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141: Chapter 141 Chen Wu's Counterattack: A Pebble Pierces the Helicopter Window

Section 1: Initial Exploration of the Secret Realm Corridor: The Approach of the Spirit-Devouring Shadow

In the Qi Energy corridor of the Taiji Secret Realm, light green earth vein Qi Energy flowed along the stone walls like water. The carvings of the Taiji Thirteen Forms on both sides shimmered faintly. Beneath each carving lay subtle Qi Energy nodes; stepping on them offered a warm, nourishing sensation. Chen Wu’s team was advancing steadily along the corridor. Lin Mo’s tablet marked a "safe route" in real-time. The Qi Energy map on the screen showed that the "Origin Pool" 500 meters ahead had a Qi Energy purity of 99.9%, with no high-intensity Spirit-Devouring Energy fluctuations detected for the moment.

"Brother Chen Wu, look at these carvings," Lin Mo said, pointing to the "Ward-off Energy" diagram on the left stone wall. "The Technical Department’s comparison shows these carvings are more complete than the ancient manuals of the Taiji Thirteen Forms. They even mark 'Qi Energy node force techniques.' For example, Ward-off Energy should focus on activating the 'Yongquan Point' on the soles of the feet, which can increase Soft Energy by 20%!" As he spoke, he lightly tapped the diagram with his fingertip. Light green Qi Energy surged in, and the force points on the diagram instantly lit up, forming a miniature guiding arrow. Even Lu Feng couldn’t help but exclaim, "This Secret Realm is simply a treasure trove of traditional martial arts teaching. Once we deal with the Spirit-Devouring Organization, we must study it thoroughly!"

Chen Wu bent down to touch the bluestone floor, and his Late Stage Brute Force Fusion Energy Technique probed inward through his fingertips. The earth vein Qi Energy beneath the stone slabs was more active than expected, with a faint rhythm of "Yin and Yang Symbiosis" resonating with the Four Symbols Qi Energy core in his Dantian. "These stone slabs are 'Taiji Qi Energy Stones,'" he said, picking up a fragment of fallen rock. The pebble glowed with a faint green light, its surface covered in fine Qi Energy patterns. "The earth vein Qi Energy contained within can assist in Cultivation. If injected with the Fusion Energy Technique, they can even become temporary Qi Energy weapons."

Just then, the petals of the inheritance grass on his chest suddenly turned red. Dewdrops rolled violently on the leaves, flashing a piercing red light—this was a "high-risk warning" signal! Chen Wu’s Four Symbols Qi Energy instantly expanded, capturing abnormal vibrations from the ceiling of the corridor. It wasn't the natural fluctuation of earth vein Qi Energy, but a "Steel Qi Energy" accompanied by a mechanical roar, heavily laced with Spirit-Devouring Energy, three times stronger than the previous sniper rifles!

"Watch out above!" Chen Wu suddenly raised his hand, and Flowing Cloud and Streaming Water Energy unfolded around him. A light gold and light green Qi Energy shield instantly covered the team. A second later, the stone wall at the top of the corridor was smashed open, and three helicopters painted in black camouflage rushed in. The "Spirit-Devouring Energy Machine Guns" mounted on the cabins immediately opened fire. Pale black bullets shot toward the team like a rainstorm. As the bullets grazed the stone walls, they left trails of black corrosion, even dyeing the earth vein Qi Energy of the corridor pale black.

The "main perspective" of the global livestream shook violently. The "eager to explore" comments in the bullet chat were instantly replaced by terrified messages like "Why are there helicopters?!" and "Run!" The Technical Department’s "Qi Energy Crisis Level" soared from "Yellow" to "Red." An emergency prompt popped up on the screen: "Detected Spirit-Devouring Energy Machine Gun attack, power equivalent to Late Stage Brute Force. Ordinary defense shields can only withstand one attack." Lu Feng reacted the fastest, immediately bracing the Qi Energy Armor-Piercing Gun in front of him. A light brown Xingyi Energy formed a temporary defensive shield, but it cracked under the first wave of bullet impacts. Pale black Spirit-Devouring Energy seeped through the cracks, making Lu Feng’s arm feel slightly numb.

