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[Niu Sanjiao accurately stated your cultivation level, indicating he can precisely detect cultivation, likely by employing a related Divine Ability.]

[You stare at Niu Sanjiao, not rushing to make a move.]

[The seventy-two Earth Fiend Divine Abilities cover every possible aspect of ability.]

[When further incorporated into cultivation techniques and combined into Divine Arts, the variety explodes exponentially.]

[Without knowing which Divine Abilities your opponent has comprehended, launching a reckless attack easily leads into a trap.]

[This is also why even a Transcendent Realm cultivator doesn’t take an Extreme Terrain Realm opponent lightly.]

[Divine Abilities aren’t like divine marks, which have high and low grades where the superior suppresses the inferior.]

[Divine Abilities are all manifestations of the heaven and earth’s great power; there’s no distinction between high and low—it all depends on how the cultivator uses them.]

[Niu Sanjiao wasn’t in the sect just now; he was in seclusion nearby, comprehending a Divine Ability.]

[After receiving the report, he rushed back at top speed, but he was still one step too late.][Looking at the devastated mountain gate and the disciples’ corpses lying scattered everywhere, Niu Sanjiao was so enraged on the spot that smoke snorted from his nose.]

[”Contemptible humans!! I’ll tear you limb from limb!! And I’ll slaughter every human within a thousand li radius!!”]

[This dumb bull’s words enraged you, the former human Sword Wielder, instantly triggering a set of rage-linked attacks.]

[「Irritable Constitution」 Extreme Rage state!]

[「Green Giant」 Gigantification!]

[「Super Saiyan」 Super One transformation!]

[Super One transformation increases your primordial energy reserves, thereby temporarily raising your cultivation level.]

[Niu Sanjiao sensed your cultivation rising and was startled.]

[Had this guy been hiding his cultivation?]

[Could he be an Extreme Terrain or Transcendent Realm expert?]

[But soon, he discovered your cultivation hadn’t risen to the Extreme Terrain Realm; it was still within the Core Formation category, though your body had grown larger.]

[That’s good, that’s good—as long as he’s not at the Extreme Terrain Realm, with Divine Abilities under my belt, dealing with this puny human is like a dimensionality reduction strike, right?]

[”Return my mountain gate!!”]

[Niu Sanjiao charged forward violently.]

[You furrow your brow slightly, noticing his speed is extremely fast, already nearing your reaction limit.]

[This makes it impossible for you to dodge attacks, forcing you to clash head-on with him.]

[Fortunately, his damage to you is weakened by a factor of a hundred, and with 「Wolverine」’s continuous self-healing, you hold your own in direct combat without any disadvantage.]

[But this old bull is incredibly fast and has a perception ability similar to Divine Sense, dodging many of your moves.]

[This feeling of not being able to land a hit frustrates you, because it reminds you of the time when the Myriad Treasures Child Goddess robbed you.]

[”Immortal-Binding Rope!”]

[Amidst the fierce battle, you seize an opportunity to toss the Immortal-Binding Rope, successfully tying up Niu Sanjiao like a roast.]

[Now he has nowhere to run!]

[Just as you grip the Heavenly Dragon Blade to deliver a fatal blow, Niu Sanjiao’s third horn lights up.]

[”Thunder Flash Evocation!”]

[A bolt of lightning strikes out of nowhere, directly hitting the Heavenly Dragon Blade you hold high.]

[The Heavenly Dragon Blade screams in agony.]

[”Aiya yaiya yaiya!! I got struck by lightning!!”]

[Your already explosive golden hair now truly exploded, turning charred black and smoking.]

[This thunderbolt numbs your entire body, making it impossible for you to even stand.]

[With your primordial energy no longer controlling it, the Immortal-Binding Rope alone can’t restrain Niu Sanjiao, and he breaks free.]

[”Hahaha! Human! This is the power of a Divine Ability! Overreaching and ruining my sect—I’ll kill you first, then wipe out the Firewood Sect and Firewood Town to vent my fury!”]

