He was invincible from the beginning of the Heaven-Covering Era.

Over the next three days, Zhou Qing continuously pondered the Eternal Dao of the Azure Emperor, comprehended the laws of eternity, and then combined eternity with a fleeting moment, making the power of his newly comprehended fist technique increasingly stronger.

Chapter 247 The Beginningless Technique: Returning to the "Past" Node

The name of this new punch is "Fleeting Eternal Fist".

In reality, although the Eternal Fist is nominally a fist technique, this move can be executed in any form, using the palm, the finger, or a weapon without any problem.

Essentially, this is a combination of the Dao, the flow of the Dao, and the application of the Dao. There are no restrictions on the form of use. It's just that Zhou Qing prefers boxing, so the instantaneous divine fist and the heavenly Dao fist he created are all named after boxing techniques.

During his enlightenment, he didn't pay much attention to the passage of time, because with his previous experience, he knew that spacetime here was independent. A month here would only be half a day in the Shrouding the Heavens universe.

However, now that his Eternal Dao is getting stronger, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make progress. It is impossible for him to reach the same Saint-level Dao as the Azure Emperor in just a few days of comprehension.

Therefore, he stopped trying to control the situation and instead used his own understanding of the Eternal Moment Fist to bombard the Azure Emperor, forcing him to retreat repeatedly like a storm, with blue blood constantly spilling from his mouth.

Bang bang bang!

After an unknown amount of time, with a crackling sound, a bolt of lightning collapsed in the void.

Outside, at that very moment, the Azure Emperor's primordial spirit, which had been sleeping in the desolate tower and unable to awaken because he had built a celestial realm within it and thus met his demise, suddenly trembled.

A wisp of spiritual energy flowed around: "The same dream again, the same people again, the same outcome again."

This primordial spirit emitted fluctuations, and the consciousness, which had been in a deep slumber, seemed to be showing signs of awakening.

On the Chaotic Path, Zhou Qing continued walking forward, but this time something was strange. He walked several hundred steps without encountering any new enemies, and Wu Shi, who should have appeared, was nowhere to be found, making him wonder if he had gone in the wrong direction.

But that's impossible. How could a saint like him possibly perceive a mistake, whether he's on the right track or not?

"The Secret of Travel!" His speed suddenly increased, each step covering tens of thousands of miles. After flying for half an hour, the scene before him remained unchanged.

As he increased his speed, when the Word of Travel reached its limit, suddenly, a fragment of time swept past his feet, and a thunderclap suddenly rang in his mind, causing him to stop completely, with a look of surprise on his face.

"So that's how it is. Time and space, so you've already made your move."

At this moment, he realized his situation. Wu Shi had already launched an attack after he left Qingdi.

This is very different from the last Dao Child Trial, where he would encounter his opponent first in every battle before launching an attack.

But this time the rules seem to have changed. He is in a position of absolute disadvantage. Whether it is the Azure Emperor or Wu Shi, he is in the open while his opponent is in the dark, and can strike him first when he is not prepared.

Time and space do not exist independently. Anyone who cultivates the Tao knows that the concept of absolute time and space is wrong. This is a conclusion drawn by one great emperor after another.

Because at the level of an emperor, a single step can exceed the speed of light. At such a speed that defies the laws of the universe, the concept of absolute spacetime is completely shattered.

At the level of a low-level cultivator, absolute spacetime and relative spacetime are not yet...

It doesn't have a huge impact, but once you reach the Saint level or above, like Zhou Qing now, a single breath can cover tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of miles. At this speed, the universe can no longer be viewed using the concept of absolute space and time.

Now that Wushi, who was young, has reached this stage, he naturally has to face the influence of the relative concept of space and time.

Since he cultivates the Great Dao of Time, it is impossible for him to ignore the Great Dao of Space.

Because time and space are interconnected and influenced by matter and energy, once time is distorted by matter and energy, space will also be distorted by matter and energy simultaneously; these are inseparable.

Zhou Qing is now walking in such a distorted spacetime, and it seems that no matter how fast or how far he walks, he can't escape this distorted spacetime.

This is a spacetime boundary, a space twisted into a ring. Simply walking will not lead to the end, so Zhou Qing stopped.

A smile appeared on his face, and he spoke a sentence.

