Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog

Wula la~~~

The airflow and dust in the sky suddenly roared and spread to both sides.

A golden fingertip, about a hundred feet in size, pushed everything below this void aside, carrying a terrifying force, like the finger of a heavenly god.

[Hua Qingyun intends to harm the master, suppress and kill him to obtain the Evil Qi of the Eighth Realm]

Wuwu~~

The roaring strong wind crazily slapped against Chen Ku's robes and hair, shrouding his entire body in the shadow of the fingertip.

He raised his head, watching the finger that pressed down and occupied his entire field of vision.

It was impossible to endure it in place.

He raised a palm to meet the finger.

Under this palm, it was as if ten thousand mountains roared up from the earth, sketching a great white jade palm seal in the sky, with the fingers shaking, emitting boundless sounds of a mountain roar tsunami, shaking the sky, and rubbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

The palm lines on Chen Ku's hand seemed like mountain ranges, and the five fingers were like five mountain peaks, creating a terrifying mental realm.

"Hmm? Is it the hand technique from the 'Sky-Shaking Earth-Shattering Divine Technique' of the Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King Xiong Ying more than a hundred years ago?"

The old man Jin, overseeing the battlefield for his junior, looked serious. From the moment Chen Ku used the Heavenly Yin Refining Form Technique, he was guessing the background of this young man, whose age was not much older than Hua Qingyun.

The Heavenly Yin Refining Form Technique is a secret skill passed down by the Dragon Abyss Sang Family. Generally, it must be practiced in conjunction with the Heavenly Yin bloodline of the Sang Family to reach the Great Achievement Realm.

Judging by the proficiency with which Chen Ku used the Heavenly Yin Refining Form Technique, it seemed he had reached that realm.

This made the old man Jin almost certain that Chen Ku might be a member of the Dragon Abyss Sang clan, and probably a pure-blooded one, too. However, even if he were from the Sang Family, he didn't care much.

Just a young master of a large clan, he could be killed if needed.

But what he didn't expect was that he thought this 'Sang clan's young master' could actually execute the Sky-Shaking Earth-Shattering Divine Technique of the Mountain-Lifting Heavenly King...

"No, that seems to resemble the God Shaking Decision of the Imperial Enlightenment Sect?"

While making a judgment, the old man Jin noticed that within Chen Ku's palm lay the immense power of the dragon and elephant roars.

As he was rapidly contemplating Chen Ku's origin in his mind.

Bam!

The palm and finger in midair had already collided.

The breathtaking waves and light erupted there, with the True Gang strong wind sweeping heaven and earth, the terrifying Blood Marrow Qi dense like mercury flowing, as if to crush that stretch of the sky.

Bang!

Chen Ku's figure unexpectedly flew backward.

Because in a single exchange, he realized, this youth, who looked even younger than him, actually possessed the fighting prowess of the Fourth Layer of the Ninth Realm, one small realm more powerful than him.

Even after breaking through the marrow cleansing three times, his combat strength had remained in the state of the Six Great Limits, allowing him to cross realms to fight with people of the Third Layer of the Ninth Realm, with absolute victory.

But there was still a slight gap from the fighting power of the Fourth Layer of the Ninth Realm.

This is the great limit; it's even harder to cross than a cultivation breakthrough.

However, Chen Ku was not completely in a disadvantageous position, having the power to protect himself and some forbidden techniques to surpass great limits, only they wouldn't be used easily unless it was a life-and-death moment.

As his body shook back, he quickly glanced at the hunched old man who seemed to be observing but was actually blocking his escape route, then retracted his gaze and swiftly shot a thin strand of sword Qi towards Hua Qingyun.

This sword Qi was as thin as a hair, seemingly non-existent, almost imperceptible.

It was unlike any martial arts from a sect.

Instead, Chen Ku, with his extraordinary supreme talent, integrated the theories of Dripping Water Strength, Golden Core Qi, Sang Hensong's Armor-Piercing Pointed Wind Finger, and Tang Xuan's Sword Qi Like Rain to create a martial arts divine skill surpassing the four divine skills.

It specialized in being small and invisible, primarily with traits for armor-piercing and body-breaking.

Feeling its traits resembled a martial art from some past life wuxia novel, he also named it Body-breaking Invisible Sword Qi.

