Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques-Chapter 222 - 215: Escalation

At the scene, Ning Muqing rushed to Zhou Yuanjue’s side as fast as she could, only to discover that he had no signs of life.

There was no pulse, no detectable heartbeat, and no breath.

Her heart lurched.

’He’s dead?!’

’Did Zhou Yuanjue and his opponent kill each other?!’

’Has this twenty-five-year-old, a Martial Dao prodigy rarely seen in history, truly fallen just a few months after reaching the Saint Awakening Realm?’

A complex mix of emotions welled up inside her.

Anger, lament, grief, and sorrow.

Even her breathing grew heavy.

"He’s still alive."

Just then, a voice reached her ears. She whipped her head around and saw a figure descending from the sky.

He had a head of white hair, and his eyes held a profound, world-weary look. His face seemed old, but upon closer inspection, it also appeared quite young.

The man was tall, dressed in the special uniform of the Secret Inspection Bureau. A faint white light seemed to shine from his eyes as he sized up Zhou Yuanjue’s grievous state.

Ning Muqing could faintly sense an immense pressure emanating from him, as if what stood before her was not a man, but an incredibly ferocious prehistoric beast.

’This pressure... A Saint Awakening? And he’s wearing a Secret Inspection Bureau uniform? Could he be...?’

Ning Muqing’s pupils contracted as she seemed to realize the newcomer’s identity.

The Northern Guardian of the Secret Inspection Bureau.

The old man who had appeared out of nowhere frowned slightly, sensing countless prying eyes upon them from all directions.

The situation here had been leaked, after all. With so many eyes watching, locking down the information would no longer be an easy task.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

HUMMMM!!

An immense Life Magnetic Field spread out from his body, instantly blanketing an area of about twenty meters around them. He used the Life Magnetic Field to influence the environment, cloaking the entire scene in a faint white light that blocked any prying eyes.

"Is Zhou Yuanjue really still alive? I can’t sense any vital signs from him."

Ning Muqing quickly asked the old man.

"He’s alive. It’s a state of suspended animation, a special ability he mastered when he achieved Saint Awakening. His body suffered grievous injuries, so his consciousness has turned inward, activating his instincts to repair itself in this self-preservatory state."

"Don’t worry. According to his data, he’s tougher than a cockroach. You’ll die before he does."

"Now, why don’t you tell me what happened here? How did you cause such a huge commotion?"

The Northern Guardian asked with a frown.

’Suspended animation?’

Although she didn’t quite understand the principle he was describing, knowing that Zhou Yuanjue was still alive allowed Ning Muqing to breathe a sigh of relief.

A genius like him shouldn’t fall to an enemy’s dirty tricks.

So, she briefly recounted the recent events to the old man.

’Seven from the Northern Martial Alliance... a mastermind... a Celestial Demon?’

’And the attack even triggered a Celestial Phenomenon...’

The Northern Guardian’s expression grew heavy. After hearing Ning Muqing’s description, the way he looked at Zhou Yuanjue’s grievously injured form on the ground changed.

’One man against seven—seven Saint Awakening Level masters using Celestial Demon Disintegration, no less. The clash triggered a Celestial Phenomenon, and he still managed to survive...’

The old man admitted to himself that if he had faced the same situation, he might have been able to escape, but winning a direct confrontation and surviving would have been nearly impossible.

The younger generation was truly formidable.

He took a step, walking toward the seven other mangled corpses that were barely recognizable as human.

Seven masters from the Northern Martial Alliance, including the current Patriarchs of two families and the leader of one faction. They represented nearly half of the top-tier Martial Artists in the entire Northern Martial Alliance.

With them all dead here, it was easy to imagine the devastating blow this would be to the Northern Martial Alliance.

And no one could predict what kind of turmoil this upheaval in the Northern Martial Alliance would trigger throughout the Martial Arts Realm of the Northern Three Prefectures.

However, his greatest concern wasn’t the Northern Martial Alliance, but rather the nature of the entity that stood behind these seven men.

If all seven of them were being controlled by a single individual, then this entity’s power had likely reached the level of the "First Generation."

For a "First Generation" to have silently infiltrated the country—and possibly been lurking there for a long time, in his own jurisdiction no less—was an extremely terrifying thought.

So brazen, and in plain sight.

He had a nagging feeling that this incident was only the beginning.

TAP. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

He stopped beside one of the corpses.

It was Feng Tianshu, Patriarch of the Feng Family.

The Northern Guardian fell silent for a moment.

His real name was Feng Xun, and he hailed from a side branch of the Feng Family. Although he had cut ties with the main family in his youth, and the path he cultivated had little to do with them, they still shared the same Bloodline.

TAP TAP TAP TAP!

A series of footsteps approached. Personnel from the Secret Inspection Bureau had finally arrived, stepping into the layer of white light Feng Xun had created. They, too, were stunned by the horrific scene.

"Chief, what are your orders?"

An agent stepped forward and asked Feng Xun in a low voice.

"Lock down the scene. Recover the remains. Debrief the witnesses and have them sign non-disclosure agreements. And immediately report the incident at Songyang University to headquarters."

Feng Xun fell silent for a moment before tearing his gaze away from Feng Tianshu’s remains. He looked at the agent, his expression grave.

"The situation here is already beyond the Northern Secret Inspection Bureau’s ability to handle alone."

...

...

The scene was cordoned off and the witnesses were temporarily contained, but the situation was far from resolved.

A flood of videos and messages leaked onto the internet and began to spread like wildfire. Although the relevant authorities acted immediately, they couldn’t achieve a complete information blackout right away.

In the residential areas near Songyang University, in particular, some locations had a direct view into the battleground. Many surprisingly complete videos were filmed, capturing the general scope of the fight on the Songyang University campus.

This footage quickly circulated online.

Not long ago, the leaked videos from the Hero Assembly had been met with considerable skepticism. But this time, the footage was hard to dismiss as fake, because too many bystanders had witnessed the anomalous Celestial Phenomenon with their own eyes. These people came forward online to give their accounts, convincing more and more netizens that something truly extraordinary had occurred.

"Bizarre Celestial Phenomenon at Songyang University, Suspected Manifestation of Supernatural Power."

"Is the world really what we think it is? Does a ’hidden world’ exist?"

"The Martial Arts Realm: A World Unknown."

"..."

A flood of similar discussions and articles appeared, making a complete media blackout nearly impossible. The official social media accounts for both Songyang City and Songyang University were almost crashed by the sheer volume of traffic.

However, the true impact of this incident wasn’t felt among the general public, but at the highest levels of power.