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Chapter 254: Heaven-Bestowed Initial Scenery
Shen Yuanbao's right hand trembled slightly, his knuckles whitening from the force of his grip.
In some cultivators' eyes, this was undoubtedly fear of absolute power, as well as unwillingness to accept a cruel reality.
Yet in Chen Beiwu's eyes, Shen Yuanbao's expression betrayed not a trace of fear. Instead, a fierce will to fight burned in his eyes.
"Good. Very good!"
Shen Yuanbao's voice grew audibly excited. "Chen Beiwu, you really haven't disappointed me."
What did defeating the weak amount to?
Only powerhouses who transcended human limits, whom countless cultivators of the Immortal Alliance hailed as peerless prodigies, could stir his desire for battle.
To duel, to test their paths of cultivation against one another, then surpass them, using his opponents as nourishment to climb higher on the Immortal Dao.
This was undoubtedly the blood-stirring instinct of every Immortal Alliance prodigy upon encountering a powerful foe.
"Against someone as strong as you, finding a chance to win will be difficult unless I give it everything."
No sooner had he spoken than the magic power in Shen Yuanbao's Dantian Qi Sea erupted, unleashing a visible ring of thunderstorm shock waves around him.
In that instant, his hair stood on end, his pupils turned violet-white in the lightning's glow, and his aura rose from Foundation Establishment Middle Stage to Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Chen Beiwu's eyes shifted slightly, but his expression remained calm.
An immortal sect prodigy came from an extraordinary background. It was perfectly reasonable for him to possess an Immortal Dao secret art capable of briefly raising his cultivation realm.
Unfortunately, such secret arts had their limits. The increased cultivation was unstable and difficult to control, making it suitable only for dueling.
Never mind that Shen Yuanbao was merely at Foundation Establishment Late