Seeking Martial Dao in All Reborn Lives

CRACK! CRACK!!

Accompanied by the sound of popping bones, Li Ping’s body rapidly swelled as if being inflated, transforming him into a completely different person in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, he stood over three meters tall. His body was covered in hulking, chiseled muscles, a far cry from the chubby boy he had just been.

This was the effect of instantly stretching his tendons and bones, using the power of Harmony to rapidly alter his body’s cells.

GRRRUMBLE!

The massive muscles all over his body shifted and rippled, like mountains changing their ranges, the earth shifting, and landscapes being rearranged.

Moreover, in that instant, his Spirit, will, and all life fluctuations seemed to merge with some deep subterranean magnetic field and energy. His breathing, heartbeat, and blood flow became one with the earth.

HUM! HUM! HUM!

The ground could be felt vibrating faintly. In that moment, Li Ping was the mountains and rivers, the very earth itself—immovable and insurmountable.

’This is...’

Zhao Xuanqi’s pupils shrank in an instant. He had encountered a similar Martial Dao before and had a profound impression of it. With a single glance, he recognized the origin of the method Li Ping was using.

’The Giant Spirit Sect’s Secret Transmission, the Mountain and River True Spirit Palm?!’

Just then, Li Ping moved.

He took a step, and the entire ground instantly shook, causing any ordinary Martial Artist to lose their balance. His figure then arrived before Zhao Xuanqi as if using Shrinking Inches, and he pushed out a palm.

The palm strike was very, very slow. It was as if time had been stretched out. What approached was not a palm, but a great mountain.

A thousand years pass in an instant, seas turn into mulberry fields, mountains shift and change—nothing can stop it.

It was heavy and slow, but like the changing laws of nature, it was inescapable and unstoppable.

Facing this palm, Zhao Xuanqi actually felt as if he couldn’t escape.

He knew this was the result of his opponent’s fist technique’s momentum, magnetic field, and will affecting his own senses. It was just like when he had used the power of his Fist Intent to affect everyone in the Martial Arts Association’s conference room before instantly vanishing.

However, he was not like the people from the Martial Arts Association; he wouldn’t be so easily deceived.

A silver light flashed in his eyes as the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Acupoints in his body activated. The release of his immense Physical Ability stimulated his Spirit, and an auspicious light instantly enveloped his body, cutting him off from the influence of Li Ping’s will.

With his current strength in Physical Ability and Spirit, even Jiang Wu, borrowing the power of a Blessed Land, had been unable to suppress him. Naturally, Li Ping would also find it difficult.

Zhao Xuanqi met Li Ping’s palm with one of his own. The power of the acupoints in his body erupted, carrying the might of a Secret Technique.

Moving Mountains and Inverting Seas!

BANG!!

As their palms collided, the ground shook violently. If not for the two of them using the power of Force Transformation to neutralize each other’s strength, the entire courtyard would have been terrifyingly overturned.

"Good!!"

In the next instant, Li Ping narrowed his eyes. With a loud shout, his body transformed once again.

His form shrank, the hulking muscles streamlining into a slender physique. A red glow enveloped his body as his temperature soared. He spread his arms slightly, and with a shudder, the terrifying high temperature and red light compressed into thread-like Gang Qi.

’Hm? The Vermilion Bird Sect’s Secret Transmission?!’

Zhao Xuanqi frowned slightly. The level of the Vermilion Bird Sect Secret Transmission Li Ping was using seemed to be even higher than Hong Luan’s back then.

The red threads were incredibly fast. Under the influence of Harmony’s power, his senses were distorted; the red threads seemed to split, making it impossible to distinguish the real from the illusory. Even his Hundred Beasts’ Intent could not perceive them clearly.

Hah!

Zhao Xuanqi let out a low shout, his temples bulging, and unleashed the Transformation Secret Skill he had used before.

Qilin Holy Might.

ROAR!!

A Qilin appeared in the world, its radiant light dispelling all illusions.

The phantom-like attacks vanished without a trace. As for the remaining physical attacks, they posed no threat to the current Zhao Xuanqi. With a series of waves from his arms, he instantly scattered the red light and counterattacked Li Ping.

