One person: Go talk to my Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

This is the true Zhou Sheng!

A once unparalleled genius of Wudang Mountain, the creator of Feng Hou Qi Men, and also one of the "Thirty-Six Thieves" who carries a huge secret and pain!

At this moment, he shed his cold disguise, revealing his weathered, frantic, and vulnerable true self.

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Zhou Sheng's eyes, burning with madness and scrutiny, were like two hooks tempered with ice, locking onto Lin Shen. His hoarse voice, like sandpaper scraping, carried a barely perceptible tremor and extreme danger.

“Junior…” He took a step forward, and the invisible energy field beneath his feet instantly left a clear footprint on the ground, causing the surrounding suspended metal parts to silently turn into dust!

"Tell me! How...how...did you...guess it?!"

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Chapter 114 "The Game"

The air seemed to freeze, dust particles floated in the air, and only Zhou Sheng's tattered Taoist robe fluttered in the turbulent, invisible energy field.

His turbid and manic eyes were fixed on Lin Shen. On his aged face, where his disguise had been removed, the dark red old scar resembled a coiled venomous snake, adding to his eeriness and oppressive aura.

"Young man... tell me! How did you guess that?!"

Zhou Sheng's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing against steel, each word carrying a pressure powerful enough to crush the soul, crashing fiercely into Lin Shen.

The ground cracked silently beneath his feet, and spiderweb-like fissures spread outwards.

Lin Shen stood tall and straight like a pine tree, the lightning on his body, compressed to its limit, stubbornly flowing and emitting a low, unyielding "hissing" sound, forcefully resisting this terrifying pressure.

He met Zhou Sheng's eyes, which burned with madness and scrutiny, his tone still calm, yet carrying a sharpness that pierced through the fog:

There are three flaws.

"Firstly, his 'disregard' for Feng Hou Qi Men. Wang Ye's full-force 'Luan Jin Tuo' is something that ordinary extraordinary people would avoid like the plague, and even the Ten Elders would have to concentrate on dealing with it. When the senior broke through, the barely perceptible pause was not due to a lack of strength, but rather more like a 'leisurely stroll' after having a thorough understanding of its operating mechanism, even carrying a hint of... scrutiny and disappointment."

"Secondly, the essence of that hand chop. The cold and domineering power that penetrates the internal organs and freezes the meridians seems evil, but the Qi flowing at its core is not the turbid flow of demonic path, but an extremely pure and condensed... innate Qi! Moreover, the wonder of Yin and Yang rotation and the combination of strength and softness contained within it is something that can only be achieved by the supreme mental techniques of the orthodox lineage of Wudang."

"Thirdly, the look my senior gave me before he left."

Lin Shen's gaze suddenly became as deep as an abyss. "Deep in those eyes, there was not pure killing intent or indifference, but... a complex scrutiny of seeing a 'kindred spirit.' In this world of supernatural beings, there are very few 'kindred spirits' who can see Feng Hou Qi Men as nothing and who can evoke such a look in your eyes, senior. And the only one who possesses Qi Men, whose whereabouts are shrouded in mystery, and who has a very deep connection with Wudang... is you, Senior Zhou Sheng."

Of course, this was all nonsense from Lin Shen.

Lin Shen could guess it because he knew the plot.

However, Lin Shen was unaware of why Zhou Sheng was "testing" Wang Ye, because Lin Shen hadn't witnessed this part of the story in his previous life...

Second Uncle! Update soon!

Never mind, I won't be able to see the update anyway.

Lin Shen cried out in his heart!

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Zhou Sheng's facial muscles twitched slightly, and a tremor of complete dissection flashed deep within his manic eyes.

After a long pause, a sneer, filled with endless weariness and mockery, escaped from his cracked lips:

"Heh... discerning eye, insightful, courage... young man, you're quite impressive, truly impressive..."

He slowly shook his head, his cloudy gaze sweeping across the distant ruins, where the lingering aura of Wang Ye's pain still remained. "Unfortunately, knowing too much won't do you any good. Some games are not for everyone to play."

Lin Shen's eyes instantly sharpened like knives. He took a step forward, and the calm lightning around him suddenly turned dangerous.

