Chapter 120: The Heavenly King Armor-Clad, Nothing More Than This!

At this instant, there was no avoiding it.

After all, as a battle-hardened Title War God, Aojinniezi let out an angry roar, his palms pressing down with the force of Mount Tai, fiercely striking toward the place he felt was most dangerous.

Then, a loud bang!

The explosive sound was deafening, echoing without end!

Where their hands collided, a powerful blast of air instantly erupted, expanding, surging, and crashing in all directions, blowing away the ground beneath their feet as it couldn't withstand the impact, shattering and scattering it violently.

The fierce energy swept across the area; within several zhang, not a trace of dust remained, all swept away by the gale. Even an ordinary person standing nearby would be shaken to suffer internal injuries from such a violent shockwave.

Amidst the sound like beating war drums, Aojinniezi's two thick arms, like the roots of an old tree, were flung high, his sleeves completely shredded into powder, and his entire body was sent flying back as if hit head-on by a train.

With every step he took in his wild retreat, a crackling sound erupted from his body, and the ruined ground beneath his feet burst into large pits one after another, yet he still could not stop his backward momentum.

On the other hand, Lu Yuan seemed completely unaffected, his figure merely trembling slightly as he retreated one step, then he resisted the counter-shock force and strode forward again, pressing in close.

Without a doubt, in terms of pure strength, Lu Yuan held an absolute advantage with the Godly Strength of Ten Dragons Ten Elephants brought by 【Great Strength】.

Under the watchful eyes of all, Aojinniezi, who had never suffered such a great loss, was extremely humiliated and enraged; he forcibly stopped his retreat and then erupted with a heaven-shaking roar:

"Yellow monkey, I will crush every bone in your body!"

This low growl sounded like the roar of a demon. As the sound rolled and echoed, the invisible aura radiating from his body surged and boiled like fire cooking oil. The bulging veins on his exposed skin suddenly twisted like poisonous snakes, and his pupils abruptly contracted into black dots condensed with deep malice.

In an instant, Aojinniezi seemed to have changed into a different person, a violent and grim aura radiating from him.

Clearly having used some kind of explosive secret method or technique, Aojinniezi charged toward Lu Yuan, his strength and speed both significantly more fierce and rapid, his fists pounding out like a storm, resembling a giant demon!

【Julingshu】, this is the trump card secret method within the top-tier Savage Martial Arts cultivation manual, the "Giant Spirit Body Refining Art".

This method incorporates the cultivation philosophy of the Spirit-Worshiping Dao. Once activated, it can burn the user's Yuan Qi and True Qi to enhance the human body's strength, speed, and reaction time, while also minimizing the user's sense of pain, making them fearless of death; even injuries like broken hands or feet would not affect their combat effectiveness.

Of course, while using this method can greatly increase strength and combat power, it causes severe damage to the user's Yuan Qi afterward. It is usually only used when facing a strong enemy. Since becoming a Title War God, Aojinniezi had not used this trump card technique for at least seven or eight years.

Yet at this moment, facing Lu Yuan, whose strength was eerily powerful, he used it without hesitation.

"Finally willing to use your ultimate move?"

Seeing this, Lu Yuan laughed aloud, showing no intention of dodging, and likewise countered with a purely violent fist technique.

Boom, boom, boom, boom.

The next moment, the energy exploded and the gale roared.

The two collided fist to fist; despite it being flesh and blood, it produced a sound like steel clashing.

One could see that at the center of their collision, the air itself rippled like the surface of water, and the sight of it seemed slightly distorted and vibrating, showing the intensity of the force.

That was not all; as they traded violent blows, the blue bricks on the ground beneath them cracked one by one, flying up as they shifted their footing, scattering and crashing like meteors in all directions!

The ground shattered, the tremors were incessant, and the two figures were like prehistoric beasts, crazily colliding with the purest, most savage violence.

Seeming to forget their identities and the passage of time, their bodies and limbs were their most primitive weapons, pouring out violent, volcanic power upon each other, causing the onlookers on the sidelines to be shocked and retreat repeatedly.

At the same time, everyone on the sidelines saw it clearly.

After only four or five exchanges, Lu Yuan did not dodge or block the fierce fist shadows Aojinniezi was throwing, as if he had completely abandoned defense, attacking only!

"Foolish!"

Seeing this, Aojinniezi, who prided himself on his formidable physical defense, naturally laughed wildly and also abandoned his defense, punching crazily!

Yet, the very next moment, he could no longer laugh.

The power driven by True Qi at the Grandmaster level was unstoppable and could easily shatter a body of steel, but when it landed on Lu Yuan, it was eerily like a clay ox entering the sea, having no effect at all, not even damaging his clothes.

