Faced with Tu Yuanyuan’s surprised look and the crowd’s doubtful gazes, Chu Feng did not answer directly. Instead, he walked towards the high platform.
The Duanmu brothers were still up on the platform and had not come down.
Seeing Chu Feng really heading towards the high platform, the expressions in their eyes changed.
But Chu Feng ignored them. He walked straight up onto the high platform and used his actions to tell everyone his answer.
He… was going to join the competition for Zi Ling.
“Wait a moment.”
But just as Chu Feng was about to pick up the pen and write his name on the wooden board, Duanmu Xiang, who was standing on the high platform, suddenly spoke to stop him.
Not only did he stop him, but his tone carried some hostility.
This changed Chu Feng’s impression of Duanmu Xiang.
Originally, Chu Feng had thought the Duanmu brothers were reasonable people. Now it seemed he had overestimated them.
So Chu Feng paid no attention to Duanmu Xiang at all. He quickly picked up the pen and left his name on the wooden board.
Moreover, Chu Feng wrote his name at the very front.
Not only in front of Duanmu Xiang and Duanmu Yang, but also ahead of Zuoqiu Youyu and Zuoqiu Yanliang.
Chu Feng knew this move was improper and would offend people.
Yet he deliberately wanted to make his stance clear.
Zi Ling was his beloved. No one should even think about competing with him for her.
Even if someone wanted to compete, the others… could only line up behind him.
Chu Feng could give way on other matters, but when it came to his woman, Chu Feng would never yield.
Not even half a step!!!
“I am talking to you. Did you not hear me?”
Duanmu Xiang questioned Chu Feng again, his tone already quite unpleasant.
“Oh, sorry.”
“So you were calling me just now?”
Chu Feng turned back and looked at Duanmu Xiang.
“Nonsense. There are only three of us on this platform. If my brother was not calling you, would he be calling me?”
Duanmu Yang also spoke up. Compared to Duanmu Xiang, his attitude was even worse.
At least compared to how they treated others, their hostility towards Chu Feng was obvious.
“You are also a person. Why would his words definitely be directed at me and not at you?”
Chu Feng narrowed his eyes and looked at Duanmu Yang with an innocent, harmless expression.
But anyone could hear that Chu Feng was clearly mocking Duanmu Yang.
“You dare to insult me?”
Duanmu Yang roared at Chu Feng in even greater anger.
“Insult you?”
“I said you are a person, and you heard it as an insult?”
“Should I have said you are not a person to avoid insulting you?”
Chu Feng spread his hands and shrugged, looking very helpless.
“Rude brat, do you think I dare not teach you a lesson?”
As Duanmu Yang spoke, he released his pressure as a ninth-rank Sovereign.
A ninth-rank Sovereign was an extremely strong existence among the younger generation disciples present.
Otherwise, the two brothers would not have been ranked among the Wolong disciples.
But in truth, this place was full of hidden talents. Not to mention the elders.
Even among the disciples who were no longer considered part of the younger generation, there were quite a few whose strength surpassed the Duanmu brothers.
Yet when Duanmu Yang released his pressure, no one stepped in to stop him.
The people here also enjoyed watching the drama.
“What is this? Trying to suppress me with power and bully the weak?”
However, facing Duanmu Yang’s pressure, Chu Feng still kept smiling. Only now his smile was no longer the polite one from before. Instead, it carried more mockery.
At that moment, Duanmu Xiang reached out and patted Duanmu Yang, signalling him to withdraw his pressure.
Then Duanmu Xiang looked at Chu Feng.
“Chu Feng.”
“You are the one who, right after joining Wolong Martial Sect, broke Senior Dugu Lingtian’s record at the Snow Domain Heavenly Peak, right?”
“That is me.” Chu Feng replied.
“You just joined Wolong Martial Sect and already did something big.”
“You are a bit arrogant. I can understand that.”
“But as your senior brother, I should give you some pointers to keep you from going down the wrong path.”
“Do you know what it means to write your name here?”
“Do you know what you are doing?”
Duanmu Xiang pointed at the wooden board and said to Chu Feng.
“You do not need to emphasise it. Chu Feng knows very well what he is doing.”
Chu Feng said.
“Since you know, you still dare to write your name?”
“Do you think you are qualified?”
Duanmu Xiang asked in a deep voice. His tone grew even harder and carried quite a bit of anger.
“Why not? Is there a rule saying I cannot write my name?”
Chu Feng also put away his smile, and his expression became serious.
“Chu Feng, it is fine to be young and hot-blooded, but you also need self-awareness.”
