Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Kyoto, the Land of the Rising Sun!
It was a large mansion with an oval-shaped pool in the center.

at this time,

Steam rose from the pool, making it very hot.

There is an artificial rockery in the pool, and warm water flows down from the cracks in the rockery.

Like a dream!

The difference here is evident in the style of the entire mansion and pool, as well as the extremely luxurious surrounding decorations.

A woman wearing a veil sat quietly on the edge of the pool.

Half of her body was submerged in the hot spring.

A plate of pastries was placed on the steps of the pool.

Her fair skin appeared exceptionally soft and beautiful in the shimmering pool water and the surrounding candlelight.

of course,

Most importantly, her expression was somewhat melancholy, gentle, elegant, and noble!
It's difficult to describe her accurately with the right words.

If Chen Jie were here and saw this woman, he would be absolutely astonished.

Because her appearance is almost identical to that of Princess Lingyue.

There is a cinnabar mole on the inside of her left arm.

Woohoo——!
A gust of wind suddenly swept through the courtyard, and the surroundings suddenly became a bit cold.

The mist in the pool was blown away by the wind, revealing the woman's flawless figure.

She looked up at the doorway and gently tossed her hair.

"Are you here to persuade me?"

The courtyard was very quiet, with only one figure sitting on the steps by the pond.

He was dressed in a white Japanese samurai uniform, and his face was expressionless.

"To avoid marrying the Emperor, you practiced poisonous arts and deliberately destroyed your body. Was it worth it?"

The tall man dressed in Japanese samurai attire sighed.

His voice was deep and resonant, devoid of any emotional fluctuations, giving listeners a sense of peace.

As the mist dissipated, the woman stood up from the pool.

Shockingly, her legs were covered with a layer of scales.

Shinobu Nakajima!
That's right, this woman is none other than Shinobu Nakajima, the woman Emperor Meiji most desired.

She was the pride of the Eastern Empire and the adopted daughter of Miyamoto Musashi.

The tall man sitting on the steps beside the pool was her adoptive father, Miyamoto Musashi.

Shinobu Nakajima stood up from the pool, walked straight to the shelf next to him, and took down a thick towel.

She turned to look at Miyamoto Musashi and said coldly:

"There's no such thing as worth it or not! You ruined my life, and now I'm just destroying myself."

"Twenty years ago, you brought me to the Eastern Empire with the sole purpose of dealing with the royal family of the Great Qian Dynasty and the 'Sword Master of the Startling Clouds'!"

"What you didn't expect was that in the battle of the East China Sea twenty years ago, the 'Sword Master of the Startling Clouds' triggered a heavenly punishment, suffered a backlash, and had no choice but to pass the throne to Princess Li Aoshuang, who is also my aunt!"

"I must say, your plan has succeeded. You can finally launch a war against the Great Qian Dynasty without any restraint."

"You have occupied the northeast of the Great Qian Dynasty and blockaded its seas, ready to divide the Great Qian Dynasty with the Western powers at any time."

"You want the entire Great Qian Dynasty, you want to slaughter hundreds of millions of people in Great Qian, why should I marry a bastard who wants to destroy my Great Qian Dynasty and could be my grandfather!"

Miyamoto Musashi spoke calmly:

"I knew that if I sent you to the Great Qian Dynasty, you would find out about your origins!"

"Unfortunately, the Emperor is so infatuated with you that he cannot heed my warnings."

finished,

He stood up, his tone still gentle, and said calmly:
"Actually, knowing your own background will only cause you more pain!"

"The Eastern Empire has been preparing for over a hundred years to annex the Great Qian Dynasty, and it was almost successful!"

"Unexpectedly, at the last moment, a change of events occurred."

"However, this unexpected event has finally been resolved!"

"He's dead! The man in your heart, he's dead. I killed him!"

"Your 'poisonous skills' are not insurmountable; you'd better watch yourself!"

finished,

He turned and left the courtyard.

Shinobu Nakajima looked up at Miyamoto Musashi's departing figure, feeling a complete blank in his mind.

"Ah—! Why are you doing this to me! Why—!?"

next moment,
The scaly skin on her legs turned black and began to spread upwards.

When the poison took effect, she looked like she had gone mad.

-

Chen Jie sat cross-legged inside the whale, constantly trying to stop the injuries from spreading.

This time, being pierced through the body by Miyamoto Musashi's sword truly made him understand the terror of a 'Sword Saint'.

Although he activated the [Martial Saint Sect] and received the martial arts inheritance of the 'Sword Saint'.

However, it is impossible to truly feel the terrifying power of the 'Sword Saint'. Without experiencing it firsthand, one can never feel that suffocating sense of deathly oppression.

right now,

His mind finally cleared up, which greatly helped him break through to the next level.

