Ouyang Lingyu pointed his God Armament saber at Chu Feng, feeling confident and excited.

He could tell that Little Fishy was in a weakened state, so others would claim that he had taken advantage of her weakness even if he defeated her. Yet, she was so strong that she suppressed him despite her weakness, forcing him to consume a forbidden medicine to raise his cultivation.

Little did he know Little Fishy would lose all strength to fight right after he ate the forbidden medicine.

Thus, he was glad to see Chu Feng emerging in perfect condition. He would surely make a name for himself if he defeated Chu Feng now, especially after the huge phenomenon the latter had just caused.

It was worth eating the forbidden medicine!

The more he thought about it, the more excited he felt. The world was helping him!

So, he turned to Chu Feng and said, “You caused such a huge commotion that I thought you reached Heavenly God level. Turns out you merely stepped into True God level. That means you were at Half-God level. No wonder you used your spirit power against Ouyang Kuangfei. Are you going to fight me as a cultivator or a world spiritist? If you’re fighting me as a cultivator, I’ll go easy on you and suppress my cultivation to rank four True God level.”

He thought that Chu Feng, even if he could unleash his Lightning Mark, Lightning Armor, and Lightning Wings like Ouyang Kuangfei, could only raise his cultivation to rank four True God level.

Psh!

He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. He lowered his head and saw a God Armament sword plunged in his chest. Blood was seeping from it.

It was Chu Feng!

He had simultaneously activated the Lightning Mark, Lightning Armor, and Lightning Wings, raising his cultivation to rank four True God level. On top of that, he had a heaven-defying battle power of one cultivation rank.

This allowed him to deal a critical blow to Ouyang Lingyu right away!

Boom!

Ouyang Lingyu suddenly expelled a powerful blast of energy from his body that jolted Chu Feng away. The energy then enveloped Ouyang Lingyu and healed his injuries.

Ouyang Kuangfei and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

That was Ouyang Lingyu’s protective formation. They didn’t have to worry about his survival with that, which was why they didn’t try to stop Chu Feng.

Ouyang Lingyu did go overboard and had to be taught a lesson.

“What the hell! It’s just a spar; do you have to go this far?” Ouyang Lingyu glared at Chu Feng.

Chu Feng didn’t bother replying. He swung his Frenzy Tsunami Saber and unleashed a tsunami upon Ouyang Lingyu.

However, the protective formation stopped the attack.

“Are you looking down on me? The present-era cultivators sure are arrogant. I shall show you the prowess of an Ancient Era clan then!”

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Ouyang Lingyu suddenly retreated. At the same time, he retracted his protective formation and whipped out nine identical forbidden pills with a flick of his wrist.

“Brother Lingyu, are you out of your mind?”

Ouyang Kuangfei and the others were horrified.

But Ouyang Lingyu paid them no heed.

He hadn’t properly crossed blows with Chu Feng yet, but the latter’s earlier strike made him realize that Chu Feng was even more fearsome than the woman.

A forbidden pill wouldn’t be enough. Two or three wouldn’t make a difference either.

He needed to give it his all to stand a chance, so he opened his mouth and popped all nine in.

Blinding lightning burst from his body and instantaneously enveloped the world. Lightning crackled amidst the black aura fog above. While it was not as grand as Chu Feng’s earlier breakthrough phenomenon, it was still an incredible sight.

As the phenomenon dissipated, the lightning disappeared too.

The crowd looked at Ouyang Lingyu in astonishment.

Ouyang Lingyu’s clothes remained intact, but he had transformed into a pure soul entity. His cultivation remained the same as before, but his aura was incomparable to before.

“Chu Feng, I’ll show you who is the strongest Heavenly Clan prodigy in the world of cultivation!” Ouyang Lingyu roared as he charged at Chu Feng with his God Armament saber.

Each time he swung his sword, the black aura fog and the seawater below would tremble in response to his overwhelming might.

Despite Ouyang Lingyu’s fierce assault, Chu Feng maintained a stable footing. He was retreating continuously, and his body swayed from left to right, but he looked relaxed instead of flustered.

The terrifying saber slashes couldn’t hurt him in the least.

