“The best natural treasures, the most powerful skills, and the most powerful artifacts have all been obtained by me. There are not many directly valuable things left in this world.”

Above the desert and the sky, Li Yang, who had just finished testing the Wanxiang Lingpan, took this magical artifact into his body. Feeling the power of mountains and rivers surging in his body, a smile appeared on his face, and then he thought in his heart.

He knew that at his level, there would be very few useful things, so he had to grasp every useful thing.

So Li Yang resolutely came to the ancient battlefield.

Standing at the entrance of the ancient battlefield, an ancient and soul-crushing atmosphere hits you in the face. Everywhere you look, there are broken walls and ruins. Some of the broken boulders are as huge as mountains, and their surfaces are covered with traces of erosion by time and war. The pits and potholes seem to silently tell of the tragedy of the past. The broken earth is like a hideous scar, and huge cracks spread far away, deep and bottomless. From time to time, strange lights escape from the cracks, either dark blue or red-purple, as if coming from another unknown world.

The sky was filled with thick blood mist, which was not ordinary mist. It was heavy and oppressive, and every strand contained the unwillingness and resentment of countless strong men who had died. The bloody smell was so strong that it was suffocating and lasted for a long time, as if time could not dispel it here. Li Yang took a deep breath, and the bloody smell instantly filled his nasal cavity, bringing a hot and stinging feeling, which lifted his spirits, and then he stepped into this battlefield full of unknowns and dangers.

As soon as he stepped in, he was instantly enveloped by the majestic and ancient fighting spirit. The power contained in this fighting spirit was enough to overturn mountains and rivers and reshape the world. Every inch of air was whispering about the thrilling battles in ancient times. The whispers seemed to have traveled through endless time and space, with the clang of golden swords clashing, the majestic roar of the strong, and the wailing of the dying weak. These sounds intertwined together to form a unique rhythm, like a war song, but full of endless sadness. It was a fierce battle that could cause the world order to collapse, and it was a desperate fight between the strong to compete for the dominance of heaven and earth.

Li Yang slowly closed his eyes and tried to feel the fighting spirit. In an instant, a powerful and mysterious artistic conception quietly entered his perception. This artistic conception was vast and magnificent, like an endless universe, deep and mysterious. The power contained in it seemed to be able to give birth to a new world, and it could also make the existing world disappear into ashes. In this artistic conception, Li Yang seemed to see a strong man in a simple robe, galloping in the vast universe. Every move he made carried a charm that transcended the world. With every move he made, the stars fell like dust, or were directly crushed into powder by a powerful force, or were swallowed by the distorted space, leaving only a short light that was fleeting. The rules of heaven and earth broke like fragile silk threads, and the originally stable order of time and space fell into chaos. The flow of time was fast and slow, and the space became distorted. Various strange scenes continued to emerge. In some places, matter was collapsing rapidly, forming extremely dense black holes, and in some places, energy was bursting wildly, forming a gorgeous but deadly energy storm.

Li Yang knew in his heart that this was most likely a powerful artistic conception left by an ancient god. Immersed in it, Li Yang began a long and focused process of perception. At first, he only felt that this artistic conception was like a mountain that towered into the clouds. Standing at the foot of the mountain, he could only look up at its majesty and could not touch the core. He tried to analyze every detail in this artistic conception, every move of the strong man, every burst of power, but these elements were like scattered stars, and it was difficult to connect them into a complete context.

He kept recalling the figure of the strong man, trying to understand it from different angles. He closed his eyes and sketched the picture of the strong man traveling through the universe in his mind, imagining himself as the strong man, feeling every surge and explosion of power. Gradually, he caught a glimpse of the law of the flow of power, like seeing a faint dawn in the darkness. He found that the power of the strong man was not released without any rules, but had an internal rhythm, which echoed with some mysterious rhythm between heaven and earth.