’His Will of Fist Technique is this strong, even though he’s just entered Harmony?’

Under the cover of the Qilin Holy Might, even Li Ping felt a powerful palpitation in his heart.

However, Li Ping did not retreat. Instead, he stepped forward once more to meet Zhao Xuanqi.

His temples bulged and the space between his eyebrows sank, as if a third eye had opened. His Spirit and Physical Ability merged as his hands formed a peculiar Hand Seal. His Spirit fluctuated with the Hand Seal, coalescing according to a specific pattern.

A golden light spread out, enveloping his body with a solemn, sacred majesty.

Great wisdom, great courage—the Brahma Gate’s Secret Transmission, the Moksha Vajra Mandala Embryo Barrier!!

Where the Barrier extended, it actually forced back the radiant light of Zhao Xuanqi’s Holy Might.

’The technique of the Brahma Palace Army, one of the eight great Warlords.’

’Interesting. Truly interesting.’

A smile touched the corners of Zhao Xuanqi’s lips. He now understood Li Ping’s Martial Dao.

Not only could his body undergo a thousand changes, but his Spirit could as well. The combination of the two allowed his Martial Dao to be just as mutable.

Relying on this ability, the man seemed able to imitate any Martial Dao technique he had ever seen or experienced.

This was the truly terrifying part. For a true master, even a change in appearance would be hard-pressed to deceive their intuition. But if one could change even their Spirit and Martial Dao, then the disguise was flawless. No wonder the major Warlords were so wary of this man.

When it came to infiltration and carrying out audacious deceptions, this man was far superior to him.

Sure enough, Li Ping went on to display a variety of completely different Martial Daos and techniques. He could even briefly simulate the power of the Beidou Sect’s Seven-Star Life Palace. However, Zhao Xuanqi was no longer the man he used to be. Unafraid, he calmly met and dealt with every one of them.

"Thousand Illusions Li Ping, you truly live up to your name. I wonder if you’ll be able to learn this next move of mine?"

Zhao Xuanqi’s voice suddenly rang out amidst the exchange of blows.

The next moment, THUD-THUD-THUD-THUD!!

All Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Acupoints activated at once. Terrifyingly rich nutrients rapidly dissolved and spread to every part of his body. Simultaneously, stimulated by the acupoints, the circulation of life energies such as nerves and Qi and Blood reached its absolute peak.

The effect was a comprehensive enhancement of his Physical Ability, coordination, control, and intuition.

In an instant, Zhao Xuanqi’s arm trembled slightly. His spiritual will spread out, afterimages manifested, and his one arm became nine.

Nine-tailed!!

Then, the nine arms pressed down simultaneously, and the nine attacks actually stacked and erupted at a single point.

Tyrannical Physical Ability, supreme mastery of his techniques, and a terrifying Spirit that influenced Li Ping’s judgment—only by stacking all these factors could such a nearly unbelievable effect be achieved.

BOOM!!

The nine attacks struck him head-on. Li Ping’s body flew backward uncontrollably for several dozen meters until he slammed into a wall. He used the power of Force Transformation to guide the impact, finally stabilizing himself. When he looked at Zhao Xuanqi again, his eyes were filled with shock.

Thousand Illusions Li Ping was exceptionally gifted. Since childhood, he’d had a photographic memory and an abnormal degree of control over his body. After just one year of practicing martial arts, he could use the tip of a spear to kill a fly on a paper window without tearing the paper. Later, by a stroke of luck, he received the Ancient Secret Transmission "Thousand Illusions Heart Cleansing Skill." After reaching the realm of Harmony, his Fist Technique and body became capable of a thousand changes, which could only be described as miraculous. Combined with his photographic memory, he could remember any technique after seeing it once and then simulate it.

However, this ability was not without its limits. It was constrained by the hard physical conditions of his body, such as Physical Ability, Spirit, and will.

Therefore, there were some techniques that he simply couldn’t use, even if he learned them.

