Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 247 Battle Body
"You really want to kill me..." Zheng Zha's low laughter echoed from the moonlight on the other side, while Mu Xiang's voice also came from within the swirling crimson flames:
"Haha, each other."

The moonlight and the crimson flames dissipated almost simultaneously, and the two returned to their standoff.

Both of them were somewhat disheveled at this moment. Zheng Zha's half of his body had been wiped away by this move, Water Moon Pot Heaven, while Mu Xiang's left sleeve had also disappeared, revealing reddened skin.

The Water Moon Heavenly Vessel was a strike imbued with Mu Xiang's body and will, its sword intent amplified to an infinite degree, creating a strike that was both a prison and a strangulation. Even Zheng Zha, enveloped by the Water Moon Heavenly Vessel, would inevitably experience a slowing of his thoughts. This was Mu Xiang's divine intent integrated with Ji Yue, and since Zheng Zha had fallen victim to it, he naturally had to experience it as well.

“Truly impressive.” Zheng Zha smiled. “As expected, once you reach a higher level, the concept of ‘artistic conception’ is no longer just something to talk about… Although I can’t release these things at the level of consciousness, I can still give it a try if it’s just about integrating power.”

Mu Xiang said calmly, "I was just using a trick... This knife helps me avoid some detours. If you used this knife, you could easily unleash a powerful and meaningful strike."

“Is that so…” Zheng Zha looked at Mu Xiang with a blank expression, then closed his eyes.

Mu Xiang didn't move. Although it seemed like a good opportunity, and with his speed and strength, he might be able to strike Zheng Zha again, the crimson flames still enveloped the battlefield. Even if there was nothing around Mu Xiang, he would still have to pass through layers of crimson flames. This was different from the previous exchange of fire; the gains weren't enough to make him move.

[He's just merging his power, instead of releasing it outwards like I do... That does fit his style.]

The air around Mu Xiang became scorching hot again, but this was not Zheng Zha's intention; rather, it was because the layers of crimson flames began to churn involuntarily. With each surge, more crimson flames sprang forth out of thin air, as if countless springs were endlessly spewing forth crimson flames beneath this dark red expanse.

The red flames almost completely obscured Zheng Zha, but Mu Xiang's eyesight allowed him to clearly see Zheng Zha's condition.

A cluster of red flames ignited between Zheng Zha's brows, growing ever brighter. It appeared to be a crimson flame, yet it differed from the crimson flames flowing around Zheng Zha's body. Judging solely from its color, this flame could be described as dark red; however, something seemed to be shimmering within it, adding a unique luster to the crimson flame.

As the flames burned, Zheng Zha's mutilated half of his body gradually healed. The fire between his brows remained stationary, yet all the crimson flames seemed to be drawn to it. The flames pulsed with a rhythm, growing ever hotter and more intense; Zheng Zha's form was restored to its full potential.

But this was not the end; the crimson flames clinging to Zheng Zha continued to churn. If the crimson flames sweeping across the battlefield were a dark red ocean, then Zheng Zha himself was undoubtedly the source of the rising tide and the brewing storm! The churning of the crimson flames and the distortion of the air by the high temperature made Zheng Zha's figure appear somewhat unreal.

Only Zheng Zha truly understood the changes in his body… After "The Trembling Black Hole," he had been pondering the issue of the Red Flame touching the spiritual realm. Although he didn't say it aloud, he was constantly imagining and simulating it in his mind, and he made numerous attempts during training.

Zheng Zha once dreamed of another man. He couldn't make out the man's face clearly, but at first glance, he felt a strange sense of familiarity. However, this familiarity vanished without a trace after he sensed the man's power...

The person used black flames, which at first glance looked the same as Zheng Zha's compressed red flames. But in reality, Zheng Zha felt extremely terrifying negativity and violence within this person's black flames!
Even after waking up, Zheng Zha was still shaken by what he had seen in his dream... but the black flames that person displayed gave Zheng Zha some insight.

The crimson flames touched the spiritual realm... Wasn't the black flames I saw in my dream a living example? It seems this is a case of what I think about during the day manifesting in my dreams at night.

However, Zheng Zha couldn't yet integrate his emotions and thoughts into the crimson flames and then directly use them to infect his opponent. His attempt was to touch the crimson flames with his own spiritual thoughts and then integrate these abstract elements into them... If he was already inseparable from the crimson flames, could this achieve another kind of unity between body and spirit?
For a month in the Resident Evil world, Zheng Zha had been trying this method. This method had no side effects and could be started almost anytime, which allowed Zheng Zha to gradually get the hang of it. When the flame between his eyebrows appeared, three beams of light surged from the depths of Zheng Zha's consciousness, intertwined below and raised side by side above in different postures, like three flowers blooming on the same stem.

The crimson flames within his body began to boil involuntarily; this was the excitement of a primal power that had long been integrated into his body...

Asura blood!
Just like his previous attempts, Zheng Zha immediately understood the true nature of the twin blossoms.

The Three True Gods – the Ghost Body, the Spirit Body, and the Soul Body.

Drawn out by the crimson flames that touched the depths of Zheng Zha's spirit, they each blossomed and bloomed. Zheng Zha's previous attempts had stopped there, not because of excessive exertion, but because he didn't know how to proceed. Knowing he had done the right thing, but not knowing what to do next, was incredibly agonizing.

But at this moment, under the pressure of fighting Mu Xiang, the twin flowers continued to rise, taking Zheng Zha into the next step!
The three flowers circled and chased each other in Zheng Zha's consciousness, eventually meeting again... The three flowers gathered at the top, just as the stems originated from one source. At this moment, in Zheng Zha's world of consciousness, the three rays of light converged into one, and the space enclosed in the middle expanded in a trance, encompassing Zheng Zha himself.

All the crimson flames rebounded and concentrated on Zheng Zha.

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "You succeeded? You looked inward and gathered your strength... is that right?"

Zheng Zha did not answer. Boundless red flames condensed on his body into layers of dark red armor... and his two heads and four arms, which were originally somewhat illusory, became even more substantial after being covered with a layer of dark red.

He looked up at Mu Xiang, his bewildered eyes spitting out red flames that mingled with the still-shining red between his brows.

Unlike the power of the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan, the power of the Asura Clan has only now truly manifested itself!

Asura Battle Body!

Mu Xiang moved first; his figure vanished abruptly and reappeared above Zheng Zha's head. Where he had been standing, bursts of dark red flames erupted.

Ji Yue unleashed a streak of light, and Mu Xiang, accompanied by a gust of wind, pressed down directly on Zheng Zha.

Zheng Zha also moved. Despite having three heads and six arms, and two wings on his back, his movements were by no means slow in this level of combat. The Branch of Annihilation rose from below, wrapped in dark red flames, and suddenly burst into flames that seemed to ignite the sky.

(End of this chapter)