However, at the moment, what drew the most attention was not the people queuing to enter the Pregnant Object Forest, but the war chariot hovering above it.
That enormous war chariot, pulled by several gigantic beasts, floated in the void like a vast dark cloud, blocking out the sunlight.
The shadow it cast not only enveloped everyone’s figures, but also weighed heavily on their hearts. Many people grew uneasy, and the once noisy area became unusually quiet.
Everyone knew it was the Gongsun family’s war chariot. Its presence here meant that some junior from the Gongsun family also intended to enter the Pregnant Object Forest.
Yet no one emerged from the chariot for a long time, leaving people puzzled and unsure about the Gongsun family’s intentions.
Crack.
Finally, the chariot’s door opened, and three young men stepped out.
“Gongsun Leiyu, Gongsun Qingyang, Gongsun Haotian?”
“Are these three also here to compete for the spots in the Pregnant Object Forest?”
Upon seeing them, the faces of the other juniors darkened, and some even showed despair.
“Everyone, could you please make way?”
While the crowd was still marvelling, the three Gongsun family juniors had already descended from the sky.
Although they landed at the back of the crowd, they walked straight towards the boundary entrance.
Those standing at the front of the queue sensibly stepped aside without protest, clearing a path for the three Gongsun juniors.
They cut the queue, and did so as if it were perfectly natural.
Yet the boundary spirit masters guarding the entrance did not intervene, allowing the three Gongsun juniors to enter smoothly.
After they went in, the people originally queued behind surprisingly stopped lining up altogether.
It was only after the Gongsun family war chariot flew deeper into the Burial Ground World that the crowd below seemed to wake up, and the place erupted in noise once more.
“Those three are also competing for spots, and there are only three spots in total.”
“There’s no point competing anymore. We might as well give up.”
“My goodness, what are we supposed to do? They’re not leaving us any chance at all.”
Many began complaining loudly, their faces filled with reluctance and frustration, but mostly helplessness.
From the discussions, people learned that the three Gongsun family juniors who had just entered were named Gongsun Leiyu, Gongsun Qingyang, and Gongsun Haotian, all renowned genius boundary spirit masters of the Gongsun family.
Though still considered juniors, their boundary spirit techniques had reached the fourth level of Dragon Transformation.
The fourth level of Dragon Transformation granted power comparable to an eighth-rank Supreme.
“Brother Chu Feng, you see? I told you not to get your hopes up about this spot.”
“Let alone you being only at the second level of Dragon Transformation, even if you were at the third level, it wouldn’t matter. Those three are all at the fourth level.”
“So you’d better just come with me, find the Holy Healing Pearl, and leave. Don’t pin any hopes on the recruitment conference spot.”
At that moment, Song Yun whispered in Chu Feng’s ear.
For some reason, the girl’s tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.
“A bunch of cowards. Is the Gongsun family really that terrifying? Look how scared you’ve all become.”
Suddenly, a different voice rang out from the crowd.
The tone not only mocked everyone present, but even seemed to look down on the three Gongsun family geniuses.
People were about to berate whoever had spoken so brazenly.
But when they saw who it was, they immediately fell silent, swallowing the words they had been about to say.
The speaker was also a young man. He wore black armour, yet his skin was as white as snow. The contrast made him appear rather eerie.
His pallor was alarming, with not a trace of colour in his skin.
Yet he was not ugly. On the contrary, he was rather handsome, in a strikingly wicked and charming way.
He too was a figure of note, and his reputation was even greater than that of the three Gongsun family geniuses.
His name was Yin Tianchou, nicknamed the Little Demon King of Chaos.
His master was a hugely famous existence within the Nine Souls Heavenly River.
It could be said that Yin Tianchou’s master was currently one of the strongest boundary spirit masters in the Nine Souls Heavenly River, second only to Old Demon Black Fiend and Master Huizhi.
Because he favoured fire-based boundary techniques, he was known as Fire Yama.
Yin Tianchou’s fame was inseparable from his master Fire Yama, but Yin Tianchou himself was no weakling. On the contrary, his strength was extraordinary.
His boundary spirit technique was currently at the third level of Dragon Transformation. In terms of realm, he fell short of the three Gongsun geniuses, but he was very young, not yet fifty years old.
The three from the Gongsun family were all over ninety, almost no longer qualifying as juniors. Yin Tianchou was nearly half their age.
In terms of talent, by the time he reached ninety, his realm would certainly reach the fourth level of Dragon Transformation, and possibly even the fifth.
Moreover, Yin Tianchou’s combat power with boundary techniques was astonishing. He had once, with third-level Dragon Transformation boundary techniques, challenged hundreds of sixth-rank Supreme martial cultivators at once and emerged victorious with ease.
Although the third level of Dragon Transformation could rival a sixth-rank Supreme, it was normally impossible to actually defeat one.
This showed just how formidable Yin Tianchou was.
As a result, his reputation was immense, even greater than the three Gongsun geniuses. He was regarded as the only junior in the Nine Souls Heavenly River capable of shaking the positions of the Zhuge and Gongsun families.
However, despite his exceptional talent, Yin Tianchou was no good person. Born cruel and lecherous, many beautiful young women and innocent people had died by his hand.
That was why he earned the title Little Demon King of Chaos.
When he appeared, the fear in people’s eyes intensified. Everyone moved even further away, not daring to meet his gaze, terrified of provoking him.
Seeing this, Yin Tianchou smiled smugly. Whistling, hands behind his head, he strolled casually with a roguish air straight into the boundary gate.
Only after he left did the crowd close ranks again.
“Now there’s really no point going in.”
“Yin Tianchou is extremely ruthless. If you encounter him, you’re almost certainly dead.”
“Yes, yes. That fellow is a bloodthirsty monster. In a competition with no rules, he’ll go on a killing spree. Whoever meets him is doomed.”
After Yin Tianchou entered, the discussions flared up again.
If the arrival of the three Gongsun geniuses had made people give up because they felt they had no chance at the spots,
then Yin Tianchou’s entry made them abandon hope purely out of fear for their lives.
“Everyone, are you still going in?”
“If not, please step aside.”
Suddenly, another man spoke up. Unlike Yin Tianchou, this was an ordinarily dressed man with average looks.
Before entering the boundary gate, one had to undergo testing and declare one’s identity.
Thus people learned that he came from the Xia family of the Nine Souls Heavenly River and was named Xia Yan.
Behind Xia Yan was another man in a purple robe.
Compared to Xia Yan, this purple-robed man was fairer, and his gestures rather effeminate. Were he not so unattractive, people might have mistaken him for a woman.
This purple-robed man introduced himself as Xiao Yu, from the Nine Souls Heavenly River, with no sect or faction.
Like the plainly dressed man, he too was unknown.
“What a big forest, full of all kinds of birds. I really don’t know if these two are fearless or just stupid.”
“Frankly, they’re just trying to fish in troubled waters. If they die, they deserve it.”
The crowd sneered endlessly, thinking the plainly dressed man and the purple-robed man were courting death.
Yet Chu Feng’s expression grew solemn. His intuition told him that neither the plainly dressed man nor the purple-robed man was ordinary.
“As expected, hidden dragons and crouching tigers abound. Interesting, very interesting.”
The arrival of these geniuses brought Chu Feng some pressure.
It made him realise that, let alone the recruitment conference, even this Pregnant Object Forest was a formidable hurdle.
Yet Chu Feng rather enjoyed this feeling. Only through challenge could he transform and grow.
