"Heh heh…" But unlike the red-haired elder's displeasure, the Fairy Weapon Manor's Master simply smiled faintly and said:
"Since Young Friend Chu Feng wishes to face Young Master Chu Xianshuo with his true cultivation, we should respect his wishes."
"After all, this battle is a private grudge between the two of you."
"However, Young Friend Chu Feng, there is something I must say upfront."
"This is a private grudge between you two. If you had declined, then on my territory, it would have been my duty to protect you."
"That is the responsibility of the Fairy Weapon Manor's Master, and it has been the rule upheld by the Fairy Weapon Manor for many years."
"But since you have accepted, this private grudge can only be resolved by the two of you."
"If you are no match for Chu Xianshuo, then even if he wishes to kill you, I will not intervene." The Fairy Weapon Manor's Master said to Chu Feng with a smile.
At that moment, Chu Feng understood in his heart — this Fairy Weapon Manor's Master was far more ruthless than the red-haired elder.
This had nothing to do with his character, but rather, that was simply his way of doing things.
In Chu Feng's view, when the Fairy Weapon Manor's Master had earlier offered to use a formation to boost his cultivation, those words had been genuine.
If he said it, he would follow through.
And so, right now, when the Fairy Weapon Manor's Master said that if Chu Feng lost and Chu Xianshuo wanted to kill him, he would not intervene — those words were undoubtedly genuine as well. Once again, if he said it, he would follow through.
Yet knowing this, Chu Feng showed not a trace of fear. Instead, he raised his hands once more and cupped them toward the Fairy Weapon Manor's Master, saying: "This junior understands your kind intentions, Senior."
ZZZZ—ZAP!
The moment he finished speaking, Chu Feng's expression changed abruptly, and bolts of lightning flashed through his eyes.
At the same time, a mark appeared on his forehead — the character "God."
In that instant, Chu Feng's aura surged from second-grade True Immortal to third-grade True Immortal.
But that was not all. The sky above had grown thick with dark clouds, and bolts of lightning churned within them. That lightning was terrifying — like ten thousand dragons stampeding.
To the naked eye, the lightning bore a striking resemblance to the nine-colored heavenly lightning that had descended earlier.
"Heavens! That lightning mark on Chu Feng's forehead — it's the character for 'God'!!!"
"What a terrifying lightning mark! It actually raised his cultivation by an entire grade! I've never seen a lightning mark that powerful."
"Could this be the legendary Divine-grade lightning mark? Has this Chu Feng actually cultivated the legendary Divine Punishment Mystic Art?"
"If that's the case, then wasn't that heavenly lightning that descended earlier caused by Chu Feng?"
At that moment, everyone present was stunned, and not a single one of them could remain calm.
Even the way they looked at Chu Feng had changed.
This was the Grand Cyan Upper Realm. Many people had heard the legends surrounding the Divine Punishment Mystic Art.
And the Divine-grade lightning mark that Chu Feng had just displayed reminded everyone of that legendary Divine Punishment Mystic Art.
"Big Brother Xianshuo, why does that Chu Feng's lightning mark have the character for 'God'? And… how can his lightning mark raise his cultivation by a whole grade? Even the phenomenon he's causing is so bizarre?"
The juniors of the Chu Heavenly Clan were panicking. Because they possessed Heavenly bloodlines, they understood better than anyone just how alarming this was.
They had never before seen a lightning mark as overwhelming as Chu Feng's.
"Big Brother Xianshuo, could Chu Feng's lightning mark really be the legendary Divine-grade lightning mark?"
"Could Chu Feng have actually cultivated the legendary Divine Punishment Mystic Art?"
In their panic, the juniors of the Chu Heavenly Clan kept sending secret voice transmissions to Chu Xianshuo, begging for an answer.
They were afraid — afraid that Chu Feng had truly cultivated the Divine Punishment Mystic Art, because if that were the case, it would mean his talent far surpassed anything they could compare to.
It was precisely because of this fear that they kept pressing Chu Xianshuo. They clung to a sliver of hope, hoping that Chu Xianshuo would deny their guess.
But what they did not know was that Chu Xianshuo himself was panicking too.
"You ask me, who am I supposed to ask? All of you, shut up!"
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Chu Xianshuo's words were not a secret voice transmission — they were an outright roar of fury.
And so, everyone present heard every word.
Many among the crowd were shrewd and calculating individuals who had lived for thousands of years. They could all tell that Chu Xianshuo and the juniors of the Chu Heavenly Clan were panicking.