"That's Shen Bai."
A secret voice transmission reached Chu Feng's ears — it was Little Fish's.
Chu Feng looked toward Little Fish.
"Shen Yi's youngest brother," Little Fish continued.
"The youngest brother would also be the weakest among those hundred Heavenly Gods, right?" Chu Feng asked.
After all, Little Fish had once said that the seniority among those hundred brothers was ranked by strength, and could shift.
"Mm, that's right." Little Fish nodded.
Chu Feng and Little Fish were communicating through secret transmission, so no one else could hear their conversation. However, Ouyang Kuangfei seemed to recall something and turned to look at Chu Feng.
"Oh right, Chu Feng, I need to talk to you. Come with me for a moment."
As he spoke, Ouyang Kuangfei grabbed Chu Feng by the arm and pulled him toward the temporary city they had constructed.
Seeing this, Little Fish, Long Chengyu, Long Mucheng, and the others followed along.
Before long, they arrived at another palace within the city. This palace was actually forged entirely from treasures.
And inside the palace, the first thing that caught the eye was a formation.
The formation was quite unique — it was being activated by several Ouyang Heavenly Clan elders, but those elders were standing outside the formation to power it.
The method of activation was also rather special, driven by the power of their bloodline.
Within the formation, there were four formation eyes. One was in the center, and the other three were distributed along the outer perimeter.
Right now, all four formation eyes were vacant.
"Chu Feng, thank you for saving Lingyu."
An elderly voice came from the direction of the entrance. Looking toward the source, it was Ouyang Mingchang, with two clan guardian elders following behind him.
"The situation is urgent, so I'll keep this brief."
"Lingyu made a wager with you, and if he lost, he would bestow upon you our Ouyang Heavenly Clan's Three-Stage Divine Art — Lightning Punishment Descends."
"Our Ouyang Heavenly Clan has always honored its word. However, Lightning Punishment Descends is rather special. It cannot be cultivated directly — it can only be practiced after receiving it through inheritance."
"Not everyone is able to accept this inheritance, of course… but if you can successfully receive it, your future cultivation of the art will be much easier."
As Ouyang Mingchang spoke, he produced the scroll and tossed it into the formation.
Immediately after, he and the two other guardian elders stepped into three of the formation eyes respectively.
As for the center formation eye, it was naturally reserved for Chu Feng.
"I saved Ouyang Lingyu's life — a minor kindness."
"And your Ouyang Heavenly Clan set up this sealing formation for me, Chu Feng, even willing to stand against the Prison Sect — that is a great kindness."
"This matter was settled long ago. If anyone should owe the other, it should be me, Chu Feng, who owes your Ouyang Heavenly Clan," Chu Feng said.
"A kindness is not measured by its size. Besides, this was Lingyu's last wish while he still had consciousness — he instructed me to give you this Three-Stage Divine Art no matter what."
"Young friend Chu Feng, come and give it a try. If you can successfully receive the inheritance, it means you have a fated connection with our Ouyang Heavenly Clan."
"If the inheritance fails, then at least our Ouyang Heavenly Clan will have fulfilled our promise," Ouyang Mingchang urged.
Right after, the other two guardian elders also spoke up: "Young friend Chu Feng, don't be shy. Come quickly."
"We're taking advantage of the fact that those two outside are locked in battle — that's the only reason we have time to help you receive the inheritance. Hurry and accept it. We need to go back and keep powering that formation."
They hadn't witnessed with their own eyes how Chu Feng had saved Ouyang Lingyu, but just from hearing the account, they were every bit as determined to repay Chu Feng as Ouyang Mingchang was.
Seeing this, Chu Feng didn't stand on ceremony. He stepped directly into the center formation eye.
The formation activated, and the glow of nine-colored lightning instantly flooded the entire hall before converging into the Three-Stage Divine Art scroll.
The scroll then released a beam of light that shot straight into Chu Feng's forehead.
Chu Feng's brow furrowed ever so slightly, but that was all. Within moments, his expression had returned to calm.
After just a short while, the formation ceased its operation.
"It seems young friend Chu Feng shares a deep fate with our Ouyang Heavenly Clan."
Ouyang Mingchang retrieved the Three-Stage Divine Art scroll into his hand, but his gaze remained fixed on Chu Feng, his eyes brimming with admiration.
"Young friend Chu Feng's talent suggests not merely a fate with our Ouyang Heavenly Clan, but a fate with all Heavenly Clans," another guardian elder said.
Then the third guardian elder added with a sigh, "Perhaps young friend Chu Feng truly can restore the glory of our Heavenly Clans."
And that wasn't all — every other Ouyang Heavenly Clan member present stood there, completely dumbstruck.