Swish swish swish—
At that moment, Xiankun's hands shifted once again, and he struck anew. What he employed now was the same technique as before — a self-created martial art modeled after the Yan Clan's "Forbidden Earthly Sea of Flames."
But this time, his execution was far more fluid and precise. Before, it had only been a ninth-tier martial art, but if he were to perform it again now, it would likely be infinitely close to a Human Forbidden Martial Art.
Seeing this, Yan Lei and Yan Ru exchanged a glance, their gazes growing solemn — a solemnity underlaid with deep, lingering dread.
Fortunately, after Yan Lei had noticed something wrong earlier, he had quickly withdrawn the Forbidden Earthly Sea of Flames, not allowing Xiankun to continue comprehending it.
Otherwise, what Xiankun would be wielding now might not be this self-created imitation of the Forbidden Earthly Sea of Flames, but the genuine article.
Xiankun's comprehension ability left both Yan Lei and Yan Ru acknowledging their own inferiority.
"Let's see if you can dodge this one."
After a moment of preparation, the technique was complete. Xiankun struck. The ferocious flames condensed into a pillar of fire and shot toward Chu Feng.
The speed was terrifying — virtually like light itself. In the blink of an eye it had reached Chu Feng's vicinity, carrying scorching heat that would melt him alive.
Xiankun's second execution had indeed amplified the technique's power. Just as Yan Lei and Yan Ru had anticipated, its might was now infinitely close to that of a Human Forbidden Martial Art.
Boom—
Yet just as the fire pillar was about to close in on Chu Feng and engulf him in its refining flames, Chu Feng's body trembled slightly, and then a torrent of raging fire erupted from his body like a volcanic explosion.
The flames were far too fierce — rolling and surging, overwhelming everything in their path. Their sheer ferocity was enough to shatter eyeballs and shake souls.
In the face of those flames, Xiankun's fire pillar was utterly insignificant — like comparing an ant to the sky itself.
Chu Feng's flames swallowed Xiankun's fire pillar in an instant and continued spreading at a terrifying speed. In the blink of an eye, the flames had sealed off the entire sky above, and even Xiankun himself was consumed.
Now what hung above everyone was no longer blue sky and white clouds, but a roiling, surging sea of fire.
...
Staring at the sea of fire that sealed the sky, Yan Lei and Yan Ru were utterly dumbstruck — mouths agape, lips trembling.
Even Yan Xie, who was always composed, had his mouth slightly open, shock flooding his eyes.
"This is... our Yan Clan's exclusive secret martial art — the Forbidden Earthly Sea of Flames!!!"
Yan Lei suddenly spoke, and his words shocked everyone present.
"What? The Forbidden Earthly Sea of Flames? Isn't that the Yan Clan's exclusive technique? How can Chu Feng know it?"
"Could it be that when Yan Lei was showing it to everyone just now, Chu Feng actually... heavens... if that's truly the case, then Chu Feng's comprehension ability is simply terrifying. This can't be real — it absolutely can't be real. There must be some other explanation."
At the thought of this, nobody dared to continue reasoning. In a single hour, they hadn't learned a damn thing, yet Chu Feng had not only mastered the cultivation method of the Forbidden Earthly Sea of Flames but had actually succeeded in performing it. It was far beyond imagination.
Was this something a human could do? This was absolutely beyond ordinary people. Even geniuses couldn't accomplish it, because every single person present was a genius in their own right — and not one of them had managed it.
"Ahhhhh~"
Just as everyone was reeling from the shock, a cry suddenly erupted from within the sea of fire. It was Xiankun's voice.
The moment that cry rang out, a flame vortex appeared in one section of the fire sea that sealed the sky.
The vortex possessed terrifying suction and was devouring the flames that blanketed the heavens.