162: Chapter 162 Harmony between Heaven and Man

Black Qi surged from the ring in Lv Ling's hand, possessing a viscosity akin to asphalt, and instantly wrapped around his entire body.

A set of armor, flowing with peach-colored light patterns, materialized out of thin air and fit seamlessly onto Lv Ling's body, causing his figure to instantly bulk up by a size.

At this moment, Lv Ling's face was half-concealed beneath the faceplate.

At the top of the faceplate, a curved horn stood proudly, also featuring peach-colored shimmering patterns.

Looking at the other half of his exposed face, his originally pitch-black pupils had transformed into molten-gold vertical slits.

Cold and profound, resembling snake eyes, they emitted a chilling, piercing light.

By using a medium to summon a portion of the power of a contracted demon and projecting it onto oneself.

This is the Demon Possession state.

In this state, the possessor receives an all-around enhancement in strength, speed, and defense.

Only in this state can the possessor use Demon Authority.

Those with talent can also learn how to use the power of the demon and unleash methods unique to demons.

Basically, a possessor in this state can be considered half-demon.

Therefore, Demon Possessors have another name.

Demon Man.

However, Lv Ling's instinct told him that there was no time left to employ other defensive measures.

The limit of what he could do was to quickly parry in front of his chest using his most durable Demon arm guards.

Then, he tensed all the muscles in his body to block.

No sooner said than done.

From the moment Lv Ling used Demon Possession to the moment he crossed his arms to defend, it was merely the blink of an eye.

Chen Moxuan had also completed his charging during this interval.

He clenched his fist at his waist.

From the punch to the clenching of his fist, the footage in between seemed to have been deleted.

This punch had already quietly blasted forward.

In an instant, flames and electric arcs trailed behind Chen Moxuan, creating a stream of light as if intending to scorch through the heavens and earth.

"Boom! ——"

A thunderclap suddenly broke out, and flames danced wildly; two completely different powers erupted with a deafening roar upon collision.

The deafening sounds mixed together, making the entire space seem to shiver.

"What happened? What happened?"

Song Xin hurriedly came out to check.

She had previously been worried that Lv Ling and Chen Moxuan would get too heated in their fight and drag her along to practice Moves.

So she didn't even want to join in on the excitement.

But the commotion just now was simply too great, making her unable to suppress her curiosity any longer.

She looked in the direction the sound came from and was stunned for a moment.

She saw that Lv Ling had already retreated to a place several hundred meters away from Chen Moxuan.

Between the two, a long trench was clearly visible, a mark left by Lv Ling to dissipate the impact of Chen Moxuan's punch.

More importantly, the state of Lv Ling in her eyes was clearly that he had activated Demon Possession.

Lv Ling, who possessed the strongest Physical Body among the Great Sin Madmen, was actually knocked back several hundred meters even with the boost of Demon Possession?

One must know that even when she was at her Peak of mana and using her Lifebound Treasure, she could only make Lv Ling in this state retreat slightly by a single step.

What on earth did this guy do?

"The Demon arm guards... have cracks?"

Lv Ling slowly lowered his eyes, his gaze fixed on his already numb arms.

Where he had previously blocked Chen Moxuan's attack, wisps of scorching blue smoke were still rising.

Fine cracks were spreading outwards from the fist imprint.

Even the arm guards, which had the strongest defense among the Demon armor, were like this.

It stood to reason that if he had activated Demon Possession any later and had received Chen Moxuan's strike in his normal state.

Even if he didn't die, he would end up severely injured.

Regarding the destructive power of this punch alone, among the A-Rank Heroes Lv Ling had fought, no one could compare to Chen Moxuan.

Among the three people present, Chen Moxuan was also feeling surprised.

"He actually caught it?"

The Move just now was an experimental prototype he had conceived.

As he mastered more different Martial Skills, he gained a new understanding of them.

There were always some similarities in different Martial Skills that amounted to the same thing under a different name.

Martial Skills were not just about the application of Qi, blood, and True Qi, but more about expounding a philosophy on the application of one's own power.

Chen Moxuan used the Thunder Strike Fist as a template, using violent thunder-attribute True Qi, and fused it with the Special Ability [Formless Tribulation Flame].

And he used a movement Martial Skill that excelled in speed to execute the Special Ability [Extreme Movement].

