Da Xuan Martial Saint

"Why not try?"

Chen Mu gazed at the swiftly approaching Heavenly Demon Black Tortoise, a strong notion already rising in his heart.

No martial artist lacked the desire for the pinnacle of Martial Arts, and no martial artist would refrain from staring at the ultimate peak; however, the vast majority of martial artists in this world simply weren't qualified to reach such heights, not even to glimpse it.

Yet, despite all the hardships Chen Mu had gone through, all the strenuous effort he had expended, he had finally reached this step, achieving a position from where he could peek at the ultimate peak of Martial Arts.

Heavenly Demon Black Tortoise.

This was an entity truly on par with the Blood Exchange Realm.

And whether by fate or sheer coincidence, this tortoise just happened to be not in the vast sea or rivers but rather above in the sky, unskilled in Flying Escape, with a clouded consciousness and weak life force, conveniently landing in front of him.

Regardless of whether he could currently withstand such a Heavenly Demon, the scene before him at this very moment caused his martial will to surge uncontrollably.

Just one move.

Just one move is enough.

Let him witness the power of that level!

"Sister Murong, step back a bit farther,"

Chen Mu reminded Murong Yan as he faced the tortoise, not forgetting to caution her. Even though the tortoise was currently in a weakened state and not at its prime, coupled with an unfavorable environment, and even though he was just in the Marrow Cleansing Realm, yet to touch the Blood Exchange, a full-force strike in these high skies might still cause significant repercussions, capable of affecting Murong Yan even a hundred meters away.

Hearing Chen Mu's words, Murong Yan was momentarily startled, but as she was already distancing herself from the tortoise, she did not stop, instantly maneuvering the Qian Heaven Domain to flee two hundred meters away and then turning back to look.

All these details might seem intricate, yet they happened in an instant.

From Chen Mu pausing, urging Murong Yan to back off, to the tortoise nearing him, it all took but a moment. The massive figure approaching, nearly thirty meters in size, like a small mountain bearing down, brought an unprecedented and intense pressure, wafting with vast clouds and waves, truly as if carrying a tsunami!

However, facing this nearly suffocating pressure, fear was absent in Chen Mu's eyes. Within his pupils, a blaze seemed to burn—a flame of unyielding belief and will.

His left hand raised to the sky, and his right toward the earth, his movements seemingly quite slow, but in reality, united before him in a flash, forming a seal—the beginning stance of the Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal.

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The immense Power of Heaven and Earth surged, summoned by his Qiankun will.

The majestic Yuan Gang True Essence stormed forth, manipulated by his Qiankun Martial Body.

The two forces mixed seamlessly, congealing into a brilliant, illusory light, seemingly containing the essence of all cosmic evolution, integrating all things of the world within it, and with Chen Mu's one move, striking directly at the front of the tortoise!

Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal!

This move carried neither grand momentum nor overwhelming pressure, but all the forces were concentrated on the inch-wide fist peak, making it the strongest strike he had ever executed since he began practicing Martial Arts.

This was his first challenge toward the zenith of Martial Arts, using the Qiankun Martial Body from the Marrow Cleansing Realm's mastery.

"Roar..."

At this moment, even the Heavenly Demon Black Tortoise, now in a frenzied state, showed a change in reaction. Its attention shifted from Murong Yan for the first time, focusing instead on Chen Mu as its huge, bell-like demonic eyes, bloodshot within, bore a hint of caution as if even with its Heavenly Demon body, it couldn't ignore this attack.

Boom!!!

The rolling cloud sea surged, the tremendous demonic power like a tsunami.

Responding to Chen Mu's Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal, the tortoise countered with its tail swing—a tail like a dragon-snake, remarkably agile compared to its massive and cumbersome body—sweeping through the air from the rear almost instantly.

The seemingly simple tail strike carried a vast might, shaking one's heart to its core, as visibly, the path where the tail swung set off roaring demonic winds, causing boundless dark clouds to churn, splitting nearly a kilometer, opening a visible gap, seemingly cleaving the sky into distinctly separate halves!

Finally.

Chen Mu's Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal clashed with the tortoise's tail swing, causing the rolling clouds to momentarily freeze.

Then, the terrifying intermingling of Yuan Gang and demonic power collided within inches, exploding into streams of blood-red and dark lightning, the vast cloud layer centered around their clash point, like a star plummeting into the sea, stirring up a thousand-meter ripple, explosively spreading in all directions.

"Hmm..."

Despite being a prominent figure on the Wind Cloud List with the power of the Qian Heaven Domain, even at a distance of two hundred meters, Murong Yan felt the explosive aftermath stirring the Power of Heaven and Earth nearly like a tidal wave, violently tearing at her Qian Heaven Domain.

Although distant enough to withstand it, saving her domain from being overwhelmed, her gaze towards the center of the cloud sea was nevertheless shaken, her heart like a tumultuous vast sea, the roiling waves refusing to calm.

