"Without Life Old Mother is an inconceivable deity and demon, hailing from the baseline reality of Zero Point Two, far beyond what we can imagine."
"Even if it is merely through the interference of the Yellow Lotus Fragments with the world, we must envision her power and authority to the extreme, even surpassing that limit, and that is the great terror we are about to face."
"According to what Brother Wu said, Without Life Old Mother possesses at least several abilities, among which we will temporarily set aside causality and time, for if they truly exist, then no matter what we do, it would be a dead end. Therefore, considering the situation where we are not dead, the greatest threat to us is... Heart Communication!"
"In order to avoid Heart Communication, we must deeply seal the memories of this discussion into our subconscious after we have deliberated everything. The current medical base can just manage to do this, making atomic-level changes to the cerebral cortex."
"This is all we can do. If Without Life Old Mother can know the memories in our subconscious merely through the Yellow Lotus Fragments, then such overwhelming power is beyond our comprehension, and we can only admit defeat."
"... The rest depends on whether we dare to face the terror and death of it all!"
Wu Piwu spat out a mouthful of blood, and the soreness and swelling from the palm strike he just received dissipated significantly.
After a brief pause, Wu Piwu faced off against the old eunuch.
This eunuch appeared to be at least fifty or sixty years old, with a frail and short stature, a pale face devoid of a beard, looking nothing like a martial artist.
However, when the fight began, this eunuch delivered a fierce blow to Wu Piwu.
The speed was astonishing!
The speed of this old eunuch was something Wu Piwu had never seen in his life, moving like a ghost, almost like a practitioner of the legendary Sunflower Scripture.
This speed was terrifying to the extreme, nearly exceeding the limits of human perception.
Fortunately, Wu Piwu had already reached the Third Stage of Body Refinement, with an astonishing reaction speed, allowing him to keep up with the eunuch's pace.
Even so, the eunuch still managed to imprint two palms on his chest and above his dantian.
Although he himself was also injured by Wu Piwu in the process, the damage from those two palms was immense, especially since the eunuch had already reached the peak of Transformation Strength.
His palm strength contained a hint of complete dan strength, penetrating Wu Piwu's thick qi and blood, disregarding the toughness of his skin and the flesh's resistance, directly reaching his bones and internal organs.
After the two palms struck, even though Wu Piwu himself was also at Transformation Strength, countering qi with qi, and his qi and blood were far thicker than an ordinary human's, he was still heavily injured by the two strikes, spitting out several mouthfuls of congealed blood.
On the surface, he seemed unharmed, but internally, his organs were already injured, and even some of his bones were slightly dislocated.
This palm technique was truly terrifying, akin to the Bone-Transforming Soft Palm from martial arts.
At the same time, Wu Piwu also realized his current shortcomings.
His national martial arts had already reached Transformation Strength, and his Human Immortal Martial Path had also refined his skin to perfection, with body refinement already underway, his qi and blood thick enough to not resemble a human.
However, his internal organs and bones had not been trained.
To begin training the internal organs and bones in national martial arts, one must transition from the outer three stages to the inner three stages, starting from dan strength to truly train the internal organs and bones.
The Human Immortal Martial Path involves training the skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and internal organs.
To put it mildly, training tendons does not equate to training internal organs and bones; there is a two-layer gap in between.
This was his greatest shortcoming now!
An emptiness within.
Wu Piwu suppressed the intense pain in his organs, took a deep breath, circulated his qi and blood, and continued to beckon the remaining three individuals, saying, "Come again!"
The remaining three were all dressed as martial men.
The one in the middle appeared dignified, around thirty or forty years old, standing still, while the two beside him were a short, thin man and a tall man.
The two exchanged glances and stepped forward simultaneously.
The short, thin man clasped his fists and said, "Li Shuwen, greetings."
The tall man also clasped his fists and said, "Du Xinwu, greetings."
Wu Piwu immediately became solemn, clasping his fists and saying, "Wu Piwu, greetings!"
Li Shuwen, Du Xinwu!
These two were martial arts masters!
When Wu Piwu heard Lin Heier introduce the masters of this world, she held Li Shuwen, Du Xinwu, and Sun Lutang in high regard.
Unlike the four he had faced earlier, these three were undoubtedly the strongest martial artists, and now, after their transformation, their strength had increased significantly, possibly even crossing tiers directly.
And there were two of them...
Wu Piwu swallowed the sweet metallic taste in his mouth, his qi and blood circulating simultaneously, staring intently at the two before him.
Du Xinwu remained silent, adopting the Xingyi Monkey Style stance, while Li Shuwen stood casually.
Although Li Shuwen appeared to be much shorter than Du Xinwu, when he stood there, he seemed far more imposing than Du Xinwu.
He remarked, "Truly a fine young man, your qi and blood do not resemble that of a human. If it weren't for this calamity, and you continued to train like this, even Bodhidharma would not be your match."
Wu Piwu said nothing, slightly spreading his feet, positioning his hands, one palm and one claw, waiting for the two to come forward and engage in battle.
Du Xinwu was the first to step up, while Li Shuwen remained in place, saying, "Young man, we have both converted to the Old Mother, so there is no defeat for us. I will throw just one punch; if you can take it, then only one opponent will remain."
At that moment, Du Xinwu lunged forward, arriving in front of Wu Piwu in an instant, his hands moving like monkey claws, incredibly agile.
In a flash, claw shadows flew, and Wu Piwu found it difficult to see clearly, instinctively extending both palm and claw to engage in combat.
However, upon the slightest contact, Wu Piwu immediately sensed something was amiss.
