However, the scene that greeted him was something he had never anticipated.
A great number of people had gathered here. Aside from the disciples of the Fire Rain Hall, Jade Water Palace, and Greenwood Mountain, practically everyone else from the Nine Forces had arrived as well.
But the Nine Forces had relatively few disciples, while over six thousand people had congregated in this place — which meant that the majority of those participating in this competition were from outside the Nine Forces.
At the endpoint stood a raised platform. Floating above it was a token that shimmered with brilliant light — it appeared to be a key. And above the platform, there was a massive gate.
That gate was a barrier gate, and a defensive shield enveloped its exterior. However, in Chu Feng's estimation, the shield would dissipate after a certain period of time.
Once the shield vanished, whoever obtained the key floating above the platform would be able to open the barrier gate.
Without question, whoever walked through that barrier gate would be declared the winner of this competition.
It was clear that this had been deliberately designed by the Moon Worship Cloud City. They hadn't wanted the first person to arrive to simply claim first place, which was why they had placed a defensive shield on the gate.
What they wanted was for everyone to arrive here, then have them all compete against one another. In the end, only the strongest would be worthy of obtaining the key.
Their design was sound, but reality had turned out completely differently from what they'd envisioned — and that was precisely what had caught Chu Feng off guard.
At this moment, quite a few powerful fighters had gathered beneath the raised platform, some of whom Chu Feng recognized.
For instance, the twin sisters
Yet at this moment, the two sisters didn't even qualify to ascend the platform. The reason was simple — three people already stood atop it.
One of those three was also someone Chu Feng knew.
This was a young man. He possessed a cultivation of the Second Level Half Emperor and was quite good-looking — the sort girls would find charming. However, there was a trace of sinister energy between his brows.
Most importantly, this man wore a Spirit World Imperial Robe. Sinuous, snake-like patterns writhed across its surface, indicating that his mastery of Spirit Realm techniques far surpassed his cultivation in terms of impressiveness. He was also a Snake-pattern Spirit World Master.
This person was Meng Xiaoyan, disciple of the White Brow Immortal.
Meng Xiaoyan had once joined forces with Nangong Tianlong and the others at the
Who would have thought that he would show up to join in on this Nine Forces competition as well?
Meng Xiaoyan's strength was clearly no match for Chu Feng. What truly caught Chu Feng's attention was the person standing alongside him.
This was also a young man. Unlike Meng Xiaoyan, he was tall and broad-shouldered, with a commanding and masculine presence — the kind of man who exuded mature charisma and undeniable appeal.
He wasn't some muscle-bound brute; rather, he radiated an aura of maturity and effortless manliness.
This man likewise wore a Spirit World Imperial Robe. The writhing snake patterns indicated that he, too, was a Snake-pattern Spirit World Master.
But this young man not only possessed combat strength capable of challenging three levels above his rank — he also had a cultivation of the Third Level Half Emperor, making him significantly stronger than Meng Xiaoyan.
From the whispered discussions around him, Chu Feng learned this person's identity.
His name was Jian Xu — one of the Ten Immortals' closed-door disciples, specifically the student of the Wealth-Loving Immortal.
Chu Feng had heard of the Wealth-Loving Immortal before. True to his name, the man loved wealth above all else and was willing to collaborate with any faction for the right price.
It was said that among the Seven Rainbow Swords, the finest blade was currently in the possession of the Wealth-Loving Immortal.
Apart from Jian Xu and Meng Xiaoyan, there was a third man — Mu Juechen, the closed-door disciple of the Spirit World Immortal, who was also one of the Ten Immortals and head of the Spirit Master Alliance.
Mu Juechen possessed a cultivation of the Second Level Half Emperor. He had come here on the Spirit World Immortal's orders to claim first place in this competition and earn the right to face the juniors of the Four Clans.
But the current Mu Juechen was not only bruised and battered and covered in blood — he had been hung upside down above the platform using barrier techniques. Moreover, two large characters had been scrawled across his body: "Trash."
What an absolute humiliation!!!
"Mu Juechen, oh Mu Juechen — among all the Nine Forces' disciples, you should have been the strongest, shouldn't you?"
"And yet here you are, utterly useless. Wasn't this supposed to be the Nine Forces' competition? But look at everyone now — what are the main competitors, the Nine Forces' disciples, actually doing? Just standing around watching the spectacle?"