Holy Fist!

Chapter 455 The Enlightenment Tree Seed, the King of Metals!

Chapter 455 The Enlightenment Tree Seed, the King of Metals!
[Strength: 270.0] (2.4→25.9)

[Speed: 270.0] (4.4→22.0)

[Physical Strength: 269.3 → 270.0] (39.5)

[Willpower: 270.0] (6.0→31.9)

Strength +23.5, Speed +17.6, Constitution +40.2, Willpower +25.9.

The improvement was unprecedented; even the lowest attribute, speed, increased by seventeen points, and the physique attribute skyrocketed by forty points. If Bai Xiao hadn't already been at the bottleneck of the four attributes below the Grandmaster level, his physique attribute would have already soared to 310 points. Once he achieved a breakthrough in the other three attributes, he could also quickly reach 300 points.

"After all, it cost nearly 50,000 experience points to upgrade the Forbidden Secret Weapon, the Water and Fire Immortal Robe, and a total of over 1,000 potential points. Naturally, it can bring a huge boost to the four main attributes, about the same as the increase I expected..."

Bai Xiao muttered to himself, taking a deep breath.

"Unfortunately, it can't be immediately translated into strength."

"You must break through the threshold of Grandmaster before you can fully realize your potential."

His eyes flickered slightly, his yearning for the Grandmaster realm growing stronger. Although a peak sect master already placed him among the world's top combatants, to truly reach that transcendent level, one had to be at the Grandmaster level. Even in a world-leading power like the Tianxia Federation, the number of Grandmasters could be counted on one hand—that was the true pinnacle.

Bai Xiao's eyes were filled with a restrained light as he quietly glanced ahead.

On the martial arts main profession panel, in the skill status bar, the Dragon Elephant True Scripture was slowly emitting a shimmering golden light, constantly flashing, as if reminding him.

That faint, lingering hunger, like a starving animal.

"The dragon's heart symbolizes the meaning."

Without hesitation, Bai Xiao made a thought.

Instantly, the mysterious power enhanced by the Dragon Heart Symbolism transformed into countless fine golden threads, resembling the tentacles of a jellyfish, rapidly enveloping the entire panel.

Within the panel, the dull gray, second-rate top-tier secret weapon, the Flood Dragon Soaring, was gradually covered inch by inch. With a whoosh, the threads all pierced through with their tips.

"Crack!"

Jiaolongyou was suddenly pulled, and an enormous phantom of a dragon-elephant opened its mouth wide and swallowed it whole, instantly refining it. The numerous martial arts essences and powers within were rapidly absorbed. On the surface of the Dragon-Elephant True Scripture, the light slightly twisted and writhed, and it seemed that countless golden giant shadows were rushing out from within.

"Roar!!!"

Eight gleaming golden Celestial Dragons circulated around Bai Xiao, revolving around him like satellites orbiting the Earth. Slowly, another Celestial Dragon appeared, joining them, making a total of nine dragons.

It is connected from beginning to end, and repeats itself endlessly.

It embodies an unimaginable, domineering, and powerful force.

"Nine dragons and sixteen elephants".

Bai Xiao muttered to himself, feeling the surging and swirling energy around his body.

"But it's not enough!"

"I currently have over four hundred potential points in the Crimson Mod. After my Martial Arts main profession breaks through, I'll gain over five hundred more. Adding those together, I estimate I'll reach another thousand points. Plus the supplement from the Martial Arts Advisor profession, I should have over a thousand potential points. I'll use all these potential points to upgrade my Dragon-Elephant type secret weapons, and then have them absorbed and strengthened by the Dragon-Elephant True Scripture. I must use up all my savings before breaking through to Grandmaster..."

He took a deep breath, and the idea came to mind.

The leap from peak sect master to grandmaster is the ultimate test, a transformation beyond imagination, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. President Ouyang had told Bai Xiao that the more profound one's foundation before a peak sect master's breakthrough, the stronger they will be afterward. Therefore, he naturally wanted to push himself to the limit, squeezing out every possible improvement to achieve that ultimate sublimation at the moment of breaking through to grandmaster. A meteoric rise, traversing a terrifying distance across the grandmaster realm!
Bai Xiao believed that no one was more qualified than himself.

He has mastered six forbidden martial arts techniques, and even possesses an assassination fist technique whose power is in no way inferior to these forbidden techniques. Furthermore, the Dragon Elephant True Scripture among the six forbidden techniques is extraordinary, its power capable of continuously increasing. Since Bai Xiao mastered the Dragon Elephant True Scripture, his power has more than doubled, and it can continue to increase.

