"Hum..."
This time, Bai Zihe was more solemn than ever.
The true essence, infused with the power of the Five Elements, guarded him externally, while the Water-Fire Heavenly Wheel, a fusion of powerful Water and Fire forces, served as the offensive weapon.
On one hand, it could neutralize the majority of the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal's attacks.
On the other hand, it could buy him time to comprehend its profound mysteries.
"Swish..."
As Bai Zihe prepared to defend, the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal also began his move.
He stood in mid-air, his hands constantly revolving, drawing upon the boundless power within his domain. A Tai Chi diagram formed before him.
The Tai Chi diagram flowed with an ethereal grace.
Endless true essence and heaven and earth energy were poured into it.
To the point where Bai Zihe, looking with utmost caution, felt as if the very void was twisting.
This made Bai Zihe's heart grow even heavier.
Even before this move was unleashed, it possessed such formidable power. It was clear that its might was unparalleled, not mere hyperbole, but an earth-shattering force.
Consequently.
Bai Zihe gathered all his true essence, not daring to hold back even a sliver.
"Boom—"
After a moment of accumulation, the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal pushed his hands forward, and the colossal Tai Chi diagram flew towards Bai Zihe.
Following an earth-shattering explosion.
Bai Zihe was sent flying backward, crashing violently against the membrane wall behind him, and then fell heavily to the ground. Both times, he vomited blood profusely.
He was on the verge of losing consciousness.
Once he lost consciousness...
Bai Zihe knew all too well that he would be teleported out of the trial grounds.
His aspirations to comprehend the power of time and space would be in vain.
He would have made this arduous journey for nothing!
"No!"
"I haven't comprehended time and space yet, I absolutely cannot fall here!"
Such thoughts flashed through Bai Zihe's mind. Miraculously, he managed to remain conscious and did not fall into a stupor.
"Right!"
At this critical juncture, Bai Zihe suddenly recalled the scenes from their previous exchanges.
Although the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal had been ferocious upon his arrival, he had, in fact, relied on the power of this domain to accelerate his speed and strengthen his attacks.
Then...
A thought suddenly struck Bai Zihe.
A domain was essentially a form of momentum.
The so-called momentum...
Typically, when a person holds a high position for a long time, they don't need strenuous movements. A mere glance, a subtle gesture, can exude a powerful aura that sweeps over the entire scene, suppressing everyone present.
This is a form of momentum.
Aside from this.
Comparisons of length and shortness, the rise and fall, the following of the front...
These are all manifestations of momentum.
And in combat, as in daily life, there is often talk of "borrowing momentum."
Fire, borrowing the momentum of the wind, can spread faster and burn with greater intensity, becoming unstoppable.
Rain, borrowing the momentum of the wind, can become more torrential, striking the tiles and the ground with a muffled sound.
During Bai Zihe's first battle with the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal.
The Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal deliberately flew into the clouds, borrowing the momentum of the descent to increase his speed and the ferocity of his attack, which was another instance of borrowing momentum!
The Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal's ultimate move just now was also borrowing momentum, borrowing the momentum of the domain!
One thought after another raced through Bai Zihe's mind.
"Good, very good!"
At this moment, seeing Bai Zihe lying there, still not teleported out, the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal let out a sinister laugh.
"Kid, you're still alive. I underestimated you."
"However..."
He said, a look of mockery flashing across his face: "You are now at the end of your rope. A mere move from me will be enough to send you packing!"
"Hahahaha..."
"It's not that easy to get past me!"
As his words fell.
The Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal lunged forward.
He truly gave Bai Zihe no breathing room.
"Whoosh..."
In the next moment, the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal unleashed a palm strike.
The palm force had not yet arrived, but the gust of wind it stirred suddenly lifted countless rocks and sent them flying in all directions. This demonstrated the power of the strike, with the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal holding nothing back.
However.
What happened next immediately stunned the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal.
As the palm wind descended, Bai Zihe actually drifted with it, like a tiny boat on a wave, following the current but not capsizing.
"This kid..."
The Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal was dumbfounded and muttered to himself, "He's actually borrowing momentum!"
Yes.
Bai Zihe was indeed borrowing momentum.
As a being of the Five Elements, he was already highly sensitive to the various spiritual energies and forces of heaven and earth. Thus, he could clearly perceive the surrounding currents stirred by the incoming palm strike.
Bai Zihe went with the flow.
He had, in fact, escaped death under this palm strike.
"Heh..."
"Just borrowing momentum, I mastered that over a thousand years ago."
The Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal snorted coldly, not taking Bai Zihe seriously. In the next moment, he grinned sinisterly and unleashed another palm strike: "Let's see how many more times you can dodge!"
"Rumble—"
This time, the palm force was significantly stronger than before.
Since Bai Zihe was borrowing momentum, the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal naturally had a countermeasure – either overwhelm him with sheer, destructive force!
If the opponent could deflect a thousand jin with four liang, then he would use two thousand jin, five thousand jin, ten thousand jin!
There would come a point where he couldn't deflect anymore!
"This..."
Before the palm force even approached, Bai Zihe felt the surging power and a fine sheen of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.
Was he going to be defeated here?
No!
Bai Zihe was unwilling, and he would not allow it!
But now, his internal true essence was almost depleted, and he hadn't recovered much. The opponent's fatal strike was imminent; how could he defend?
"Hum..."
In the next moment, Bai Zihe entered a state of complete focus.
His divine sense drifted outward.
After the clever "borrowing of momentum" just now, Bai Zihe was no longer as unfamiliar with the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal's circulation of immortal essence as he was at the beginning; he had gained some familiarity.
Soon, he perceived its intricacies.
The Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal at this moment.
Though he appeared to be standing still, and his casual palm strike held immense power, it was actually because he possessed a powerful "field" at the center of his domain!
A field...
This was something even more profound than momentum.
When people describe someone as having a powerful aura that makes others afraid to speak carelessly or wildly, that is a form of power.
Like a tiger in a forest.
Just by standing there, no other animal dares to approach.
This is the power of a field.
"So that's how it is..."
Bai Zihe had already mastered borrowing momentum, and now, as he comprehended the field, he quickly grasped its core essence, a smile involuntarily appearing on his lips.
"Boom—"
In the next instant, the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal's palm force surged forward.
Like a colossal wave.
Obscuring the sky.
It was about to crush Bai Zihe into pieces in an instant.
But at this very moment...
"Rise!"
Bai Zihe suddenly let out a fierce roar.
Around his entire body, a "field" also formed, stoutly resisting the Eighth-Turn Loose Immortal's strike!
"Boom—"
In the next moment, Bai Zihe was sent flying again, though he couldn't recall how many times.
However, feeling the force of the impact weakened manifold, he couldn't contain the elation in his heart.
He had succeeded!
Within the Haotian Tower, the small tower was already wide-eyed with astonishment.
"This kid..."
"He has actually comprehended momentum and field. If he progresses further, he will be able to naturally comprehend the existence of a domain. Truly astonishing!"