Almighty Genius

Chapter 2360 - 1854: Elemental Energy's Terrifying Lethality

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Even for someone like Jian Qingfeng, if it weren't for his exceptional talent and strong prowess, along with the significant contributions he made to the Sect, he would have to wait until after forty to have the chance to encounter such a secret technique...

Absorbing elemental energy to accelerate the impact towards the Supreme Realm... It's a shortcut, but also a road of no return!

Premature cultivation of elemental energy can certainly expedite advancement to the Supreme Realm, but it also sacrifices the opportunity to reach higher levels in the future... One must know that with premature cultivation of elemental energy, incorporating True Gang in the flesh noticeably leads to insufficient purity of Gang Qi. Even the body's defense is slightly inferior compared to other experts.

Although one can eventually step into the Supreme Realm, the impure True Gang, when converted into elemental energy, is destined to be incompatible with the previous elemental energy... This results in elemental energy being insufficiently pure.

This alone eliminates the chance to strive for higher realms... Two different attributes of elemental energy cause great rejection when impacting higher levels, not only preventing successful advancement but also potentially leading to elemental energy backlash due to rejection.

Elemental energy is inherently a high-level power. Once it backfires, even the body of a Supreme Realm Pinnacle Powerhouse struggles to survive, let alone more fragile physiques... The almost instantaneous result is exploding and dying.

Therefore, many ambitious genius martial artists prefer to spend extensive time slowly advancing to the Supreme Realm instead of taking such a shortcut...

Of course, for today's martial artists, entering the Supreme Realm is already a lifelong dream. Even genius martial artists like Jian Qingfeng think this way... So when he discovered this secret technique, he secretly cultivated it!

However, there are certain prerequisites...

For instance, the martial artist himself must endure the immense pressure of elemental energy entering the body; this demands a terrifyingly strong physique... Otherwise, as shown by that mercenary just now, elemental energy merely flutters slightly and instantly crushes him into a puddle of blood.

Yet, Qin Fang, Jian Qingfeng, and many other robust-bodied mercenaries did not face any accidents.

Body strength is only the minimum requirement; more crucial is the secret technique for cultivating elemental energy... Without integrating the elemental energy into one's body, saying anything is pointless.

Just like these mercenaries who entered the altar filled with dense elemental energy, with every breath, it flows into their bodies but cannot stay within, quickly discharged.

Perhaps during this process, they endure some pain, equivalent to a body cleansing, achieving some 'Cut Hair and Wash Marrow' effect, but only utilizing a thousandth of the energy of elemental energy, with most wasted.

This necessitates the practice of the elemental energy secret technique... Perhaps one's body can only absorb a tenth or a hundredth of the elemental energy now, but once a seed is left in the body, tremendous benefits can be gained.

Qin Fang and Jian Qingfeng are doing just that...

Of course, not everyone has this opportunity; at least the cultivation of elemental energy secret techniques is owned by only a few sects, most people have to cultivate step by step which results in many genius martial artists, even those who've remained at the Great Grandmaster Level Peak for years, unable to find the threshold to the Supreme Realm.

This leads to an increasingly rare number of Supreme Realm Powerhouses... Yet some Great Sects continue to maintain significant numbers of Paramount Experts, standing firm over millennia.

However, possessing such a secret technique also requires absorbable elemental energy; otherwise, it's all for naught...

Generally, these Great Sects have their own secret places. When a Supreme Realm Powerhouse is about to fall, they come to these secret places to disperse their power, releasing all elemental energy cultivated over their lives... This elemental energy is left for the successors to absorb, though much may be lost; creating even one Supreme Powerhouse makes it worthwhile.

Jian Qingfeng is no longer hoping to reach a higher level; he's satisfied just to advance to the Supreme Realm, hence diligently cultivating in hopes of entering the Kunlun Sect's secret place.

However, what he didn't expect was that without waiting for such an opportunity, he got the chance to absorb elemental energy in advance, and naturally took full advantage of it!

Yet Qin Fang's performance embarrasses this young Kunlun Sect elite...

He has already reached the Great Grandmaster Level, striving for the Supreme Realm, while Qin Fang is merely at the Grandmaster Level; although boasting combat ability not inferior to his, the realm difference is evident.

But Qin Fang truly is monstrous. The earlier impact wave already showed his physique comparable to Jian Qingfeng's Protective Gang Qi... Now even more crazily absorbing surrounding elemental energy at the Grandmaster Level, it's tenfold, hundredfold more ferocious than Jian Qingfeng!

