Chapter 144: Do not say things that are detrimental to unity!

"Damn it, why do all Flame Haze warriors act like they have light-body techniques? They can jump around on rooftops, and some can even fly!"

The reason Jia Ji had said that adding one more person wouldn't make a difference, and losing one wouldn't matter, was precisely because of this.

These Flame Haze warriors who leaped high and moved without a trace, along with the Denizens of the Crimson Realm who could teleport and flash-step at will, were extremely unfriendly to a competitor like him who was accustomed to the slow, steady pace of the North Star.

This time, he had managed to kill Ferialgni only by relying on a sneak attack and assassination. If the opponent had been a bit more cautious, even two Jia Jis wouldn't have been able to catch up to him.

There were so many Denizens of the Crimson Realm in the world; their combat power might not always be high, but their ability to hide their tracks and grease their soles to run away was stronger than the last.

If it were Jia Ji, the commotion would be so great that he would be detected before even getting close. When he jumped, he would surely stomp the roof into collapse, and he would constantly leave huge craters and hundreds of cracks in the ground—he was a master of environmental destruction through sheer brute force.

This was all because he lacked the ultimate technique for lifting Qi and lightening the body.

Before obtaining his exclusive cheat, "Water Shadow Heart," Jia Ji had once witnessed Souther of the Phoenix Fist use the rare speed-enhancing ultimate technique, "Phoenix Call-Fighting-Block-Heaven."

But at that time, he was still too far from that level; no matter how much he watched, he could only see the superficial aspects.

After obtaining "Water Shadow Heart," within the infinite time loop created by Haruhi, he had dueled the Holy Emperor of that day countless times in his own mental fantasies, watching the "Polar Star Cross Fist" and the particularly special "Phoenix Call-Fighting-Block-Heaven" he unleashed hundreds and thousands of times.

Perhaps he was even more familiar with this move than Souther himself had been.

However, the Phoenix Fist was, after all, the top-tier fist art of the South Star; naturally, it wasn't so easy to copy. Because the compatibility between Dragon-Turning Fighting Qi and the Phoenix Fist was not high, and it conflicted with his own habitual attack characteristics, not to mention the subtle differences in the body he had trained, he was not suited to use the Phoenix Fist.

Therefore, although Jia Ji had figured out some things about "Phoenix Call-Fighting-Block-Heaven," he had never been able to use it properly from start to finish.

Phoenix, wings, extreme speed, flames...

As soon as these words were linked together, wasn't it just the Destruction Phoenix... Oh, the first reaction would definitely be its extraordinary compatibility with Shana.

The Holy Emperor still needed to use his arms to simulate the wings of a phoenix, but Shana could directly manifest a pair of flame wings herself; no matter how you looked at it, she was more of a phoenix than Souther.

Speaking of this, Jia Ji still felt some regret. Why hadn't Raoh and Souther continued fighting back then, unleashing that final ultimate technique, "Heaven-Soaring Cross Phoenix"? He would have copied it down regardless to play with "Phoenix Wing Heaven-Soaring."

"My contractor is no longer human, and time is frozen forever in the present. Is there any meaning in continuing these exercises?"

Shana also had similar doubts to Alastor. The reason she hadn't asked for other South Star fist arts in the group was because of this. In terms of pure physical technique, the combat skills she had honed since childhood were definitely not inferior to the South Star without Fighting Qi, and she couldn't improve her physical strength through ordinary training.

Learning them would just be a waste of time.

Besides, cutting through steel with one's fingers—how could that even be considered a Flame Haze warrior!

Hearing this, Yuji showed a confused expression, completely unable to understand what they were communicating about.

"Rest assured, I said you're suitable, so you're suitable."

Jia Ji patted his chest and guaranteed.

Through his own personal experience, he vaguely felt what the so-called Power of Existence really was—it was prying the world.

Humans whose Power of Existence had been absorbed would disappear completely, and no one would remember them, but the traces they had left behind did not disappear; instead, they turned into distortions of the world.

In reality, the amount of "Power of Existence" possessed by humans constantly changed according to their position, status, and situation at the time.

Generally speaking, as one aged, the connection with the world gradually weakened, and the Power of Existence would also gradually diminish. However, some people possessed extraordinary aptitude from birth, and their birth itself already held enormous significance, or they would perform unparalleled feats in the future; then, the amount they possessed would far exceed that of ordinary people.

As an outsider, Jia Ji could even leave at any time. The world could neither determine his future nor predict the influence he would bring, so he was on a boundary of "Are you there? As if you are," neither here nor there.

The Power of Existence he possessed was not much different from a Torch about to disappear; it couldn't be used for combat at all, nor could he cast any Unrestricted Spells.

But Shana was different. She was a "Sublime Person," and her own capacity was even enough to support the manifestation of the God of Heaven's Punishment. The power she could use was not something an ordinary Flame Haze warrior could compare to.

"Try using the Power of Existence to drive 'Phoenix Call-Fighting-Block-Heaven' in the way of an Unrestricted Spell!"

Unrestricted Spells, free and unfettered.

The collective term for the various miraculous phenomena caused by "Denizens of the Crimson Realm" and "Flame Haze warriors" freely manipulating the "Power of Existence."

That is to say, the method of forcing the world to change according to one's own will.

Since even miracles could be triggered, there was no reason why one couldn't create an Unrestricted Spell named "Phoenix Call-Fighting-Block-Heaven"!

"I have seen the speed after stacking one layer of the ultimate technique. If you can stack it to three or four layers, or make this move a permanent state, that hunter from just now could have been killed the very first moment you saw him... I know every energy flow node and key hub of the explosion by heart; it is not impossible to create it."

"Hmm, it is indeed feasible."

Unrestricted Spells didn't exist from the beginning; they were created by Unrestricted Spell masters.

"It's just that..."

As the God of Heaven's Punishment who watched his own contractor grow up, he naturally understood what Shana's level in Unrestricted Spells was like.

"It doesn't matter, I know who can help... Hey, they're coming fast."

Jia Ji suddenly looked into the distance, and so did Shana and Yuji Sakai.

From that direction came the fluctuations of a time-frozen avi.

"It's the feeling of a Flame Haze."

Shana said with a solemn expression.

"If two Flame Haze warriors meet, it usually won't be anything good."

Alastor affirmed this. He had seen too many examples of Flame Haze warriors fighting over prey and attacking each other; some irritable guys would even refuse to communicate and attack directly.

Not all Flame Haze warriors were companions.

Generally, if there was one Flame Haze in a city, others would retreat, and if someone forcibly intervened, you would know what their style was like.

"Do not say things that are detrimental to unity! Let me go and meet that guy!"

Raising his hand to stop Shana, Jia Ji left with a few big jumps, flying quickly from Yuji Sakai's house toward the Misaki Super High Building. There happened to be a teacher there who could make up for the Unrestricted Spell part they were missing—Margery Daw, known as the "Chant-Reciter."

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