Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques-Chapter 162 - 156: The Character of Man

A colossal, heavy pressure descended upon Zhou Yuanjue, eroding and suppressing his Life Magnetic Field, causing his body to tremble instinctively.

Heavy, vast, oppressive, suffocating...

This was not just a mental influence but the reality of his situation. His opponent's power exceeded his imagination.

'Did a human expert of this caliber truly fall to the temptation of life and death?'

An indescribable feeling rose in Zhou Yuanjue's heart.

It wasn't just anger or disappointment, but something else entirely.

His state of mind was perfectly calm. The candlelight in his Niwan Palace burned brightly, illuminating everything with clarity. Yet, at the same time, he felt a power within him that needed to be unleashed.

At this moment, he was like a lone boat on a raging sea, tossed about by monstrous, churning waves and a storm that destroyed everything in its path. But he was resilient, refusing to sink beneath the tumultuous waters.

Although his opponent was powerful, it couldn't extinguish his will to fight. On the contrary, the existence of such a formidable expert only made him more excited.

After entering Saint Awakening, the path forward had become unclear to him. Among the Saint Awakening experts he had met, Daoist Bailong was unfathomably profound and elusive due to his status as a Spirit Guardian, and his reliance on his Bloodline's power made him incomparable.

As for the others—Liehong Mountain, Tu Junshan, Lei Yi, and Tecolamas—while they had been at the Saint Awakening level longer than him and were a notch stronger in terms of true power, their advantage was limited, especially after he had grasped the method of communicating with the Natural Magnetic Field.

This was the first time since ascending to Saint Awakening that he faced an existence capable of nearly suppressing him with their Life Magnetic Field alone.

That magnetic field was like a natural disaster, affecting reality and altering nature. It was something he had never seen before.

'So the power of a living being can reach this level.'

He didn't fear a high peak ahead, only a dead end!

'How can you see the path forward without clashing with a true master?'

Seeing Zhou Yuanjue's eyes—completely devoid of fear and even filled with a kind of anticipation and excitement—Zhang Dongwei's face broke into a slight smile. Under these circumstances, there was no way his opponent's expression could be fake.

"Unfortunately, will alone is far from enough!"

Zhang Dongwei's eyes suddenly focused. His Life Magnetic Field was no longer a formless pressure but began to combine in an orderly fashion under his control, mobilizing the great power of the Natural Magnetic Field to its fullest extent and bringing it to bear on Zhou Yuanjue.

In the physical world, this magnetic field manifested as a black radiance. The snow on the ground, melted by their body heat, turned into rising steam. This steam was drawn to the black light, making the colossal behemoth constructed from it vaguely visible.

Zhou Yuanjue, swaying like a lone boat in a raging storm, saw a terrifying vision in his daze.

The sky was overcast, filled with thunder and lightning—a Celestial Phenomenon. The sea was deep and dark, stretching endlessly. Terrifying waves, hundreds of meters high like mountain ranges, rolled and crashed before him, sweeping forward.

Solitude, fear, cold, and gloom.

In this deep-sea scene, terrifying enough to make anyone's skin crawl, human strength was more insignificant than an ant's before the fury of nature.

However, what came next was the most shocking of all.

Beyond the overlapping crests of the waves, a vast shadow suddenly appeared beneath the surface. It seemed some enormous object was about to emerge from the deep sea.

WHOOSH!!

The waves churned, and an unimaginably massive head rose from beneath the sea. Its pale yellow eyes, as large as mountains, stared at him silently.

Then, vast swathes of seawater surged. A storm swept the sky, and lightning flashed within the dark clouds. A carapace as large as a landmass rose from the sea, and beneath it were four thick, enormous legs that looked as if they could prop up the heavens.

This was a Divine Turtle. All the wind, waves, and changes in the Celestial Phenomenon were caused by this unimaginably colossal Divine Turtle.

HISS!!

A roar tore through the sky as a huge serpent's head rose from behind the Divine Turtle, like its tail. Its pale yellow eyes were equally terrifying.

The Turtle and Snake Form!

This was a Divine Beast from the ancient legends of Donghua, and also the Dharma Aspect that Zhang Dongwei had condensed when he was human!

The appearance of this massive Divine Beast caused the pressure on Zhou Yuanjue to increase sharply, reaching a point where he felt he could collapse at any moment.

"Humans are too insignificant. Compared to heaven and earth, their power, size, and lifespan are but a drop in the ocean, as fleeting as dust."

"In the beginning of antiquity, who was it that passed down the Dao? Before the cosmos took shape, how could it be studied? The azure of the sky—is that its true color?"

"Space—the four cardinal directions plus up and down—is called 'Yu.' Time—all of the past, present, and future—is called 'Zhou.' Have you ever considered, with your tiny body and limited life, what you can possibly accomplish in the face of this vast ocean of history?"

"The seven emotions and six desires, the mundane needs of daily life—these material things burden the body. A hundred years pass in a flash. How can you find liberation? Ask your heart: with this tiny body and this short life, what can you possibly achieve in the boundless universe?"

"Cast aside your human form, and you can achieve so much. You must understand that humans are not the favored children of the universe, but merely passersby. The human body is just a vessel for the passenger. What is there to be attached to?"

At that moment, the Turtle and Snake Form spoke in unison. The voice was magnificent, deafening, and majestic, as if expounding the Truth of the world, shaking Zhou Yuanjue's very soul.

'He's right. Human life is so short, the human body so fragile. So what if one reaches Saint Awakening? A strong magnetic field might resist firearms, but it's still no match for heavy weaponry.'

'Even if you could face heavy weapons, human lifespans are written into our genes. No matter how invincible you are in life, after a hundred years, you're still just a handful of dust.'

'But Celestial Demons don't have to worry about such things. Their lifespans are unlimited, they can't be destroyed by simple physical attacks, and top-tier Celestial Demons can even preserve their own will and self. They're like a race blessed by the heavens.'

'That's why they call themselves the "Celestial Beings."'

Zhou Yuanjue's spirit wavered for a moment, but under the light of the candle burning in his Niwan Palace, he quickly came to his senses, and clarity returned to his eyes.

"The Chinese word for 'human' is a picture. It shows a person with one foot on the ground and their head held to the heavens, striding forward, never stopping, always striving. Though simple in form, it holds infinite possibilities."

"Add a horizontal line to that picture, and it becomes the word for 'great.' What is that line? It is conviction, ideals, perseverance. It is the unwavering struggle for 'life.' That is what makes a person 'great.'"

"Add another horizontal line to the word 'great,' and it becomes the word for 'heaven.' And what is this second line? It is fearlessness, sacrifice, courage. It is the struggle against 'death' without fear. That is how a human can become heaven. That is how humanity can triumph over heaven!"

"You underestimate humans. A person's body may be small, their life may be short, but the human heart is vast enough to contain the world, to transcend this ordinary flesh, to surpass the shackles of nature."

"This is the spirit of humanity!"

At that moment, Zhou Yuanjue's eyes flew open.

The man, who had been suppressed by the immense magnetic field, suddenly moved. His hands crossed in front of him, forming a peculiar Hand Seal.

It looked like a lotus flower blooming, or perhaps a Peng Bird soaring across the sky. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

SCREECH!

The contained Life Magnetic Field around his body erupted.