"Boom!" As the enormous arc of ruler light cleaved down, countless pillars of water erupted from the previously tranquil sea. A searing surge scattered the cold concealed within it. Even Tianling, watching from the sky, was startled by the commotion, for the power of Xiao Yan's final strike had actually approached that of a Divine Ability!
"This little fellow... actually created a Divine Ability of his own!" However composed Tianling normally was, she could not help feeling a little shocked. She had noticed Xiao Yan's condition when he first entered that state of enlightenment, but his ruler technique at the time had not been particularly sophisticated, so she had paid it little mind. Never had she imagined that, in such a short time, he could elevate a crude ruler technique to the level of a Divine Ability!
Though their Chinese names differed by only a single character, a Divine Art could not compare to a Divine Ability. Whether in the difficulty of cultivation or sheer power, the difference was as vast as heaven and earth, let alone when it came to creating a Divine Ability. Although Earth Supremes could cultivate Divine Abilities, that did not mean they could create moves of that caliber.
Tianling had once considered creating her own moves, too, but even with her strength as an Earth Supreme, the strongest move she had devised was merely a Great Perfection Divine Art. Yet now, a little fellow far weaker than her, who had ascended from a Lower Plane only a few days ago, had actually created a Divine Ability. How could she not be astonished?
Creating any Divine Art or Divine Ability invariably required a spark of inspiration, followed by repeated deductions, drawing on the strengths of countless schools, and continual refinement. Yet Xiao Yan had barely encountered