As legends, they could clearly feel a powerful force filling the skies above, driving away clouds and mist and sweeping everything aside.
The force made their whole bodies tremble uncontrollably.
Their hearts filled with awe and yearning.
Ye Zong gazed up at the sky. The clouds were rapidly dispersing. In the span of a few breaths, the dark clouds had turned into wisps of white. Sunlight bathed the earth, and everything felt like a dream.
"I always thought Chief Chen's strength lay only in his innate ability," he murmured, his face wreathed in a bitter smile.
He had always assumed that, if you discounted the absurdly powerful Giant Transformation, Chen Shouyi was stronger than him, but only by so much. At most, he was a step ahead; they were still on the same level.
He, too, had ascended to demigodhood.
He could also condense his will and fly freely.
He had completely reached the level Chen Shouyi had attained a year ago, during the battle with God of Light—and might even have surpassed it slightly.
Although that was thanks to practicing Chen's Cultivation Method, his strength should still have been at the same level.
But he had discovered that he was wrong!
Terribly wrong!
After a year of chasing after him, the gap between them hadn't narrowed. It had only grown wider, until it was beyond his comprehension.
"His strength has advanced far too quickly. He's already a god," An Haoran sighed from beside him.
A cameraman fought down his fear and aimed his shaking camera at the sky, recording this astonishing scene.
This was the first time Chief Chen had revealed his strength before the public. Before this, such displays had come only from the Savage God.
He could already foresee that this footage would be passed down through