Rumble—
Suddenly, the Magma Emperor's body lost its support and crashed heavily into the sea below.
Whoosh—
Towering waves erupted skyward, but the Magma Emperor's physical body did not actually sink to the ocean floor. It wasn't all part of the Magma Emperor's technique — rather, it was a vast and magnificent golden barrier that had risen beneath his body, holding it aloft within the sea.
It was Chu Feng. It was Chu Feng's barrier formation that had caught the Magma Emperor's body. Using his barrier arts, Chu Feng had trapped the Magma Emperor in place.
And that wasn't all — Chu Feng's mouth, which had been clamped down on the Magma Emperor moments ago, had already released its grip. His entire body had broken free from the Magma Emperor's massive hand.
Chu Feng stood in midair, but his hands were constantly shifting, forming one intricate hand seal after another at such speed that only their afterimages could be seen.
Suddenly, Chu Feng's movements stopped. He pointed a finger down at the Magma Emperor below and bellowed: "Seal!"
Shoosh—
In that instant, countless beams of golden barrier light, like chains, shot out from Chu Feng's fingertip. Those chains grew thicker and thicker as they flew, each one expanding to over a dozen meters in width, and in the end they densely wrapped around the Magma Emperor's body, binding him tight.
Crack—
Crack—
Under the restriction of those barrier chains, the Magma Emperor's once-indestructible physical body actually began developing cracks, fracturing apart like stone.
"You bastard — what did you do to my body?! What the hell did you do?!"
The Magma Emperor was still roaring, but compared to before, his voice had lost all of its fierce intimidation. Not only that — it had weakened by several fold.
Even his savage, ferocious gaze had dimmed considerably.
"Chu Feng, what… what's going on?" At the same time, the Four Great Saint Beasts looked at Chu Feng with bewildered expressions.
They were simply too curious — curious to know what method Chu Feng had used to push the Magma Emperor, who in their memories had been incomparably vicious and terrifying, into such a desperate state.
"Four seniors, observe my current cultivation level — that is your answer," Chu Feng said to the Four Great Saint Beasts.
"That… how is that possible?!" And once they heard Chu Feng's words, the four beasts' faces grew even more astonished.
Because at this very moment, after activating both the Thunder Armor and the Thunder Wings, Chu Feng's cultivation was no longer that of an eighth level Martial Emperor.
It was that of a ninth level Martial Emperor!!!
In other words, even without those two cultivation-boosting techniques — the Thunder Armor and the Thunder Wings — Chu Feng's true cultivation had already reached the seventh level Martial Emperor.
But just before, Chu Feng had clearly still been a sixth level Martial Emperor. This could only mean one thing — he had broken through.
"Chu Feng, are you saying… that you broke through by relying on the Magma Emperor's body?" The Four Great Saint Beasts were both shocked and excited, unable to hold back their question.
"Exactly. The Magma Emperor's physical body contains dense and rich energy of heaven and earth. This energy is a supreme treasure for my cultivation, and as long as I can make physical contact with his body, I can absorb it."
"Moreover, the Magma Emperor's body is quite special and very different from ours. The moment I began absorbing and refining that energy, his physical body fell out of his control — and even his soul body was affected."
"That is why I told the four seniors that as long as I was alone, I could deal with the Magma Emperor," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"So it was true." Having confirmed their suspicions, all that remained in the Four Great Saint Beasts' eyes was excitement.