Section 2: The Helicopters' Frenzied Attack: Formation of a Defensive Stalemate

"It’s the Spirit-Devouring Organization’s 'Air Support Squad'!" Lin Mo’s tablet quickly cracked the helicopters' communication signals. "They received the distress call from the Ambush Squad and infiltrated the Secret Realm through a secret passage specifically to intercept us! The helicopters are also carrying 'Spirit-Devouring Energy Missiles,' with enough power to destroy the entire Qi Energy corridor!" Just as he finished speaking, the cabin door of the first helicopter opened, and a missile wrapped in black Qi Energy was pushed out. The Spirit-Devouring Energy at its tail caused the surrounding earth vein Qi Energy to become turbulent as it aimed directly at the team’s position.

"Defend with the Taiji Origin Pearl!" Chen Wu shouted, throwing the "Emergency Defense Pearl" gifted by Grandmaster Yang Mingyuan toward the missile's trajectory. Light green Taiji Power instantly erupted, forming a Qi Energy barrier five meters in diameter. The missile slammed into the barrier, and the pale black Spirit-Devouring Energy collided violently with the light green Taiji Power. Both exploded simultaneously, the shockwave knocking the team back three steps. Fine cracks appeared on the carvings on both sides of the corridor, and Lin Mo’s tablet even blacked out briefly. The global livestream stuttered for 0.3 seconds, causing the viewers' heart rates to skyrocket.

The second helicopter took the opportunity to adjust its angle, aiming its Spirit-Devouring Energy Machine Gun at Lin Mo. "Take out the information source first!" Pale black bullets shot toward the tablet. Lu Feng’s Xingyi Energy tried to intercept, but he was pinned down by the machine gun of the third helicopter. The pale black bullets forced him to pull back his defense. "I’ll do it!" Chen Wu’s Xingji Step unfolded, his speed reaching 18 meters per second as he left several afterimages in the corridor. Simultaneously, he threw the Taiji Qi Energy Stone at the bullets. Although the pebble wasn't fully injected with Qi Energy, it altered the bullets' trajectory. The pale black bullets grazed the edge of the tablet and hit the stone wall behind, blasting a small black hole.

"This can't go on!" Lu Feng’s defensive shield was covered in cracks, and his Qi Energy consumption had reached 40%. "Their helicopters are moving flexibly at the top of the corridor. Our Qi Energy guns don't have enough range, and the defense shields won't last much longer!" Grandmaster Yang Mingyuan’s voice came through the Communication Jade, sounding anxious: "The defense array has detected that the Spirit-Devouring Energy inside the Secret Realm is strengthening. They might be activating a Qi Energy array simultaneously. You must break through the helicopter interception as soon as possible, or you’ll be caught in a pincer attack!"

The "Qi Energy Map" on the global livestream showed a "Spirit-Devouring Qi Energy Field" forming around the helicopters on the corridor ceiling. Ordinary Qi Energy attacks would be instantly corroded. The Technical Department’s only remaining "counter-plan" was a "Close-range Qi Energy Detonation," but the helicopters remained at an altitude of over 10 meters, making it impossible for the team to get close. The viewers in the bullet chat were frantic. Old Zhao, the "Watcher of Huangtu Slope," commented: "Use those Qi Energy stones from earlier! Didn't Teacher Chen say they could be used as weapons?" Amir from Egypt also sent a "Pyramid Qi Energy Throwing Technique": "You can use spinning Qi Energy to accelerate the stones; it can double the power!"

Chen Wu looked at the pale green Taiji Qi Energy Stones on the ground and then up at the helicopter’s cockpit. The glass was ordinary bulletproof glass; while it could resist bullets, it couldn't withstand "hard objects enhanced by Qi Energy," especially since the helicopter pilots were focused on attacking and hadn't noticed the stones below. A bold idea formed in his mind: "Lu Feng, use your defense shield to draw their fire. Lin Mo, help me lock onto the weak points of the cockpit glass. I’ll use the Qi Energy stones to counterattack, pierce the glass, and paralyze their controls!"

