Chapter 741 Understanding

Snow swirled above the highway, an invisible domain unfolding.

Gao Tian stood with his umbrella, looking at Bai Chen.

This young member of the Bai family, not yet thirty years old, had already become the successor appointed by Mr. Shan of the Prison Bureau. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, in a few years, when Mr. Shan retired, Bai Chen would take over the position of "Grand Inquisitor."

This was the youngest Grand Inquisitor in the history of the Federation.

Whether it was from strength, character, background… judging by every measurable standard, Bai Chen was the best candidate in the Prison Bureau, without exception.

This era had given birth to countless geniuses, like stars in the night sky.

Some were still striving to rise.

Some were already hanging high in the firmament.

The successive emergence of these two geniuses, Bai Chen and Bai Xiu, made the Bai family seem "radiant" among the five great families, making the other three families, except for the Gu family, appear somewhat dim.

"I heard that you recently passed the twelfth level of the Deep Sea Trial." Gao Tian smiled slightly. "But the Federation's conferral hasn't come down yet… so you don't have an official title."

He sincerely congratulated, "…Congratulations."

Bai Chen smiled.

It seemed that Gao Tian was more friendly than he had imagined. At least… he was willing to chat with him for a few words, which meant that he was willing to turn a blind eye to the matter of Snow Forbidden City.

The next moment, the man with the umbrella spoke softly, smiling as he asked, "Since you're already titled, it wouldn't be too much of a bully if I beat you up, right?"

Bai Chen's pupils constricted slightly.

The man before him suddenly moved.

The two were separated by tens of meters… for top-level transcendents, this was indeed an instant distance, but in a duel of equal level, speed and perception were already maximized, and even a "surprise attack" would be difficult to achieve any miraculous effect.

Bai Chen abruptly raised his hands, making a blocking posture.

The next moment.

A huge mountain suddenly appeared before him—

The originally neat white shirt instantly cracked with wrinkles due to the high-speed movement. The flying ponytail and tie trembled with shattering sounds. The man's hair was disheveled, leaving only a pair of pupils that bloomed with a dim glow.

After pulling back his fist, his whole person was like a full moon bow.

This battle was very simple and straightforward.

Because both sides knew… what the other was going to do.

Gao Tian, fully charged, threw a punch at Bai Chen, a very simple and unadorned, and forceful punch!

Bai Chen, who had already read and written the other's attack intention, did not retreat, nor did he dodge, but chose to take it head-on… not because he didn't want to retreat, but because the originally calm transcendent domain had suddenly become filled with murderous intent.

He had to take it.

He must take it.

"Bang!"

The invisible force penetrated through his body.

The snow outside the domain was shattered, creating a thin snow mist that spread out over a hundred meters.

And Bai Chen, who had taken this punch head-on, had his feet leave the ground. The wide Inquisitor robe flew in the air. He felt like he was flying… and his consciousness seemed to leave his body.

Bai Chen's pupils constricted.

He saw himself piercing through someone's back, and then felt the biting cold wind, and the gaze of the person who had thrown that punch, standing with his fist withdrawn.

The next moment.

His mental power quickly returned, and he returned to his "body," and then fell from the air… this punch had actually sent him flying ten meters away.

His arms were already numb, without sensation.

And what made Bai Chen feel most "palpitating" was that after taking that punch head-on just now, he seemed to have… had his soul leave his body?

"I heard that the 'Inquisitor' can dominate the living beings of the material world, and all living things cannot escape your judgment." Gao Tian put one hand in his pocket and said softly, "With this kind of ability, you are indeed the most suitable person to sit in the position of Grand Inquisitor. But why didn't you use the 'Inquisitor' just now? Were you afraid of hurting me?"

Bai Chen fell into silence.

He looked at his gradually recovering arms… no one knew better than him what had just happened. Before the Inquisitor could materialize, an extremely powerful mental force scattered it.

It wasn't that he didn't want to use it.

But he… simply couldn't use it.

"Don't hold back on me, 'new wave' who is entrusted with so much hope by countless people."

Gao Tian said with a smile.

The next moment.

He disappeared again!

Bai Chen instantly summoned the Inquisitor. A huge, pale phantom appeared behind him, which seemed to be an ancient god holding a scythe, but this phantom was scattered by invisible mental force before it could take shape!

Gao Tian punched hard in front of Bai Chen's arms, but this time Bai Chen gritted his teeth and resisted the huge force, instantly stepping out a huge pit—

But the familiar thing happened again.

Bai Chen clearly saw "himself," even if it was only for a moment… he was very sure that his soul had been knocked out of his original body, but the next moment he returned to his body.

And what awaited Bai Chen was a storm of punches!

Each of Gao Tian's punches was very simple, equivalent to him telling Bai Chen… where he was going to hit next, head, chest, forearm. Even telling the other party was fine, because these were unavoidable attacks, and every time Bai Chen took one head-on, he would feel a mental tremor.

He stepped firmly on the ground, not moving an inch.

But his soul was knocked flying out again and again—

The phantom of the Inquisitor was also shattered again and again as it condensed.

The last punch.

Hanging in front of Bai Chen's face.

Uncle Gao withdrew his fist, his expression calm.

And a second later, Bai Chen's flying consciousness barely returned to this body.

He looked at the fist only one centimeter away from his cheek with some lingering fear… in real combat, one second was enough to determine victory or defeat, life or death.

However, what he and Gao Tian differed by was definitely not just this one second.

"Not bad basic skills." Gao Tian praised lightly, "In the end, you relied entirely on the body's instinctive reactions to fight… it seems that your physical techniques were personally taught by Mr. Shan."

Bai Chen listened carefully, but all he heard were buzzing noises.

He grinned slightly. In the previous battle, his spirit was repeatedly separated from his body, so he had not yet noticed the "pain" and was forced to leave his body. At this moment, after regaining control of his body, a dense, numb pain erupted all over his body, in hundreds of places, large and small.

He only heard Gao Tian's last sentence.

"Now… do you understand?"

Bai Chen fell into thought.

He felt the dense pain, the resonance between matter and spirit… and suddenly realized why he couldn't summon the Inquisitor.

Each time his spirit left his body, it was equivalent to him losing control of his body.

Even if condensation only took a moment, that moment was also a continuous process, and being interrupted… meant that "condensation" had failed.

Gao Tian had found every node where he could strike.

And every time he struck, it was the perfect first move.

"I… understand."

After a long time, Bai Chen murmured, "Matter and spirit are inseparable… indispensable. My mental power still needs to be tempered…"

"No, you still don't understand."

Gao Tian shook his head.

He said slowly, "Changye is always like this, the new waves push the old, and every young person thinks they are invincible. You are now invincible among the younger generation of Snow Forbidden City, standing at the forefront of the new wave. But many years ago… I was like this too, perhaps standing even higher than you."

Bai Chen was stunned.

He really didn't understand now.

"The reason I took action is actually very simple."

Gao Tian said, "It's very impolite to stop my car in the middle of the night and disturb my young lady."

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