“Brother Chu Feng, do you really not remember anything?”
Song Yun asked Chu Feng again.
“It’s not that I don’t remember at all. I feel my memory stops at the moment I was attacked.”
“I never defeated those monsters.”
“I always feel there is another reason for the current situation.”
“Girl, after you woke up, did you notice anything unusual?”
Chu Feng asked Song Yun. He did not think he had rescued her, nor did he believe he had obtained the Holy Healing Pearl. He had no memory of any of that.
He felt it was very likely that someone had helped them in secret, or that there was some other cause.
“No, I didn’t notice anything unusual. I only saw you, and the Holy Healing Pearl was found in your hands.”
“My Brother Chu Feng, you must have gone through something that caused you to lose your memory.”
“But seeing that you are in good condition, I feel relieved. You should stop overthinking it. Perhaps after some time, you will remember.”
“Anyway, thank you so much, Brother Chu Feng. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have obtained the Holy Healing Pearl.”
Song Yun said to Chu Feng with a face full of gratitude.
“You silly girl, why be so polite with me?”
Chu Feng smiled faintly, then began to observe their surroundings once more. He still felt something was odd and wanted to find some clues.
Dong—
Dong—
Dong—
Suddenly, the sound of bells rang out from the horizon.
Immediately afterwards, an elderly voice resounded.
The voice was extremely loud, transmitted through the power of a formation, covering almost the entire Breeding Forest.
However, this time the voice did not belong to the white-bearded realm spiritist. It was the voice of an unfamiliar elder.
The elder announced that the time for the first round of assessment had ended. All those who failed to collect the keys and pass through the barrier were eliminated.
Next, those who would undergo the test were people like Chu Feng, who had passed through the barrier and were allowed to remain in the Breeding Forest.
This round of assessment was far more difficult than the first.
Once the eliminated participants were teleported out of the Breeding Forest, the barrier wall that divided the forest in two would disappear.
Above the entire Breeding Forest, a huge barrier map would appear.
By following the clues on the barrier map, one could locate three barrier gates.
Those who entered a barrier gate and gained control of the formation within it would pass the assessment and earn a place at the marriage recruitment tournament.
There was no time limit for this assessment, but there were only three opportunities.
Once the main formations in all three barrier gates were controlled, those who failed to gain control of any would be eliminated.
After the elder finished speaking, dazzling light flashed in the void above. A huge and brilliant barrier map appeared over the Cloud Mist Forest like a starry river.
Within it were hidden the locations of the three barrier gates.
As long as one could control the main formation of any single barrier gate, they would earn the chance to participate in the marriage recruitment tournament.
“Now we just wait to be eliminated, and then we can leave this awful place.”
Looking at the barrier map that had appeared in the void, Song Yun said with a sweet smile.
But Chu Feng studied it seriously. He activated his Heaven’s Eyes, his gaze rapidly scanning the enormous barrier.
At first his expression was grave, but soon that gravity was replaced by a faint smile.
Then Chu Feng released vast barrier power and set up a concealment formation that enveloped Song Yun.
He himself stepped out of the concealment formation and said to her, “Girl, stay here obediently. When you get eliminated, go straight home.”
“Brother Chu Feng, you aren’t planning to challenge for a place at the marriage recruitment tournament, are you?”
Song Yun was extremely clever and quickly understood Chu Feng’s intention.
“I want to give it a try.”
Chu Feng said.
“Brother Chu Feng, you really are blinded by lust. How can you lose control the moment you hear about a marriage recruitment tournament?”
“Your opponents won’t just be the barrier geniuses here in the Breeding Forest. There are even stronger geniuses waiting later. You can’t possibly beat them. Please control yourself, alright?”
Song Yun tried hard to dissuade him.
“Silly girl, what are you talking about?”
“Do I, your Brother Chu Feng, seem like such a lustful person?”
“I’m only interested in the Asura Burial Ground. From what that senior said earlier, it seems obtaining a place at the marriage recruitment tournament will allow me to get close to the Asura Burial Ground.”
“That’s why I want to try. Don’t worry, my goal is only the Asura Burial Ground. I won’t take unnecessary risks. If things look bad, I’ll withdraw immediately.”
Chu Feng explained.
“You’re mad, absolutely mad. The Asura Burial Ground is even more dangerous than this marriage recruitment tournament.”
“You must not go.”
Song Yun ran out of the formation, grabbed Chu Feng’s arm tightly, and tried with all her strength to pull him back into the concealment formation.
“Girl, stop fooling around. I’ve already located one of the barrier gates. Don’t make trouble for me.”
Chu Feng said.
“Then… if you absolutely must go, I’ll go with you.”
Song Yun said.
“Silly girl, don’t cause chaos. Stay here. It’s safer.”
Chu Feng urged.
“No. Unless you take me with you, I won’t let you leave.”
Song Yun clung stubbornly to Chu Feng’s arm, her face full of determination.