This profound knowledge and experience is unparalleled throughout history and unmatched by anyone.

Once you reach the Grandmaster level, I'm afraid...

Bai Xiao's pupils were as black as ink, containing boundless divine light.

Half an hour later.

Martial Source Company received an order to collect secret martial arts techniques related to the Dragon Elephant School as quickly as possible, at least second-rate or higher. Similarly, the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts School was assigned a similar task. In response, Ghost Face, the person in charge of the school's daily operations, announced that any martial arts practitioner wishing to join the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts School who could contribute a second-rate or higher Dragon Elephant secret martial art technique could directly become an inner disciple and receive instruction in Dragon Elephant martial arts. It should be noted that the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts School is currently one of the Ten Eastern Schools, second only to the Crane Immortal Martial Arts School.

Nature has a tremendous appeal.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiao also made preparations to go to the headquarters of the Martial Arts Association.

The Langya Martial Arts Collection also contains a large number of Dragon Elephant Secret Martial Arts. They might not be qualified as fusion materials for the Heaven and Earth Furnace, but feeding them to the Dragon Elephant True Scripture wouldn't be a problem. With his contribution this time, exchanging for several secret martial arts manuals would be a piece of cake.

……

at the same time.

Overseas, on a remote, deserted island, a base nestled in a dense forest.

Underground nest.

Here lies a vast lake, its surface constantly churning with surging, turbulent water vapor. The waves crash and surge, occasionally creating a deafening roar like a tsunami. This space seems to overlap with reality and the deeper realms; otherwise, a small cave could not contain such a large lake, more expansive than an isolated island.

"Tattoo..."

Footsteps sounded from a passageway outside the lake.

A dark-skinned, thin old man, holding the Box of Ten Thousand Souls in his hands, appeared on the high platform of the cave wall. He gazed into the distance, spanning several kilometers, and saw a dark figure in the center of the lake, carrying a massive torrent of water.

The figure was blurry and indistinct, extremely terrifying, and incomparably majestic.

The entire lake, with every breath he took, constantly generated tides and tsunamis. His every move directly influenced the changes in the surrounding environment.

can see.

The figure consists of only the upper half of its body, while the lower half is made of water.

Clearly, these are injuries left over from when the disease struck several months ago.

"Shh!"

The blurry figure suddenly looked up, instantly sensing the arrival of the Underworld Sect.

"call out!"

He had a thought.

Ming Qianke was pulled several kilometers away like a phantom, standing next to the blurry figure on the undulating water.

"How's it going?"

A tremendous sound arose, like a tidal wave, booming and roaring.

"Lord Hongze, Lord Youtian has successfully descended."

“However, Lord Youtian’s three power masks were not all collected; he was still missing the Spiritual Origin. As a result, when Lord Youtian descended, his spiritual will was sealed by the world, he lost his mind, and his body turned into a roulette wheel…” Ming Qianke said as he slowly opened the box in his hand, revealing the roulette wheel.

The wheel floated out, suddenly grew larger, and began to rotate slightly.

The statue of the Black God above is lifelike, ferocious, and evil.

"It seems that You Tian, like me, has only succeeded halfway."

Hong Ze muttered to himself, his blurry face lifting up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the deep world and the void, looking towards a place that was incredibly far away.

"Since venturing into the void, hundreds of years have passed. Of the six who have ventured there, three have perished. You Tian and I only succeeded halfway, merging with the strange beings within the void to become the ultimate form. Once separated, our cultivation levels plummeted. Only the Chief has truly succeeded. His power and concepts have influenced the void, even giving birth to murderers in this world and creating an alternative cultivation path. The strongest murderer should have already reached the half-step Grandmaster level. Once a murderer breaks through to the Grandmaster level, it means the Chief is quite close to this world, and we can welcome his return to completely dominate it..."

"We must complete the descent before the Mech Master!"

His mind was racing, and his thoughts were racing.

After a long silence, Hong Ze finally responded to Ming Qianke.

"It's alright, the seal is only temporary." "Now that You Tian's true form has descended, his will will naturally break through the seal slowly. Moreover, once I recover a bit more, I can help him break free. At that time, with the two of us here, in the entire world, apart from the power left behind by the Mech Master, no force will be able to contend with the Court of Evil Spirits..."

Ming Qianke's eyes flickered as he spoke.

"You mean that mysterious chairman of the Metal Council? The Black Sky General who single-handedly propelled the development of the mecha world more than half a century ago?"

"It's a pity I've never met him; I've only heard his voice but never seen him in person."

The sound of rushing water filled the air as Hongze replied.

