CHAPTER 146: CHAPTER 147 CELESTIAL BEING TECHNIQUES (3000 WORDS)

He squinted and looked up at Huang Jixuan, who was advancing with his momentum. If he wasn’t wearing this combat suit, this sword would pierce three inches into his flesh before he could back away to avoid it.

No need to charge!

But there’s no necessity.

From an outsider’s perspective, this is an extremely thrilling moment—a face-to-face encounter that almost results in a fatal sword strike determining victory or defeat.

However, in Huang Jixuan’s heart, he was incredibly shocked. Since his debut, few people have escaped this move, and ever since he reached perfection in Sword Dao, even fewer have evaded this form.

Outsiders think that Lu Ren avoided it due to his armor, but those who truly understand the way of weapons saw it clearly—Lu Ren managed to avoid his opponent in such a critical situation, which speaks volumes.

Huang Jixuan might face an unexpected defeat.

This is the peril of weapon combat—mere mortals cannot withstand it. One lost move, and the entire plan fails, leading to a conclusive defeat.

Yet being hit by a direct sword strike stirred anger in Lu Ren’s heart. In observing himself with the Lamp of Freedom, he remained calm and composed, unaffected by this state. Instead, the burst of anger seemed to ignite his determination, making the lamp shine brighter.

Now Lu Ren has stepped back, and with each step, he has lost the initiative.

But isn’t the initiative meant to be seized back?

Huang Jixuan took advantage of the momentum, giving Lu Ren no time to breathe, aiming to accumulate power in this fierce duel and deliver a fatal blow.

Lu Ren was unwavering and charged to fight back.

Clang! Clang! Clang!!!

Lu Ren’s face was icy cold as he wielded his dual swords with frenzied grace. Every move was efficient and straightforward, without any unnecessary flair. The form of the sword involving horizontal slash and stab was executed by Lu Ren with ease, showing no hesitation. His grasp of basic swordsmanship could be said to be second nature; the upgraded basic swordsmanship was not weaker by a hair’s breadth than the top sword techniques of some Sword Path Schools.

Every sword thrust was perfectly timed to counter Huang Jixuan. Under Lu Ren’s control, the dual swords had no distinction between left and right hands. In the eyes of a martial arts master who understands weapon techniques, being able to train both hands to such a degree is truly a rare talent!

Even so, Huang Jixuan displayed astonishingly top-tier swordsmanship. Amidst the intense weapon exchanges, he noticed that the vital parts of Lu Ren’s combat suit were protected by armor, so he targeted areas without armor.

Lu Ren’s arms, thighs, shoulders, waist, and abdomen—any gaps not covered by armor plates—were cut by the sharp longsword. His clothes tore, the fabric’s great tensile strength ripped, his skin broke, and blood scattered.

To outsiders, it truly was a nail-biting situation, as if he might die under Huang Jixuan’s sword at any moment.

But Lu Ren remained expressionless, showing no sign of disturbance. These attacks he could completely avoid, but to seize the close range and further suppress Huang Jixuan, he merely brushed past the vital areas and ignored any penetration beyond an inch.

Lei Wenfeng of the Dragon Elephant Rock Stream slightly squinted, subconsciously clenched his fists, and secretly compared what he would do if he were in Lu Ren’s position.

He ultimately felt deflated, realizing that at this moment, he’d probably already be dead under Huang Jixuan’s sword. No matter how strong the muscles honed by the Dragon Elephant Rock Stream Fist are, they cannot withstand the sharpness of a weapon.

If he truly understood the True Intent of Dragon Elephant Rock, with a transformative change, he would fear nothing here. Fearless of the weapon’s sharpness, if he stepped into Bright Awakening... it would be a different scene altogether.

Before Bright Awakening and after Bright Awakening are entirely two different worlds.

His master once said that only after stepping into Bright Awakening can the true profound meaning of the Dragon Elephant Rock Stream Fist be brought out.

Not only the Dragon Elephant Rock Stream Fist, but the top fist styles in the Buddhist and Taoist lineages say the same, yet those who step into Bright Awakening are few and far between.

However, if it came down to bare-handed combat against Huang Jixuan, he absolutely had the confidence to press him to the ground.

Thinking of this, Lei Wenfeng couldn’t help but relax.

The Hidden Kill Swordsmanship has been refined over hundreds of years, producing countless assassins who mastered the art of assassination. The Stealth Killing Sword Technique is honed to the utmost.

Now, Huang Jixuan, wielding his longsword, maximized both his martial path and destructive power. After several days of nurturing energy and building momentum, he is in his peak state.

Lu Ren rose to fame precisely for the Phoenix Falcon Fist, not swordsmanship.

Competing in swordsmanship against Huang Jixuan is clearly not a wise choice.

"It seems Lu Ren is being a bit too complacent,"

Lei Li’s eyes were sharp as he spoke in a deep voice.

Zhang Li’s eyes did not blink. Lu Ren was a member of their team and one of the two Great Perfectionists of Fist Technique in the Shu Capital Security Department. If he truly perished here, she couldn’t avoid responsibility.

Moreover, after a long period of observation, Lu Ren did not reject firearms and even had quite a fondness for them, which was a good thing for the Security Department.

