"Chu Feng, you've realized it now, haven't you? No matter how powerful your talent may be, before absolute power, you are nothing more than an ant."
"I admit that today's battle — I lost. In this one-on-one duel, I lost to you."
"But that is precisely why I will win next, because I am going to make all of you truly open your eyes."
"I will let you see just how powerful the force standing behind this Palace Master truly is."
At those words, the light suddenly became blindingly brilliant, so piercing that Chu Feng had to shield his head and stumble backward.
And when that light faded, the crowd discovered with shock that the Dark Hall's Master... had vanished without a trace.
"That same trick again." Chu Feng's brows furrowed slightly.
The Dark Hall Master had used this exact same method to escape from Moon Immortal's grasp back at the Snowy Plains.
It was a formidable technique — likely some supreme treasure used for escape. The reason Chu Feng frowned was that he had absolutely no way of countering this particular escape method of the Dark Hall Master.
Rumble rumble rumble—
Suddenly, deep rumbling sounds echoed out. Turning to look, they saw the Gate of Transformation opening.
"Chu Feng!"
Once the gate swung open, several young and beautiful figures came sprinting toward Chu Feng at breakneck speed.
It was Xian Miaomiao, Sima Ying, and the others, with Xian Miaomiao being the fastest. By now... she had already arrived right in front of Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng, you're so awesome! You beat that Dark Hall Master until he was pissing and shitting himself — let's see if he ever dares act cocky again!" Xian Miaomiao bounced up and down, absolutely delighted, radiating a deep sense of vindication.
And Little Red was perched on Xian Miaomiao's shoulder, its insect-like face brimming with smug pride as it too bounced about and said: "That's right, that's right — Master is simply a fortress! Truly worthy of being my Master!"
"Long live Lord Chu Feng! Long live Lord Chu Feng!"
"Lord Chu Feng, you are our savior! It was you who saved our lives!"
"Lord Chu Feng, even the Magma Emperor was subdued by you — you are simply the god in our hearts!!!"
"In our era, an Emperor has finally appeared, and it is none other than you, Lord Chu Feng!!"
"Thank you, Lord Chu Feng! Thank you, Lord Chu Feng!!!"
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Right after that, Chu Feng noticed that under the lead of the Elven King and the Heaven-Reach Immortal, many more people had walked out.
"Everyone, please listen to me!!!"
Seeing this, Chu Feng immediately shouted out in a loud voice: "The Dark Hall Master is not dead yet — you all cannot leave the Gate of Transformation! Please go back inside immediately. The Martial Sacred Land is not safe right now!"
"Ah?!!!" Upon hearing Chu Feng's words, the crowd was first stunned.
But they quickly caught on. Those who had already walked out began forcefully pushing the ones behind them back, shouting: "Go back, go back — didn't you hear what Lord Chu Feng said? It's not safe out here yet! Hurry back inside the Gate of Transformation!"
Chu Feng's warning proved highly effective — the people followed his words without hesitation. In short order, all those who had been trying to come back out obediently returned inside the Gate of Transformation.
However, the Elven King and a few others still came up to Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng, I can't believe you actually succeeded. This old man truly didn't misjudge you."
"Tell us, how did you subdue the Magma Emperor? I'm simply too curious." The Compass Immortal and the others showered Chu Feng with unrestrained praise — today, Chu Feng had truly opened their eyes.
As for Chu Feng, he simply smiled without a word. In truth, the moment he saw the Compass Immortal walk out from the Gate of Transformation, a heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart finally dropped away.
He had been worried all this time that the Compass Immortal had not listened to his words and had not come to find the Gate of Transformation. But now... he could finally rest easy.
"Chu Feng, the Dark Hall Master has likely escaped. What do you intend to do next?" the Elven King asked.
Once the Elven King spoke those words, everyone fell silent. Although the Dark Hall Master had been driven away by Chu Feng, he was still alive. How to deal with the Dark Hall Master going forward — that was the key issue.
"Senior, please rest assured. Earlier, when I exchanged blows with the Dark Hall Master, I left a mark on him. That mark is extremely subtle, and I doubt he has even noticed it."
"I can use that mark to track him. He won't be able to escape," Chu Feng said.