Talent Divine Ability!

Mu Jizi's ancient nanmu true form innate divine ability—Space Lock!

It was like a world of its own, spanning a million li in every direction!

Within this world spanning a million li, Mu Jizi's own strength and speed were unaffected in the slightest; yet any opponent who entered it would suffer a massive drop in strength!

Of course, the higher an opponent's cultivation and strength, the weaker the restraint they suffered. For an existence at the peak of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal like Kunpeng, his strength and speed would be weakened by no more than two-tenths. Even so, this innate divine ability was still terrifying!

At that moment, Kunpeng's speed was forcibly reduced by nearly two-tenths. The sudden change caught him entirely off guard, and his body faltered slightly as he struggled to adapt!

However, he was also a great mighty one with immense divine abilities. He froze for only an instant before adjusting in the next moment. Without moving his body, he reached down with his massive claw.

Yet in that fleeting instant of distraction, Mu Jizi, likewise at the peak of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, had already reacted. The moment he steadied himself, he faced Kunpeng's descending claw without dodging or evading, and struck back with a palm!

That palm strike appeared casual, yet it contained boundless profound principles!

Against Kunpeng, whose strength and speed had been weakened by nearly two-tenths, Mu Jizi's advantage immediately showed. Under that single palm, Kunpeng was simply no match for him.

With a boom, Kunpeng's great roc true form was actually sent flying high into the sky by Mu Jizi's palm; Mu Jizi himself, meanwhile, stood like an ancient pine rooted in the void, his body not even swaying once!

In an instant, Mu Jizi moved again. With a flash, he appeared above Kunpeng's true form as it hurtled skyward. A flick of his wrist, and he struck out with another palm!

At this moment, he did not seek out Kunpeng's weak points. Instead, he aimed directly at the wings, the most defensive part of Kunpeng's body!

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

As though he were beating a sandbag, palm after palm rained down, leaving Kunpeng without even a chance to catch his breath!

"Brother, don't—don't hit me anymore!" Kunpeng was beaten so badly that the world spun around him. He endured for a while, but ultimately cast aside his old face and begged through divine sense transmission, "If you keep hitting me, this little brother's body will fall apart!"

"Hehe!" Hearing this, Mu Jizi laughed without a shred of conscience. Then he floated there, no longer pursuing Kunpeng's true form to strike him!

"Whoosh!"

Kunpeng, still flying through the air, spread his wings and dispelled the force Mu Jizi had exerted upon him. He then transformed into human form and stood suspended in the void, facing Mu Jizi from afar!

"Brother, your divine power is truly formidable! This little brother was beaten until I had no power to fight back at all!" Once he had steadied himself, Kunpeng wore a bitter smile. He was somewhat disheartened. With the same cultivation, how could the gap be this vast?

"Hehe, worthy brother, do not say such dispirited words!" Mu Jizi smiled faintly, then comforted him. "Had this elder brother not unleashed his innate divine ability in that instant, even if I transformed into my true form, I would still have had to endure your nimble claw strike!"

"Innate divine ability?" Kunpeng's eyes lit up. "Truly?"

"True beyond all doubt!" Mu Jizi nodded!

"So that was it!" Kunpeng nodded in sudden realization. "No wonder, in that instant, I felt even the currents of space were greatly impeded. My speed and strength could not reach even eighty or ninety percent of their usual level. So it was Brother's innate divine ability!"

Kunpeng swept away his earlier dejection. Rolling his eyes, he smiled. "Brother, your innate divine ability is truly extraordinary. It actually lowered this little brother's strength by nearly two-tenths. With such a divine ability, you will have some assurance in future battles!"

"Hehe!" Mu Jizi laughed. "You only ever think about fighting others. When will your temperament ever become a little more peaceful?"

"It is simply my nature; there is no helping it!" Kunpeng rolled his eyes, wearing an expression that said a country's landscape may change, but its nature is hard to alter! Then his eyes widened again as he said, "Brother, your use of that innate divine ability just now cannot be counted as true skill. Thus, the two of us must compete again from the beginning!"

