Celestial Peak

Chapter 563: What he is

Staring off into the distance, Wang Ling felt the punches he suffered from Lixus. It hurt him, and though it was the thing he had been searching for the pain, and in the midst of the fight he was hit on the head by a surprised attack.

[What have I been doing?]

Countless lives hands in the balance of Wang Ling's strength. However, ever since he awakened, after receiving the powers of the All-Father, he tasted nothing but defeat and felt useless, more so than he had ever been before.

[I have not grown complacent; I am more focused that I could ever be my thoughts are tunneled in the single thought of defeating the Emperor of Death so why is it that I lose? I act as if I am the strongest, yet, that feels like it cannot be farther from the truth.]

Has he grown weaker? 

That was impossible.

He held the power of the Universe in his hands, life itself bows to him, and though unstable, Chaos Qi was beginning to flow again.

[Yet, I am getting beaten again.]

Wang Ling's mind went black only his thoughts echoed. A chink in his armor appeared, an armor he called his mind. This mind of his, that had been melded with the thoughts and ideals of the previous All-Father, the Ruler of Chaos, began to unravel. 

[I have no experienced a lost since I awakened yet, I have not won as well. I grown hesitant to act and like before I delude myself that I am in full control. It is infuriating]

The consciousness that moves the body took overreleased it from its confineswhat softness that blossomed after he became the All-Father, taken, and what followed, was for him to answer the call of a child that had been wanting to be called upon again.

Wang Ling the killer who slaughtered billions awakened with the knowledge and skills of the current him. The instincts ingrained in Wang Ling's journey to create the ocean of blood he piled on his way to becoming the All-Father exploded and then, as the broken arm, starting from the bones, and then, the muscle fibers, the tendons, fats, the God's Mark, the invulnerability to elemental damage like saplings, his arm sprouted into a sturdy tree.

From there, Wang Ling's body moved in accordance to his instincts. He recognized the air of arrogance in Lixus' tone, used that against the Ancestor that almost killed him just moments earlier. The flames got close to Lixus, the flames, opened its mouth, with eyes as cold as steel

[The All-Father in me has awaken but the true Wang Ling hasn't now is the time to be unleashed. Remind them of who I amthat I am strong.]

  "Fer, Devour" 

The spark, a lion's head appeared and then formed up, Lixus felt that something had gone horribly wrong. He immediately sprung up a wall of Primal Ice, and all melted away without it capable of fighting back, his eyes widened from shock. 

The Lion's maw dropped and if not for his fur taking the brunt of the force, Lixus was well aware that he would be nothing more than a mangled corpse by then. He fought back, tore open a path of escape for him to take.

He backed away as quickly as he could, but the body of the lion was merely flames. It dissipated upon Wang Ling's command, through the black embers Wang Ling didn't bother with the pleasantries of keeping his face covered. With flesh immune to the touch of the elements, he simply bulldozed through and grabbed Lixus by the head.

From the gaps of Wang Ling's fingers, Lixus and Wang Ling exchanged a gaze. There, Lixus saw Wang Ling's true self he felt fear.

Wang Ling's qi exploded, his hold of it empowered his body further and with it, he threw almost managed to crush Lixus' head. The other however, pried his fingers away from his face. Lixus did not simply keel over seeing Wang Ling suddenly change.

He flipped over, and kicked Wang Ling's chin sending him up. Regaining his footing, spears of Primal Frost came after Wang Ling, "Primal Frost: First Spear!"

Wang Ling could see it, but he didn't react much. His mind worked faster, now that his mind was only focus on the fight after casting the thoughts about the Origin General, his focused increased, "Fer."

Black Flames flickered around Wang Ling and then the flames took the form of a Lion. It 4growled, and then it opened its mouth to let out an earth-shattering roar that echoed for kilometers, bending space with its heat and rage.

Naor, and the others covered their ears, those on board the Sailers almost went deaf if not for Bai Xue's interference. She too could not believe what she was seeing, [The kitty turned to be such a ferocious beast. And this one is just fracture, incapable of even housing a consciousness. I can only imagine the glee of that beast.] 

Fer's roar melted the ice coming for Wang Ling but unlike those outside of the battle, Lixus did not become stationary. He powered through the roar and reached. He summoned an avalanche of frost to fight back Fer so he could resume his fight with Wang Ling.

