Chapter 897: Terrifying Gaze

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Ahem...

"

Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation felt his old face grow slightly warm.

Three attempts?

Three attempts my foot! It took me three whole months!

But of course, he couldn't admit such an embarrassing thing. Instead, he put on a solemn expression and said mysteriously, "There's no need to boast about such things. Although the

Soul Splitting Art

was created by me, its origins lie in a heavenly scripture. That means it holds limitless possibilities. Try to breakthrough its limits as soon as possible, you might even elevate this technique to greater heights!"

"Senior is absolutely right."

Ling Feng nodded repeatedly, convinced of the Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation's profound wisdom.

Little did he know, Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation was secretly sweating.

That was close. If Ling Feng found out it took me three whole months to master the first level of the Soul Splitting Art, where would my dignity be?

"

Hehe,

it seems you do have some talent in spiritual refinement. But don't let a few words of praise go to your head. This world is far larger than you imagine, and geniuses are far more numerous than you think. Understood?"

"This junior will certainly remember Senior's teachings." Ling Feng chuckled, then grinned at the Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation. "By the way, Senior mentioned earlier that if I showed talent in spiritual refinement, you would teach me a spiritual consciousness attack technique."

"

Hmph,

I always keep my word." Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation clasped his hands behind his back, eyes gleaming sharply. "I will now teach you a spiritual consciousness secret art. If used properly, it can be used to ambush even a king-tier expert, possibly even one at the peak of that realm."

"That powerful?!"

Ling Feng's eyelids twitched.

A peak king-tier expert!

Sure, he had met human emperors and demon emperors before, but within the Tianbai Empire, true peak king-tier experts were exceedingly rare.

Even someone like Yan Cangtian had been stuck at the half-step emperor level for ages, unable to take that final step. That alone showed how difficult it was to advance from the Spiritual Sea Realm to the Creation Realm.

An attack capable of ambushing a peak king-tier expert? That was downright monstrous!

Especially since Ling Feng was still only at the Transformation Realm.

"Of course, it's only an ambush, and an extremely, extremely lucky one at that. So don't go thinking you can casually take down peak king-tier experts. Those who reach that level aren't so easily dealt with."

Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation's words poured cold water on Ling Feng's excitement, leaving him slightly disappointed.

"Your cultivation of spiritual consciousness is still shallow. Once you reach the seventh level of the

Soul Splitting Art

, the true power of spiritual consciousness attacks will begin to manifest."

Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation pursed his lips. "Well? Do you still want to learn it?"

"Of course I want to learn it!" Ling Feng nodded without hesitation. "Senior, please teach me everything without holding back."

"

Hehe,

this spiritual consciousness secret art of mine is called

Terrifying Gaze

. It condenses spiritual consciousness into a needle, launched through the eyes to pierce the target's sea of consciousness. A direct hit can inflict severe spiritual damage—light cases result in unconsciousness, while severe cases lead to soul collapse with no chance of recovery. Hence the name

Terrifying Gaze!

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"Incredible!"

Ling Feng's eyes shone. This was what it meant to kill someone with just a look!

"The Terrifying Gaze is extremely difficult to master. It's only because of your talent that I'm making an exception to teach you."

The Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation stroked his beard, then pressed a finger against Ling Feng's forehead, transmitting the cultivation method for Terrifying Gaze. With a flick of his sleeve, he turned away.

"Alright, I've taught you everything I can. If there's nothing else, you may leave now. This old man needs a good, long rest."

"Then this junior takes his leave." Ling Feng bowed deeply to the Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation's back.

With a wave of the Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation's sleeve, Ling Feng was sucked into a swirling vortex and expelled from the inheritance cave heaven.

"

Phew

..."

Only after sending Ling Feng away did the Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation finally let out a sigh of relief.

"What a little monster. Spiritual refinement, qi refinement, and even body refinement—this kid cultivates all three! Tsk tsk tsk. Could it be that another all-powerful Immortal Emperor is about to emerge in this world? Hehe, if that's the case, the Immortal Domain is in for some interesting times."

...

After being expelled from the inheritance cave heaven, Ling Feng swam out of the great lake. As soon as he broke the surface, he saw Tuoba Yan sitting cross-legged on the shore, seemingly waiting for him.

When she noticed Ling Feng emerging, a flicker of joy flashed in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it, even deliberately looking away as if she hadn't been concerned at all.

Ling Feng landed on the shore and walked over to her. "How are you? The gu poison in your body hasn't acted up, has it? We shouldn't have exceeded the distance limit."

"I'm fine." Tuoba Yan shook her head, her gaze lingering on Ling Feng with a hint of curiosity. "Why has your aura weakened instead of growing stronger?"

"That's because this kid cultivated a technique called

Qi-Refining Primordial Lock.

Every time he breaks through a realm, he comes back here to implant new Primordial Locks, compressing the elemental qi in his body. Naturally, his cultivation appears to drop. But once those locks are opened, his power multiplies explosively. Underestimate him based on his surface-level cultivation, and you'll be in for a world of pain.

Hehehe

..."

Just then, the Despicable Donkey came strolling over, tail swishing as it walked. Trailing behind it was little Qiongqi, mimicking the donkey's upright posture. Though still a bit unsteady on its feet, it was clearly trying to walk like the donkey.

Ling Feng couldn't help but shake his head at the sight. Birds of a feather flock together. In a few years, the little Qiongqi would probably become a second Despicable Donkey.

If the Qiongqi Demon Emperor knew this in the afterlife, he'd probably die all over again from sheer rage.

"You with your big mouth..." Ling Feng rolled his eyes, then turned back to Tuoba Yan. "It's pretty much what Despicable Donkey said."

"No wonder..." Tuoba Yan recalled when she and Ling Feng had entered Great Emperor Tiance's tomb together. Back then, Ling Feng's aura had been pitifully weak, yet he'd dared to negotiate with her—a tiger bargaining with a lamb. Now, it was hard to say who was the tiger and who was the lamb.

"You recovered pretty well this time. Looks like it won't take more than a few days for you to adapt to the new Primordial Locks," Despicable Donkey remarked casually.

"More or less. But I still need to practice

Terrifying Gaze

, so it might take some extra time. Luckily, the Misty Ghost Forest is rich in spiritual energy, a perfect place for cultivation."

"Damn, Terrifying Gaze?!"

The Despicable Donkey's expression changed instantly. "That old ghost actually taught you Terrifying Gaze? That was his signature move! Back in the day, he once wiped out an army of 500,000 with just a glance. That battle alone convinced several great emperors to submit to him. Without it, the Holy Tianbai Dynasty might never have been established so easily."

"Wiped out 500,000 with a glance..."

Ling Feng sucked in a sharp breath.

Spiritual refinement experts are just on another level!