Yefutidaolu

Chapter 413 All directions are destroyed
The Thunder Pool is vast, its surface bizarre and ever-changing.

At times it was as calm as a huge, distorted, dark glass mirror, and at other times it would suddenly unleash towering waves. The waves were not water, but were formed entirely of highly compressed, boiling, roaring thunder and five-colored Dao fire, like billions of violent electric snakes and fire pythons intertwined together, emitting a deafening roar.

Occasionally, a heart-stopping roar would come from the depths of the pool, and then a gigantic thunder beast, composed entirely of pure lightning and with a ferocious and indistinct appearance, would leap out of the "pool surface." It would let out a roar that shook the primordial spirit, and its massive body would remain in the air for only a moment before it would explode with a bang, turning into countless balls of scorching and dazzling plasma, which would crash back into the thunder pool like a torrential rain, stirring up even more turbulent waves.

The entire Thunder Pool has transformed into a boundless, ever-boiling ocean of light that is so dazzling that it is impossible to look directly at it!

Its majestic divine might and aura of destruction spread outwards like a tangible tsunami.

The dozen or so experts from the Cangzhou aristocratic families watching from afar, though all possessing considerable cultivation, were now all pale-faced, feeling their scalps tingle and their primordial spirits tremble, as if they would be crushed into dust by the slightest aftershock of the Thunder Pool in the next instant! They subconsciously retreated one after another, and some even silently activated their protective magic treasures, which shimmered with light.

The air was filled with a strong, pungent odor.

Five Thunder Technique! Moreover, it is an enhanced version of the Five Thunder Technique that Shui Wuyai adapted to the local conditions, incorporating the unique yin and deathly environment of hell, and was unleashed with all his might by a tenth-realm Qi cultivator!
This method is extremely powerful and yang, capable of driving away evil spirits and subduing wickedness. It should have a strong restraining effect on hellish ghosts and monsters. However, at this moment, Shui Wuyai used it to set up this Thunder Pool Barrier, the meaning of which is to draw a circle on the ground and imprison it.

This cage traps everyone; they can neither get in nor get out.

But Wang Gang wouldn't leave, and no one else would enter, so only Gao Jian was imprisoned inside!

“The Thunder Pool has been set up,” Shui Wuyai slowly lowered his hands, which were forming hand seals, and gently exhaled a breath of turbid air. The fine beads of sweat on his forehead showed that setting up this method was by no means easy for him.

His gaze was deep and penetrating, piercing through the violent and flashing lightning, and he locked his eyes on the two opposing figures in the center of the lightning pool, especially the young man who was covered in blood but still stood tall. He muttered to himself, but his voice clearly reached the ears of every aristocratic expert behind him: "I think this is a brilliant idea. How can we cross this lightning pool even half a step today!"

To be fair, Shui Wuyai is not inherently vicious, ruthless, or unscrupulous. To reach the tenth level of Qi Refining, one needs a broad mind, a wide perspective, and wisdom. The path of Qi Refining is all-encompassing and all-encompassing; if one's mind is narrow, one cannot contain the vast ocean of cultivation techniques and knowledge, let alone integrate and refine all forms of Qi.

Under normal circumstances, he might have preferred appeasement and negotiation rather than such blatant encirclement and coercion.

However, their opinions differ.

This child is shrouded in too many secrets, too great secrets, and too illogical!

That eerie divine light, that method of opening the divine gate that violated the ironclad rules of cultivation, that terrifying achievement of a grandmaster with seven realms and two gates, that terrifying combat power that far exceeded the understanding of realms, that seemingly ordinary but definitely not ordinary rusty knife... each of these touched the boundaries of Shui Wuyai's cognition.

The value of these secrets is enough to drive any practitioner mad, enough to shake any principles and bottom line!

Therefore, even if the methods are despicable and underhanded, even if it is beneath his dignity, Shui Wuyai is determined to leave his brilliant insights here completely! There is no room for error!
His strategy was very clear.

Wang Gang was in charge of the main attack, using the purest martial arts to "torture" his opponent.

In the clash of martial arts, divine will collides, and killing intent boils. In that extreme state, it becomes far more effective than verbal communication in discerning an opponent's fundamentals, the characteristics of their techniques, and even their weaknesses. This unique and highly efficient form of "communication" between martial artists allows Wang Gang, this martial arts fanatic, to use his fists and feet to gradually "fight" out all of Gao Jian's secrets!
Shui Wuyai, on the other hand, was responsible for controlling the overall situation, setting up this deadly trap to eliminate any possibility of Gao Jian's escape or desperate measures that could lead to mutual destruction. He wanted to turn Gao Jian into a turtle in a jar, a fish in a net, to squeeze out all his value and all his secrets bit by bit, and finally devour him whole, skin and bones!