1,000 meters below the seabed.

It was pitch dark all around, and I couldn't see my fingers.

Whales are the apex predators of the ocean. When they dive to a depth of about 1,000 meters, they can not only withstand the water pressure but also hunt fish and shrimp in the deep sea.

Chen Jie's spiritual sense merged with that of the whale.

Under his command, the whale quickly entered the territory of other deep-sea behemoths.

Having experience hunting deep-sea monsters, Chen Jie now desperately needs more life essence and naturally won't sit idly by and wait to die.

A gigantic octopus, like a moving giant ship, swam in its territory deep in the ocean, driving away any fish that approached.

Upon seeing the whale, it spread its tentacles and attacked the whale frantically.

This is a warning to other fish that have invaded its territory.

Perhaps sensing that the giant whale was up to no good, the giant octopus attacked directly.

While controlling the giant whale, Chen Jie lured the giant octopus closer.

This giant octopus contains a much richer essence of life than the giant octopus in the 'Urban World'.

boom!
The giant whale opened its huge mouth and swallowed the giant octopus whole.

The giant octopus was extremely powerful; its tentacles instantly wrapped around the whale's head.

Like wearing a straw hat, its tentacles gripped the giant whale's forehead tightly, constantly wrapping and constricting it, trying to trap the whale's body.

Both sides are very strong and evenly matched.

In terms of combat power, the giant octopus is stronger.

After all, in terms of living areas, a depth of 1,000 meters is the comfort zone for giant octopuses, while the comfort zone for whales is around 500 meters.

The giant octopus's tentacles have a strong suction force; any other small fish that gets entangled in them will be easily strangled and killed.

The suckers on the tentacles can easily suck through the flesh of fish.

The seawater boiled, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.

Other fish within a radius of several kilometers sensed the battle and fled in terror, not daring to approach.

The giant whale's head was trapped by the giant octopus, and it could only roll around and ram against the nearby reefs in an attempt to break free.

in fact,

Generally speaking, neither sharks, whales, nor other deep-sea giants like to provoke giant octopuses.

The giant octopus is not only incredibly powerful in combat, but also possesses extremely high intelligence.

Under certain circumstances, it may even attack fishing boats to obtain more food.

If a giant whale's head gets entangled by a giant octopus and it can't break free, it could suffer severe injuries.

Just as the two sides were locked in fierce combat.

Chen Jie began his attack on the giant octopus.

Om-!
A powerful spiritual sense instantly enveloped the giant octopus's consciousness. The next moment...
The giant octopus's body suddenly stiffened, and it was swallowed whole by the whale.

Swish!
With practiced ease, Chen Jie grabbed the giant octopus's head with both arms the instant it entered the whale's mouth.

With arms like steel hooks, he pulled the giant octopus to his face.

boom--!
Then,

He frantically circulated the Vajra Technique, refining and absorbing the essence of the giant octopus's blood.

His claws held the giant octopus's head firmly, rendering it unable to move.

Therefore,
Chen Jie frantically absorbed the essence and blood within the giant octopus.

A devastating force!

In an instant, Chen Jie's injuries were relieved.

The giant octopus struggled and roared inside the whale's body.

Its tentacles wrapped around Chen Jie.

Unfortunately, it has been completely imprisoned, and any struggle is futile.

The immense amount of essence and blood within its body flowed wildly into Chen Jie's body, where it was continuously refined and absorbed.

The knife wound on Chen Jie's chest began to heal at an astonishing speed.

Then,

His vital energy returned to normal at that moment, and his blood and qi became vigorous.

Half an hour later.

The giant octopus finally stopped struggling, and its essence was completely refined and absorbed by Chen Jie.

next moment,
Its body was swallowed by the giant whale and served as its food.

call--!
Chen Jie sat cross-legged at the gills of the giant whale and exhaled a long breath.

After refining and absorbing the life essence of this giant octopus, his injuries, though not completely healed, were already more than half recovered.

Next,
His intuition probed the deep sea, directing the giant whale to swim towards the next area of ​​the ocean!
-

One month later.

Chen Jie's body appeared at a depth of 3,000 meters in the deep sea.

Instead of staying inside the giant whale's body, he used the power of his external cultivation technique to dive into the deep sea.

Deep-sea currents appeared around us, flowing like a gale.

At first, the abyssal currents were not strong; they simply washed over his body.

but,

As they continued to descend, the currents became increasingly violent.

Countless deep-sea whirlpools appeared one after another, stretching endlessly.

Some of these whirlpools are even enormous, with diameters exceeding one kilometer.

