"Now then, is it going to be ten first-rank Martial Kings? Or a hundred first-rank Martial Kings? Bring them all on — I, Chu Feng, fear no one!" Chu Feng laughed heartily, unable to resist letting out another loud shout.
His bout with a Martial King had given him a clear picture of his true strength. Although his combat power wasn't as formidable as when he himself had been a Martial King, dealing with a first-rank Martial King was still more than easy enough.
If he used his Thunder Armor, even a second-rank Martial Kings wouldn't pose a threat. So even if a hundred first-rank Martial Kings showed up right now, Chu Feng could handle every last one of them.
"What's wrong? Not coming anymore? Or are you still figuring out what kind of test to throw at me?" When the Martial King-level light figure vanished without any response, Chu Feng shouted out again.
By now, Chu Feng's worries had eased considerably. The grand formation was powerful — its defensive barrier alone was something he couldn't break through. The fact that someone could set up such a formidable formation meant they were extraordinarily strong, and killing him would have been effortless.
Yet that person had shown no killing intent toward Chu Feng. Instead, they'd taken a measured approach, continuously manifesting humanoid light figures to attack him. And Chu Feng had noticed that although those figures radiated murderous intent and struck without apparent mercy, if he were truly on the verge of being overwhelmed, they would most likely hold back.
This only strengthened his suspicion — the person who had created this formation didn't seem to be toying with him so much as testing him.
But Chu Feng couldn't figure out who it might be. He'd only just arrived here, a stranger in a strange land — who would go to such lengths to test him?
Buzz~
Right at that moment, the massive web of light that had sealed off this stretch of sky and earth began to dissipate, eventually vanishing entirely.
Seeing this, Chu Feng immediately took flight, swiftly leaving the area the formation had previously enclosed. Only when he felt he was safely out of range did he come to a stop.
"Thank you, Senior." Chu Feng didn't rush off. Instead, he turned back and clasped his fists in a respectful bow toward the spot where the formation had been.
But to his surprise, despite his courtesy, the one who had set up the formation still didn't appear, nor was there any response.
Rumble~ Most importantly, the exit of the Heavenly Path was closing as well. Before long, that stretch of sea looked just like any other — waves still crashed, but the radiance was gone, and everything had become quite ordinary.
But this ordinariness, compared to the grand formation from before, felt rather eerie.
"Stop looking. If the person who set up the formation wanted to see you, they would've shown up already. The fact that they still haven't means they probably don't intend to meet you. In my opinion, that formation wasn't meant for you." After waiting a while and seeing Chu Feng still scanning the surroundings, Eggy chimed in with a grin.
"I'm not looking for the person who set up the formation — I'm looking for Dantai Xue." As Chu Feng said this, a hint of worry crept into his voice. He feared that Dantai Xue hadn't made it through the Heavenly Path safely.
"Oh, so you're worried about that girl. Well, it's simple — only two possibilities. Either she ran into trouble on the Heavenly Path and failed to make it through. Now that the Path is closed, she's lost her chance for good."
"Or she already came out, but she doesn't care about you one bit and left long ago."
"Either way, standing around here waiting isn't going to help." Eggy pouted.
Chu Feng understood what Eggy was saying, but he felt there was something off about the Heavenly Path's exit — he just couldn't put his finger on what. So he stubbornly continued looking around, even activating his Heavenly Eye.
"There's a formation over there." Finally, Chu Feng spotted something unusual — out on the distant sea, there was a formation.