What frustrated Chu Feng the most was that, aside from borrowing the power of the three types of lightning to boost his cultivation, he had absolutely no way to fully control their strength.
It was as though, even though they had merged as one, they still possessed their own will and consciousness. Chu Feng had merely awakened them — it was their own awareness that had expelled the Soul-Devouring Insects, not Chu Feng's control.
However, Chu Feng was certain that enhancing his cultivation was far from the full extent of the three lightning powers. If the day came when he could truly command them, he would undoubtedly become far stronger.
"Whoosh, whoosh."
But right now, Chu Feng had no time to dwell on such thoughts. He needed to set up a formation as quickly as possible to undo the barrier ropes that bound his limbs and to stanch his wounds — he couldn't afford to lose any more blood.
Logically speaking, given Chu Feng's current strength, breaking free from the restraints left by a fifth-rank Martial King would have been next to impossible.
Fortunately, that woman Ya Fei had been far too confident in herself. She didn't believe for a second that Chu Feng could break through her bindings and restore his cultivation. As a result, the method she used to restrain him was anything but sophisticated — it was actually quite simple, practically thrown together.
After a concerted effort, Chu Feng successfully freed himself and regained his freedom.
"Damn it — that hall gate was fake. It must be a door within a door, sealed with a special barrier code," Chu Feng muttered. Although he had restored his cultivation and escaped his bonds, he soon realized that this grand hall was far from simple.
Every wall of the hall was impenetrable, clearly fortified with a powerful barrier formation. And the strength of that formation was so great that the barrier techniques Chu Feng knew were utterly incapable of cracking it.
Take the barrier gate through which Ya Fei and the others had just departed — Chu Feng was standing right where it had been, yet no matter how intensely he probed with his Mental Power, he couldn't detect the slightest trace of the gate. It was as though it had never existed at all.
At that moment, Chu Feng concluded that this barrier had been left behind by a gold-robed Spirit World Master. Otherwise, it couldn't possibly be this powerful — he couldn't even perceive it, let alone analyze it.
"I suppose I have no choice but to try the Heavenly Eye," Chu Feng said. Under these circumstances, the only card he had left to play was the Heavenly Eye from his vein-seeking technique.
Hummm.
The moment the Heavenly Eye activated, Chu Feng's gaze transformed. It became sharp and piercing, radiating an overwhelming dominance — like two invisible blades capable of cutting through anything.
If Chu Feng used this gaze on someone of equal cultivation, it would strip them of all desire to fight in an instant. Against anyone weaker, a single glance would be enough to kill them. That was the power of the Heavenly Eye.
But the true strength of the Heavenly Eye lay not in intimidation — it was its extraordinary observational ability. This perception could reveal things invisible to ordinary people, things that even typical Spirit World Masters couldn't see.
The Heavenly Eye's observational power far surpassed that of ordinary Mental Power.
Sure enough, once Chu Feng activated the Heavenly Eye, the hall gate before him began to change. He could see hidden patterns and runes emerging bit by bit, growing clearer and clearer.
Just as Chu Feng had suspected, the entire grand hall was a massive, powerful formation, and the barrier gate was concealed within the false hall door.
But this formation was simply too formidable. Even though Chu Feng could now detect its existence, he was nowhere near capable of breaking it. He had found the exit, yet he couldn't reach it — he simply didn't have the ability to dismantle it.
"Damn it… am I really going to die at that woman's hands?"