After the vast expanse of sword qi was swallowed, Yu Lie did not stop there. He thrust his longsword out again, and in an instant, countless streaks of cyan sword qi surged towards Chu Feng once more.
Yet almost at the exact moment Yu Lie thrust his sword, a flash of cold light streaked past. Chu Feng also stabbed his longsword straight at Yu Lie.
Whoosh.
It was as though he could summon hurricanes.
With Chu Feng at the centre, a colossal hurricane swept forth like billions of soldiers charging towards Yu Lie.
This time, however, massive white blades of light emerged within the hurricane.
Upon closer inspection, they were sword blades, each a thousand metres long, and there were hundreds of them.
Whether in grandeur or pressure, they completely overpowered the sword qi Yu Lie had released.
“It really is, it really is!”
Even the Dragon Clan Chief could not help crying out in shock.
“Father, do you recognise the martial skill little benefactor is using?”
Long Xiaoxiao asked curiously, for she too could tell that Chu Feng’s technique was extraordinary.
“This is the sect-protecting martial skill of the Mad Blade Sect, the overlord of Mad Blade Star Domain in our Sacred Light Heaven River.”
“Fourth-rank Venerable Taboo, Mad Blade Severing the Void!”
“However, this skill can only be performed after cultivating the Mad Blade Technique of the Mad Blade Sect.”
“What is more, that Mad Blade Technique must be cultivated before the age of ten. After ten, it becomes impossible to practise.”
“No matter how you look at it, little friend Chu Feng should not be able to use this skill.”
“Yet there is no mistake. The technique he is using is indeed Mad Blade Severing the Void.”
The Dragon Clan Chief’s voice was filled with amazement, and his expression was extremely vivid. Even Long Xiaoxiao rarely saw her father display such shock.
It was not only him. Many of the older generation experts present also revealed looks of astonishment.
If few people had heard of Purple Star Hall’s Purple Star Fire Rain and could not fully confirm its authenticity, then Mad Blade Severing the Void of the Mad Blade Sect was one of the more famous martial skills throughout the entire Sacred Light Heaven River.
Although the Mad Blade Sect’s overall strength could not compare to behemoths like the Dragon Clan or the Yu Heavenly Clan, when it came to fourth-rank Venerable Taboo skills alone, neither the Dragon Clan nor the Yu Heavenly Clan possessed any fourth-rank Venerable Taboo that surpassed Mad Blade Severing the Void.
Precisely because Mad Blade Severing the Void was so powerful, regarded as one of the strongest among fourth-rank Venerable Taboo skills, it enjoyed such widespread fame. Even many of these great figures knew of its existence.
Yet everyone clearly remembered that even within the Mad Blade Sect itself, only a handful could cultivate this skill.
Among the younger generation, no one had ever succeeded in mastering it.
But the Mad Blade Severing the Void that Chu Feng was displaying was not only completely authentic; its might clearly showed that he had reached great completion.
This was the true reason for everyone’s shock.
If, when Elder Gongsun and the others previously claimed that ordinary people could not perform Purple Star Fire Rain, some remained sceptical because they were unfamiliar with that skill, then once Chu Feng unleashed this technique, no one could deny the truth even if they wanted to.
“Could Chu Feng’s talent really be heaven-defying to this extent?”
“He can perform such special martial skills without cultivating the corresponding special techniques?”
The Yu Heavenly Clan Chief’s brows were tightly furrowed. A faint feeling of unease began to rise in his heart.
Especially when he saw the strained expression reappear on Yu Lie’s face, that ominous feeling grew stronger.
After Yu Lie’s third-rank Venerable Taboo proved inferior to Chu Feng’s, now in this fourth-rank Venerable Taboo confrontation, Yu Lie had once again fallen into a disadvantage.
If this continued, Yu Lie would very likely be in danger.
“Yu Lie, do not be careless. Use your full strength!”
Seeing that the situation was turning unfavourable, the Yu Heavenly Clan Chief actually shouted out loud to warn Yu Lie.
Crash.
The moment the Yu Heavenly Clan Chief’s words fell, all of Yu Lie’s sword qi was completely destroyed by Chu Feng’s blade storm.
As the terrifying blade storm surged towards Yu Lie like mountains collapsing and seas overturning, many of the younger generation from the Yu Heavenly Clan closed their eyes in fear.
Only the older generation continued to stare intently.
Although worry filled their eyes, they still clung to a sliver of hope.
Their gazes were as though they were awaiting a miracle.
“Heavenly Thunder Soul!”
Suddenly, Yu Lie roared.
In that instant, blue lightning burst from his body.
The lightning surged forth, tearing the void itself into fragments and plunging everything into chaos.