"Then you should be thankful you didn't encounter him, otherwise you would already be dead at his hands. This person must be the key to the arrival of the Mech Lord, and must possess unimaginable power. And considering the current state of the world, the Metal Council is even stronger than the Secret Martial World, which shows how close the Mech Lord is to this world. Furthermore, I've heard that a type of bio-armor, distinct from energy mechs, has also risen in the last decade, and the most advanced bio-armor is almost at the Grandmaster level? That should also be a source of the Void..."

Listen attentively for a thousand moments.

He then informed Hong Ze of the specific details of the battle.

"They actually lost a grandmaster?"

"That peak-level sect leader named Bai Xiao actually possesses so many forbidden martial arts techniques? He was simultaneously chosen by multiple ultimate and origin beings? These ultimate beings don't repel each other? That's quite strange. Let's not touch him for now..."

Hong Ze frowned slightly and spoke.

"My lord, Lord Youtian's spiritual mask is in his hands."

"At the same time, he is a member of the Ferocious Bird School. We suspect that when you descended from the void several months ago and encountered the Three Pillars of Fear, it was probably related to this Ferocious Bird School," Ming Qianke reminded him after a moment of thought.

"Oh?"

Hong Ze's aura exploded, and an incomparably terrifying power spread out.

……

the other side.

Tianxia Federation, Metal Council Headquarters.

A meeting has just ended.

Half an hour ago, the upgraded mech from the Holy Sect Group gave a detailed account of the entire process for the representatives of the various companies present to refer to.

The third seat of the Demon Court, You Tian, descended, astonishing everyone.

However, what surprised the representatives of the major companies even more was that the General Tenjo, who had not appeared at the Metal Council meetings for several years, made a rare appearance.

Furthermore, he was accompanied by a young man.

She was thin and had delicate features, but otherwise had no other outstanding features.

When the Heavenly General sat in the main seat, he even made this reserved-looking young man stand to the side, as if just to let him make an appearance.

The meeting ended half an hour later.

Only two people remained in the luxurious and spacious conference hall.

"Bai, you need to get used to this situation."

"The power of the Great Metal King has spread throughout this world, reaching every corner. Your appearance is proof of this, signifying that mechanical power has reached a certain level in the world. You and I are the anchor and pillar of the Great Metal King. When the Metal King fully descends and takes control of the entire world, you and I will be able to return to the Hall of Perpetual Motion."

A tall, black-clad figure, his face blurred, seemed to exist between the void and reality. He stood silently, and countless tiny spatial rifts appeared around him.

"But I don't know anything."

The thin young man still looked bewildered, his eyes filled with panic.

"I entered this world in a state of descent. You, on the other hand, were reincarnated, and naturally lost all your memories. However, it doesn't matter..."

"Your power will always remain."

"Those mechs, they obey you, don't they?"

“The incredibly hard void metal flows like water in your hands.”

"I will help you regain control of your mechanical powers and recover your memories step by step."

"Until the King of Metals descends, destroying and transforming the entire world."

A figure in black, his voice muffled, as if through a pane of glass.

"Then my brother..."

The thin young man said subconsciously.

"Bai, remember this: I am your brother, your only brother!"

The voice of the figure in black suddenly grew louder, rumbling loudly.

"As expected, while reincarnation prevents rejection by the world, it also has its drawbacks. With all memories lost, entanglements with the people of this world are inevitable, and you'll be bound by uninteresting things like family, friendship, and love. Bai, that won't do. How about I send someone to kill your so-called brother, so you're free of all attachments? That way, you can fully dedicate yourself to..."

Before the figure in black could finish speaking, Bai Tang nervously interrupted.

"No, don't do that!"

"I promise you, I'll do whatever you say from now on."

"Don't lay a hand on my family. I'll do whatever you say."

He clenched his fist until his knuckles turned white.

Since Bai Tang discovered his special ability to command all mechs some time ago, which was then discovered by the Holy Sect Group and reported to the Metal Council, he was brought before this mysterious man in black, and things have become strange ever since. In short, he can only obey his orders and cannot disobey them.

Otherwise, the people around you will be in danger.

"Remember your mission, Bai."

"Don't let the great King of Metal down!"

The figure in black slowly turned around and placed his right hand on Bai Tang's shoulder.

With a whoosh, the two disappeared instantly.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

The capital city, the headquarters of the Martial Arts Association.

On the winding mountain road surrounded by greenery, two figures strolled quietly.

One was dressed in gray clothes and appeared to be a young man.

Firstly, he wore a black and gold dragon and elephant fighting uniform and was tall and imposing.

"President Ouyang, could you give us a sneak peek at what the reward is?"