Returning to the Mysterious Era-Chapter 707 - God of Covert Martial Arts

The Golem Covert Martial Arts finally reached one hundred percent!

It took draining the Totem King and Annihilation Disaster of all their life vibration energy to push the final stage to perfection. Compared to when he broke through to achieve Three Fists as One, Cassius had taken an outrageous step forward. The gap was by no means as simple as only missing seven percent of progression.

When Qi was perfected, it was akin to the perfection of the Southern Dipper's three fist arts. It was also when their special states of Dominator Self, Holy Self, and Extreme Self were unleashed. A ludicrous ocean of energy multiplied every second, flooding through his body like a tsunami.

Furthermore, Cassius cultivated three fist arts together and reached perfection on all three paths. Thus, all three special states were superimposed upon his body. A terrifying reaction akin to nuclear fusion was occurring within Cassius's Golem body. Light and heat grew to unspeakable temperatures and was then forcibly compressed within every cell. It made those cells shine like brilliant diamonds.

This phenomenon was only thanks to his perfected Golem Covert Martial Arts and his mutated Golem body's formidable physique. Otherwise, the moment Cassius's three fist arts reached perfection, the endless energy pouring in would likely have blown his body apart!

Killed by being overstuffed with power... That would have been the unluckiest way to die. Fortunately, Cassius could contain the energy. He used another method to divert most of the power away.

An extremely formidable tricolored vortex appeared within the heart of his Golem body, madly absorbing the ceaselessly gushing energy around it. It continued to absorb and compress the energy endlessly, until one could vaguely see the brilliant outline of a star.

That's right! Cassius intended to seize this surge of energy to refine a Southern Dipper Constellation core within himself. By compressing and unifying the energy through the Southern Dipper Constellation core, he could complete the second Three Fists as One!

Perhaps, it could also be called the Southern Dipper Constellation core, or the Mark of Covert Martial Arts!

What the core absorbed was not just Southern Dipper energy but also Cassius's understanding and insights of all Covert Martial Arts. It was the culmination of a lifetime of cultivating Covert Martial Arts and the resonance of his soul! When the Mark of Covert Martial Arts appeared, the barriers among Holy Fist, Dominator Fist, and Ultimate Fist would be erased, opening a broad avenue to the heavens!

At that moment, with the three fist arts perfected, Cassius could be called the King of Qi. When he united Holy Fist, Dominator Fist, and Ultimate Fist, he would be more than a king... He would be the God of Covert Martial Arts! A deity of the Covert Martial Arts path, mastering all combat in the world! 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

On the Blue Star Continent, at the rift between worlds, Cassius swiped his palm over the slain Ultimate Dark Form. A terrifying life magnetic field descended instantly, irradiating the corpse into decay.

"Let your life vibration energy become kindling to step toward the God of Covert Martial Arts!"

He no longer needed to proceed as slowly as before to absorb an Ultimate Dark Form's life vibration energy. Cassius's life essence had transcended these beings to reach an even higher level! Absorbing Ultimate Dark Forms was as easy as a Holy Fist absorbing Cataclysmic Spirit level dark creatures.

The head torn from the Ultimate Dark Form had become fragile white bones in the iron palm of the Golem body. A light squeeze of his five fingers crushed it to powder that drifted away with the wind.

The newly absorbed life vibration energy within Cassius was sent directly into the ever-accelerating vortex of the Southern Dipper Constellation core. It spun even faster as it continued to compress and refine the energy.

Even without intervention, the Southern Dipper Constellation core would have formed under normal circumstances. However, using life vibration energy from Ultimate Dark Forms would undoubtedly accelerate its formation by a considerable degree.

As long as there was enough Ultimate Dark Form "firewood", Cassius could refine the Southern Dipper Constellation core quickly. He could leap into the supreme realm of the second Three Fists as One. At that point, even if Xiadu descended in his full form, what was there to fear?

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The surrounding Ultimate Dark Forms all suddenly sensed something. Their heads all snapped around, staring in astonishment and even horror at Cassius and the ashes that was formerly Demon Wings Lain.

