The Eternal Heart - Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Contending For Number One

“Secret Mental Technique — Soul Intimidation!”

A frightening sound that was drawn-out and hurried resounded throughout. The strange mental power headed towards Chen Yu while it engulfed everything.

At that moment, all of the disciples below the stage felt dizzy. Their minds were trembling.

There was a buzzing sound in Chen Yu’s mind. A startling surge of power caused his mind to tremble. The scene before his eyes swayed while his qi and blood became restless.

Thump, thump! Thump, thump!

There was a steady and powerful pulsation from his heart. Chen Yu gently sucked in a breath of air as he controlled his qi, blood, and body.

Huh?!

Nangong Li realized that Chen Yu’s resistance towards the secret mental technique was more powerful than Le Feng from before.

The most important embodiment was Chen Yu’s control over his body. It was very powerful as there was no interference to his qi and blood. His body didn’t shudder like Le Feng and the others when they were confronted with the secret technique all of a sudden.

Bronze Statue Technique!

Chen Yu’s body expanded all of a sudden. It was as though a layer of bronze skin battle armor with a metallic luster was draped over his entire body.

“You have a strong physique, but your mind can’t escape this,” Nangong Li confidently said.

Soul Intimidation wasn’t an ordinary soundwave attack. It contained the interference of mental strength.

Buzz!

There was a wave of confusion and rumbling in Chen Yu’s mind. Even though he had control over his body, he couldn’t even bring out fifty percent of his complete strength.

Lose!

Nangong Li swayed and swept the folding fan in his hands at Chen Yu.

Break!

Chen Yu’s heart abruptly throbbed as it became as heavy as a mountain. The qi, blood, and Inner Breath in his body were like raging waves.

His Fiendish Cloud Inner Breath, in particular, flared up at this moment as though it was burning. It possessed a kind of unyielding tyranny that looked down on everything.

Whoosh!

A scathing surge of fiendish qi and gale prominently emerged around Chen Yu’s body. There was a malevolent layer of vein lines that were blue-black in color spread over his skin.

There was also a ferociously cold and tyrannical look in his eyes. He was akin to an exceptional demon overlooking the world.

“Tai!”

A roar that shook the clouds and mountain peaks soared while malevolent winds and fiendish qi violently whistled.

That startling roar was akin to the awakening of a ferocious unrivaled demon.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Nangong Li was immensely taken aback. He took a few consecutive steps back as that voice immediately jolted him to the point where his qi and blood churned. His eardrums were almost bleeding as well.

That roar with the soaring fiendish qi immediately canopied his secret mental technique to the extent that Nangong Li’s secret mental technique almost backfired on him. His face was red and white as he stared at the lingering fiendish qi and gale, as well as the man that looked like a vicious demon.

“This sound. It seems like he has comprehended a bit of the true meaning behind the [Fiendish Cloud Fist].”

A few Sect Elders were emotionally moved because of that.

That roar had an astonishing wave of fiendish qi to it as it engulfed the mental level.

“Hehe! Those who cultivate the [Fiendish Cloud Fist] accumulate fiendish qi through slaughtering. Their minds and consciousness are polluted with fiendish qi. Not only will such a state cause them to tread on a demonic path, but it is simultaneously a vicious demon resisting external mental attacks as well.”

A hint of a smile appeared on Elder Mao’s reddened face.

At this moment, terrifying fiendish qi burst into appearance in Chen Yu’s eyes. It was ice-cold on an otherworldly level.

“What a frightening look!”

A few disciples offstage trembled in their minds when they came in contact with his gaze as they felt their bodies go cold.

That came from the fiendish qi on the mental level. It was a kind of mental strength that was produced from fiendish qi condensed after going through many rounds of killing.

This fiendish qi almost caused a backlash on Nangong Li’s secret mental technique.

“[Fiendish Cloud Fist] is only an introductory branch to the ‘Divine Fiendish Yuan Technique’. How can it possess such terrifying might from its fiendish qi?”

Elder Nangong with the white beard found it somewhat difficult to accept this.

The main thing was that he was worried his grandson, Nangong Li, would suffer losses.

“Haha! You might not know that the [Fiendish Cloud Fist] is the original introductory edition of the ‘Divine Fiendish Yuan Technique’. There are very few people who know this secret,” Elder Mao said with a laugh.

What?!

Not only did Elder Nangong find it immensely unexpected, but so did a few middle to high ranked higher-ups nearby.

