Chapter 503: The Legend of the Tyrant Body
The other Human Sovereigns had strange expressions on their faces, each remaining silent.
Tuo Yu had always been the most reliable among the successive Human Sovereigns; his mastery of divination and numerology was unparalleled in the world. Yet now, facing Qin the Tyrant Body, his numerological skills had failed him. When facing a "Tyrant Body" like Qin Mu, any slightest miscalculation would result in a complete loss of face for them!
To be safe, they would rather not trust Tuo Yu Human Sovereign’s numerological cultivation.
Tuo Yu Human Sovereign was so furious he felt a pain in his heart. He leaped off the bridge, saying angrily, "You don’t trust me? Could I still make a mistake? I’ll go down right now and beat this kid to a pulp for you to see!"
"Great Luo Heavenly Star Palm Force!"
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On the bridge, the Second Patriarch said unhurriedly, "See? I told you he miscalculated. Now he’s floating. If we had believed him, we’d be the ones floating now."
The Third Patriarch and the other Human Sovereigns deeply agreed. Qing Ning Human Sovereign poked her head out, gloating, "Master, where did you miscalculate?"
Tuo Yu Human Sovereign looked utterly defeated, dazed as he said, "The primordial spirit. I miscalculated the strength of his primordial spirit. His primordial spirit is stronger than I estimated... I think I’ve seen through him!"
He leaped out of the water, landing wetly on the bridge, beaming with excitement, "This time, I definitely won’t miscalculate. I’ll surely calculate his weakness! Just trust me this once!"
The successive Human Sovereigns all laughed it off. Qing Ning Human Sovereign’s eyes flickered as she said, "Since Master has seen through his weakness, then Master should go down again and defeat this brat. We’ll cheer you on!"
Tuo Yu Human Sovereign took out his abacus spirit weapon and smacked it down on his own head, saying, "As a disciple, not only do you fail to bolster your master’s dignity, but you also gloat! What did I teach you? I taught you the way of numerological calculation, yet you went and learned music! You go down and beat him up for me to vent my anger!"
Qing Ning turned her head to look at the gleeful Kong Xian Human Sovereign and kicked him off the bridge, saying, "I taught you music, yet you went and cultivated the Word of Law? You go down and beat him for me!"
Kong Xian Human Sovereign saw Qin Mu charging toward him and quickly waved his hands, shaking his head seriously, "Qin Human Sovereign is indeed the Tyrant Body. There’s no need to fight."
Qin Mu immediately withdrew his hands, smiling, "I’m not one for fighting either. I just feel that the Dao techniques and divine abilities of you ancestors and grandmasters still have room for improvement. However, your Dao techniques and divine abilities are indeed powerful. If you could continue to develop their might, they would surely surpass their former selves. Especially Ancestor Kong Xian’s Word of Law—it’s truly extraordinary, the most wondrous divine ability I’ve ever seen!"
Kong Xian Human Sovereign was overjoyed, unable to contain his delight, "You also think my divine ability is extraordinary?"
Qin Mu nodded, clasping his hands together and stepping across the river surface, gesturing a sealing posture, saying, "When I saw Ancestor sneak-attack Ancestor Qing Ning, you used this move to seal her directly. What divine ability is that?"
"This is the Seal Character Technique!"
Kong Xian Human Sovereign, when talking about his own divine ability, couldn’t hide his excitement. He personally guided Qin Mu, teaching him how to channel his primal energy for this Seal Character Technique and how to vocalize it, saying, "The Word of Law lies in the integration of sound wave divine abilities and rune divine abilities. Body movement, footwork, techniques, sound wave divine abilities, all merged into one, plus the primal energy rune array, only then can it be activated! Watch!"
He channeled his primal energy, moved his feet in two circles, clasped his hands together, and his primal energy erupted as he shouted, "Seal!"
As the sound rang out, his primal energy spread like ink beneath his feet, forming a huge "Seal" character. Qin Mu’s vision went dark, his ears heard nothing, all five senses were completely sealed, and even his own primal energy was cut off from his perception!
The next moment, this sensation of sealed senses disappeared.
"Excellent divine ability!"
Qin Mu was thrilled and earnestly sought guidance from Kong Xian Human Sovereign. After a moment, he immediately began to try it himself, executing the Seal Character Technique and shouting, "Seal!"
Beneath his feet on the river water, a huge "Seal" character immediately appeared!
Kong Xian Human Sovereign was stunned: "Learning so fast? My lifelong masterpiece, and he mastered it after one lesson? Could there really be a Tyrant Body in this world? Is the Tyrant Body really not something that kid Su fabricated?"
