Chapter 1862 - 185: Breaking the Shackles, The Martial Saint’s Path

In his heart, he whispered silently and then raised his head, gazing into the distance.

At this moment, his gaze seemed to penetrate the courtyard walls, the Celestial Palace City, the mountains, and rivers, seeing the ends of heaven and earth.

Everything in this world was entirely within his sight.

He knew he had already embarked on the right path.

As long as he continued along this road, one day, he would break all the chains and see the true heavens and earth.

"Chains..."

Jiang Ning softly mouthed these two words again, with a hint of profoundness in his gaze.

Then, he lowered his head, looking at his arm.

Although he did not close his eyes to contemplate himself, at this moment, he could also see those nine dark golden chains within his arm.

Those nine chains, like shackles, firmly bound him, making him like a frog in a well, a fish in a pond.

He observed silently for a moment.

Suddenly.

His arm suddenly exerted force.

Snap—

Instantly, the sound of a taut chain echoed in his heart.

He felt the profound sense of constraint of his right arm being bound at this moment.

He sensed that in the void, invisible chains were tightly shackling his arm.

"So it’s indeed like this!!"

Feeling such a change, his heart was not startled but joyous.

Because this proved that his direction was correct.

The next moment.

His legs rooted into the ground like pillars, exerting force once more.

Thud—

The earth beneath trembled, as if an earth dragon was turning over.

Snap—

The sound of taut chains became even clearer.

Invisible powers constrained his right arm through the unseen chains.

Suddenly.

Boom—

A chain reached its limit and suddenly snapped, disintegrating into fragments.

In an instant.

He immediately felt an overwhelming ease and relaxation surge through his body, making him feel as if he could fly away riding the wind.

"Chains..." he murmured in his heart, looking at his right arm, his eyes brimmed with a strange brilliance.

As the chain shattered, he truly felt a form of elevation.

This feeling was indescribable, beyond words.

But he could distinctly sense that he was different from before.

At this moment, he could see and feel that with the shattering of that chain in his right arm, now only eight chains remained.

Compared to the bodily changes, the change in his right arm was more significant.

Though his flesh and bones had not grown stronger, he could distinctively feel that the power latent within his right arm had advanced a level compared to just before, entirely different.

It also appeared to have lost balance compared to the left arm.

All these changes, he understood, were because he just broke a chain in his right arm.

This also proved that his line of thought and method were correct.

Break the chains, and see the world.

Just now, he broke a chain in his right arm, meaning he broke a human chain.

"Keep it up!" His heart surged with excitement, filled with motivation.

Then.

His legs spread apart, rooting into the ground like roots.

Cautiously experiencing the changes in his body.

With the previous experience, he knew that the struggle to break the chains was not truly about using force to tear apart chains.

It was the influence of his preconceived notions.

Human chains are invisible, intangible, dreamlike, not truly existing entities.

All his concepts and behavioral patterns were based on past perceptions.

"This feels like a higher level of struggle, a level I currently cannot comprehend!" He murmured in his heart.

He did not feel discouraged.

The more he saw, the more he understood, the more he realized his own insignificance.

The next moment.

Snap—

The sound of taut chains echoed in his heart.

At this moment, his mood changed slightly.

Because he could feel, compared to just before, the chain on his right arm felt different, more resilient than before it snapped.

It seemed as if, with the breaking of that chain, the remaining chains’ strength increased.

"If it’s this cumulative layer upon layer, what level of bodily strength does it require to break all ninety chains within?"

A thought flashed through his mind, a sliver of doubt.

He thought of the Martial Saint.

Walking along this road, he knew how extraordinary and unparalleled he was.

But even so, he still felt the immense difficulty of this path.

If not for his unique opportunities and fortunes, it would be impossible for anyone else to reach where he had.

But even with the countless layered traits, his talent was hailed as the greatest of all time.

At this moment, he became increasingly amazed by the Martial Saint’s achievements.

To pioneer such a path, it seemed an existence that should not be.

"Perhaps he also had his own opportunities, and in this world, I’m not the only one blessed with fortunes!"

The thought flashed by, and he took a deep breath.

Exert force again.

Crack, crack——

The sound of the chains tightening grew even clearer.

Several breaths later.

Bang——

A crisp sound rang out.

Then, his body grew even more tense.

Every Great Tendon in his body was pulled to its limit.

Every vertebra sounded with the "crunch" of maximum load.

Yet to the outside world, his form remained unmoving.

The ground no longer trembled.

The courtyard returned to its usual calm.

It was as if his exertion did not exist at all.

Bang——

Next, another sound came from within his body.

It was the sound of the third chain breaking.

With this crisp sound, the third chain within his right arm snapped.

His body shuddered, feeling as if the surging power in his right arm was about to burst forth, with an increasing disparity from his left arm.

"Three now..."

He murmured to himself, beads of sweat seeping from his forehead.

Merely breaking three chains left him feeling unprecedented fatigue, as if battling a peerless expert for three days and nights.

"This is just three chains on the right arm, there are still nine on the left arm, nine in each leg, nine in each of the five organs, nine in the head..."

He silently calculated in his heart: a total of ninety chains constitute the complete human secret.

"If the difficulty increases as this, it will probably get harder the further I go."

He took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil within, and sensed the changes brought by the breaking of the three chains.

In his right arm, it was as if some restraint had been broken, a new force surging from the depths, merging with his Qi-Blood, resonating with his tendons and bones.

He slowly raised his right arm, spread his fingers wide, then clenched them tight.

"The power has increased by at least one-tenth."

He silently estimated.

Just by breaking three chains, the power in the right arm had significantly increased.

Each chain broken raised the power by about one-tenth.

This increment is an exponential accumulation.

Breaking seven chains could double the power from its original base.

The growth in power would drive the relative strengthening of the flesh.

"If all are broken, what scene would that be?"

His thoughts flashed, filled with anticipation.

"Martial Saint... how many did he break back then?"

A question floated in his mind again.

According to the Martial Saint, he had already cracked the human secret and embarked on another path.

But to what extent, the Martial Saint did not specify.

"Perhaps, when I gather enough Source Points and break through with the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill, and then my physical strength advances another level, the speed of breaking chains might be faster."

He calculated inwardly.

Currently, the panel shows Source Points remaining are over eight hundred, only a little short of the thousand needed for the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill breakthrough.

"If Ashina’s side can deliver resources on time, we should be able to gather them."

His gaze turned toward the north, lost in thought.

The next moment.

He took a few short breaths.

Waiting until his bodily condition was almost recovered.

Exert force again.

Bang——

...

Bang——

...

Bang——

Moments later.

Whew——

As he let out a long breath, sweat dripped from his forehead.

In one go, he broke six chains in the right arm.

He also estimated, this was almost his limit.

After a good recovery, he could probably break another chain.

And that, is his true limit now.

To go further, only with a further enhancement in physical strength.

"Broken six chains!"

He murmured to himself, clenching his fist, then spreading his fingers again.

Explosive power filled his right arm.

The increase in strength and capacity was most apparent in the right arm.

A nearly doubled increase.

But it doesn’t stop there, he could feel that his physical form also grew considerably.

As if his entire being had gone through a metamorphosis of rebirth.

He felt incredibly relaxed and free.

"The term ’chains’ really is fitting!" he thought inwardly.