Chu Feng had left behind such provocative words.
This thoroughly enraged the genius boundary spirit masters of the Nine Souls Heavenly River.
They cursed Chu Feng endlessly, and some even issued harsh threats, declaring that when Chu Feng emerged, they would make him pay.
“Useless lot. What is the point of shouting here?”
“Even someone from the Saint Light Heavenly River looks down on you. You are truly bringing shame to our Nine Souls Heavenly River.”
The white-bearded boundary spirit master looked at the juniors with utter disdain.
Under these circumstances, many juniors steeled their resolve, registered one after another, and stepped into the boundary gate, all determined to teach Chu Feng a lesson.
However, when one young man entered the boundary gate, he could not see Chu Feng at all. In fact, there was not a single figure in sight.
“That coward. He talked big and then ran away.”
“What a waste of my time.”
Seeing that Chu Feng was nowhere to be found, the man turned to leave.
Yet he discovered that behind him, there was no boundary gate at all.
Moreover, a bizarre scene unfolded. Not only was there no queue of people behind him waiting to come in and deal with Chu Feng,
but clearly, many had entered the boundary gate before him.
Even if Chu Feng had fled, those others should still be here.
“Oh no.”
The young man’s face turned extremely unsightly.
He had finally realised.
Passing through the boundary gate did indeed bring them into the Pregnant Object Forest, but they were randomly teleported to different areas rather than a fixed entrance.
That was why, at this moment, he could not see a single person around him.
He had only intended to come in, give Chu Feng a quick lesson, and leave. Now, not only had he failed to find Chu Feng, but he could not leave this place either!!!
…
As for Chu Feng, he too had discovered the mystery of the Pregnant Object Forest.
Being separated from everyone else, Chu Feng was not worried about breaking his promise to those juniors, but he was concerned about Song Yun.
After all, Song Yun was still just a child. Even if she truly possessed Dragon Mark grade Holy Robe strength, surviving in a place like this would be difficult.
Moreover, Chu Feng had no idea how to find the Holy Healing Pearl. Locating it still depended on Song Yun.
Now that the two of them were separated, what was he to do?
Thus, Chu Feng began searching everywhere for traces of Song Yun. He searched for a full day, right up until the time for entering the Pregnant Object Forest had ended, yet he still could not find her.
Although he had not found Song Yun, Chu Feng had noticed something.
Outside the Pregnant Object Forest was a boundary that prevented them from leaving.
But inside the forest itself, there was also a transparent boundary wall that divided the Pregnant Object Forest, restricting Chu Feng and the others to only one section.
Though this section was already vast, the deliberate division made Chu Feng suspect that the area they were barred from entering must contain some kind of treasure, or perhaps some danger, or maybe it could only be accessed after meeting certain conditions.
Furthermore, they had entered clearly to compete for the spots in the recruitment conference, yet they had no clues about how to do so.
Therefore, Chu Feng deduced that once the entry period ended, they would surely receive some guidance.
“My young friends, thank you very much for travelling so far to come here.”
“However, if you wish to participate in Lord Black Fiend’s granddaughter’s recruitment conference, you must show your true abilities.”
As expected, just as Chu Feng had anticipated, once the entry time ended, a deep, resonant voice echoed from the void. The voice sounded somewhat familiar to Chu Feng; it should belong to the white-bearded boundary spirit master in charge of records.
This white-bearded boundary spirit master explained the rules within the Pregnant Object Forest to Chu Feng and the others.
First, the Pregnant Object Forest was divided into two by the boundary wall. One day later, the area where Chu Feng and the others currently were would automatically teleport them out of the Pregnant Object Forest, meaning elimination.
To avoid being eliminated, they had to cross the boundary wall within one day and enter the deeper part of the Pregnant Object Forest.
Chu Feng had already noticed that boundary wall. With their current abilities, breaking through it was impossible.
Of course, since this was a screening test, there had to be a way to succeed.
The method was simple. Once the white-bearded boundary spirit master finished speaking, the test officially began.
Within the area where Chu Feng and the others were trapped, five formations corresponding to metal, wood, water, fire, and earth would appear.
These formations were independent and would randomly appear in various locations throughout the forest.
By breaking a formation, one could obtain the corresponding formation key.
However, only by collecting all five keys, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, could one pass through the boundary wall and enter the other area.
Entering that other area was merely the first stage of this test. As for how to seize the three spots for the recruitment conference, the white-bearded boundary spirit master did not explain.
After the white-bearded boundary spirit master described the test method, the assessment officially commenced.
Everyone deployed their various observation techniques to search for the metal, wood, water, fire, and earth formations.
