Chapter 476: Breaking the Second Limit

"After they learn martial arts, they shall look upon me as a god!"

On the fighting arena.

Fang Xing sat cross-legged, looking at Shi Lei, who was respectfully kowtowing before him, and the four secret manuals placed there, thinking this to himself.

"So... you have already dealt with the Ring of Strange Machinery?"

"Yes, those lowly, weak insects were not even worth Master taking action," Shi Lei replied, bowing respectfully. "I have brought the spoils of war and my family's secret manuals... I ask for Master's permission to teach the Dao of the Esoteric Sect to my family."

"Hmm, once you break through the first Great Limit, I will allow you to serve as a Dharma Protector of this sect and perform empowerment for the other followers."

Fang Xing nodded, knowing that with Shi Lei's current state, he was not far from breaking the first Great Limit.

'As expected... my Esoteric martial arts require one to go mad before they can practice... the crazier one is, the smoother the progress, is that it?'

He flipped through the spoils of war before him, speechless:

"Ritual of Blood Darkness," "Impure Esoteric Mantra," "Charati Psalms," "Dao of Strange Machinery"...

Besides these four secret manuals, there was also a strangely shaped mechanical arm, a stack of talismans, and several medicine bottles...

Fang Xing picked up the first manual, "Ritual of Blood Darkness," and flipped through it rapidly.

Mortals of this world who wish to ascend to the mysterious have six paths.

Previously, he only knew of Machinery, Stone, and Blood...

Now, flipping through this secret manual, he learned of the remaining three: Darkness, Heart, and History!

Furthermore, even within the "Blood Path," there are different roads and manifestations, as well as different "Secret Arts of Opening the Gate."

This "Ritual of Blood Darkness" mainly involves human body modification and secret rituals to please the Gate of Uncertainty and the Gate of the Lian Lian Shen Sui Sea using blood... thereby continuously leaping upward.

He flipped through the books very quickly, finished reading the other three, and slowly pondered.

'Within the Blood Path, besides physical modification, one can also focus on "desire"... elevating oneself through intense desire, passing through the various portals... and eventually, achieving immortality.'

'This part is actually quite suitable for the new martial arts...'

Fang Xing looked at Shi Lei and spoke indifferently: "There are six paths to the mysterious, and my Esoteric Sect likewise has six divisions: the Machinery Division, Blood Division, Stone Division, History Division, Heart Division, and Darkness Division."

"Once you achieve this merit and break through the first Great Limit, I will teach you the 'Blood Division Esoteric Martial Arts,' the supreme Yoga Tantra of dual cultivation of form and emptiness, which can lead to supreme enlightenment... It includes the 'Joyous Zen Art,' 'Vajra Pestle Divine Art,' 'Wisdom Mother Empowerment Art'..."

"Once you have learned the Blood Division Esoteric Martial Arts, should you encounter extraordinary beings of the Blood Path in the future, you can make them submit with a single thought..."

"Thank you, Master." Shi Lei thanked him first; he was very interested in any extraordinary martial arts.

Moreover, this "Blood Division Martial Arts" sounded like it would be quite enjoyable...

'It is said that within the Blood Path, there are some abnormal mysterious beings whose body structures have changed, calling themselves "Succubi" or "Vampires," with licentious temperaments, fond of seducing strong, virile men and then devouring them... If I encounter one, I could certainly give it a try...'

At this thought, Shi Lei suddenly realized something: "Master... our Esoteric martial arts seem to be born from the mysterious world, yet they far exceed it?"

"Not bad, that is exactly the case."

Fang Xing's gaze was deep: "I intend for the Esoteric Sect to replace the various sects of the original mysterious world and become the number one sect in the present world and even the Aether layer!"

Esoteric martial arts are rooted in the Aether, and are even more extreme and powerful!

They are the perfect helpers for usurping the nest!

Fang Xing intends to develop the Esoteric Sect, naturally not to rule or dominate, but simply to search for the Creator.

Moreover, replacing the mysterious extraordinary path with the Esoteric Dao is to leave the Creator with nowhere to go!

But this matter need not be told to his disciple.

"This disciple is willing to exhaust his heart and blood to complete Master's great ambition!"

Shi Lei only felt his blood boiling.

Clearly, this matter was not only a miracle of the mortal world, but also held huge benefits!

If, through his efforts, the Esoteric Sect became the number one power in the secular world, his status and power would surely rise with the tide!

"Those mysterious beings, each one like a woman, one punch and they are either dead or crying for a long time... they are indeed only fit to stay beneath us, bowing their heads and submitting."

Shi Lei licked his lips, already able to feel the challenges to come, which made his blood boil.

"My disciple is almost ready to attempt the first Great Limit, so I, as his master, must also work hard."

After Shi Lei left, Fang Xing sighed and grabbed that "Hand of Strange Machinery," sensing a coordinate somewhere in the deep sea of the Aether layer.

Now, when he enters the Aether layer with a single thought, he no longer needs to linger in the outermost layer, but can directly pass through the Gate of Uncertainty and enter a deep sea.

As for what can be found or obtained in the deep sea? That depends entirely on the extraordinary being's own luck.

Only extraordinary beings from certain schools and societies can find secret realms in the deep sea according to the records of their predecessors and obtain huge benefits, much like mining.

This is what is called "foundation."

Of course, the greatest benefit in the deep sea layer is still that "Gate of the Lian Lian Shen Sui Sea"!

