Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques-Chapter 187 - 181: The Commission

A massive ripple, visible to the naked eye, instantly spread out. Although the young boy and girl were not at the center of the wave's assault, even its aftershocks were far more than they could withstand.

A dragon's roar, using the True Form of the True Dragon and carrying its majesty, vibrated the surrounding magnetic field, disrupting the enemy's own field and spirit.

The moment the roar sounded, the boy and girl's bodily magnetic fields fell into chaos, and their minds went completely blank.

The girl was quick-witted and had already dropped to the ground, so she was largely unaffected. The boy, however, wasn't so lucky. His eyes rolled back into his head as he fell stiffly backward. The back of his head struck the ground with a dull THUD.

Fortunately, their physiques were strong, so an injury of this degree wouldn't cause any lasting harm. Still, caught completely off guard, he was bound to get a large lump on his head.

The Chief Commissioner's actions were somewhat unexpected.

Normally, the first stage of the Chief Commissioner's attack would be to mobilize the natural magnetic field on Zixiao Mountain to oppress his opponent. It was like having a mountain weigh down upon you, a powerful test of one's will and spirit. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

This move was called "Shanhe Town."

Harnessing the might of mountains and rivers to suppress the very cosmos.

The very reason the Secret Inspection Bureau's laboratory was located on Zixiao Mountain was that the Chief Commissioner used this immense power of mountains and rivers day and night to suppress the Celestial Demon within the lab.

This was a pressure that no ordinary person could resist.

Only the strong possessed the will to shoulder mountains, move peaks and fill seas, to break through all obstacles and withstand any pressure.

But to their surprise, the Chief Commissioner hadn't used this technique at all.

In reality, what they didn't know was that the Chief Commissioner possessed a complete and detailed set of data on Zhou Yuanjue, so he understood him very well. Furthermore, he was born with a unique Spirit and could perceive things ordinary people could not.

Therefore, he knew very well that although Zhou Yuanjue was just a young man, his willpower was exceptionally rare. Any purely mental pressure would be useless against him. He could only find a way to defeat him on the physical, material plane.

That was why he had skipped that stage entirely. Using the National Fortune he bore as a foundation, he combined it with the special natural magnetic field of Zixiao Mountain's ley lines to manifest this enormous True Dragon Form.

HRAAGH!!

A sharp light flashed in Zhou Yuanjue's eyes. He unleashed his magnetic field without reservation, and a blazing red light coalesced around him.

SKREEE!!

A piercing cry materialized from thin air. The Flaming Giant Bird, his True Nature of the Mind, spread its wings and soared. Its searing magnetic field surged upward, colliding with the violent field stirred by the dragon's roar.

WHOOSH!

The wind howled. The fallen leaves the young pair had painstakingly swept into a pile were caught in the gale and scattered across the entire courtyard.

"Good!"

"True Dragon Form—Devour the Demon!"

Seeing its roar blocked, the colossal dragon head let out a bellow of its own. Its massive jaws, tens of meters wide, gaped open as the head slammed down. It intended to swallow Zhou Yuanjue's manifested Flaming Giant Bird whole and refine it with the immense power of the National Fortune.

Zhou Yuanjue knew that if he were swallowed by the True Dragon Form, the fight would be over. The power of a single person could not contend with the National Fortune; its immense might could pulverize any magnetic field.

However, amidst this unbelievable attack, he spotted a vulnerability. The National Fortune was indeed powerful, but such a vast force was impossible for one person to control with precision. Even the Chief Commissioner, when mobilizing this terrifying power, could only resort to crude, unrefined attacks, lacking any fine control.

'Focus its cutting edge to a single point…'

Zhou Yuanjue focused his Spirit inward and formed a peculiar Hand Seal. Behind him, the beak of the soaring Flaming Giant Bird became exceptionally solid.

SWOOSH!

HRAAGH!!

He stomped his foot, the immense force creating a terrifying crater in the ground. He thrust the Hand Seal toward the onrushing dragon head. The Flaming Giant Bird swelled violently, shrieking as it flew to meet the dragon.

"What's going on?"

The boy, whose eyes had rolled back in his head, had just recovered from the spiritual shock of the dragon's roar. The girl near him came to her senses at the same time.

The moment their vision cleared, they witnessed a truly shocking scene.

