“You, have you decided?”
After the crowd fell silent, the eerie woman turned to Chu Feng, her gaze heavy with meaning.
“Senior, I have already made my decision.”
Chu Feng replied.
“Oh?”
The woman narrowed her eyes slightly. Though Chu Feng had not stated his choice, she could hear it clearly in his tone.
“It seems you still wish to save them.”
“Very well. Speak. Who do you wish to save?”
“If you only want to save that girl, it is not impossible.”
The eerie woman said, glancing at Long Xiaoxiao as she spoke.
That single glance nearly brought tears to everyone’s eyes.
Yes, if Chu Feng could only choose one person, Long Xiaoxiao would undoubtedly be the best choice for him.
But that would also mean everyone else had to die.
Even Long Xiaoxiao’s parents.
“This junior is untalented, but I wish to save everyone here.”
Chu Feng declared.
The moment these words left his mouth, hearts trembled.
Not only was the eerie woman taken aback.
Every single person present, apart from Chu Feng himself, stood there dumbfounded.
Even those who had begged him were stunned.
They had never imagined Chu Feng would truly be willing to save them.
Was it because their pleas had worked?
Or was Chu Feng genuinely this kind-hearted, truly compassionate like a bodhisattva?
Even though there had been grudges before, he still refused to stand by and watch them die?
So Chu Feng was actually such a good person?
“Save everyone?”
“Did you not understand what I said earlier?”
“Let me explain it to you again, carefully. If you choose to save people, you must accept a challenge.”
“The difficulty of that challenge depends on how many people you save.”
“The more people you save, the harder it becomes.”
“If you want to emerge unscathed, the safest choice is to save just one person.”
“Even saving five could lead you straight to death.”
“But to save everyone? That is honestly courting death.”
The eerie woman said.
“So difficult?”
Hearing her say this, the hope that had just ignited in everyone’s hearts was extinguished once more.
They were already shocked that Chu Feng was willing to save them.
But if saving them might cost him his life, they felt their chance of survival had vanished.
Because if it were them, they would never risk such deadly danger for the sake of irrelevant people.
Yet at that moment, Chu Feng spoke again, “This junior is untalented, but I wish to try.”
“How many do you intend to save?”
The eerie woman, unwilling to accept it, pressed for confirmation.
“All of them.”
Chu Feng answered.
“You!!!”
Clearly, the eerie woman had not expected Chu Feng to still choose to save everyone.
She was angry now.
“Let me tell you this: if you fail, none of them will live either.”
“Only if you succeed in the challenge will they survive.”
“If you only saved that girl, or even her and her parents, you would at least have a good chance of getting them all out safely.”
“But if you try to save everyone and fail, not only will you die, they will all die with you. You will not save a single one.”
“So young man, there is a limit even to showing off.”
“Otherwise, not only will you pay the price, but the people close to you will pay it alongside you.”
The eerie woman warned Chu Feng.
“Friend Chu Feng, do not be impulsive!”
At that moment, a shout rang out from the crowd. It was the Long Clan patriarch.
The patriarch had been trying to send a secret transmission, urging Chu Feng not to save everyone, that these people were not worth it.
But he discovered that secret transmissions were blocked, and even whispering was impossible.
Seeing Chu Feng about to take such a risk, he had no choice but to shout aloud.
“Patriarch Long, do not be so selfish. Are your lives worth something while ours are not?”
“Patriarch Long, this is Friend Chu Feng’s own decision. You have no right to interfere.”
Suddenly, experts from various factions began rebuking the Long Clan patriarch.
Of course they understood his intent. He only wanted to live himself and for Chu Feng to save just their small group.
But who present did not wish to live?
“Silence, every last one of you!”
“There is no place here for your words.”
“If anyone speaks again, I will kill them first. Not even the king of heaven could save them.”
The eerie woman roared in fury.
As her roar thundered, the void shuddered and cracks spread across the sky.
The Long Clan patriarch, the Supreme Elder of the Cloud Sky Immortal Sect, the Yushi Celestial Clan patriarch, and others felt their eardrums nearly burst from the sound.
The eerie woman was truly enraged. It was as if she could not comprehend Chu Feng’s actions yet could not vent her anger on him, so she unleashed it all upon the crowd.
