I Can Merge Techniques

Chapter 577: Chapter 168: Twelve True Forms Fist Breaks the Limit Again, Ghost Bone Elder Reveals His True Body

WHOOSH—!

On the Seven Stars Gang’s Martial Arts Arena, a fierce wind suddenly kicked up, swirling dust and sand everywhere.

As Chu Fan breathed in and out, his chest heaved violently like a bellows, and a continuous, muffled roar like distant thunder rumbled from within him.

The large muscles of his back suddenly contracted. His entire spine seemed to transform into a great dragon coiling to strike, or a divine bow drawn taut, before explosively snapping straight!

And behind him, the phantom image of a ferocious tiger appeared, so solid it was almost real!

BOOM!

He threw a punch, and before his fist even touched anything, the very air before him distorted like a mirror struck by a heavy hammer.

The air, compressed to its absolute limit in an instant, rippled with a strange, distorted pattern clearly visible to the naked eye.

CRACK!

The sharp sound exploded like a sudden clap of thunder, making one’s eardrums tremble.

The hyper-condensed air was violently struck by the Fist Gang and shattered with a deafening blast.

A visible ring of white air blasted outward in all directions with ferocious momentum.

The fierce Force instantly swept the dust around the Martial Arts Arena into the air, forming a small, ochre whirlwind that spun around, completely enveloping Chu Fan’s figure.

[Twelve True Forms Fist Experience Points +5]

[Skill: Twelve True Forms Fist (First Limit Break 7485/7500) (Traits: ...)]

Chu Fan slowly relaxed his stance and exhaled a stream of scalding white, turbid air.

The breath did not disperse but shot out like a sharp arrow, blasting a shallow, scorched pit into the hard ground before him.

He raised a hand to wipe the hot sweat from his brow. He arched an eyebrow, a flicker of anticipation in his eyes.

"Finally... I’m almost there."

Nine days had passed since his return from the Vajra Sect.

For these nine days, Chu Fan had lived like an Ascetic Monk, training day and night without rest.

Aside from joining his colleagues from the Demon Suppression Bureau to handle a few cases in East City, he had spent nearly every waking moment exhausting his mind and body.

During this time, he had poured most of his energy into cultivating the Vajra Subduing Demon Skill and deciphering the obscure and profound Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture.

Only when he was on the verge of mental collapse, unable to continue, would he switch to polishing his Twelve True Forms Fist.

Even with just this incremental progress, the Twelve True Forms Fist was now only a hair’s breadth away from its Second Limit Break, so close he could almost touch it.

Chu Fan suppressed the restless feeling of an impending breakthrough.

Instead of rushing to break through the bottleneck, he calmed his mind and slowly regulated his breathing.

After a deep breath, the turbid air in his chest dissipated. He once again assumed a training stance, his presence calm and focused.

ROAR—!

Faintly, the roar of a tiger echoed across the modest Martial Arts Arena.

As Chu Fan began to execute his moves once more, the surrounding air seemed to grow thick and sluggish, resisting movement.

With every technique Chu Fan performed, the once-blurry phantom image behind him began to churn violently, gradually taking solid form.

A punch thrust forward, like a celestial dragon extending its claws to rip through the heavens, its power astonishing;

A stomp downward, like a great bear shaking the earth, causing the ground to tremble and dust to fly;

A flicker of his body, like a nimble monkey hanging from a tree, unpredictable and ever-changing;

A twitch of his spine, like a wild stallion galloping forth, unstoppable and pressing ever forward...

Dragon, tiger, bear, snake, monkey, horse... The Twelve True Forms manifested one after another, their phantom images swirling around him!

As this Fist Technique neared its limit, the massive phantom image behind Chu Fan grew ever more solid.

It was as if it were about to step out of the illusion and descend upon the mortal world.

The terrifying pressure spread out in all directions, causing the old trees at the edge of the Martial Arts Arena to tremble and shed their leaves in a flurry.

Time passed, bit by bit, in silence.

Just as Chu Fan executed the final "Eagle Claw," the wind from his fist howling as the qi and blood throughout his body completed a perfect circulatory cycle—

RUMBLE!

Something intangible seemed to shatter in his mind, and the shock brought him a moment of absolute clarity.

The long-awaited final moment had at last arrived.

[Twelve True Forms Fist Experience Points +7]

[Twelve True Forms Fist has reached its limit. Consume 300 Spiritual Essence to initiate a Limit Break? Yes/No?]

A sharp light flashed in Chu Fan’s eyes. Without a shred of hesitation, he made his choice with a single thought.

As the 300 points of Spiritual Essence were instantly consumed, a familiar, strange sensation once again washed over his entire body.

But this time, the sensation was far more intense, more domineering, and more torrential than during his first Limit Break!

Chu Fan felt a warm current materialize from nothing.

Like molten lava, it flowed slowly through his limbs and torso, spreading a pleasant warmth.

His muscles trembled unceasingly, and a crisp, pleasant crackling sound, like popping firecrackers, emanated from his bones.

Even his skin, already incredibly tough, now took on a faint metallic sheen, looking indestructible.

He didn’t move, but stood quietly on the spot, silently absorbing the physical changes and Martial Arts insights brought by the Limit Break.

This was not just an sublimation of his techniques, but also the ultimate, complementary optimization of his physical body and his methods of generating force.

「A short while later...」

The tingling, cleansing sensation that had coursed through his body finally receded and vanished without a trace.

In its place was a feeling of immense power, of being in complete control, that filled his limbs!

Chu Fan slowly opened his eyes, which seemed to glitter brilliantly as if stars were twinkling within them.

He eagerly turned his gaze to the attribute panel deep in his consciousness, his heart filled with anticipation.

[Skill: Twelve True Forms Fist (Second Limit Break 2/10,000) (Traits: Vajra Undying Body First Layer, Immovable as a Mountain, Pillow Sea as Emperor; Vajra Undying Body First Layer, Rebound; Bone-Penetrating Cold Attack; Erosion Element Cold Gang; Flowing Frost Domain; Yellow Springs Death Qi)]

Although this Limit Break of the Twelve True Forms Fist didn’t directly advance his Vajra Undying Body to the legendary "Second Layer," it did grant him a brand-new, powerful Trait.

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