109: Chapter 109 I welcome your valuable advice.

"You have won the challenge. Please choose the amount of points to strip from your opponent."

As the Secret Realm notification message appeared, Xiang Tian's ranking and current point total also appeared before Chen Moxuan's eyes.

The rules for the decisive battle at the summit of Poyun Peak were winner-takes-all.

In the past, reaching the summit of Poyun Peak meant it was almost the Late Stage when the Secret Realm was about to close, and there were few ways left to score points.

The Secret Realm provided this area to give those with true strength who refused to accept defeat an opportunity.

In challenges accepted voluntarily by both sides, the winner who defeated their opponent could hold the power of life and death over the loser's points.

One could see the opponent's ranking and total points, and could arbitrarily strip the opponent's points and add them to one's own.

"Second place... It seems that the person just now might be one of the Prodigies mentioned by Senior Zhong."

Xiang Tian could be considered the strongest Martial Artist Chen Moxuan had fought so far.

His Cultivation Technique and Martial Skill levels were both top-tier among his peers, his combat awareness was extremely strong, and the transition between offense and defense was smooth as flowing water.

Even among the many Geniuses in the Spirit Gathering Secret Realm, he was a rare Genius.

If he were still in the Qi Control Realm, without using the black god bracelet, he would likely find it difficult to defeat Xiang Tian head-on.

Only after his Breakthrough, when his True Qi quality significantly improved, could he firmly gain the upper hand against Xiang Tian in a direct confrontation.

However, after Xiang Tian unleashed his secret technique, the advantage Chen Moxuan had gained through his masterful power-exertion techniques vanished completely.

After using the secret technique, Xiang Tian's frontal strength already surpassed that of the Snow Shadow Tiger he had encountered earlier.

This method made Chen Moxuan quite curious, so he happened to try using his Divine Ability.

By triggering his Divine Ability during the attack and blasting apart Xiang Tian's two Overlords Heavy Body phantoms with one punch, Chen Moxuan realized for the first time.

Just how terrifying this Divine Ability called [Po Yuan] really was.

Given the profoundness of the Xiang Family's secret technique [Overlords Heavy Body], even if Chen Moxuan only observed with his naked eyes or used his Spiritual Sense to perceive it, and even if he knew the trajectory of its True Qi flow, it would still be difficult to deduce.

But under the overbearing deconstruction of [Po Yuan], the core rules of this secret technique flooded into Chen Moxuan's Sea of Consciousness like a collapsed dam.

Although it was only a portion of the incomplete rules, it was enough for Chen Moxuan to use these essential rules to comprehend and adapt a secret technique that bypassed the limitations of Bloodline Power.

This was the incomplete version of the Overlords Heavy Body phantom that Chen Moxuan had used for the first time.

This slightly unrefined Overlords Heavy Body phantom was not deduced using his Special Ability, but rather a prototype he had forcefully comprehended through his currently extraordinary martial arts attainments.

It wasn't until Xiang Tian achieved an Epiphany on the spot and reached the Perfection of [Overlords Heavy Body], suppressing Chen Moxuan until just a moment ago.

That the two Overlords Heavy Body phantoms he released were the results of his completed deduction using his Special Ability.

Compared to Xiang Tian's Perfection-level secret technique, this [Overlords Heavy Body], deduced from the essential rules of the secret technique, possessed more spiritual charm; it could even speak human words and be executed with different types of True Qi attributes.

Chen Moxuan guessed that this version of [Overlords Heavy Body] used by Xiang Tian was likely improved by the Xiang Family over several generations, lowering the cultivation threshold and binding the true spirituality of the secret technique.

Yet the [Overlords Heavy Body] he deduced after learning its essence through his Divine Ability, despite incorporating unique improvements suited to himself, was closer to the original version in terms of power.

"Points are completely useless to me now."

Chen Moxuan glanced at the Secret Realm message options, and with a thought, he directly chose not to plunder.

The other party had fought with all his might to practice with him and had even gifted him a powerful secret technique.

After all, they were both Geniuses of the same clan; there was no need to do something that would ruin someone's future.

As for delaying his journey...

He was just arrogant in his bones and disliked people who acted high and mighty; he wasn't a pervert who would seek double revenge over a disagreement.

Moreover, this battle had lasted less than twenty seconds from start to finish.

"Through this battle, I have fully adapted to my body after the Breakthrough to the Tiangang Realm."