The bottom of the abyss is like the roar of a ferocious beast, ready to tear apart any creature that dives into the seabed.

If Chen Jie hadn't used his full power to protect himself with the [Horizontal Body Transformation], he would have been torn apart by the vortex on the spot.

The immense water pressure was something that ordinary human martial artists could not withstand.

With the formidable combat prowess of Grand Eunuch Gongsun Ze, diving to a depth of 500 meters in the deep sea was already close to his limit.

Now, Chen Jie's body has appeared at a depth of 3,000 meters in the deep sea.

His body continued to descend, using the water pressure to temper himself.

at this time,

He didn't know how deep he had dived, but he seemed to have reached the limits of his body.

Om-!
Feeling the terrifying water pressure, he continued to carefully descend.

suddenly,
A brilliant idea flashed through his mind: in the deep sea, he would challenge his limits and see if he could reach the pinnacle of martial arts—the indestructible godhood!
The whirlpools in the deep sea are a masterpiece of nature, capable of shielding all vital energy.

No one can sense his presence at the bottom of the sea.

even,

Even Miyamoto Musashi, a sword saint, could not sense the energy fluctuations of the deep sea abyss when he searched the ocean.

in addition,

Even the strongest in the [Sacred Realm] can only dive to a depth of 2,000 meters in the deep sea.

It would be very difficult to continue diving.

Once the protective aura is breached by the water pressure, the icy seawater rushes in, and the powerful water pressure can instantly crush a person.

Therefore,
For any strong individual, diving into the deep sea is an absolutely dangerous undertaking.

But now Chen Jie kept diving deeper and deeper into the underwater whirlpool, feeling the terrifying water pressure.

A layer of ice had already formed outside his external martial arts form.

The cold air seeped through the gaps in his protective aura, constantly attacking the meridians within his body.

If it weren't for the massive amount of life essence he had absorbed over the past month, he would likely have been completely shattered.

The power of the Dragon Claw technique that Chen Jie cultivates inherently contains a scorching attribute.

The powerful innate qi neutralized the chill of the deep sea abyss.

"I'm nearing my physical limits! By pushing my body to its limits in the deepest abyss and breaking through to the indestructible realm of gods, I will shatter the shackles of human martial arts!"

suddenly,
Chen Jie was filled with boundless pride.

He was now in the deep sea, in complete darkness, with no light in sight.

The currents of the abyss vortex grew increasingly violent.

Unbeknownst to Chen Jie, his body was now at the center of a massive vortex, essentially the eye of the formation.

The surrounding area is filled with endless abyssal vortexes, some with diameters of a dozen meters and others several kilometers.

His three Dharma forms unleashed their full power, their bodies covered with a layer of armor formed from protective qi.

Above the body, a giant dragon was coiled.

His body emitted a blazing light, illuminating the surrounding darkness and stabilizing the deep-sea whirlpool like a stabilizing pillar.

Compared to the ocean, he appears very small.

But they remain steadfast and calm in the face of adversity.

After stabilizing his body, the innate qi within him, along with the power of the Dragon Claw technique, transformed into five dragon claws and began to be released.

One dragon with five claws!
The essence of life begins to circulate throughout the body.

boom--!
The five dragon claws, formed from primordial qi, manifested and merged into one, transforming into a giant golden dragon.

It's like the ancient mythical dragon has been resurrected and become the ruler of a world.

A suffocating, ancient aura spread from the vortex in the deep sea abyss.

Click——!
The power of the three Dharma forms awakened within him, condensing into innate qi.

Finally after half a day.

The life essence he had refined and absorbed over the past month had been transformed into his life source.

These primordial life forces can be transformed into innate qi at any time, and unleash the strongest external manifestation.

No one could believe that a martial artist who had reached the Great Perfection of the Meridian Opening Realm could stay at a depth of 5,000 meters in the deep sea for half a day.

That's right,

At this point, Chen Jie had already dived to a depth of 5,000 meters in the deep sea.

Even Miyamoto Musashi did not expect that after Chen Jie's chest was pierced by a knife, he not only did not die, but became even stronger than before.

at this time,

Chen Jie not only recovered from his injuries, but also unleashed his peak combat power.

boom--!
At this moment, all the essence of life is completely ignited and erupts.

Within the entire underwater vortex, it was as if a real giant dragon had appeared, possessing the power to destroy the world.

Bang Bang Bang!
A series of explosions occurred in the deep-sea vortex.

A giant dragon phantom could be seen circling behind him.

Longwei!

The giant dragon phantom formed from primordial qi actually exuded dragon might at this moment.

The overwhelming aura of dragon power suppressed the underwater vortex! (End of Chapter)