Infinite Fighting

Zhang Ji, unbeknownst to anyone, had also arrived on the rooftop. With his hands behind his back, under the bright white moon, his slender figure and barely perceptible breathing exuded an air of mystery and unpredictability.

The four men wore iron masks that resembled those of wolves, and their exposed eyes held a chilling killing intent.

They were raised as tools.

Despite recognizing Zhang Ji's exceptional abilities immediately, they still launched a joint attack.

"Whoosh!"

The long blade pierced the air, heading straight for Zhang Ji's chest. At the same time, the attacks of the other three arrived simultaneously, blocking Zhang Ji's left, right, and top positions respectively. Zhang Ji had no choice but to retreat.

However, Zhang Ji didn't need to hide.

"Clang! Clang clang clang!"

Four consecutive sounds of weapons clashing rang out, sparks flying in the night.

Although the four were still standing, many of their vital points had been struck by Zhang Ji, leaving them paralyzed and unable to move.

The techniques of acupressure were also learned by Zhang Ji from "Four Plays for Nourishing Life".

Originally, it was a technique used by the old man at the clinic to relax patients, but after Zhang Ji modified it, he increased the force and applied multiple blows to acupoints, resulting in this effect.

"Click-clack-click-clack~! Ping-pong~!"

The fine steel blade broke and fell to the ground, leaving the four trembling assassins with disbelief in their eyes.

Their strength is among the best in the world; even the most renowned masters from prestigious sects would not be able to subdue the four of them in a single encounter.

But Zhang Ji did it.

He subdued the four men with his bare hands without using any weapons.

Zhang Ji didn't kill the four people; instead, he cleverly threw them off the roof.

“I’ll protect this guy. He’s not very capable. Tell the people behind him to shut up and stop causing trouble.” Zhang Ji landed on the ground and said.

In the past, he would have killed him outright.

But once you kill one wave, there will definitely be a second wave. You have to kill them until they are completely terrified before you can stop.

That would mean killing a lot of people.

Zhang used to not care, but now he finds it troublesome.

It's just about protecting yourself. Just demonstrate enough strength to make the other party feel that the cost is not worth the benefit.

After closing the door, Zhang Ji went back to reading.

Cao Wei slept peacefully and was not awakened.

Having just experienced such a major incident, he suffered a great mental blow and was extremely exhausted, so he slept very soundly.

Besides, Zhang Ji didn't really fight those four weaklings to a standstill. The commotion was only a matter of a moment, and a normal person wouldn't necessarily be disturbed, let alone the soundly asleep Cao Wei.

Back in his courtyard, Zhang Ji quietly flipped through the books, just as before.

He wasn't just looking at the words; he was carefully trying to understand the traces of time and space behind them.

Those are the key points.

Leaving a trace in time and space is tantamount to altering time and space.

These traces, when combined and elevated, constitute the complete rules of spacetime.

Zhang Ji's book, "The Art of Farming," describes three ways of cultivating land and traces back to more than a thousand years ago.

An ancient sage summarized the techniques farmers use to cultivate the land, and then wrote them into his miscellaneous writings, which were gradually spread and have evolved to the present day.

Over a thousand years, the techniques and information themselves haven't changed much, but space and time have been affected, as have the people who use them. As people use them, they evolve, influencing many things at the level of space-time information, making them more effective.

Zhang Ji pondered.

So-called techniques, so-called extraordinary abilities, so-called physical rules, everything in the material world, are all manifestations of the rules of spacetime.

The source of everything is nothingness.

The creation from nothing is precisely the origin of the rules of space and time.

"Anchor a point and then continuously reinforce the quality and quantity of its information?"

This is indeed the path to the other side, but Zhang Ji is thinking about something else entirely.

That is, the situation of the [limit] itself.

It follows the same path in the process of integrating and upgrading information.

(Zhenyuan) level fighting crystals may not be impossible to synthesize, but he just went down the wrong path.

Previously, the concept of "Limitation" itself was considered as an integration, but in reality, it shouldn't be necessary.

Perhaps if the amount of recorded information is large enough, the quantitative transformation can be directly achieved using the [limit].

The information that emerges from "dimensional sublimation" is still information, but it's too superficial.

It leaves few traces in time and space.

Because it is newly created, everything about it is temporarily manifested by modifying spatiotemporal information.

Its own material quality is worthless in terms of space and time.

Everything in the realm of space and time is almost boundless.

Only by leaving enough traces in time and space can something have value.

In other words, the key lies in the techniques that have evolved over ancient times and are now accompanied by more information.

Just as the beings on the other side of the Nuwa Realm are willing to accept the rule information brought by external beings, only those information that leaves deep marks in time and space are valuable. By copying and taking these information as one's own, one can also leave deep marks in time and space and transform them into one's own time and space rules.

However, in chaotic spacetime, only one of the same spacetime rules can exist. Therefore, whoever integrates the information first, imprints it deep within spacetime, and transforms it into their own spacetime rules, will be able to secure a spot in advance.

Of course, the possibilities of spacetime rules are almost infinite. Even if someone from the other side occupies a slot that is guaranteed to hit, there are still people who can choose a slot that is locked onto.

When two spacetime rules conflict with each other, the size of the spacetime volume possessed by the entity controlling the spacetime rules becomes the deciding factor.

