Covering the Sky: I Prove the Great Dao Through the Gate of Immortality

"I, Wang Chao, act only to have a clear conscience!" His eyes were as firm as iron.

Without the slightest hesitation, under the mysterious group's shocked and furious gaze, Wang Chao broke through the obstacles and headed overseas.

"Wang Chao...is gone!"

Inside the strategy room, someone's face turned ashen, and he nearly vomited blood.

The seeds they painstakingly nurtured escaped their control right before their eyes and were gone forever.

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Southeast Asia, thousands of miles away.

Li Chenzhou just used a set of Bajiquan stances to smash down the doorpost of a Muay Thai gym.

He stood in the center of the field, his breath deep and resonant.

As if sensing something, his gaze sharpened as he looked toward the northern horizon.

Wang Chao left, and Tang Zichen appeared... By a twist of fate, the words he asked Wang Chao to deliver to Tang Zichen about "the road ahead" finally pierced through space and fell into the heart of that woman whose spiritual cultivation had reached a state of perfection.

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Deep within San Francisco's Chinatown lies a quiet courtyard of a martial arts school.

Tang Zichen stood quietly in the courtyard, her figure as upright as a pine tree, her aura as deep as a pool.

Her gaze seemed to reach across the Pacific Ocean, across mountains and rivers, and land on Southeast Asia, which was being shrouded in the winds of fists.

She could "hear" the explosive sounds of bones colliding there, and "see" a figure in pure white sweeping across the area with the purest Chinese martial arts style.

Her eyes were complex and difficult to decipher.

There was a sense of satisfaction with Wang Chao's growth, and a sense of solemnity regarding Li Chenzhou's domineering boxing style.

At a deeper level, it is a repeated contemplation of the challenge posed by the phrase "the road ahead".

A thought suddenly occurred to me:

"Does the road ahead... truly exist? After seeing the indestructible god...?"

Tang Zichen and Wang Chao sat facing each other on futons, the only sound in the room being their breathing.

"The road ahead... Sister Chen, do you really believe what Li Chenzhou said?"

Wang Chao's expression was calm, and his voice was deep and powerful.

He had a well-proportioned physique and vigorous blood circulation, clearly showing that his kung fu had improved under Tang Zichen's careful tutelage.

Since leaving the mainland, he had been placed here by Tang Zichen. When they met before, he had relayed Li Chenzhou's challenge about the "road ahead" to Tang Zichen in its entirety.

At this moment, Wang Chao had stabilized his internal strength and, under Tang Zichen's guidance, began to use techniques such as "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound" to shake his internal organs and strengthen his five internal organs.

The next goal is to "embrace the dantian and sit on the hips".

He is still far from the pinnacle of Chinese martial arts, "unbreakable even when facing a god," and has no personal understanding of the "road ahead."

But he clearly remembered the terrifying momentum that Li Chenzhou had accumulated, which was like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing.

Back then, when they sparred, both of them were at the Transformation Realm, yet he suffered a crushing defeat.

The battle atop Kunlun Mountain, in which Li Chenzhou killed Yan Yuanyi, a peak Dan Jin practitioner, with his fists, had already shaken the Chinese martial arts world. Not only was the mainland martial arts community in an uproar, but top masters around the world were also shocked.

Subsequently, this person went straight to South Korea without stopping, defeating the entire South Korean martial arts community and now even challenging the Japanese martial arts world.

This person's rise to power is nothing short of legendary.

He debuted in Hong Kong more than four years ago, challenged ten boxing gyms in a row, and then went to the mainland, where he was invincible.

Now, it has even stepped out of its borders, sweeping across Southeast Asia with unparalleled momentum.

Overt force kills covert force!

Transform your internal energy to kill your inner core!

This person has now firmly entered the Dan Jin realm, and may even have reached its peak. Although Sister Chen is at the Gang Jin realm, will she really accept the challenge against such an opponent?

Tang Zichen slightly raised her eyelids, her gaze clear and deep, her voice calm and undisturbed:

"This battle is unavoidable."

Wang Chao's gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "So, Sister Chen, you've agreed?"

Tang Zichen slowly stood up, her movements graceful and natural. Wang Chao also stood up and followed behind her.

"Originally," Tang Zichen's voice was clear and melodious, yet carried a penetrating power, "according to my plan, the final battle with him should have been after we both reached the realm of 'indestructible gods'."

