Cosmic Demon

Chapter 277 A duel unfolds with mortal bodies as the battlefield!
Just how terrifying is the combat power of the original Ten Heroes who are closest to the God of War?
This remains a topic for which it is difficult to arrive at a definitive answer.

Some enthusiasts have roughly divided all the paths to the extraordinary into detailed categories.

The initial level is "single-unit," ranging from the limit of an ordinary person, capable of "brick bursting" which can destroy brick structures, to "street bursting" which expands its range to damage entire streets.

Then it rises to the level of "group".

From "Exploding City," capable of leveling an entire city to the level of a strategic weapon, to "Strong Surface," powerful enough to destroy an entire ecosystem and permanently alter the planet's landscape.

Generally speaking, the ten heroes of the first generation, who are considered the strongest members below the God of War, can probably only be ranked second in the group.

This refers to a natural disaster with extremely destructive power, plunging a vast, unified regime into chaos – a "crazy country."

But then He Lanchan and Qi Wuxiang emerged, and these two single-handedly raised the bar.

Their powerful performance in the battle at the summit of the stars perfectly aligns with the concept of breaching the continental shelf and fundamentally shaking the planet's ecosystem—a "weak surface."

In particular, He Lanchan straddles both martial arts and spiritual energy paths, and in his prime, shattering a planet is truly a matter of a single thought.

"hiss!"

Qin Shi couldn't help but gasp, feeling a tremor in his spirit, not out of fear, but from witnessing the intense excitement of an unimaginably powerful life force.

The desolate and lifeless asteroid beneath his feet was like a marble to the white-haired figure, to whom he could be casually tossed about.

The cracks that tore open the Grand Canyon spread outwards, forming characters one after another, each stroke clear and distinct.

"Qi...dog?"

Qin Shi's eyelids twitched.

It's all thanks to Lao He's fiery temper. In later generations, who would dare to call the four-time champion Qi Wuxiang a dog by name?
The Haizhou Wushu Association is likely to swarm in and launch a coordinated attack!
As Qi Wuxiang himself said, from the very beginning of his career, he became the most renowned brand in Haizhou.

Compared to relying on the charity of many families, He Lanchan left Yazhou and traveled through Jingzhou, Yuezhou, Suzhou, and finally to the capital.

He truly is one man and one city, single-handedly supporting the martial arts community of Haizhou.

The white-haired figure was furious, his brows furrowed in cold indignation.

The last words spoken by Qin Shi were like dancing in a minefield or dancing on a grave—they were incredibly provocative.

Even He Lanchan, who possessed a profound level of spiritual cultivation, was unable to remain calm.

"Isn't this going too far?"

Qin Shi tried his best to suppress his thoughts and feelings so as not to let Lao He discover that he was secretly stirring up trouble.

Although most of what he said was Qi Wuxiang's original words when he faced the media in several subsequent Qunxing Cups.

However, the final, hurtful words about He Lanchan's apprenticeship were indeed artistic embellishments.

The white-haired figure stood in the void, the surrounding matter boiling and then continuously collapsing, causing the sun and moon to lose their luster.

However, the white-haired figure quickly suppressed his mental fluctuations, and the spiritual power that was enough to stop the asteroid's rotation slowly sank into his sea of ​​consciousness.

He looked at Qin Shi with a deep gaze, like a starry sea.

The latter's spiritual body rippled like water, as if every thought was presented with unparalleled clarity.

If the inner landscape and the sea of ​​consciousness were not combined in a virtual and real way, Qin Shi would have no secrets at all, and everything would be exposed.

"Your practice of the 'Void Meditation Method' is only so-so."

The white-haired figure's thoughts flickered, and one after another, words formed from spiritual energy danced.

I?
generally?
Qin Shi couldn't stand it.

After all, from Old Factory Street to the Central City, from Nanhuang Martial Arts Hall to the Court of Judgment, his talent and aptitude have always been among the best!
It amazed Lao Liang, satisfied Lao Zhang, and even Lao Chen and Lao Fang, who had met it, all said it was good.

