This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

Chapter 415: Chapter 109: Return Light Tribulation, Heart Demon_2

Boom—

The water surface suddenly exploded, yet the towering water spray seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier as it neared the shore, ultimately not a single drop splashed onto the case.

A colossal beast burst out of the water:

Standing over two meters tall and over five meters long, with a single horn, its black scale armor flashed with a subdued blue light, forming patterns of clouds.

This was the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast, and at that moment, it was tightly bound by blood-red chains, struggling in vain.

One of the two elders from the Canglin clan gave Xu Jing a glance.

The Prisoner Dragon Lock was his Magic Artifact, but he had not activated his Magic Artifact just now to forcibly drag out the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast from the bottom of the pond; it was all the work of Xu Jing’s Water Control Divine Power.

The Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast also possessed the Water Control Divine Power, but now it was completely suppressed by Xu Jing’s Water Control Divine Power!

“Very well, we can start now.”

After carefully sensing the power contained within the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast, Xu Jing turned and spoke to Lu Wenzheng.

Lu Wenzheng said with a smile, “Then, I wish Mr. Xu success at one stroke. I’ll be waiting outside for Mr. Xu’s good news.”

Having said that, he turned and walked out of the Water Prison, with the others following behind him.

Soon, only Xu Jing was left inside the Water Prison, along with the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast, which he controlled with his Water Control Divine Power.

Today, the entire Bieyou Mountain Villa was surrounded by layers of guards, with Lu Wenzheng leading a group of experts to protect Xu Jing outside the Water Prison, so Xu Jing did not need to worry about outside interference; he only needed to consider how to Breakthrough.

He extended his hand towards the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast hanging in the air, shackled by chains, releasing a stream of Black Water from his palm.

The Black Water quickly wrapped around the body of the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast.

Roar—

The Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast let out a huge roar, and columns of water rose from the pond below, only to dissipate quickly.

While using his Water Control Divine Power to keep the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast in check, Xu Jing began to use his Black Water Divine Power to absorb the beast’s strength.

Already in a weakened state and imprisoned by two sets of Magic Artifacts, the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast could hardly resist, and this absorption was even easier for Xu Jing than the previous one with Gu Xianfeng.

Moments later, the howling of the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast gradually weakened, and it stopped struggling altogether, hanging motionless in the air.

An unending stream of power was directly infused into Xu Jing’s Tao Foundation, Frost Cloud Heaven, by his Black Water Divine Power.

The strength of the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast harmonized perfectly with his Tao Foundation, so the ‘conversion rate’ was quite high, higher even than when he had absorbed Gu Xianfeng’s Cloud Ascension Divine Power.

Minutes later, Xu Jing had drained the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast dry, leaving only a pile of white bones in the air.

Outside the Water Prison, the taller of the two Canglin elders said to Lu Wenzheng:

“Sir, the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast is dead.”

He had been sensing the changes in the Prisoner Dragon Lock, so he knew the situation inside the Water Prison.

“Mm.”

Lu Wenzheng nodded, his face devoid of its usual smile, expressionless.

He was also somewhat nervous inside.

The family’s planning over more than a decade, success or failure, hinged on this moment!

Inside the Water Prison, having devoured the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast, Xu Jing stood in his original place and closed his eyes.

Blue, black, green.

These three lights burst forth from the Dantian area in Xu Jing’s body, radiating outwards.

The three lights represented the three Divine Powers Xu Jing had mastered: Water Control, Black Water, and Cloud Ascension.

From Master to Grandmaster, various Divine Powers had to be combined to form a Martial Arts Domain.

The legacy that Xu Jing had mastered, the perfect fusion of Water Control, Black Water, and Cloud Ascension Divine Powers, could form the Martial Arts Domain—Cloud Abyss Black Water Area!

Now that Xu Jing had mastered three Divine Powers, his control over the recently acquired Cloud Ascension Divine Power had not yet been perfected, but he had made substantial gains from the battle with Hao Yi.

His recent preparations had been to digest the insights from that battle, and now he had fully mastered the Cloud Ascension Divine Power.

The fusion of the three Divine Powers was risky, but Xu Jing, having absorbed the strength of the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast, could continuously replenish lost strength during the fusion process and even heal himself.

Hence, his margin for error was maxed out!

That’s why he had previously told Lu Wenzheng that with the Azure Water Sky Cloud Beast, he had at least a seventy percent chance of successfully breaking through.

As the power of the three Divine Skills was fully unleashed, Xu Jing began the fusion of Divine Powers.