Once broken through, the extraordinary being will ascend and become a "Lian Lian Shen Sui One" of the second rank!

How to locate and find the "Gate of the Lian Lian Shen Sui Sea" also belongs to a type of secret transmission.

These portals that seal Aether power have no fixed form, or even a fixed location.

It may divide into thousands, being passed through by extraordinary beings simultaneously, or it may appear anywhere.

But for an Esoteric martial artist, as long as one hones oneself to the limit, upon entering the Aether layer, one will immediately face the corresponding portal trial!

Moreover, there is no need to polish offerings to turn into keys, or bribe the gate-keeping spirits.

All that is needed is to rely on one's own fists and the most intense martial will to break through the barrier; this is "Breaking the Limit"!

With a single thought from Fang Xing, his vast and mighty martial will was like a long rainbow, entering the Aether realm directly and arriving at the deep sea layer.

Dim, oppressive...

In the incomparably deep and gray deep sea layer, with Fang Xing's arrival, a portal suddenly appeared.

It was pale blue all over, as if carved and polished from the finest sapphire, radiating a deep brilliance.

On the portal, there were also moth patterns, one after another; countless mysterious symbols representing moths were connected head to tail, forming a mysterious pattern that exceeded the limits of mathematics and human aesthetics, covering the portal. Looking at these runes, pieces of information floated directly into Fang Xing's heart:

【The moth flies into the fire; what does it seek?】

【Burn yourself with desire, guide the dust with reason...】

"To pass through the Gate of the Lian Lian Shen Sui Sea, one must sacrifice one's own reason?"

"No wonder I always feel those mysterious beings are a bit brain-dead..."

Fang Xing muttered.

If it were him as Silver Ring, when disaster struck at Monarch, he would have known it was impossible and at least relocated.

As for a small factory? Who cares?

Moreover, carrying these secret manuals around and giving them away for nothing to latecomers.

Of course, this might be a requirement for some kind of inheritance and spread.

"Reason?"

"A mere broken door dares to ask me to sacrifice?"

Fang Xing sneered, his martial will vast and mighty, rising into the sky and turning into a giant identical to himself.

His main consciousness sat within the giant, as if operating a mecha, his five fingers closed, turning into a fist.

Chi chi!

A large amount of steam erupted from the giant, and was then closed off by numerous valves, causing the turbines to rotate, the great bell to meditate, and the pendulum to be raised high.

Boom!

Fang Xing in his mechanical armored giant form landed a punch, hitting the Gate of the Lian Lian Shen Sui Sea squarely!

Huge waves were stirred up in the deep sea, and strange white moths flew out one after another.

These moths continuously expanded, growing strange white bone armor, with sharp mouthparts, and claws and teeth turning into blades.

Some moths even fused together, turning into a mass of inexplicable white giants, and every time their wings vibrated, it seemed they could directly shatter a person's skull...

But all of this, before Fang Xing's mechanical martial arts, was like paper.

A large amount of steam burned the white moths, causing them to fall one by one.

That fat, huge moth was even pierced through by Fang Xing's punch, and countless white juices scattered across the sky, falling like a rainstorm...

Immediately after, Fang Xing's great swinging fist met no resistance and landed on the Gate of the Lian Lian Shen Sui Sea.

Crack!

Crack!

On the portal, which looked like it was carved from sapphire, one crack after another appeared, continuously spreading like ice cracks, and finally shattered with a bang.

Whoosh!

As if breaking some "dam," a massive torrent of Aether surged out, falling onto Fang Xing and forming a kind of cycle.

"Break the Second Great Limit!"

On the fighting arena.

Fang Xing exhaled a long breath, feeling the rich Aether power flowing within his body: "As expected... any extraordinary path becomes less human the further one goes."

Two points of blood-red color appeared in his pupils, clearly indicating that the "Blood Division Esoteric Martial Arts" he had deduced had also reached a profound realm.

"Blood Division Esoteric Martial Arts, at first one can control one's own blood, then the enemy's blood... then one's own body fluids, followed by the enemy's body fluids..."

"Human perception, even joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, are actually just stimulation by a bunch of pheromones..."

"Therefore, the ultimate mystery of the Blood Division Esoteric Martial Arts is to control the human endocrine system... thereby achieving the goal of completely controlling the enemy!"

"It can be said to be a superior martial art of enslavement!"

Who says martial arts cannot control the mind or cast spells?

Are Esoteric martial arts such inconvenient things?

Even ordinary martial arts have divine abilities once they reach a high rank.

Fang Xing did not feel at all that his "Blood Division Esoteric Martial Arts" had gone astray, only that it was quite good.

"Hmm... when I capture the secret manuals of other sects in the future, the six divisions of Esoteric martial arts can truly be created."

"Wait, the real treasure is actually the Aether layer... I don't know how many mysterious beings in secret history have left their inheritance here... I must explore it thoroughly later."

Fang Xing's heart moved, and he looked at his own attribute panel.

The attribute panel at this time was completely different from before:

【Name: Fang Xing】

【Age: 16 (114)】

【Profession: Master of the Esoteric Sect】

【Realm: Break Second Limit】

【Mechanical Martial Flow: 1/100 (Proficient)】

【Blood Martial Flow: 1/100 (Entry)】

"With the attribute panel, even on the same starting line, my progress speed will far exceed everyone else."

"What does the Creator have to fight me with?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 477 =====