"Chu Feng, don't think that just because you've mastered a great many secret techniques, it actually proves you're strong."
"A martial cultivator's worth lies in the power they wield, and the same applies to secret techniques."
"As for me, Chu Luxuan, today I'll show you what a truly powerful secret technique looks like."
The moment Chu Luxuan finished speaking, his hands began weaving intricate seals, and once again, a crimson glow radiated from within his body.
The red light continuously poured into the six crimson figures, and the figures themselves grew increasingly blurry — merging together into one.
In the blink of an eye, the six crimson silhouettes fused into a single colossal entity.
The creature stood several hundred meters tall and stretched over a thousand meters long. It bore six heads and twenty-six claws.
With so many claws writhing about like tentacles, it looked absolutely revolting.
Yet at this moment, there was hardly a single person present who dared underestimate this monstrosity.
The aura it emanated was extraordinarily powerful — far exceeding even Chu Luxuan's own.
Naturally, this behemoth was also far stronger than Chu Feng.
"What happened? Did he fuse his secret techniques together?"
"Incredible — the aura of this secret technique is overwhelming. It's practically surpassed the Ancestral Forbidden Martial Skills."
The crowd was utterly awed by the secret techniques Chu Luxuan had just merged.
To put it another way, they were terrified, because the aura radiating from this secret technique was something nearly everyone present would find impossible to withstand.
They knew full well that if this creature went on a rampage, every last person here would perish — without even a chance to escape.
"This secret technique is called Six Paths Demonic Transformation, created by the legendary Six Paths Demon Lord."
"A country bumpkin like you has probably never even heard of the Six Paths Demon Lord."
"Just know this — the Six Paths Demon Lord is an existence you could spend your entire life looking up to without ever reaching."
"And this secret technique, Six Paths Demonic Transformation, came from the Six Paths Demon Lord's own hands. Setting aside its power for the moment, its sheer value alone is immeasurable."
"This was the greatest reward I received within the Chu Heavenly Clan. Of course, being given the reward and actually wielding it are two different things — that took my own ability."
"Before me, a total of six others had been granted this same reward. But they all had to give it up because they couldn't control the Six Paths Demonic Transformation." Chu Luxuan spoke with undisguised smugness.
His words were, without question, a brazen act of self-promotion — patting himself on the back as loudly as he could.
And yet, strangely, not a single person in the crowd felt any disgust toward him. If anything, they felt admiration.
After all, it was the truth. When they asked themselves honestly — if it were them in his place, they too would have been utterly incapable of controlling such a powerful secret technique.
"Tch, how absolutely disgusting. This Chu Luxuan is even more shameless than his brother," but the moment Her Majesty heard these words, she spat in disdain and then said: "Chu Feng, use the Ancient War Axe and show this so-called genius of the Chu Heavenly Clan what it means to know there are always skies beyond skies and people beyond people — and that above every secret technique, there lies an even mightier one."
"Since Her Majesty has spoken, naturally I must obey her command," Chu Feng replied with a smile.
The conversation between Chu Feng and Her Majesty was audible only to her, but the smile that spread across Chu Feng's face could be seen by everyone.
Others might not have thought much of it, but when Chu Luxuan — who was busy showing off — caught sight of Chu Feng's grin, his expression turned rather ugly.
"What are you smiling at? Are you looking down on my secret technique, the Six Paths Demonic Transformation?!" Chu Luxuan demanded furiously.
"Not at all. I just find your self-promotion rather amusing. You're terrified that people won't realize how amazing you are, aren't you?" Chu Feng said without holding back, his tone dripping with sarcasm.
"We'll see who's self-promoting. I'll show you right now whether I'm all talk or the real deal." The moment Chu Luxuan finished speaking, an intense crimson light blazed within his eyes.
In the next instant, the secret technique — the Six Paths Demonic Transformation — flashed with the same crimson glow in its own eyes, as though… it had already fallen under Chu Luxuan's control.