The ferocious blade storm rushing towards him was similarly unable to escape destruction.
At this moment, an even more terrifying aura emanated from within those blue thunderbolts.
“He did it, he really did it!”
“Yu Lie, well done! Worthy of being the pride of our Yu Heavenly Clan!”
Roars and cheers of excitement erupted from within the Yu Heavenly Clan.
Shockingly, those roars came from the elders.
The elders were extremely emotional; some were even moved to tears.
Even the eyes of the Yu Heavenly Clan Chief had turned red.
From the very start of this battle between their greatest genius Yu Lie and Chu Feng, Yu Lie had been at a disadvantage.
This had caused them, who had always placed high hopes on Yu Lie, considerable discomfort.
Yet in truth, they knew that Yu Lie still had one final trump card.
That trump card was precisely the power he was now unleashing.
“Amazing. A junior like Yu Lie actually managed to master it?”
The Dragon Clan Chief’s mouth fell open in astonishment.
“This kid really is something.”
Even the Lord of the Myriad Demons Sacred Palace voiced praise.
At the same time, many people from Cloud Sky Immortal Sect were also marvelling at Yu Lie’s technique.
“Father, is this a fifth-rank Venerable Taboo?”
Long Xiaoxiao asked.
“Yes, it is the Yu Heavenly Clan’s clan-protecting martial skill, fifth-rank Venerable Taboo, Heavenly Thunder Soul!”
“But it is no ordinary fifth-rank Venerable Taboo.”
“This Heavenly Thunder Soul possesses tremendous power, yet powerful martial skills often come with extreme difficulty.”
“From what I know, Heavenly Thunder Soul is one of the most difficult martial skills to cultivate within the Yu Heavenly Clan.”
“Even among the Yu Heavenly Clan elders, few have succeeded in cultivating it, and mastering it completely is even harder.”
“Within the current Yu Heavenly Clan, aside from the Clan Chief himself, only a few Supreme Elders can fully master the power of Heavenly Thunder Soul and unleash its profound mystery,” the Dragon Clan Chief explained.
“Profound mystery? This skill contains a profound mystery?”
Long Xiaoxiao asked, for martial skills containing profound mysteries were extremely rare, yet every one of them was extraordinarily powerful.
“Correct. Not only does it contain a profound mystery, but once the profound mystery of Heavenly Thunder Soul is unleashed, its power surpasses all other fifth-rank Venerable Taboo skills and can even rival sixth-rank Venerable Taboo. It is truly the king among fifth-rank martial skills.”
“I truly never imagined that at his age, Yu Lie would be able to master a skill like Heavenly Thunder Soul.”
The Dragon Clan Chief sighed in admiration.
Hearing this, Long Xiaoxiao also understood just how formidable Heavenly Thunder Soul was.
Amid their excitement, the members of the Yu Heavenly Clan all turned to look at Chu Feng.
Their gazes carried provocation, as though Chu Feng’s defeat was now certain.
They had reason to think this way.
Although Chu Feng possessed lightning patterns, Lightning Armour, and even Heavenly Bestowed Divine Power, three abilities that allowed him to raise his cultivation from fifth-rank Sovereign all the way to eighth-rank, which was indeed heaven-defying, cultivating Venerable Taboo martial skills still had strict requirements.
Ordinary fifth-rank Venerable Taboo required at least sixth-rank Sovereign cultivation, at minimum.
A skill like Heavenly Thunder Soul required at least seventh-rank Sovereign.
Even someone as strong as Yu Lie had only fully mastered Heavenly Thunder Soul when he was at late seventh-rank Sovereign, on the verge of stepping into eighth-rank.
Moreover, even when Yu Lie used Heavenly Thunder Soul, it was highly unstable.
That was why the elders had been so emotional when he successfully unleashed it.
Before this moment, even they had not been certain whether Yu Lie could successfully perform Heavenly Thunder Soul.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng’s true cultivation was only fifth-rank Sovereign. He could not cultivate even an ordinary fifth-rank Venerable Taboo, let alone one of Heavenly Thunder Soul’s calibre.
Therefore, they believed Yu Lie now held absolute victory, and Chu Feng was doomed to lose.
“Good heavens, could that be…?”
Yet suddenly, the expressions of everyone from the Yu Heavenly Clan changed drastically. Immediately afterwards, the Dragon Clan Chief and the others also stared in stunned disbelief.
To their horror, streams of blue lightning were also bursting from Chu Feng’s body.
Whether in might or form, they were identical to those on Yu Lie.
It was unmistakably the Yu Heavenly Clan’s clan-protecting martial skill, Heavenly Thunder Soul!
