Infinite Fighting

Chapter 55: Chapter 50: The Secret of Unifying the Five Forms

The forest behind the Five Elements Sect.

Before Zhang Ji lay a stretch of wasteland, utterly ravaged.

Thigh-thick trees were snapped in half, and gullies dozens of meters long scarred the ground.

All of this was a testament to the supreme skill of the person who had caused it.

This was the result of Li Long unleashing his power in a fit of rage on the night Gu Shuangshuang died.

Zhang Ji felt he had overestimated himself.

He had thought he could compare to Li Long, perhaps even surpass him.

But the truth was, he was still far from it.

Li Long cultivated all five forms simultaneously. His Dragon Form was perfected, and the other four Fist Skills were likely not far behind.

He couldn’t create devastation like this.

"The Snake is for sinew, the Tiger for bone, the Leopard for flesh, the Crane for essence, the Dragon for soul..."

Zhang Ji closed his eyes and began to practice, moving through the Five Elements Fist one form at a time, starting with the Snake Fist.

He followed the technique Li Long had taught him, linking them together.

The first time through, he didn’t grasp its meaning.

The second time, he seemed to have an inkling of understanding.

The third time, he suddenly found the knack. His movements grew more fluid, and the five Fist Skills connected seamlessly, as if they were one.

No, they were already a single entity, not separate martial arts.

The Snake represents the meridians, responsible for transporting energy.

The Tiger represents the bones, supporting the entire frame.

The Leopard represents the flesh, containing everything within.

The Crane represents Spiritual Intent, the consciousness of one’s Qi, Blood, and True Qi.

The Dragon represents the Spirit, which directs everything. It is also a form of energy used to infuse the entire system.

Zhang Ji’s movements suddenly changed. Wisps of True Qi began to manifest in his techniques.

The Dragon’s Spirit directed the whole; the True Qi contained within the Leopard’s flesh surged forth, transmitted throughout his body by the Snake Form, shaped by the Crane’s Spiritual Intent, and unleashed through the frame supported by the Tiger’s bones.

ROAR!

Zhang Ji pushed out his palm, unleashing a stream of pale blue, Dragon-shaped True Qi.

This True Qi was no match for Li Long’s Dragon-shaped True Qi, but it was still as thick as a fist. It shot out rapidly, blasting a hole straight through a tree stump ten meters away.

The condensed, Dragon-shaped True Qi continued onward for several hundred meters before finally dissipating.

’The union of the five forms! So this is the union of the five forms?’

Zhang Ji understood!

He finally understood.

It turned out that the so-called "union of the five forms" was a True Qi attack executed by combining all five Fist Skills.

Moreover, Zhang Ji could sense it was more than just a simple wave of Dragon-shaped True Qi. The True Qi only manifested as a wave when unleashed using the Dragon Form.

If he used other forms, there would be different effects.

At this thought, Zhang Ji went through the process of unifying the five forms again, following the power-generation method of the Five Elements Fist.

As True Qi circulated within him, a special kind of True Qi was suddenly generated inside his body.

The next moment, Zhang Ji unleashed this True Qi using the Leopard Form Fist.

SHING!

Five streaks of blue light flashed from Zhang Ji’s claws, instantly slicing a broken tree stump into five pieces.

’The Leopard Form enhances claw strikes. What about the Snake Form?’

Zhang Ji circulated some more True Qi to try it out.

He discovered that by channeling the Snake Form, the True Qi naturally converted into stamina. His body felt brimming with energy.

The Tiger Form enhanced his strength; his muscles would swell, making it easier to exert force.

As for the Crane Fist, it felt as though pathways had formed between his meridians, greatly increasing his body’s flexibility and enhancing his muscle Control.

To summarize:

The union of the five forms meant combining the Five Elements Fist to generate a special True Qi, which could then be unleashed using the techniques of the five different Fist Skills, each producing a different effect.

The Snake Fist replenished stamina—a Recovery technique.

The Crane Fist used True Qi to form pathways, allowing the body to better execute the brain’s commands, enhancing flexibility and muscle Control.

The Leopard Fist enhanced claw strikes—a close-range, explosive cutting technique.

The Tiger Fist enhanced muscles, strengthening his power.

The Dragon Fist was a wave of True Qi that destroyed everything in its path.

If all five forms were perfected, unleashing their union might truly allow him to touch the Domain of a B-rank expert.

At the very least, a full-power wave of Dragon-shaped True Qi should have the might of a casual strike from a B-rank expert.

Unfortunately, at his current stage, Zhang Ji had only perfected the Dragon and Snake Forms. His Crane Form had just four essences, and he had barely begun with the Leopard and Tiger.

He could only unleash a tiny fraction of the true power of the five forms’ union.

’My shortcomings are too severe.’

Still, having a few more techniques at his disposal was a good thing for now.

He suppressed his aura and returned to the main hall.

Zheng Chengze was already waiting there.

"Are you ready?" Zheng Chengze asked.

"Yes," Zhang Ji nodded.

Neither of them planned to bring anything.

For them, any baggage would be a burden.

Zheng Chengze had only put on his exoskeletal armor, not packing a single thing.

Zhang Ji was even simpler, dressed in casual clothes, planning to rely entirely on his physical body.

After heating up some roast duck with rice in the microwave, Zhang Ji ate quietly. Zheng Chengze watched him in silence, showing no intention of eating with him.

He wasn’t a young man; he was over eighty years old.

