pappabearbooks Chapter 434 - 399: Spring Aperture Expansion, Cellular Metamorphosis, Gatekeeper Elders
Chapter 434 - 399: Spring Aperture Expansion, Cellular Metamorphosis, Gatekeeper Elders
At this moment, Meng Chuan remained in an introspective posture.The originally barren night sky within his body now had 355 stars.
Although they weren’t bright enough yet to illuminate the earth.
Each star was steadily operating, accumulating power along the planned orbit.
Meng Chuan could clearly sense that these acupoint stars were gradually strengthening with the nourishment of Qi Blood.
One day, they would be as dazzling as the real stars in the night sky.
Meanwhile, his gaze returned to his sea of consciousness.
Passing through the Dragon Meditation’s mental barrier and the Tiger Form imprint left by Shang Ruyi, the spring eye settled at the deepest point.
The full name of the spring eye is "Spiritual Spring Land," the source of internal breath production.
As Meng Chuan’s body emitted a faint buzzing sound, his physique began its second transformation.
Simultaneously, this spring also began to tumultuously surge, waves rolling.
Gradually, its originally undefined outline started to expand outward.
Once, twice, until it transformed to four times its original size, then the change stopped.
The extent of this change was related to the "Martial Arts Fundamentals."
Ordinary martial families adhere to intermediate or advanced True Skill breakthroughs.
The spring eye would swell only between one to two times.
The "Tao Heart Planting Demon" was truly a Divine Skill, making the size of his spring eye expand fourfold.
The area of the spring eye influences the frequency and quantity of internal breath swapping for True Qi.
It is commonly said that "no leaks throughout the body, Qi penetrates the entire body," namely, all True Qi is externalized to the surface of the body. Compressed and solidified, it can envelop and fill up the area three feet around.
At that moment, relying on the quality and quantity of True Qi.
Even without having practiced any external training, with a repeatedly transformed physique, one could withstand missile bombardment without issue.
This step of Qi filling the entire body is a term exclusive to peak Martial Arts Masters, and also the manifestation at the end of the True Qi cultivation path.
Upon breaking through to Grandmaster, the "advanced internal breath" generated by the spring eye.
Could combine with martial arts will to create "Martial Arts True Gang."
Meng Chuan’s spring eye size was beyond the ordinary, quite advantageous even within the second limits.
Even after breaking through to the third grade, he could achieve Qi filling the entire body faster than most.
Of course, others could later acquire Divine Skill mastery.
They could also compensate for the size of their spring eye; he was just ahead in the early stage.
The spring eye transmitted the sound of flowing water, flowing from the sea of consciousness down into every part and limb, finally permeating the 361 acupoint stars.
The six major apertures, plus three hundred fifty-five minor apertures, constitute all the acupoint stars in the body, no others exist.
Meng Chuan’s perception became increasingly deep, as his cells "smelled" the breath of evolution, becoming lively and jumping.
He knew the second muscle transformation was about to officially begin.
A vast internal breath poured like a galaxy, forming liquid vortices among the 361 acupoint stars.
Where internal breath passed, cells shed acquired impurities, resembling a semi-transparent embryonic state.
This step was quite familiar to Meng Chuan.
It felt much like the activation of "Rainbow Light Radiance Body" when repairing cells after diligent practice.
But the two were essentially different, under the new internal breath stimulus and combined action of the acupoint stars.
Cells were not being reshaped for repair, but instead acquiring new life.
Rustle, rustle...
Internal breath continued to wash over.
Benefitting from the spring eye’s fourfold expansion, bringing a massive amount of internal breath.
His washing efficiency was exceptionally high, seemingly several times that of ordinary martial families’ breakthroughs.
During the imbuing process, the semi-transparent cell embryos gradually solidified.
First, the surface underwent the initial change, forming crystal-like membrane structures as internal breath enveloped them, crystal clear.
The washing continued, and gradually, the internal structure of the cells began to change too.
Under the stimulus of the new internal breath, they twisted, stretched, extended, finally into a unique spiral form.
This step was somewhat painful, but Meng Chuan bore it effortlessly, not worth external intervention.
Once the spiral structure of cells was completely formed, the body could resist more formidable force shockwaves and contain more powerful Qi blood explosions.
Otherwise, upon realm breakthrough, just the increased power.
A punch would release such shockwaves, these cells could very likely collapse and tear apart prematurely.
Starlight fell upon these newborn cells, driving up body density at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Next, the surface of the bones reflected the inner universe, revealing mysterious star orbit-like patterns.
This was the entire process of the body’s second transformation, known by the sages of the Qi Blood Martial Arts Era as "Cell Shedding."
Meng Chuan’s aura was visibly climbing upwards, growing stronger!
Once reaching a peak value and stabilizing, he slowly opened his eyes.
The last step in Breaking Two was completely finished.
The entire breakthrough process, despite its ups and downs.
Everything remained within controllable bounds, considered a perfect completion.
Meng Chuan stood up, reaching out to grasp the void in front, feeling the flow of the invisible aura around him.
This was the aura magnetic field of his second limit martial arts stature, completely solidified and stable.
Also, it was the uncontrollable "Martial Arts Momentum."
Why do some people feel others immeasurable, certainly not ordinary upon first sight?
It was precisely this aura magnetic field floating around that acted.
Even when subsequently mastering Martial Arts Momentum, there would still be a magnetic field representing "danger," surrounding martial arts masters’ bodies.
Other second limits, wanting to control these auras, confine them internally, need to learn the unique concealment methods of Tao and Buddhism.
