"Senior, does this Emperor Forbidden Golden Thunder Shield qualify?" Chu Feng asked Zhan Yuanmo as he stood draped in the golden thunder shield.
"It qualifies. Young friend Chu Feng, to be able to manifest the Golden Thunder Shield to this extent, you have clearly mastered the essence of this martial skill." Zhan Yuanmo nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with a mixture of amazement and astonishment.
In his view, although the Emperor Forbidden Golden Thunder Shield was among the easier-to-cultivate of the thirteen martial skills, it had only been a brief moment, and Chu Feng had already mastered it — it was simply too incredible.
"War Axe Senior, what do you think?" Chu Feng said.
"Mm, this martial skill — you have indeed grasped it." The Ancient War Axe spoke with a tone of approval.
"Since both seniors have acknowledged it, I shall continue." After saying this, Chu Feng retracted the Emperor Forbidden Golden Thunder Shield and then unleashed another Emperor Forbidden martial skill, which was also an Emperor Forbidden technique of the Ancient Battle Clan.
After bringing out the second Emperor Forbidden martial skill, Chu Feng proceeded to display them one after another. In the span of a brief moment, he had actually demonstrated all thirteen Emperor Forbidden martial skills of the Ancient Battle Clan.
"Am I... am I dreaming? Is this real?"
"Sister, slap me across the face so I can check if I'm dreaming!" Zhan Lingtong exclaimed with his mouth agape in shock.
"It's real, but... this is simply too inconceivable. How did our benefactor accomplish this?"
"Could it be that he isn't even human, but a god?" Zhan Lingling murmured in wonder as well, her beautiful eyes fixed on Chu Feng, filled with complex emotions.
And at that moment, those who shared Zhan Lingling's thoughts were far from few. After all, in their eyes, those martial skills all carried a considerable degree of difficulty.
Take the simplest one, the Emperor Forbidden Golden Thunder Shield — even that could not possibly be mastered in such a short amount of time.
And yet Chu Feng had not only mastered all thirteen skills, but even the three Ancestral Forbidden techniques he could execute with complete proficiency.
In their view, this was something absolutely impossible for any ordinary person to achieve.
In truth, of course Chu Feng was not a god. His ability to master these secret techniques so quickly relied on two key factors.
First of all.
Chu Feng's current cultivation had already reached the seventh rank of Martial Ancestor. At this level, whether it was his body's capacity to endure or his martial power's precision of control, he had fully reached the point where he could wield these martial skills with ease.
As for why Chu Feng only needed to memorize the cultivation method to execute them fluently — and even surpass those who had practiced them for hundreds of years — that stemmed from...
The second factor.
This was the most crucial factor of all: the ancient bamboo scroll residing within Chu Feng's Dantian.
That bamboo scroll granted Chu Feng an entirely new understanding and comprehension of martial skills. As a result, whenever he executed the same martial skill, it invariably proved stronger than when others performed it.
Most importantly, after enduring the backlash of the Evil God Sword, that ancient bamboo scroll had grown ever more powerful, deepening Chu Feng's comprehension of martial skills with each passing day.
As long as his cultivation reached the threshold required to wield a martial skill, then the moment it was placed before him, Chu Feng could immediately learn and master it.
Right now, Chu Feng had not only mastered the thirteen martial skills of the Ancient Battle Clan.
He had also fully grasped all of the Kong Clan's martial skills, including the Ancestral Forbidden Thunder Cloud Movement!
"I did not expect you to master all the martial skills so quickly."
"No wonder Lord War Sword chose you — your deeds are truly astonishing."
At that moment, let alone the others, even the lofty and majestic Ancient War Axe could not help but voice its admiration.
"Chu Feng, your ability to master these secret techniques so swiftly cannot be attributed to natural talent alone. You must have encountered a great fortuitous opportunity, correct?" the Ancient War Axe continued.
"A great fortuitous opportunity?" Chu Feng's heart stirred. When he had first obtained the ancient bamboo scroll, he had indeed recognized it as a fortuitous opportunity.
But back then, when all he could think about was acquiring cultivation resources as quickly as possible and advancing his cultivation, the ancient bamboo scroll had hardly seemed like a great opportunity.
Yet the Chu Feng of today was a far cry from the man he had been back then. The ancient bamboo scroll still lay shrouded in mystery before him, radiating a power beyond measure.
And what the bamboo scroll had given him was indeed something cultivation resources could never hope to match. Perhaps, just as the Ancient War Axe had said, the ancient bamboo scroll truly was a great fortuitous opportunity for Chu Feng.
"I do not care what manner of fortune you have encountered, but one who possesses great fortune is one who possesses great destiny."
"Since ancient times, countless powerhouses may have walked different paths, yet they all shared one thing in common — each possessed great destiny."
"And you, you have already acquired the most critical quality needed to become a supreme powerhouse: destiny," the Ancient War Axe said to Chu Feng.
"Great destiny? No wonder Young Hero Chu Feng is so powerful." At that moment, the people of the Ancient Battle Clan grew ever more envious of Chu Feng.