Li Yang began to imitate the movements of the strong man, starting from the most basic starting position. Every time he raised his hand and turned around, he tried to make it consistent with the picture in his mind. At the beginning, his movements were stiff and clumsy, and his use of strength was also very awkward. The space around him only rippled slightly, as if mocking his powerlessness. But he did not give up. He repeated it over and over again, constantly adjusting his way of exerting force and breathing rhythm. As time went by, his movements became more and more smooth, and his momentum began to rise. The space around him began to distort slightly, as if it could not bear this increasingly powerful force. The distortion of space was like the ripples that appeared when a stone was thrown into a calm lake, spreading outward in circles. In the distorted space, the light also underwent strange refractions, and the originally clear scene became blurred and illusory.

In this state of mind of the god, Li Yang sensed two unique power fluctuations, which were related to two incomplete martial arts. Following the guidance of the fluctuations, he came to a stone wall engraved with ancient runes. The stone wall towered into the sky, as if it was an ancient monument. The runes on it exuded a mysterious light, sometimes flickering, sometimes dimming, as if telling a forgotten history. The strange patterns and obscure words on the stone wall were the records of the two incomplete martial arts. The first martial art was called “Sky Splitting Fist”. Li Yang stared at the pattern on the stone wall, and saw the god punched out, and the space was completely torn apart like fragile glass. Endless darkness surged out of the cracks. The darkness contained the power to destroy everything. Wherever it went, matter and energy were devoured crazily. There seemed to be countless resentful spirits hidden in the darkness, and they let out sharp howls, as if cursing the world. Li Yang copied the gourd and began to practice. At first, his fist only created a slight breeze. With continuous practice and a deeper understanding of the artistic conception, the wind from his fist became stronger and stronger, and the spiritual power in his body surged towards his fist like a raging tsunami of destruction. When he integrated his understanding of the artistic conception into it, the space around his fist became more and more distorted, making crackling sounds, as if the space was wailing in pain. Li Yang knew that this was only an incomplete “Sky-Splitting Fist” and that more understanding and practice were needed to unleash its true power.

He began to think deeply about the essence of the “Sky-Splitting Fist”, and repeatedly pondered every detail from the trajectory of the God’s punch to the way the power is condensed. He found that before the God punches, the body will gather a unique energy, as if attracting the power of heaven and earth to himself. Li Yang tried to imitate this way of energy gathering. Before punching, he mobilized the spiritual power of his whole body, let them form a high-speed rotating energy vortex in the body, and then released it suddenly. At first, his attempt was not successful. The control of spiritual power was very unstable, and leakage often occurred during the gathering process. But he kept adjusting his spiritual power operation route and summed up his experience through repeated failures. Finally, in an attempt, he successfully gathered powerful spiritual power, punched out, the fist wind whistled, and a short crack appeared in the surrounding space. Although not as powerful as the God, this small success encouraged him.

The second martial art is the “Star Chasing Step”. According to the records on the stone wall, those who practice this step can be as fast as chasing stars and the moon, so fast that they can surpass the flow rate of time and break the barriers of space. Li Yang began to run according to the route and movements in the pattern. At first, his steps were chaotic and his breath was unstable, but as time went on, he gradually mastered the rhythm. During the practice, Li Yang constantly adjusted his breathing and spiritual power. When he evenly distributed his spiritual power in his legs and combined it with the agility and elegance in the artistic conception of the god, his speed instantly increased several times. His figure quickly shuttled through the ancient battlefield like a phantom. Wherever he passed, the space was pulled out by his speed to form twisted ripples, as if the dimensions of reality were disturbed by him. The surrounding scenery became blurred in his eyes, and the passage of time seemed to slow down. He could even see the slow drift of dust in the air and the strange trajectory of light in the twisted space.

In order to better understand the “Star Chasing Step”, Li Yang began to observe the flow of natural forces in the ancient battlefield, such as the direction of the strong wind and the propagation path of light. He found that the flow of natural forces always follows the most concise and efficient way. He tried to incorporate this concept into the “Star Chasing Step”. When running, let his body follow the flow of surrounding space and energy instead of forcing a breakthrough. He also found that when he integrated his consciousness with the surrounding environment, he could perceive the changes in space in advance, so as to adjust his pace more flexibly. Through continuous practice and perception, his “Star Chasing Step” became more and more proficient and faster, as if he could really catch up with the stars.