"Who?"

"Who are you!"

"When did you appear at the rift between worlds!?"

"You killed Demon Wings Lain!!!"

This region had been fully invaded by calamity and had become territory of the World of Calamity. Thus, many Ultimate Dark Forms had gathered. Yet, not a single one had noticed an enemy appearing among them and even killing Demon Wings Lain!

The nearest Ultimate Dark Form gaped at the ashes of Demon Wings Lain. "You... you... you are!"

Just moments ago, they had been discussing launching a massacre. But in the time it had taken to turn their heads, a companion was dead. That was even more chilling than a dreadful life-and-death battle... And it felt even more horrifying!

At the rift between worlds, Cassius stood amidst many Ultimate Dark Forms, feeling gazes land on him from every direction. He suddenly bared a feral grin.

"Next, it's your turn... I will turn this place into the hell of Ultimate Dark Forms!"

Boom!

An aura beyond perfected power erupted. Terrifying white light surged through the sky, turning the entire night into day.

Hundreds of kilometers away at the altar, everything was reaching its finale. The three dim Gates of Heaven still hung high among the clouds. Xiadu's opening of the final Gate of Soul had drawn even the first-ruptured Gate of Qi up from the world's depths. Thus the three Gates of Heaven stood side by side, radiating dim gold.

The gates stood fully open as their seals collapsed. All the efforts of the three Southern Dipper Holy Fists and the Southern Cross had been destroyed. The Gates of Heaven no longer suppressed Xiadu!

Xiadu's true body was completely free! Furthermore, it seemed to have completed its fusion. The Well of Sin giant stood like a demon god on the earth. Endless calamity overflowed from the great hole in its chest.

Members of the Gate Organization knelt in worship around it. They were quickly suffused with the purest calamity particles. They completely shedded their humanity to become powerful dark creatures.

In that moment, the Gate Organization became the family of calamity. Many members explored their new powerful bodies, strange abilities, and deranged Wills. They started capering around in excitement! They danced depravedly around the giant like priests of old dancing in sacrifice around an idol.

"Huu..."

The wind exhaled by Xiadu's true form became a black hurricane that dyed every cloud within sight.

Rumble...

Xiadu's voice rang out like thunder that pounded the earth incessantly, wiping out all lifeforms. At this moment, it was a god! Xiadu, by merely existing, polluted everything.

"I have returned! Xiadu Kala has come... It is time for Judgment Day!"

The giant's vast Will burst forth like a tsunami spreading across the surface world and the World of Calamity.

Xiadu was declaring its forceful return to the whole world!

Many Ultimate Dark Forms in the World of Calamity rioted in celebration, forcing the Holy Fists restraining them to burn their origin just to barely hold. A bat’s mad cackle rang out from the volcanic base of the Crystal Sand Sea, followed by an icy snort.

In the surface world, Xiadu stopped moving and retracted its dreadful energy. But as it drew its energy back, it suddenly sensed something amiss. Why were the Totem King, Annihilation Disaster, and the many Ultimate Dark Forms it had summoned from the rift silent!?

Their auras... were gone!

"What is going on? Where are Kassares and Mineto? They..."

Suddenly, a huge figure strode forth from the south.

"They have already merged with me to share in my great glory! They were not the only ones, but even the other Ultimate Dark Forms that crossed over. All of them have become a part of me... What an honor for them!"

The giant’s head whipped to the side and its eyes landed on the iron figure with a broad battle cloak on its shoulders.

"Golem Sect's master... You actually broke through the limit of perfection! Truly unexpected..."

The Well of Sin in the giant's chest surged, spewing forth endless calamity.

"Heheheh... Xiadu... Now, no existence in the entire world will come to disturb us. This land will be our final battlefield!"

The Golem crossed both arms before its chest in a combat stance. Southern Dipper's tricolored Qi spilled rapidly from the gaps of the huge body.

Under a blood moon in a barren plain, two terrifying figures that had broken the world's limits faced off! The pinnacle duel of the surface world and the World of Calamity had begun!