Chapter 364: Bearing the Dharma Aspect, Lu Xun's Origin

In space, a huge Dharma Aspect stood towering.

Before it, Lu Xun was like a tiny speck.

When the Heaven-Earth Dharma Aspect appeared, Lu Chen could finally be considered a true Seventh Realm Martial Cultivator.

The pressure emanating from the Dharma Aspect surged toward Lu Xun like a flood, seeming to crush him.

Lu Xun's expression remained unchanged; he merely gazed at Lu Chen with cold eyes.

He wanted to see,

what this guy actually intends to do.

He had set the rules himself, yet ended up losing to Lu Xun.

Now he can't afford to play, and wants to turn the tide with the Heaven-Earth Dharma Aspect?

"Lu Xun!"

Lu Chen's voice suppressed his anger.

In the past quarter hour, he felt utterly stifled.

He was beaten by Lu Xun the whole time, unable to retaliate.

Even if it lasted a bit longer, Lu Chen felt he would lose.

How could Lu Chen remain calm?

A Seventh Realm cultivator, yet Lu Xun had beaten him to this state.

If he doesn't regain this face, how can he continue cultivating?

"What's the matter?"

Lu Xun said lightly.

After the fight, Lu Chen's composure vanished; the one speaking lightly became Lu Xun.

He wasn't the slightest bit worried that Lu Chen would strike him with the Heaven-Earth Dharma Aspect.

If that were the case, Lu Xun wouldn't mind using his Inner Dharma Aspect to make the opponent vanish into thin air.

"I..."

Lu Chen had just opened his mouth when he suddenly sensed something, his gaze turning toward a nearby spot.

There, a woman in a moon-white long dress suddenly appeared.

"Xueqi Sister, how did you come here?"

Seeing the woman, Lu Chen couldn't help but startle.

"I heard you went to the Fu family to propose marriage, and you haven't returned for so long, so your father sent me to check on you, lest you cause any trouble."

The woman said.

"Xueqi Sister, you... how long have you been here?"

Lu Chen asked cautiously.

In the Lu family, she is the senior female leader of the middle-young generation; Lu Chen often got beaten by her as a child, and he fears making a fool of himself before her.

"Just now, you guys continue, don't mind me."

After saying that, Lu Xueqi stood with her sword embraced, looking like she was watching the spectacle.

Lu Chen immediately felt embarrassed.

After being beaten by Lu Xun and unable to retaliate, losing the challenge, he in anger originally intended to unleash the Heaven-Earth Dharma Aspect to teach Lu Xun a lesson.

Now that Lu Xueqi has arrived, he can't do that.

But he still wants to regain this face.

"Lu Xun, let's fight again, one strike—if you can block my strike with genuine skill, unharmed, without activating the Treasure Garment's defense, then you win, how about that?"

Lu Chen quickly had an idea, speaking via vibrating space.

In space there is no air, but cultivators can transmit sound by vibrating space.

Such a sound resonates with a 'hum', very grand and full of momentum.

"One strike?"

Lu Xun's gaze swept over the opponent's huge Dharma Aspect, estimating the likelihood of him withstanding this strike without using his Inner Dharma Aspect.

"Exactly, just one strike—I won't use a Dharma Aspect weapon; dare you?"

Lu Chen employed the provocation method.

Lu Xun slightly shook his head: "I've already won; why fight you again? Even if I could block your strike, I'd have to expend how much Dark Energy to recover the loss?"

That recent battle, Lu Xun purely wanted to see the true gap between himself and the Seventh Realm.

Fighting Fu Yue and the others ultimately only counts as sparring, not the real thing.

So Lu Xun accepted Lu Chen's challenge.

Now, to have Lu Xun strike for nothing, he is unwilling.

"If you beat me, I'll give you one thousand units of Dark Energy; if you lose, no penalty—how about that?"

Lu Chen proposed the terms.

"One thousand units? Are you sending off a beggar? If I can't block it, even charging the Treasure Garment wouldn't be enough."

Lu Xun laughed.

"Three thousand units."