Chu Feng did the same.
Though he was anxious to find Song Yun, he also knew he could not miss the chance to obtain the formation keys.
Thus, Chu Feng activated his Heaven’s Eyes and carefully scanned his surroundings.
Soon, Chu Feng discovered a golden formation.
The golden formation was in a concealed state, but under Chu Feng’s Heaven’s Eyes, it was extremely obvious.
The formation was not large, standing three metres high and five metres long, like a semi-transparent giant bowl inverted on the ground.
Through the formation, one could see inside, where a key floated, engraved with the character for metal.
After observing the formation for a moment, Chu Feng immediately began setting up to break it.
Very quickly, Chu Feng succeeded in dismantling the formation, and the key engraved with the metal character fell into his hand.
From the moment the white-bearded boundary spirit master announced the start of the test until Chu Feng obtained this key, only the time it takes to burn half a stick of incense had passed.
In Chu Feng’s view, gathering all five keys for metal, wood, water, fire, and earth should be relatively straightforward.
“Brother, what a coincidence.”
But just as Chu Feng obtained the key, a voice sounded from behind him.
Turning to look, a man with a wickedly charming face stood atop a distant tree trunk.
Chu Feng recognised this man. He was the one known as the Little Demon King of Chaos, Yin Tianchou.
Although Chu Feng had been focused on breaking the formation, he had also released boundary spirit techniques to sense his surroundings.
Yet now, Yin Tianchou stood right there in front of him. Had he not called out to Chu Feng, Chu Feng would not have detected his presence at all.
This made Chu Feng realise that Yin Tianchou was indeed not to be underestimated.
“Got something to say?”
Chu Feng asked in a grave tone.
Yin Tianchou had a notorious reputation. The moment he encountered him, Chu Feng knew nothing good would come of it.
“Indeed, I have a little matter. Brother, I don’t like beating around the bush, so I’ll be direct.”
“That key you just obtained, I could use it too. Hand it over.”
Yin Tianchou was straightforward, stating his purpose outright.
“Sorry, I need this key as well.”
Chu Feng replied.
“Brother, I know obtaining that key wasn’t easy for you.”
“How about this? I won’t take it for nothing. I’ll trade you this for it.”
With that, Yin Tianchou waved his sleeve, and from within flew a cosmos sack.
No, it was not a cosmos sack but a burlap bag. It started small but rapidly enlarged as it emerged from his sleeve.
When the bag landed, it untied itself automatically, revealing a woman hidden inside.
The woman was completely naked, her body covered in shocking, gruesome wounds!!!
“Brother, what do you think?”
“This is a Dragon Mark grade Holy Robe boundary spirit master, just like you and me. She came into the Pregnant Object Forest hoping for benefits. Though she disguised herself as a man and fooled those old men outside, she couldn’t fool me.”
“I’ve already enjoyed her. The taste was quite good. If you don’t mind used goods, I’ll trade her for the key in your hand. How about it?”
Yin Tianchou said to Chu Feng with a beaming smile.
But Chu Feng paid no attention to Yin Tianchou. His gaze was fixed on the woman’s face.
Though her face was covered in wounds, one could still tell she had been beautiful. Now, however, it was streaked with tears. She looked desperately at Chu Feng, silently mouthing two words over and over.
She was too weak even to make a sound, but from her lip movements, Chu Feng could tell she was saying, “Save me.”
Seeing the woman’s condition, Chu Feng could imagine the torment she had endured.
In his life, what Chu Feng could least bear was men bullying women.
Moreover, Yin Tianchou had committed such utterly beastly, heartless acts against her.
Thus, Chu Feng waved his sleeve, and the burlap bag immediately closed again before landing beside him.
Once the bag was at his side, Chu Feng tossed clothes and medicinal pellets into it.
“Heal yourself.”
Chu Feng did not look at the bag, but those words were directed at the woman inside.
“Brother, you really are compassionate. Fair enough. Healing her wounds first would make playing with her even better later.”
“But how you choose to play with her is your business. Now, give me the key.”
Yin Tianchou assumed Chu Feng had accepted the trade and smilingly extended his hand, gesturing for Chu Feng to toss him the key.
Yet unexpectedly, Chu Feng tucked the key into his bosom.
Then, patting the spot where the key now rested, he said to Yin Tianchou,
“Beast, if you’ve got the ability, come and take it yourself.”
At those words, the smiling face of Yin Tianchou instantly turned cold and sinister. An overwhelming killing intent filled the surrounding space.
“Brother, it seems you’re courting death.”
Yin Tianchou said through gritted teeth.