Conversely, under the violent exchange, whenever he failed to block Lu Yuan's fist shadows, a deep fist print would inevitably appear on his body amidst the sound of bursting flesh and bone, and a mountain-toppling, sea-draining force seemed to penetrate his body, ravaging his insides.

Thus, after only a dozen or so moves, his internal organs were severely shaken, blood spilled from his nose and mouth, and he roared repeatedly, stepping back step by step, falling into an absolute disadvantage.

Just like that, under the intense fighting style that seemed like trading injury for injury to perish together, in the blink of an eye, the clothes on Aojinniezi's upper body were completely shattered in the mighty collision. His body was covered in deep fist prints, and blood was not only flowing from his nose and mouth but spurting from all seven orifices, as if his tempered bones and internal organs were gradually cracking and riddled with holes under such thrilling and violent bombardment!

Among the guests, including Wu Yixian, everyone was shocked at this sight:

"Trading injury for injury? No!"

"This!? A Diamond Indestructible Body?"

"What kind of hard-body Martial Arts is Pavilion Master Lu using?"

No words could describe the shock in their hearts.

When experts fight, a single move or half-style can determine victory or defeat and cause death or injury.

In just a brief moment, Lu Yuan had taken at least a dozen violent blows from Aojinniezi with his flesh and blood. Each blow must have contained peerless, violent power; even a Grandmaster-level expert with True Qi protection would find it hard to maintain, inevitably having their defense broken and suffering heavy injuries.

Yet the fact before them completely defied common sense. Lu Yuan did not dodge or evade, taking so many blows from Aojinniezi without being injured, let alone having his clothes torn—it was simply inconceivable, overturning everyone's perception!

The only possibility was that Lu Yuan had practiced some unknown and extremely powerful external hard-body technique to be able to do this.

Including those in the crowd, Li Junxian, Lin Xingchao, Gu Kanshan, and others also had their pupils shaking:

"Diamond Indestructible, solid and unbreakable—could this be the Saint King's Heavenly King Armor-Clad Art?"

"No, it doesn't look like it! Although the Heavenly King Armor-Clad Art is the world's number one hard-body technique, it was lost long ago; A Yuan couldn't possibly know it!"

"Incredible, incredible—to withstand a Grandmaster without breaking the technique, even without damaging his clothes; what kind of technique is this?"

Like the veteran experts of the Martial Arts Association, they also immediately associated Lu Yuan's unbelievable performance with external hard-body techniques, even thinking of the once-renowned Heavenly King Armor-Clad Art.

The so-called Heavenly King Armor-Clad Art was the ultimate technique of the former leader of the Shengping Heavenly Kingdom, the Saint King Chen Kequan.

The origin of this technique was unknown; it was said that Chen Kequan obtained it from an unnamed ancient tomb before he rose to power. After mastering it, he achieved steel-like bones and dragon-elephant strength, becoming impervious to blades and spears, water and fire.

Relying on this technique, Chen Kequan was invincible during the dozen or so years he founded the Shengping Heavenly Kingdom, repeatedly thwarting assassinations by Jin Dynasty experts, which made the Heavenly King Armor-Clad Art famous throughout the world, hailed by enthusiasts as the world's number one hard-body technique.

However.

They, the remnants of the Shengping Heavenly Kingdom, had basically all seen the Heavenly King Armor-Clad Art, and it did not look like this when activated. So, what was the hard-body technique Lu Yuan was using?

Never mind the surrounding onlookers.

At this moment, under the strategy of killing zero enemies while suffering eight hundred losses in over a dozen moves, the True Qi protecting Aojinniezi's body had been scattered by Lu Yuan's violent bombardment, and his tempered body was also battered and unable to endure, forcing him to temporarily avoid the edge and retreat in shock and anger.

"Impossible, impossible!"

"What kind of sorcery did you use!"

Lu Yuan did not let up, stepping forward with a loud laugh; his fists struck out like dragons, pursuing and attacking relentlessly, offering no reply.

What Aojinniezi said was not wrong either.

The reason he was able to ignore the other party's wild and fierce bombardment was entirely due to an Earthly Fiend Art he had newly illuminated: Obstacle Clothing.

【Earthly Fiend-Obstacle Clothing】:

Obstacle, to block. By imbuing one's outer garments with this art, one can prevent rain, fire, blades, and even calamities from touching the body; it can be used for bodily protection.

Similar to the Sending Staff and Pot Heaven arts, this art also uses Dharma Power for imbuement, allowing ordinary mundane objects to possess incredible abilities. After mastering this art, he could infuse his own clothing with Dharma Power, refining it into a Dharma garment—Obstacle Clothing—possessing powerful defensive capabilities, capable of resisting fists, feet, blades, and even Firearm and Cannon fire!