A giant, crimson firebird, like a phoenix, held its head high as it collided with the colossal dragon head.

The giant bird's sharp beak had pierced through the dragon's great maw, driving deep into its head. But the colossal dragon's sharp teeth had clamped down on the bird's body.

BOOM!!

A violent wave of magnetic field fluctuations spread out once more.

'Holy shit!'

'What is this? He can actually go head-to-head with the True Dragon Form? I thought he just reached Saint Awakening! How can someone so young be such a monster? Is he even going to let the rest of us live?'

The boy only had time to curse inwardly, a string of questions flashing through his mind, before he was instantly knocked unconscious again by the tyrannical magnetic shockwave. His head fell in the other direction, smacking hard against the ground.

The girl, on the other hand, had the presence of mind to stay lying flat on the ground, not even attempting to stand.

'When dealing with this level of power, playing dead is the safest option.'

The giant dragon and the giant bird were locked in a stalemate in mid-air.

Suddenly, the pale golden dragon vanished, dissolving into countless motes of light. Zhou Yuanjue's True Nature of the Mind let out a final, long cry and shot toward the heavens. Amidst swirling clouds and rising steam, it radiated the last of its heat before disappearing into the sky.

Zhou Yuanjue felt his blood roil within him and his magnetic field fall into disarray. He stood there, slightly dazed.

'That power… it had almost no special techniques or properties to speak of. It was just pure, overwhelming strength.'

'Like the wheels of history, carrying the irresistible momentum of the world. Any attempt to block it was as futile as a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot.'

'Brute force beats all skill. It was an utterly unreasonable form of suppression.'

'If the Chief Commissioner had held on for just ten more seconds, I definitely would have been the one to collapse. I might have even suffered physical injuries from the shattering of my True Nature of the Mind.'

"A spar should know its limits. Any further and we risk real injury."

The Chief Commissioner's voice rang out.

'He knew the Chief Commissioner hadn't used his full strength. If he had fully mobilized the National Fortune, his power would be even greater than Zhang Dongwei's. Moreover, the Chief Commissioner's body was in a special state, allowing him to use this power with almost no physical repercussions.'

'In other words, as long as the National Fortune remained, his attacks would be endless and unrelenting.'

'Here, within the bounds of Zixiao Mountain, probably not even Zhang Dongwei himself could do anything to the Chief Commissioner. He would have no choice but to retreat and avoid a direct confrontation.'

'Still, the two of them walk different paths. One bears the National Fortune, borrowing the power of the masses. The other cultivates only himself, using a human body to command Celestial Phenomena. It's hard to say which path is superior.'

"I'm afraid this power of yours is bound to Shangjing,"

Zhou Yuanjue said after a moment of silence. This was the most significant flaw in the Chief Commissioner's power.

"Heh, there's no need to hide it from you. Quite a few people internationally are aware of this. Ever since I fused with the National Fortune, it's true that I can no longer leave Shangjing. If I did, my body would drop dead from magnetic field imbalance, and my Spirit would dissipate into the void."

"However, it's not limited to Zixiao Mountain. As long as I'm within the territory of Shangjing, I can draw upon the National Fortune to manifest the True Dragon Form unendingly to fight my enemies. The only thing is, it would likely be a notch weaker than it is here on Zixiao Mountain,"

the Chief Commissioner said with a smile.

'A true pillar of the nation, indeed.'

'As long as he's within Shangjing Prefecture, his power could probably suppress even the First Generation Celestial Demon mentioned in the data. Combined with his special Insight and Perception Power, Shangjing truly is an impenetrable fortress.'

The spar had given Zhou Yuanjue a thorough understanding of the Chief Commissioner's true strength.

'Unfortunately, this kind of power was impossible to replicate.'

"I imagine you wanted to see me for more than just a simple spar, correct?"

Zhou Yuanjue said, standing outside the other courtyard. Now that he understood the Chief Commissioner's true situation, he knew that as long as they were within the bounds of Zixiao Mountain, it made no difference to the man where they held their conversation.

"You are correct. I wanted to meet you, first, to see for myself the youngest Saint Awakening in history. Second, since you hold a position in the Secret Inspection Bureau, there is a matter I'd like to ask of you,"

the Chief Commissioner said.

"What is it?"

Zhou Yuanjue asked.

"I need you to go and keep the Martial Arts Realm of the Northern Three Prefectures in check."