The phenomenon reappeared, sending the entire crowd into shock.
"Clan Chief Tantai, do you know why this phenomenon has appeared here once more?" Wuming Ken asked.
"In reply to Lord, although the phenomenon of the Nine Dragon Phenomenon Ridge has rarely manifested in the past ten thousand years, during my grandfather's era it appeared on multiple occasions."
"However, I have never heard of this phenomenon appearing twice in succession. This is truly unprecedented. As for the reason, I am afraid I do not know either," Tantai Xiangnan said.
"Truly that bizarre?" Upon hearing Tantai Xiangnan's words, the crowd found the reappeared phenomenon all the more strange and baffling.
Sizzle—
Just as the crowd was speculating in uncertainty, two exceptionally ferocious bolts of lightning appeared, drawing the gaze of every single person present.
Those two bolts were so powerful that they seemed capable of tearing apart the void. If the other lightning bolts were serpents, then these two were dragons.
They surged through the sky with the bearing of true sovereigns.
If the phenomenon's lightning possessed destructive power that filled people with dread, then these two bolts inspired even greater terror, unease, and agitation. Even many of the prominent figures present had furrowed their brows.
Rumble—
But just as everyone braced with fear, terrified that those two bolts might strike down, the twin thunderbolts descended simultaneously — and the place they struck was the depths of the Nine Dragon Phenomenon Ridge.
Under such circumstances, let alone Linghu Yueyue and the others deep within the Nine Dragon Phenomenon Ridge, who scrambled to flee into the distance in panic, even the crowd outside the Ridge was badly shaken.
Yet to everyone's surprise, when those tremendously powerful bolts crashed down, they did not harm Linghu Yueyue and the others within the depths of the Nine Dragon Phenomenon Ridge. They simply carved out two massive, profound craters in the earth.
The thunderbolts were no ordinary bolts. They lingered across the ground, and the onlookers could not see through to the truth.
Fortunately, the bolts began to dissipate after striking, and as they faded, the vast blanket of thunderclouds overhead vanished along with them.
At that moment, everyone realized that these two descending thunderbolts were far from ordinary. All eyes converged upon the spot where the bolts had struck, eager to discern the truth the instant the thunder fully cleared away.
"That is—?"
Suddenly, Master Liangqiu cried out, and to the astonishment of those around him, a look of elation surfaced on his face.
In quick succession, many of the experts present registered looks of shock.
Finally, the thunder receded entirely, and all were able to see clearly what lay at the place where the twin bolts had struck.
And when the crowd beheld the sight, every single person's expression underwent a drastic change. Many even cried out in disbelief.
"Chu Feng — that's Chu Feng! And Wu Ma Shengjie! They're still alive — they're actually still alive!"
The shock was not limited to the younger generation. The elders, and even the great figures present, all wore looks of utter astonishment.
Surviving after entering a gate of certain death was already unheard of.
And yet these two — not only had they walked out alive, they had even triggered the phenomenon, riding those ferocious thunderbolts down from the vast thunderclouds. How could anyone not be stunned?
"Clan Chief."
At that moment, many of the Tantai Heavenly Clan's experts on the scene turned their gazes toward the Tantai Heavenly Clan's Clan Chief, Tantai Xiangnan.
Tantai Xiangnan said nothing, nor did he respond to any of the secret voice transmissions sent his way. He merely flashed a look, signaling his clansmen to hold their tongues at this moment.
Compared to everyone else, Tantai Xiangnan's composure was relatively restrained.
However, his gaze was extraordinarily solemn as he stared intently at Chu Feng and Wu Ma Shengjie, carefully studying them, carefully pondering.
This Nine Dragon Phenomenon Ridge had originally been the Tantai Heavenly Clan's own creation — once a forbidden zone.
The reason it had later been opened to the public, allowing anyone to visit, was that after the Tantai Heavenly Clan had monopolized the site for countless years, none of their members had ever managed to enter the depths of the Nine Dragon Upper Realm.
They had wanted to use outsiders to see whether anyone else possessed the ability to reach it.
But after so many years, no one had ever succeeded. Even the Tantai Heavenly Clan itself had come to believe the legend was nothing but a fabrication.