sword also pierced through.
Chen Zhan, however, made a move.

Raise your left arm, flick your fingers, and lightly tap the soft sword.

The Jade Serpent Soft Sword was bent by the immense force it endured, but was then broken back by the Wheel King's internal energy.

Chen Zhan had already floated three zhang away.

King Yama did not pursue, but looked at Chen Zhan with a smile, a hint of smugness flashing across his face. His inner strength, which was at the Innate Realm, had already condensed at the tip of his sword. It was just waiting to pierce the meridians and transform into thousands of needles to shatter the opponent's heart meridian.

This is his trump card, the "Mysterious Origin Pulse-Breaking Force".
Even the best external martial arts techniques can break through this defense. If an ordinary innate master were to be hit by this move, they would surely die.

Even a celestial being couldn't save him.

Chen Zhan felt the internal energy surging into his body along the tip of the sword, like molten lava, and wherever it passed, his meridians seemed to be burned to ashes.

But then, King Yama's expression changed.

After his internal energy surged into Chen Zhan's body, it was like a mud ox entering the sea, instantly losing control.

The originally surging and roaring pale golden internal energy seemed to be trapped in an endless swamp, tightly wrapped and squeezed by an extremely powerful physical force, unable to spread even a little bit.

"This is impossible!" King Yama exclaimed in shock.

He could clearly sense that there was no internal energy fluctuation in Chen Zhan's body, and the meridian pathways were completely different from those of martial artists. It was more like a piece of refined iron that had been forged through countless trials, hard, dense, and full of explosive power.

His internal energy surged and struggled within it, but it couldn't even create a ripple. Instead, it was gradually crushed and pulverized by that physical force.

Chen Zhan glanced down at the wound on his chest, his face beneath the hood showing no emotion.

Beneath the charred skin, not a drop of blood was seen at the wound. The muscles twitched slightly, and the pores contracted, sealing the wound tightly.

Is this internal energy?
In his perception, this strange energy was indeed interesting; it was destructive, lethal, and even somewhat malleable.
That's all.

Chen Zhan originally wanted to find an internal energy cultivation technique to practice and see if he could verify the results, but now he was hesitant.

The power of internal energy seems to be...
It's not as strong as I imagined.

Shen Tong watched in stunned silence, his heart pounding in his chest.

The moment King Yama drew his sword, he thought he had completely lost his gamble; with Chen Zhan dead, he would surely die too.

But the scene before him overturned all his understanding of martial arts.

Without internal energy to protect him, and without lightness skills to dodge, he took a full-force sword strike from a master of the Innate Realm and was completely unharmed.

What kind of monster is this?

"Magic?"

King Yama was filled with shock and rage. He frantically poured his inner energy into the Jade Serpent Soft Sword, and the sword instantly shone with a rich golden light. The originally bent blade became as hard as steel under the enhancement of his innate inner energy, and the serpent patterns on the sword seemed to come alive, breathing out a chilling sword aura.

He no longer held back, his figure darting out like a ghost, the Jade Serpent Soft Sword transforming into a golden stream of light, his swordplay suddenly becoming unpredictable and ruthless.

This is the "Water-Splitting Sword Technique" passed down by Black Stone. Combined with the internal energy of the Innate Upper Realm, the sword moves not only conceal deadly killing intent, but also contain invisible energy blades formed by internal energy that can sever flesh from a distance.

"Shhhhhh!"

Sword light crisscrossed, and golden sword energy enveloped Chen Zhan like a spider web. The ground was carved with deep trenches by the sword energy, and the surrounding trees were cut in half, with wood chips flying everywhere, creating a terrifying scene.

King Yama's sword speed was extremely fast, with each strike filled with crisscrossing sword energy, aiming directly at Chen Zhan's vital points such as his brow, throat, and heart, clearly indicating his intention to end the battle quickly.

Although this place is some distance from the town, it won't take the two garrison commanders too long to arrive.

Chen Zhan held Shen Tong's Embroidered Spring Blade, yet his posture remained composed.

He didn't use internal energy or perform any complex lightness skills. He simply used the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Step, which seemed slow, but he always managed to dodge the sword energy at the last second.

In his hands, the Embroidered Spring Blade had no fancy moves, only the four most basic actions: chopping, stabbing, blocking, and flicking, simple and unadorned to the extreme.

King Yama thrust his sword toward his throat, but he slightly lowered his wrist and raised his Embroidered Spring Blade to block in front of his chest. With a crisp clang, the resounding clang of metal against metal made one's eardrums tingle.

The golden light of the Jade Serpent Soft Sword collided with the blade, but was forcefully deflected. The domineering internal force was transmitted through the blade, but was instantly neutralized by the tense muscles in Chen Zhan's arm, without even a slight tremor of his wrist.

"How can it be!"

"Why is my innate internal energy completely ineffective against you?" King Yama's pupils constricted sharply.

That sword strike was infused with 70% of his internal energy; it could pierce even a fine iron shield. Chen Zhan used his Embroidered Spring Blade to block it, without revealing any internal energy, and was completely unharmed.

It's not exactly unscathed.

The fine steel Embroidered Spring Blade, forged internally by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, has developed nicks and cracks.

That's all.
This is fucking unreasonable.
King Yama did not consider himself the best in the world, much less arrogant enough to be invincible.

But it's hard to believe that he could be defeated by someone without internal energy!
He refused to believe it and changed his sword technique again!
He mastered the agility of Wudang, the swiftness of Hengshan, and even the insidious techniques of the Demonic Sect, making his swordplay increasingly fierce. Golden sword energy rained down like a storm, enveloping Chen Zhan's entire body, leaving not even a sliver of room to dodge.

