"One person, one beast fierce strike."
In practical combat, Chen Yun not only became proficient in the application of 'Dread Dragon Skill', but also combined the true qi and spirit awareness. This made him feel like a fish in water, as if the three elements had been interconnected.
In the past, he would either use his true qi, or his spiritual awareness, or simply rely on the strength of his physical body, with his methods being quite monotonous.
Nowadays, when the three are combined and integrated into 'Dread Dragon Skill', its power increases significantly.
This is not the most important thing.
The most crucial matter is that the Dao Qi within his body is continuously rising and spreading, at any moment it might surge out of his body!
As Chen Yun engaged in a fierce confrontation with the White Monkey, he gradually felt as if he were transforming, his entire muscles, skin, membranes, and bones began to undergo a qualitative change under the 'nourishing' influence of the surging Dao Qi.
Thunderous booms echoed from his body, resembling the muffled roars of thunder.
A sense of awe and sanctity spread outwards with the rumble.
Qin Liang and Ji Xin felt it immediately and couldn't help but feel obedient, as if they wanted to bow down and worship.
That was the profound reverence for heaven and earth, for the Dao hidden deep within every creature in the world!
It might be that the power of the Dao Qi was gradually rising, and Chen Yun's strength was becoming increasingly fierce. As he swung, an electric glimmer could be faintly seen on his arm.
Zhi la, zhi la.
The sound of thunderous clashing rumbled.
With immense confidence, Chen Yun let out a long, resounding roar and somehow merged the five characters - "Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth" - together.
Instantaneously, a rainbow-colored radiance shot out from his fist.
When he launched this punch, the heavens and earth seemed to change color!
The air in front of him twisted, and the ground was shaken by the powerful force, creating cracks like a spiderweb that spread.
The White Monkey sensed danger, was startled, and quickly retreated to defend.
But unfortunately, Chen Yun had already thrown his punch!
Bang!
A single punch directly launched the White Monkey flying out!
Not only was it a simple launch, Qin Liang and Ji Xin clearly saw that Chen Yun's punch had unleashed an "energy wave," a multi-colored "Qi"!
This Qi was as thick as a water jar, and everything in its path was reduced to dust!
Even with his ironclad skin and bones, the White Monkey emitted a sharp cry of pain and spat out golden blood from its mouth under the ferocious strike!
These golden blood droplets were immediately evaporated by the high-temperature air!
Although the "energy wave" lasted only for an instant, its terrifying power shocked Qin Liang and Ji Xin after it ended.
They were shocked to see that Chen Yun's punch had caused a gorge on the ground, which was about 400 to 500 meters long, 10 to 20 meters wide, and several dozen meters deep!
One punch's might, shakes the heavens and the earth!
With such terrifying power, Qin Liang and Ji Xin dared to conclude that even if they were "soul beings," they would certainly be annihilated if hit directly in the face!
Chen Yun had no idea if Qin Liang and Ji Xin were shocked or not, but the previous punch was not all his own power. The majority of the explosive force was due to "Dao Qi".
Regardless of the circumstances, at this moment, he was filled with battle intent.
Because he felt that with a bit more effort, the Dao Qi might manifest!
The terrifying power of Dao Qi that could be unleashed without fully manifesting is beyond anything we can imagine. Just imagine what it would be like if it were fully manifested!
Fueled by curiosity about how much power the manifestation of Dao Qi would unleash, Chen Yun was eager to fully awaken the Dao Qi immediately, just to see what magnitude of power it could release.
After sending the White Ape flying, he gave the opponent no chance to breathe. With a powerful push off with his feet against the ground, his body shot forward like a cannonball, racing towards the White Ape at high speed!
Chen Yun wants to stimulate Dao Qi through combat!
In an instant, he arrived in front of the White Ape, who was lying on the ground after being blasted.
Chen Yun raised his fist high, suddenly unleashed the "Metal" character technique, and the bright light on his fist shone as he smashed it down fiercely!
Meanwhile, the White Ape also reacted, seeing it roll over quickly and then leap up from the ground just in time to avoid this attack.
But the ground suffered misfortune.
Bang!
The earth was instantly blasted into chaos by Chen Yun's powerful and heavy punch!
Countless mud and stones, as well as water streams, were splashed into the air!
Amongst the flying mud and stones, water streams, Chen Yun swiftly turned around to prepare for the White Ape's attack.
Who would have thought, he saw a comical scene.
The White Ape did not attack as it had done previously. On the contrary, it knelt down on the ground with its paws clasped together, continuously knocking its head and making "zizi" sounds as if begging for mercy.
Seeing this scene, Chen Yun, who was brimming with battle intent, instantly lost any desire to continue fighting.
Perhaps because the will to fight had faded, the Dao Qi within him also gradually receded, causing his strength to rapidly decline.
Although he didn't manage to awaken the Dao Qi, Chen Yun felt somewhat disappointed. However, he was not a person who would act irrationally. Since the White Ape had already knelt and begged for mercy, there was no reason for him to harm it further, especially since he had no grievous enmity with it and had no intention of taking its life.
He gradually retracted his true qi, adjusted his breath, and said to the White Ape, "Little fellow, can you understand human speech?"
"Zhizi, zhizi." The White Ape nodded quickly.
Chen Yun pointed to the banner floating in the air a short distance away, "Since you've lost, I will take this treasure.
"Zhizi." The White Ape shook its head urgently, as if recalling something. It pointed towards the golden platform and "zhizi" again.
Chen Yun didn't understand the beast language, so he didn't know what the White Ape was talking about. As the other seemed unhappy, he deliberately raised his fist to intimidate it, "Or else I'll beat you again?"