The strong will win, but the weak will not lose; it's just that the other party has higher authority and has overpowered them.

Permissions of the same size will cancel each other out and will not take effect.

These are the essence of the rules of spacetime.

"However, the [Limit] can directly integrate and upgrade all rule information, and its spacetime traces will be further deepened. Theoretically, it's not impossible to directly synthesize a (True Origin) level spacetime rule combat crystal! There's no need to collect information with higher trace depths at all. It doesn't make sense."

Zhang Ji raised an eyebrow, wondering if he was overthinking things.

But in fact, this is exactly what the [Limit] exhibits.

No matter how messy or superficial the information Zhang Ji collects is, it can be directly integrated and sublimated into a deeper information body that leaves a mark in time and space, rather than generating shallow new information out of thin air like [Dimensional Sublimation].

He had only been able to synthesize at the (Supreme) level; he had previously failed to synthesize at the (Ultimate Source) level.

But in fact, he later succeeded in synthesizing it.

The difference was simply due to a change in his own perception.

He began to think that [Limit], [Dimensional Sublimation], and [Boundless Energy] were the same thing, so they couldn't be synthesized in a conventional way.

But later, Emperor Qinglan enlightened him, and his understanding changed, so he was able to synthesize it again.

If you believe it can be synthesized, then it can be synthesized; if you believe it cannot be synthesized, then it cannot be synthesized.

Zhang Ji's mind was a bit confused. He felt that conventional thinking had a great influence on him, which led to his incorrect use of the [Limit].

[Dimensional sublimation] is subject to the laws of the material world and cannot be changed at will; some things can only be achieved theoretically.

However, for concepts like "limits," as long as their logic is followed, even pure wishful thinking can achieve the goal.

After much thought, Zhang Ji decided to walk this road again.

Regardless of the significance of any spacetime depth, different spacetime information can be combined and synthesized using the [boundary].

Ancheng.

Several carrier pigeons were released and quickly flew towards the capital region.

They soon arrived in Taihei, Kyoto, where the information was deciphered by a special intelligence department and handed over to the imperial court.

Finally, it was presented to a man inside the palace who was feeding a flock of pigeons.

The man was dressed in a dark red official robe, had a fair complexion and no beard, and appeared to be in his thirties.

He was none other than Gu Shanliu, the chief steward of this Tu Kingdom and concurrently the commander of the Tianlang Guard.

The Heavenly Wolf Guard was an organization that specialized in doing dirty work for the imperial court.

They have great authority; they only need the permission of the current sage to do anything, and only the sage can mobilize them.

"My lord." The subordinate presented the letter to Gu Shanliu.

Gu Shanliu didn't rush to answer, but said, "How can you be so rude? Didn't we agree not to bother me at this time?"

"It's an urgent report," the subordinate replied.

"Something went wrong?" Gu Shanliu's face didn't show much emotion. He said, "Cao Manying is getting so close to the people from Litan Kingdom, it's normal for her to have some experts protecting her."

“No, Cao Manying is dead. It was his son, Cao Wei,” the subordinate said.

"Oh?"

Gu Shanliu was somewhat surprised. He paused in feeding the pigeons, threw all the pigeon feed away, washed his hands in a copper basin handed to him by a eunuch, dried them, and took the message from his subordinate.

After reading the message, a look of surprise appeared on Gu Shanliu's face.

He thought Cao Wei was protected because someone had used Li Tan's firearms, but it turned out that a master from the common people had subdued the four Tianlang Guards in an instant and even broke four wolf-tooth knives with his bare hands.

The Sirius Guard wouldn't lie, which means the opponent's strength is above the top level.

The system of classifying people into third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate in the martial arts world is not used in the Tu Kingdom's imperial court.

They have a more formal system and tradition.

The Mastiff Breath Realm encompasses the ranks of third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate.

The Wolf Breath Realm is the pinnacle level.

The Wolf Breath has ten levels, encompassing the entire realm's division.

The most basic requirement for a Sirius Guard is to reach the level of Wolf Breath, meaning they must be able to fight off a different type of Sirius that is no smaller than a calf in hand-to-hand combat to be considered qualified.

He could subdue four Sky Wolf Guards in an instant and break four wolf-tooth blades with his bare hands.

He possesses at least the strength of the seventh level of Wolf Breath.

With such strength, he could easily become a leader of a thousand wolves in his Heavenly Wolf Guard. He only has four such capable people under his command.

It's truly remarkable that such a master exists among the common people. He's more inclined to believe that it's a retainer secretly kept by Cao Manying. Since his origins are unknown, he's likely a master from the Kingdom of Litan.

Normally, he might have considered recruiting Cao Wei into the Sky Wolf Guard, or even doing him a favor by releasing him.

But now, Cao Manying's affairs have alarmed the emperor, and his actions have shaken the fate of the nation. Therefore, everyone involved with him must be killed.

"Hold my warrant and let Cangying and Diyu handle this matter," Gu Shanliu said.

Cangying and Diyu are two of the four Thousand Wolf Leaders under his command. Cangying is at the ninth level of Wolf Breath, while Diyu is at the tenth level of Wolf Breath.

If we bring another group of people along, unless the enemy can grow wings and fly, death is the only outcome. (End of Chapter)