Swish—
But at that moment, Nangong Yifan suddenly raised his hand, signalling everyone to be quiet.
Among the juniors, Nangong Yifan held absolute authority, so when he made this gesture, the All-Heaven Starfield juniors immediately fell silent.
But who could have expected that after silencing his companions, Nangong Yifan, who was usually a man of few words, would speak up.
“I’ve long known that, aside from Linghu Hongfei, everyone in the Ancestral Martial Starfield is worthless.”
“That’s why I’ve always deemed it beneath me to fight you.”
“And today, it’s proven true.”
Nangong Yifan said mockingly.
Hearing this, Kong Ci and the others glared with displeasure.
After all, Nangong Yifan’s words weren’t just humiliating Wuming Yuanzhi—they were insulting everyone, including Chu Feng.
“Wuming Yuanzhi, what are you standing there for? Against a guy like this, don’t hold back. Teach him a harsh lesson, or you’ll never hold your head up again!” Kong Ci shouted loudly.
This was the first time since meeting Wuming Yuanzhi that Kong Ci so desperately hoped he would fight and win.
“Use whatever tricks you have. The outcome will be the same,” Nangong Yifan said.
“Fine, in that case, I, Wuming Yuanzhi, will let you witness it.”
As Wuming Yuanzhi spoke, a white aura emanated from his body, like mist or clouds. Once it appeared, the surrounding martial power was affected.
Under the influence of this white aura, Wuming Yuanzhi’s cultivation surged again, rising from Third Rank Venerable to Fourth Rank Venerable.
“It’s here—the Cloud Mist Power!”
Seeing the white aura, many from the Ancestral Martial Starfield shouted excitedly.
Even without explanation, Chu Feng could sense it.
Wuming Yuanzhi’s cultivation had risen again, thanks to a supreme treasure.
But this was no ordinary treasure. A common treasure couldn’t boost cultivation at the Venerable realm.
This had to be a rare treasure, akin to the Azure Soul on Linghu Hongfei.
However, Chu Feng could tell that Linghu Hongfei’s fusion with the Azure Soul was far more complete. While Wuming Yuanzhi could use this so-called Cloud Mist Power to boost his cultivation by one rank, the fusion was imperfect.
Moreover, Chu Feng noticed Wuming Yuanzhi was struggling, indicating that while the Cloud Mist Power enhanced his cultivation, it came at a significant cost.
All these factors would affect Wuming Yuanzhi’s combat strength.
But undeniably, being able to boost one’s cultivation by a rank at the Venerable realm using a treasure was an extraordinary feat.
This wasn’t something achieved overnight—Wuming Yuanzhi must have paid a heavy price.
“Meaningless,” Nangong Yifan sneered coldly. Then, dark red flames suddenly appeared on his body.
The flames quickly transformed into a fiery armour that settled on Nangong Yifan.
At that moment, his cultivation also surged, rising from Third Rank Venerable to Fourth Rank Venerable, just like Wuming Yuanzhi.
As the fiery armour appeared, the All-Heaven Starfield juniors erupted into cheers.
Meanwhile, the Ancestral Martial Starfield juniors’ faces turned angry and displeased.
Both used treasures to boost cultivation, but in terms of aura and display, Nangong Yifan clearly outshone Wuming Yuanzhi.
Yet Chu Feng could see that Nangong Yifan’s treasure, like Wuming Yuanzhi’s, wasn’t as well-fused as Linghu Hongfei’s Azure Soul.
If one had to compare, Nangong Yifan’s mastery of his treasure was above Wuming Yuanzhi’s but below Linghu Hongfei’s.
“Hahaha…”
However, after Nangong Yifan’s cultivation rose, Wuming Yuanzhi didn’t attack immediately as before. Instead, he burst into laughter.
“Nangong Yifan, did you think this Cloud Mist Power was my ultimate move? You underestimate me, Wuming Yuanzhi, far too much.”
“Since Lady Kong Ci asked me to go all out, I’ll let you have the honour of being the first to witness this power.” At this, Wuming Yuanzhi cast his gaze toward someone among the All-Heaven Starfield juniors.
That person was Beiyang Luo.
Beiyang Luo was arguably the strongest among the All-Heaven Starfield juniors, aside from Nangong Yifan.
Whenever Wuming Yuanzhi challenged Nangong Yifan, Beiyang Luo would step in to block him.
Inevitably, Wuming Yuanzhi had clashed with Beiyang Luo multiple times, always ending in a draw.
So, if one had to say, among the All-Heaven Starfield juniors, Beiyang Luo had the most interactions with Wuming Yuanzhi.
“Beiyang Luo, you’ve always thought I, Wuming Yuanzhi, couldn’t defeat you.”
“But I simply didn’t bother to. Today, I’ll show you my true strength.”
As his words fell, Wuming Yuanzhi’s expression turned deadly serious, and he closed his eyes.
Then, people noticed his aura begin to change, as if a slumbering beast within him was awakening.
Swish—
Suddenly, Wuming Yuanzhi’s closed eyes snapped open.
His eyes had turned purple.
To be precise, purple marks appeared within his eyes.
And on his forehead, a purple mark emerged, identical to those in his eyes.
With the forehead mark as the centre, lines began to spread, like tattoos, quickly covering his entire body in an orderly pattern.
Most strikingly, the purple lines emitted a faint glow.
At a glance, though somewhat strange, it was also strikingly beautiful.
Most importantly, when these purple lines appeared, Wuming Yuanzhi’s cultivation surged again, rising from Fourth Rank Venerable to Fifth Rank Venerable.
“This guy was hiding such power?!!!”
At that moment, even the arrogant and conceited All-Heaven Starfield juniors were stunned, especially Beiyang Luo, who had fought Wuming Yuanzhi multiple times.
Having clashed with Wuming Yuanzhi and always ended in a draw, Beiyang Luo and the All-Heaven Starfield juniors thought they knew his abilities.
But now, the purple lines on Wuming Yuanzhi’s body were something they had never seen him use.
For the first time, they realised Wuming Yuanzhi’s strength far surpassed theirs.
Terrifying—truly terrifying.
After all, Wuming Yuanzhi’s true cultivation was only Second Rank Venerable.
Among geniuses, boosting cultivation by one rank was common.
Boosting by two ranks was something only the most monstrous geniuses could achieve.
But boosting by three ranks, whether through personal strength or external aid, was shocking.
Even these geniuses present were astounded.
Because this was something none of them could accomplish.