She walked to the door, gazing at the drifting clouds in the sky, and continued, "However, this year of arduous training has taught me that closed-door practice ultimately limits progress. In contrast, this person, in just over a year, broke through from Transformation Realm to Core Realm, reaching the pinnacle in one step. The speed and the depth of his foundation are unparalleled in my life. If I were to continue to languish until reaching the Divine Realm, he would likely have already surpassed me and reached the summit!"

Wang Chao's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly understood: "Sister Chen means... that you should fight him when you are both at the Gang Jin level?"

Tang Zichen stood before the door, her figure as upright as a pine tree. She nodded slightly: "Actually, more than a year ago, I had already considered seeking him out for a duel. But at that time... my sincere heart, like a cicada sensing the autumn wind before it blows, sent me a strong warning of death. If I had stood before him then, there was a high chance... I would have been beaten to death on the spot!"

She paused, her tone tinged with awe at pure power: "This person's foundation, physical strength, and mental fortitude are unparalleled throughout history!"

"However," she changed her tone, her gaze sharpening, "this time you brought his challenge, but my heart no longer has any fatal warning signs. That is the key reason why I accepted."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chao was terrified!

More than a year ago?

At that time, Li Chenzhou was only at the Transformation Realm, yet he already possessed the strength to fight against a top-tier expert like Sister Chen.

Now that he has entered the Dan Jin realm, the battle of Gang Jin in the future...

"He already possessed such terrifying killing power a year ago, so what about your battle..." Wang Chao said with deep concern.

Tang Zichen slowly shook her head, her gaze steady: "Times have changed. This time, my mind did not sense that kind of deadly danger."

"Why?" Wang Chao asked intently.

Tang Zichen pondered for a moment and analyzed, "There are two reasons. First, although I haven't reached the Divine Realm in the past year or so, I have honed my Gang Jin to its peak and perfected state. I have also made new breakthroughs in the true meaning of Baguazhang's fighting style and entered a higher level. With my strength greatly increased, my confidence has naturally increased as well."

"Secondly..." Her eyes flickered slightly, as if she could see through time and space and see the figure that swept across Southeast Asia. "This time, deep in my heart, I did not feel the cold killing intent emanating from him. What I felt was a pure and powerful... oppressive feeling! This means that this battle may... not be a fight to the death."

Hearing this, Wang Chao felt somewhat relieved.

More than a year ago, Li Chenzhou killed Zhao Guangrong with his fist. If Tang Zichen, as the leader of the Tang Clan, were to take action, it would surely be a life-or-death battle.

Li Chenzhou will definitely go all out and use all his trump cards.

But now, Li Chenzhou has a deeper understanding of the essence of cultivation, and a grander ambition has been ignited in his heart.

Tang Zichen was not an enemy to be killed, but rather a whetstone for reaching a higher realm.

What he yearned for was a spiritual confrontation, to explore whether, beyond the state of "seeing the indestructible god," there truly existed a higher level of human capability—

The path to interfering with the outside world through the power of the mind!

It was Li Chenzhou's change in mindset that prevented Tang Zichen's sincere heart from being swayed by impending doom.

The core of this battle is not life or death, but the clash of minds.

At this moment, Tang Zichen had no idea how the upcoming battle would take place.

"Sister Chen, even so, we must be fully prepared." Wang Chao said solemnly. He knew the importance of momentum to top masters. "This person has now swept across most of Southeast Asia. Wherever his fists strike, heroes bow down. Once he has completely conquered Southeast Asia, his momentum will accumulate to an unprecedentedly terrifying level. When you fight him then, you may be at a disadvantage in terms of momentum."

Tang Zichen nodded, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light: "I have already begun preparations. I have contacted the World Hongmen Association, the Huaqing Gang, and other overseas Chinese giants to leverage their power and create a favorable 'geographical advantage' for me. At the same time, I will fast and meditate for half a year to adjust my energy and spirit to their peak state. At that time, I will be just one step away from the 'indestructible state of seeing gods'."

Her gaze drifted southeast: "Six months... by then, he should have reached the Gang Jin realm..."

"Six months..." Wang Chao murmured to himself, a surge of anticipation welling up within him, indescribable in its intensity.

This will be a clash of the pinnacle of martial arts in the world today, enough to shake the global martial arts community.

His gaze involuntarily drifted toward Southeast Asia, which was being shrouded in the storm of iron fist.