"Is this your reason for impersonating a thug and overwhelmingly injuring Wang Ye? Just to test whether he is qualified to 'enter the game'? Or... is this a 'trap' you set up for him all along?"

Zhou Sheng suddenly roared, and an aura even more violent and chaotic than before erupted! His hunched body seemed to straighten for a moment, and his cloudy eyes were bloodshot, filled with a furious and painful rage as if his sore spot had been touched!

"Why should I explain my actions to you? Who do you think you are?! Get out!"

The last word "Get out" exploded like a thunderclap, and the invisible sound wave, carrying a violent flow of Qi, slammed into Lin Shen like a giant hammer!

Wherever the sound waves passed, the suspended metal parts instantly turned to dust, and the ground was plowed with deep furrows!

Faced with this furious attack, the last trace of warmth in Lin Shen's eyes vanished completely, replaced by an extreme cold that seemed to freeze everything in its path!

"It seems that reasoning with them won't work."

He whispered something, his voice not loud, but it seemed to carry a chill that froze the soul.

Boom——! ! !

It was as if the Thunder Pool of the Nine Heavens had been overturned!

A terrifying bolt of lightning, whose color was indescribable, suddenly erupted from Lin Shen's body!

It is not a single, intense white or dark color, but rather the ultimate black and pure white, like two ancient yin-yang fish, instantly intertwining, spinning, and exploding!

The black lightning was deathly still, devouring all light, and wherever it passed, space seemed to be gnawed open with void holes; the white lightning was violent, its light dazzling, containing the majestic power of heaven to purify everything!

Yin-Yang Thunder Technique - Manifest!

The black and white lightning was not a simple burst of energy; they intertwined to form a huge lightning tai chi diagram that rapidly expanded and covered half of the factory workshop!

The scroll slowly rotated, emanating a terrifying will that transcended the mortal realm and acted on behalf of Heaven to punish!

The entire factory space groaned under the weight of this will, the massive steel dome trembled violently, and the rusted steel beams twisted and bent like noodles!

The moonlight was completely swallowed up, leaving only the black and white colors that govern life and death, which became the only source of light in the world!

Zhou Sheng's violent sonic shockwave crashed into the black and white lightning domain, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea, without even causing a ripple. It was completely crushed and annihilated by the rotating yin and yang power!

"Varied......?!"

The rage on Zhou Sheng's face froze instantly, replaced by unprecedented horror and disbelief!

His once arrogant and domineering eyes were now fixed on the spinning black and white lightning tai chi symbol, his pupils contracted to their limit, and his body trembled slightly involuntarily!

"Yin and Yang...in harmony...perfect in both spirit and form..."

He muttered to himself in a daze, his voice trembling violently, "This...how is this possible?! Zhang Zhiwei's Yang Five Thunders are unparalleled in their power, and his Yin Five Thunders are unpredictable and treacherous, already the pinnacle of human skill...you...you have clearly transcended the boundaries of the Five Qi, directly pointing to the primordial thunder Qi that governs the cycle of Yin and Yang!"

He suddenly looked up at the figure in the center of the thunder, like a thunder god descending to earth. The shock in his eyes gradually turned into an extremely complex and... deep fear.

It is an instinctive awe of the power that transcends cognition, a profound affirmation of the "Tao".

The violent aura receded from Zhou Sheng like a tide, replaced by a deep weariness and desolation, as if he had aged a hundred years in an instant.

He hunched over, watching the black and white lightning slowly recede, yet still emanating a heart-pounding aura. He let out a long, long sigh, a sigh filled with endless vicissitudes and a trace of...relief.

"That's enough...that's enough..."

Zhou Sheng's voice was hoarse and deep, devoid of any former hostility, "Young friend...it was my fault for being so blind."

He raised his head and looked deeply into Lin Shen's eyes, a hint of almost admiration flickering in his cloudy eyes.

"Your Yin-Yang Thunder Technique... its skill is so high that it's probably no less than Zhang Zhiwei's... no! Its profound meaning touches upon the very foundation of the Great Dao... even... far surpasses the Feng Hou Qi Men I've comprehended!"

