Congratulations, Eldest Senior Brother
Astral Battlefield, a meteorite belt ravaged by storms.
Seven Golden Core cultivators dressed in Storm Mountain attire formed a profound array, surrounding a terrifying behemoth that was a hundred feet tall and composed entirely of the purest azure wind elements!
Wind Spirit Beast!
This is one of the more precious astral behemoths in the Astral Battlefield!
Because their bodies contain the purest "Law of Wind"!
The reason Storm Mountain was able to establish itself as a sect based on "wind" is because it hunts these astral behemoths to obtain those rare and precious... fragments of Divine Ability!
"Roar--!"
The trapped Wind Spirit Beast let out a roar of resentment!
It opened its gaping maw and inhaled sharply!
In an instant!
It seemed as if the raging winds of the entire star field had been swallowed whole by it!
Immediately afterwards!
A terrifying wind blade slammed towards the already crumbling formation!
"Not good!"
"Quick! Defend with all your might!"
Leading the group was a young man named Feng Zihao, whose aura had already reached the Golden Core Seventh Layer, but whose face appeared somewhat sinister.
He roared and took the lead, pushing his already Major Accomplishment Yellow-Grade Divine Ability to its limit!
"Boom--!!!!"
A terrifying energy storm swept across the entire star field!
The great formation was instantly torn open by this attack, leaving a huge gap!
Two disciples at the Early Golden Core, whose cultivation was slightly weaker, were immediately thrown back by the violent energy shockwave, coughing up blood!
However, after unleashing its final, deadly attack, the once invincible Wind Spirit Beast's massive body slowly began to fade into the ethereal.
"Hahaha! It's no good!"
"Kill!"
Upon seeing this, Feng Zihao was overjoyed!
Without any hesitation, he transformed into a streak of light and with a single sword strike, completely pierced through the already exhausted Wind Spirit Beast!
"Buzz--!"
A strange fragment, entirely green and imprinted with countless profound wind-elemental runes, slowly emerged from the vanished beast's body!
The terrifying fluctuations emanating from that fragment were many times stronger than those ordinary Yellow-Grade Divine Ability fragments from before!
"Profound... Profound Grade?!"
All the disciples of Storm Mountain present breathed heavily the moment they saw the fragment!
Their eyes were filled with boundless... fanaticism!
Lin Fan, a seemingly honest and unassuming young man standing at the end of the line, was so excited that his whole body was trembling slightly!
Because, according to the previous agreement, this most precious "main fragment" should have belonged to him!
However, just as he was about to step forward and collect his spoils!
Feng Zihao, however, had already taken the lead and directly grabbed the fragment that emitted an alluring light into his hand!
"Junior Brother Lin," he turned to look at Lin Fan, a very "kind" smile on his face, "This time, in hunting the Wind Spirit Beast, I, your senior brother, have made a great contribution."
"I will keep this fragment safe for you."
"You don't have any objections, do you?"
Upon hearing this!
The entire venue was deathly silent!
Everyone's gaze instinctively turned to the honest young man who was already standing there, frozen in place.
Lin Fan's face turned deathly pale in an instant!
He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with endless... anger and... resentment!
But when he met Feng Zihao's cold gaze, which was full of "warning," he could only lower his head in humiliation.
"It's entirely up to you, Senior Brother."
"Hahaha! Good! Excellent!" Upon seeing this, Feng Zihao burst into triumphant laughter! "Junior Brother Lin, indeed, you are a man of great principle!"
"Don't worry!" He patted Lin Fan on the shoulder, speaking in a condescending tone, "When we get back, I, your senior brother, will definitely put in a good word for you with the sect leader!"
Having said that, he could no longer contain his overwhelming joy!
Simply sit cross-legged!
In front of everyone, he directly merged the fragment of the "Black-Grade Divine Ability" that should have belonged to someone else into his own body!
"Boom--!!!!"
In an instant!
A terrifying aura, many times stronger than before, erupted from his body!
[Black-Grade Divine Ability - Wind God's Wrath]!
Congratulations, Senior Brother!
Congratulations, Senior Brother!
"Our senior brother is incredibly powerful! His future Nascent Soul is truly promising!"
In an instant, the entire star field was filled with sycophantic voices!
Only Lin Fan remained, head bowed. His once honest and unassuming eyes now held only endless resentment and murderous intent.