237: Chapter 237 Overwhelming Power!

This all seemed to take a long time, but in reality, it was only a fleeting moment.

In the span of a single breath, thousands of thoughts could pass.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a thunderous roar, the phantom of the Ancient Tree of Life erupted with astonishing light.

The Yang Force and blood energy within Pei Qingyun surged frantically, erupting in an instant.

The stagnant air seemed to be crushed, and astonishing power spread within the violent air pressure.

Even from over a hundred zhang away, those fighting on the yunfan no. 2 still felt a palpitation.

It was an instinctive warning of danger when life was threatened.

As Pei Qingyun's opponent, Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng faced this strike head-on; he could more clearly feel the terrifying power contained within it, and a strong sense of crisis pulsed frantically in his mind.

This caused some past battle scenes to flash unconsciously through his mind.

It was a battle from not long after he had entered the Six Bowels Realm.

To be precise, it was a crushing defeat.

The person who was crushed was him.

At that time, the opponent he faced was a Grandmaster at the Late Stage of the Six Bowels Realm from a second-rate family.

That Grandmaster, with just a casual strike, had completely shattered his pride.

He was defeated, and thoroughly at that.

With a single strike, he was injured.

If not for the fact that he was in full view of everyone and this second-rate family Grandmaster had only intended to issue a warning, he would surely have bled on the spot.

It was precisely that time that he stepped down from his position as Clan Chief.

So many years had passed, but he still could not forget that battle. That battle was like a bone-eroding poison.

Whenever he recalled it, that feeling of desperate suffocation would linger in his heart.

Perhaps this was also one of the reasons why he had remained at the Middle Stage of the Six Bowels Realm.

Before becoming an Innate Martial Artist, there was no such thing as a Heart Demon. However, it was well-founded that one's state of mind could affect a Martial Artist's Breakthrough.

This time, Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng once again felt that desperate feeling of suffocation, and this time, the suffocation seemed even more intense than that battle decades ago.

"This is impossible!" Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng screamed frantically in his heart.

He was no longer the novice Grandmaster who had just entered the Six Viscera Realm back then.

Even if he were to face that Grandmaster from the second-rate family back then, he would have the confidence to withstand a blow or two.

However.

What he was facing was not an ordinary Late Stage Grandmaster, but an invincible Grandmaster who had perfected two Profound-grade top-tier Cultivation Techniques, a level stronger than even the top Grandmasters.

Looking across the hundreds of thousands of li of the Great Jing Dynasty's territory, top Grandmasters who could truly Cultivate a Profound-grade top-tier Cultivation Technique to Perfection were rare.

Within Longnan Prefecture, there was not even one.

As for Grandmasters who had perfected two Profound-grade top-tier Cultivation Techniques, there were no more than can be counted on two hands.

As for those within the Grandmaster Realm, there were basically no others who had perfected more Profound-grade Cultivation Techniques.

Perfecting one more could be said to solidify one's Foundation. Any more would just be a waste of time.

The Lifespan of the Grandmaster Realm was limited. Those with this talent would have long since advanced to the Meridian Opening Realm; it was impossible to stubbornly stick to one Realm.

Advancing to Meridian Opening would add sixty years to one's Lifespan out of thin air.

Wouldn't that be better?

No matter how strong a Grandmaster you are, can you be stronger than the Meridian Opening Realm?

Every Breakthrough in a major Realm was a sublimation of one's life level; the transformation of power level was just an incidental benefit.

In a sense, a Martial Artist's transformation was more like a non-human change process.

Ordinary people and Innate Martial Artists, apart from their external human form being identical, were already fundamentally different.

Not to mention that the Lifespan of an Innate Martial Artist was several times that of an ordinary person.

They could no longer procreate.

Ordinary people simply could not withstand the Bloodline Power within an Innate Martial Artist, let alone nurture life.

They would shatter at a touch, so how could desire even arise?

Even manual efforts wouldn't work...

As for those without this talent, it was impossible for you to Cultivate multiple Profound-grade top-tier Cultivation Techniques to Perfection.

It was precisely because of this that Grandmasters like Pei Qingyun were often called invincible Grandmasters.

Facing this fatal pressure, the power within Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng's body ran to its limit, and wisps of blood-colored light appeared on the surface of his exposed skin.

The Bottleneck that had troubled him for so long was also torn open at this moment.

Although this opening was only the size of a needle tip, once one reached this step, a Breakthrough was a logical conclusion.

A thousand-mile embankment collapses from an ant hole.

The same was true for a Martial Artist's Bottleneck.

It was said that there was great terror between life and death.

Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng was facing such a desperate situation.

After this battle, he had the confidence to break through the Bottleneck within half a year.

If the battle intensified, this time would be infinitely shortened, and it was not impossible to even break through in the midst of battle.

Breaking through in the midst of battle was undoubtedly one of the manifestations of a Prodigy.

Was he, Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng, a Prodigy?

He was not!

The reason a desperate situation was called a desperate situation was that failure meant death.

Puchi!

The phantom of the Ancient Tree of Life collided with the phantom of the ancient beast, but there was no astonishing momentum as expected.

The gap between the Ancient Tree of Life and the ancient beast phantom was a complete crushing on the level of power.

In an instant, the ancient beast phantom was torn apart, and a hole as thick as an arm appeared right in its center.

That hole was pierced through by a branch of the Ancient Tree of Life phantom, which continued to thrust towards Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng's body.

Boom!

A vast power rippled out. Although this branch was clearly an illusory object, its power acted upon Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng's body as if it were substantial.

At this moment, Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng suffered immense pain; his entire face twisted into a ball, a large amount of blood seeped out from his body, his originally muscular and bulging chest suddenly collapsed, and his body flew backward.

He flew backward for nearly ten zhang before crashing straight into the sea, splashing water several zhang high.

Blood spread rapidly, quickly dyeing the seawater around him red.

Without waiting for the blood to continue spreading, Pei Qingyun tapped his toes lightly and appeared again above where Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng had fallen into the water.

Immediately after, a vast and mighty force erupted in the sea, and Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng, who had fallen into the water, was directly shaken out.

At this moment, Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng no longer looked like a Grandmaster.

He had long lost his human shape and looked utterly broken. Nearly one-third of his body had been destroyed by Pei Qingyun's power.

If not for the strong vitality of the Grandmaster Realm, Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng would have died on the spot.

Pei Qingyun looked over, and he saw a trace of emotion in Patriarch Lei Yuanfeng's eyes.

This emotion was very complex: fear, regret, unwillingness, despair... and that final sense of relief.

Before the battle, he had thought that Pei Qingyun might be a formidable enemy.

That instinctive warning could not be wrong.

He might be able to use the power of this battle to break through the Bottleneck of the Late Stage of the Six Bowels Realm.

He had done it, but not completely.

He had torn open an opening.

If only he could step into the Late Stage of the Six Bowels Realm, that would have been great.

However.

The next instant, he felt relieved.

So what if he broke through!

Standing before him was not an ordinary Late Stage Grandmaster, but the most powerful Grandmaster he had ever seen in his life.

Whether it was a top Grandmaster, or perhaps even stronger, he had no answer in his heart.

The only thing he could be sure of was that even if he had truly established himself in the Late Stage of the Six Viscera Realm, what awaited him would still be defeat and death.