He just never imagined that such a technique would be used by someone like Zhao Xuanqi, who had only just entered the Harmony realm.

The Physical Ability, skill, control, Spirit, and reflexes displayed in that last move were all exquisite. If any single aspect had been even slightly off, executing that move would have been like trying to draw a tiger and ending up with a dog—a clumsy, flawed imitation riddled with openings.

On the other side, Yang Xun also looked deeply shaken. He spoke up, "Your strength has grown again?! It’s only been a few days. How on earth did you do it?!"

"I told you, I was born with this knowledge. This time, I just had a fortunate encounter, so my strength has risen to a new level."

Zhao Xuanqi said to Yang Xun.

"With strength like that, you’ve indeed earned the right to make outrageous claims."

Li Ping calmed himself and slowly walked over, saying,

"So, for this operation, will you support me or not?"

Zhao Xuanqi said.

"Xuanqi, our original plan was actually the same as yours. We’ve come a long way and seen all sorts of battles; would we really just sit back and wait to be slaughtered? It’s just that the Sixteen Generals are exceptionally powerful, and you’ve only just entered Harmony. Our intention was to persuade you to stay back and let us handle it. That’s why Li Ping made a move. But now, it seems that’s no longer necessary."

Yang Xun said.

"I’ve said it before: I will face my own tribulations. It is better to enter the tribulation than to avoid it. You don’t need to worry about this. To interfere in another’s path is to become a mortal enemy. You should understand this principle without me needing to say more."

Zhao Xuanqi narrowed his eyes, his tone cold and sharp. A dangerous aura seemed to faintly spread, and the surrounding air felt as if it had frozen. He would not accept their good intentions if they went against his will.

"We overstepped. I promise it won’t happen again."

Yang Xun said with a sincere expression. Zhao Xuanqi’s expression softened slightly, and the tense atmosphere in the air eased a little.

"Alright, enough talk. Even if you didn’t cooperate, I would have acted on my own; it just would have been more troublesome. Since you agree to the operation, let’s hear your plan. Your intelligence network should already know which experts have secretly infiltrated Jinmen, right?"

Zhao Xuanqi said calmly.

"We’ve confirmed that the ones sending masters from the Sixteen Generals this time are the five great armies: Beidou, Vermilion Bird, Shenxiao, Giant Spirit, and Yunling. The Beidou Army sent one of the Three Stars, Azure Dragon Star, Meng Dongtai. The Vermilion Bird Army sent one of the Five Spirits, Feathered Spirit, Qi Hongxuan. The Shenxiao and Giant Spirit Armies sent two of the Seven Fiends, ’Yin Wood Thunder’ Bi Celestial Mansion and ’Earth Extremity’ Yu Qing. Lastly, there’s one of the Yunling Army’s Five Spirits, ’Celestial Sparrow’ Song Lan."

"According to our intelligence, the Beidou, Vermilion Bird, and Shenxiao armies are the closest to Jinmen. Coupled with the bad blood from the previous battle at your Martial Arts Association Headquarters, they were the first to send masters to infiltrate the city. As for the experts from the Giant Spirit and Yunling armies, they are still on their way, but we estimate they will arrive by tomorrow at the latest. Therefore, tonight is our last chance to act."

"Our Intelligence Department has already pinpointed the locations of those three. We can move at any time. The goal of the operation is to at least severely injure the targets, ensuring they cannot influence the situation in Jinmen for the next three days."

Li Ping said.

"Three against three. Very fair."

Zhao Xuanqi said with a nod.

"So, how about it? You’re the new guy. You pick first?"

Yang Xun said, looking at Zhao Xuanqi with a smile.

"One of the Three Stars, Azure Dragon Star Meng Dongtai, a successor of the Beidou Sect. He reached Harmony at thirty-one and is now thirty-eight. He’s the head of the Three Stars and is vaguely known as the strongest of the Divine Land’s new generation of Martial Artists. He is considered the most gifted person in the Beidou Sect after Yuan Tianhao. Given his strength and influence, he should be taking a leading role in this operation, right?"

"I’m very interested in him."

Zhao Xuanqi said calmly.

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