Section 3: Condensing the Qi Energy Pebbles: Precise Control of the Late Stage Brute Force

Chen Wu bent down and picked up three Taiji Qi Energy Stones. The stones were about the size of a fist and glowed with a dense light green light, their Qi Energy patterns resonating with his Four Symbols Qi Energy. He placed the stones in his palm and slowly injected his Late Stage Brute Force Fusion Energy Technique. The first surge of Hard Energy flowed from his palm, compressing the earth vein Qi Energy inside the stones to the extreme. The stones' volume shrank by 10%, but their density tripled, and their surfaces shimmered with a pale golden light. The second surge of Soft Energy wrapped around the stones like a thin film, ensuring no Qi Energy leaked out. The third surge of Yang Energy accelerated the Qi Energy circulation inside the stones, giving them a "high-speed rotation" characteristic. The fourth surge of Yin Energy stabilized the stones' trajectory, preventing them from deviating from the target during flight.

"Qi Energy pebbles ready!" Chen Wu’s palm glowed with an interwoven light of pale gold and light green. The three pebbles hovered in his palm, rotating slowly with his breath. His Qi Energy consumption was only 8%, yet the power of the pebbles had been elevated to the Peak Late Stage Brute Force level. Lin Mo’s tablet locked onto the cockpit glass of the first helicopter through the "Qi Energy Aiming System." "The weak point is in the lower-left corner of the glass, 5 centimeters from the edge. It's only 10 millimeters thick. Inject 15% Hard Energy to pierce it!" He also projected the aiming point onto the global livestream screen. 99 billion viewers clearly saw the red targeting box and subconsciously held their breath.

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"Lu Feng, draw their fire!" Chen Wu's gaze locked onto the aiming point, his Four Symbols Qi Energy pellet spinning at high speed, and his Fusion Energy Technique adjusted to "Burst Mode." Lu Feng understood immediately, pouring all his Xingyi Qi Energy into the defensive shield. The light brown Qi Energy shield was deliberately tilted toward the first helicopter, drawing all the machine gun fire—pale black bullets struck the defensive shield like a torrential rain, causing the cracks to widen further. Lu Feng's arm trembled slightly from the recoil, but he gritted his teeth and held on: "Mr. Chen, hurry!"

Now is the time! Chen Wu's arm suddenly exerted force, and the first Qi Energy stone in his palm shot out along the aiming point—the speed of Late Stage Brute Force combined with the support of the Fusion Energy Technique brought the stone's initial velocity to 1200 meters per second, 1.5 times faster than the previous Spirit-Devourer bullets. It left a pale green afterimage in the air, and even the Earth Vein Qi Energy of the corridor was pulled along by the stone, forming a miniature Qi Energy vortex.

The "slow-motion view" of the global live broadcast clearly recorded this scene: the stone, like a green bolt of lightning, accurately hit the weak point of the cockpit glass. The pale golden Hard Energy instantly breached the glass's defense, and the pale green Soft Energy spread along the cracks, shattering the glass into a spiderweb pattern. Finally, with a "bang," glass fragments scattered everywhere. The stone's remaining force, undiminished, grazed past the pilot's shoulder and struck the control panel behind him. The pale green Earth Vein Qi Energy instantly destroyed the panel, the helicopter's engine immediately cut out, and the out-of-control fuselage crashed toward the stone wall on the left side of the corridor.

"It pierced it! It actually pierced it!" Lin Mo's tablet instantly popped up an "Attack Successful" notification. The "Stone Attack Data Analysis" on the screen showed: stone flight speed 1200 meters per second, Qi Energy purity 98%, the strength of the Hard Energy when piercing the glass reached the Peak of Late Stage Brute Force, and the Qi Energy consumption rate was only 5%, far exceeding the Technical Department's prediction of "2000 meters per second speed, 15% consumption." The chat exploded instantly, with over a hundred million messages like "My God! A stone pierced the helicopter glass!", "What kind of god-tier move is this?!", and "traditional martial arts are so awesome!" flooding the screen. Many viewers even replayed the slow-motion footage repeatedly, unable to believe their eyes. The topic "Chen Wu's Stone Counterattack" surged to the top of the global trending list within one minute, with views exceeding 1 billion.