"Oh? Again?" Mu Jizi raised a brow and teased, "Are you not afraid of suffering more pain to your flesh?"

"What is there to fear? Brother caught me by surprise just now. Otherwise, this little brother would never have been so pathetic!" Kunpeng said indifferently. "You should know that you are not the only one with an innate divine ability. This little brother also has such a move!"

"Oh?" Mu Jizi's eyes lit up as he laughed. "Then I must see it for myself!"

"Good! Then Brother, watch carefully!" Kunpeng grinned upon hearing this. He let out a shrill cry, and his gaze immediately changed, becoming sharp as a blade!

"Screeeech—"

The shrill cry was like a powerful sonic art. In the next instant, Kunpeng's body suddenly moved and transformed into his true form, stretching for tens of thousands of li like an enormous black cloud. Then he spread his great wings, his twin eyes shooting forth intense rays of light.

Cold, indifferent, and sinister, he stared at Mu Jizi as though he were not Mu Jizi, who was both teacher and friend to him, but a mortal enemy!

"Roar—"

Like heaven's rage, like thunderbolts, that roar surpassed legends and surpassed epics!

After the roar, Kunpeng's great roc body abruptly inhaled, as though it would devour the earth, the sun and moon, and the river of stars!

"Weng—"

In an instant, ripples spread through space. An unimaginably terrifying force of suction suddenly acted upon Mu Jizi!

Kunpeng's innate divine ability—Devouring!

"Hm?" Mu Jizi's expression immediately changed. He had barely sensed the powerful pulling force when his body involuntarily shot forward! In that instant, not only could he no longer control his body, even his Primordial Spirit seemed about to be pulled out of his true form by that suction!

Mu Jizi was greatly shocked. He could not imagine what kind of divine ability could render a person's body uncontrollable and even affect their Primordial Spirit!

In one ten-thousandth of an instant, he dared not entertain any other thought. His hurtling body abruptly changed, transforming into an ancient sky-supporting nanmu tree. Its aura was eternal and ancient, its roots firmly embedded in the void as though rooted in the hardest earth in all the world. Relying on his enormous true form, he forcibly halted his forward charge.

Yet even so, the branches of his true form still whipped wildly about, expanding the range affected by the suction and thereby lessening its force!

"Pfft—"

The two transformed true forms remained locked in a stalemate. Yet not long afterward, a mouthful of blood suddenly sprayed from the great roc's mouth. The light in those eyes also dimmed slightly at this moment!

This was the backlash from failing to successfully unleash his innate divine ability!

Seeing this, Mu Jizi was startled. Feeling the suction withdraw, he immediately returned to human form and urgently asked, "Worthy brother, what happened?"

"Cough!" With a light cough, Kunpeng transformed back into human form. His face was pale as he said, "Brother, do not worry. This little brother merely suffered backlash from my innate divine ability. It is but a minor injury; it is nothing serious!"

"Oh!" Mu Jizi's gaze was sharp as a torch, half believing and half doubting!

Seeing this, Kunpeng was instantly moved. He had only spat out one mouthful of blood and lost a little vital energy, yet his brother was so anxious. How could he not be moved?

After pausing briefly, Kunpeng said, "Brother's true form is too large. This little brother was somewhat overconfident. Suffering a slight injury is only to be expected!"

"Hoo—So that was it!" Seeing that Kunpeng spoke clearly and that his aura was steady, Mu Jizi finally let out a slow breath of relief. Then he smiled. "Worthy brother, that innate divine ability of yours was truly terrifying. Had this elder brother not transformed into his true form, which happened to restrain yours, I too would have suffered some pain to my flesh!"

"Brother, you are too modest!" Kunpeng grinned. Though his words were humble, a trace of pride still showed in his eyes at Mu Jizi's praise!

That was only natural. His Devouring innate divine ability was extraordinarily powerful to begin with. Had he not happened to encounter a plant spirit like Mu Jizi, whose true form towered high and possessed countless branches, it truly would have been hard to say who would win in the end...

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