Lu Chen raised the stakes.

Lu Xun shook his head: "Not enough."

"Five thousand!"

Lu Chen gritted his teeth and raised the stakes again.

「Not enough, I bought a pill and spent thirty thousand cubic units, you think I lack your five thousand cubic units? 」

Lu Xun's voice carried a faint mockery.

「How much do you actually want? 「

Lu Chen couldn't take it anymore.

Five thousand cubic units of Dark Energy—if he wanted to take it out, he'd have to scrape together from east and west.

「Not less than ten thousand. 」

Lu Xun named his price.

「Ten thousand... why don't you go rob! 」

Lu Chen couldn't possibly produce ten thousand cubic units of Dark Energy.

Although he is at the Seventh Stage and a genius of the Lu Family, cultivation consumes enormous resources; even if he managed to scrape it together, his future cultivation would definitely be affected.

「I'll lend you five thousand cubic units. 」

Lu Xueqi, who was watching the excitement from the side, suddenly spoke.

「Good! 」

Lu Chen thought it over and agreed.

He had absolute confidence in himself, not believing Lu Xun could withstand his strike.

As long as Lu Xun loses, he won't have to give over these ten thousand cubic units of Dark Energy.

「First produce the Dark Energy, let me inspect the goods before we talk. 」

Lu Xun wouldn't release the hawk without seeing the rabbit.

「Here you go. 」

Lu Xueqi threw over a Dark Energy card.

Lu Chen, on the other hand, threw out several.

The difference between these Dark Energy cards and ordinary bank cards is that the remaining Dark Energy inside can be easily checked, making transactions convenient.

To extract Dark Energy from an official institution, one still needs a very long password.

Lu Xun checked and checked; added together, they indeed total ten thousand cubic units.

「That's about right. 」

Lu Xun was satisfied.

Ten thousand cubic units—no matter what, he made a profit.

This is a perfect chance to test whether the God's Left Hand can withstand a full-force strike from someone at the Seventh Stage.

「First agree, you cannot dodge; as long as your Divine Robe activates its defense, even if you lose. 」

Lu Chen emphasized the rules.

「Sure. 」

Lu Xun agreed.

「Give you one minute to prepare; one minute later, I will strike! 」

Lu Chen's aura began to rise, and the might of his Heaven-Earth Dharma Aspect increased further.

This minute wasn't just for Lu Xun to prepare.

He was preparing as well.

Lu Xun closed his eyes, and the Chaos Cells within his body began to stir.

Time ticked by second by second.

Finally,

One minute's time was up.

「Roar——!!! 」

Lu Chen's Heaven-Earth Dharma Aspect roared angrily to the heavens, the sound waves like heavenly divine thunder exploding.

One arm of his Dharma Aspect was entwined with the terrifying power of collapsing stars, and he threw a punch——

Boom—rumble—rumble!

Where the fist passed, layers of void collapsed, actually dragging out a long spatial chasm!

Just as this heaven‑shattering, earth‑destroying punch was about to engulf Lu Xun,

Hum!

Lu Xun's tightly shut eyes suddenly flew open, and the Chaos Qi within his eyes surged like a tide!

「Come! 」

With a single simple word, Lu Xun's entire arm turned into a Chaos Vortex.

The Chaos Cells within his body simultaneously roared like a primordial ferocious beast, and all energy poured into his left fist——

Both the big fist and the small fist reached extreme speed.

In the blink of an eye, the two fists collided.

At the moment the two fists collided, time seemed to freeze!

Immediately——

Crack!

Boom——!!

Centering on the point of impact, the space within a ten‑li radius shattered like broken glass, bursting with countless spider‑web‑like cracks!

This collision shattered several layers of space.

「My mother, is this a monster!!! 」

Lu Fan, who was watching the battle, shouted out.

"Impossible!"

Lu Chen couldn't believe his own eyes.

Because,

Lu Xun actually blocked with his left hand a strike emitted by his Heavenly Earth Dharma Aspect.

His Heavenly Earth Dharma Aspect was twenty-some meters tall, and his fist was truly bigger than a sandbag.

