Chapter 97: The Art of Power Accumulation
In the distant void, Wu Mian narrowed his eyes in surprise. “I had thought they would abandon that planet and flee, but it seems they are merely shifting the battlefield. That Guest Official must hold his homeland in great regard.”
Beside him, Jin Chu spoke with a grave tone. “Increase our speed. We must not let anything happen to the Guest Official.”
A resounding crash echoed across the mountains as the colossal Gong Bones slammed into the terrain. The force of the impact fractured the land, sending deep fissures snaking outward as molten rock erupted in violent bursts.
One after another, warriors of the Gong Nation surged forward, rushing toward the distant spaceship.
Inside the vessel, Wang Jie discarded his outer garments, revealing a frame honed through years of battle. His muscles tensed as he turned toward Xuan. “Senior Xuan, this battle… I leave it in your hands.”
Xuan exhaled a cloud of smoke, his voice relaxed. “Comfortable.”
Wang Jie chuckled, stepping off the ship with his sword in hand. He raised it, pointing toward the distant Gong Bone, where Kui Rock stood motionless, his grotesque grin stretching as he licked his lips.
Charge.
Wang Jie’s figure streaked across the battlefield, slashing down Gong Nation warriors with precise, lethal efficiency. His path was a straight line toward Kui Rock. Ahead, a Star-Breaking Realm warrior of the Gong Nation roared, extending a flat palm. Bone spikes burst from his arm, the flesh behind them swelling grotesquely, infused with terrifying destructive power—a Star-Breaking Combat Technique.
Wang Jie’s gaze sharpened. He raised a single finger.
Heaven and Earth Luo Xuan Finger.
Power erupted.
Their attacks collided, but Wang Jie’s strike pierced clean through the warrior’s arm, shattering bone and flesh alike before driving through his skull. The lifeless body continued forward due to sheer momentum, tumbling far across the battlefield before finally coming to a halt.
Kui Rock’s eyes flickered with astonishment. “So strong? A natural-born warrior.”
From the side, another Gong Nation warrior leaped forward—this one a Full Star Realm cultivator—his fist crashing down with overwhelming force.
Wang Jie remained still.
Xuan flashed across the air, intercepting the Full Star Realm warrior with a single open-palmed strike.
The Gong Nation warrior shifted his attack, swinging at Xuan instead.
Fist met palm. A devastating shockwave rippled outward, collapsing mountains and sending molten rock spraying skyward like a crimson firework display.
Amidst the searing embers of molten stone, Wang Jie closed in on Kui Rock, his sword flashing in a decisive arc.
Kui Rock sneered. “Seeking death. A Ten-Imprint warrior might be able to slay a Star-Breaking Realm cultivator, but how could you possibly defeat a Full Star Realm one? Especially me?”
His Giant Blade spun in his grasp as he swung it down in a brutal counterattack.
Clang!
Sword and blade clashed, sending shockwaves through the air. Kui Rock twisted his weapon, locking Wang Jie’s sword in place before violently wrenching it aside. The sheer force hurled Wang Jie backward, nearly causing him to lose grip on his weapon.
Such strength!
He twisted midair, utilizing Armor Eight Steps to maneuver, countering the Giant Blade’s pull by hooking his sword onto it instead. Kui Rock’s surprise was evident. “Where did he go?” More alarmingly, his Giant Blade was being dragged along—was this human really that strong?
With a low growl, Kui Rock forcibly wrenched himself free, causing the ground beneath him to fracture completely.
Wang Jie retaliated immediately.
Gazing Star Sword Style.
Dozens of sword lights rained down.
With a deafening roar, Kui Rock twisted his body, forcibly snapping his Giant Blade in half—both blade and hilt now separate weapons. Without hesitation, he swung the hilt toward Wang Jie.
Wang Jie had never encountered such reckless combat before. Left with no other choice, he raised his left arm in defense. The hilt struck like a meteor, sending him staggering backward.
Fragments of sword and blade clattered to the ground.
Kui Rock tightened his grip on the hilt, his expression one of disbelief. “You’re not injured?”
Wang Jie glanced at his wrist guard. His arm was completely numb.
A Full Star Realm cultivator was indeed formidable.
He couldn’t fully utilize his greatest strengths against such an opponent.