When it came to He Lanchan, he only received a "mediocre" evaluation.

"You don't put your heart into practicing, or you don't work hard enough in your daily life."

He Lanchan continued his critique, his gaze as sharp as a scalpel, seeing right through Qin Shi.

"They have all broken through to the third level, and the Void Furnace has taken shape, but the Holy Embryo has not yet been fully formed."

My legacy has fallen into your hands, it has been tarnished.

Qin Shi tried his best to suppress the urge to refute. He finally understood why Old Zhang had been talking about He Lanchan for so many years and kept a record of each debt.

Old He's mouth is like poison, every word is sharp and infuriating.

"Looks like you're still not convinced."

He Lanchan shook his head, his face seemingly bearing the words "incorrigible".

"The most fundamental principle of the Void Meditation Method is 'self-reliance.' One must have a stable mind, a strong spirit, and a firm will in order to master all kinds of methods."

You did a passable job on that, but everything else was a complete mess!

He Lanchan's thoughts flickered, and the huge characters hit Qin Shi's head like a torrential downpour, making him a little dizzy.

"Please enlighten me, Master He."

Qin Shi held his breath and listened attentively.

“I see that you also straddle the paths of martial arts and psionic energy, but you’re doing it rather crudely, almost using brute force to forcibly combine the two paths together.”

He Lanchan frowned, becoming increasingly dissatisfied with what he saw.

To be honest, Qin Shi is polished to perfection inside and out, and even by his discerning standards, it is close to being perfect.

"Blindly piling up numbers is a waste and a pity. Only a brute like Qi would do that."

He Lanchan then said:

"Old martial arts, breaking limits, and creating a perfect mortal body can indeed crush peers in terms of numerical values."

However, to reach the end of the martial arts path and arrive at the realm of gods, numerical values ​​alone are far from enough.

Because humans have never been a race with outstanding individual talents among the stars.

The Holy Blood Clan and the Dragonborn have a greater advantage in this regard.

Qin Shi examined himself and realized that he relied on the perfect core to enter the professional level. He used military tactics to integrate other inheritances and barely managed to support his own domain.

After Lao He said that, Qin Shi realized that his own field of energy seemed a bit rough.

The empty space contained only four pillars: "Void Meditation Method", "Universe Furnace Secret Manual", "Hundred Aspects of Power Refinement", and "Military Strategy".

Apart from that, there is nothing else.

"How old are you? Judging from your appearance, you should be under forty."

He Lanzhan asked.

Qin Shi used his spirit to enter the inner realm, thus concealing his true age. He Lanchan could only perceive and judge from the surface fluctuations of his mind. It seems Old He is mistaking him for Zhong Deng!

Qin Shi immediately realized what was happening.

He scratched his head, feigning shyness:
"Under 18 years old".

"Ok?"

The white-haired figure raised an eyebrow.

Then, an incomparably powerful spiritual force, like a space-based weapon, pierced through Qin Shi's mind!

My consciousness is like boiling water, bubbling and gurgling!

Under an extremely detailed mental scan, the white-haired figure revealed surprise in his eyes.

"It's true, he's not even eighteen yet!"

"As expected of the successor I chose, his talent is just as good as mine!"

Qin Shi's slight frustration vanished instantly. He had just been belittled by Lao He and almost questioned his existence.

"No wonder your field is so rough. It's not that you're being lazy, but that you haven't put in enough time."

The white-haired figure became interested. Like that teacher, he was lazy by nature and disliked stupid students.

A promising student who learns after just one explanation and masters after one lesson is the one who is most reliable.

"Now that you have reached the threshold of the third level of the Void Meditation Method and forged the Void Furnace, I will give you a hand."

The white-haired figure's thoughts ceased to flicker, the words vanished, and he slowly straightened up.

Before Qin Shi could react, a finger was pressed against his forehead.

“I’m not suited to teaching students, but it’s rare that you have decent talent, not much worse than me.”

"Take a good look at my 'Boundless Void Field'."