“Thank you for the warning, Senior, but this junior still wishes to try.”
Chu Feng said to the eerie woman.
“Very well. Since your mind is made up, I shall grant your wish.”
Swish!
As she spoke, she raised her arm. The space behind her began to writhe and shift.
A blood-red formation gate surged into existence behind her.
The gate was oval-shaped, like a vertical eye standing upon the earth.
Yet it towered over a thousand metres high, resembling a mountain piercing the heavens.
Inside was nothing but churning blood-red, like a spring of fresh blood boiling under intense heat.
The moment the gate appeared, wails, sobs, shrieks, and roars filled the air.
The sounds were heart-wrenching, utterly horrifying.
All of them came from within that blood-red formation gate.
Though no one could see inside, just hearing those cries sent chills down their spines.
That was no formation gate. It was clearly a gate to the underworld.
“Young benefactor, there is no need to risk your life for us.”
Suddenly, Long Xiaoxiao spoke.
Even knowing that speaking now might bring punishment from the eerie woman, she still spoke.
She did not want Chu Feng to lose his life because of her.
Much less because of people who had nothing to do with him.
“Xiaoxiao, trust me. I will definitely save you.”
Chu Feng turned back, smiled at Long Xiaoxiao, then walked towards the terrifying formation gate.
As he advanced, the invisible force sealing the others did not hinder him in the slightest.
Now, every eye followed Chu Feng’s movements.
Whether it was Long Xiaoxiao who cared for him,
or Yin Daifen who despised him,
or the older generation who admired him,
every gaze was fixed on his retreating back.
As he drew nearer to the blood-red gate, his figure appeared smaller and smaller in comparison.
And the feelings in everyone’s hearts grew ever more complicated.
Even among those who had not known him before today, some had tears in their eyes, unable to bear the sight.
Though he was a genius, he was still just a junior.
Let alone the Sacred Light Galaxy, even among those present, many were far stronger than him.
Yet now, the burden of saving everyone had fallen upon this tiny figure.
He clearly had the right to turn a blind eye, yet he chose to save them all, staking his very life.
Such courage, such kindness, such righteousness.
If they searched their own hearts, not a single person present possessed it.
Otherwise, they would not have failed the test and ended up in this situation.
As Chu Feng’s figure was about to step into that terrifying formation gate,
whether it was the Yushi Celestial Clan, the Cloud Sky Immortal Sect, the All-Demons Sacred Hall, or the Long Clan patriarch and the others, all were deeply shaken.
They were moved, of course, but even more than that, they felt ashamed.
Regardless of how they had viewed Chu Feng before, regardless of what place he had held in their hearts,
right now, Chu Feng was stepping into that gate to save them.
“Friend Chu Feng, whether we are saved today or not, this debt of gratitude, I, Yu, will engrave upon my heart forever.”
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the crowd. It was the patriarch of the Yushi Celestial Clan.
“Friend Chu Feng, if we manage to leave this place alive today,”
“then from this day forward, should anyone dare to oppose you again, my All-Demons Sacred Hall will never let them off lightly.”
The palace master of the All-Demons Sacred Hall followed.
“Friend Chu Feng, you once saved the life of an elder of my sect, and you share a bond of life and death with Yin Zhuanghong.”
“My Cloud Sky Immortal Sect has long been on your side. Should trouble find you in the future, speak the word and the entire Cloud Sky Immortal Sect will exhaust all its strength to seek justice for you!!!”
The Supreme Elder of the Cloud Sky Immortal Sect declared.
“Friend Chu Feng, if we all leave here safely today, I am willing to betroth my daughter to you.”
The Long Clan patriarch announced.
“Ah?”
The moment he said this, everyone turned to look at him.
Long Xiaoxiao’s face flushed bright red as she glared at her father. “Father, what are you saying?”
As for Chu Feng, he suddenly stopped, turned back, and looked at the crowd.
“My lords, my seniors, I, Chu Feng, dare to boast.”
“Today, every one of us will leave here safe and sound.”
With that, Chu Feng clasped his fist towards the crowd, then, without hesitation, stepped into the blood-red formation gate.