He had already tested this on his first piece of Obstacle Clothing; before the Dharma Power imbued within it was exhausted, ordinary means could basically not break it, which was the true reason why Aojinniezi had struck him with consecutive punches yet left him completely unharmed.

Whoosh!

Naturally unaware of these secrets, and giving Aojinniezi no time to think, the gale-force wind hitting his face lashed out fiercely; Lu Yuan's fist shadows, containing peerless Godly Strength and accompanied by a deafening, wild wind, had already arrived before his eyes.

Bang bang bang bang—

Another series of collisions followed. Barely parrying, Aojinniezi gritted his teeth with a ferocious expression, turning completely to a defensive stance, and retreating one fierce step with every collision. During this retreat, blood snakes flowed continuously from his mouth, nose, and even his eyes and ears, looking extremely tragic.

Although Julingshu could allow Aojinniezi to unleash his potential and fear no pain, it could not make him an immortal body; since the start of the battle, every injury in his body had been real, merely forcibly suppressed.

Under that series of violent exchanges just now, Lu Yuan remained completely unharmed, but he had been hit solidly, his true Qi defense broken, resulting in shattered chest bones and his internal organs on the verge of tearing; in reality, he had already suffered extremely serious trauma.

Added to this series of bombardments, like a comet striking the Earth, it only made Aojinniezi's already severely injured body worse, to the point that even his Secret Technique was finding it increasingly difficult to suppress his injuries!

"Stop!"

At this moment, clearly sensing that Aojinniezi seemed to be in a bad situation, Takov, on the sidelines, immediately stood up and shouted in shock and anger:

"I demand—"

Boom!

A figure flashed! The air tore! The fist wind exploded!

Without waiting for Takov to finish, Lu Yuan had already stepped forward in pursuit. Amidst the roaring explosion of the gale, he clenched his five fingers, his fist and arm pressing down violently, the airflow rolling and exploding, as if a ten-thousand-catty Cannon had been ignited, smashing out as if to shatter everything!

In this instant.

Terrifying wind sounds entered his ears. Aojinniezi only felt an explosion and tremor before his eyes, stinging his eardrums, and the wild, fierce fist wind, like a volcanic eruption, made it difficult for him to even open his eyes.

This punch was like a Meteor falling from Heaven, piercing everything, crushing everything. The moment it rose, the ubiquitous dust in the air was all crushed, setting off thunderous explosions and layers of air blasts, like the sea, like a tide.

In a trance, he seemed to see an ancient Julingshu descending upon the world, one arm held high, bringing down divine punishment.

"How could I be so fragile?!"

Aojinniezi was instead instantly provoked into all his ferocity!

His heart let out a violent roar, and at the same time, the invisible aura on his body, which had already been waning, surged up fiercely, crazily pouring into his two arms, making his fists seem as if they had gathered endless explosive energy, and then he struck out with a boom!

Boom!

The next instant, the two fists met, and a destructive, unimaginably violent roar erupted!

First, the ground beneath their feet collapsed without resistance, and at the same time, as if several bombs had detonated simultaneously, materialized wild winds, air waves, and turbulence surged toward the surroundings like a roaring, galloping giant beast, covering the sky and earth.

This fierce power collided and strafed the ground, directly shredding the ground layer by layer, then sweeping up all the mud and gravel, directly forming a cloud of flying sand and stones!

Crackle!

And during this process.

Aojinniezi, who had met the punch head-on with the strength of his entire body, let out a wild roar, feeling as if he were blocking a steel warship; that overwhelming, irresistible, terrifying power seemed to crush directly through every inch of his skin, tendons, bones, and muscles!

Not even lasting a second, a series of explosive sounds of muscle tearing and bones shattering came from his entire arm, and his massive body was sent flying backward helplessly.

And as he retreated helplessly, Aojinniezi's body seemed to suffer an incomparable, powerful shock from within; blood was still spraying and gushing wildly from his mouth and nose!

Seeing this situation, Takov on the sidelines and several other Sha'e Country men rushed forward in shock to block and assist, but under the impact of the overwhelming power, they were all knocked over!

Under the shocked gazes of hundreds of onlookers, in the dead silence, Aojinniezi, with eyes splitting, finally stopped his retreat after seven or eight zhang, suddenly half-kneeling on the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, his whole body drenched in blood and looking extremely wretched.

And in the center of the messy field.

As the absolute victor, Lu Yuan stood with his fist retracted, looking down at the other party from afar with a calm and light expression:

"A Sha'e Country Title War God? Nothing more than this!"

(End of this chapter)