A furious roar rang out.
Chu Feng's eyes, which had already closed, snapped open as he turned his gaze toward the source.
He simply wanted to see which brainless fool dared to speak to him like that.
A man stepped into his line of sight.
This man needed no introduction — first and foremost, he was a junior.
But his appearance was that of a middle-aged man, with wrinkles crowning the corners of his eyes and a beard adorning his face.
If Chu Feng hadn't known that only juniors were permitted inside the Spirit World Gate, he would have assumed some cultivator who had lived for thousands of years had snuck in.
That said, the man was powerfully built, with a cold and menacing gaze. He certainly looked fierce.
Moreover, he was wearing a Spirit World robe.
From the Spirit World patterns reflected on that robe, Chu Feng could tell — this man was a Snake-pattern Immortal-grade Spirit World Master.
While this level was utterly worthless in Chu Feng's eyes, he also recognized that among the junior Spirit World Masters present, this man was actually one of the strongest — second only to Chu Feng himself.
Most of the Spirit World Masters here were still at the Royal-grade level.
"Oh no, this guy's in trouble now."
"I can't believe even Wang Guangchen, that walking disaster, is here. This man is done for."
Though Chu Feng paid the man no mind, the other juniors present were visibly worried.
They were worried for Chu Feng.
Most of them hailed from the Reincarnation Upper Realm, with only a small number from other Upper Realms.
And Wang Guangchen — he was actually a junior from another star domain within the Heavenly Star Domain.
But Wang Guangchen was famous in the Reincarnation Upper Realm, because he was a prodigious Spirit World Master.
Years ago, a great battle had erupted inside the Spirit World Gate of the Seven Sun Mountain Range.
Over a hundred Spirit World Masters from the Reincarnation Upper Realm had joined forces to take on a single Spirit World Master from another Upper Realm.
And the Reincarnation Upper Realm's forces had been utterly defeated. The one who had crushed them all was none other than this very Wang Guangchen.
From that day on, Wang Guangchen had made a name for himself in a single battle, and his reputation spread far and wide.
People called him a "walking disaster," because this guy was vicious, unreasonable, and genuinely terrifying — like a calamity given human form.
But Wang Guangchen hadn't visited the Spirit World Gate in two consecutive years.
Who could have imagined that he would show up now? Not only had he come, but his Spirit World arts had advanced yet again.
Last time, he had still been a Worm-pattern Immortal-grade Spirit World Master. Yet after two years, he had broken through once more, becoming a Snake-pattern Immortal-grade Spirit World Master.
One had to understand — for the vast majority of juniors, reaching the Immortal-grade Spirit World Master level was practically impossible.
And yet Wang Guangchen had achieved it long ago. He was barely in his seventies, and at that age, with his terrifying talent, people believed he had an excellent chance of becoming a Dragon-pattern Immortal-grade Spirit World Master before he turned a hundred.
So in everyone's eyes, Wang Guangchen was not merely a walking disaster — he was a capable one.
And that was precisely why, the moment people realized Wang Guangchen had cursed at Chu Feng, they all assumed the man was as good as dead.
"Watch your mouth. Otherwise… I'll rip it off your face."
But just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
It was Chu Feng — spoken directly at Wang Guangchen.
And after delivering those words, Chu Feng turned his back, completely dismissing Wang Guangchen's presence.