âWuu!â
A voice drew away the crowdâs attention from the scenery outside. It was from Chu Feng.
âBig brother, youâre awake.â
âChu Feng, how are you feeling? Any discomfort?â
Little Fishy, Xian Miaomiao, and the others rushed forward. Chu Feng opened his eyes upon hearing their voices, but he was in a terribly weakened state.
âIâm fine. Iâm just feeling very weak at the moment. Iâll need some time to recover,â Chu Feng replied.
By now, he had already confirmed the side effect of Bloodline Skill: Lightning God Bestowment. It was similar to the bloodline power he had grasped when he lost control of his emotions after nearly losing Eggy, in the sense that it raised his fighting prowess by a cultivation rank, but this increment couldnât be felt by others.
Chu Feng, with his base cultivation of rank five Half-God level, could rival rank eight Half-God level cultivators after unleashing the Lightning Mark, Lightning Armor, and Lightning Wings. With the enhancement of his bloodline power, he could match a rank nine Half-God level cultivator.
With the Lightning God Bestowment, he could further raise his fighting prowess by another rank.
If he unleashed Lightning God Bestowment, that would further raise his fighting prowess by a rank.
His increment was different from the others.
For instance, Xianhai Shaoyu was a rank seven Half-God level cultivator who could raise his cultivation rank three times, so he was stronger than rank nine Half-God level cultivators, though it was nowhere near a True God level cultivator yet.
Under the same logic, Chu Feng, who was at rank five Half-God level and could raise his cultivation five times, should have been the same as Xianhai Shaoyu, in the sense that he would be stronger than rank nine Half-God level cultivators but nowhere near True God level.
Yet, that wasnât the case at all.
The God Lightning Bestowment actually allowed him to overcome his bottleneck. If he activated God Lightning Bestowment when his fighting prowess was at rank nine Half-God level, he could overcome his limitations and reach rank one True God level.
That was why he could defeat Huangfu Shengyu, whose fighting prowess was at rank one True God level.
However, there was a price to be paid for utilizing such terrifying powerâhe would experience extreme weakness and even temporarily pass out. Even so, this was a price he could accept.
âWhat are those from the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion doing?â Chu Feng asked. Even though he was lying on the ground, he could still see what was going on outside through the spirit formation gate.
âMy big brother says that those from the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion are trying to conquer the Genesis Bloodline,â Little Fishy replied.
âOh?â Chu Feng chuckled.
âBrother Chu Feng, are you able to pass through the spirit formation gate and conquer the Genesis Bloodline?â Long Chengyu asked.
âI can do that,â Chu Feng replied.
âYou should quickly make a move then. Donât let the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion beat you to it,â Long Chengyu replied.
âNo rush.â Chu Feng chuckled. âI wouldnât want to miss watching the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion making a joke out of themselves, and I need some time to recover too.â
âMaking a joke out of themselves?â The crowd was taken aback.
âThereâs no way they could conquer the Genesis Bloodline. Theyâre just going to embarrass themselves with this attempt,â Chu Feng remarked. He sat upward and took two pills before closing his eyes to condition his state.
ââ¦â
The crowd turned to Ling Xiao and Jie Baobao, feeling worried about how they would respond since they were from the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion. However, the two of them showed no reaction at all.
Chu Feng healed quickly. Soon, he opened his eyes and looked outside, where he saw the formation constructed by the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion nearing completion.
âThey still arenât done yet? How slow,â Chu Feng remarked.
He could tell that the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion had prepared the formation beforehand, such that the foundation was in place by the time they displayed it to the crowd. Even so, they were still taking a long time to complete the formation.
âWhereâs Huangfu Jiangyao and the others?â Chu Feng asked.
âI killed them. I took their treasures too since I was the one who dealt with them. I hope you donât mind,â Xianhai Shaoyu said.
âOf course I donât mind,â Chu Feng replied. He understood Xianhai Shaoyuâs drift.
Those present here appeared to be on the same front, but this alliance was only temporary. Ultimately, they had different loyalties. There was no guarantee that someone wouldnât spread the word about this matter in the future.
There was no question that Xianhai Shaoyu deserved those treasures since he was the one who dealt with those two, but more than that, he took them because he wanted to shoulder the burden too. He didnât kill the other two Huangfus on Chu Fengâs behalf; he did it because he wanted to.
This meant that Chu Feng and Xianhai Shaoyu bear equal responsibility. If the Huangfu Heavenly Clan wanted vengeance, the Immortal Sea Fish Clan would stand on Chu Fengâs side.
Chu Feng took all of Huangfu Shengyuâs treasures into his Cosmos Sack, including his God Armament.
âBrother Chu Feng, what did you do earlier? How were you able to deal with the rank one True God level Huangfu Shengyu when your cultivation was only at rank eight Half-God level?â Long Chengyu was burning with curiosity.
The crowd turned their attention to Chu Feng. They had their guesses, but they wanted to hear Chu Fengâs answer.
âThat is a secret. Itâs my trump card,â Chu Feng replied with a chuckle. âPlease keep it a secret for my sake. I also hope that you can keep Huangfu Shengyu and the other Huangfusâ death and Miaomiaoâs powers confidential. If anyone reveals information here that brings trouble to me or my friends, Iâll definitely root you out and deal with you. Donât blame me for being vicious.â
Chu Feng specifically eyed Qin Xuan, Ling Xiao, Jie Baobao, and the others from the Divine Body Heavenly Mansion when he said those words. He had a favorable impression of most of them after the earlier events, but all of them had different loyalties, after all.
âChu Feng, I, Qin Xuan, would have been dead if not for you. Rest assured. Iâll definitely keep it a secret,â Qin Xuan replied.
âIâll also keep it a secret,â Yuwen Yanri said, followed by the others from the Divine Body Heavenly Mansion.
Boom!
There was suddenly a deafening explosion outside. The colossal formation had finally been completed, and it was emanating a tremendous amount of power that converged on a single individual.
The crowd was stunned, for that individual was none other than the Seven Realms Sacred Mansionâs Mansion Master. He was seeking to channel the formationâs power to conquer the Genesis Bloodline.
The crowd subconsciously turned to Chu Feng, thinking that the latter would lose control of his emotions. To their surprise, Chu Feng remained composed, even more so than any of them.