Chapter 111 All Living Creatures Below The Nature Level (Part One)


    There was an old saying that best described the refining of martial arts. ''All living creatures are below


    the nature level.''


    To some extent, the journey of martial arts only started after entering the nature level.


    After stepping into the nature level, life energy waspletely transformed into life vitality. The refiner


    could then continuously absorb the vitality from the outer world, from heaven to the earth, and became


    a creature of a higher level.


    Once they had attained this transformation, refiners at the nature level were called nature creatures.


    Although they were still human, they were very different from a normal person. A clear boundary


    separated nature creatures from normal humans!


    This boundary was called longevity.


    The life span of an ordinary human being was about 70 to 90 years. Although a few humans could live


    until 100 years of age, they were considered to be very old and long-lived.


    However, these natural creatures had a minimum life span of 150 years! Being able to live longer and


    stronger was one of the most fascinating aspects of martial arts.


    This was the reason why refiners at the nature level were called nature creatures, thus differentiating


    them from ordinary humans.


    The white smoke and ck smoke that was being generated from the life vitality of White Fiend and


    ck Fiend covered Zen from head to toe.


    Zen looked up and around. Except for the ck and white smoke, everything else around him had


    disappeared. He could not even see Martin who had been standing right next to him.


    This smoke could not only obstruct a person''s vision, but it could also mute sounds. Because of this,


    Zen could not hear any other sound, except his breathing.


    In the face of such a bizarre scene, Zen stood quietly without moving around. He knew it would be wise


    for him to remain calm and adjust to the changing surroundings. He needed to think carefully before


    taking any action.


    The ck smoke and white smoke was so strange that their function could not be limited to isting a


    target. There must be some other purposes that Zen did not know of so far.


    Zen remained alert to solve this mystery. Before long, the mass of ck smoke began morphing into a


    human figure brandishing a long knife. Then it headed straight for Zen!


    ''Wrap yourselves in smoke to hide your figures and attack under this camouge. If that is another


    function of the smoke, then it is not hard to deal with!'' Zen thought after analyzing the situation quickly.


    Without any hesitation, Zen rushed toward the smoke and punched it before the long knife could injure


    him.


    Zen channeled all his power to his fist. As his blownded on the ck human-shaped smoke, a


    deafening sound reced the silence.


    Then the smoke exploded and dissipated.


    Zen frowned when the smoke vanished. He hadn''t been expecting this result.


    He had thought that White Fiend and ck Fiend were hiding in this cloud of smoke. But now, it


    seemed as though the human figure and the knife were illusions generated by the smoke.


    After he scattered the ck smoke, other masses of ck smoke floated toward him from the side.


    This smoke also transformed into human shape, armed with a long knife aimed at Zen, just as the


    previous smoke had done.


    "Bum!" "Bum!"


    Faced with three clouds of smoke, Zen aimed two punches at the nearest clouds of human-shaped


    smoke. They, too, disappeared like the previous smoke.


    Just as Zen was about to attack the third cloud of smoke, a ck fist silently appeared andnded a


    blow on Zen. Since Zen had not been expecting this, he was caught off-guard.


    "Peng!"


    The sound of the fist punching his body was deafening. It also indicated the extent of the power


    wielded by a refiner at the nature level.


    Besides his powerful punch, Zen was defenseless. He wasn''t even dressed in armor! As a result, he


    was pushed back dozens of feet before hended on the ground. The impact and force were so strong


    that Zen rolled on the ground several times beforeing to a stop.


    ''The power of a refiner at the nature level is terrifying! Fortunately, I have refined my body to be a


    spiritual weapon. Otherwise, I would have been severely injured by this punch!'' Zen thought as he


    slowly stood from the ground. After his body had been refined to a weapon, Zen noticed that there had


    been considerable improvement in his resistance against strikes. So, he had absorbed almost all the


    power of the ck Fiend''s punch.


    The warm current coursed in his blood-vessels, refreshing his body. But Zen was not satisfied.


    He had not found a solution to break through barriers set by the ck smoke and white smoke.


    Since ck Fiend was hiding in the ck smoke, White Fiend must be in the white smoke. These two


    people''s talents were peculiar! Zen could not spot them even though he had been studying the smoke


    all this while.


    He stood still, observing his surroundings. It was not long after he stood up that a mass of white smoke


    began changing its shape. And this time, it turned into thousands of troops that rushed toward Zen.


    Soon, Zen was encircled by the smoke-troops. Unsure of what to do, Zen cautiously studied the


    smoke-troops. It was hard for him to identify the location of White Fiend from the smoke around.


    At this moment, Zen had not yet been a half-step into the nature level. Although he could form mature


    life energy, he could not release his life energy to disperse these thousands of troops quickly.


    He could only fight against them passively. Zen steadied himself and began attacking the smoke-troops


    nearby to disperse them. Equally, he was quick to dodge any attacks from the smoke-troops.


    "Go to hell!" Zen shouted to the smoke. As quickly as he could, Zenunched a series of attacks.


    Bam! Bam! Bam! The sound from the break-up of the smoke followed Zen''s punches.


    Instantly, more than ten clouds of smoke in human form were smashed by Zen''s ceaseless blows.


    However, as quickly as Zen had broken up these clouds of smoke, new smoke appeared.


    It appeared as though White Fiend and ck Fiend were generating the smoke-troops and attacking


    Zen continuously. In this situation, Zen could not get a break. He began struggling with defending


    himself from the smoke-troops that were running toward him from all directions.


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    "Hahaha! Let me see how long you can withstand our attacks!" While people were easily exhausted,


    the smoke-troops generated by White Fiend and ck Fiend would never get tired. They recovered


    soon after Zen smashed them. This was the reason why White Fiend was very proud of his abilities. It


    was also why he spoke to Zen with arrogance and confidence.


    As soon as White Fiend finished his provocation, he formed a fist from a cloud of white smoke and


    punched Zen in the ribs.


    "Bash!"


    The blow was so mighty that Zen was pushed back again. He seemed like a kite with a broken line.


    With this attack, Zen found himself flying dozens of feet before hitting the ground. The force was so


    strong that a loud sound echoed in the otherwise quiet scene.