Four Spirit World Masters hovered in the air, each over ten meters tall. Though they possessed humanoid forms, they were not human. Their faces were grotesque and terrifying, like evil ghosts, and they wielded strange weapons, emanating powerful auras. These were four Spirit World Masters from the Ghost Spirit World.
When these four appeared, not only the members of the Jie Clan and the four great powers but even the people of the Spirit World Master Association had their expressions change drastically, startled by the apparitions in the sky.
Because these four Spirit World Masters radiated the aura of the sixth level of Heaven Martial. Such strength was unmatched by few present, comparable to the ancestors of the four great powers, the president of the Spirit World Master Association, and the Jie Clan's current patriarch, Jie Xingpeng.
Moreover, these Spirit World Masters came from the Spirit Realm, and they evidently possessed unique powers that human martial cultivators lacked. From their auras alone, they were far more formidable than the ancestors of the Yuan Gang Sect, Carefree Valley, White Hidden Sect, and Fire God Gate.
And the fact that Gu Tianchen could summon four terrifying Heaven Martial sixth-level fighters with just a thought was naturally shocking, showcasing the terrifying strength of this genius Spirit World Master.
"For an ordinary blue-robed Spirit World Master, forming a contract with three Spirit World Masters is already the limit. This Gu Tianchen can actually control four. His strength is formidable indeed. He's probably not far from becoming a purple-robed Spirit World Master, just like Jie Shi," Ziling whispered upon witnessing the scene.
"Four Spirit World Masters, each at the sixth level of Heaven Martial? That's too strong! No wonder they say being a Spirit World Master is an extraordinary profession. Seeing it today, it truly is."
Zhang Tianyi was filled with envy. This was the first time he had seen such powerful Spirit World Masters, and the first time he envied this unique ability of Spirit World Masters so intensely.
"That's nothing. Legend has it that if a Spirit World Master grows strong enough to a certain realm, they can single-handedly summon an entire army of Spirit World Masters to serve them."
"Such a powerful Spirit World Master might travel alone normally, but in battle, even a sect with ten thousand years of heritage would not be their match," Chu Feng said.
He had heard this from Dandan. Although the number of Spirit World Masters a Spirit World Master summoned was a standard to measure their strength, once a Spirit World Master reached a certain realm, they could indeed summon an army of Spirit World Masters alone, conquering the world, unstoppable.
"Gulp." Hearing Chu Feng's words, Zhang Tianyi swallowed hard, his envy becoming incredibly intense.
For a Spirit World Master to be accompanied by an entire army of Spirit World Masters? What an incredible thing that was! It made him yearn for it, but alas, he lacked mental power, destined in this life to have no connection with Spirit World Masters. That endless yearning could only transform into endless envy.
In fact, it wasn't just Zhang Tianyi. Even Ziling, herself a Spirit World Master, felt her beautiful face grow complex after hearing Chu Feng's words.
Because she couldn't help but imagine a scene: a Spirit World Master floating in the air, directing an army of Spirit World Masters to conquer the world on their behalf.
One could say that just thinking of such a scene would make one's blood boil. But Ziling knew that even among Spirit World Master armies, their deterrent power differed.
When it came to the deterrent power of Spirit World Masters, which Spirit World's masters could compare to those from the Asura Spirit Realm?
So just thinking that behind Chu Feng in the future would follow an army of Asura Spirit Realm masters, even she felt a little bit envious.
"Boom!"
While the three were lost in thought, the four Spirit World Masters summoned by Gu Tianchen had already launched their attack. However, their opponents were not human either, but also four Spirit World Masters.
These four Spirit World Masters looked somewhat like demon beasts; they were from the Beast Spirit Realm. These four Beast Spirit Realm masters possessed strength not inferior to Gu Tianchen's four Ghost Spirit Realm masters, summoned by Jie Shi.
Jie Shi was now airborne, standing in the sky, smiling faintly at Gu Tianchen. "Gu Tianchen, back then we entered seclusion together, but you came out days later than this old man. That already shows your talent is inferior to mine. And today, you still wish to defeat me?"
"Jie Shi, you're still as arrogant as ever. In truth, the Spirit World Master Association and the Jie Clan could have coexisted, but you insisted on determining a winner, fighting to the death."
"Now, a hundred years have passed. We've gone from ambitious youths to wrinkled old men. We've become elders within our clans, with our lifespans nearing their end, not many years left."
"Yet you remain stubborn. To think you'd attack my Spirit World Master Association while I was in seclusion, trying to wipe it out."
"You are indeed a scourge. For the peace of my Spirit World Master Association, I will eliminate you today!" Gu Tianchen declared loudly.
"Hahaha! Gu Tianchen, eliminate me? Do you have the strength? You couldn't defeat me then, and you still can't defeat me today. Even if someone wins today's battle, that person will be me!"
"And I can tell you honestly: you came out too late."
"While you were in seclusion, your Spirit World Master Association used a special teleportation array to secretly transfer your association's outstanding juniors out, hoping they would escape this calamity."
"They didn't know that I had long foreseen they would do this. So now, all the most outstanding juniors of your Spirit World Master Association are already dead."
"Without those outstanding juniors, your association is destined to be weaker than my Jie Clan for the coming decades. So even if I don't destroy your Spirit World Master Association today, it has already lost!" Jie Shi laughed maniacally.
Hearing his words, the current president of the Spirit World Master Association and several managing elders all looked drastically changed, their faces ashen. Some even went weak in the knees, feeling dizzy and fainting.
Even Gu Tianchen's brow furrowed, his previously steady gaze flickering.
Because just as Jie Shi said, outstanding juniors determined a force's future. If the association's juniors had truly met their end, it would certainly affect its future development, a massive blow to them all.
"Jie Shi, stop your nonsense! Our association's teleportation array is the painstaking effort of generations of predecessors. How could you possibly divine it?" one managing elder of the Spirit World Master Association refused to believe Jie Shi's words, refuting loudly.
"Nonsense? Open your dog eyes and look carefully! Why aren't the sect masters of the Yuan Gang Sect, White Hidden Sect, Fire God Gate, and Carefree Valley among my army right now? Where did they go? Can't you guess?"
"Gu Tianchen, tell these ignorant juniors of your association! Tell them whether I, Jie Shi, possess the ability to divine your association's teleportation array or not!" Jie Shi laughed even louder, as if victory were already in their grasp.