In the distance, Xuan and the other Full Star Realm warrior battled fiercely, both sustaining injuries as they fought with relentless intensity. More Gong Nation warriors rushed to reinforce the battle.
They couldn’t be allowed to interfere.
Wang Jie pivoted, cutting down approaching enemies. Kui Rock’s gaze darkened as he pursued.
Wang Jie extended a single finger, unleashing Spiral Qi Force in sweeping arcs, piercing through warrior after warrior.
His speed and attack power outmatched Kui Rock’s ability to pursue.
Frustrated, Kui Rock abandoned the chase, turning instead toward Xuan’s battlefield.
Realizing Kui Rock’s intent, Wang Jie had no choice but to divert his attention. He raised his hand once more.
Heaven and Earth Luo Xuan Finger.
One finger descended from above, another surged from below, trapping Kui Rock between them.
Kui Rock’s eyes widened. “What is this?!”
With a furious punch, he shattered both fingers, but in that moment of distraction, Wang Jie closed the distance.
Qi and strength fused as he unleashed a spinning kick.
Kui Rock reached out to block, underestimating Wang Jie.
A moment later, he was sent flying, his chest caving inward as he crashed into the mountainside.
Wang Jie pursued relentlessly.
Kui Rock burst from the wreckage, eyes burning with fury. He smashed his fists together, unleashing a surge of Star Force before throwing a devastating punch.
Boom!
Wang Jie was sent soaring backward, barely able to withstand the force. Kui Rock followed up, a hammering fist descending from above.
Qi and strength alone couldn’t block it.
Then he would use Qi and Qi Fusion.
Two forces melded together.
A transparent flame ignited around Wang Jie as he caught Kui Rock’s punch, pivoting to drive a vicious kick into his opponent’s face. Kui Rock’s head snapped to the side, and Wang Jie followed through, hurling him bodily into a cluster of Gong Nation warriors.
Bodies shattered upon impact before a Star-Breaking Realm warrior finally managed to halt Kui Rock’s momentum.
Kui Rock staggered, his mind reeling. “A Ten-Imprint warrior… with this level of power? Impossible. Absolutely impossible.”
The Gong Nation had warred across countless battlefields, yet never had they encountered such a warrior.
Not just Kui Rock. Jin Chu and Wu Mian were equally stunned.
They had expected that Wang Jie was formidable, perhaps capable of holding his own against a Star-Breaking Realm expert or even a Full Star Realm cultivator. However, never in their wildest imaginations did they anticipate that he could battle Kui Rock, a warrior recorded in the annals of the Frost Radiance Sect, and not only that—he was even suppressing Kui Rock.
This was simply incomprehensible.
Yet, Wang Jie had his own unique advantage. A Full Star Realm cultivator possessed a decisive superiority when facing Star-Breaking Realm or lower-tier practitioners—their absolute mastery over Star Force.
What defined a Full Star Realm expert? It was the ability to absorb and command the Star Force of an entire celestial body, something that a Star-Breaking Realm cultivator could never achieve. This fundamental difference granted Full Star Realm experts the terrifying ability to strip Star Force away from lower-level cultivators, even outright absorbing it, ensuring an overwhelming suppression in battle.
However, Wang Jie did not cultivate Star Force. This negated Kui Rock’s greatest advantage, forcing the battle into a direct clash of power. If Wang Jie had also relied on Star Force, this fight would have ended much differently.
In the distance, Xuan’s battle was growing increasingly brutal. He was fighting with reckless abandon, ensuring that the Full Star Realm warrior from Gong Nation could not intervene in Wang Jie’s battle. He was staking his very life on this gamble.
Wang Jie gasped for breath. The fusion of Qi and Strength could momentarily amplify his combat prowess, but the consumption rate was just as staggering. His stamina was draining rapidly—he needed to end this fight quickly.
Kui Rock felt the same. As a dignified Full Star Realm powerhouse, a conqueror of countless battlefields, being forced into a disadvantage by a Ten-Seal Human was utterly unacceptable.
Kui Rock slowly bent forward, his entire frame shifting into a predatory stance. Within his body, the originally surging Star Force began to retract, drawing inward.
From a distance, Jin Chu’s expression darkened. “Power Accumulation Method.”
Wu Mian’s voice was low and grim. “The Gong Nation’s Power Accumulation Method may be crude and direct, but it is undeniably effective. A standard technique for a death match… the Guest Official is in trouble.”
