Standing to Chu Feng's left was a man dressed in plain cloth garments.
His name was Xia Yan.
Standing to Chu Feng's right was a man dressed in purple robes. This man had somewhat effeminate features, and his name was Xiao Yu.
The two of them had entered the Fertilization Forest before Chu Feng.
When they had registered, Chu Feng had taken note of them because they were geniuses of the Gongsun family who had just stepped into the Fertilization Forest.
But at the time, Chu Feng, like everyone else, hadn't thought too highly of them — he simply admired their courage.
Only now did he realize that these two had managed to pass the examination just like him, which meant they had to possess some extraordinary qualities.
"My Lord, is there some kind of mistake? Are these three the ones who passed the examination?"
The crowd was baffled. In their minds, these three spots should have belonged to the three Gongsun family geniuses. Even if some change occurred, at most Yin Tianchou might have replaced one of them.
But as for the three people standing there now — a small number of the crowd had at least seen them before, but those who had entered the Fertilization Forest early hadn't even laid eyes on them.
In their view, these three were nobodies. How could they possibly have snatched these spots from the three Gongsun family geniuses?
Hummm—
And just as the crowd continued speculating, a dazzling radiance washed over the ground outside the Fertilization Forest.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
One after another, figures appeared on that stretch of land.
Those were the junior Spirit World Masters who had entered the second round of the examination but had now been eliminated.
At that moment, everyone's gaze shifted toward the land covered by the teleportation formation.
If the three Gongsun family geniuses truly appeared there, that would confirm they had been eliminated.
"They've really been eliminated?"
Soon, a wave of shocked exclamations rippled through the crowd.
A familiar figure had appeared.
It was Gongsun Qingyang, one of the Gongsun family geniuses.
Gongsun Qingyang had not only appeared, but his expression was terrible. He stared with fury at the three barrier gates in the distance, his gaze ultimately locking onto Xia Yan.
And that Xia Yan, upon seeing Gongsun Qingyang, not only broke into a smile but even waved at him.
Seeing this, a look of rage surfaced on Gongsun Qingyang's face. Though he said nothing, anyone could see his displeasure.
The exchange between the two — the glance, the gesture — was not lost on the onlookers, and it shed some light on what had happened.
The two of them had very likely clashed inside the Fertilization Forest, and judging by the way things looked, the victor had probably been that fellow named Xia Yan.
"It's Gongsun Tianhao, he—"
The crowd erupted in another round of exclamations as Gongsun Tianhao, another of the three Gongsun family geniuses, emerged.
Gongsun Tianhao's clothing was somewhat torn, and though he bore no visible wounds, his lips were deathly pale and his face had a bluish tint — a clear sign he had been injured.
"Tell me — what is your name?"
After appearing, Gongsun Tianhao directed a furious question at Xiao Yu.
His voice was filled not only with rage but also with a chill that everyone could sense.
It was obvious that Gongsun Tianhao's injuries had been dealt by that Xiao Yu. Otherwise, Gongsun Tianhao would not harbor such intense hostility toward him.
"Xiao Yu."
And Xiao Yu was a ruthless one too. With a completely expressionless face, he coldly spoke the two words — Xiao Yu.
The moment those words left his mouth, the way everyone looked at him shifted once more.
Gongsun Tianhao asking for his name in a situation like this — that most likely meant he intended to exact revenge.