Swoosh—
A cold gleam surged forth, radiating killing intent so overwhelming that the waves below churned violently, and the very air filled with the stench of death.
This sword strike was Yin Daifen's thrust aimed directly at
The strike carried the power of a seventh-grade Supreme. Its might was enough to shatter the sky and the earth, to slaughter billions of living beings.
Clang—
Yet just as the blade was about to pierce Chu Feng, he extended two fingers and clamped down in a sudden, decisive motion.
He caught the sword—physically caught the sword that contained world-ending power—between his bare fingers.
Despite Yin Daifen's desperate attempts to pull it free, the blade refused to budge.
It was as though the sword had fused with Chu Feng's two fingers, becoming one with them. She couldn't so much as move it.
This scene filled Yin Daifen with utter terror.
"You must have consumed quite a significant amount of cultivation resources to advance your cultivation so rapidly."
"True, your cultivation has now reached the seventh-grade Supreme realm, and you've successfully awakened your Heavenly Gifted Divine Power—gaining a full grade of cultivation in the Supreme realm."
"But your combat strength isn't actually that high, because your foundation is hollow. If you continue down this path, your future achievements will be severely limited."
After blocking Yin Daifen's attack, Chu Feng spoke in a calm, measured tone—almost as though he were a senior offering earnest advice—as he laid bare her weaknesses.
"You!!"
By now, Yin Daifen's face had gone deathly pale, her beautiful eyes filled with sheer terror.
She not only released the half-finished Supreme Weapon from her grip but also retreated several steps in rapid succession.
The gaze she fixed on Chu Feng was brimming with fear, as though she were staring at a demon.
"Surprised?"
"Confused?"
"Wondering how I was able to block your attack?"
Chu Feng offered a faint smile, and then a change swept over his entire body.
It was as though an invisible cloak was being shed from his form.
Once that invisible layer fell away, the transformation of Chu Feng's aura was dramatic.
A suit of armor enveloped his body, and across its surface, dazzling bolts of lightning surged like serpents of thunder, giving the armor a terrifyingly imposing appearance.
It was the Lightning Armor.
And upon Chu Feng's forehead, a lightning inscription blazed with equally radiant thunder—the character for "Divine."
Seeing the Lightning Armor and the Divine-grade lightning inscription already left Yin Daifen so shocked that her jaw dropped.
But then she noticed that Chu Feng's body was emanating yet another power.
That power was the same kind as the one within her own body—yet it was far stronger.
She could sense it. It was Heavenly Gifted Divine Power—a Heavenly Gifted Divine Power that ranked above her own.
For a Heaven-grade bloodline bearer to develop a lightning inscription within the Supreme realm was already extraordinarily difficult.
If that person could further use the lightning inscription to gain an entire grade of cultivation, they would absolutely be considered a monstrous genius.
Yet Chu Feng had simultaneously awakened two sealed powers—the lightning inscription and the Lightning Armor—and had also cultivated the Divine Punishment Mystic Art.
On top of all that, he possessed Heavenly Gifted Divine Power.
And that Heavenly Gifted Divine Power surpassed her own.
Had she not witnessed it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that anyone could achieve all of this.
Most importantly of all, although they had both raised their cultivation to the seventh-grade Supreme realm, she could feel that Chu Feng's combat strength completely overshadowed hers.
Despite sharing the same realm, she and Chu Feng were not remotely on the same level.
"You… what kind of monster are you?"
Yin Daifen stared at Chu Feng with disbelief, her voice trembling as she spoke.
In truth, her entire body was shaking now—trembling uncontrollably. Chu Feng had scared her to her very core.
"You think I wouldn't see through the tricks brewing in your mind?"
"I'll admit, my barrier arts alone are no match for you after you boosted your cultivation."
"My original cultivation level wasn't enough either."
"But just because you have a method to raise your cultivation doesn't mean I don't."
"The moment I entered this place, what you did was boost your cultivation on the outside, planning to strike me down the instant we were in here."
"But the very first thing I did after entering was also to raise my cultivation."
"All so I'd be ready when you made your move."
"But I did one more thing—I used my barrier arts to conceal my enhanced state, making you think you could cut me down."
"The goal was to make you reveal your true colors."
"And sure enough, you did exactly that. You showed your fox's tail."
Chu Feng said.
"You…"
Swoosh—
But the moment Chu Feng finished speaking, Yin Daifen spun around.
She wanted to flee.
She had lost all will to fight.
The moment she saw the abilities Chu Feng had displayed, she had already abandoned any thought of continuing the battle.
She had conceded—from the very depths of her heart.
It wasn't just the gap in their cultivation. Even in terms of mental fortitude, she had been thoroughly defeated.
Chu Feng had seen through everything about her.
She felt that Chu Feng was a monster, because he had accomplished what no normal person could. At the very least, she had never before encountered a junior who could be as shrewd and calculating as Chu Feng.