"A Spirit World Master—this is a Spirit World Master. This is the terrifying power of a Spirit World Master. A single one is enough to rival a thousand troops and ten thousand horses."
"Why would we even need to lift a finger? Duan Jidao alone is more than enough to destroy the Four Great Imperial Clans!" Yao Jiaoguang was beside himself with excitement. In his view, the Four Great Imperial Clans were absolutely doomed this time.
In fact, it wasn't just him. Almost everyone present felt the same way—that Duan Jidao, relying on his own power alone, was sufficient to annihilate the Four Great Imperial Clans. Even the members of the Four Great Imperial Clans themselves thought so.
"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry for Lord Duan to pass his legacy on to me. If his cultivation hadn't been damaged, with his former cultivation as a Seventh-rank Martial Emperor, the Spirit World beings he summoned today would surely have been far more than this. I'm afraid Lord Duan wouldn't even need to lift a finger—just the Spirit World beings alone would be enough to destroy the Four Great Imperial Clans." At this moment, Jiang Wushang's face was once again filled with deep regret.
Hearing these words, Chu Feng silently agreed with what Jiang Wushang had said, because he had arrived at the exact same conclusion.
The strength of Spirit World beings depended on the strength of their Spirit World Master. The stronger the Spirit World Master, the more powerful the Spirit World beings. If the Spirit World Master was weak, the Spirit World beings would inevitably be weak as well.
Spirit World beings would only serve a Spirit World Master who was more powerful than themselves. The higher a Spirit World being's cultivation, the more true this held—they valued strength and benefits above all else.
At Duan Jidao's level, although his own abilities were formidable, the Spirit World beings he could tame would inevitably be weaker in cultivation than himself.
Just as Jiang Wushang had said, if Duan Jidao still possessed Seventh-rank Martial Emperor cultivation, the Spirit World beings he could summon today would certainly be of the Martial Emperor level. Perhaps even Sixth-rank Martial Emperor-level Spirit World beings would be willing to serve him and fight on his behalf.
However, when Duan Jidao's cultivation had fallen from Seventh-rank Martial Emperor down to just Martial Emperor, even if he still maintained contracts with Martial Emperor or Sixth-rank Martial Emperor-level Spirit World beings, those spirits would no longer be willing to serve Duan Jidao.
Under these circumstances, Duan Jidao could only dissolve his contracts with those Spirit World beings and restore their freedom. After all, for a Spirit World Master, keeping Spirit World beings that were disloyal yet more powerful than oneself was extremely dangerous.
After all, most Spirit World beings served their Spirit World Master for personal gain. Those like Eggie, who were willing to share Chu Feng's hardships through thick and thin and even sacrifice herself for his sake, were exceedingly rare.
And come to think of it, if Eggie hadn't been forcibly sealed within Chu Feng's body by his mother all those years ago, given her personality, how could she have ever become so loyal to Chu Feng?
In the end, Eggie had initially helped Chu Feng simply because she was sealed within his body, their lives intertwined—so helping him was helping herself. As for the rest, it was only over time that genuine feelings had developed, which was why she had become so devoted.
This was also why, despite having the ability to summon far more Spirit World beings, Chu Feng had never done so. In his view, disloyal spirits or weak spirits would only be a burden.
"Wushang, there's no need to blame yourself. Lord Duan… was so urgent to pass his legacy on to you because he had his own difficulties." Yin Gongfu consoled Jiang Wushang, for he knew that Duan Jidao suffered from a terminal illness—one that could not be cured. Even without taking his own life, he wouldn't have had much longer to live. That was precisely why Duan Jidao had been so desperate to find a successor.
Rumble— Rumble— Rumble— Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom— Yet at this very moment, deafening booms erupted one after another. Waves of devastation swept across heaven and earth as the thousand-plus Spirit World beings launched their assault, using those special techniques from the Spirit World to relentlessly hammer the Western Gate Imperial Clan's fortress.
However, the Four Great Imperial Clans had clearly come prepared. A powerful barrier shielded the Western Gate Imperial Clan's fortress, and no matter how the Spirit World beings attacked, they could not break through.
But to sustain this barrier, the Four Great Imperial Clans had been forced to exert their full strength. They could no longer assist Ximen Baiyuan and had to devote every last ounce of power to keeping the barrier standing.
In particular, the Supreme Elders of the Four Great Imperial Clans had all summoned the four Emperor Armaments—the Emperor Dragon Seals—drawing upon the power of these Emperor Armaments to protect the massive barrier.
As his subordinate Spirit World beings continuously attacked the Western Gate Imperial Clan's fortress, terrifying many of the younger generation and women of the Four Great Imperial Clans into breaking into tears, Duan Jidao, wielding an Emperor Armament in hand, charged straight toward Ximen Baiyuan.