He was stoic about the life-and-death nature of this journey, holding no lingering attachments.

He had dedicated his life to the Five Elements Sect, and the Five Elements Sect had, in turn, given him a lifetime of wealth and honor.

Now, he had only one purpose.

To cover the escape of Zhang Ji, the true heir.

As long as Zhang Ji lived, he might one day see the Five Elements Sect rise again.

"It’s midnight," Zheng Chengze said suddenly.

Zhang Ji had just set down his plate. Wiping the grease from the corner of his mouth, he said, "Let’s go."

...

Sun Xinye was the overall commander for the Five Elements Sect blockade mission.

The area around Golden Hook Mountain was now teeming with fully-armed personnel, and professional snipers with heavy-caliber rifles were on standby.

Drones monitored the general situation from the sky.

In addition, they had deployed twenty [Spirit Soldier] robots.

These robots had powerful defenses and were all connected to the Eastern Extreme Country’s military core computing network, allowing for limb response times in the ten-millisecond range. They were equipped with high-frequency weapons, anti-materiel rifles, laser emitters, and self-guided high-explosive grenades.

They were top-tier in both close-quarters combat and long-range attacks.

You could say they were twenty Grandmaster-Level fighters, fully developed in all areas and with virtually no weaknesses.

The reason for such a massive deployment was that Li Long had previously fought several robots on par with the Spirit Soldiers and had nearly killed a council member.

As a result, the higher-ups were placing even greater importance on this mission.

Sun Xinye felt this was a bit of an overreaction.

Nevertheless, he carried out his orders meticulously, without the slightest oversight. He didn’t rush to storm Golden Hook Mountain, instead carefully making arrangements and preparing to launch the attack only after gathering all available intelligence.

"Captain, the drones have detected two figures coming down the side of Golden Hook Mountain. They’re moving fast, at least one hundred and fifty kilometers per hour."

Hearing the report, Sun Xinye’s eyes narrowed slightly.

’That speed... truly worthy of Grandmaster-Level experts.’

"Have the five Spirit Soldiers over there prepare for engagement. Issue a warning. If they cross the perimeter, send in the Spirit Soldiers to engage immediately. Lethal force is authorized!" Sun Xinye ordered.

As he spoke, Sun Xinye began watching the situation unfold on the video feed transmitted back from the command post.

"Understood!"

With that acknowledgment, the order was already being carried out.

"People on the mountain, listen up! Stop your advance immediately or we will use force!"

The booming voice, broadcast from a drone, echoed through the mountain path. But the two figures didn’t slow in the slightest. The guards stationed below merely blinked, and in that instant, they saw the figures cross the perimeter.

At the same time, the five Spirit Soldiers moved.

They had sleek, blue-and-white bodies, their forms slender and aesthetically simple. Each joint was capable of multiple twists and turns, allowing them to perform many movements impossible for an ordinary human. They didn’t even have to maintain a humanoid shape; that form was merely for convenience across various combat environments and scenarios.

If necessary, they could transform into a cylindrical battering ram, fire their thrusters, and crash forward. With enough room to accelerate, their impact speed could reach three hundred kilometers per hour.

A strike like that would be enough to flip an ordinary armored vehicle.

THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD!

The five Spirit Soldiers activated their thrusters, their feet pounding the ground as they rapidly closed in on Zhang Ji and Zheng Chengze.

When they were a certain distance away, a light flared on a mount on one of the Spirit Soldier’s shoulders.

WHOOSH!

A heat ray shot out. Zhang Ji seemed to sense it in advance, his body floating gracefully to one side to evade the attack.

At the same time, another Spirit Soldier opened fire.

BANG!

A bullet flew out at supersonic speed, heading straight for Zheng Chengze.

But it still missed. Zheng Chengze had also sensed it beforehand and took evasive action.

He had perfected the Tiger Form and also cultivated the Dragon Form; his Spirit cultivation was not lacking!

A grenade flew out, speeding toward Zhang Ji and Zheng Chengze. Zhang Ji raised a hand, and a pale blue wave of True Qi shot from his fingertip. Just as Li Long had once intercepted that fruit pit, he pierced the grenade in mid-air, detonating it instantly.

BOOM!

The explosion created a massive shockwave, sending dead branches and rotten leaves flying in a radius of several meters.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Several bullets flew at Zhang Ji, but he dodged them all with ease, each one missing by a hair’s breadth. He barely had to make any large movements to avoid them.

He had already cultivated the True Qi Nourishing Spirit Skill to the level of eight essences. His reaction speed was now absurdly fast.

His perception even allowed him to anticipate threats in advance.

Soon, Zhang Ji closed in on a Spirit Soldier.

Both attacked at the first opportunity.

One drew its sword and slashed; the other swiped with his claws.

The sword was a high-frequency weapon capable of cutting steel.

But Zhang Ji’s claw strike was the Leopard-shaped Divine Claw, born from the union of the five forms. It, too, could slice through metal and jade.

CLANG! TANG TANG TANG! VMMMM!

Wreathed in pale blue True Qi, the two clashed. The sword was actually forced back by Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji shifted slightly, nimbly dodging two attacks from his side and behind.

He felt a chill on his neck and tilted his head just enough for a bullet to fly past.

"Five of them show up, and four of them decide to wait on me all at once. I’m so fucking lucky!!!" Zhang Ji couldn’t help but curse as he looked at the four Spirit Soldiers forming an encirclement around him.

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