"The ultimate form of arcane energy?"
Shen YunYao looked up at Ye Feng, whose body flickered with golden light in the sky, then at Shen BoTian with a look of confusion. She had never heard such a term before.
"Yes!"
Shen BoTian nodded. "Remember when you asked me why I specifically brought in the energy-devouring water monkeys? That's why!"
As he spoke, Shen BoTian pointed at Ye Feng, who was battling Joseph in the sky. "Energy-devouring water monkeys have a characteristic: they are extremely sensitive to the power of heaven and earth. You mentioned before that the energy-devouring water monkeys were acting strangely… At that time, I guessed it was because of Ye Feng…"
"It's just that the first time I let Ye Feng display his arcane energy, for some reason, his arcane energy didn't show any fluctuations of the power of heaven and earth…"
"But the fluctuations he's emitting now clearly carry the unique波动 of the power of heaven and earth!"
"This kind of fluctuation, I only felt it thirty years ago at the beginning of the Great Cataclysm, from that human great power who saved our Shen family!"
By the end of his speech, Shen BoTian's face was filled with reverence and gratitude.
"Grand… Grandpa… The power of heaven and earth… Isn't that the power of cultivators?!"
Shen YunYao looked at Shen BoTian with great surprise.
"That's right!"
Shen BoTian turned to look at Shen YunYao, his tone heavy. "YaoYao… this involves the secrets of this world's Great Cataclysm… With your current strength, I can't tell you yet… Doing so would only bring you disaster… and even attract the attention of some reclusive old monsters…"
"Gulp~!"
Shen YunYao swallowed, her face solemn. "I… I understand!"
"Clang~! Clang~!"
"Whoosh~! Bang!~"
Golden light and dark shadows continuously clashed in the sky, with loud metallic impacts echoing.
"Grandpa… What tribe did you mention Ye Feng belonged to… What does 'that tribe' refer to?"
Watching Ye Feng fighting Joseph evenly in the sky, Shen YunYao couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her. After all, that person was someone even her grandfather might not be able to handle…
"This…"
Upon hearing Shen YunYao's question, Shen BoTian immediately frowned, his expression conflicted, as if he was hesitating whether to tell his granddaughter.
He looked at Ye Feng, then at Shen YunYao, and slowly said, "They are ancient clans, and from the dragon's roar and flames Ye Feng just unleashed, they are the strongest Divine Dragon clan!"
"Ancient clans? The strongest Divine Dragon clan?"
Shen YunYao blinked, her face astonished.
"Yes!~"
Shen BoTian let out a sigh of relief. "The only ones who dared to challenge the gods, to fight with the gods… and still survived…"
"This…" Shen YunYao was utterly shocked by her grandfather's words, not knowing what to say.
"Clang~! Crack~~"
At this moment, a loud tearing sound mixed with the clang of metal echoed from the sky. The golden light and dark shadows collided again, and then Shen YunYao and the others saw a figure fly backward – it was Ye Feng.
"Big Brother!"
"Ye Feng!"
Seeing this, Xiao Xiao and Shen YunYao cried out in concern.
"Boom boom!~"
Suddenly, there was movement from the ruins where Wang BaTian was located. Wang BaTian, taking advantage of Xiao Xiao's distraction, finally broke free from the ruins. The lightning-charged hammer in his hand flashed with electricity, poised to strike Xiao Xiao.
At this very instant, a green light flashed from Shen BoTian's hand, and a massive wooden wall appeared in front of Xiao Xiao.
"Bang~"
"Sizzle! Bang!~"
After a loud impact and the sound of electricity, a large pit was blasted into the ground in front of Xiao Xiao, earth and stones flying, and sparks crackling.
"Swish swish swish!~"
The green light from Shen BoTian's hand continuously shot towards Wang BaTian, forcing him back.
"Thank… Thank you!"
Xiao Xiao, startled, thanked Shen BoTian with a look of lingering fear.
Shen BoTian shook his head slightly, remaining silent. He didn't attack Wang BaTian but instead turned his gaze to Ye Feng in the sky, his eyes filled with worry.
"Kid, I admit, the power that suddenly erupted from you is indeed terrifying… For a moment, I thought I had encountered a great power among human cultivators…"
"It's a pity…"
Saying this, Joseph's lips curled into a triumphant smile. "This power imbued with the energy of heaven and earth does not belong to you!"
"If I'm not mistaken, you must have used some method to forcefully activate a power that isn't yours!"
Before he finished speaking, Joseph's demon dagger flashed with dark light and instantly lunged towards Ye Feng.
"Clang!~ Clang!~"
"Bang!~ Pfft!~"
The sound of metal clashing was followed by a dull thud. Ye Feng spat blood and was sent flying backward, having been kicked in the chest by Joseph in the previous exchange.
"Power that doesn't belong to you is not your own in the end… The power you possess is like a peerless divine sword, but unfortunately, you, the swordsman, aren't even third-rate!"
"Witness the power of a demon!"
With that, Joseph formed a strange hand seal, and the runes on his demon dagger began to flicker with black light.
The next second, Joseph's figure suddenly vanished from his spot and in an instant appeared before Ye Feng. The demon dagger, flashing with eerie black runes, swiftly stabbed towards Ye Feng's neck.
A sense of immense danger washed over Ye Feng, and he instinctively gripped his Tang blade to block.
"Clang!~ Sizzle!~"
Although Ye Feng managed to block the fatal blow with his Tang blade, the dark light emanating from the demon dagger still struck his shoulder. The golden light was instantly pierced, and blood spurted out.
"Clang!~ Swish!"
"Bang~! Sizzle!~"
"Clang~ Pfft!~"
Joseph didn't stop there. Holding the demon dagger, he frantically attacked Ye Feng.
Ye Feng could only barely fend him off, being pushed back step by step. His body was struck multiple times by the demon dagger, his blood flowing freely. In many places, the wounds were deep enough to see bone, and the wounds also emitted a strange black gas, seemingly corroding Ye Feng from within…
"Big Brother!"
Seeing this, Xiao Xiao became anxious. Her angelic power surged, and she was about to fly up to help Ye Feng, but a large, crackling hammer suddenly flew from behind her, forcing her to deal with it first.
"Bang!~"
"Sizzle!~"
Although Xiao Xiao caught the crackling hammer, she was forced back several steps, her face flushed, and she almost fell.
Meanwhile, Shen BoTian had already reached a certain position and picked up the Wutong wood sword that had fallen earlier. He intended to fly into the sky but was forced back by a large fireball.
"What… What?"
Shen YunYao and Xiao Xiao's faces were filled with surprise, for there were two Wang BaTians in the field. Both of them had simultaneously attacked Xiao Xiao and Shen BoTian.
"Don't even think about leaving here!"
The two Wang BaTians spoke in unison.
Seeing this, Shen YunYao and Shen BoTian's expressions turned extremely grim, while Xiao Xiao was even more frantic.
…