After noticing the situation outside, Chu Feng directed his gaze outward.
Though he was inside the Rat zodiac entrance, where outsiders couldn’t see him—not even powerhouses like Lady Fox Immortal or Wuming Xingyun could pierce the barrier’s power—Chu Feng could observe everything outside.
At that moment, he saw figures emerging one by one from the barrier gate.
In the end, eighty-eight people stepped out—presumably those who had passed the assessment.
“Didn’t expect that girl to make it in too.”
Looking at the eighty-eight, a slight smile curved Chu Feng’s lips.
Among them was someone he recognized.
Wuma Shengjie.
When Chu Feng had been captured by the Tantai Heavenly Clan at Ice Summit Peak, he’d worried that Wuma Shengjie and the Wuma Clan Leader might face unfair treatment too.
But now, it seemed his concerns were unfounded.
Notably, though, the young master of the Xu Heavenly Clan—Xu Morong—who’d clashed with Chu Feng and the others at Ice Summit Peak, leading to Chu Feng’s imprisonment in the fiery prison, wasn’t among the eighty-eight.
This meant he hadn’t passed the assessment.
—
After entering, the eighty-eight didn’t move immediately. They stood neatly in place, as if awaiting something.
While waiting, their eyes naturally drifted toward the twelve zodiac entrances.
Some also stared at the still-opening barrier gate.
Finally, the gate fully formed, and ten figures stepped out in succession.
Six men and four women.
Chu Feng had seen all six men before.
They were…
Linghu Tiemian, ranked third among the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars.
Linghu Mingye, ranked fifth.
Linghu Lun, ranked sixth.
Mengyan Wushuang, ranked seventh.
Tongtian Yuanming, ranked eighth.
And Tang Zhenghao, ranked ninth.
As for the four women, two were breathtaking beauties.
One had a pure, adorable face but exuded arrogance, with a Linghu Heavenly Clan token at her waist—likely the top female junior of the Linghu Heavenly Clan.
Linghu Yueyue, ranked second among the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars.
The other carried an air of refinement and grace—probably Tantai Xing’er, ranked fourth.
With this, aside from the top-ranked Linghu Hongfei and the tenth-ranked Li Anzhi, all the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars from the Ancestral Martial Starfield were present.
Of course, Chu Feng knew Linghu Hongfei was already here, so only Li Anzhi was truly absent.
The remaining two women, though not part of the Ten Stars, were renowned in the Ancestral Martial Starfield.
They were Grandmaster Liangqiu’s youngest and most cherished disciples.
Liangqiu Lanyue and Liangqiu Hongyue.
They hadn’t participated in the assessment but, like the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars, had been granted special entry.
Given their status and strength, such privilege was fitting.
“Look, it’s the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars! So many of them came!”
“Those two must be Grandmaster Liangqiu’s secluded disciples, Liangqiu Lanyue and Liangqiu Hongyue, right?”
“Can’t believe even they’re here!”
The arrival of the Ten Stars and the Liangqiu sisters excited many.
Though those who passed the assessment and reached this point were no small fries in terms of status or strength, the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars were in a league of their own.
Some who shared clans or familiarity with the Ten Stars approached to chat.
Others, less acquainted, still went up to greet them.
Interestingly, only Wuma Shengjie ignored the Ten Stars entirely—not even glancing at the somewhat familiar Liangqiu sisters.
That fit her personality, though.
Wuma Shengjie studied the twelve zodiac entrances, seemingly weighing her options, before settling her gaze on the Tiger zodiac entrance.
“Girl, don’t pick the Tiger entrance—come to the Rat entrance instead.”
At that moment, a secret transmission reached Wuma Shengjie’s ears.
Hearing the voice, her expression shifted—it was Chu Feng’s voice.
“Chu Feng, is that you?”
“Where are you?”
Wuma Shengjie was overjoyed. She clearly remembered Chu Feng being dragged into the fiery prison.
She could hear him but couldn’t pinpoint his location, so she scanned around, searching.
“Girl, I’m fine now. I’m inside the Rat entrance. This entrance has an array that keeps you from seeing me or sending secret transmissions back, but you should hear mine.”
“Just come in—I’ll explain everything,” Chu Feng said.
He was currently working to unlock the secret passage’s entrance, having set up a breaking array.
Though he’d hidden it, he couldn’t leave the array to avoid complications, so he stayed put and couldn’t meet Wuma Shengjie outside. Thus, he called her in via transmission.
“Alright.”
After hearing Chu Feng, Wuma Shengjie nodded, shifting her gaze to the Rat entrance.
“Well, well, looks like you kids have quite the bond.”
At that moment, a voice rang out, accompanied by an enchanting fragrance.
With that scent came a graceful, alluring figure—Lady Fox Immortal, descending like a fairy, twirling into view before the crowd.
