At this moment, the younger generation began turning their gazes toward the elders present.
Outwardly, they whispered amongst themselves.
Inwardly, they communicated through secret voice transmissions.
They started seeking confirmation from the elders in attendance.
After all, they had begun to doubt whether what Chu Xuanzhengfa had said was actually true.
The ancestor of the Chu Heavenly Clan, Chu Yetianhong, held an irreplaceable position in their hearts — he was the strongest existence in all of recorded history.
And yet Chu Xuanzhengfa had claimed that Chu Feng's father and grandfather had both surpassed Chu Yetianhong in talent.
This was no longer a matter of whether they could accept it — they simply could not believe it.
That was why, after seeking confirmation, the shock on their faces only deepened.
Because every inquiry they made had received an affirmative response.
Chu Xuanzhengfa had not been lying. Chu Xuanyuan and Chu Hanxian had indeed both ascended to the ninth level of the Nine-level Heavenly Lightning Platform.
Hiss—
At this point, the way people looked at Chu Feng had grown considerably more complicated.
They all said that a tiger father would not produce a dog son. As the grandson of Chu Hanxian and the son of Chu Xuanyuan, there was a real possibility that Chu Feng could actually ascend to the eighth level of that Heavenly Lightning Platform.
"Hmph, so what if your father and grandfather both reached the ninth level?"
"Their achievements belong to them, not to you," Chu Huanyu said to Chu Feng.
To this, Chu Feng did not argue. He simply smiled faintly and replied with just one sentence: "Just watch."
With that, Chu Feng stepped forward before the crowd and set foot on the first step of the Nine-level Heavenly Lightning Platform.
Thump—
Roar—
The very instant Chu Feng's foot touched the step, a furious roar erupted from the glass-like platform. At the same time, bolts of lightning surfaced from the step and surged upward through the soles of his feet into his body, resonating with his Heavenly Lightning bloodline.
At this moment, Chu Feng was completely enveloped in lightning.
As the lightning poured into his body, intense pain surged throughout every inch of him. He felt as though his entire body had gone numb.
From the inside out, he was being struck and tormented by waves of lightning.
But this was pain that Chu Feng could endure — after all, this was not his first time setting foot on the Heavenly Lightning Platform.
Perhaps it was because he had walked this path before, or perhaps it was because his strength had increased significantly since then.
Chu Feng actually found that the suffering he experienced this time was far milder compared to his previous attempt.