After the boundary gate opened, a figure immediately stepped out from it.
This person was Xia Yan.
And right after Xia Yan emerged, another boundary gate opened beside him.
Xiao Yu stepped out from this boundary gate.
Once the two of them had exited, the boundary gates behind them vanished at once.
Their first reaction was the same. They began scanning their surroundings, observing the current situation.
When they discovered that Chu Feng was nowhere to be seen, their gazes turned thoughtful.
“In that case, only that junior from the Sacred Light Heavenly River has not come out yet.”
“Why bother waiting for that fellow? A mere junior at the first level of Dragon Transformation can hardly be called a genius. Someone who sneaked in to make up the numbers might already be dead inside the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace.”
Xia Yan and Xiao Yu had already seen the seven geniuses from the Gongsun family.
They knew they themselves had been eliminated, but they had not expected that, although it was they who were eliminated, it would be Chu Feng who suffered the humiliation.
Chu Feng was not even present, was he?
At this moment, their feelings were rather complicated.
On one hand, they were glad that Chu Feng had been eliminated and would not have to compete further with the geniuses of the Gongsun family.
On the other hand, they did not wish for Chu Feng to endure such humiliation. After all, the fact that both of them were still alive was entirely thanks to Chu Feng.
They knew what kind of abilities Chu Feng possessed, even if others did not.
“Brother Xiao Yu, something is not right. Chu Feng should not still be inside at this point.”
“Do you think that fellow Chu Feng is hiding in there?”
Xia Yan pointed at the sphere of light atop the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace and asked.
“I cannot see through that thing.”
Xiao Yu actually harboured suspicions as well. He had even used methods to examine the sphere, but to no avail.
“Chu Feng, stop hiding. I know you are in there. Come out quickly and shut those people’s mouths.”
“Let them know you are not trash. You are the junior with the greatest talent here.”
Suddenly, Xia Yan cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted loudly towards the sphere.
This action immediately drew everyone’s attention.
“Are you mad? How could that trash from the Sacred Light Heavenly River possibly be inside that?”
“Do you even know what that is? That is a phenomenon. It is the phenomenon triggered by our clan’s junior, Gongsun Yuntian.”
Many from the Gongsun family began berating Xia Yan in accusatory tones.
They felt that Xia Yan’s claim that Chu Feng was inside it was an insult to their Gongsun family.
They would not allow such a thing to happen and had to put a stop to it.
“A phenomenon? With Gongsun Yuntian’s ability, is he capable of that?”
“Let me tell you, even if it is a phenomenon, it must have been triggered by Chu Feng.”
Xia Yan declared.
“Hahahaha…”
Yet Xia Yan’s words were met only with roaring laughter from the entire crowd.
Not only the people from the Gongsun family laughed, but everyone else did as well.
“Tell me, what did you experience inside? Has your brain gone bad?”
“You really speak without thinking. Do you not know that the junior called Chu Feng comes from the Sacred Light Heavenly River?”
“How could trash like that possibly have the ability to trigger a phenomenon?”
The crowd mocked and sneered. This was precisely why they ridiculed Xia Yan.
The mere mention of the Sacred Light Heavenly River was enough to convince them that Chu Feng lacked strength.
This was discrimination based on origin. As long as someone came from a place they looked down upon, even if they knew nothing about the person, they would conclude that he could not possibly be talented.
“Everyone, let me emphasise once more. I am not from the Sacred Light Heavenly River. I am from the Ancestral Martial Heavenly River.”
But at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
When this voice sounded, everyone’s expressions froze.
The voice belonged to Chu Feng, and it came from within the golden sphere of light.
“Could it be?”
All eyes converged on the golden sphere.
An ominous feeling arose in their hearts.
Especially for Gongsun Yuntian and the people of the Gongsun family, their faces changed dramatically. Even their hairs stood on end, and tension gripped them to the extreme.
If this turned out to be true, the position of their Gongsun family would be completely reversed. Not only would they fail to bring glory to their ancestors, they would instead lose all face.
Rumble rumble rumble.
A thunderous roar echoed as the golden sphere actually shattered.
Sacred golden flames swirled in the air, as if heralding the arrival of a mighty figure.
Soon, amidst those towering flames, a silhouette faintly emerged.
His figure grew clearer, his face grew clearer.
Quickly, his form and features became fully visible.
“Yes! I knew it.”
Xia Yan jumped excitedly, pumping his fist.
Even the usually aloof Xiao Yu revealed a rare smile on his face.
As for everyone else present, they stood dumbfounded, momentarily speechless.
For this person was precisely the trash they had spoken of, Chu Feng from the Sacred Light Heavenly River.
“Sorry about that. It was too comfortable inside. I accidentally fell asleep.”
