[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sign-in-system-starting-with-invincible-physique":3,"chapter-sign-in-system-starting-with-invincible-physique-sign-in-system-starting-with-invincible-physique-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sign-In System: Starting With Invincible Physique",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},687075,920,"Chapter 16: Aftermath","sign-in-system-starting-with-invincible-physique-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>Chapter 16: Aftermath\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena remained frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred disciples sat in their seats like stone statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked at Rhain in the centre with various emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had seen him being bullied and laughed, were terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who once looked down at him were in shock and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single one of them had the same question in their minds:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he remember?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would they do if he retaliates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a mere thought of it made them shiver with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the front row, Hallie Brooks sat with her arms folded across her chest, her amber eyes fixed on Rhain’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had lost to him less than an hour ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, the defeat had stung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, watching him demolish a Level 8 inner disciple with the same casual ease he had used against her, the sting transformed into something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was relieved that Rhain had treated their match as a friendly bout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if he had fought her the way he fought Brennan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hallie quietly pushed the thought aside and looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain could feel those gazes, but he didn’t care what they were thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, these people who had once mocked and humiliated him were no different from the mud on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain stepped off the platform and walked toward the lower benches where Seris sat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like others, Seris was also sat without any motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes never left Rhain’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the same face she had known for three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the aura of absolute dominance and cold arrogance he currently exuded was completely unfamiliar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one were to tell her a few days ago that Rhain would crush an Essence Awakening Level 8 Inner Disciple with a single, casual strike, it would sound like an incredibly fantastical story!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, this completely unimaginable reality had played out right before her very eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain stopped half a pace in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying, abyssal suppression aura that had nearly suffocated the entire arena was completely withdrawn, leaving not a single trace behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope it didn’t take long,\" Rhain said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Seris finally found her voice, though it trembled uncontrollably. \"Are you really okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain looked at her eyes filled with deep concern, and let out a light laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movements were incredibly slow, as he reached out and gently patted the top of her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I look like I’m hurt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seris’s face flushed slightly, \"Don’t pat my head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she said so, Rhain’s clear, warm gaze settled down the restless panic in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lip, staring openly at his face for a long time, and unconsciously let a whisper escape her lips. \"What exactly happened to you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already gave you the answer to that,\" Rhain said with an easy expression. \"But no matter how much I’ve changed, I am still the same Rhain who will not let anyone harm you. That will never change.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain wasn’t sure why was it so exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it was because Seris was the only person in this world that truly cared about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe there was some other reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t want her to be hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seris exhaled. It was a slow, controlled breath — the kind she used when she was trying very hard to organize thoughts that refused to be organized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go,\" Rhain said calmly, naturally lowering his hand to grasp her slender waist to support her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seris instinctively stiffened, but she did not struggle, obediently letting him put her arm around her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked out of the arena together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared come within thirty feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the silhouettes of Rhain and Seris slowly disappeared from their line of sight, the terrifying pressure that had enveloped the entire battle arena finally began to slowly dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hu...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A collective, long sigh of relief overlapped across the stone benches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, they hurriedly scrambled to their feet, and quickly walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a short span of a few minutes, the massive battle arena, which had just witnessed the most earth-shattering events in the history of the Azure Cloud Sect’s outer quarters, was completely emptied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>........\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walk back was quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seris didn’t press for more answers. She was smart enough to know when to stop asking, and her exhaustion had finally caught up to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making sure she was safely back in her own courtyard, Rhain turned and headed toward his own quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain walked unhurriedly, his mind not on the path, but focused on what Maren told him before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might be summoned by sect master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Azure Cloud Sect, inner disciples were the core assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had casually pulverized a Level 8 inner disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By all conventional logic of the sect’s rules, he should get punished by the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this world did not run on conventional logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It ran on power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his previous world, being too competent, seeing too much, and disrupting the established order had gotten him fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, the rules were inverted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weakness was a crime punishable by death. Overwhelming, undeniable competence was the only true shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harmon Vael. The Sect Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His memories provided very little about the man, other than the fact that he was a Spirit Manifestation Realm cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had kept this dying, bottom-tier sect alive for decades through careful calculations and compromises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To any dying sect, Rhain was not a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a lifeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just hope he makes a right decesion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain pushed the door open and stepped into his cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door latched shut behind him with a dull click of iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had things to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t go to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain closed his eyes and recalled the martial art that had been imprinted into his consciousness at the battle arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Void Fist. First Form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It required the user to compress their Essence to an infinitesimally small point around the knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon impact, the compressed energy wouldn’t explode outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would phase through the physical barrier and detonate directly inside the target’s internal organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bypassed armor. It bypassed Essence shrouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have the time to focus on this martial art before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, alone in the dark, he could finally give it the attention it deserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his fist and assumed the opening stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His left hand drew back to his hip, fingers curled loosely. His right fist extended forward at chest height, knuckles aligned precisely with his forearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain drew a slow breath and activated his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark Essence rose from its depths, flowing up through his core meridians and into the channels of his right arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness essence pooled around his right fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain threw a slow, experimental punch at the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air resistance felt strangely heavy, as if he were punching underwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He adjusted the circulation, compressing the essence tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, localized vacuum was created in the path of his knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rhain nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This technique was really strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack. Crack. Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t stop, and kept punching, slowly improving his control over the martial art.\u003C\u002Fp>",1198,"2026-06-02T08:59:37.695Z",1,"novelbin.me","7f7d2cf5e7015808faf0352b142f229a3e7b208ff9021a02cd7bc6ec4d7e55f0","sign-in-system-starting-with-invincible-physique-chapter-17","sign-in-system-starting-with-invincible-physique-chapter-15",138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsign-in-system-starting-with-invincible-physique-cover.jpg"]