The White Ape was so frightened that it jumped back a step, desperately "zhizi" yell, with tears rolling down its eyes, as if it had been wronged.
Chen Yun: (...)
Chen Yun: "..." Alright, he almost forgot that this White Ape is still a "minor," and it has been wronged by being beaten by him.
Inexorably, Chen Yun had to say, "I must take the banner, but I won't beat you anymore."
Saying this, he walked into the range of the banner's radiant light, intending to reach out and grab the banner to take it away.
Suddenly, the screams of Qin Liang and Ji Xin echoed.
Following that, Chen Yun saw the radiant light forcefully draw the two men from their energy pearls and immediately enveloped them inside, vanishing into thin air without a trace.
Oh no!
Will Qin Liang and Ji Xin encounter any danger?
Chen Yun immediately panicked and grabbed the banner to examine it closely, hoping to see if he could release Qin Liang and Ji Xin from the radiant light.
As soon as Chen Yun grasped the banner, the radiant light vanished instantly.
This small banner, no bigger than a palm, became ordinary looking, as if it was just an ordinary banner.
Chen Yun examined the banner closely and noticed that there was a large character in the center, written as "Confinement," and surrounded by numerous unknown patterns or talismans that he couldn't recognize.
"Qin Liang and Ji Xin were hiding in the Energy Pearl, but how did they suddenly disappear into the radiant light?"
Chen Yun was perplexed and preparing to input his true qi for an experiment.
But to his surprise, the White Ape approached carefully, pointing and making chirping sounds in distress.
At this moment, Chen Yun just wanted to quickly release Qin Liang and Ji Xin from the radiant light, without a care for the White Ape.
He poured his true qi into it, resulting in a stone sinking in the sea with no reaction.
"Hmm?" Chen Yun hesitated, "Doesn't a treasure use magic power, unlike a magical tool?"
He thought it might be that his true qi cannot activate the treasure.
Thoughts crossing his mind, Chen Yun released his divine consciousness to touch the banner.
The result was the same as before; upon contact with the banner, his divine consciousness was instantly engulfed and nothing happened.
Strange.
True qi and divine consciousness both failed.
How exactly can one activate this treasure?
Chen Yun stood there, deep in thought, without any clues.
The White Ape chirped again.
Chen Yun glanced over to the side, considering that although the White Ape had surrendered, it didn't mean it wouldn't suddenly erupt and continue to attack.
After looking over, Chen Yun saw the White Ape pointing to the golden blood at its mouth and then pointing towards the banner.
Chen Yun blinked and said, "Do you mean to draw blood and acknowledge ownership?"
The White Ape, being a spiritual beast that understood human nature, nodded in agreement.
Chen Yun couldn't help but break into a sweat. It turns out that the most primitive method is enough to drive such powerful treasures.
He had been pondering true qi and divine consciousness, only to find out that all it needed was to draw blood and acknowledge ownership?
After learning the method, Chen Yun hesitated no longer, reaching out to slash his finger.
Then...
Oh, it turns out my skin is tougher than iron.
Chen Yun was utterly speechless, realizing that his defense was incredibly strong, to the point where he couldn't even break through it himself.
However, this doesn't faze him.
He activated his qi to vibrate the blood vessels in his fingertip and squeezed out a drop of essence blood from the pores.
Due to his cultivation in the "Accumulation of Essence for Physical Perfection," when this drop of blood was squeezed out, Chen Yun was surprised to find that the blood, originally dark red, had become somewhat "bright," almost like fresh red.
Yes, it's "bright."
As if there was a special energy contained within the blood, making it emit a bright light.
This kind of light might not be easily observed by ordinary people's eyes, but Chen Yun, due to his accomplishment in the "Accumulation of Essence for Physical Perfection," had not only strengthened his physical body but also enhanced his vision, hearing, and tactile senses. Naturally, he could see the "light" at a glance.
He can tell that these "light" are energy.
Chen Yun suddenly remembered something, there is a saying on Earth that a whale falls and everything comes to life.
He was thinking about whether a powerful cultivator who practiced physical cultivation would, upon death, release energy to nourish all things from within their body.
As for this, he can't say for sure at the moment. After all, so far, the strongest cultivators he has killed were only Lin Feiyun and Xie Wuming, neither of whom were practitioners of physical cultivation.
In a short time of contemplation, Chen Yun found that the "energy" on his blood had dissipated considerably.
He couldn't afford to ponder further and directly dropped the blood onto the banner.
In the next moment, he felt a connection had been established between him and the banner, although this connection was intermittent, akin to an "expertise" level that was insufficient, barely usable. If someone used the same method to draw blood and acknowledge ownership, it might still be possible for them to take control of the banner.
"I remember that certain Taoist ritualistic implements require 49 days of continuous use. Could it be that I also need to continuously pour my essence blood for 49 days to fully control this banner?"
This idea flashed across Chen Yun's mind in an instant.
He didn't have the time to consider whether this was the case, as the fate of Qin Liang and Ji Xin was still unknown.
What Chen Yun needed to do now was to rescue Qin Liang and Ji Xin from the radiant light as quickly as possible.
Just then, a new problem emerged.
Although he had established a intermittent connection with the banner and could barely control it.
But how exactly is one supposed to use this treasure?
Would it be through mental control?
He thought about trying it and said, "Open the radiant light?"
Alright, there's no reaction at all.
Chen Yun was puzzled to the extreme. Although the treasure had been obtained and a faint connection had been established, he still didn't know how to use it.
(End of this chapter)
