The ultimate number of heaven and earth begins with one and ends with nine.
Nine is a very special number, representing the highest and most, as in the phrase "nine-five supreme."
In the martial arts world, nine also represents the peak.
For example, below the Battle God Realm, a nine-star martial artist is the strongest, known as a Martial Dao Grandmaster.
After a martial artist becomes a Battle God, from one star to five stars, reaching nine segments in each star signifies the peak of that realm, allowing them to break through to the next.
However—
There are extremely rare martial arts prodigies in this world who like to break through shackles and surpass limits.
This is the origin of the tenth segment in martial arts realms.
Surpassing limits, invincible within the same realm!
This is what many martial arts prodigies pursue, but few can achieve it.
Among them, most martial arts prodigies only cultivate to the tenth segment in one or two realms.
Those who can do it in every realm have almost all become the overlords of martial arts in their era!
Nissen is an exception.
His martial arts talent is not heaven-defying, limiting his martial arts achievements, but he delved deep into the two-star martial artist realm and eventually cultivated to the tenth segment.
By the standards of the martial arts world, Jiang Wuming is a monster.
This is because he has cultivated every martial arts realm to the eleventh segment!
The eleventh segment, that is a legend!
In the records of the global martial arts world, there has never been a precise account of anyone cultivating to the eleventh segment.
Including those martial arts overlords who shook an era!
Under such circumstances, the eleventh segment is merely theoretically achievable, much like there is a legendary realm beyond the Battle God Realm that is impossible to realize. These two points are the consensus of the global martial arts world.
But Dongfang Xiaoyao knows that Jiang Wuming has done it!
Years ago, after Tianlong Daoist accepted Jiang Wuming as a disciple, he required Jiang Wuming to cultivate every martial arts realm to the tenth segment. When Jiang Wuming reached the tenth segment in the one-star martial artist realm, he told Tianlong Daoist that he could continue to grow stronger without breaking through.
Dongfang Xiaoyao clearly remembers that on that day, Tianlong Daoist, who always kept his emotions in check, was extremely shocked.
After the shock, Tianlong Daoist asked Jiang Wuming to try and grow stronger.
As a result, Jiang Wuming cultivated to the legendary eleventh segment!
On that day, Tianlong Daoist was amazed and then instructed Jiang Wuming to cultivate every martial arts realm to the eleventh segment in his future training.
Jiang Wuming followed Tianlong Daoist's instructions, and has continued to do so until today.
Jiang Wuming has not broken through to the two-star Battle God Realm, not because he cannot, but because he does not want to—Jiang Wuming has a bold idea that if he cultivates his spiritual power to the tenth or even eleventh segment before breaking through, the results might be unexpected!
He wants to try, but he lacks the spiritual power cultivation techniques and attack secret methods for the realms beyond Battle God. His spiritual power is currently equivalent to the ninth segment.
Besides this, Dongfang Xiaoyao also knows that before today, Jiang Wuming had never used his true ultimate strength.
To be precise, he had never used his eleventh segment combat power to kill an enemy!
Whether it was in his life-and-death battle with Liu Xin, the bloodbath of the Sanhe Society, or when he led the members of the Battle Dragon Hall in battles in the dark world, he had never used his eleventh segment combat power!
Because, the enemies were not worthy!
And today, when Dongfang Xiaoyao sensed Jiang Wuming releasing his aura without reservation, she knew that Jiang Wuming was going to use his ultimate strength to fight.
This was indeed the case.
When Jiang Wuming sensed the auras of Nissen and Jack, he made this decision.
This is because Nissen is a two-star Battle God at the tenth segment, considered invincible within the two-star Battle God Realm—if he wanted to contend for a ranking on the Two-star Battle God List, he could definitely be among the top three, or even become the strongest!
Jack, compared to Nissen, is slightly inferior but is between the ninth and tenth segments, ranking among the top six on the Two-star Battle God List!
Moreover, both are proficient in assassination techniques and possess extremely rich combat experience in life-and-death struggles!
Under such circumstances, either of them can be considered invincible in the two-star Battle God Realm, far superior to the likes of Liu Xin and Akita Hideko.
If they joined forces, no one in the two-star Battle God Realm could survive!
It is precisely because of this that Nissen and Jack, even knowing that the Hall Master of the Battle Dragon Hall might be protecting Jiang Wuming from the shadows, resolutely chose to appear and kill Jiang Wuming before the martial department experts arrived!
However, neither of them expected that Jiang Wuming was actually the legendary Hall Master of the Battle Dragon Hall—the Ghost Face Battle God!
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Under the night sky, the aura of Jack and Nissen reached their peak.
Among them, Jack was enveloped in golden true qi, holding a golden long spear. Coupled with his tall and imposing physique, he looked like a golden war god, powerful and noble!
He was a member of a European royal family and one of Europe's most astonishing martial arts prodigies.
But he did not like practicing martial arts; he preferred to be a prince in fairy tales.
In his youth, he found his Cinderella and fell in love.
To make Jack focus all his attention on practicing martial arts, the royal family made that Cinderella leave the human world forever.
It was an orchestrated accident.
Jack only learned the truth after he came of age, directly broke ties with the royal family, and eventually became an assassin!
On the other hand, Nissen was covered in black true qi, holding a dark black dagger, exuding a chilling coldness.
His true qi was extremely dense, completely shrouding his body, making it impossible to see his form. All that could be seen was a mass of black mist, like a devil from hell, cold and terrifying.
A two-star Battle God's true qi could extend an inch from the body.
Bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky, all being repelled by the true qi emanating from Nissen and Jack, turning into water vapor.
At the same time, white true qi enveloped Jiang Wuming's entire body like immortal mist, appearing substantial, as if he were wearing white armor.
"Let me witness the strength of a one-star Battle God at the tenth segment!"
Suddenly, Jack, whose aura had reached its peak, spoke, his tone filled with mockery.
Swish!
As the words left his mouth, Jack's figure flashed, and holding his long spear, he lunged towards Jiang Wuming.
Under the night sky, the true qi surrounding Jack's body transformed into the appearance of a lion, enveloping him and making him particularly conspicuous!
The lion represents power and nobility.
The Golden Lion.
This was Jack's former nickname.
At this moment, Jack unleashed his speed to its maximum, leaving afterimages in the night sky. These afterimages appeared almost simultaneously, like a pride of lions launching an attack, creating a formidable momentum.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Jack reached Jiang Wuming, raised his right arm, and his long spear, like a golden ray of light, stabbed rapidly towards Jiang Wuming's head!
Concurrently, Nissen, like a mass of black mist, floated towards Jiang Wuming from another direction, almost merging with the night, waiting for an opportunity.
Jack would engage Jiang Wuming, while Nissen would be responsible for the kill!
Although this was the first mission Jack and Nissen had undertaken together, they possessed rich combat experience in life-and-death struggles and coordinated with great默契, intending to instantly kill Jiang Wuming!
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