“Senior, you have misunderstood. This junior absolutely did not mean that.”
Chu Feng hurriedly explained.
“It does not matter whether you meant it or not. It is already irrelevant.”
As the disciple of the Wish God Granny spoke, boundless pressure surged forth and enveloped Chu Feng.
He could tell at once that it was the pressure of a Martial Venerable.
Although it was only first-rank Martial Venerable, far weaker than he had first imagined, it was still an existence he could not hope to defeat.
Most importantly, that pressure carried clear killing intent.
“Senior, what is the meaning of this?”
“If you want the Hero Sword, this junior is willing to withdraw.”
“There is no need to go this far, is there?”
Seeing the situation turn of events, Chu Feng immediately backed down.
“Chu Feng, I actually do admire you a little.”
“You are not only extraordinarily gifted, but also extremely clever.”
“You are completely different from every other genius I have ever met.”
“They rely on the power behind them, on someone to support them, which is why they dare to strut about.”
“But you, even relying only on yourself, would still be able to carve out your own domain.”
“However, today you made one wrong choice. You should never have challenged this Hero Sword.”
The disciple said.
“Senior, I already said that if you want the Hero Sword, this junior will withdraw.”
Chu Feng repeated.
“Withdraw?”
“How exactly do you plan to withdraw?”
“Look at that stone tablet. It is written clearly.”
“Right now you have more butterflies from the scrolls, so you are the one who will inevitably receive the Hero Sword’s acknowledgement.”
The disciple pointed out.
“Senior, if this junior simply leaves this place, that will solve it, will it not?”
Chu Feng said.
“Leave by which route?”
“There is no boundary gate here at all. Do you intend to leave through that one?”
The disciple turned her gaze upward to the void, where the blood-red boundary gate still hung.
That was the gate through which Chu Feng had just arrived.
As for the gate she herself had used to enter this world, it had vanished the moment she arrived. The only ways out were supposed to appear after either obtaining the Hero Sword or failing the trial.
Yet that blood-red gate had remained the entire time.
However, it was far too terrifying.
Even she did not dare to step into it lightly. Would Chu Feng really be willing to go back inside?
“Senior, this junior is willing to leave.”
Chu Feng said.
“Good. You are the one choosing to leave. I am not forcing you.”
“Then go ahead. I shall watch you depart.”
As she spoke, she withdrew the pressure that had been locking him in place.
Yet the pressure still sealed the entire area, forming a vastly enlarged cage.
Chu Feng now had more room to move, but the cage remained.
Without hesitation, he leapt into the air and plunged straight into the blood-red boundary gate that wailed endlessly like the entrance to hell itself.
Buzz.
The moment Chu Feng entered, the void trembled, and the blood-red gate abruptly vanished.
The disciple, who had been watching cautiously, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“So even you are afraid of death, little brat.”
“A little scare and you ran away.”
Watching Chu Feng and the blood-red gate disappear together, she let out a faint, satisfied laugh.
She had never actually intended to kill him.
Her earlier words of admiration had been genuine.
But she absolutely had to obtain the Hero Sword. Since Chu Feng had already gained the upper hand, either he died or he left. Otherwise she had no chance.
She had thought that, cunning as he was, he might not leave willingly unless frightened.
Now her scheme had succeeded, and against the famously cunning Chu Feng no less. Naturally she felt rather proud.
Buzz.
Yet all of a sudden, crimson light flared on the distant horizon.
The disciple shot upward and saw, despite the great distance, that it was the blood-red boundary gate.
It had reappeared in another part of this world.
“Damn it! I have been tricked!”
“No wonder that rotten brat agreed to leave so obediently!”
Fury exploded within her the instant she saw the gate.
She had still underestimated Chu Feng. He could actually control that gate and move freely anywhere within this realm.
Boom.
The earth and sky shuddered. Her figure vanished.
Carrying boundless pressure and towering rage, she streaked straight toward the blood-red gate.
This time she did not merely intend to scare him. If she caught him, she would give him a lesson written in blood.
Now the blood-red gate hovered above a mountain range.
At the foot of one mountain stood a cave.
A boundary gate guarded its entrance.
Yet Chu Feng had entered the cave with perfect ease.
…
In truth, from the moment he arrived in this world, although he had appeared to converse with the disciple, he had constantly been observing his surroundings.
He had discovered that the true hiding place of the Hero Sword was inside this very cave.
“Now I am safe.”
Once inside, Chu Feng looked back at the boundary gate behind him and a relieved smile lifted the corners of his mouth.
He knew this gate only allowed juniors to pass.
As long as he was inside, he was safe.
No matter how much stronger the disciple was, as long as she could not enter, she could do nothing to him.
“You rotten thing!!!”
Suddenly an enraged roar shook the cave.
A figure strode through the boundary gate and stepped inside.
It was none other than the disciple of the Wish God Granny!!!
“You!!!”
When Chu Feng saw her, his mouth fell open as though he had seen a ghost coming to claim his life.
At the same time, utter confusion flooded his mind.
This place was clearly restricted to juniors only. His observation could not have been wrong.
How had the disciple entered?
Could it be… she was also a junior?!
