Chapter 416: Chapter 146: Thunderous Might, A Fist and a Saber to Awe the Heroes; Fusion, Nine Tribulations Blood Prison Saber, and Twelve True Forms Fist!

Sweat soaked his robes, only to be evaporated by the fierce Sword Qi.

This cycle repeated itself. After more than four hours, he finally cultivated this Sword Technique to Small Success!

[Technique: Nine Tribulations Blood Prison Saber (Small Success) Progress: (2/1000)]

[Traits: ...Blood Evil Invading God; Overlapping Waves Chasing Stars]

Even though it was only the Small Success Realm, Chu Fan was filled with satisfaction.

He had a strong premonition. If he could cultivate the Nine Tribulations Blood Prison Saber to Perfection, or even achieve another Breaking Limit with it, its power would be beyond imagination. It would definitely become an incredibly powerful Bottom Card in his arsenal.

Slowly sheathing his saber, Chu Fan calmed his churning qi and blood. His gaze involuntarily drifted to the panel in his mind, landing on "Twelve Forms Fist" and "Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand."

’If several Sword Techniques can be fused, what about Fist Techniques and Palm Techniques?’

He had considered fusing the Twelve Forms Fist and the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand before. However, neither of the two Martial Arts had met the conditions for a Breaking Limit at the time, so he had temporarily shelved the idea.

[Technique: Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand (Second Limit Break 4328/4500) (Traits: Bone-Penetrating Cold Attack; Erosion Element Cold Gang)]

Chu Fan glanced at the panel’s data.

The Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand was just one step away from its Third Limit Break!

’I can’t be hasty...’

He suppressed his excitement and mused to himself.

’I’ll hold off for now. I’ll wait until the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand achieves its Third Limit Break and gains a new Trait before I attempt the fusion! That way, the new Martial Art will have a more solid foundation and greater potential!’

With this in mind, he immediately took a stance in the Martial Arts Arena and began practicing the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand.

WHOOSH!

The wind from his palms howled as Cold Qi billowed outwards.

As Chu Fan’s palms flew, a bone-white Cold Qi coiled around his body, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.

The surfaces of several nearby Profound Iron Giant Stones, used for testing Palm Force, quickly froze over with a thick layer of ice that glinted coldly in the moonlight.

["Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand" Experience Points +3]

["Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand" Experience Points +4]

His mind was free of distractions. He practiced the Palm Technique over and over, savoring the world-freezing chill and the bone-seeping, essence-eroding Gang Qi.

He practiced until the moon was high in the sky and his stomach was rumbling with hunger, but Chu Fan still didn’t stop.

Even without looking at the progress on his panel, he could clearly sense that the barrier to his breakthrough was now as thin as a cicada’s wing!

He was just a few Experience Points away from reaching the realm of the Third Limit Break!

Chu Fan took a deep breath of the cold air, suppressed the restlessness in his heart, focused his mind to its absolute peak, and executed the Palm Technique one last time.

His palms struck out like dragons, and the Cold Qi surged forth!

The moment he completed the final stance and the Primordial Qi in his body finished its last Circulation of Heaven and Earth along the path of the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand—

["Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand" has reached its limit. Breaking the Limit requires 100 Spiritual Essence. Consume?]

With a single thought from Chu Fan...

points of Spiritual Essence were instantly consumed.

Immediately after, a stream of cold even purer and more intense than before rose from his Dantian, circulated throughout his body, and finally gathered in his palms.

The insights regarding the "Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand" in his mind suddenly sublimated, shattering the original shackles and entering a whole new world!

[Technique: Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand (Third Limit Break 2/7000) (Traits: ...Flowing Frost Domain)]

[Flowing Frost Domain: When Primordial Qi circulates, an invisible Cold Qi naturally flows within a ten-foot radius of the user, like a surging undercurrent of frost. Although this aura cannot yet be controlled at will or expand to cover a large building, those within it will feel their movements become sluggish, as if trapped in a mire of frost and snow. Their senses and Spiritual Sense will also be disrupted, making it difficult to perceive things clearly. Conversely, when the user executes the moves of the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand within this frost domain, they will be like a fish in water, their strikes thirty percent faster, and their ability to condense Cold Qi more responsive to their will.]

’Flowing Frost Domain...’

An astonishing light burst forth from Chu Fan’s eyes.

This new Trait was far stronger than the previous "Bone-Penetrating Cold Attack" and "Erosion Element Cold Gang"!

This was no longer a simple Palm Technique move; it was beginning to touch upon the concept of a "field"!

He was eager to use the "Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand" again to experience it in detail.

Sure enough, the moment his Primordial Qi stirred, the air within a ten-foot radius around him became viscous and frigid.

The invisible Cold Qi spread out silently like flowing frost.

Inside this area, he felt that his every move was noticeably lighter and faster, while any enemy would surely be greatly suppressed!

’It weakens the enemy while strengthening me... This is a true Killing Move!’

Chu Fan was overcome with an indescribable joy.

This Breaking Limit had elevated the "Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand" to a whole new level.

A ten-foot radius wasn’t large, but for close-quarters combat, it was more than enough!

Even without this "Flowing Frost Domain," he had already killed powerful enemies of a higher realm on multiple occasions.

Now that he had it, he was confident he could fight even if he were to face that Acupoint Realm expert from the Medicine King Valley again!

’The time has come!’

Chu Fan’s eyes burned with intensity. In the Martial Arts Arena, he first executed the "Twelve Forms Fist," then switched to the "Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand," and followed up with the strange and sinister "Nine Nether Yellow Springs Finger."

At the same time, he connected his consciousness to the Map of Mountains and Rivers panel and attempted to fuse the three Martial Arts, all of which had already undergone a Breaking Limit.

As he practiced, the Mental Realms of the three Martial Arts, under his guidance, began to collide and merge.

Before long, the notification he had been waiting for finally appeared in his mind...

["Twelve Forms Fist" (Third Limit Break), "Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand" (Third Limit Break), "Nine Nether Yellow Springs Finger" (First Limit Break). Compatibility analysis in progress... Compatibility met. Fusion possible! Fusion requires 600 Spiritual Essence. Fuse?]

’Fuse!’

Without hesitation, Chu Fan spent another 600 points of Spiritual Essence.

In that instant, his mind entered a trance. He seemed to see three versions of himself in his mind—one practicing fists, one palms, and one fingers—suddenly merge into a single being.

Countless true meanings of the Martial Dao—related to form-and-intent, profound cold, and deathly stillness—surged together like a torrent. They finally condensed into a new, all-encompassing Martial Art with an even more ancient and powerful aura, deeply branding itself upon his soul.

[Technique: Twelve True Forms Fist (Uninitiated) Progress: (0/100) (Traits: Vajra Undying Body...)]