"What fate says is eternal and unchanging, then it must be eternal and unchanging."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Qing's figure remained motionless in place, but the entire world began to spin rapidly, and his figure flew upwards along a diagonal line.

It didn't seem like he was flying upwards on his own initiative; rather, it was more like he was fixed at a point in spacetime, and this distorted spacetime couldn't affect him, which created this scene.

At this moment, neither time nor space, nor any distortion, could affect him.

This is the power of fate, and also the power of eternity. Zhou Qing activated a portion of it, thus breaking through this spatial and temporal boundary.

He took a step into the distance, and no distortion of space and time could affect his eternal state, so he took a step and went out.

He wasn't without other means to break through the limits of space and time, but since he had only recently comprehended the Eternal Dao, he was now simultaneously comprehending the Dao and trying out more applications of the Eternal Dao.

As soon as he stepped out of the spacetime boundary, he saw a man with thick black hair staring at him in shock, seemingly not expecting anyone to be able to break through his spacetime boundary in such a way.

This was the Great Emperor Wushi, but even the Great Emperor Wushi had never encountered an opponent like Zhou Qing in his entire life.

Zhou Qing's strength lies in his ability to see through the ages, witness the cycles of time, and understand the entire path of evolution, making it difficult for him to find a worthy opponent.

Instant Divine Fist!

Zhou Qing used this move because it could unleash its most powerful force in an instant, making it the best move to test the enemy.

Wu Shi's palm became crystal clear, and with a sudden tremor, it formed a hand seal and struck towards Zhou Qing.

"chi"

The divine light was dazzling and the auspicious light was astonishing. This was an amazing celestial light that directly pierced through Zhou Qing's laws and was about to strike him.

"Light of time!"

Zhou Qing looked surprised. This beam of time was hundreds of times stronger than the Dao-Slaying stage. If it hit him, he would lose a lot of his lifespan if he was not careful.

In mid-air, he swung his other fist, creating a powerful, eternal energy. He unleashed the Eternal Divine Fist, a technique he had created with his own Eternal Dao, which blocked the light of time and prevented time from corrupting him.

Zhou Qing had already recognized what kind of move this was.

As expected, this should be the legendary Beginningless Technique!

He had seen this move of Wushi during his Dao-Severing stage; although it was profound, it was far less terrifying than it is now.

Fortunately, he is no longer the same as before. After blocking the light of time, the two took a step back and were evenly matched.

The next moment, he combined instant and eternity, unleashing the Instant Eternity Fist, which he had only recently mastered.

"boom!"

When Zhou Qing unleashed his Eternal Moment Fist, time itself became meaningless before him, utterly unable to affect his state.

A moment is eternity, and eternity is a moment. Faced with this move, the Beginningless Technique is completely rendered useless.

However, just as Zhou Qing was about to strike Wu Shi, Wu Shi suddenly disappeared.

It just vanished into thin air.

"Hmm?" Zhou Qing asked in confusion.

He immediately turned his head and spotted Wushi's figure a dozen steps to his left.

"How did they move there? What kind of speed is that? It feels even more terrifying than the Xingzi Secret Technique." Zhou Qing's expression turned serious.

That didn't seem like pure speed at all; it was more like spatial teleportation, a direct traversal between two spaces with zero time.

Zhou Qing refused to believe it and unleashed the Eternal Moment Fist once more, transcending the so-called definition of time. Logically speaking, no one could possibly escape this punch; it was a fist technique that was guaranteed to hit the enemy.

But Wushi disappeared directly.

"What? What exactly did he do?" Zhou Qing was deeply confused.

Wu Shi struck him, a palm strike coming down on his face. It was a purely physical blow, but even a star would be cleaved in two by this palm.

Wushi's physical body was exceptionally strong, even surpassing that of a holy body. However, after Zhou Qing comprehended the Great Law of Ultimate Freedom, the defects of his physical body were remedied.

Although the Ultimate Freedom Technique is not a pure method for cultivating the physical body, but mainly for improving close combat skills, it also has the ability to temporarily enhance physical strength.

Although the increase in strength wasn't significant, Zhou Qing's physical strength was already very strong, comparable to a holy body, only slightly weaker than Wushi. After using the Free and Ultimate Technique, his physique could be temporarily boosted to the level of Wushi.

boom!

The collision of palms sent powerful shockwaves traveling tens of thousands of miles, enough to shatter several stars with just their physical bodies.

