"Rumble!"
Another piercing roar echoed for miles as Ya Fei clashed fiercely with the monster once more.
"A monster like this has actually forced me to spend nearly two hours without being able to subdue it. If word got out, where would my, Ya Fei's, reputation be?"
"I can't keep dragging this out. I need to finish this quickly, or things will only get worse for me!"
Suddenly, Ya Fei's gaze sharpened. She gripped her sword in her right hand and formed a seal with her left. With this shift, layer upon layer of powerful aura began converging within her body, and faint halos of light started swirling around her graceful figure.
In that moment, Ya Fei's power was skyrocketing, growing stronger and stronger, approaching the realm of a sixth-grade Martial King.
"Human Forbidden Illusory Sword Art!"
Ya Fei let out a thunderous shout. The pink longsword in her hand blazed with brilliant light, and with a thrust aimed downward, a thunderous boom rang out. A colossal beam of white light cleaved down from the heavens.
The beam of white light was astonishingly fast and enormous in scope. At first glance, it looked like a bolt of divine thunder descending from the sky, but a closer look revealed that it was actually a sword — a colossal sword forged from white light, brimming with limitless power.
"Whoosh!"
Seeming to sense the terrifying might of the white giant sword, the monster refused to meet it head-on. Its body flickered, and it dove into the towering waves.
At the same time, the massive waves shifted continuously. Within the blood-red seawater, intricate patterns began forming, resembling the plates of a turtle shell and covering an entire stretch of sea.
"Boom!"
Just then, the white giant sword finally crashed down. With an earth-shattering detonation, the seawater exploded outward in every direction, sending wave after wave of enormous swells rolling away. The defensive barrier the monster had constructed was shattered with ease by the white giant sword.
"Amazing! I've never seen a martial technique with such overwhelming power. Could this be a ninth-grade technique?!" Chu Feng was stunned. Once again, he witnessed just how formidable Ya Fei truly was.
But with his keen powers of observation, Chu Feng also noticed that the white giant sword was not simply an attack launched from the pink longsword. It was more like a martial technique that Ya Fei had channeled through the sword's power.
"No, that's not a ninth-grade technique. It should be a forbidden martial technique," Dan Dan spoke up.
"Forbidden martial technique?!" At these words, Chu Feng was even more startled. He had heard of forbidden Mystic Arts, but this was the first time he had ever heard of forbidden martial techniques. He hurriedly asked, "Dan Dan, what exactly are these forbidden martial techniques you're talking about? Are they something prohibited, just like forbidden Mystic Arts?"
"No. Forbidden Mystic Arts and forbidden martial techniques are both forbidden things, but they are fundamentally different."
"Martial techniques aren't about the power of the physical body — they are special skills that harness the energy of heaven and earth. Though these techniques are powerful, they have a limit. Nine grades is the ceiling. Beyond nine grades, the technique will cause backlash, inflict harm, and can even kill the user."
"That's why martial techniques above the ninth grade are called forbidden martial techniques. They exist to warn people that, unless absolutely necessary, they should never touch upon this taboo."
"Forbidden martial techniques are further divided into different tiers based on their power."
"There are four tiers I know of: Human Forbidden, Earth Forbidden, Heaven Forbidden, and Divine Forbidden!"
"Earlier, Ya Fei shouted 'Human Forbidden,' and combined with the power she was gathering, I already suspected she was about to unleash a forbidden martial technique. After all, encountering a forbidden martial technique in a place like this isn't strange — especially for a genius of her caliber, someone from a top-tier power."