Time passed.
The power extracted by the Seven Worlds Holy Temple had all been transferred into Jie Tianran's hands.
Looking at the vast divine-era power before him, Jie Tianran was not as happy as one might have expected.
Although this power seemed remarkably formidable, he currently could not discern its specific function. If it had no practical use, then this power would be like a work of art—pleasing to look at, but merely ornamental in practice.
Moreover, both the Totem Heavenly River and the Immortal Sea Heavenly River bore the outlines of arrays, and also contained Array Eyes.
This made Jie Tianran even more uneasy.
"Senior, what do you think?"
"Could it be that this power needs to be refined through an array before its true function can manifest?"
Jie Tianran asked the one within his body.
"That is indeed possible."
"However, even I cannot tell what kind of array would be needed to refine this power."
The one within Jie Tianran's body replied.
"Could it be the arrays that come inherently with this divine-era power?"
Jie Tianran asked.
"Are you suggesting that the arrays on the two Heavenly Rivers are not merely shapes, but can actually be activated?"
The one within Jie Tianran's body countered.
"This junior cannot see through it, hence I seek Senior's guidance. What does Senior think?"
Jie Tianran asked.
"Probably not."
"Don't overthink it. Those array shapes covering the Heavenly Rivers could just be a smokescreen."
"And don't assume that just because Chu Feng has been here, this Array Eye World will actually be of great use."
"Have you forgotten what I told you before? Don't let that grandson of yours influence you."
The one within Jie Tianran's body said.
"Senior's words are most wise."
Jie Tianran agreed verbally, but the unease in his heart did not diminish. His intuition as a Spirit World Master told him that things were absolutely not as simple as they appeared.
What Jie Tianran did not know was that the one within his body was also harboring doubts.
The reason he had denied this being an array was because he could not tell how to control it. To admit it was an array would be to admit his own limited ability to see through it. So he had to take a gamble—gambling that this array was useless.
Yet in his heart, he was actually even less certain than Jie Tianran, so he could only pray inwardly: "Please don't let it be an array. And even if it is, don't let that little brat Chu Feng figure out how to activate it."
"Otherwise, my reputation will plummet."
…
Meanwhile, although the Chu Alliance's forces had encountered the Seven Worlds Holy Temple and suffered some casualties, most of them had still successfully extracted the divine-era power and gathered within the Array Eye World of the Totem Heavenly River.
Everything was now in place, waiting only for Chu Feng.
At this moment, Chu Feng's complexion had finally returned to normal. When he rose once more, he had fully mastered that fourth-tier Divine Forbidden Technique, the Soul Flame Technique.
"Mastered it?"
Song Changsheng asked upon seeing Chu Feng stand up.
In truth, he was merely asking for confirmation—he could see for himself that Chu Feng had mastered it. Especially when compared to the other disciple who was still immersed in cultivation, the flames on his body not yet fully faded, his admiration for Chu Feng only deepened.
Never mind Fei—even his other disciple, Xian Miaomiao, was simply not on the same level as Chu Feng in terms of comprehension.
"I've mastered it. It's just that the Burning Force feels a bit limited—using it sparingly, I can only execute it three times."
Chu Feng replied.
He had indeed mastered it, and now understood why this martial art could be used even below the Heavenly God Realm. The key was that Burning Force. Although he had successfully cultivated it, his body could not sustain it, so the activation method was not simple martial force—it relied more on the Burning Force that had previously tormented him.
But the Burning Force was ultimately limited, which was why Chu Feng said he could only use it three times. After three uses, this martial art could no longer be employed—unless his cultivation reached the required level.
"Three times is already quite good."