Rumble rumble rumble.
Just as Yu Lie unleashed his third-rank Venerable Taboo and the blazing flames filled the sky, a bizarre scene unfolded in the void above.
Silver clouds appeared out of nowhere and completely covered this expanse of space.
Moreover, waves of scorching heat surged from within those clouds, as though blazing flames were concealed inside.
“Is that Chu Feng’s method?”
Looking at the silver clouds, everyone’s expressions grew solemn as they formed their own guesses.
Boom.
Suddenly, the clouds churned, and an enormous fireball descended from them.
The fireball was several hundred metres in diameter. Its body was silver, yet it radiated purple light.
As it fell from the heavens, it drew a purple streak across the sky, like a purple meteor plummeting down.
The sight was breathtakingly beautiful, yet the aura it released was utterly terrifying.
This fireball contained destructive power.
At this very moment, the gigantic fireball was heading straight for Yu Lie.
“As expected, it’s Chu Feng’s doing. This fellow was prepared all along.”
Many elders of the Yu Heavenly Clan stared fixedly at Chu Feng, their eyes filled with meaning.
If at first they had somewhat looked down on Chu Feng, ever since the sword duel in which Yu Lie was defeated, they had realised that this young man who had appeared out of nowhere could not be underestimated.
Although they had absolute confidence in Yu Lie, they could not help beginning to feel nervous for him.
It was not that they lacked faith; rather, after witnessing everything with their own eyes, they all felt that the opponent Yu Lie faced today was extremely difficult to deal with.
“Blazing Flames Burn the Heavens!”
Seeing the fireball hurtling towards him, Yu Lie showed no panic. Instead, he shouted loudly and pointed his longsword at the fireball.
Rumble rumble rumble.
Silver flames burst from the sword like a volcanic eruption, surging upward to devour the fireball.
In the blink of an eye, the fireball was swallowed whole.
Rumble rumble rumble.
However, the moment the fireball was consumed, more gigantic fireballs radiating purple light emerged from the silver clouds.
This time, several hundred of them appeared.
Hundreds of enormous fireballs rained down from the sky. The oppressive pressure was utterly horrifying.
Most terrifying of all, every single one of those hundreds of fireballs was targeting Yu Lie alone.
Under these circumstances, Yu Lie’s expression finally changed, yet he had no choice but to continue unleashing Blazing Flames Burn the Heavens, colliding with the purple fireballs.
“This aura… could it also be a third-rank Venerable Taboo?”
“But why does this third-rank Venerable Taboo emit purple light?”
After sensing the power of the purple fireballs, everyone felt puzzled.
Venerable Taboo martial skills are rather special; different ranks are distinguished by different colours.
The colour of third-rank Venerable Taboo is silver, which is why Yu Lie’s flames were silver.
What puzzled everyone was that Chu Feng’s technique was clearly also a third-rank Venerable Taboo, yet it radiated purple light.
“That is the sect-protecting martial skill of the Lower Star Domain’s Purple Star Hall, Purple Star Fire Rain.”
“I once saw a Supreme Elder of Purple Star Hall use it. Because this Purple Star Fire Rain can emit purple light, it is quite distinctive. Although that person from Purple Star Hall was not particularly strong, the impression remained deep in my memory.”
“But why would little friend Chu Feng know a Venerable Taboo martial skill that belongs to Purple Star Hall?”
While everyone was baffled, Elder Gongsun spoke in a heavy voice.
He spoke very loudly, so almost everyone present heard his words.
Regardless, Elder Gongsun had at least revealed the origin of this martial skill.
The world is full of wonders; some special Venerable Taboo martial skills emit unusual light, so people could accept that explanation.
“Purple Star Hall’s Purple Star Fire Rain?”
“It really seems to be it.”
“But from what I know, Purple Star Fire Rain can only be performed after cultivating the Purple Star Technique, and only then will it produce purple light. Could little friend Chu Feng actually be from Purple Star Hall?”
“No, that’s impossible. He is clearly cultivating the Divine Punishment Mysterious Technique. He cannot possibly cultivate the Purple Star Technique at the same time.”
At that moment, another elder from Cloud Sky Immortal Sect spoke up.
Clearly, he also recognised Purple Star Fire Rain.
“The people from Cloud Sky Immortal Sect really love to show off.”
“What does that mean? Are they trying to say that Chu Feng can do what others cannot, cultivating a special martial skill without practising the corresponding special technique?”
“How repulsive.”
Many members of the Yu Heavenly Clan felt disgusted by the words of the two Cloud Sky Immortal Sect elders.
They all believed the elders’ claims were untrue and that they were simply saying this to hype Chu Feng up.
Rumble rumble rumble.
Rumble rumble rumble.
At that moment, the roaring in the void grew even more deafening.
Upon closer inspection, the faces of the Yu Heavenly Clan members turned tense.
The silver clouds churned violently. Fireballs radiating purple light continued to fall without end, drawing ever closer to Yu Lie, while the silver flames around Yu Lie were steadily weakening.
If this continued, Yu Lie would undoubtedly lose.
“Yu Lie has actually fallen into a disadvantage?”
Everyone found it hard to believe, even the outsiders felt the same.
Rumble rumble rumble.
Yet suddenly, bursts of thunder echoed through the void.
Immediately afterwards, people noticed that the light emanating from Yu Lie had changed from silver to cyan.
Countless streaks of cyan lightning writhed through the clouds like flood dragons.
As a result, the silver clouds began to tear apart, disintegrate, and scatter.
Very quickly, the clouds containing the purple fireballs were devoured by the cyan thunder, and an even more powerful aura descended from the sky, enveloping the entire area.
At the same time, cyan light also surged from the sword in Yu Lie’s hand.
“This is the Yu Heavenly Clan’s clan-protecting martial skill.”
“Fourth-rank Venerable Taboo, Thunderous Sword Formation.”
Everyone had already recognised the technique Yu Lie was now using.
Although the appearance of the fourth-rank Venerable Taboo instantly destroyed Chu Feng’s third-rank Venerable Taboo Purple Star Fire Rain, the expressions of the Yu Heavenly Clan members remained unsightly.
The moment Yu Lie unleashed a fourth-rank Venerable Taboo, it proved that in a contest limited to third-rank Venerable Taboo, Yu Lie had been inferior to Chu Feng.
This made the people of the Yu Heavenly Clan, who regarded Yu Lie as their strongest genius, feel extremely uncomfortable.
Hum.
Suddenly, Yu Lie drew his sword back, then thrust it forward.
Swish swish swish.
In an instant, sword qi crisscrossed the sky.
The sword qi transformed from invisible to visible. People could see countless cyan sword qi streaks over a hundred metres long pressing towards Chu Feng like a torrential rain.
“Break for me!”
Yet Chu Feng remained calm. He swept his longsword horizontally through the air.
Whoosh.
A visible hurricane swept out like a heaven-devouring beast and swallowed all of the overwhelming sword qi.
“This feeling… could it be?”
After the hurricane raged past, all the older generation experts present changed their expressions.
Not to mention others, even the Dragon Clan Chief and the Lord of the Myriad Demons Sacred Palace looked greatly shaken, their very bodies trembling.
It was as though something earth-shattering had just occurred.