“Brother Xia Yan, thank you for waking me up. Otherwise, who knows how long I would have slept.”
After saying this to Xia Yan, Chu Feng turned to Gongsun Yuntian and the family head of the Gongsun family and others in the stands.
“Huh? What’s wrong? Why do you all look so distressed?”
Chu Feng asked with feigned confusion, but his grinning face was utterly mocking.
“Chu Feng, do not be too arrogant.”
“Lord Black Fiend, Chu Feng must have used despicable means to enter the phenomenon. He could not possibly have been the first to emerge. That phenomenon could not possibly have been triggered by him. Lord Black Fiend, you must uphold justice for us.”
The people of the Gongsun family began pleading with the Black Fiend Old Demon.
They refused to believe that what was happening before their eyes was real.
Thus, they hoped the Black Fiend Old Demon would grant them fairness.
“This…”
But they did not know that their actions had put the Black Fiend Old Demon in a difficult position.
Even he had not fully mastered the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace. He truly did not know what this phenomenon was about. Many things were merely his guesses.
Buzz.
Yet at that moment, Chu Feng raised his hand. Within his palm rested a faint formation.
When he lifted his hand, golden flames surged once more from the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace, gathering towards the formation in his palm.
Soon, the golden sphere reformed.
It was identical to the previous one.
Boom boom boom.
However, no sooner had it reformed than the golden sphere exploded again.
Of course, all of this was done by Chu Feng.
With practical action, Chu Feng proved that the phenomenon had indeed been triggered by him. Moreover, he could trigger it repeatedly.
“This is not a phenomenon. It is the formation I used to leave the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace.”
“It is simply that the formation is special, causing this situation to occur.”
“But I did not expect that the formation I comprehended within the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace would be called despicable means by you.”
“Are you looking down on me, Chu Feng, or are you looking down on Lord Black Fiend’s Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace?”
Chu Feng looked towards the person from the Gongsun family who had appealed to the Black Fiend Old Demon.
That person now wore an extremely ugly expression. Realising he had spoken wrongly, he did not even dare meet Chu Feng’s gaze.
For he had lost not only his own face, but the face of the entire Gongsun family.
The atmosphere at this moment was one of extreme awkwardness.
No one had anticipated that the best performer today would be the person from the Sacred Light Heavenly River whom they had despised.
Thus, the embarrassment was felt not only by the Gongsun family, but also by these boundary spirit masters from the Nine Souls Heavenly River.
Clap.
Clap clap.
“Well done. Truly impressive.”
…
Suddenly, applause rang out, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
It was the Black Fiend Old Demon.
“One truly cannot judge a person by appearances.”
“Young friend Chu Feng, you have genuinely opened this old man’s eyes and the eyes of everyone from our Nine Souls Heavenly River.”
The Black Fiend Old Demon stood up, stepped into the air, and walked towards Chu Feng.
“This gift, this old man has long wished to bestow upon a junior, but has never found a suitable recipient. I believe young friend Chu Feng is worthy of its value.”
The Black Fiend Old Demon took out a box and handed it to Chu Feng.
Seeing this, Gongsun Yuntian and the others all showed displeasure.
The Black Fiend Old Demon had also rewarded them, but they had gone to collect their gifts themselves.
Yet for Chu Feng, the Black Fiend Old Demon had personally come to him.
This might seem a small difference, but in reality it was vastly different treatment.
And when Chu Feng opened the box, the item within actually floated up, surrounded by formations.
Now, everyone could clearly see what it was.
It was a special boundary spirit robe, woven from feathers that resembled crystal. Especially under the light, it was crystalline and translucent, exceedingly beautiful.
“It is actually… the Crystal Feather Immortal Robe.”
Upon seeing this boundary spirit robe, many people revealed envious gazes.
Legend has it that in ancient times, there existed an extremely beautiful demonic beast called the Crystal Feather Immortal Crane.
This Crystal Feather Immortal Robe was precisely woven from the most precious feathers of the Crystal Feather Immortal Crane.
This treasure had not been crafted by the Black Fiend Old Demon himself. He had obtained it from ruins long ago.
The Crystal Feather Immortal Robe could not grant a boundary spirit master great power assistance, but because its materials were exceedingly precious, it was a rare treasure of the world.
It was rumoured that even a renowned boundary spirit master from another heavenly river had once sought to purchase it at a high price, yet the Black Fiend Old Demon had steadfastly refused to sell.
Today, however, he had given it to Chu Feng. This naturally came as a surprise.
For it was indeed a rare treasure of the world.
If the boundary spirit robes the Black Fiend Old Demon had given to Chu Feng and the likes of Gongsun Yuntian represented recognition,
then the recognition Chu Feng had now received was absolutely incomparable to that of Gongsun Yuntian and the others.