In an instant, it shot straight towards the center of Hua Qingyun's brow.

Unexpectedly, upon seeing the sword Qi performed by Chen Ku whooshing towards him, Hua Qingyun not only did not dodge or evade but instead, opened his hands and also shot out a similar strand of sword Qi towards Chen Ku's sword Qi.

Clang!!

In the sky, it was like a needle against a wheat awn, two thin, invisible, terrifying strands of sword Qi clashing together ignited the sky instantly, where terrifying energy exploded, raising a wave like a tsunami.

"What? The technique that young man just performed... is the 'Body-breaking Invisible Sword Qi' that I just comprehended and fused together?"

Under the spread of terrifying waves, Chen Ku's body swiftly retreated.

His face was full of amazement.

How could this be?

Yet, as he swiftly retreated, in the frantic energy gang wind ahead, that noble youth Hua Qingyun soared up, flipped his hand, and delivered a palm towards Chen Ku with a light chuckle:

"Try out the power of your own palm technique!?"

With a single palm strike.

Hundreds of feet of air instantly collapsed, as if millions of mountains had fallen from the high sky.

Mountain Roar Tsunami Seal!

This youth Hua Qingyun continuously performed the martial arts techniques that Chen Ku used.

Yet, under the oppressive terrifying palm wind, like Mount Tai pressing down on an egg, there was no time for Chen Ku to think about these, and with fan-like speed, he drew out the Champion Immortal Saber from within him, raised it, and slashed...

With a single slash, the Territory Expansion form of the Champion Marquis split the sky open directly.

Swish!

A stunning flash of sword light disappeared in an instant.

The next moment,

That Hua Qingyun saw his palm seal split in half, a slice of sword light coming straight at his face, making him instinctively exclaim:

"Is this the 'Divine Strategy Horse-Slaying Saber' of the Champion Marquis Yang Shou from back in the day?"

At this critical moment, a chilling staff appeared in his hands, with two animal skulls on either end, raising the 'Immortal Treasure Kun Ancient Stick' in his hand against the Immortal Saber slashing from Chen Ku.

Dang!

The sword and stick clashed together,

Sparks flew everywhere, echoing with sounds like a muffled bell, causing the eardrums of both Chen Ku and Hua Qingyun to ache, their bodies swaying, with numb and trembling hands!

"Hmm? What kind of material is that stick made of, that it can withstand my Immortal Weapon?" Chen Ku was surprised.

Unbeknownst to Chen Ku, this 'Immortal Treasure Kun Bone Stick' was precisely an 'Immortal Weapon'-grade weapon that Hua Qingyun, blessed with great Qi fortune, had just obtained last year.

This stick was forged from the melted bones of various demon beasts, with the addition of precious materials like 'Immortal Treasure Iron' and 'Kun Bone'. After being refined, it had reached the quality of a 'Good Grade Immortal Artifact'.

But before Chen Ku could dwell on it for long,

Hua Qingyun, who had blocked his Immortal Weapon, looked at the Champion Immortal Saber in Chen Ku's hand and coldly asked:

"I'm asking you, from where did you acquire that Divine Strategy Horse-Slaying Saber?"

He had originally ventured out aiming to explore the Nine Mansions, Three Treasures, Six Collections.

Naturally, he was very interested in the Divine Strategy Horse-Slaying Saber in Chen Ku's hand.

It is said that within the Divine Strategy Immortal Mansion, there are numerous Horse-Slaying Sabers of such quality, one of the armories from the empire of the Divine Strategy Great Emperor, containing even 'Imperial Weapons' and 'Spiritual Treasures'.

Chen Ku replied coldly: "Why don't you first explain why you're using my martial arts?"

As soon as he finished speaking,

his leg shot out like a divine pillar, kicking towards Hua Qingyun's abdomen.

Bam!

Hua Qingyun kicked out simultaneously, both of them striking each other's sole, the huge rebound force causing Chen Ku to quickly distance himself.

After creating some distance, Chen Ku promptly pulled out a second Immortal Weapon.

Moon Repairing Axe!

He raised the axe high and chopped down at Hua Qingyun.

The axe light expanded, transforming into a cleaving white beam.

