What Puyang Han and Puyang Qi wanted to do most upon entering this place was to find Chu Feng and deal with him, to vent the hatred in their hearts.
But alas... in the second layer, they had not found any trace of Chu Feng, and now, having arrived at the third layer, they still couldn't locate him.
Thus, Puyang Han and Puyang Qi grew angry from embarrassment. They simply started shouting, but still received no response from Chu Feng.
"Young masters, give it up. That Chu Feng may have heard your voices, but he's too afraid to fight you, so he's hiding."
At present, quite a few people were following at the sides of Puyang Han and Puyang Qi.
They were not all members of the Puyang Heavenly Clan. In fact, most were from other powers, and there were even geniuses who had followed from other regions.
They considered their own talent inferior to Puyang Han and Puyang Qi's, which was why they sought to cling to their coattails, walking along and endlessly flattering the two.
And once they sensed that Puyang Han and Puyang Qi were very displeased with Chu Feng, they naturally began to belittle him as well.
"Perhaps Chu Feng isn't hiding. Actually, there is another possibility."
But just then, someone in the crowd slowly spoke up.
The moment this person spoke, everyone's expression shifted. Not only Puyang Han and Puyang Qi, but even Li Anzhi, who stood not far away, turned his gaze toward that individual.
This person seemed quite unremarkable amidst the gathering of geniuses like Li Anzhi and Puyang Qi.
However, this individual was actually quite formidable in his own right. He hailed from the Eastern Domain and was the strongest rising star of the Dongguo Heavenly Clan.
Although his strength was not on par with Li Anzhi and the others, as the strongest new talent of the Dongguo Heavenly Clan, he possessed a certain degree of courage.
Facing the stares directed his way, especially the somewhat hostile gazes from Puyang Han, Puyang Qi, and their group, he showed no fear. Instead, he spoke with composure: "Chu Feng may have already entered the fourth layer of this Rising Star Formation."
"What? You're saying that Chu Feng entered the fourth layer of the Rising Star Formation? Are you joking?"
"Exactly. Do you think that Chu Feng is some kind of unparalleled genius?"
However, after the Dongguo Heavenly Clan genius spoke these words, he immediately met with ridicule and scorn from the crowd.
"Chu Feng is indeed an unparalleled genius. When I first heard about him, I was just like you all—incredulous, even dismissive. Because I refused to believe that the trash deemed incapable of cultivation and expelled from his clan could suddenly become so powerful."
"But when I personally heard the senior recount Chu Feng's deeds, when I saw with my own eyes the incredible speed at which Chu Feng entered the Rising Star Formation, no matter how I tried to think otherwise, I simply could not disbelieve it anymore." The Dongguo Heavenly Clan's rising star said.
His words were spoken with utmost seriousness, as if a sentiment long held in his heart had finally found its voice.
Many were stunned for a moment. Indeed, in that instant, a number of people believed him.
Even Li Anzhi's gaze grew complicated, for compared to others, he understood very well that Chu Feng was truly a genius. If even Chu Feng could not be called a genius, then he, Li Anzhi, absolutely could not claim the title either.
After all, Chu Feng had once defeated him back when his cultivation was a full realm lower.
In Li Anzhi's view, if such a person could not be called a genius, then no one in the entire Ancestral Martial Star Domain was worthy of the name.
"I wondered who was praising that Chu Feng so lavishly. Turns out it's someone from the Dongguo Heavenly Clan."
"Hmph, doesn't everyone know that your Dongguo Heavenly Clan and the Chu Heavenly Clan have been on friendly terms for generations? But even so, there's no need to boast about Chu Feng like this, is there?"
Soon enough, someone pointed out the unusual relationship between the Dongguo Heavenly Clan and the Chu Heavenly Clan.
Once this was said, many suddenly came to understand. They all felt this person was just singing Chu Feng's praises, and the reason why was obvious enough—it was simply because of the special bond between their two clans.
For a time, everyone cast peculiar looks toward this member of the Dongguo Heavenly Clan, but after a mix of whispered and loud discussions, no one paid him any further mind.
And yet, faced with those strange looks and the unpleasant remarks, this Dongguo Heavenly Clan rising star remained remarkably composed.
He did not engage in excessive debate with anyone, because he knew the facts would speak for themselves.
And the fact he believed in was Chu Feng's strength.
"I think this brother makes a valid point."
However, just as nearly everyone assumed the Dongguo Heavenly Clan genius was merely boasting on Chu Feng's behalf, Li Anzhi's voice suddenly rang out.
After Li Anzhi spoke, the crowd's expressions changed dramatically. Even the people from the Dongguo Heavenly Clan looked surprised.
They couldn't understand why a genius like Li Anzhi would also speak up for Chu Feng.
"Li Anzhi, what do you mean? Do you really also believe that Chu Feng could enter the fourth layer of this Rising Star Formation on his own?" Puyang Han asked with a frown.
"I cannot be certain, but I do think it is a possibility," Li Anzhi replied.