The emotional fluctuations of the white-haired figure seemed to come from an extremely distant place, each word stretched infinitely, traveling through countless light-years to reach the ear.

"My...thinking...has...slowed...down?"

Qin Shi finally understood what it meant for a second to feel like a year. He was like an insect sealed in amber, where the outside world was relatively still to him, and he could not perceive any changes.

Qin Shi's thinking was like a rusty gear, unable to turn anymore, until He Lan Chan activated the Great Thousand Void Boundless Field.

The sheer volume of information, like a supernova explosion, burst forth in my sea of ​​consciousness!

Qin Shi felt his spiritual body buzzing, as if it were a piece of porcelain shattering from the inside.

It's about to crack!
"This is……"

Qin Shi's sluggish and slow-moving thinking passively absorbed the "vast amount of information" transmitted by He Lanchan.

"What are the essential principles of the practice of the 'Void Meditation Method'?"

Qin Shi struggled to digest this, feeling as if he were being crushed by an iceberg of immense weight.

The vast amount of information He Lanchan provided was all based on his own insights and experiences from practicing the "Void Meditation Method".

If left out, this would undoubtedly become a coveted "treasure" that would vie for the attention of countless elite students from the four major national powerhouses.

But now, feeding Qin Shi all of this at once is like making a bird's stomach eat a hundred family buckets.

"Old He really doesn't know how to teach students."

Qin Shi was speechless; who could withstand such a teaching method?

Even though he relied on the inner landscape to transfer the massive amount of information transmitted by He Lanchan, he still couldn't help but feel "overwhelmed".

"How much you can learn depends on your ability."

The white-haired figure closed his eyes.

It remains to be seen how much this "disciple" from a later generation will be able to learn.

"Luckily, I have Super Little He!"

Qin Shi tried hard to activate his thinking and gradually get things going.

The Void Furnace, which was originally just a prototype, gradually began to shine, becoming more ancient and profound.

Various patterns meander, resembling dragons and snakes, lifelike and vivid!

It was as if He Lanchan himself was preaching and demonstrating, and those "images" that had been seized were like a bunch of firewood thrown into a furnace, igniting a spiritual light.

Gradually, the sacred embryo carried in Qin Shi's sea of ​​consciousness...

It actually turned into He Lanchan's appearance!

"No! If that happens, 'I' won't be 'me' anymore, and I'll become a second Lao He!"

Qin Shi frowned. With the inner realm and Super Little He as a buffer, he wouldn't lose his mind due to the impact of He Lan Chan's Great Thousand Void Boundless Field.

However, the vast amount of information encompassing the essence of the "Void Meditation Method" will inevitably cause one to resemble Lao He.

"The Void Meditation Method is all about 'self-centeredness.' Old He is trying to toughen me up, but he didn't consider what would happen if I failed? Wouldn't that be disastrous?"

During the Qin Dynasty, people concentrated their spirit and transformed their thoughts into knives and axes, chiseling away the "five senses" that were gradually revealing the sacred embryo, making it blurry again.

The sacred embryo, symbolizing spiritual power, gradually swelled, resembling a towering Buddha or a majestic and boundless god or demon.

But not long after, Qin Shi suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

"When did He Lanchan start teaching students? He hasn't even figured out the way himself, how dare he let you learn?"

Qin Shi looked up and discovered that a figure had appeared above the sacred embryo that was contained in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Black hair, rugged.

Tall and wiry.

Every inch of it was as if it had been repeatedly hammered, squeezed, and stretched by the most brutal forging hammer, making that tight-fitting combat suit fit.

The man stood high up, relaxed and casual, yet exuding an extremely dangerous and terrifying aura.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Qi Wuxiang. I'm very interested in you."

The man had deep-set features; compared to the coldness and arrogance of the young He Lanchan, he was like a marble statue.

His high brow bones cast deep shadows, giving others an overwhelming sense of oppression.

"His path is wrong. No matter how many routes he takes, it's all for nothing if he doesn't reach the end."

(End of this chapter)