"You… actually possess a spirit of this caliber?"
Even Ling Canghai's aged eyes were filled with astonishment at the Asura King's aura.
After all, the Asura King's aura was at the absolute peak of half-god.
"Bold villain — die!"
The Asura King wasted no words. He threw a punch straight away, and a massive surge of black flames coalesced into an enormous fist that came crashing down toward Ling Canghai.
However, the black-flame giant fist scattered into nothing the moment it drew near Ling Canghai.
It turned out a defensive barrier had materialized before him, blocking the attack.
"Ha ha ha ha ha…"
Ling Canghai let out a sinister laugh.
"Young friend Chu Feng, you've been hiding yourself quite well, haven't you?"
"With your cultivation level, what qualifies you to command a spirit of this power?"
"It seems this old man chose the right person. My divine pill may truly reach completion because of you."
"And then my divine technique will likewise reach perfection."
As Ling Canghai cackled menacingly, he swept his staff forward and launched a barrage of attacks at the Asura King.
Boundless barrier power and martial force merged into one.
The intensity of their clash was far beyond what Chu Feng could observe with his eyes.
He could only sense it with his mind — his vision could no longer keep up.
And after sensing it, Chu Feng was stunned to discover that despite Ling Canghai's appearance of being on his last breath, his combat strength was truly terrifying.
His mastery over barrier arts was nothing short of exquisite, and the formations he deployed were extraordinarily powerful.
At first the Asura King was able to hold his own against him, but as time wore on, he quickly fell into a disadvantage.
The Asura King had already exhausted all his techniques, yet Ling Canghai clearly still had strength to spare.
The title of the strongest Spirit World Master under the True Dragon — it was well earned.
Seeing that the Asura King would suffer if this continued, Chu Feng threw open the gate, and tens of millions of black beams of light surged forth from within and fused into the Asura King's body.
In that instant, the Asura King's combat strength surged dramatically.
The reason for this dramatic increase was that on the other side of the Spirit Gate — in the spirit world beyond — an army of tens of millions of Asuras had joined forces to construct a grand formation.
It was this formation that had amplified the Asura King's power.
Upon seeing this, Ling Canghai's old eyes blazed with extraordinary brilliance.
"So many Asura spirits — and so many who surpass you in strength — willingly submitting to your command?"
"Young friend Chu Feng, you truly make this old man all the more excited."
"You are bolstering my confidence that the pill will succeed."
Ling Canghai fought more ferociously with every exchange, unleashing one formation after another in an endless torrent.
Even with the support of the ten-million-strong Asura army boosting his combat strength, the Asura King still could not match a peak Divine Robe like Ling Canghai.
"Lord Chu Feng, perhaps… you should take my power into yourself."
The Asura King's private voice transmission echoed in Chu Feng's ears.
Truth be told, Chu Feng had been considering the same thing — but raising it himself would likely have been a slight to the Asura King's pride.
The Asura King was, after all, the leader of the Asura army.
But since he had offered voluntarily, Chu Feng had no reason to refuse.
After all, this was the Seven Worlds Holy Land. The longer they dragged things out, the more could go wrong.
"Senior, then please lend me your strength."
The moment Chu Feng spoke those words, the Asura King withdrew back into the spirit world.
The Spirit Gate, however, did not close. Instead, the power of the ten-million-strong army's formation flowed directly into Chu Feng's body.
In that instant, black flames surged around Chu Feng, and his cultivation soared to the ninth level of half-god.