From his estimation of strength, his current explosive power was around forty tons.
Having suffered from the two palm strikes of the old eunuch, his internal organs were damaged, and his qi and blood circulation was slightly insufficient, so he could only muster around forty tons of explosive qi strength.
Yet, even so, it was still immensely powerful, far beyond what an ordinary person could imagine.
In contrast, Du Xinwu, judging by the explosive force he displayed, seemed to have only around eleven or twelve tons, just a bit stronger than the old eunuch from earlier, but his qi strength had a sense of completeness.
To put it plainly, this strength was slippery and elusive; his immense power could not land a solid hit.
After exchanging five or six moves, Du Xinwu's palms left no marks, not even a scratch on his skin.
Dan Strength!
Regardless of what Du Xinwu's original strength was, the Du Xinwu before him was undoubtedly at the level of Dan Strength!
The kind of Dan Strength that comes from swallowing a Golden Dan!
Wu Piwu extended his hands forward, increasing his speed further.
With a series of crackling sounds, their exchanges became so rapid that bystanders could hardly see their hands.
Almost simultaneously, Wu Piwu kicked out, exchanging kicks with Du Xinwu.
A crisp sound echoed as Du Xinwu's foot bent backward, but before Wu Piwu could show any joy, Du Xinwu used that bent foot to hook Wu Piwu's extended calf.
At that moment, the previously motionless Li Shuwen suddenly surged forward, delivering a punch that resembled an unmatched spear.
Even from a distance, Wu Piwu felt a fierce wind rushing toward him.
At this moment, Wu Piwu's hands were entangled by Du Xinwu, and one leg was similarly ensnared.
Li Shuwen's punch came straight at him, and there was no way to evade it.
Wu Piwu could only slightly turn his body at the critical moment, allowing the punch to strike the side of his right chest.
With that single blow, Wu Piwu's right chest was directly pierced.
The punch was incredibly fierce, penetrating skin and flesh, breaking ribs, and directly entering his lung.
Simultaneously, Wu Piwu retracted one arm and forcefully swung it down, striking at the forearm of the long punch.
Wu Piwu was sent flying at least four or five meters away.
Before he hit the ground, Wu Piwu spat out a mouthful of foul blood.
Half of his right chest cavity was destroyed, while on the other side, Li Shuwen and Du Xinwu were also not faring well, one with a broken arm and the other with a bent leg, both heavily injured.
As Wu Piwu lay on the ground, his vision blurred, he struggled to stand, immediately diverting the qi and blood from his right chest.
Yes, the blood spurted out reduced significantly, but with each breath, blood flowed from his mouth and nose.
His chest cavity was severely injured; this was a fatal wound.
Even though he was at the Third Stage of Body Refinement, with an incredibly resilient life force, he had at least lost half of his combat power at this moment.
Under the explosive qi and blood, he could only muster fifteen to twenty tons of strength at most.
Du Xinwu turned to ash without a word, while Li Shuwen sighed skyward, also turning to ash.
Only then did the last person standing at a distance step forward.
Wu Piwu's right side was in so much pain that he could not exert any force.
He barely raised his left arm, adopting a fist-clasping gesture, and said, "Wu Piwu, greetings!"
The last person did not even return the gesture, merely shaking his head and saying, "His original name was Sun Lutang... it has already ended. I have seen too many struggles of mortals; alas, the Dao is cruel. Convert to me, and I shall grant you eternal life..."
This person walked toward Wu Piwu, moving faster and faster, his form gradually changing, his features disappearing, his body transforming into strands of silk, only retaining a faint human outline.
Seeing this, Wu Piwu was greatly alarmed and immediately shouted behind him, "Yamada, to me..."
However, as he slightly turned his head, the scene before him made him dizzy, leaving only despair in his heart.
Behind him, those strands of silk fell recklessly from the Yellow Lotus Fragments, piercing through Yamada and Xu Shilan.
The two were already unable to move, half of their bodies transformed into strands of silk.
Wu Piwu's vision darkened suddenly, the humanoid figure had arrived before him, countless strands of silk shooting out from its body, piercing through Wu Piwu's entire body except for his head, and a chilling aura began to erode him completely.
At that moment, Wu Piwu suddenly realized that the territory of the Peace Hotel had been almost completely altered.
The ground appeared to be dirt and grass, but in reality, it was all made of paper, each particle of dust wriggling, completely eroding the entire land, with only the interior space of the Peace Hotel building remaining unchanged.
The humanoid figure spoke, "According to your civilization's counting, this is Baseline Reality Zero Point Six, drawing closer to the vacuum homeland. Convert to me, and I shall bring the Buddha to 'reality'; I shall save all!"
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Wu Piwu's expression suddenly calmed down, while the humanoid's pupils widened in shock, ready to retreat.
However, Wu Piwu was even faster.
He whispered, "Mainframe... return to Gaia."
This place was no longer within the confines of the Peace Hotel; it had already been eroded to Baseline Reality Zero Point Six, but...
"All shelters must center around the Peace Hotel, guarding for seven days every thirty days. During this time, you may leave the Peace Hotel's range, but you cannot leave this world. You may return to Gaia from anywhere in this world, and when you re-enter Gaia, you will appear directly within the Peace Hotel."
Return to Gaia from anywhere!
In the next instant, Wu Piwu, Yamada, Xu Shilan, Jiujin, along with the humanoid being, simultaneously appeared in the Gaia dormitory chamber, while the Peace Hotel's shelter in the late Qing Dynasty suddenly shattered into pieces!
(End of Chapter)