Although they are at the Saint level, even ordinary Saint Kings would have to admit defeat in front of their physical bodies.

This was not an evenly matched battle, because Zhou Qing's combat skills were too strong. After his last battle with the Emperor, his close combat skills, under the Free and Unfettered Ultimate Technique, were in no way inferior to those of an Emperor who had fought his way up through countless battles.

Wu Shi had not had many opportunities to hone his combat skills in the past. When facing enemies whose physical bodies were much weaker than his, he did not need any skills at all; he could simply overwhelm them with brute force.

However, when facing Zhou Qing, Wu Shi's lack of combat skills became his biggest weakness in physical combat. After dozens of moves, blood blossomed on Wu Shi's body, while Zhou Qing, although also injured, avoided more attacks and his injuries were not serious.

Finally, just as Zhou Qing was about to deliver a critical hit by striking Wu Shi's head with a palm strike, Wu Shi struck again...

It disappeared.

Wu Shi, appearing in another location, still possessed a majestic figure and imposing aura, as if he had transcended the vast天地 (heaven and earth). All the wounds inflicted by Zhou Qing had healed, as if he had never been injured at all.

This time, Zhou Qing was paying close attention, and because the distance was so close, almost disappearing into the air, Zhou Qing instantly sensed a fluctuation of the Dao principles.

"The Great Dao of Time and the Great Dao of Space. The laws of time are very profound, reaching the level of the Saint Path, while those of space are slightly weaker, only reaching the level of the King Path." Zhou Qing had some understanding.

"The Beginningless Technique! This is actually the Beginningless Technique! After becoming a saint, the Beginningless Technique has undergone such profound changes." Zhou Qing took a deep breath, extremely surprised.

He knew how Wushi disappeared. He hadn't teleported instantly, nor was he moving too fast. He had returned to a "past" point.

This method of disappearance is also the Beginningless Technique, but this move is more terrifying than the Dao-Slaying stage, and has more ingenious uses.

At that time, the Beginningless Technique was generally used to send the opponent's attack back to the beginning, or to be cast on oneself, turning it into a kind of time-reversal restoration secret technique.

Now, it's not just time that's reversed, but rather you're directly transported back to a previous point in time.

Once he understood, Zhou Qing looked at the places where Wushi had appeared out of thin air and discovered a common point: they were all places where Wushi had stood not long ago!

"No wonder my Eternal Moment Fist couldn't stop it, because the Beginningless Technique wasn't even used in the 'present' node. It was used in the 'past' node. Once it was triggered, it would directly return to the spatial node where the 'past' was located."

Zhou Qing's eyes widened in shock. The idea was brilliant, but at the same time, the move was incredibly difficult to execute.

It can be said that, apart from the Great Emperor Wushi, even if someone else learned his Wushi Technique, it would be very difficult for them to reach this level.

Ordinary people can only comprehend the first level of the Beginningless Technique, which is to return the opponent's move to its original state.

The second level is that when applied to oneself, it becomes a recovery technique that is no less powerful than the "Zhe" Secret Technique, and in some ways even stronger, because it directly reverses the timeline of one's injuries, returning one to their true peak moment.

The third level, which is the one that Wushi is currently using, is the understanding of the relative spacetime characteristics, allowing him to return to a "past" point.

Even if Zhou Qing hadn't hit him, as long as he triggered the Beginningless Technique and returned to the "past" node, any injuries on his body would have disappeared.

Such short-term time reversal is not uncommon; the Heaven-Mending Technique of the previous era also had similar abilities. However, the Beginningless Technique was created by the Beginningless One step by step on his own, and he is only a Saint now.

"Amazing, truly amazing! I can't even imagine how many more levels your Boundless Technique can reach when you become a Saint King, a Great Saint, a Quasi-Emperor, or a Great Emperor?" Zhou Qing's face showed some surprise.

The third level is by no means the end of the Beginningless Technique; it's far from it. Zhou Qing believed that there would definitely be even more heaven-defying changes after the Beginningless Technique.

Just like his Eternal Moment Fist, it is far from reaching its limit; the higher the level, the more perfect it becomes.

Faced with such a powerful Wushi Technique, Zhou Qing was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he became excited. The stronger the Wushi Dao was, the greater the gains it would bring him.