"Wait."
Despite the shock still written all over Sima Ying's face, Chu Feng paid her no attention and closed his eyes once again.
His earlier observation of the Divine Thunder had not been in vain. Chu Feng had gained insight, and he needed to seize this opportunity.
If he could grasp it, perhaps he could harness a portion of the Divine Thunder's power. Even if it was only a small fraction, it would be invaluable to Chu Feng.
"What's wrong with this guy?"
Watching Chu Feng quickly appear to fall asleep again, Sima Ying grew quite frustrated.
"Give him a moment. He might be cultivating," Su Mei said.
"Cultivating? This guy's way of cultivating is way too bizarre. He can't be human, can he?"
"How else could he break through so fast? In the blink of an eye, he broke through two consecutive levels. Do you have any idea how hard it is for us to break through even one level? How many times we have to try before we can sense the opportunity and comprehend it? But this guy broke through two levels in the blink of an eye. That's just too monstrous." Sima Ying said, her voice brimming with excitement.
"Shh, keep your voice down. Maybe he had already reached the eighth-rank Martial King and was just deliberately hiding his cultivation? He only accidentally let it slip earlier?" Su Mei tried to cover for Chu Feng.
"Oh, come on. I've known him for so long — how could I not understand him? He would never hide his cultivation. He definitely just broke through." Sima Ying said firmly.
"What are you arguing about?" At that moment, Chu Feng spoke. He had already opened his eyes, and a pleased smile hung on his face.
"Chu Feng, tell me honestly — what just happened? Did you break through? And only recently, right?" Sima Ying pressed again.
"To be honest, I did break through. But it wasn't just now — it was probably a while ago. I only displayed the signs of my breakthrough just now."
Chu Feng did not try to hide it. He also knew his breakthrough had happened a long time ago, because after breaking through, he had spent a considerable amount of time observing the Divine Thunder.
When he had entered the bedroom, it was still light out. But now it was already dark. That was proof enough.
"So you broke through two levels in one go?" Sima Ying asked, her expression dead serious.
"Mm." Chu Feng nodded.
"You monster. You're such a monster. You're absolutely monstrous."
"Quick, tell me how you did it! If there's a trick, share it with me too!" Sima Ying tugged at Chu Feng's sleeve, pestering him without mercy.
"Well, sure. I can do that." Chu Feng said.
"Really?" Sima Ying's face lit up with joy.
"Of course." Chu Feng said with certainty.
"Then hurry up and tell me!" Sima Ying urged.
"But you have to promise not to tell anyone." Chu Feng said in a low voice.
"Don't worry, I definitely won't tell anyone. Quick, quick, tell me!" Sima Ying leaned close to Chu Feng's mouth, whispering in the most secretive manner, as if afraid Su Mei standing behind them might overhear.
And Chu Feng simply grinned mischievously and said: "Secret."
"Secret my foot, you bastard! Are you messing with me?!" Hearing this, Sima Ying was nearly driven mad with rage, jumping up and down and stomping her feet.
"Alright, stop fooling around. Everyone's still waiting outside," Su Mei came to the rescue.
"Everyone? Who came?" Chu Feng asked.
"Who else? Besides the members of my Alliance of Spirit World Masters, two extra people showed up — Nie Wan'er and Nie Xi'er," Sima Ying said.
"What are those two doing here?" Chu Feng asked, surprised.
"They lost. They came to thank you," Sima Ying said.
"Lost? Thank me? What are you talking about? None of this makes any sense." Chu Feng was thoroughly confused.
"Let me explain," Su Mei cut in, and then continued: "Qin Wentian did go to challenge the Nie sisters, and he fought them on the spot."