Chapter 565
Chapter 565: Chapter 344: First Battle Blood Exchange_4 Chapter 565: Chapter 344: First Battle Blood Exchange_4 Even when compared to an old Supreme like Yin Heng, who had bathed in the Blood Exchange Realm for nearly a century, the gap between them was slight, at most a mere two or three parts, not so vast.
Even if overwhelmed, one could still compete to some extent.
What about Chen Mu?
Now, in close combat, it was clear that Chen Mu indeed had not undergone Blood Exchange, for in his every move, he lacked that sense of drawing on the power of heaven and earth.
After completing Blood Exchange, a martial artist’s Martial Body reaches the pinnacle of perfection, almost constantly in union with heaven and earth, so every action naturally draws upon heaven and earth, whereas Chen Mu still seemed to be in a closed state, which was a sign he was still in the Marrow Cleansing Realm.
In the Marrow Cleansing Realm, with a Grandmaster Martial Body, one could confront her head-on.
Even though it was known that the Qiankun lineage represented the pinnacle of Martial Arts, there had never been talk of any Qiankun Grandmasters from the Da Xuan Dynasty who could match a true Blood Exchange Realm martial artist.
At most, they could fend off a few blows from those in the Blood Exchange Realm, manage to escape, and not be instantly slain without a chance to resist.
For Chen Mu to go head-to-head with the Blood Exchange Realm while still in the Marrow Cleansing Realm was nearly unprecedented.
If one were to look through the entire thousand-year history of the Da Xuan Dynasty, it seemed that only the Martial Emperor who founded the dynasty a thousand years ago had achieved such a feat, contending with the Blood Exchange Realm undefeated in the Marrow Cleansing Realm, and then shocking the world before advancing to become unmatched in the Blood Exchange Realm.
“Master, be careful.”
As Chen Mu continued to exchange blows with Qin Mengjun, battle intent he hadn’t felt in a long time surged within him, knowing that Qin Mengjun could withstand his tempestuous onslaught.
He suddenly called out a warning and then retreated a step back.
Qin Mengjun’s eyes were clear and bright, and upon seeing Chen Mu’s movement, she did not hesitate to clap her hands together in front of her.
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In that instant, an overwhelming force gathered as if she had torn a piece of the heaven’s expanse and Solidifying Refinement it between her bare hands.
And it was at this moment.
Chen Mu had unleashed a Fist Seal, with the majestic might of heaven descending upon them as if the entire boundless cosmos pressed in from all directions.
The radiance of the Eight Phases coursed above the Fist Seal, embodying the ultimate Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal.
“Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal.”
“Heaven Cap Seal.”
Qin Mengjun’s seemingly effortless hand met the attack, and the brilliance she released was just as formidable as Chen Mu’s, with dazzling light Solidifying Refinement at one point, cutting through the Cloud Sea like the rising sun.
The two glowing spheres clashed, and after a brief deadlock, they finally exploded with a bang.
A visible white crack could be seen where the two seals collided, spreading nearly three feet in all directions, before the immense lingering power caused the entire Cloud Sea to churn as if a tsunami had erupted.
Boom.
Chen Mu was sent flying out from the midst of the Cloud Sea, landing over a dozen feet away, barely regaining his footing.
Opposite him, Qin Mengjun also floated backward a dozen feet, her form crashing into the mists before lightly waving her sleeve, coming to an abrupt halt.
The surging aftershocks nearby dissipated with a flick of her sleeve.
Neither of them looked at the tumultuous Cloud Sea.
Instead, they exchanged a glance across the void.
Chen Mu was processing their last clash, and the battle intent in his eyes gradually faded.
“The strength you possess now is nearly equal to mine.
With such power, the world is yours to explore,” Qin Mengjun said as she approached Chen Mu, a hint of exclamation in her voice.
“I had thought it would take you at least a few years to reach this stage.
I never expected you to exceed my expectations yet again and reach this realm in just two months.”
Hearing Qin Mengjun’s words, Chen Mu returned from his reverie, replying softly, “Master praises me too highly.
You haven’t even used your Spirit Weapon.
If we were to truly go all out, it is I who would ultimately be defeated.”
Qin Mengjun had her own Spirit Weapon, ‘Heaven Cap Seal,’ that perfectly aligned with her.
If she were to wield it, her physical strength could be enhanced further by one or two folds, whereas for him, neither the Evil-Breaking Thunder Spear nor the Houtu Spirit Spear would boost his own prowess anymore.
In the Blood Exchange Realm, it’s very difficult to assess one’s strength purely by the magnitude of their power.
In Chen Mu’s current view, if the combat power of a top Grandmaster was rated as ten, then an unparalleled Grandmaster would be about twenty, the enfeebled Mystic Tortoise imprisoned for a hundred years around thirty.
As for Qin Mengjun and himself, they were about forty.
If Qin Mengjun were to wield the Heaven Cap Seal, it would raise her power even further, perhaps to forty-five or fifty.
In a life-and-death struggle, indeed, he would be at a slight disadvantage.
Gathering materials for a Qiankun Spirit Weapon was indeed a challenging task.
Compared to that, it would be more straightforward to push the Qiankun Martial Body a step further and achieve Major Achievement.
Of course, such a difference was not significant.
At least now, facing Qin Mengjun, he could respond with composure.
Therefore, judging by this, even against a figure like Yin Heng, there wouldn’t be a massive, insurmountable gap between them, and it would not be very difficult to emerge unscathed.
As for those at the ‘Unity of Heaven and Man’ level who surpassed Yin Heng, there were not many across the entire Da Xuan Dynasty.
Qin Mengjun’s statement that ‘the world is yours to explore’ wasn’t much of an exaggeration, as he indeed now had the qualifications.