A formidable martial artist paired with modern weaponry can unleash an incredibly terrifying destructive force.

She couldn’t help but whisper, "Can it be stopped?"

Lei Li gently shook his head, "Why ask me? You know better than I do. The Martial Arts Realm is like this; once the rules are broken, the situation that the Security Bureau has managed for so long will revert to the beginning. Don’t get too carried away. As long as there are no repeated upheavals, it’s not much of a problem. Protecting one’s own, can it even be called an issue?"

Meanwhile, Xiao Chen, who had been silently standing aside, was also somewhat surprised upon seeing Huang Jixuan’s current state.

The Stealth Killing Sword Technique is no weaker than any first-rate swordsmanship, inheriting the grandeur and boldness of ancient assassins—the majestic and solemn aura capable of toppling a country single-handedly.

Lu Ren vaguely understood why Pengdi dared to wield the Han Sword.

Although it is stealthy killing, its true intent is majestic and grand, truly unexpected.

Now, the feeling that Huang Jixuan gave him was not at all as eerie as that of a death warrior.

The critical point for the Stealth Killing Sword Technique to become a premier weapon swordsmanship school is its use of secret martial paths, evolved from the Extraordinary Bright Awakening Martial Arts Family, known as ’Inner Realm of Submerged Travel,’ which can develop the application of ’God.’

To put it simply, this is a training method aimed at the mind, akin to the Lamp of Freedom Observation practiced by Lu Ren. The Inner Realm of Submerged Travel in the Stealth Killing Swordsmanship Stream also originates from Bright Awakening.

It allows top martial artists who haven’t stepped into Bright Awakening but have reached the peak of mind-body resonance to temporarily possess part of the will of ’God’ developed through Bright Awakening’s secret martial paths in a very short time.

From the root style of martial arts, although the Stealth Killing Swordsmanship Stream has declined in the last century and fostered evil paths, speaking of swordsmanship style, it follows the noble path of the assassin.

It embodies the relentless forward force of ancient assassins, wielding righteousness abruptly.

Scientifically speaking, this secret martial path is a will-training method involving psychology.

"Borrowing false to cultivate true, a self-hypnosis technique within Qi Gong skills from the ancient Buddhist and Taoist Families."

Research on martial arts boxing within the Security Department indicates that those dedicated to ’God’ are essentially about borrowing false to cultivate true.

Cultivation is truthful. As long as the spirit is strong enough, the false will transform into truth one day.

Even though being forced into danger by Huang Jixuan, at this moment, within Lu Ren’s mind, the system continuously popped up with three-dimensional attributes, Phoenix Falcon Fist, Basic Swordsmanship, and countless skill level prompts. As the skill level rapidly increased, Lu Ren became more adept at resisting Huang Jixuan’s attacks.

He gradually understood what state Huang Jixuan was in.

This was a state where mind and body resonated at the peak of the human body, having reached a reflective state through the complete ’emptiness’ of the mind.

It enables one to view all things with absolute rationality and logic, but this perception is built upon one’s worldview, imagination, and logic, following the inherent system since ancient times.

When a swordsmanship is studied to a profound level, as the understanding of this swordsmanship deepens, one’s thoughts stand above the intention of the swordsmanship overlooking it.

So, that’s why many martial artists pursue top-tier, first-rate martial arts boxing, because these ideologies in boxing and swordsmanship paths tread far and allow one to see more vistas.

When this swordsmanship is comprehended and understood to the extreme, the mental will reaches its limit, and it gradually returns to simplicity as complex emotions are washed clean, returning to the innocent heart of childhood. This is not just a form of life, but also a spiritual state.

Letting go of self-perception and allowing the spirit to return to innocence, observing the world with a child’s perspective, fully unleashing human imagination and creativity, perceiving all things without being constrained by one’s inherent notions.

Both forgetting oneself and forgetting why one is oneself, internally not perceiving one’s body, externally not recognizing heaven and earth, then broadly embodying change without obstruction.

In such a state, as commonly said, is the state of a celestial being.

In the ’Hidden Dragon Inner Realm’ state, temporarily acquiring part of the wisdom of Bright Awakening, Huang Jixuan, possessing the powerful experience and skills of decades of practiced swordsmanship, also has an imagination and creativity as innocent as a child’s. Every strike is a fancy of thoughts.

For the first time, having the system to assist him, Lu Ren felt a sense of powerlessness in pure skills and techniques.

But Lu Ren did not feel the slightest bit disheartened. Be it more or less, the opponent has immersed himself in this path for nearly thirty years. Nonetheless, he’s an incredibly terrifying top martial artist.

Such a person as Huang Jixuan placed in ancient society would be worthy of the title of Grandmaster of Sword.

The truth of this world is, indeed, there are always others beyond others, and mountains beyond mountains.

No problem, more... more training will suffice, and one will eventually catch up to the opponent.

He was not the slightest bit disheartened by this. In such a fierce battle, any hint of withdrawal would result in his failure.

Lu Ren quickly adapted to the style and frequency of Huang Jixuan’s attacks, delving into Phoenix Falcon Fist to the extreme, deriving weapons from fists and feet. With Proficient Level Basic Swordsmanship, he rapidly captured Huang Jixuan’s attacks.