One punch could shatter mountains and split the earth, and smashing an asteroid in space would be utterly no problem.

But Lu Xun managed to catch it.

The treasure robe on his body didn't activate its defense, and Lu Xun had not been injured.

This meant... Lu Xun won!

"Impossible!"

Lu Chen was unwilling to accept this fact.

He fiercely swung his fist, and his several other arms again smashed toward Lu Xun.

But before they could strike, they came to an abrupt stop.

Because Lu Xueqi appeared before him, blocking in front of Lu Xun.

"You're already this old, yet you still can't afford to lose, Lu Chen. You lost, hand over the energy card to him."

Lu Xueqi held her sword and coldly commanded.

"Sister Xueqi..."

"Losing is losing; just practice more, what's there to say?"

Lu Chen was unwilling, but Lu Xueqi's words shut him down.

"Alright."

Lu Chen had no choice, feeling stifled in his heart.

"Lu Xun, right? Here you go, I wrote the password on the back."

Seeing Lu Chen reluctant, Lu Xueqi directly grabbed several Dark Energy Cards and handed them to Lu Xun.

"Thanks."

Lu Xun naturally wouldn't be polite.

This collision confirmed the ferocity of Lu Xun's Divine Left Hand.

It allowed Lu Xun, with his mortal body, to directly block a strike from the Heavenly Earth Dharma Aspect.

The consumption was naturally not small.

One strike consumed several hundred units of Dark Energy from Lu Xun.

Such a large consumption is mainly because the opponent is a Dharma Aspect, while Lu Xun blocked it solely with his body.

If he had used his Internal Dharma Aspect, the consumption would not have been so large.

Although the consumption was great, the gain was ten thousand units.

It can be said he made a huge profit.

Lu Xun said, in the future, such gambling matches could happen more often.

"Lu Xun, may I take a look at your left wrist?"

After Lu Xun received the Dark Energy Card, Lu Xueqi suddenly said.

These words left Lu Xun momentarily stunned.

"Sorry, I can't. If there's nothing else, goodbye."

Lu Xun said that and turned to leave.

Lu Xueqi did not stop him.

Her gaze lingered on Lu Xun's body until he disappeared, then she withdrew it.

"Sister Xueqi, you wouldn't have taken a liking to him, would you?"

Lu Fan came over and asked.

"Ah..."

Then Lu Fan got a flick on the forehead.

"Dad, Mom, no matter where I come from, I will always be your son; in this life I only recognize you, and no one else!"

A few hours later, Lu Xun appeared in the Heroes' Martyrs Cemetery of Rong Cheng.

Lu Xueqi's recent words left Lu Xun's thoughts somewhat confused.

He thought of the letter his parents had left for him.

That letter had been with Teacher Wu; his parents had instructed Teacher Wu to give it to him only after he reached the Third Realm.

The letter's contents were not about the person who seized his family's property.

But rather about Lu Xun's origins.

His parents told him.

Lu Xun was not their biological child, but rather their adopted son.

Therefore, Lu Xueqi's recent words caused Lu Xun to feel somewhat dazed.

Because there was something on his left wrist...

It was a moon-shaped birthmark, not big, yet impossible to remove.

Moreover, Lu Xueqi just happened to ask about his left wrist, which is too much of a coincidence.

But one thing can be certain.

Before being adopted, Lu Xun did not have the surname Lu.

He is surnamed Lu because Lu Xun's father is surnamed Lu.

So he probably has no relation to the Land family on the moon.

As for Lu Xueqi, it might indeed be a coincidence.

The letter did not specify his exact surname; it only told Lu Xun that he did not have the surname Lu before being adopted.

No matter what his surname is, Lu Xun does not intend to investigate it further, nor will he search everywhere for his mother like a tadpole.

His parents had already perished in the great catastrophe.

Besides them, he does not acknowledge anyone in this lifetime.

After staying in the Martyrs' Mausoleum for several hours, Lu Xun then set out again for the capital.

His heart had already regained peace.