Pressing the Advantage: The Helicopter's Chain Defeat. The first helicopter crashed into the stone wall, the cabin deformed, and the pilot was ejected by the airbag, only to be subdued by Lu Feng's Xingyi Qi Energy the moment he landed. The pale black Spirit-Devouring Energy was purified the instant it touched the Qi Energy stone, leaving him without even the strength to resist. Seeing their companion shot down, the second helicopter immediately turned, attempting to flee the Qi Energy corridor. The men in black inside the cabin even activated the "Self-Destruct Sequence," preparing to detonate the helicopter before escaping to destroy the corridor's Earth Vein Qi Energy.

"Want to run? Not so easy!" Chen Wu's second Qi Energy stone had long been condensed. This time, he injected 20% Hard Energy, aiming at the helicopter's tail rotor—the stone shot out like a green bolt of lightning, accurately hitting the tail rotor's "Spirit-Devouring Energy Engine." The pale golden Hard Energy instantly destroyed the engine, and the pale green Soft Energy spread along the tail rotor, causing the helicopter to lose balance. The fuselage shook violently in the air, and the self-destruct sequence was forced to terminate due to engine failure.

"Lu Feng, take it down!" Chen Wu's Xingji Step unfolded, his speed increasing to 20 meters per second as he wove through the corridor like an afterimage. At the same time, he threw the third Qi Energy stone toward the helicopter's cabin door. The pale green stone hit the door lock, destroying it. Lu Feng's Xingyi Qi Energy erupted instantly, and his Qi Energy Armor-Piercing Gun fired pale brown Qi Energy bullets toward the cabin, striking the wrists of the men in black and causing their weapons to drop to the ground. Two security team members seized the opportunity to climb onto the helicopter, using Soft Energy to subdue the remaining men in black. The entire process took only 30 seconds, three times faster than the 2 minutes predicted by the Technical Department.

The third helicopter, seeing that the situation was unfavorable, abandoned the attack and attempted to escape through a hole in the top of the corridor—but Chen Wu had long been prepared. The Four Symbols Qi Energy pellet in his Dantian erupted instantly, and the "Yin and Yang Hard-Soft Cannon" of the Fusion Energy Technique condensed in his palm. The pale golden and pale green Qi Energy cannon shot toward the helicopter's propeller, with Hard Energy as the core and Soft Energy as the shell. Yang Energy accelerated it, while Yin Energy guided it precisely. The moment the Qi Energy cannon hit the propeller, the pale black Spirit-Devouring Energy was dispersed by the Yang Energy, and the propeller was completely destroyed by the Hard Energy. The helicopter lost lift and plummeted toward the ground.

Chen Wu did not kill them all, but instead used the Flowing Clouds and Running Water Energy to form a Qi Energy cushion on the ground—as the helicopter fell, the pale golden Qi Energy cushion gently caught it, slowing the impact. Although the men in black in the cabin suffered minor injuries, their lives were not in danger, and they were subdued by the Taiji guards who arrived shortly after (Grandmaster Yang Mingyuan had sent guards in through a secret passage in the defensive array to provide support).

"Cleanup complete!" After checking the three helicopters, Lu Feng reported into the communicator, "We have seized a total of 3 Spirit-Devouring Energy Machine Guns, 5 missiles, and 10 Qi Energy bombs, and subdued 12 men in black. There are no casualties!" Lin Mo's tablet showed that the Earth Vein Qi Energy of the Qi Energy corridor was gradually recovering. The areas polluted by Spirit-Devouring Energy had already recovered 70% of their purity under the purification of the vitality Qi Energy from the inheritance grass petals. The "Crisis Level" of the global live broadcast dropped from "Red" to "Yellow," and the cheering messages from the audience flooded the screen again. Technical Department data showed that the global viewership of this counterattack exceeded 105 billion, and the "Qi Energy stone piercing the glass" clip exceeded 10 billion views within half an hour, setting a new record for a traditional martial arts combat video.