"Hmm? Two Immortal Weapons?"

Not far away, the old man Jin stared at Chen Ku, who managed to produce a second Immortal Weapon besides the Champion Immortal Saber, in mere moments, shocking him.

He quickly searched his mind for information about Chen Ku.

Hua Qingyun had not actively sought out any news in the Martial Forest during this outing.

Old man Jin, however, being a protector, needed to have some understanding of the local information where Hua Qingyun traveled.

When he saw Chen Ku take out the Champion Immortal Saber, he already had some guesses about Chen Ku's identity.

Now, seeing Chen Ku produce a second Immortal Weapon,

he finally recalled a Dragon Abyss Martial World bulletin from Yan Capital, containing a portrait of a young man.

"Chen Ku?! This person is the young genius from Divine Martial Academy, known for his terrifying talent?"

In an instant, the old man Jin understood Chen Ku's origin.

Meanwhile,

the light of Chen Ku's Moon Repairing Axe also struck Hua Qingyun.

Unexpectedly,

under the grand axe light which seemed capable of splitting a great mountain, Hua Qingyun, beneath the axe light, raised the Immortal Treasure Kun Bone Stick to meet the axe light, his entire body bouncing up, and then swung the stick...

incredibly, with the stick, he unleashed a "Territory Expansion" Sword Energy.

He simulated and displayed the very same Champion Marquis Martial Path Divine Skill that Chen Ku had used earlier, mimicking its execution, and collided with the axe light.

Boom!

Rumble!!

The aftermath of the shattered sword energy and axe light flowed in torrents.

"I didn't expect you could produce two Immortal Weapons, but that matters not. Before my Fighting God Palace's 'Battle Technique', any martial arts in the world can be mimicked, even surpassing the original version. It is martial arts and Immortal Law, born for battle."

Hua Qingyun's proud, cold voice resonated like a grand bell through the torrents, shaking Chen Ku, as he swung the stick at Chen Ku.

At the moment the stick swung down,

the beast-head bone at the stick's end suddenly enlarged, transforming from a long stick into something resembling a big hammer.

The hammer's head grew larger as it came down, almost turning into an endless sphere.

This was precisely the characteristic of Hua Qingyun's 'Immortal Treasure Kun Bone Stick'; Kun Bone refers to the skull of a tenth-realm demon beast 'Golden Head Kun', which possesses the ancient great demon 'Kunpeng' bloodline, having a talent to greatly enlarge its body.

Bam!

Chen Ku quickly used the Immortal Blade to block, but was still sent crashing down like a meteor, smashing into the ground.

As Hua Qingyun hammered Chen Ku down, his fighting spirit and excitement grew even more intense, his body changing back to the stick's normal size, and he descended towards Chen Ku's landing spot.

Intending to finish Chen Ku off completely.

Seeing this, the old man Jin's eyes flickered subtly. He had already identified Chen Ku, but had no intention of intervening; Divine Martial Academy was not a force that the Fighting God Palace needed to be particularly concerned with.

Besides, as long as it's done cleanly, who would know it was Hua Qingyun who did it?

"Despair! All your martial arts can be replicated before me. If you have the capability... showcase more divine skills, perfect for enriching the Battle Technique's simulation!" Hua Qingyun swung the stick down into the swirling dust where Chen Ku landed, provoking him with words.

Just moments ago, from Chen Ku's body, several divine-level martial arts were revealed, and Hua Qingyun felt that this boy, only one tael older than him, could exhibit even more divine-level martial arts. It's as if heaven had sent him a whetstone to hone the Battle Technique.

"Is it?"

However, as the stick swung down, entering the dirt mist, Hua Qingyun heard a cold retort akin to a murmur, and then...

His gaze locked with Chen Ku's eyes.

Suddenly, he noticed that Chen Ku's left eye had changed, becoming a golden eye, within which nine stars spun madly as he wielded the stick, blurring into a celestial sky, and then...

A terrifying gaze of rules fell upon him.

In an instant, Hua Qingyun was slightly lost in thought, and then he sensed...

approaching death!!!

"Not good! Qingyun!"

The watching old man Jin's expression changed drastically, and he roared:

"You dare kill my Fighting God Palace disciple, release your hold at once, beast!"