Although Linghu Mingye and his group had departed, Tantai Xing'er and some of the onlookers had not left.
Instead, they regarded Chu Feng with considerable interest.
And Tantai Xing'er, in particular, wore a smile on her face as she took the initiative to speak to Chu Feng.
"Young Master Chu Feng, might you be a descendant of Senior Chu Xuanyuan of the Chu Heavenly Clan?" Tantai Xing'er asked. Her attitude was very cordial, without any of the airs one might expect from one of the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars.
"That I am. If I'm not mistaken, Miss, you must be Tantai Xing'er of the Tantai Heavenly Clan?" Chu Feng's attitude was equally cordial.
Though he had just had an unpleasant encounter with members of the Tantai Heavenly Clan, in fairness, this Tantai Xing'er had shown him a good attitude, so naturally Chu Feng would not give her a cold shoulder.
"I didn't expect that Young Master Chu Feng would actually know of me. It's truly my honor." Tantai Xing'er's smile grew even more radiant, as though Chu Feng knowing of her was genuinely something to be proud of.
"Miss Xing'er, Chu Xuanyuan is indeed formidable, but this Chu Feng… compared to his father, he falls far short. He couldn't even defeat me, let alone compare to you. Don't let him fool you."
At that moment, Tang Zhenghao, who had been standing off to the side, stepped forward.
When he mentioned that Chu Feng couldn't defeat him, his expression was practically dripping with smugness. What he was trying to convey could not have been more obvious.
He wanted to show off to Tantai Xing'er that he had once beaten Chu Feng.
But to his surprise, after Tang Zhenghao stepped forward, the radiant smile that had been on Tantai Xing'er's face suddenly turned cold: "Young Master Tang, I am speaking with Young Master Chu Feng. Could you refrain from interrupting?"
Hearing this, Tang Zhenghao was completely dumbfounded. Although he wasn't particularly close with Tantai Xing'er, they had met several times and exchanged words, and she had always been very friendly toward him. He never expected that this time, he would actually be reprimanded by Tantai Xing'er.
But even if they weren't close, they were still acquaintances. How was it that today, Tantai Xing'er would get angry at him on behalf of Chu Feng, whom she had only just met?
This infuriated Tang Zhenghao, but he couldn't very well lash out at Tantai Xing'er. So, without any surprise, he directed his furious gaze toward Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng, I've claimed this place. Are you going to get out on your own, or are you going to make me throw you out?"
Boom—
But the moment Tang Zhenghao finished speaking, the rock walls around them trembled violently, and a powerful aura began to rampage through the area.
Everyone turned their gaze toward Tantai Xing'er.
Even Wu Ma Shengjie's eyes, as he looked at Tantai Xing'er, took on an additional note of gravity.
That rampaging aura was emanating from Tantai Xing'er's body.
Sixth level Martial Immortal — that was Tantai Xing'er's cultivation.
Such powerful cultivation left the onlookers' faces filled with awe.
Tantai Xing'er truly deserved her place as the fourth-ranked among the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars.
She had earned that title with genuine substance — she was the real deal.
At this point, even Tang Zhenghao was beginning to look somewhat flustered.
His eighth level Heavenly Immortal aura, when faced with Tantai Xing'er's sixth level Martial Immortal aura, was like a babbling brook confronting a raging river — utterly insignificant.
Moreover, the look Tantai Xing'er was directing at Tang Zhenghao had grown increasingly unfriendly.
"Young Master Tang, if you continue to be rude to Young Master Chu Feng, then don't blame me for being impolite to you," Tantai Xing'er said with a cold shout.
"Miss Tantai, surely there's no need for you to deal with such an ill-mannered person. Why don't you leave this dirty work to me, Chu Feng?" Chu Feng spoke up at that moment.
"Damn it, you trash — you dare say that to me? If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll forget the pain of being defeated by me back then."
Tang Zhenghao roared in fury, then launched himself toward Chu Feng with a swift leap.
He was incredibly fast, arriving before Chu Feng in the blink of an eye.
He didn't use any weapons, nor did he employ any martial techniques. Instead, he clenched his five fingers into a fist and drove it straight at Chu Feng's face.
With a muffled boom, the air seemed to freeze solid. All the onlookers stared wide-eyed at Chu Feng, a hint of confusion in their gazes.