"Divine Ability—Battle-Heaven Staff."
Chen Changqing gave him no time to think and directly swept out with his staff.
With a seemingly casual strike, he smashed Chen Yuanba's heaven-destroying Heaven-Splitting Staff Strike to pieces, then, with his momentum unabated, viciously lashed the Mystic Gold Long Staff in Chen Yuanba's hands.
Chen Yuanba's tiger's mouth split open instantly, and his entire body crashed toward the ground like a meteor, blasting a humanoid pit dozens of zhang deep into the arena.
Almost at the same instant, Chen Changqing formed a seal with his left hand, his five fingers rotating.
"Divine Ability—Return of All Laws!"
"Divine Ability—Sword of Annihilation!"
Pfft!
Pfft!
The three men's strongest trump-card killing moves were once again shattered by a single move from Chen Changqing.
This time, however, Chen Changqing did not utterly defeat them.
He deliberately held back some of his strength, and none of them suffered any injuries.
"Continue. Use every arts technique, battle technique, and secret art you have learned."
Chen Changqing stood with his hands behind his back, his tone calm.
Chen Yuanba clenched his teeth and leaped out of the pit, the Mystic Gold Long Staff in his hand blazing with light once more.
Not only had his fighting spirit not faded, it burned even more fiercely amid defeat.
"Again!"
He roared, driving his Azure Heaven Tyrant Body to its limit. His staff technique suddenly changed as he unleashed another staff move.
Chen Musen also got back to his feet and chose to continue attacking with combinations of various arts techniques.
"Not bad. Keep it up."
Chen Changqing nodded slightly, then attacked again.
"Divine Ability—War-Intent Sky Hammer."
"Divine Ability—Arts Returning to the Void."
"Divine Ability—Illusory Heart Sword."
During this time, Chen Changqing continuously displayed one Divine Ability Method after another, then combined different Divine Ability Methods together.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three figures were sent flying again and again.
No matter what killing moves Chen Musen and the other two unleashed or how they altered their tactics, Chen Changqing could always comprehend a corresponding Divine Ability Method in the next instant, then return their own methods upon them and batter them into a miserable state.
He used Chen Yuanba's fist techniques to derive Divine Ability fist techniques, Chen Musen's arts techniques to derive Divine Ability arts techniques, and Chen Qingshuang's sword techniques to derive Divine Ability sword techniques.
Every attack was a replica of the moves the three had just used, yet stronger, faster, and fiercer than the original.
The longer the three fought, the more alarmed they became. The longer they fought, the deeper their despair grew.
Their true essence was being consumed frantically, while the blood and vitality within them poured out like floodwaters through open gates.
Yet Chen Changqing still stood in the air with his hands behind his back. Not the slightest ripple of true essence came from his body. His azure robes remained as neat as new, and not even the corner of his clothing had been stirred.
No one knew how much time had passed!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Another three dull booms rang out.
The three were sent flying once more.
But this time, they could no longer get back up.
The true essence within all three had been completely drained, leaving not even the slightest trace behind.
Meanwhile, that youth in azure still stood above the air, showing no sign of fatigue whatsoever.
Chen Yuanba looked up at that figure. A flash of understanding finally appeared in those tiger eyes that had never accepted defeat. Then the understanding turned into a bitter smile, and he closed his eyes with that bitter smile still on his face.
"Ancestor Changqing... he's using us to test his moves."
His voice was hoarse and weak. Not a trace of unwillingness remained in his tone, only the complete release of someone who had been thoroughly beaten into submission.
Chen Musen was stunned at first, then he too laughed bitterly.
He recalled every detail of their previous exchange.
Each time they unleashed a killing move, Chen Changqing would respond in the next instant with a similar but stronger move. He would then deliberately hold back, giving them a chance to catch their breath so they could continue attacking—and continue getting beaten.
This was not a battle at all. He was clearly using them as sparring partners to test the practical effects of those Divine Ability Methods.
So that was it—
From the very beginning, they had never possessed the slightest chance of victory.
Or rather, the reason they existed was to let Chen Changqing test those Divine Ability Methods one by one.
"Drained dry..."
Chen Qingshuang finally could no longer support herself and fell backward onto the ground, her chest rising and falling faintly.
Her voice was soft, carrying unprecedented weakness and deep helplessness. "Completely drained dry."
On Purple Sun Peak!
Every member of the Chen Family stared at the scene, all dumbstruck, frozen in place for a long time without being able to say a single word.
The battle scenes they had just witnessed had completely surpassed the boundaries of their understanding.
At the peak of the Transcendent Realm, he had fought one against three!
His opponents were three genuine Saint Realm prodigies. Every one of them possessed the potential of a Great Emperor, and every one had terrifying talent capable of sweeping aside others of their generation.
Yet from beginning to end, Chen Yuanba and the other two had been suppressed and beaten, without even the slightest ability to fight back.
It was nothing more than a cat toying with mice.
"I... I didn't see that wrong, did I?"
A sequence prodigy swallowed hard, his voice trembling. "Brother Yuanba even used the Boundless Battle Staff, yet he still couldn't even touch Ancestor's clothes?"
"It can't be helped. Ancestor Changqing is simply too strong! So strong that one can only watch his dust from afar!"
An elder beside him sighed with a solemn expression.
"Moreover, did you notice? From start to finish, Ancestor Changqing never used a single thread of true essence, nor did he invoke even the slightest power of the laws of heaven and earth."
"Yet every method he displayed was stronger than Saint-grade arts techniques and more tyrannical than Supreme Treasure Arts."
As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding Chen Family disciples all sucked in sharp breaths.
That was right!
This was the most terrifying part.
Among those present were quite a few Supreme Elders of the Saint King Realm. How could their eyes not be discerning?
Precisely because of this, they understood even more clearly than the younger members what that battle had meant.
Every time Chen Changqing attacked, there had been no spiritual energy fluctuations and no resonance with the laws.
This meant that the "Divine Ability Methods" he used could be unleashed without limit and without any consumption!
"It is no exaggeration to say that if Ancestor wanted the lives of Chen Yuanba and the other two, it would probably take no more than the blink of an eye."
"With such strength... even we must admit ourselves inferior!"
A Saint King Realm foundation expert took a deep breath, his voice filled with unconcealable awe.
"Ancestor Changqing is the Chen Family's indisputable Sole Divine Son!"
Suddenly!
No one knew who was the first to shout those words.
Then—
Wave after wave of shouts rose across the entirety of Purple Sun Peak.
If anyone had still harbored doubts about Chen Changqing's status as the "Sole Divine Son" before this, then after this battle, every doubt had vanished like smoke in the wind.
Crushing three Saint Realm cultivators with the potential of Great Emperors while only at the Transcendent Realm—such heaven-defying combat strength could not be found a second time, not in the present age, nor even throughout the Chen Family's million-year history.
Of course—
While everyone was shocked by Chen Changqing's strength, what surged within their hearts was an incomparably intense desire.
"Those methods Ancestor displayed just now... they should have been... Divine Ability Methods, right?"
"If every member of our Chen Family could master a Divine Ability Method, then when facing opponents of the same realm, wouldn't we be able to continuously unleash killing moves without ever worrying about running out of true essence? Who could possibly withstand that?"
At this moment, the atmosphere across Purple Sun Peak changed completely.
Having personally witnessed the power of Divine Ability Methods, every Chen Family member turned to Chen Changqing, their eyes filled with desire for "Divine Ability Methods"!
Divine Ability Methods!
They had to learn them!