Having absorbed some elemental energy, he's barely holding on, can only absorb then merge piece by piece, protecting himself to avoid exploding from excessive absorption.

But Qin Fang, this anomaly, shows no sign of stopping; he seems even more wildly aggressive...

"Senior Brother Qin, control a bit, don't go too crazy... the task is crucial!"

Stimulated by Qin Fang, Jian Qingfeng shouts with an odd expression.

"Understood..."

Qin Fang, sensing his own exceeding ferocity, even shocked Jian Qingfeng.

Hearing the reminder, Qin Fang responded with a chuckle, then quickly lunged towards the nearby mercenary!

Bam~~~

A fierce and powerful punch slammed into his opponent... A dull thud was heard, and the mercenary didn't even have time to scream before he was directly turned into fragments by Qin Fang's punch.

"Damn... so fierce!"

Seeing this scene, Jian Qingfeng's face turned pale, and Qin Fang was equally astounded.

The mercenary just now was at the Master Level Peak, and normally, even if Qin Fang wanted to kill him, it would take several moves at least, and at most it would kill, but not result in such an effect.

But now, not only was it an instant kill... the opponent didn't even leave a corpse, completely shattered!

"The power of elemental energy is indeed terrifying..."

Qin Fang couldn't help but exclaim in shock at this moment!

Although he had already cultivated elemental energy, and in quite a large quantity... he was unable to wield it. It would take reaching at least the Great Grandmaster Level, or even the Supreme Realm to use it. Normally, that elemental energy just lay dormant in Qin Fang's body like a pig.

But just now, he absorbed a part of the elemental energy, and in the process of integrating it into his body, Qin Fang managed to control a tiny bit... Although it was just a tiny amount, it was merged into Qin Fang's punch, resulting in this terrifying effect.

And Qin Fang's punch clearly also alerted the other mercenaries at the altar, including several Great Grandmaster Level experts, whose attention was all drawn to the two of them.

"Kill them!"

The mercenary leader had a frighteningly grim expression, and immediately ordered his mercenaries...

But he himself did not move, instead sitting cross-legged at the center of the altar, seemingly absorbing the altar's elemental energy as well... possibly at a pace not much slower than Qin Fang's.

Bam bam bam~~~

But at that moment, the altar's second shockwave began... An incense stick of time wasn't too long, and just a moment passed as it too slipped away.

Outside the altar, the terrifying shockwave rapidly swept over everything around, including several mercenaries who had just come into sight, having no time to react before being blown to pieces by the shockwave.

"The power is indeed twice as strong as before…"

Qin Fang and his companions, although the shockwave's power was considerably diminished within the altar, still suffered significant impact, and the shock he sustained was nearly as strong as the one he experienced outside earlier.

At least during the first wave, there were almost no casualties inside the altar, but this time three mercenaries were instantly unable to withstand it and were blown apart... Showing the altar wasn't that safe after all.

"Junior Martial Brother Qin, pick up the pace…"

Blocking this wave of shock, Jian Qingfeng immediately shouted in reminder.

"Understood! I'm on it!"

Qin Fang couldn't afford to continue absorbing the elemental energy, as time was running out. Although entering the altar gained them a chance to endure another shockwave, the enemy's strength was still formidable.

The mercenaries at Master Level were still manageable, but the few Great Grandmaster Level experts... Even Qin Fang and Jian Qingfeng together, found them troublesome.

Bam~~

Without much more to say, Qin Fang swiftly charged at the opponent like a ferocious tiger, wielding his Flowing Shadow Divine Sword, vibrating with fearsome Sword Qi, directly attacking those expert mercenaries... He also attempted to blend a bit of elemental energy into the Sword Qi, potentially producing even more terrifying lethality.

Puff puff puff~~~

And the effect was quite remarkable, as mercenaries struck by him were almost instantly severely wounded, and with a slight additional shock of elemental energy around, the person couldn't withstand it, being quickly exploded into a bloody mess, dissolving into a mist of blood and vanishing.

"Junior Martial Brother Qin, come help quickly!"

Compared to Qin Fang's side of less effort, Jian Qingfeng was in considerable trouble, besieged by two Great Grandmaster Level experts, their repeated attacks left him vulnerable, with even a slight mistake potentially leading to his demise! (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)