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Chapter 270 - 131 Armillary Sphere Shadow (2/3)

Chapter 270: Chapter 131 Armillary Sphere Shadow (2/3)

At the moment An Jing made up his mind, the swirl of time that resembled a clock face in the center of his Divine Sea began speeding up faster and faster until the vortex vanished, turning into a funnel that led straight to the core of his Soul and Spirit.

But this was just the beginning. Soon, the continuously rotating vortex began to coalesce, bringing together his Soul and Spirit, Inner Breath, Spirit Qi, and even a thread of the Power of Heavenly Destiny Seven Fiends, culminating in a vague shadow of an Armillary Sphere at the core of his Soul and Spirit.

"It’s done!" An Jing knew at that moment that he had crossed the most difficult hurdle.

As Spirit Qi and the power of Soul and Spirit continued to pour in, the shadow became clearer and began to revolve as well.

Humm.

When the Armillary Sphere was actualized, An Jing briefly exited the "Heavenly Timing" state.

Then, the next instant.

As Inner Breath and Spirit Qi circulated within his body and poured into the slots, the Sphere began to rotate, and he entered the accelerated thought state of Heavenly Timing once again!

An Jing’s Divine Sea.

In what was originally the formless center of his Soul and Spirit, an Armillary Sphere appeared, situated right in the middle, slowly transforming the entire Purple Mansion Divine Sea into an image reminiscent of a starry sky Formation Map.

Even the broken sword, formed by the Subdue Evil Sword Spirit, joyously transformed into a grand star, anchoring itself in the Taibai Star Position, rotating along with the turn of the Armillary Sphere. Both Emperor’s Blood and Heavenly Profound True Talisman, though reluctant at first, were forced to follow the sword’s lead and rotate along.

Reality.

An Jing stood up and looked around.

The doubled thought speed made what was usually a swift action of standing seem exceedingly slow; yet the slowness he felt did not match the energy consumption his body was experiencing. This odd discrepancy intrigued him.

Whooo...

The sound of the wind outside the window also slowed down, like a song being stretched out. An Jing rotated his eyeballs, and the flickering of the candlelight hanging in front of his desk also became slow, as if it was almost coming to a standstill.

"Interesting..."

An Jing spoke, his voice coming out drawn-out and slow. The clear vibration of his vocal cords and the trembling sound even made him aware that his accent was not quite standard, carrying a Northern Border intonation, even when he wasn’t mimicking the speech of the people of Dust Li.

Ha ha, he laughed softly and raised his hand, intending to touch his throat—his hand moved just as slowly... unless he activated the explosive state of the Imperial Heaven and Houtu Method.

With Spirit Qi rapidly circulating within him, An Jing felt the sluggishness in his body dissipate.

Now, he could move at a ’normal’ pace, as if the whole world had slowed down.

Walking to the door, opening it, An Jing stepped into the courtyard of the Siheyuan.

If someone saw him, in their eyes, An Jing would appear like a specter, moving through the courtyard with fluidity that was too smooth, almost as if on fast forward.

An Jing realized that his physical quality had not improved too much; after all, Grasping Heavenly Moment was a Divine Abnormality of the Soul and Spirit, which made his soul incredibly resolute, and his physical strength only increased a bit due to the unity of Body and Spirit.

But! Under the Heavenly Timing state, his control over his body, and the precision of its operations, had all improved significantly!

With the same physical quality, his combat abilities had once again undergone a qualitative improvement!

Just accelerated thinking alone would be manageable, but with the body also accelerated, even An Jing, despite the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban, could not endure for long.

"Ten moments."

An Jing closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the sounds of the wind and the light of the fire returned to normal. The state of Heavenly Timing had ended, "Ten moments are the absolute limit of my full strength."

"If it exceeds ten moments, even if I can continue to maintain the state of Heavenly Timing for a while, I won’t be able to control the precision of the strength. For those true masters, it would just be an unnecessary flaw."

Ten moments, not long but also not short. In a full-force Martial Arts duel, even a single moment could be enough to determine life and death.

In fact, ten moments were nearly the limit for someone in the Inner Strength realm. Even for a Martial Artist specializing in Body Refinement with naturally abundant Inner Breath, fortified by four kinds of Divine Abnormality, the maximum duration would be around ten or so moments.

If one only had the Grasping Heavenly Moment skill, being able to maintain acceleration for a few moments would already be considered an extraordinary talent.

But An Jing could maintain it for ten moments the very first time, not only because he too was exceptionally talented, but also because of the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban.

At this moment, An Jing had an epiphany, "My Martial Arts Divine Abnormality could focus on the Internal Clan like my master! And the Immortal Path could specialize in Body Refinement!"

"This is a bit like going against the Heavenly Gang," Subdue Evil Sword Spirit commented, "But considering you are one of the Seven Fiends, it’s not unacceptable."

"This is the Inner Strength realm..."

An Jing slowly raised his right hand, his fingers coming together, palm slightly retracted, and a crimson firelight manifested in his palm. It danced and burned, confined to that spot within his palm, continuously contracting from the initial flickering fire into a molten, boiling mass of Fiend Flame.

Mars Blood Fiend.

Without using a Divine Skill, An Jing used to rely on the technique of Coalescing Qi into Soldiers to harness Blood Fiend. Now, he could control Blood Fiend at will, using it to better strengthen his body and launch attacks, just like Lu Jin did to block the Sword Box, and like the Wine Flame Demon did to cast fire and water at will.

An Jing waved his hand, and the strand of Mars Blood Fiend shot out like an arrow, slamming into a pine tree in the courtyard.

In just a moment, the invisible flame burnt out all life from within, and as An Jing approached to examine it, all the evergreen needles of the pine turned yellow and drooped, still hanging on the branches, but it was evident that the tree was dead.

"In terms of purely killing living beings, Taibai Fiend Qi is not as powerful as Blood Fiend," An Jing reflected.

After reaching the Inner Strength realm, he felt a new power surging within him, which was the energy of the Spiritual Fiend Qi born from the union of his Fate Pattern force and Inner Breath.

Unlike Qi Refinement in the Immortal Path, as long as Martial Artists with a Fate Pattern followed it, their Fate Pattern power could merge with their Inner Breath to form Spirit Qi.

As long as the Fate Pattern remained active, they could continuously gather surrounding Spirit Qi, refining it into unique Mysterious True Evil Spirits, allowing Martial Artists to cultivate without needing to find corresponding Spirit Vein nodes.

This was the basis for Martial Artists’ existence in the world: they really could cultivate among people, rather than being trapped in remote, uninhabited mountains and forests for the sake of Qi Refinement.

Of course, if An Jing found a special Blood Fiend and Flame Fiend Earth Vein, his cultivation speed during seclusion there would definitely be faster. This was also why Da Chen only built large cities on Earth Pulse Nodes.

But in terms of adapting to the environment, Fate Pattern Martial Artists were indeed far superior to Qi Refinement cultivators.

What made An Jing particularly special was his Heavenly Mandate, and he had already awakened two stars.

After pondering for a moment, An Jing raised his other hand — and this time, the Spirit Qi in his hand was no longer the aggressive and murderous Blood Fiend, but the ice-cold and decisive Taibai Fiend Qi.

One hand flame, one hand metal... An Jing could indeed control two different kinds of Fiend Qi simultaneously!