Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques-Chapter 219 - 212: Life and Death

Zhou Yuanjue had once told Ning Muqing.

The human body's instincts are both a restraint and a form of protection.

They protect us from being harmed by the chaotic magnetic fields of the outside world, from being injured by imperceptible changes within our bodies, and from dying by exceeding the limits our bodies can withstand.

But this protection also implies the existence of limits. A Saint Awakening, however, must use their will to overcome these instincts and explore the powers that the body's instincts deem "dangerous," thereby breaking through the body's limits.

After realizing this, Zhou Yuanjue had experimented. He found he could suppress his body's instincts to unleash power beyond his normal limits, but his body's tissues would suffer varying degrees of damage afterward from being unable to withstand such power.

The Celestial Demon Disintegration technique, which causes the body to enter a state of "Rainbow Transformation," is precisely a method that suppresses the body's self-preservation instincts, trading physical harm for greater power.

Instincts are the self-imposed limitations the body creates for its own protection.

Although a Saint Awakening is powerful, they must still explore with caution before the vast and unpredictable heavens and earth, as if treading on thin ice. A single misstep could lead to their death, their Dao scattered.

Therefore, while a Saint Awakening can suppress their instincts to a certain extent, they dare not do so completely. That would be like a computer completely disabling its firewall, leaving it vulnerable to any and all viruses.

And what Zhou Yuanjue had to do now was suppress his instincts to the greatest extent possible and unleash a power that transcended his own limits.

Self-Limitation Release!!

Zhou Yuanjue's fingers also tapped across his body. His eyes turned light red, and his skin began to burn intensely. Parts of his skin were turning crystalline and luminous—the consequence of violently channeling magnetic fields after his body's self-preservation instincts had been revoked.

In an instant, his physical attributes and the intensity of his Life Magnetic Field reached the peak of his entire life.

However, after entering this state of "Self-Limitation Release," his body's instinctual protections vanished completely. Even he had never experienced anything like it. It was like an infant, coddled in a greenhouse its whole life, being suddenly thrown into a harsh environment.

Cold, bacteria, wild beasts, sharp objects, dust storms—any of these things could easily claim the infant's life.

Likewise, the chaotic external magnetic fields, unknown information, his body's unregulated functions, and his inability to control the degree of his power output—any of these things could spell death for Zhou Yuanjue.

It was no exaggeration to say that he was now closer to the brink of "death" than he had been even when he first became a Saint Awakening.

He would not have taken this step if the situation weren't so dire.

But having taken it, he would never regret it.

Walking on a razor's edge, dancing before the Ghost Gate.

From the moment he set foot on the path of the Martial Dao, he had long since cast aside all thoughts of life and death.

This was his nature. Poised on the edge of life and death, his will became unprecedentedly calm as he carefully sensed the state of being so near to death after releasing his self-limitations.

'I can unleash stronger attacks without regard for what my body can withstand, but it will accelerate my body's demise.'

'I can channel the power of the magnetic fields to a greater degree, but it will hasten my body's Rainbow Transformation.'

Beyond that, in this instant, he had an even more wondrous experience.

In this moment—with most of his instincts suppressed, his self-limitations released, and death terrifyingly close—a "paradox" could exist within his body.

For example, his heart could beat violently under his control, but his kidneys wouldn't secrete adrenaline to stimulate his nerves. His stomach and intestines could churn freely, but they wouldn't secrete gastric acid. He could constrict one lung and breathe with only the other.

If the human mind is the operator and the body is a machine, then at this moment, Zhou Yuanjue had gained complete control over this machine. He could force it to perform unconventional operations that might cause it immense damage.

At that moment, he suddenly understood. This was the node he had been searching for all along—the state in which the body exists within a completely impossible paradox.

One half Buddha, one half Demon.

Motion and stillness, life and death, fortune and disaster, danger and opportunity.

One Yin and one Yang is the Dao.

This world, the human body... both were so wondrous.

However, understanding the node for creating this "paradox" did not mean Zhou Yuanjue had completely succeeded.

Even with the node, creating "balance" within that state was still an extremely difficult task. After all, with his instincts gone, his body was entirely under his conscious control, making such a balance even harder to find. Not to mention, simply entering this node was itself a massive risk.

'How could he balance Yin and Yang? Especially while in motion?'

This was not something that could be achieved overnight. It would require immense training to gradually hone his control over his body.

But that didn't stop him from making an attempt.

"What is this?!"

Seeing Zhou Yuanjue's state, the man behind the scenes' pupils shrank.

"You've entered this state too? I can discard the puppets I control at will, but you can't ignore the collapse of your own flesh. The outcome of this battle is already decided!!"

"Besides, how long can you even last in this state?"

"Utterly foolish!!"

The seven figures let out crazed laughter as their attacks rained down fiercely.

At that moment, Zhou Yuanjue's downcast eyes snapped open.

SCREECH!!

The Flaming Giant Bird, which had been forced to curl up under the pressure of the seven Demon Generals, suddenly spread its wings again. Its form instantly swelled, growing even larger than before.

And in Zhou Yuanjue's hands, that peculiar seal had formed once more.

His body spun violently, the ferocious power around him vibrating the air to form a Martial Shield.

Soaring Seal!!

BOOM!!

A massive force erupted, and the scene resembled a powerful explosion, the heat causing the very air to distort slightly.

The seven figures were once again blasted away by that immense power, but the man behind the scenes showed no sign of anger.

"This is only your first time entering this disintegrated state. Let's see how many more times you can erupt like that!!"

Without pausing, the seven figures stabilized themselves and attacked once more.

SCREECH! SCREECH! SCREECH! SCREECH!!

Four consecutive attacks, four consecutive Soaring Seals, and yet Zhou Yuanjue still hadn't fallen.

The man behind the scenes also realized something was wrong. He saw the light of Rainbow Transformation on Zhou Yuanjue's body flickering in and out of existence. Although his body was suffering immense damage, it seemed to be maintained in a peculiar state—being damaged and repaired simultaneously, a ceaseless cycle that kept him hanging on by a thread, allowing him to unleash those terrifying attacks again and again.

"What in the world is this?!"

In his long life, the man behind the scenes had never seen such a state.

It was like a paradox and a miracle.

Something like this should not exist in this world.

Between life and death.

Yin Yang Life and Death.

Neither born nor dying, a repeating cycle of Reincarnation!