However, the ancient battlefield is by no means a peaceful place. Just as Li Yang was immersed in martial arts training, a guardian beast sensed his presence. This guardian beast was shaped like a unicorn, with blazing flames all over its body. That flame was not an ordinary flame, but a chaotic fire that could burn the entire galaxy to ashes. The flame was strangely colorful, and each color represented a destructive force, intertwining and colliding with each other, exuding a powerful breath that could instantly turn the world into nothingness. It opened its bloody mouth and roared loudly, with endless anger and majesty in its voice. Wherever it passed, the space was directly shattered, forming black holes that swallowed everything. The matter around the black hole was sucked in crazily, making a sharp whistling sound, and even light could not escape its powerful gravity.

Li Yang was awakened from his training state in an instant, and without hesitation, he used the “Star Chasing Step” and moved quickly to avoid the attack. The guardian beast’s attack was very fierce, and each attack brought a powerful impact that could shatter a planet. Wherever it went, huge holes were smashed into the ground. These holes were bottomless, as if connected to the end of the universe. The surrounding space and time fell into chaos under this impact. The edges of the holes took on irregular shapes, twisted into strange shapes by powerful forces. The passage of time near the holes became extremely unstable, sometimes accelerating, sometimes stagnating, making people feel as if they were in a maze of time.

Li Yang dodged while looking for flaws. He found that the guardian beast’s head movements changed slightly when it attacked, which was most likely a weakness. So he used his spiritual power and performed the “Sky-Splitting Fist” to blast the guardian beast’s head. “Boom!” There was a loud noise, which exceeded the limits of the universe and made all the stars tremble. Li Yang’s fist collided with the guardian beast’s head. The powerful force caused the guardian beast to step back a few steps. A shallow crack appeared on its head. The energy escaping from the crack was like a supernova explosion, which could turn everything around into nothingness. The energy spread out from the crack to the surroundings. Wherever it went, everything was ruthlessly destroyed. Whether it was solid rock or powerful energy shield, in front of this energy, they were like fragile paper and were torn into pieces in an instant.

The guardian beast was enraged, and the chaos fire on its body burned more vigorously, and it attacked again. Li Yang did not dare to slack off, and continued to use the “Star Chasing Step” and “Sky Splitting Fist” to engage in a fierce battle with the guardian beast. In the battle, he became more and more proficient in understanding and using the two incomplete martial arts, and also deeply realized the importance of the “Star Chasing Step” in avoiding attacks and creating attack opportunities, as well as the power of the “Sky Splitting Fist” to give a fatal blow at a critical moment. Every attack was like a cosmic disaster. His figure moved quickly on the battlefield, like a flash of lightning, sometimes shuttling between the attacks of the guardian beast, and sometimes launching a fierce counterattack. Every punch was accompanied by powerful force and an indomitable momentum, and the fist wind whistled, as if it could tear the space apart.

After a hard fight, Li Yang finally found the fatal flaw of the guardian beast. He concentrated all his spiritual power and used the perfected “Sky-Splitting Fist”. This punch contained his profound understanding of martial arts and the perfect fusion of the artistic conception of becoming a god. The power condensed in the fist was enough to rewrite the rules of the entire universe. “Boom!” There was a loud noise, which seemed to be the roar at the beginning of the birth of the universe, and also like the death knell of the end of the universe. The guardian beast was hit by Li Yang’s fist, and its body was instantly torn apart by the powerful force, turning into countless fragments. These fragments carried endless destructive energy and spread around. Wherever they went, all matter and energy were completely annihilated, as if the world was coming to an end under this punch. The space was completely torn apart, forming a huge hole, and time stopped flowing at this moment. All the light disappeared, leaving only endless darkness and silence.

After defeating this powerful guardian beast, Li Yang felt that his strength had been qualitatively improved. (End of this chapter)