Chapter 822 The Phantom
If a martial artist's mental strength is severely injured or completely shattered, it not only affects their lifespan but also directly impacts their sanity.
Therefore, ordinary martial artists generally do not easily forge their mental strength.
If one accidentally injures their own mental strength, it would be a source of deep regret.
However, Venerable Xuanfeng knew that among the major sects, there were a few lunatics who had been researching this path.
As for Chen Yang before him, Venerable Xuanfeng only felt that the opponent had either used some heavenly treasures or was a normal martial artist with naturally powerful mental strength.
But now, it seemed that Chen Yang had clearly entered the stage of forging his physical body.
Although he didn't know how much of his bones and muscles the opponent had forged, he was definitely not weak at the moment.
Originally, as the powerful qi dissipated and everyone saw the scene of the explosion around Chen Yang, they were all worried about Chen Yang's injuries.
But when they saw Chen Yang standing there completely unharmed, everyone was stunned.
The fluctuation of internal energy released during the brief exchange between the two sides was enough to make the Grandmasters and peak Grandmaster martial artists present dare not look directly.
Chen Yang was clearly at the center of the explosion, yet he was completely unharmed, not even his clothes were tattered.
Only two people were not surprised by all of this: one was Zhou Zeyao.
Zhou Zeyao had not taken his eyes off the scene the entire time. Compared to ordinary martial artists, he had countless other means; mere powerful combat fluctuations were not enough to shake him.
When Chen Yang emerged from the ground, Zhou Zeyao had been observing Chen Yang.
Zhou Zeyao really wanted to know how far Chen Yang had progressed.
The other person was Zhou Shu, who had transformed from a bronze tree.
Zhou Shu had seen all the changes in Chen Yang's body clearly before.
Especially when Chen Yang wanted to forge his heart meridian again, it was she who had specifically drawn over the power of the heavenly lightning.
After seeing Chen Yang's exchange just now, Zhou Shu murmured to herself, "It seems there is still a difference without forging the heart meridian."
At this moment, Venerable Xuanfeng looked at Chen Yang not far away, took a deep breath, and his figure suddenly disappeared.
Chen Yang immediately sensed that something was wrong, but by the time Chen Yang reacted, Venerable Xuanfeng had already reached him.
Venerable Xuanfeng struck out with a palm that appeared to be without force, but Chen Yang immediately felt a surging killing intent from this palm.
This time, Chen Yang did not choose to meet the attack head-on. The Heavenly Walking Secret Technique was immediately activated.
Venerable Xuanfeng's speed was extremely fast, as he was a master in this regard, otherwise, he would not have such a reputation.
Within the Profound Heaven Cave Mansion, if Venerable Xuanfeng's footwork was said to be second, no one would dare claim to be first.
Venerable Xuanfeng was not just confident in this aspect; he had never even considered the possibility of losing.
But just as he thought this move would land squarely on Chen Yang, Chen Yang's figure suddenly vanished.
Venerable Xuanfeng's palm strike had merely hit a phantom.
Venerable Xuanfeng's face showed shock, and his complexion turned ashen.
Venerable Xuanfeng knew that he was not the strongest peak Grandmaster among the major sects, but he was certain that his footwork, even outside the Profound Heaven Cave Mansion, was absolutely unique.
Yet now, in terms of footwork, he had not only lost but had lost to a martial artist who was not from a sect at all.
The immense blow immediately brought Venerable Xuanfeng's thoughts to a halt.
Venerable Xuanfeng retracted his palm and looked at Chen Yang, who was now several meters away, feeling somewhat lost.
"What footwork... did you use?" Venerable Xuanfeng's voice was hoarse.
However, the voice was not loud, and after Venerable Xuanfeng's special treatment, no one except Chen Yang could hear it.
Chen Yang chuckled, "It's just an ordinary footwork, merely used quite proficiently. It's still not comparable to those in your sects."
Hearing Chen Yang's answer, Venerable Xuanfeng almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He didn't know if Chen Yang was speaking the truth or deliberately mocking him.
However, Venerable Xuanfeng understood that in terms of footwork, this young martial artist named Chen Yang was stronger than him!
Technique!
Venerable Xuanfeng understood the importance of technique too well. He was absolutely certain that the footwork Chen Yang had just used was a peerless technique in the world.
Thinking of this, a surge of wicked fire ignited in Venerable Xuanfeng's heart.
As long as he could eliminate this Chen Yang before him and extort the secret of his footwork from Chen Yang's mouth, then his footwork would truly become the number one in the martial world.
Chen Yang naturally saw the killing intent in Venerable Xuanfeng's eyes, but Chen Yang did not care.
Instead, he chuckled, "Was that the second move just now?"
Although the martial artists outside had not heard what Venerable Xuanfeng had said earlier, everyone had clearly heard Chen Yang's words.
"The second move? What second move? What is this Chen Yang talking about?"
Zhou Qingming felt that he couldn't understand the situation on the field. He was, after all, a peak Grandmaster martial artist.
If even Zhou Qingming felt this way, then the other Grandmaster martial artists were even more so.
He Fengyun quietly asked Liao Zhonghai, the Marquis of Wei Su, beside him, "Did you understand the footwork Chen Yang just displayed?"
To this question, all Liao Zhonghai could offer was a wry smile.
"It seems you haven't sparred with Chen Yang before. This Chen Yang is an incredibly monstrous existence in every aspect, but if I had to say, his strongest aspect is not his cultivation speed or mental strength, but his footwork."
"Before, in Shanghai, I sparred with Chen Yang. Facing Chen Yang's footwork, I could only say... I couldn't touch him."
Recalling the incident at the Zhou family training base, Liao Zhonghai sighed inwardly. At that time, he was merely a Grandmaster martial artist.
After reaching the peak Grandmaster realm, Liao Zhonghai had fantasized about sparring with Chen Yang again one day to see if he could break Chen Yang's footwork.
But after witnessing the scene before him, Liao Zhonghai knew that his fantasy would ultimately remain just a fantasy.
As everyone was discussing, a storm of thoughts churned within Zhou Zeyao's heart.
"So that's how it is. No wonder the footwork is so fast. Where on earth did this kid learn it!"
Previously, in the southwest, Zhou Zeyao had sparred with Chen Yang and had experienced Chen Yang's extremely rapid footwork.
But at that time, Zhou Zeyao had not paid much attention.
Now, with Chen Yang's body forged and the Heavenly Walking Secret Technique truly used in its entirety, he could see the origin of this footwork at a glance.