Chapter 619 - 255: Formidable

The Celestial Treasure Tower, thirtieth floor.

As Chen Qing stepped inside, the Light Sect behind him quietly vanished, and the surrounding scenery opened up before him.

Unlike the environments of the previous floors, the thirtieth floor was a boundless expanse of gray haze.

Underfoot was a smooth floor as hard as Profound Iron. There was nothing overhead, only a single point of faint light gradually brightening in the distant center.

The moment Chen Qing set foot in this place, the purple cluster of light that had long been silent in his mind rippled slightly, sending out a faint throb.

Chen Qing’s Heart and Spirit tensed. He immediately suppressed this unusual sensation and focused his mind on what was in front of him.

The faint light rapidly expanded and solidified, finally taking the form of a human figure.

It was a Dark Gold Puppet, well-proportioned and agile, with sleek lines and a surface that shimmered with an obscure luster.

It carried no Weapons, merely standing there quietly with its hands hanging naturally at its sides.

However, a majestic aura, as heavy as a mountain, emanated from its body. It was undoubtedly at the level of Astral Force Perfection!

Moreover, this Astral Force was exceptionally pure and dense, carrying a sense of weight that came from being tempered a thousand times over.

’The thirtieth floor is truly extraordinary. An unarmed Puppet at Astral Force Perfection... No wonder so few from Xu Wang Mountain have been able to pass this level,’ Chen Qing thought to himself.

Among the geniuses from the Hundred Sects currently being selected by Xu Wang Mountain, only five had passed the thirtieth floor.

VMM!

The Dark Gold Puppet moved. The ground beneath its feet trembled slightly as its figure tore through the air like a phantom, leaving only a faint afterimage in its place.

Its speed was astonishing!

The Dragon Elephant Wisdom Vajra Body within Chen Qing activated with a roar. The Qi Blood Power of the Fourth Layer surged, a dark gold light faintly visible beneath his skin. Without dodging or evading, he clenched his right fist and met the attack with a simple, direct punch!

He didn’t use a single trace of his Primordial Five Elements True Astral. He purely wanted to test the limits of his Flesh Body, which had just broken through!

BOOM!

His Fist Edge collided head-on with the Puppet’s palm!

There was no crisp clang of metal on metal, but rather a dull, thunderous explosion!

A visible shockwave erupted from the point of impact, spreading out and kicking up the unseen dust on the ground.

Chen Qing felt a colossal force, like a tsunami, wash over him. His arm dipped slightly, and with a KRAK, the ground harder than Fine Steel cracked like a spiderweb under his feet.

But his body was like a mountain, utterly Immovable!

In contrast, the Dark Gold Puppet was sent sliding back dozens of feet from the force of the punch, carving two clear tracks into the ground.

’In terms of raw Power, I have the upper hand!’

Chen Qing’s confidence grew.

The Puppet felt no pain, nor did it have emotions. After being repelled in one blow, it immediately lunged forward again.

Its movements were simple and efficient, without any flourish. Every strike contained terrifying Astral Force and carried a strange Vibrating Power that sought to bypass his defenses and injure his internal organs directly.

Chen Qing took a deep breath and completely unleashed the restraints on his Flesh Body.

He executed Profound Step, his body weaving like a swimming dragon through the Puppet’s ferocious attacks.

At times he was like a Spiritual Ape Climbing Branches, dodging heavy fists aimed at his chest and abdomen; at others, he was like a fierce tiger leaping across a ravine, using his shoulders and elbows to block sweeping leg-whips.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The sound of flesh fists hitting a metal body was incessant, like the beat of war drums on a battlefield.

Chen Qing integrated all the Fist and Foot Skills he had learned, no longer bound by their forms.

All the Fist and Foot Skills he had previously studied were now unleashed, forged into one.

He used a Mountain-Pressing Lean, slamming his whole body into the Puppet’s center. The terrifying power contained in his shoulder visibly caved in a part of the Puppet’s chest, causing it to stagger.

The Puppet reacted instantly. The moment it lost its balance, it chopped at Chen Qing’s neck with a hand-blade as fast as a flash of lightning. Its Astral Force condensed into a tangible blade edge that cut through the air with a piercing shriek.

Unhurried, Chen Qing tilted his head slightly. His left hand shot out like a dragon’s claw, grabbing the Puppet’s striking wrist with unerring precision.

His five fingers tightened, a dark gold light gathering between them, and he squeezed forcefully!

KRAK!

With the sound of shattering metal, the Puppet’s wrist was crushed out of shape, and the condensed Astral Force was instantly dispersed by this brutal Power!

At the same time, Chen Qing’s right fist shot out like a spear!

This punch gathered all his body’s Qi Blood Power. The muscles on his arm coiled and bulged like a Qiu Dragon, and the air in front of his fist compressed, forming a faint white ring.

Before the fist even arrived, the extremely condensed Fist Force was already making the metal on the Puppet’s chest creak under the pressure!

The Dark Gold Puppet seemed to sense the terror of this punch. Its other, undamaged arm hastily moved to defend, crossing in front of its chest as its dense, dark gold Astral Force coalesced into a tangible shield.

Chen Qing let out a sharp exhalation, and his punch accelerated by another thirty percent!

BOOOOM—!!!

It was like a Meteor striking the earth!

The moment the Fist Edge touched the Astral Force shield, the solid barrier shattered instantly like it was made of paper-mâché!

Chen Qing’s fist passed through the Puppet’s crossed arms without any resistance and landed squarely in the center of its chest!

THWUMP!

There was no imagined explosion of metal, but a much duller sound.

Chen Qing’s fist had sunk deep into the Puppet’s chest!

With the point of his fist as the center, countless fine cracks instantly spread across the Puppet’s entire upper body, and its dark gold luster rapidly dimmed.

The light flickering in its eye sockets suddenly went out. Its raised arms froze in mid-air, then fell limply.

CRUMBLE...

The next moment, the Puppet’s entire torso, like a shattered piece of porcelain, crumbled into countless dark gold fragments that scattered across the floor.

Chen Qing slowly retracted his fist and stood up straight, his chest heaving slightly.