Deep into the Secret Realm: The Shadow of the Spirit-Devouring Array and New Expectations. After the helicopter wreckage was cleared by the Taiji guards, Chen Wu's team continued along the Qi Energy corridor. The inheritance grass petals had returned to a pale green color, and dew droplets rolled on the leaf surfaces, reflecting a blurry image of the Origin Pool ahead—the pale golden pool water shimmered, and the four seal script characters "Yin and Yang Origin" were carved on the stone wall beside the pool. However, one could faintly see pale black Spirit-Devouring Energy flowing around the pool; it was clearly a Qi Energy array set up by the two men in black who had infiltrated earlier.

"Lin Mo, analyze the location of the Qi Energy array." Chen Wu stopped and unfolded the Fusion Energy Technique of Late Stage Brute Force around his body, his Four Symbols Qi Energy probing ahead like radar. "According to the previous interrogation, the Qi Energy array is between the Origin Pool and the Pavilion of Supreme Treasures. We must be careful and not trigger the trap." Lin Mo's tablet scanned rapidly, and the Qi Energy map on the screen showed that within 50 meters of the Origin Pool, there were 10 hidden "Spirit-Devouring Energy Trigger Points." Once stepped upon, they would activate the entire Qi Energy array, releasing Spirit-Devouring Energy capable of suppressing Late Stage Brute Force.

Grandmaster Yang Mingyuan sent support through the Communication Jade: "I have already had the guards send the 'Taiji Spirit-Devouring Breaker' into the Secret Realm and deliver it to the side of the Origin Pool via the Qi Energy channel. The Breaker can locate the trigger points and temporarily suppress the Spirit-Devouring Energy. You can use it once you arrive." The Flower Girl's voice also came through the communicator, filled with relief: "The inheritance grass can sense the core of the Qi Energy array. Once you get close, the petals will guide the direction of the solution, and the Vitality Dew can also help you purify the Spirit-Devouring Energy in the array!"

Chen Wu picked up a Taiji Qi Energy Stone from the ground and injected the Fusion Energy Technique into it again—this time, the stone glowed with a richer light, and the Qi Energy control of Late Stage Brute Force elevated the stone's power to a new height. "With the Qi Energy stone and the Breaker, plus our Fusion Energy Technique, we will definitely be able to break the Spirit-Devouring Array." His gaze was firm as he stepped toward the Origin Pool. The Four Symbols Qi Energy pellet in his Dantian rotated steadily, and the Flowing Clouds and Running Water Energy formed a thin but tough Qi Energy shield around his body. "Let's go, seize the fusion jade, and complete the mission of traditional martial arts Fusion!"

The final image of the global live broadcast lingered on the backs of Chen Wu's team as they moved toward the Origin Pool—Chen Wu walked in the forefront, holding the Qi Energy stone, his palm glowing with a pale green light; Lu Feng and the team members followed closely behind, their Qi Energy Armor-Piercing Guns ready at all times; on Lin Mo's tablet screen, the trigger points of the Qi Energy array had been marked in red, while the position of the Breaker was displayed in green, with the two only 20 meters apart. The chat finally flooded with a neatly aligned line of text: "A stone pierces armor and shocks the world, the helicopter's defeat reveals divine power; the Spirit-Devourer hides deep in the Secret Realm, watch as you come to break the array's merit!"

This message was lit up by 110 billion viewers simultaneously, like a river of light intertwined with pale green and pale gold, illuminating the Qi Energy corridor of the Taiji Secret Realm. Chen Wu knew that the helicopter counterattack was just a small episode in the Secret Realm exploration, and the Spirit-Devouring Array ahead was the true test; but with the strength of Late Stage Brute Force, the deterrent of the Qi Energy stone, the team's cooperation, and the support of traditional martial arts practitioners globally, he was confident in breaking the trap, finding the Taiji Xingji fusion jade, and allowing the Hard-Soft of traditional martial arts and the Yin and Yang of Taiji to truly coexist—the core challenge of the Secret Realm was about to unfold beside the Origin Pool.

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