With blood coming out of his mouth, Lixus clashed with Wang Ling, Unlike the one before, however, Wang Ling was not blown away. As he circulated his qi, he was able to steady himself, and then, his eyes glowed a mystical blue.

Light trailed with his every movement; his eyes captured every single moment. He moved accordingly, he was regaining his speed, matching, Lixus and eventually, he was moving faster and faster and after several exchanges, Wang Ling managed to overcast Lixus in speed.

Swoosh!

Wang Ling's fist came fast, but he noticed that Lixus' hand was already there, waiting to block against Wang Ling.

Swoosh!

Again, another punch was thrown, a kick, an elbow, Wang Ling was clearly faster, yet he couldn't connect. Wherever he went to, there, Lixus would be waiting.

[What's happening? How is it that he could] Wang Ling's internal monologue paused as he saw the peculiarity appear?

Lixus raised his hand, before Wang Ling could even initiate his strike. 

Bam! 

Another one, blocked.

[Can he see the future? No, if he could do that, then I should be as well, but, I can't so it must be something else] Wang Ling observed what it was. 

He cared little for the accumulating pain he felt. His skin was tearing off, but he didn't pay it any mind and then, he saw it, Lixus' eyes darting around, following, something.

It was not his hands, because it moved even before he Wang Ling could wind up. No, it was something, that came before the wind up.

[Is it my muscles? No, I already faked multiple times over and nothing worked, then what is it? There is no more signs of where I will att]

Wang Ling threw another strike using his fists

Lixus raised his left arm

BOOM!

It arrived from the right, like a shadow. 

"Huh?" Lixus couldn't believe that Wang Ling actually made contact.

Wang Ling didn't show him any emotion, "Following my flow of qi, how cheeky."

BAM!

A kick from below to the chin.

"My turn." 

Wang Ling turned the situation around in one exchange. He figured that the only way that Lixus could track him down was through something he did not know.

Time manipulation was out of the question for even he and Bai Xue could do no such thing. However, reading the flow of qi to the point it before it got sent out through attack was something Wang Ling just realized.

Now, Wang Ling, without using any qi punished him with a flurry of blows. His punches no longer relied on qi, it was far weaker than it was before, but it didn't feel wrong 

He didn't lose any speed, he only improved.

When Wang Ling no longer had to mind his qi circulation, he got used to the body he now possessed. With every strike, he could feel ever fiber of his being following him. 

[Qi was nothing more than a hindrance.] 

He realized as he moves faster and faster. The gaps in his movements became sharper. Inhumane dexterity, speed, power, all of it were already present without modification 

It felt liberating to not be chained down by anything.

[In the span of less than a month, I ascended as one of the two Godly figures that created all life. I wasn't even trying then now, I need more. And I'm going to squeeze every bit of possible improvement I can.] Wang Ling knew of his unnatural state.

A Mortal like him, he needed to clash with others, and so, he did.

Wang Ling calculated everything. Exchange after exchange, there appeared, a change in the flow of things. Wang Ling was quickly adapting, faster, than he could ever hope for. He was abandoned circulating qi. 

Getting used to using his body.

Beginning to think, not as a Mortal Cultivator, but as a Supreme Being.

[I have no need to circulate my qi.]

Instead, he focused on himself.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! DON'T YOU DARE LOOK DOWN UPON ME!" Lixus exploded, and with all that he had threw a punch.

"Useless." Wang Ling whispered.

Wang Ling touched wrists with Lixus with his left hand. He redirected its force on the side, his cheeks were grazed, but no drop of blood was drawn. His hands glowed but no qi was drawn. Only his instincts remained

Wang Ling allowed it to take over and, in that instant, when Wang Ling let go of useless things, did he caught a glimpse of what he could be.

Primordial Winds parted a path.

Tribulation Lightning enchanted his muscle's reaction and destructive power.

True Earth gave Wang Ling steady footing in the empty void they were fighting in.

"Fist of Eradication."

BOOM!

Even if Lixus didn't want to tank the powerful blow, it was all too late to even try and dodge. Thunder echoed as a fist landed on the pit of his stomach and he fell on his knees right before Wang Ling. 

Vomiting blood and other liquids from his body, Lixus felt excruciating pain.

Wang Ling, figured something out. He needed no time to circulate his qi, nor did he need it to summon anything.

Only now did he realize that, "I have become Qi itself."