Wang Jie focused his gaze on Kui Rock and witnessed something peculiar. Through his Qi Observation, he could see Kui Rock’s aura, which had previously spread evenly throughout his entire body, slowly converging towards his joints—his elbows, knees, wrists, and shoulders. This energy was drawn from both his internal reserves and the surrounding Star Force—in fact, the majority was Star Force.
It was now wholly concentrated in his joints.
What was he trying to do?
Wang Jie didn’t wait to find out.
His unease intensified, and he immediately took action. Armor Eight Steps.
In a flicker, his form vanished, reappearing behind Kui Rock. The fusion of Qi and Strength surged his power skyward, and he struck out with a devastating punch aimed at Kui Rock’s back.
Kui Rock failed to react—Armor Eight Steps was beyond his perception. Yet, when Wang Jie’s fist landed, it felt as if he had struck solid stone. Kui Rock was merely forced back a few meters.
Kui Rock flipped over, sweeping his arm horizontally. Wang Jie raised his own arm to block, but the sheer force sent him hurtling through the air.
His strength… it had increased.
Moreover, his reaction speed had grown faster. So fast, in fact, that Wang Jie had no time to activate Armor Eight Steps again.
Wang Jie twisted midair and landed, but what greeted him was a terrifying sight. Kui Rock’s body had arched backward to its very limit, his dark-red muscles taut like a drawn bowstring. The air around him distorted violently, creating waves of force that spread outward.
The ground beneath them fractured, sending shards of stone flying.
Molten lava seeped through the cracks, its heat searing the air.
A fierce gale swept across the battlefield, uprooting trees. Wang Jie reached out, grabbing one mid-air, tearing off a sturdy branch.
A sword formed from a tree branch.
Gazing Star Sword Style.
The branch lightly tapped the void, unleashing waves of sword energy accompanied by the falling radiance of the stars, all surging toward Kui Rock.
Kui Rock had bent as far back as possible. Then—
Boom!
He vanished from the spot.
A speed beyond imagination.
Wang Jie’s pupils shrank. Instinctively, he hurled the branch forward, but Kui Rock barreled straight through it, shattering it into splinters. Wang Jie immediately activated Armor Eight Steps, retreating as fast as possible. Yet, an instant later, a dark-red fist flashed before his eyes, slicing through the air like a blade.
A deep, bloodied cut appeared across Wang Jie’s throat.
Wang Jie took a second step, vanishing continuously.
Kui Rock lost sight of him, but at this moment, he no longer needed to track him. His target was now everything within range.
His dark-red figure flickered erratically, leaving behind countless afterimages. Wang Jie was struck on his right shoulder, sent flying into the distance. Kui Rock pursued without hesitation.
Wang Jie lifted his gaze, staring at the descending fist. Clenching his hand into a makeshift sword, he once again executed Gazing Star Sword Style. This time, he aimed precisely at Kui Rock’s joints.
Sword energy streaked forth, piercing toward Kui Rock’s vital joints. But at the same moment, Kui Rock’s fist landed directly onto Wang Jie’s forearm.
Boom!
The impact sent Wang Jie flying once more. He spat out a mouthful of blood, half his body going numb.
Though his sword energy failed to penetrate Kui Rock’s resilient flesh, it did disrupt the Star Force gathered at his joints. The Power Accumulation Method’s momentum faltered slightly.
Kui Rock was stunned. Wang Jie had precisely targeted his joints—this man understood the Gong Nation’s Power Accumulation Method.
Kui Rock stepped forward to kill.
Wang Jie locked onto Kui Rock, his own Lock Force beginning to gather at his joints, mimicking the Power Accumulation Method.
Suddenly, an unprecedented sensation of bodily control washed over him.
With Lock Force, he guided his limbs with unparalleled precision. As Kui Rock lunged forward, Wang Jie sidestepped—barely avoiding the attack by a hair’s breadth.
Kui Rock missed.
Impossible.
Kui Rock turned sharply, resuming his pursuit. But Wang Jie continued evading, each movement eerily mechanical, as if controlled by invisible strings.
Kui Rock’s expression darkened. “Power Accumulation Method? That’s impossible!”
Wu Mian was just as shaken. “No… that can’t be!”
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