The reason Chu Feng had this thought was not merely because of the powerful aura emanating from that war halberd.
More importantly, surrounding the war halberd, there were figure after figure standing in neat rows.
These were not humans, nor did they appear to be beasts. Their appearances were extremely grotesque — if one had to describe them, they looked more like evil spirits.
Each of these evil spirits stood a hundred meters tall, and there were a full ten thousand of them.
Ten thousand evil spirits, standing in orderly formation, arranged in disciplined ranks like guardians — protecting that war halberd.
If that were all, it would not have been enough to fill Chu Feng with terror. What terrified him most was that although every single one of these evil spirits had its eyes closed, seemingly deep in slumber, none of them had concealed their auras.
Chu Feng could sense that these evil spirits all emanated the exact same aura.
A full ten thousand evil spirits sharing the identical level of cultivation — and their cultivation was at the Supreme Realm!!!
Although they were all merely first-stage Supreme Realm experts, in the Ancestral Martial Starfield, that was already extraordinarily impressive.
After all, across the entire Ancestral Martial Starfield, Supreme Realm experts could be counted on one's fingers.
Among the Ten Great Heavenly Clans, only the Linghu Heavenly Clan, the Tantai Heavenly Clan, and the Jiaoli Heavenly Clan — three powers in total — had Supreme Realm powerhouses presiding over them.
And from what Chu Feng had heard, apart from the Linghu Heavenly Clan, in the Tantai Heavenly Clan and the Jiaoli Heavenly Clan, only the clan masters themselves had reached the Supreme Realm.
This alone showed what kind of status the Supreme Realm held in the Ancestral Martial Starfield.
It was a realm that the vast majority of cultivators could never reach, even after a lifetime of training.
But once one stepped into that realm, one could become an existence that no one in the entire Ancestral Martial Starfield dared to provoke.
After all, that was the Supreme Realm.
In the Ancestral Martial Starfield, this realm inherently held a supreme and lofty position.
But this very pinnacle of realms — right now, beneath Chu Feng's feet, there were more than ten thousand of them.
Such a sight filled him with both dread and awe.
"If I had known earlier that the legendary God of War Halberd was hidden behind this barrier gate, I should have invited Senior Gu Mingyuan to come in here as well."
Even as shock gripped him, Chu Feng felt a twinge of regret.
Though there were a full ten thousand Supreme Realm experts below, a martial cultivator's strength could not be compensated for by sheer numbers alone.
And Gu Mingyuan, though also a first-stage Supreme Realm expert, possessed extremely formidable strength — which was evident from how effortlessly she had defeated the Blood Devouring Hall's Master.
So Chu Feng believed that if Gu Mingyuan were here, she might well be able to defeat those evil spirits and obtain the legendary God of War Halberd.
Snap—
But suddenly, a hand landed on Chu Feng's shoulder.
Chu Feng was startled half to death. He shot forward several thousand meters before turning around to look behind him.
Only then did he realize that standing behind him was not one of the evil spirits below, but a person.
This person wore tattered clothes, looking no different from a beggar. He was short and scrawny, with white hair tied atop his head — yet the strands were messy and disheveled, giving him an extremely slovenly appearance.
At his waist, besides a long smoking pipe, a full ten wine gourds were tied in a row.
This man was not only a smoker but an absolute drunkard as well.
However, strapped to his back was also a sword — a bronze sword. Aside from being made of bronze, Chu Feng could sense no power from it whatsoever, making it impossible to determine what kind of weapon it was.
But on his back, besides the bronze sword, there was also a compass.
As a Spirit World Master, Chu Feng recognized it at a single glance — it was a Spirit Realm Compass.
And the Spirit Realm Compass on this man's back was of exceptional quality, a rare treasure.
Though this man's appearance was slovenly and his attire unkempt, the Spirit Realm Compass behind him gleamed with a soft light, pristine and spotless — clearly it had been meticulously maintained.
It was obvious that this man treasured his Spirit Realm Compass deeply.
Unfortunately, Chu Feng could not see the man's face, because a mask covered it.
"Shh—"
While Chu Feng was sizing up the man, the man had been studying Chu Feng as well.
He first made a hushing gesture, then swam upward toward the surface of the sea, motioning for Chu Feng to follow.
Chu Feng could tell that no matter who this person was, he was far safer than the evil spirits below.
Moreover, Chu Feng wanted to know who this man was and why he was here. Perhaps he knew how to leave this place.
So Chu Feng did not hesitate for long and immediately followed after him.
It was only after they had put considerable distance between themselves and the evil spirits below that the man finally stopped.
"To think that after all these years of staying in this place, I would finally encounter another martial cultivator," the man said.