The more of Gao Jian's secrets are revealed, the more Shui Wuyai's greed intensifies, and at the same time, his fear and unease deepen. This man must never be allowed to return to the mountains!

Beyond the Thunder Pool, Shui Wuyai's gaze was icy, his killing intent as cold as ten thousand years of ice, permeating all directions.

Within the Thunder Pool, energy surged and boiled violently, and Wang Gang's fighting spirit erupted like molten lava, sweeping everything away.

Gao Jian, situated at the very center of the Thunder Pool, felt it most acutely. The terrifying pressure of the thunder from all directions weighed heavily on his heart like countless mountains, even more suffocating than when he had faced Wang Gang's earth-shattering fist! This wasn't a direct attack, but rather like a constantly tightening noose, an absolute cage gleaming with destructive light, clearly telling him—this path was blocked, only battle remained!
However, there was no despair or panic on his face. He slowly adjusted his breathing, trying his best to circulate the "Heart Lamp Illuminating Shadow Scripture" to soothe the turbulent blood and qi in his body and the faint pain in his internal organs after taking two blows from a tenth-realm martial artist.

At the same time, the wisps of life and death purified by the heart lamp slowly flowed through his heart, bringing a strange, transcendent calmness and insight, allowing him to maintain a clear mind even in this desperate situation.

Wang Gang cracked his neck, making a series of teeth-grinding "crackling" sounds. He grinned, revealing two rows of gleaming white teeth, and looked at Gao Jian with the eyes of a hunter encountering its prey.

"Boy, did you hear that? Your escape route is blocked." Wang Gang's voice, like muffled thunder, actually drowned out the surrounding thunderclaps and clearly reached Gao Jian's ears. "I'm getting more and more curious. Come on, let me see just how many surprises this strange cultivation of yours can still produce!"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Gang moved again!
This time, he showed no intention of holding back or testing anyone. The terrifying blood energy of a tenth-realm martial artist erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for ten thousand years! Crimson blood energy billowed out from his pores as if it were a tangible substance, soaring into the sky. Its intense and vigorous power even briefly suppressed the light of the thunder pool above his head, staining it with a layer of blood!
He took a step forward, and the wasteland beneath his feet churned and collapsed violently like a soft sea. He transformed into a crimson meteor that tore through the sky, and with an even more ferocious and swift momentum than before, he pounced on Gao Jian once again!

Fists, palms, fingers, claws, elbows, knees... every part of his body has now become a deadly weapon!
The moves are expansive and powerful, simple yet fierce, seemingly straightforward, yet containing within their simplicity lies the infinite transformation of the principles of martial arts evolution! Each strike naturally evokes the sounds of wind and thunder, the boundless power of blood and qi perfectly fused with the ultimate martial arts intent, unleashing not just simple physical destructive force, but manifesting an incomparably heavy, majestic, and powerful divine ability, its will even briefly illuminate the void and influence reality!

Even more terrifying, beneath his skin, countless tiny blood cells seemed to be undulating and rolling, a sign that his internal energy was frantically circulating and devouring external energy! His martial arts internal energy was incomparably domineering, even capable of assimilating and devouring the opponent's magic power and will, forcibly converting it into the purest material energy, and then using it for his own benefit to enhance himself!
The power of matter was perfectly controlled and unleashed by his body, which had been tempered and was incomparably strong!
If we say that Gao Jian relies on his superb skills, divine swordsmanship, and exquisite control of power to overcome force with skill and achieve a killing effect far exceeding his own level, then...

Therefore, Wang Gang's fists and body truly possess absolute mass and power capable of crushing everything! Force can overcome any technique!

Fortunately, Gao Jian was also a martial artist with a solid foundation, which prevented him from being completely suppressed. If it were a cultivator from another system, being entangled in such close combat with Wang Gang, they probably wouldn't even be able to form and condense their spells. Their violent blood energy domain would shatter all their magical power structures, disrupting and assimilating all the systematic energy they had painstakingly cultivated, ultimately being devoured and absorbed by Wang Gang, becoming part of his power!