“Our sect’s [Divine Fiendish Yuan Technique] is an ancient martial arts technique passed on from a long time ago. Its introductory edition is extremely challenging and dangerous. In short, seven or eight people out of ten who cultivate this technique will tread on a demonic path. They will find it difficult to control themselves. Afterward, a Sect Ancestor performed reformations on the introductory edition so that it was more suitable for ordinary constitutions to cultivate it. As time passed, the present [Divine Fiendish Yuan Technique] is the revised version. On the other hand, the original introductory version was separated and became the [Fiendish Cloud Fist] that is gradually being forgotten.”

Once they heard this detail known only to insiders, a few higher-ups in the sect clicked their tongues in wonder.

“Therefore…”

“The [Fiendish Cloud Fist] Chen Yu cultivated is the original introductory version! The merit of this technique is that it is more tyrannical the stronger one’s Fiendish qi is. The disadvantages of this technique are that it is incomparably dangerous and it has high requirements regarding an individual’s constitution and temperament. I don’t know whether Chen Yu will be different from the others if he subsequently cultivates the ‘Divine Fiendish Yuan Technique’,” Elder Mao summed the matter up.

So that was the case!

A few higher-ups in the sect suddenly realized what was going on.

It was no wonder that the Chen Yu before their eyes had such powerful fiendish qi and was so violent.

At this moment, Nangong Li calmed his qi, blood, and mind down on stage.

“You’re very powerful. You can actually get rid of my secret mental technique in such an unreasonable and direct manner. But next…”

Once Nangong Li finished speaking solemnly, he smiled strangely.

All of a sudden, his entire body went silent as he exuded a mental aura that was as strange as a mystery.

“Secret Mental Technique — Eerie Pupils!”

A layer of circles that resembled water ripples appeared in his pupils. The layers extended in circles as if he could clearly understand the endless abyss.

Thump!

Chen Yu froze in place. At the instant his eyes met the other party’s eyes, the scene before his eyes swayed.

The tournament stage before his eyes disappeared without a trace.

His surroundings turned into a sea of fire. A flaming giant appeared before him while he became as minute as an ant in an instant.

“What’s going on?!”

“What sorcery is this now?!”

Everyone present cried out loudly as they looked at Chen Yu, who was suddenly lifeless and frozen solid where he stood.

Even the higher-ups in the sect, who were present on the scene, couldn’t help but lose their voices.

“Bloodline Pupil Technique? How can this be?!”

“It doesn’t seem like your Nangong Clan has the ‘Bloodline Eyes’ inheritance, right?”

A few Sect Elders looked at Elder Nangong one after the other.

“Heh. If my grandson had the legendary ‘Bloodline Eyes’, he wouldn’t stay in the minuscule Yunyue Sect. A special spiritual liquid was compounded with the help of a rare kind of mythical blood from the pupils of the ‘Jade Pupiled Fox Devil’. When this special spiritual liquid is applied on one’s pupils, it can amplify the secret mental technique that enables him to use this secret ‘Eerie Pupils’ technique. To some degree, he can use a few simplified pupil techniques with much difficulty, but it isn’t the true Bloodline Pupil Techniques,” said Elder Nangong as he appeared to be slightly pleased with himself.

“Sigh, your Nangong Clan seriously has inner secrets that run deep. You actually possess the compounding method for spiritual liquids of this level. You even used the mythical blood from the pupils of a ‘Jade Pupiled Deviled Fox’ so extravagantly. Even if a few powerhouses with innate transformative qi were dispatched, they might not necessarily be able to kill this Deviled Fox.”

“That’s right. If that ‘Jade Pupiled Fox Devil’ could be tamed, one can draw out its strategic combatting purposes.”

A few Elders said as they sighed regretfully at how wasteful and extravagant the Nangong Clan was.

“Uh…you’re mistaken. How could our Nangong Clan kill that Deviled Fox with our strength? It was merely an opportunistic coincidence that we managed to purchase one or two small parts from the corpse of a Deviled Fox from an auction in a neighboring country.”

The old man with the white beard rolled his eyes right away.

After the matter was clarified, the elders fixed their gaze on the stage.

It had to be said that Nangong Li’s secret “Eerie Pupils” technique was immeasurably powerful. Chen Yu was caught up in various illusions and misconceptions with just a mere glance from Nangong Li.

“Elder Brother Yu’s luck truly is too bad. He actually encountered an opponent like this.”

Mu Xueqing secretly heaved a sigh.