He was somewhat incredulous. After Village Chief entered Fengdu, he had boasted about deceiving Qin Mu into believing he was the Tyrant Body, considering it his greatest achievement in life, and was very proud, not hiding it from the successive Human Sovereigns.
It could be said that, except for Qin Mu himself, all the Human Sovereigns knew the Tyrant Body was fake. Only Qin Mu was kept in the dark.
But now, Kong Xian Human Sovereign felt that Qin Mu might truly be the Tyrant Body.
"Let me teach you the Force Character Technique."
Kong Xian Human Sovereign’s eyes flickered as he taught Qin Mu the Force Character Technique. Qin Mu again mastered it in a very short time. When he activated the Force Character Technique, a "Force" character composed of rune arrays appeared behind him, accompanied by the rhythm of the word, amplifying the power of the rune array and increasing his physical strength several times over!
Kong Xian Human Sovereign was astonished. Mastering the Word of Law in such a short time was simply impossible. When he had created the Word of Law divine ability, he was in his middle years. He had studied under Qing Ning Human Sovereign, achieving remarkable accomplishments in music, but wanting to break free from Qing Ning’s path, he had studied and researched extensively, also achieving high mastery in calligraphy, painting, runes, formations, body movement, footwork, and boxing.
It had taken him decades to integrate all his knowledge, creating the Word of Law technique, then succeeding as Human Sovereign and taking control of the Human Sovereign Seal. The various sects and schools in the martial world also held him in considerable awe.
For Qin Mu to master the Word of Law in such a short time meant that his attainments in calligraphy, painting, runes, formations, body movement, footwork, and boxing were also extremely high!
Even if Qin Mu had high attainments in all these areas, mastering in such a short time a technique that had taken him decades to integrate was still too astonishing!
Qin Mu also learned the Fix Character Technique from him. The Fix Character Technique involved a palm strike that produced a one-zhang "Fix" character in front of him. This technique was also easily mastered by Qin Mu.
Kong Xian Human Sovereign’s shock grew deeper.
Suddenly, the Third Patriarch’s voice came: "Little Qin, come learn this move of mine!"
Kong Xian Human Sovereign snapped out of his shock and looked around, only to find that many of the Human Sovereigns had come down from the bridge at some point, gathering around them. Even Lan Po, Yi Shan, Qi Kang, and the others, who had been drifting downstream, were now gathered here, all staring at Qin Mu with strange looks.
Kong Xian Human Sovereign didn’t understand what was happening and stepped aside.
The Third Patriarch raised his palm and said in a deep voice, "This move of mine is called the Yin-Yang Reversal Hand. The palm center is yin, the back of the hand is yang. Left and right can complement each other, or both can be yin or yang, reversing yin and yang."
He explained the energy circulation path, then turned his hand and struck a seal. Pure yang true energy surged like thunder, and a series of thunderous explosions rumbled across the river surface, echoing over a hundred times. Over ten miles away, the pure yang palm force erupted, sending waves dozens of zhang high into the air.
The Third Patriarch turned his hand into a yin seal, and the river water that had just exploded into the air instantly froze, turning into dazzling ice sculptures on the river surface.
"Now you try." The Third Patriarch withdrew his stance and said to Qin Mu.
Qin Mu pondered for a moment, then suddenly took a step forward, turning his hand to yang. A series of explosions also rumbled across the river surface, striking over ten miles away. Then he turned his hand to yin, releasing palm force, and the river water that had just exploded instantly froze solid.
The Third Patriarch raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
"Kid Qin, come learn this move of mine!"
The Fifth Patriarch stepped forward, saying, "This move of mine is called the Five Thunder Sky-Supporting Bell, combining thunder techniques with boxing!"
His body moved, and as his fist seal struck, a bell tolled, and lightning coiled around his body, forming a transparent large bell. As his fist punched out, the bell rang loudly.
The Fifth Patriarch moved with great openness and decisiveness, his punches and kicks extremely crisp and clean, simple yet effective. Every punch and kick made the bell vibrate, and the Five Thunder Sky-Supporting Bell around him expanded and contracted, constantly oscillating. The unleashed power also surged and receded, presenting a different artistic conception and charm.
He withdrew his stance and taught Qin Mu his Five Thunder Sky-Supporting Bell, showing an expectant look.