These words were like a thunderclap!

Lin Shen remained unmoved by this astonishing praise; the black and white lightning flowing across his body remained icy cold.

He simply watched Zhou Sheng quietly, waiting for him to continue.

Zhou Sheng slowly closed his eyes, as if calming his turbulent emotions, or perhaps recalling the pain and insights that had been buried by the long years.

When he opened his eyes again, the turbidity in them seemed to be dispelled by a strange light, a clarity that came after seeing through the fog, with the resolute determination of a martyr.

"Now that you have mastered such 'Dao' power... perhaps you are also qualified to 'enter the game'..."

Zhou Sheng's voice became unusually deep and solemn, each word seemingly weighing a ton, "Watch closely! This... is the true 'shackles' and 'key' of Feng Hou Qi Men!"

Before he finished speaking, a strange change occurred on Zhou Sheng's withered body!

There was no grand scheme unfolding, no dazzling burst of light!

A layer of extremely mysterious "scroll" composed of countless fine and complex blue light patterns suddenly emerged from his skin beneath his tattered Taoist robe, as if it were alive!

The light patterns were profound and mysterious, a Qimen Dunjia chart condensed to its extreme and refined to its essence!

Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui, the eight directions, the nine palaces and stars, the time and space scale... all the grand information belonging to Qimen Dunjia is no longer a domain covering the heavens and the earth, but like a living tattoo, deeply imprinted in his flesh and bones, meridians and acupoints!

As this "internal mysticism" manifested, the entire factory space began to undergo bizarre and precise distortions!

The light around him bent automatically, blurring the sense of distance, and the flow of time seemed to exhibit an indescribable, subtle shift!

He stood there, yet seemed to exist independently of this space, becoming a moving, self-governing "singularity"!

"The true essence of Feng Hou Qi Men..." Zhou Sheng's voice was like a sigh from ancient times, carrying a desolate wisdom that sees through everything, "It has never been about unrestrainedly expanding the game and trying to bring all things in the world into your grasp... That is a path to death! It is the illusion of 'technique'!"

His withered fingers gently touched his heart, the very core of the Qimen Dunjia chart within his body, where the light patterns flowed most intensely.

"The true path... lies in 'absorption'! To incorporate the vast and wondrous arts... into the confines of the mind! To etch them into flesh and soul!"

Zhou Sheng's eyes became incredibly profound, as if reflecting the destruction and rebirth of the universe and stars. "Let yourself... become that 'change' itself! Become an existence outside of that 'rule'! Heaven and earth may turn upside down, but I will remain steadfast; time and space may flow, but my heart will remain constant!"

“Only in this way…” He looked at Lin Shen, his eyes filled with complex and unfathomable emotions, “can we… break free from the gaze of fate…can we… seize that sliver of ‘variability’ in 'their’ chessboard!”

These words, like the voice of the Dao that created the world, crashed into the depths of Lin Shen's consciousness!

The black and white lightning flowing across his body suddenly stopped, and then began to flash wildly at an unprecedented frequency!

The mysterious internal energy patterns on Zhou Sheng's body resonated and collided with Lin Shen's own understanding of the cycle of Yin and Yang and the birth and death of thunder at this moment!

Inside the factory, black and white lightning and the brilliance of the Qimen within his body intertwined, illuminating this steel ruin as if it were a battlefield between gods and demons.

One represents the manifestation of the ultimate external power, and the other symbolizes the transcendence of rules through inner seeking. These two completely different paths, both pointing directly to the Great Dao, converge at this moment!

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Chapter 115 The True Feng Hou Qi Men

Beneath the massive dome of the abandoned factory, the moonlight was completely banished, leaving only the black and white, endlessly rotating thunderous yin-yang symbol suspended in mid-air, becoming the sole source of light and the master of the world.

Lin Shen stood at the core, the lightning around him no longer flickering outwards, but flowing like liquid Dao principles. Black and white primordial lightning Qi surged and merged under his skin, each flow triggering a resonance from a higher dimension!

Rumble——!

Outside the factory, the power of heaven and earth, which had long been drawn by the aura of the deep forest, finally manifested!