“That Nangong Clan has an extremely long line of inheritances. Even my Imperial Family has to respect them to some degree. If this Nangong Li wanted to enter the inner sect, he might have done so a long time ago,” said the Seventh Prince with a faint smile.

He secretly rejoiced in his heart.

“You won’t have any regrets in losing today since you were able to make me use the secret ‘Eerie Pupil’ technique,” Nangong Li faintly laughed and said.

Once he finished talking, he approached Chen Yu as he used the secret “Eerie Pupil” technique. That was because he couldn’t launch himself at full force while maintaining the secret mental technique.

At the same time, various illusions appeared before Chen Yu’s eyes as his consciousness got sucked up within it.

Boom, boom, boom.

Fortunately, the powerful throbbing in his heart was steady and clear, which enabled him to seize control of his body and external sensations.

Break!

Chen Yu clenched his fists tightly. Fiendish qi surged from his body, but he still couldn’t break free from the illusion.

“What powerful resistance!”

Nangong Li paused as he felt Chen Yu struggle. Waves of fiendish qi hit him directly in the face.

Thankfully for him, this kind of secret eerie pupil technique had the additional support of that “Mythical Jade Pupil Blood”. He was also using the power of illusionary techniques. It was difficult to dispel such techniques using brute force.

Whoosh, bang!

Nangong Li slapped the folding fan in his hand toward Chen Yu’s shoulder.

In that instant, all of the disciples present held their breaths.

This was the moment where the outcome of the battle, and even the “contest for first place” was going to be decided.

Hmm?

Since Chen Yu had control over his body, he could sense the incoming attack amidst the various illusionary scenes.

Boom, boom! Boom, boom!

His heart was beating fiercer and fiercer and in an increasingly hurried manner as though gongs and drums were being hammered repeatedly.

In a split second, Chen Yu felt the Fiendish Cloud Inner Breath in his entire body rush forth like a violent wave. There was even a surge of astonishing strength emerging from within his body that resonated with his mind and consciousness.

“This kind of feeling…”

Chen Yu’s eyes suddenly shone. The various illusions before his eyes disappeared.

All of a sudden, he entered the powerful state when he initially unleashed the “might of a congealed fiend in a fist”.

Whoosh, bang—

Unfortunately, Nangong Li’s fan was already so close to him that it was impossible to dodge.

“Bronze Statue Technique!”

Chen Yu’s entire body suddenly swelled and was plated with a copper layer of simple and unadorned lines. There was even a hint of a brilliant luster as his entire being transformed to look like a bronze statue as it exuded a dignified aura.

That!

Nangong Li felt a heavy oppressive feeling hit him directly in the face. His qi and blood became stagnated as well.

“What a pity. It’s too late.”

A hint of a smile hung on the corner of Nangong Li’s lips. The Inner Breath on the fan increased somewhat again as he struck Chen Yu.

Clank, bang~

When the fan with the strong condensed wind slapped the arm that resembled metal, it produced the sound of metal vibrating upon collision.

Chen Yu swayed, but soon after, he was stable like a bronze statue and came out unscathed.

What?!

Nangong Li only felt his arm tremble. It was as though his fan struck a bronze statue as he actually didn’t deal a shock to Chen Yu.

“This…is your attack?”

Chen Yu stood on the spot without moving an inch.

“Bronze Statue Technique…Initial Bronze Muscle form!”

Elder Mao and Elder Nangong cried out in surprise in the distance.

Not only did Chen Yu’s [Bronze Statue Technique] reach the Bronze Muscle level, it was even at its initial form.

This implied that attacks on the level of the Connective Meridian stage basically lost their meaning to him.

“This…This is impossible!”

Nangong Li was so shocked that he was speechless. He was skeptical as to whether this was an illusion.

He didn’t believe it.

Constituent Astral Wind Fan!

Nangong Li waved the fan in his hands once more. Powerful astral winds in the image of a fan pounced at Chen Yu’s head.

Bronze Head!

Chen Yu didn’t dodge nor hide. The simple and unadorned bronze lines on his head shone as he rammed directly into Nangong Li’s arm and fan. Pang, peng!

In that instant, the exceedingly powerful force arising from the stimulation of the heart in his body subsequently rushed out as well. His power practically exceeded more than double that of his usual strength!

Bang!

Chen Yu rammed into Nangong Li with his [Bronze Head], sending him and his fan flying as far as 16 to 19 meters away. His arm made a cracking sound as it almost snapped off.

That scene stunned everyone present. All of the disciples became dumbfounded.