But Chen Zhan's response was still outrageously simplistic.

The King of Reincarnation's sword energy slashed towards Chen Zhan's left shoulder. Chen Zhan's shoulder slumped slightly, his muscles bulging like iron lumps. The sword energy grazed his skin, leaving only a shallow white mark, without even breaking his charred skin.

The sword energy pierced towards his dantian. He took a half-step to the side with his left foot, shifting his body three inches to the side. At the same time, he slashed horizontally with his embroidered spring knife. The blade carried pure physical strength, actually splitting the golden sword energy in two.

In the internal martial arts system, knife and sword techniques are extensions of fist and palm techniques. They emphasize "power originates from the ground, the waist is the axis, and the hand is the blade." Each move focuses on striking vital points and breaking through offensive attacks. They do not rely on any external force but only on the coordination of one's own muscles, bones, qi, and blood.

In this world, internal energy sword techniques can amplify speed and power through internal energy, so all kinds of exquisite sword techniques are designed to unleash the power of internal energy.
This is due to different focuses.

A martial artist with internal energy naturally knows the power of internal energy, so the sword techniques, knife techniques, palm techniques, and fist techniques they develop are all designed to amplify and utilize internal energy.

But martial arts, which can only train one's own muscles, bones, and flesh, are completely different.

Swords and knives are no different from fists and feet.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

In just ten breaths, the two had exchanged more than thirty blows, the sound of metal clashing against metal ringing out incessantly.

The Wheel King's sword energy was powerful and unrestrained, yet it didn't even touch Chen Zhan's clothes. Chen Zhan's swordsmanship was simple and unadorned, but every move was precise, and each parry landed precisely on the point of impact of the Jade Serpent Soft Sword.

In the few occasional head-on clashes, Chen Zhan held his own, but his Embroidered Spring Blade was about to give out.

Chen Zhan's fighting style, which relies solely on his qi, blood, muscles, and bones to directly confront innate internal force, has a drawback: his weapons cannot withstand such an impact.

Shen Tong stood at a distance, feeling a chill run down his spine.

He had seen Pei Qian's innate swordsmanship and Zhao Lie's fierce saber techniques, but he had never seen such a bizarre duel.

King Yama's swordsmanship was clearly extremely powerful, with sword energy capable of injuring people from a distance, but in front of Chen Zhan, it was like punching cotton; all the power was silently neutralized.

What shocked him even more was Chen Zhan's movement technique.

The footwork appeared slow, yet it possessed an indescribable rhythm, as if it could predict every move of the Wheel King, and no matter how fast or dense the sword energy was, it could be easily dodged.

This is not agility.
It's more like a control over the body and the space.

As if it were its own world, it moved with ease and grace in its nimble movements.

Shen Tong was extremely grateful that when he discovered Chen Zhan had killed Su Changfeng, he did not make a fuss but instead chose to cooperate with Chen Zhan.

Whether it was later voluntarily letting Chen Zhan go or providing intelligence on multiple occasions.

Chen Zhan didn't give him any benefits, but if he killed King Yama today, that would be enough.

With this achievement, he's good enough to be promoted to the rank of Garrison Commander!
"Is that all?" Chen Zhan asked, somewhat disappointed.

"You," King Wheel, was so frustrated he felt like vomiting blood.

A sword aura slashed horizontally, but Chen Zhan shattered it with the back of his blade. King Yama said, "I'll test my sword on you again when I advance to the Profound Realm!"

King Yama uttered these words from beneath his hood, then abruptly retreated, slashing at Shen Tong with his sword. The sword energy swept past, while Shen Tong's figure flickered and disappeared in another direction.

"He's trying to escape!" Before Shen Tong could finish speaking, the sword energy was already upon him.

Chen Zhan glanced over and realized that if he ignored it, Shen Tong would either die or lose half his life.

With a flick of his embroidered spring knife, "Whoosh!"

It darted forward, colliding with the sword energy, and the longsword, forged from fine steel, completed its final mission and was broken in two.

The sword energy was also dispersed.

"You think you can just leave like that?"

King Yama could fly by touching leaves with his toes, his figure moving like a ghost through the dense forest. A pale golden internal energy swirled around his feet, crushing dry branches without making a sound.

He could tell that Chen Zhan wasn't using his full strength, so he didn't dare to linger and used all his lightness skill.

"Want to run?"

Chen Zhan's voice boomed like thunder behind him, his blood and qi suddenly erupted, and a faint red glow appeared around his body.

He didn't have the lightness skill enhanced by internal energy, but after his blood and qi burst forth, his legs were filled with blood, and he moved like an elephant crossing a river. Instead of following the forest path, he charged straight towards the direction where King Yama had fled.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The tree trunk, as thick as a bowl, snapped in front of him like rotten wood, sending shards of stone flying and wildflowers and weeds being crushed into dust by the powerful wind.

Chen Zhan's figure transformed into a blurry blood shadow, chasing in a straight line at a speed much faster than the Wheel King's lightness skill.

There are many techniques for long-distance attacks in internal martial arts, which emphasize continuous flow of qi and blood, and steady footwork with heavy force.

His vital energy was so powerful that every step he took could unleash tremendous force. He didn't need to dodge obstacles at all; he could charge forward with his physical strength alone.

King Yama caught a glimpse of the bloody shadow behind him out of the corner of his eye, and was terrified.

(End of this chapter)