Chapter 1400: You Have a Brain?

"This martial art is very powerful, isn't it?" Medusa asked. "After all, unlike us, you don't have to be restricted by the conditions of miracle martial arts; you can tailor your own."

"Naturally," Tu Xin said, slowly approaching. "Each time we shed our skin, it's an evolution of our biological structure... You must understand one thing: although we no longer have bloodlines, we are still living organisms, and there are also plants. We have trees, birds, insects, fish, tigers... We also have a food chain, and there are strengths and weaknesses among living beings. Those with limbs, wings, flexible muscles, or scales naturally possess greater biological advantages."

Medusa nodded. Tu Xin was indeed knowledgeable and versatile. His martial art was both unexpected and reasonable. It was likely that he had developed this martial art through epiphany, by observing universes where bloodlines continuously evolved. Evolving bloodlines is the proper path. However, even without bloodlines, biological evolution can enhance one's strength.

"And this martial art is equivalent to artificial, continuous self-evolution. It is a martial art of evolution, arguably one of the strongest, possessing infinite possibilities," Tu Xin said softly.

"But you can't shed your skin indefinitely, can you?" Medusa glanced at the empty half-brain he had shed in his hand and chuckled. "Every time you shed a layer, some brain matter and residual consciousness are left behind in the skull... It's not as simple as leaving a bit of uncleaned waste on your backside... If you shed your skin multiple times, with a bit of brain sticking to your skull each time, your brain will likely get smaller and smaller. Won't you end up brain-damaged?"

Tu Xin's face instantly darkened. Although what the other person said was true—he couldn't endlessly shed layers because each time damaged his origin—the insult in her words was immense. When had he ever endured such contempt? This was clearly a supreme, powerful, and sacred martial arts secret manual, yet it was being described with such vulgar language.

A flicker of irritation crossed Tu Xin's face, yet he smiled and said, "With careful preparation, you wouldn't need to shed your skin many times to become an ultimate creature at the top of the food chain. Combined with one's martial cultivation, it would be invincible."

Tu Xin stared at Medusa. "Among those at the same level, you are simply overpoweringly strong. This is only your theoretical ultimate stage 1; you only have over a thousand completed Tenth-Tier mature universes, yet you are already so terrifying. You have gathered countless laws from the past and fused them together, which can be considered the pinnacle of rule application. However, your ultimate state is ultimately theoretical. Even if you drained all the accumulated matter from the entire Sea of Chaos, you couldn't reach your mastery realm," Tu Xin said coolly. "This is an unattainable perfect state. By the time you achieve it, everyone else will have started breaking through to the Eleventh Tier, and you will surely die."

Xu Zhi silently agreed, finding Tu Xin's point valid. It was the same for Medusa before. By the time your realm is perfected, others will have already broken through to the next level and will then defeat you.

"But I don't need to be perfect; I'm already very strong now, aren't I?" Medusa replied noncommittally.

"Yes," Tu Xin did not deny. "You are a formidable opponent worthy of attention in this new era. Your combat power might already be comparable to that of weaker Immortal Saints."

Naturally, Tu Xin was prepared to guard against her. The true forms of Immortal Saints were terrifying. However, their physical forms were incredibly minuscule, only the size of fungi... He constantly assessed that no matter how extraordinary her bloodline was, with her current size, she should be able to fight him and contend against him. For her to achieve this was already incredibly impressive! An Immortal Saint, a mere bacterium, could actually battle him and even have a chance to kill him...

According to the energy level classification of Saints, a normal Saint with a two-meter body would have an energy level of one, while his own energy level was over ten million. Those Immortal Saints had very low energy levels; even if expanded, their physical forms had limits, reaching at most ten thousand! An energy level of ten thousand, combined with their accumulated power and heaven-defying bloodlines, allowed them to bridge a gap of over a thousand times and potentially fight him. Of course, this was merely speculation; those Immortal Saints were too deeply hidden. They had never truly manifested their true forms, always cheerfully developing their influence in various places.

"Tu Xin, you seem to have become much stronger now; you've even integrated some martial arts into your physical structure, making them part of your muscle memory... But are you still just a layer of skin, or is this your true form?" Medusa asked, pointing a finger from a distance. "Let me ask you something—do you have a brain?" This sounded like a taunt.

"Of course, this is my true form," Tu Xin sneered. His abundant particles instantly dispersed, forming another version of himself—his quantum battle body. A faint voice emanated, "You should know, to be able to create my quantum battle body, this must naturally be my true form. Is there any doubt?"

With a whoosh. The quantum battle body merged with the main body, instantly forming the "Sacred Martial Battle Body" from before. It retaliated fiercely, appearing instantly before Medusa and unleashing a punch that stirred up vast waves of air.

Medusa's expression shifted to surprise, and she abruptly raised her hand to block, but she was instantly sent flying backward.

"Indeed, your strength is different now." Medusa rubbed her palm and laughed heartily, "You were originally crude, primitive humanoid creatures, akin to gods and demons from the dawn of chaos—very ancient and primitive. Now, you've actually evolved into a mature physique, similar to acquired humans?"

Tu Xin's lips curled into a smile. "Didn't you say you'd only use your legs? Why are you starting to use your hands and feet?"

"That was for the previous Tu Xin. For you, I need to show some respect," Medusa scoffed. "Very well, you're worthy of me using some serious power. I'm tired of dragging this out; I'll just finish you off directly."

Suddenly, Medusa vanished from her spot. She instantly appeared in the sky, her expression cold. A massive purple orb of light materialized in her hand, countless laws swirling around it as it rapidly expanded, distorting everything, before she slammed it fiercely onto the ground. The ground violently shook, tearing open a massive chasm, creating ravines and mountains. Tu Xin, who was at the center, had no time to react and was crushed to death, reduced to a pulp on the ground.

Everyone nearby was instantly astonished. This was an unimaginable destructive power; even the ground of the cosmic membrane was warped by the impact. This was a scene almost unprecedented in ancient times. The energy level and size were immense; an ant's punch was completely different from a giant's punch.

"Does this guy also not have a brain?" Medusa shook her head and sneered, then squatted down and examined the remains carefully. "This guy just claimed to be real, yet he himself said he was a shed layer of Tu Xin, whose brain had been replaced. He didn't even realize he was just a shed skin... Seriously, you said all that, but didn't even bother to open your head and check! It seems too little brain was left, leading to a touch of brain damage."

Medusa stirred the opponent's pulp with her hand, absorbing it into her skin-universe tissue. This was a massive energy remnant, which she naturally wouldn't miss. "If I were you, I'd lift open my own skull every hour to see if my brain had run away." Medusa clapped her hands and said seriously, "What if I were just the residue stuck to the brain? That would be terrible!"

A sudden ripple. Just as Medusa was speaking, a slow bulge began to rise from within the earth-universe to the east. A tall and vast Tu Xin emerged once more. Medusa's expression instantly became solemn; she felt an intense, bone-chilling threat. She said gravely, "Tu Xin Number Three? It seems you are the true one, then?"