On top of that, Chu Feng’s wintry eyes were starting to stoke Ouyang Lingyu’s panic.

Ouyang Lingyu had eaten ten forbidden pills in total, and the sheer power of those forbidden pills even destroyed his physical body and turned him into a soul entity. Without a doubt, the backlash would be hellish.

He had paid such a heavy price, yet he still wasn’t gaining the upper hand in this battle.

Clang!

Suddenly, there was a cold flash of light.

Chu Feng had found an opportunity to hack his Frenzy Tsunami Saber down on Ouyang Lingyu’s neck. It was a ferocious slash that was both strong and fast.

Clang!

Sparks flew. The shockwaves sent tsunamis gushing outward.

Ouyang Kuangfei and the others had already evacuated a distance away, but the shockwaves forced them to retreat even further away.

Ouyang Lingyu had blocked Chu Feng’s attack with his saber.

“Heh…” Ouyang Lingyu sneered in glee. “I concede you’re very agile, but you are no match for the current me!”

Ouyang Lingyu’s God Armament saber began to suppress Chu Feng’s Frenzy Tsunami Saber, pushing it backward.

Chu Feng’s eyes remained cold, but his aura suddenly changed. His hidden heaven-defying battle power surfaced, and before everyone’s eyes, it changed its form and aura.

It changed from just an increment in his fighting prowess to an increase in his cultivation. Previously, he was at rank four True God level, and it was with the hidden heaven-defying battle power that he could rival the rank five Ouyang Lingyu.

Now, his hidden heaven-defying battle power had vanished, but his cultivation rose to rank five True God level.

“You sure have a lot of means. It’s rare for anyone to be able to turn their fighting prowess into a rise in cultivation, but what difference does that make? Does it make you any stronger? Are you just showing me tricks?” Ouyang Lingyu sneered.

What happened next made him widen his eyes, and he couldn’t smile anymore.

Nine-colored lightning burst forth from Chu Feng’s body in the form of an aura, raising his fighting prowess.

Just by merely exerting a bit more strength, Ouyang Lingyu’s hand was already shaking.

Realizing the odds were turning on him, Ouyang Lingyu hurriedly pushed his left hand against the saber’s blade, trying to counteract Chu Feng’s single-handed attack with both hands.

But it was futile. Chu Feng was too strong. Ouyang Lingyu was no match for him in his current state.

Ouyang Lingyu could only watch helplessly as his God Armament saber was slowly pushed toward his neck.

“Big brother Kuangfei, Chu Feng’s state… is that the legendary power?”

The Ouyang Heavenly Clan’s juniors looked at Ouyang Kuangfei.

Ouyang Kuangfei looked grim. Both his breathing and heartbeat had hastened.

The Ouyang Heavenly Clan had plenty of records about the Heavenly Bloodline.

Those with the Heavenly Bloodline could not only unlock means to raise their cultivation like the Lightning Mark, Lightning Armor, and Lightning Wings, but some prodigies could even unlock new bloodline powers at Heavenly God level on top of that!

This power consisted of turning nine-colored lightning into an aura. This aura further enhanced the prowess of the Lightning Armor and Lightning Wings while making them more resplendent. Above all, it further raised one’s cultivation by a rank.

This power was known as Lightning Aura!

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T/N:

It’s a bit confusing, so let me clarify.

Chu Feng’s hidden heaven-defying battle power (inactive) raises his fighting prowess, so that he can rival cultivators one rank stronger.

However, he can activate it as Lightning Aura (active) to convert the fighting prowess into an increase in his cultivation, and this further raises his fighting prowess.

tl;dr: Activating Lightning Aura just turns him from rank five True God level (strong) to rank five True God level (extremely strong).

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The terminologies are vague in this novel but just a gist in case there was any confusion somewhere:

Fighting prowess

: This refers to how powerful you are compared to peers in your cultivation level (e.g. a rank one Heavenly God being far stronger than the other rank one Heavenly Gods)

Heaven-defying battle power

: Ability to rival enemies that are of a higher cultivation rank

Chu Feng's case where his 'fighting prowess' culminated as a heaven-defying battle power was odd, though we now know it was probably the effect of his partially-awakened, inactive Lightning Aura.