“Who is Junior Sister Zi Ling? She is the sect master’s closed-door disciple. Her excellence means only the most outstanding talents in the sect are worthy of her.”
“You… are worthy?”
Duanmu Xiang said.
“You brothers also wrote your names…”
“So you mean to say that you two brothers are the most outstanding people in Wolong Martial Sect. Everyone else is unworthy of Zi Ling, only you two are worthy.”
Chu Feng asked back.
“Do not twist my words.”
“You know what I mean. I mean you are not worthy.”
“Do not think that just because you broke Senior Dugu Lingtian’s record, you can soar to the skies.”
“Do not underestimate Wolong Martial Sect.”
“Talent does not mean everything. Here… there are countless people stronger than you.”
Duanmu Xiang said to Chu Feng.
“Chu Feng has never underestimated Wolong Martial Sect.”
“But I do look down on you two.”
Chu Feng said.
“What?”
“This guy really dares to say it.”
As soon as Chu Feng spoke those words, not only the Duanmu brothers but even the onlookers were quite shocked.
Everyone could see that the Duanmu brothers were looking for trouble with Chu Feng.
In such a situation, if Chu Feng had shown a bit of restraint, the Duanmu brothers would not have been able to make things too difficult for him.
But Chu Feng not only showed no restraint at all, he kept confronting them head-on.
And that last sentence could be said to have dug a huge pit for himself.
He got the satisfaction of speaking his mind, but the price he would have to pay next was giving the Duanmu brothers a reason to deal with him.
“Look down on us two?”
“What is your status that you dare to look down on us?”
“Do you know who we are?”
“We are Wolong disciples.”
“The title of Wolong disciple was personally bestowed by the sect master. Looking down on us, are you questioning the sect master?”
Sure enough, Duanmu Xiang seized the chance to counterattack and immediately put the label of questioning the sect master on Chu Feng.
But Chu Feng did not panic at all. Instead, he gave a cold smile. “Did you not understand human speech? I said I look down on you two. I never said I question the sect master.”
“Chu Feng, what right do you have to look down on us?”
“If you are not convinced, I can have a match with you and let you experience the strength of a Wolong disciple.”
As Duanmu Yang spoke, he released his pressure once again.
“What is this? Bullying the young with your age and strength?”
“A dignified Wolong disciple, picking on a newcomer who just joined?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Are you not the one who looks down on us?”
Duanmu Yang asked.
“Yes, I do look down on you two.”
“If we are going to compare, I can compare with you.”
“Let us compare talent.”
As Chu Feng spoke, he directly took out a testing stone and tossed it onto the high platform.
“Do not say Chu Feng did not give you a chance.”
“If you think it is unfair, you can bring out your own testing tool, or ask the elders present to provide one.”
“Today we compare talent. The one with lower talent erases their own name from that board. Do you dare?”
Chu Feng pointed at the Duanmu brothers’ names on the wooden board and said.
“Chu Feng, we are all martial cultivators. If we compare, let us compare martial strength.”
Duanmu Xiang said.
“I insist on comparing talent. Do you dare?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Chu Feng, you know your martial strength is inferior to my brother and me, so you proposed such an absurd comparison, right?”
Duanmu Yang said.
“I believe my talent is above yours, so I want to compare talent with you.”
“What is wrong? Are dignified Wolong disciples afraid?”
Chu Feng sneered repeatedly.
“You!!!”
The Duanmu brothers were extremely angry, but at the same time their faces showed difficulty.
They had already heard that before Chu Feng broke Senior Dugu Lingtian’s record, he had first triggered divine-grade talent.
Although they also doubted whether Chu Feng had really triggered divine-grade talent.
But if they had to compete with Chu Feng in talent, they indeed did not dare.
Seeing the troubled look on the Duanmu brothers’ faces, the people below the platform, whether elders or disciples, all looked at Chu Feng with new respect.
Ever since the moment Duanmu Xiang stopped Chu Feng.
They knew the Duanmu brothers were going to make things hard for Chu Feng.
After all, a newcomer disciple daring to step onto that high platform and writing his name ahead of Zuoqiu Youyu and Zuoqiu Yanliang was indeed too arrogant.
Even if the Duanmu brothers taught Chu Feng a lesson, they would have been willing to watch.
Originally, people had prepared themselves to enjoy the show.
But no one expected the situation to develop in this way.
The Duanmu brothers, who had taken the initiative to make trouble, ended up in such a passive position.
This made everyone realise that although Chu Feng was a newcomer disciple, he was definitely not someone easy to bully.