The fog was vast.

Demonic power was in turmoil.

Despite her abilities, she could neither see clearly what was happening nor perceive the specific circumstances.

Whoosh!

Murong Yan only knew that the ripple of the aftermath did not last long; it took but a few breaths. From the wildly turbulent Cloud Sea, a figure broke through the air and landed beside her.

"Let's go."

The person who emerged from the cloud mist was Chen Mu, who looked unchanged in appearance, with no signs of his clothing being tattered, and his expression was very calm. After landing, he spoke to Murong Yan.

Murong Yan was still in a daze, her eyes rippling like ocean waves, unable to calm down. However, she soon heard again from the Cloud Sea behind, the roaring of the Mystic Tortoise.

"Roar!!!"

This sound seemed even more furious and crazed than before, finally snapping her out of it. Without a moment to overthink, she controlled the Qian Heaven Domain and continued to fly forward, catching up with Chen Mu.

Just as she barely caught up to Chen Mu, the vast dark clouds behind them split apart, and the massive form of the Mystic Tortoise surged out again, continuing to chase in their direction. This time, however, its gaze was not solely on her; a bigger part of its attention was fixated on Chen Mu, its huge demonic eyes filled with blood threads.

However.

No matter how furiously it roared, Chen Mu and Murong Yan kept flying ahead side by side, maintaining a distance of more than two hundred yards.

Murong Yan, feeling the demonic might of the Mystic Tortoise from behind, couldn't help but glance sideways at Chen Mu, her eyes brimming with countless ripples, and countless questions surged in her heart, yet she didn't know which one to ask.

Just now,

did Chen Mu directly withstand a blow from the Mystic Tortoise?

Even though she had witnessed it with her own eyes, on reflection, it still seemed incredible. That was the Heavenly Demon Black Tortoise, a ninth rank demonic creature, a being beyond the Blood Exchange Realm. Even if weakened by a century of imprisonment by the Sky Demon Sect, it was still no ordinary creature. Even with Chen Mu's top-three strength on the Wind Cloud List, the difference between them should still be immeasurable!

From a distance of one or two hundred yards, resisting a blow from the Mystic Tortoise was understandable, but to withstand a direct hit at close range... wasn't that something only someone of the Blood Exchange Realm could achieve?

Chen Mu? Blood Exchange?

These were obviously two completely unrelated terms.

Murong Yan looked at Chen Mu, and seeing that his face remained calm and he kept silent, she finally couldn't help but ask,

"Junior Brother Chen, are you alright?"

"It's nothing serious."

Upon hearing Murong Yan's words, Chen Mu seemed to come slightly back to his senses, looked towards Murong Yan and responded, then lifted his right hand and waved it at her.

Murong Yan, observing Chen Mu's hand, saw a stretched blood mark on the surface of his fist. The cut was deep, almost revealing the jade-like bones, yet, no blood flowed out, and the wound kept closing at a visible rate, healing itself.

"..."

She first discerned that the injury was indeed not serious, as it hadn't reached the bones and would recover in a short time. But then, a surge of shock rose in her heart.

Mystic Tortoise Tail Swing.

She had nearly fully witnessed that scene. Chen Mu had withstood the terrifying attack of the Mystic Tortoise Tail Swing, suffering only a superficial tear on his fist.

She knew, that blow alone had ripped apart thousands of meters of the Cloud Sea, and if she had been close, even without making actual contact with the Mystic Tortoise's tail, merely being struck by the aftermath of its demonic power could have torn her Qian Heaven Domain apart and likely would have severed her in two!

Even though Chen Mu practiced the Qiankun Path, achieving the peak of skill, confronting the Mystic Tortoise head-on like this was definitely not something within the capabilities of the Six Viscera Realm, and perhaps... only the legendary strongest martial body in Martial Arts, the Qiankun Martial Body, could possess such resilience!

"Qiankun Martial Body?"

Murong Yan looked at Chen Mu and could not resist asking that question.

"Yes."

Chen Mu gazed at his injured right hand and sighed, "It's a pity I still can't stand against a Heavenly Demon like this; this is it in a weakened state after years of imprisonment. In its prime, I couldn't withstand a single blow."

Murong Yan: "..."

She looked at Chen Mu with a complex gaze, unsure of how to respond.

Then, Chen Mu finally sighed, lowered his hand, looked at Murong Yan, and spoke softly, "I'd appreciate it, Senior Sister Murong, if you do not disclose the matter of the Qiankun Martial Body just yet. Help me keep it hidden for a while longer."

Merely with the initial achievement of the Qiankun Martial Body, indeed it still cannot withstand a Heavenly Demon, but the gap isn't that great; just considering this Mystic Tortoise, if his martial body advanced further, reaching Minor Achievement, he probably could truly contend with it, and if he were to grasp the Qiankun Domain... he might even be able to fight a fully-powered Mystic Tortoise, truly reaching that level!

And now, he was not that far from that moment.