One punch! Ten punches! A hundred punches!
The offensive was like a devastating storm, instantly engulfing Gao Jian's relatively small figure!
Gao Jian's pupils constricted as he unleashed the power of his inner light to an unprecedented degree! The rusty longsword in his hand seemed to be infused with a soul, coming to life! It was no longer lifeless iron, but an extension of his arm, a manifestation of his will, and an extension of his spirit! He completely abandoned the idea of ​​head-on confrontation, utilizing the "intercepting" and "dissipating" force of his body movements and swordsmanship to the pinnacle of perfection!
His figure flashed and darted through the enveloping barrage of fist shadows, finger strikes, palm prints, and leg whips with incredible speed, like a ghost or a willow catkin in a storm, unpredictable and elusive. His rusty blade traced seemingly simple yet exquisitely subtle paths, imbued with a certain divine essence, each one precisely colliding with Wang Gang's attacks in the briefest, slightest of moments!
Ding! Ding! Clang! Sizzle—!
The continuous clanging sounds, like hundreds of blacksmiths frantically forging iron simultaneously, were so intense they almost tore at one's eardrums! Each collision exploded into dazzling halos of energy, like tiny suns being born and then extinguished, with violent shockwaves spreading outwards in circles, causing the vast Thunder Pool around it to surge and churn with towering waves!

A brilliant idea is like a small boat in a raging ocean with towering waves and thunderous lightning, which may be smashed to pieces by the next giant wave or turned into charred remains by the next lightning bolt at any time!
But he always manages to find that one glimmer of hope at the critical moment! With minimal cost and the most exquisite angle, he deflects the most dangerous attacks! Sometimes his blade is deflected by terrifying force and thrown high into the air, and sometimes it is like the most insidious venomous snake, cunningly burrowing into the gaps in the force field to launch a fierce counterattack!

His body was constantly being thrown backward by the enormous recoil force, more and more blood was spilling from the corner of his mouth, and the crimson palm print on his arm was getting deeper and deeper, almost branded into his bones!
But his eyes, like pearls that had been wiped clean, grew brighter and brighter! His fighting spirit was not suppressed; on the contrary, it became more and more intense and fiery!

He was secretly learning! He was studying! He was frantically absorbing, digesting, and comprehending the power generation methods, strength application, and the martial arts principles contained within the simple moves of a tenth-realm martial artist! The extraordinary spiritual perception and insight brought by the "Heart Lamp Illuminating Shadow Scripture" allowed him to clearly capture the most subtle moments of Wang Gang's power generation and the trajectory of power flow; while the trace of life and death reincarnation integrated into his divine will was causing his understanding and application of the essence of "power" to continuously improve and transform at an alarming speed!
Wang Gang grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed! This kid was simply a monster! His learning ability and adaptability were terrifying!

Simply inhuman!
Moreover, his body's control over subtle powers was ridiculously strong!

Each collision brought back a strange sense of "penetration" and "erosion," as if it could ignore some of his defenses and penetrate straight into his internal organs, making even this tenth-realm martial artist feel a slight tremor in his blood and qi, and feel somewhat uncomfortable!
"Good! Good! Good!" Wang Gang was not angry but delighted. His wild laughter shook the heavens and the earth, even suppressing Lei Chi's roar. "That's more powerful! That's more like it! Now watch my move—'Ten Directions Annihilation'!"

He clasped his hands together!
An indescribable, terrifying force, seemingly capable of reducing everything to nothingness and returning all things to chaos, erupted from him indiscriminately and violently in all directions, like the Big Bang at the beginning of the universe!
At this terrifying speed, the connections between the gases broke, resulting in violent collisions, fusion, and coalescence... unleashing endless light and heat!

This punch was the true fire of the sun! Its instantaneous heat and purity were even more ferocious and violent than the flames on the surface of the ordinary sun!

This indescribably bright white wave of divine light, seemingly containing all the light and destruction in the world, rapidly expanded forward in a perfect fan shape, like the first ray of light at the beginning of creation, or like a destructive tsunami that engulfs everything, silently yet violently striking outwards!
Thousands upon thousands of dark red fireballs, large and small, composed of hellish death energy and lightning, were originally tightly packed together in the Thunder Pool, seemingly about to be compressed even more tightly as the energy expanded. But before this blazing white wave of destruction, purely created by physical might, all the hellfireballs were instantly swept away and scattered!
Gao Jian's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints!
Others might not understand, but they would think that this was some kind of ridiculously powerful martial arts move by Wang Gang that caused strange phenomena in the heavens and earth.

But doesn't he already know?!

This is clearly——

Nuclear fusion!
This punch is a nuclear explosion!
It's a purely physical force generated by a collision! It was simply created by a human body through brute force!

(End of this chapter)