The lights of the three Divine Powers in the Dantian began to intertwine.

Boom—

A vast power spread out in all directions, only to be blocked by the Array around the Water Prison.

While the Divine Powers were fusing, Xu Jing’s mind also faced a strong impact.

In Martial Arts Cultivation, when breaking through from the Qi Change Early Stage to the Qi Change Middle Stage, one needed to grasp the corresponding Heart Realm.

Later, before breaking through from the Tao Foundation Stage to the Master Realm, it was necessary to first develop Tao Power, which had even higher requirements for Mind Power.

Breaking through from the Master Realm to the Grandmaster required resolution of issues with one’s Heart Realm.

The Martial Arts Domain is the perfect fusion of Divine Skills; to control the Martial Arts Domain, one must also have a perfect Heart Realm.

This was why Xu Jing conspired with Lu Wenzheng to set a trap for Hao Yi.

Hao Yi had always been a thorn in his side; if he could not remove this obsession, it would be difficult for him to break through to the Grandmaster level.

And the most direct way to do so was to let Hao Yi die by his own hand.

To untie the knot with death!

It was only because Shi Caiming stood in the way that Xu Jing couldn’t act himself and had instead lured Hao Yi to Datong Prefecture.

On the day of Hao Yi’s rescue the execution, Xu Jing crushed him head-on with his power, clearing away all the clouds that had hovered in his heart.

Although he was gravely wounded by one of Hao Yi’s final blows, he later learned of Hao Yi’s death and surmised that Hao Yi’s last attack had consumed decades of his lifespan.

In this way, Hao Yi, having spent his life to kill him, could also be considered to have died by Xu Jing’s hand.

What Xu Jing sought was a world where the victor took all; to him, the outcome was what mattered most, so he considered his obsession resolved.

In the struggle between him and Hao Yi, he was the one who had the last laugh.

With the problem of his Heart Realm resolved, Xu Jing began his Breakthrough.

Decades later, the fusion of three Divine Skills reached its most critical moment.

At the same time, Xu Jing’s spirit also underwent a new transformation; his mind flashed with scenes from the past as if rekindled with dissipating light.

This was the Return Light Tribulation — a tribulation one faces when breaking through to the level of Grandmaster.

Each person would recall their life in this tribulation; if any unresolved obsession remained, it could lead to failure in the Breakthrough!

Xu Jing was not born into a renowned family; he also came from a small city and began his path in Martial Arts at the local Martial Arts Hall.

Later on, he faced the same issue as Wen Ke: the violent uprising of the beast within the Implant.

But unlike Wen Ke, who had innate deficiencies, Xu Jing had a stronger talent and willpower; he solved the problem by himself, developing an Extraordinary Ability that could probe the heart.

However, during the suppression of his bestial nature, his personality was also influenced, becoming cruel and bloodthirsty!

This led others to see him as a monster; people around him despised and feared him.

He was like a wild beast among humans.

Xu Jing didn’t care; all he wanted was to become strong enough.

Then he came across Wen Ke and saw a reflection of himself.

So he made his move, saving Wen Ke and even teaching him how to kill.

He told himself it was just to make the world more interesting.

But in reality, he wanted to have another kindred spirit…

Memories flickered through Xu Jing’s mind, as he had anticipated, memories of Hao Yi did stir his Heart Realm, but they did not hinder him.

Ultimately, he successfully leaped over this barrier.

Everything went smoothly until the memory reached the end, to the night when Lu Wenzheng told Xu Jing that Wen Ke and the others were killed by the Blood-faced Ghost.

“…Mr. Wen and the others have been unfortunately killed.”

“Oh.”

Xu Jing nodded calmly, acknowledging the information.

He then went to the Lake Heart Pavilion, where he stood silently for a whole night.

The memory stopped there.

He thought he didn’t care.

“Why… is there an obsession?”

The fluctuations of the Heart Realm grew violent, and Xu Jing went from surprise to anger:

“How could I be troubled by the death of a person?!”

“He was just a follower!”

“Why?!”

The angrier he became, the more intense the fluctuations of his Heart Realm, and the stronger the obsession grew.

Defeated by Hao Yi, he could find a way to win back, he could plan to kill him.

But, Wen Ke was already dead…

A Heart Demon began to emerge within Xu Jing’s Heart Realm:

In the world of consciousness, he still stood in that Lake Heart Pavilion, before him on the lake’s surface a figure slowly took shape, looking at him with calm eyes.

This was — the Blood-faced Ghost.

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