They are sold in the martial arts shop, not costly.
But Meng Chuan didn’t need them, he only needed to apply "compression."
Coming back to his senses, he looked at his master, and the two exchanged a smile.
"Congratulations, my disciple; you are now a Martial Arts Master."
"Thank you, Master, for guarding me."
Luo Guanyun waved his hand and said:
"Continue to adjust your breath for a while. We’ll head down the mountain for a feast later. I’ve invited your Uncle Bai and others for a good celebration!"
With that, Luo Guanyun took out his phone and began sending messages one by one, informing his friends of his disciple’s Breakthrough Two achievement.
[Sigh, took over an hour to breakthrough. It feels alright, but cough cough... quite a bit slower than I was back then.]
[Hey! My disciple has broken through Two, Elder Zhao. As a senior, shouldn’t you give a little gift?]
On the other side, Zhao Shousui replied speechlessly:
[How about I give a ’Purple Cloud Dragon’ if you let Meng Chuan join my Wudang?]
[...]
...
Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Northern United University in Fengtian.
Motohiko gritted his teeth, furiously battling against the Heart Demon named "Meng Chuan" within his consciousness...
Yes, Meng Chuan in a liberated form with an exaggerated posture, six meters in height.
Became the "Guardian Old Monster" of his Martial Arts Will checkpoint...
After a long time, his ferocious expression slightly eased, gradually revealing a sense of post-battle relief.
Shang Ruyi, who was safeguarding by his side, also showed a relaxed expression.
This checkpoint, the disciple finally managed to pass through, not easy at all...
Time slowly passed, feeling the powerful strength brought by the mutation of the body.
Motohiko’s expression grew more comfortable, and his self-confidence returned.
Shang Ruyi reminded from the side:
"To thoroughly defeat the Heart Demon, it’s best to beat Meng Chuan once in reality. Otherwise, when you break through again later, you’ll still encounter him...
Of course, you must be confident. Otherwise, your Heart Demon will grow stronger with each failure."
Motohiko didn’t answer, still seriously experiencing the step of cell transformation.
After a long time, he opened his eyes, his presence more composed than before.
Previously, with the aura from major reports, Motohiko’s presence was like an unsheathed sword, sharp and imposing.
Now, it resembled the calm pool water of a deep lake.
Having a hint of a heavy sword without edge, with great skill appearing clumsy.
"No rush, Master. I’ll take it step by step. First, beat Senior Sister She Yu, test my fists on her, and finally defeat Meng Chuan, uprooting the Heart Demon!"
"Good! The Third Grade long spear I promised you earlier will be in your hands within a week!"
Shang Ruyi clapped and laughed heartily. The disciple has truly come to enlightenment now!
Coming back to his senses, as Motohiko adjusted his breath, he withdrew his previously tense emotions.
Then he took out his phone, preparing to inform the school about the disciple’s Breaking Two.
In the message notification bar, a pinned message from Northern United University caught his eye.
[The 88th Northern United University Martial Extreme True Inheritance, "Infinite Fist·Meng Chuan" breaks through the second major limit!]
The breakthrough of True Inheritance tugs at everyone’s heartstrings.
The first report from the United University explains it all.
Shang Ruyi read the message, paused for a moment.
He closed his phone, losing the mood to share his joy.
Clutching the phone, he sighed softly:
"Back then, Hong’Er broke through the Martial Arts Family three to four months earlier than Meng Chuan, but now the two are neck and neck..."
Glancing at his meditating disciple, this once-praised top-level genius, the future pressure would only increase...
...
Meanwhile, at the top of Xiangwang Mountain.
Luo Guanyun guarded Meng Chuan as he adjusted his breath, while gazing towards the south of Yong’an.
There lies the Qinling mountain range, the intersection of the [Reina] Demon Nest and the real world.
On the phone, a message from the "Yongan City Grandmaster Committee" three days ago was vividly remembered:
[Old Luo, if you have time, come over to the Demon Nest frontline to lend a hand.]
...
The Third Level [Reina] Demon Nest.
Its celestial phenomenon was none other than the most standard [Frigid Sky].
Within the Demon Nest, the sun and moon were still unseen, the sky dim like water.
Passing through the varying heights of brown glaciers, at the end stood a colossal ice crystal throne, piled with countless bones, standing against the night sky.
The throne was a semi-transparent ice-blue, with twelve hundred-meter-long ice spikes extending from the base of the seat, forming a halo of thorns at the backrest.
The Demon Nest Master Reina, who should have been seated upon it, now lay slumped like a dead dog on the armrest made of extreme ice, her massive body hanging limp.
And sitting on the throne was none other than Lu Zhenshou, who transformed into an ancient sky bear with a half-human body.
"Reina has all been empowered by the [Ancestral Dragon], evolving into a Celestial Demon Commander capable of rivaling five or six limits. I have to quickly go over to help Wu Daojun..."
Lu Ang’s huge, furry hand lightly tapped the throne armrest, muttering to himself.
Immediately after, his figure vanished.
At the node.
The void quivered, the dim sky crumbling inch by inch.
A massive demonic aura condensed into an inverted dark crescent moon, blocking out the sky and sun.
Soon after, a black-robed humanoid shadow faintly appeared and disappeared on the reverse of the moon.
In the next instant, the black-robed shadow manifested in a diving posture, raising the dark demonic sword in its hand.
The sword’s edge swept through the void, shattering countless twisted fissures.
Wisps of charred brown smoke rose from the cracks, as if even the space could not withstand this terrifyingly corrosive force.