[”Wind-Riding…”]

[Earth Fiend Divine Ability - Wind-Riding: Harnessing wind power to fly or accelerate.]

[You state the name of the Earth Fiend Divine Ability that Niu Sanjiao just employed.]

[Niu Sanjiao is quite surprised.]

[”You’ve got a good eye.”]

[As for Niu Sanjiao’s ability to summon lightning, it’s related to the third horn on his forehead, not a Divine Ability.]

[Because Divine Abilities related to lightning and thunder are Heavenly Fiend Divine Abilities, which can’t be comprehended at the Extreme Terrain Realm.]

[Niu Sanjiao is bulky but extremely agile precisely because he has employed Wind-Riding.]

[Niu Sanjiao doesn’t seem able to fly, apparently he’s channeled Wind-Riding towards speed rather than flight.]

[After healing yourself, you regroup and engage Niu Sanjiao in battle once more.]

[The townsfolk below muster their courage and climb up.]

[They lie on the ground in the distance, peering towards the square.]

[”A bull-headed tribe member with three horns—that must be Niu Sanjiao, the Sect Master of the Blood Iron Sect!”]

[”I heard this Niu Sanjiao is at the Extreme Terrain Realm!”]

[”Then this young man, is he also at the Extreme Terrain Realm?”]

[”Since when did our Blazing Star have a human cultivator of such high level?”]

[The townsfolk silently cheer you on in their hearts, hoping you’ll win.]

[On the other side, the surviving Blood Iron Sect disciples stand behind Niu Sanjiao, cheering him on.]

[A battle at the level between you and Niu Sanjiao is already something they can’t interfere with anymore.]

[Forcing their help would only be counterproductive, so they can only act as cheerleaders on the sidelines.]

[After half a day of intense fighting, Niu Sanjiao is panting from exhaustion.]

[Looking at you, whom he’d barely managed to seriously injure, now fully healed again, his eyes are full of speechlessness.]

[”Humans really don’t play by the rules…”]

[Seeing that you can’t take down Niu Sanjiao for the time being, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner says anxiously.]

[”Buddy! Didn’t you say you even killed a Transcendent Realm cultivator? Were you just bragging?!”]

[You’re pretty helpless too.]

[”I can kill this guy, but he’s comprehended Wind-Riding and specialized it for speed—his evasion is maxed out! It’s hard for me to land effective attacks!”]

[”Didn’t you say you comprehended a Divine Ability too? Use your new one and think of something!”]

[The Divine Ability you comprehended is Mountain-Bearing, which has the wonderful effect of increasing strength.]

[But in the current situation…]

[”Strength… speed… The strongest strength delivered as an attack—isn’t that the fastest speed…”]

[「Mortal Bones」 kicks in.]

[The tenfold Divine Ability comprehension also applies to employing Divine Abilities.]

[How to employ this first Divine Ability is something you’ve been contemplating, and right now, it seems to yield a result.]

[”Shattering… Star Ripple Finger!”]

[You point a finger, and a beam of energy bursts forth.]

[”Useless! A cheap trick! It can’t even touch a single hair on me!”]

[Niu Sanjiao dodges again.]

[You seem unfazed and continue casting.]

[”Shattering Star Ripple Finger!”]

[You point again.]

[This time, the energy beam flies even faster.]

[But Niu Sanjiao still dodges it.]

[”Hey! I dodged again! See? This is a Divine Ability!!”]

[Third time.]

[As you point once more, you suddenly clench your five fingers into a fist. In that instant, you comprehend a new employment of the Mountain-Bearing Divine Ability.]

[”Light Speed Fist!!”]

[You punch out violently, and a beam of light shoots from your fist, faster than imagination!]

[By the time Niu Sanjiao sees the fist’s shadow, the attack has already reached his chest, piercing straight through it!]

[He has no time to react; what he sees is what he gets!]

[”How, how is this possible…”]

[You slowly retract your fist.]

[”This, is a Divine Art!”]