Chapter 242 - 242

Chapter 242 - Wang Teng Intervenes — Lu Xuanyuan VS Wang Teng

In ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍the blink of an eye, Lu Xuanyuan clashed with the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor.

Though ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Lu Xuanyuan was merely at the Late Immortal Emperor Realm, his foundations ran impossibly deep. After all, he had survived a strike from Lu Xunxian's Innate Divine Ability — and though Lu Xunxian had been holding back at the time, it was still more than enough to demonstrate Lu Xuanyuan's formidable power.

The ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍shockwaves from the two terrifying existences' battle rippled across the entire Ghost Realm. Countless powerful Specters opened their eyes and turned toward the northern end of the Ghost Realm, their expressions grave beyond measure.

None ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍of them had expected this edition of the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament to bring in such a terrifying existence.

Oh ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍well — what did it have to do with them? They would just stay put and wait a few days for these menaces to leave the Ghost Realm before coming back out.

Equally ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍stunned were the prodigies participating in the Grand Tournament.

Every one of them had been chosen because they had cultivated to the Immortal Venerable Realm while still under a hundred thousand years of age — powerful prodigies, all.

Which was precisely why they understood Lu Xuanyuan's terror all the more clearly. He was likely a dark horse candidate for the Grand Tournament championship.

"Who is it? Who dares steal this young master's spotlight?"

Deep within a great mountain, the Ghost Realm was perpetually shrouded in eerie mist — blocking the sky and blotting out the sun, obscuring all visibility.

Yet at this moment, a massive blazing sun rose above that very mountain, illuminating the entire Ghost Realm and drawing the involuntary gaze of countless onlookers.

Within that blazing sun, a figure cloaked entirely in golden radiance slowly opened his eyes and peered toward the extreme north of the Ghost Realm.

Outside the Ghost Realm, Wang Daofeng watched this scene with barely concealed excitement.

Well done, Holy Son. That was exactly how it should be.

The one who had spoken was none other than the Wang Family's Qilin Son — Wang Teng.

Originally, Wang Teng had planned to simply wait out the seven days inside the Ghost Realm before moving on to the next stage.

As for hunting Specters? Unless the Specters came looking for death, he couldn't be bothered to lift a finger.

But now that Lu Xuanyuan was going toe-to-toe with a peak Ghost Emperor, it had clearly stolen his spotlight.

And so Wang Teng could bear it no longer. His figure flickered and he shot toward Lu Xuanyuan's location.

Meanwhile, Lu Xunxian raised his hand and froze all those hundreds of Mid Immortal Emperor-level Specters in place with a single motion. They couldn't move an inch.

As long as he didn't kill them, they wouldn't resurrect, which meant they wouldn't grow any stronger.

Having locked down the swarm, Lu Xunxian then watched Lu Xuanyuan's battle against the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor with genuine interest.

And the outcome was exactly as he had predicted.

Though the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor was hailed as one of the Five Great Ghost Emperors of the Ghost Realm, if one were to truly compare, his individual strength ranked dead last among the five.

That was, of course, without deploying his swarm of Specters.

With the swarm in play, the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor could claim the rank of second among the Five Great Ghost Emperors.

The shockwaves from Lu Xuanyuan and the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor's battle were also detected by the other four Ghost Emperors. They were somewhat astonished — none of them had expected anyone capable of fighting that guy Tuntian to such a degree.

"It seems this time, Tuntian has run into a tough nut to crack."

High in the sky above the very center of the Ghost Realm, a massive island hung suspended. It was the territory of the mightiest of the Five Great Ghost Emperors — the Heavenless Ghost Emperor.

The Heavenless Ghost Emperor opened his eight eyes and peered toward the extreme north of the Ghost Realm.

But he merely glanced once before withdrawing his gaze.

He needed to comprehend the Great Dao and strive for an early breakthrough to the Dao Practitioner Realm. As for everything else — it didn't concern him.

The other three Ghost Emperors also gave only a cursory glance before retracting their attention.

After all, it wasn't them being targeted.

Besides, they didn't believe the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor couldn't even last five days.

At that moment, the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor was cursing up a storm inside. He had been holed up here perfectly fine until Lu Xuanyuan came charging in and picked a fight without so much as a word.

Who could possibly put up with that?

But what galled him the most was that he was actually losing to Lu Xuanyuan.

Seeing that he was about to be defeated, the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor couldn't take it any longer. Just as he was about to say something, he spotted a golden flash streaking in from the extreme distance at terrifying speed.

Before the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor could even react, that golden flash pierced straight through his body. Accompanied by a wave of devastating power, it annihilated the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor on the spot.

This sudden development caught even Lu Xuanyuan off guard, while Lu Xunxian in the distance looked on in surprise.

Clearly, he hadn't expected someone else to intervene either.

Gazing at the golden, scorching spear embedded in the ground before him, Lu Xuanyuan's expression turned grave.

The next instant, the golden spear trembled violently before shooting away, landing in the hands of a figure that had suddenly appeared in the sky above.

When Lu Xuanyuan saw who it was, his expression grew even more solemn.

"Wang Teng."

"What do you think you're doing?"

Lu Xuanyuan naturally knew of Wang Teng. With the Wang Family's extensive self-promotion, unless one belonged to some exceptionally small faction, it was virtually impossible not to know of Wang Teng's existence.

He just hadn't expected to face Wang Teng so soon.

He had originally assumed it would be at least the second stage before they clashed.

"What am I doing? You stole this young master's spotlight. Sever one of your own arms. Otherwise — death."

Wang Teng hovered above, his gaze utterly placid, as though looking down at an ant. He leveled his spear at Lu Xuanyuan as he spoke.

At those words, Lu Xuanyuan smiled. His eyes blazed with ferocious fighting spirit as he summoned his own spear and aimed it toward Wang Teng.

"I've long heard Young Lord Wang's great name — the strongest below the Dao Practitioner Realm in all of the Dao Realm."

"But when it comes down to it, you're nothing more than an Immortal Emperor."

"Since that's the case, let me see whether the Young Lord truly deserves this title of 'strongest below the Dao Practitioner Realm'!"

As his words fell, Lu Xuanyuan raised his hand, and a colossal ancient tree materialized behind him — the Innate Divine Ability he had comprehended upon breaking through to the Immortal Emperor Realm.

The Ancient Chaos Tree.

Last time, Lu Xunxian had struck too swiftly, giving him no chance to deploy this technique. Otherwise, he was confident he might not have lost. But since he had already been defeated, he wasn't about to make excuses.

Outside the Ghost Realm, the assembled Dao Practitioners showed flickers of surprise upon seeing this technique.

"A top-tier Innate Divine Ability! It seems this Lu Xuanyuan from the Lu Family is extremely powerful indeed."

Innate Divine Abilities were divided into four grades: lower, mid, upper, and top-tier. The different grades represented the magnitude of power an Innate Divine Ability could unleash.

Among all recorded Innate Divine Abilities, lower-grade ones already numbered in the tens of thousands, but top-tier Innate Divine Abilities numbered fewer than twenty. That alone spoke to how rare they were.

Thus, when they witnessed Lu Xuanyuan unleash a top-tier Innate Divine Ability, the Dao Practitioners were understandably astonished.

A powerful innate gift was not frightening on its own. Comprehending an Innate Divine Ability was not frightening on its own. But when the two were combined, the result was truly terrifying.