Qin Mu pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised both hands high. Lightning crashed down from above with a *weng* sound, forming an inverted bell. He threw a punch and a kick, each strike carrying immense force, incredibly heavy. The bell tolled incessantly, and the Five Thunder Sky-Supporting Bell also vibrated continuously, its power blasting in all directions with his movements.
"Exactly the same!" The Fifth Patriarch narrowed his eyes and let out a heavy breath.
"Now learn one of my moves!"
Yi Shan Human Sovereign stepped forward, saying, "My divine ability matches my cultivation technique. Different trajectories of primal energy produce different divine abilities. When the divine ability erupts, it has astonishing power. This move of mine is called the Heavenly Cave Milky Way Hanging in the Azure Sky!"
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Unknowingly, Qin Mu had learned one or two moves from almost all thirty-four Human Sovereigns’ divine abilities and techniques. Any technique he learned, he mastered instantly, performing it with proper form. At the same cultivation level, the power was in no way inferior.
The Second Patriarch’s expression turned grave. He looked at the Third and Fourth Patriarchs, who nodded silently.
"Qin Human Sovereign, go take a stroll in the city for now."
The Second Patriarch smiled, saying, "I heard from little Su that you are also the Sect Leader of the Demon Sect. Since you rarely come here, why not go to the Demon Sect’s side and meet the successive Sect Leaders of your Demon Sect?"
Qin Mu was delighted, saying, "I was just thinking of doing that!"
The Second Patriarch withdrew the realm of life and death, and the great river, long bridge, and painted boat all *shua* flowed into his sleeve. Qin Mu immediately transformed from a flesh-and-blood body into a skeleton wearing clothes. After asking for the location where the successive Sect Leaders of the Demon Sect lived, he took his leave from the various Human Sovereigns, landed in the city, and walked in that direction.
The Second Patriarch and the other successive Human Sovereigns descended into the Five Yang Divine Hall. Everyone exchanged glances, then looked away.
"Is there such a mortal body? I don’t believe it!"
Qi Kang Human Sovereign let out a heavy breath and shook his head, saying, "Even if you beat me to death, I won’t believe it!"
"I don’t believe it either."
Lan Po Human Sovereign showed an incredulous expression, saying, "We successive Human Sovereigns are all as stubborn as donkeys. None of us were willing to learn from our masters; we all had to forge our own paths. As a result, the Human Sovereign Hall lineage has no coherent set of inherited techniques. Everyone had to create their own! Different cultivation techniques, different divine abilities—who could possibly learn all our techniques and divine abilities? That would be truly bizarre!"
"But he learned them, and in a short time. Just the brief time we taught him on the river surface, he learned them and used them with ease, as if he had spent a hundred years of hard work."
The Second Patriarch sighed, saying, "I suspect he really is the Tyrant Body. Little Su might have stumbled onto the truth by accident. This child, whom he never thought highly of from a young age, is truly the unique Tyrant Body."
Everyone was skeptical. Qi Kang Human Sovereign probed, "Do you think it’s possible that Su kid is deliberately fooling us? He clearly knows that Qin kid is the real Tyrant Body, but he deliberately said he was deceiving him, when in fact he was deceiving us, making us look foolish and lose face?"
"That’s possible!"
Yi Shan Human Sovereign suddenly slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "You kid are exactly that kind of style! He’s your disciple, so he must also be that kind of style—cheating people to death without paying compensation!"
Qi Kang Human Sovereign clenched his fist, making cracking sounds, and sneered, "That kid went to find the First Patriarch. When he comes back, I’ll see how I deal with him!"
"It’s how *we* deal with him!" Everyone sneered in unison.
At that moment, deep within the Great Ruins, various secret realms emitted faint light in the darkness. Village Chief drifted and floated, passing through an ancient relic and entering another wondrous realm. After walking for a long time, he finally showed a smile.
Ahead of him was a cluster of ancient, weathered buildings, exuding an antique charm and exotic atmosphere not seen in this era.
He searched for a while and finally found the person he was looking for.
That person was standing in front of a stone tablet beside a palace, reading the inscription.
"What is the First Patriarch looking at?" Village Chief asked curiously.
"This is the final relic of the Imperial Sovereign Era. After the Heavenly Court of the Imperial Sovereign Era was destroyed, the remnants fled here and rebuilt the Imperial Sovereign Divine Domain. This place was their Carefree Land, but it was eventually destroyed. I am searching for their history."
The First Patriarch did not turn around, saying, "They left too few records, but I still found this."
Village Chief was slightly startled and looked at the stone tablet: "What is recorded on the tablet?"
"The legend of the Tyrant Body from forty thousand years ago!"
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