Chen Moxuan lowered his eyes to look at his hands, his knuckles emitting a series of crisp cracking sounds.

As the pale cyan halo flowing around his wrists slowly dissipated, the arm bones that had been shattered by the Overlords Heavy Body phantom during the clash with Xiang Tian were now as good as new.

He had not used any weapons and had chosen to engage in close-quarters combat with Xiang Tian throughout, all to understand his own state more quickly.

Overall, whether it was stamina, explosive power, defensive power, or recovery power, he was far superior to before.

Previously, he had taken Xiang Tian's blow head-on with the resolve that his arms might shatter, just to test how long it would take for him to regenerate his broken arms.

Regrettably, Xiang Tian's heavy blow had only broken the tendons and bones of his arms.

It seemed that during the Legacy, under the dual effect of continuous heavy pressure and devouring the Spirit Tide Storm, his Physical Body had also been greatly enhanced, far exceeding the boost brought by a normal Breakthrough.

The increase in recovery power was especially terrifying.

In the past, such injuries would have required consuming at least half of his True Qi and nearly ten seconds to recover using the Immortal Heaven-Devouring Art.

But now, it had taken only a few breaths for him to be completely healed.

As for the amount of True Qi consumed, it was not even worth mentioning compared to his current True Qi reserves.

Suddenly, Chen Moxuan sensed someone approaching through the air from below.

He turned slowly, just in time to meet a pair of eyes burning with intense Battle Intent.

Without wasting a moment to mourn Xiang Tian's exit, the person who immediately arrived in the sky was none other than Zhong Haoran.

"Do you want to fight too?"

"Brother Chen, please don't misunderstand. I have come to thank you for saving me when we were on the mountainside of Poyun Peak."

Zhong Haoran performed a cupped-fist salute toward Chen Moxuan.

"It's just that I have a doubt, and I would like to ask Brother Chen for some guidance.

After I woke up, I discovered a huge crater not far away, inside which there was only the charred, mangled flesh of a strange beast."

"I dare to guess that in this Secret Realm, only Brother Chen could have done such a thing."

"Yet, just now, while Brother Chen fought fiercely with Xiang Tian, it seemed you intentionally held back and did not display any such means."

The wind and snow whipped up his robes, and the Sword Intent around Zhong Haoran suddenly climbed as he said coldly:

"May I ask, Brother Chen, do you perhaps feel that an opponent who fights with their beliefs on the line is simply not worthy of you going all out?"

"Watching this battle, I know deeply that I am no match for Brother Chen, but I still want to try it myself."

"To see just how big the gap really is!"

After saying this, the Sword Qi behind him condensed into translucent sword shadows, faintly possessing the momentum to break through the air; he was clearly prepared to strike at any moment.

"Taichu Martial Mansion, Zhong Haoran, requests a battle with Brother Chen!"

Chen Moxuan stared at Zhong Haoran, thinking to himself:

"Taichu Martial Mansion?"

No wonder this scholarly way of speaking sounded so familiar.

And since they both share the surname Zhong, I wonder if there is any relation to Senior Zhong.

Facing Zhong Haoran's indignation on behalf of his old rival, Chen Moxuan replied indifferently:

"That strike relied on the secret runes on the weapon to invoke the Power of Heaven and Earth; strictly speaking, it does not count as a power I have fully mastered myself."

"Once used, the battle will end very quickly."

That wouldn't count as practice.

"I have some insights regarding sword speed, so please, Brother Chen, do not hesitate to enlighten me!"

Seeing that Zhong Haoran insisted, Chen Moxuan said no more.

With a wave of his hand, the black god bracelet on his wrist flowed like liquid and transformed into a thin, silver-patterned saber.

Zhong Haoran stared intently at Chen Moxuan, his right hand gripping the hilt of his sword at his waist, not blinking once.

Just at the moment he intended to draw his sword blade, he suddenly felt the light between heaven and earth distort abruptly.

A cold gleam wrapped in the roar of thunder pierced through the air and arrived; before the blade had even reached him, the sharp Saber Qi had already sliced through his protective True Qi.

When the cold blade pressed against his brow, he hadn't even seen the trajectory of the opponent's strike.

A slight stinging pain came from his forehead, and a drop of blood slowly slid down.

Without a doubt, if this blade had not stopped in front of his forehead, he would have already been turned into two blood-soaked remains.

Who won and who lost, in this instant, was self-evident.