To put it bluntly, it was fusing True Qi with Mental Energy to unleash the Special Ability using the philosophy of Martial Skills.

The principle was simple, but the difficulty involved was unimaginable.

The power formed by the combination of Mental Energy and True Qi was the Power of Heaven and Earth unique to Spirit Ascension Realm Martial Artists.

Attacks unleashed with the Power of Heaven and Earth had a world-shaking difference in power compared to using only True Qi.

But Chen Moxuan was not a true Spirit Ascension Realm expert after all, and could not pre-fuse the Power of Heaven and Earth within his body.

What he could do was make the output of True Qi and Mental Energy reach the same frequency, forming the Power of Heaven and Earth at the instant of executing the Move.

The Power of Heaven and Earth unleashed in this way would be several times more formidable than what was pre-fused.

And this technique had another name in the Martial Arts World.

Unity of Heaven and Man.

People who could awaken a Heart-Phase Dao Seed in the Tiangang Realm were already few.

Among them, those who could master the Unity of Heaven and Man were even rarer throughout the history of the Martial Arts World.

One must know that after a Martial Artist reached the Perfection of the Tiangang Realm, their Dantian was nearly saturated, and their True Qi would almost never increase again.

The cultivation of Martial Artists after the Spirit Ascension Realm shifted to cultivating the heart and the Dao.

By using the Unity of Heaven and Man technique, even a Tiangang Realm Martial Artist could unleash the Power of Heaven and Earth, delivering attacks with power comparable to those of a Spirit Ascension Realm Martial Artist.

But this profound technique, let alone having someone to teach him, Chen Moxuan had not even heard of it before.

It was completely self-realized, and he had even succeeded on his first attempt without any practice.

If the people in the Martial Arts World were to find out about this unheard-of Prodigy talent, it would once again refresh their understanding.

"If I had known, I would have seen what the full power was really like." Chen Moxuan thought with regret.

Only after throwing that punch did he realize the terrifying power contained within it.

In his haste, he had held back as much as thirty percent of his power and withdrew the final burst of hidden force.

He was terrified that before even officially starting the war with the Hero Association, he would lose a teammate with a single punch.

He had underestimated Lv Ling's strength after all.

It seemed that the top three Great Sin Madmen were indeed very valuable.

"I wonder if I can ask to do it again later?" Chen Moxuan looked at Lv Ling with fanatical eyes.

He really wanted to try the complete Move again.

Sensing Chen Moxuan's gaze, Lv Ling inexplicably felt his numb arms ache faintly again.

He immediately spoke first:

"Not bad, I have already understood your strength; you indeed have the qualifications to be arrogant."

It was originally said that he would force him back three steps, but as a result, let alone three steps, he was directly blasted away by hundreds of meters by a single punch, appearing extremely pathetic.

Now Lv Ling had already cast aside the thought of dampening Chen Moxuan's spirit.

A teammate who did not have a proper understanding of their own strength was undoubtedly a tumor in the team that could explode at any time.

But now Chen Moxuan had proven himself; he was not arrogant, but rather had self-awareness regarding his own strength.

With this level of combat power, although the success rate could not be called one hundred percent, Chen Moxuan could indeed be the core of the plan.

"Not fighting anymore? I think we can still get to know each other better..." Chen Moxuan still felt unsatisfied.

"No need." Lv Ling shook his head decisively.

The black Qi dissipated, and the Demon armor covering his body slowly disappeared.

Immediately after, his brows furrowed tightly, and a look of pain appeared on his face.

"After I use Demon Possession, I need to find a quiet place to calm down first."

"After that, we will discuss the next plan again as you said."

After speaking, Lv Ling's figure flashed by, and he left this place.

He did not stay for even a moment.

Chen Moxuan had to turn his head to look at Song Xin, who was still dazed on the side.

The moment their eyes met, Song Xin felt a chill rush from the soles of her feet to her forehead, and she hurriedly waved her hands:

"No! I am already very tired."

She quickly turned and fled back into the inn.

"..."

In helplessness, Chen Moxuan flew to a nearby wasteland.

After spending more than ten minutes perfecting the Move, he returned to the inn.

Then he found Song Xin, who had clearly recovered her spirit, and continued to have her use her Special Ability to provide him with information to speed up the analysis progress.

Because she was worried about not having any more excuses to refuse Chen Moxuan's invitation to spar, Song Xin was very cooperative after this.