"Hahahaha!!!"
When Chu Feng said this, everyone assumed Xia Ran would certainly lash out at him.
But to everyone's surprise, the furious Xia Ran not only didn't attack — he burst into hearty laughter instead.
This left everyone scratching their heads.
"You dare say my things don't even count?"
"What right do you have? Do you really think you triggered a God-level talent?"
Xia Ran narrowed his eyes and sized Chu Feng up.
"And what makes you think I didn't trigger a God-level talent?" Chu Feng retorted.
"Chu Feng, don't say I'm bullying you as a senior brother."
"Today, right in front of all of us, perform another talent test."
"If you truly can trigger a God-level talent, I, Xia Ran, will apologize to you in front of every fellow disciple here."
"But if you can't, you kneel down and apologize to me."
"Do you dare?" Xia Ran said to Chu Feng.
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Chu Feng replied.
"Good. Then come now."
As Xia Ran spoke, he produced a Test Stone and placed it in front of Chu Feng.
From the surface, this Test Stone looked no different from the one Bi Jingjing had used that day.
But Chu Feng feared Xia Ran might be pulling a trick, so he examined it carefully.
In the end, he found nothing unusual — it truly was the same as Bi Jingjing's.
Seeing nothing amiss, Chu Feng didn't waste time and stepped onto it.
Soon, the Test Stone reacted.
A white glow immediately emerged.
However… after the white glow, no other radiance appeared.
"Oh no, I've been set up," Chu Feng cursed inwardly.
Although nothing appeared wrong on the surface, he knew he could absolutely trigger a God-level talent — there was nothing wrong with his aptitude.
This meant the Test Stone was indeed problematic.
But the tampering had been executed with extraordinary sophistication, so even Chu Feng couldn't pinpoint where the issue lay.
"Hahahaha…"
And in the next moment, waves of mocking laughter rang out among the surrounding disciples.
Many from the Eastern Dragon Court, Western Tiger Court, and Southern Sparrow Court had already concluded that Chu Feng's true talent was merely the lowest grade.
"Chu Feng, you really are a mediocre talent — nothing more than a lowest-grade talent."
"Who would've thought you'd be so brazen as to use underhanded methods to fabricate the illusion of a God-level talent?"
"Someone as shameless as you should be expelled from the Wolong Martial Sect. You don't deserve to be a disciple there."
Before the Southern Sparrow Court people could even speak, disciples from the Eastern Dragon Court were already hurling their mockery.
It was worth noting that the voice sounded familiar.
Chu Feng didn't even need to look to know who it was.
It was Hua Xu, who had joined the Wolong Martial Sect alongside Chu Feng and Tu Yuanyuan.
In fact, not only Hua Xu had come — Tu Yuanyuan was there too, standing among the Eastern Dragon Court disciples.
But in a situation like this, Tu Yuanyuan didn't dare speak up for Chu Feng.
She… didn't want to offend anyone.
"Chu Feng, what do you have to say now?"
Seeing Chu Feng's test fail, Xia Ran looked at him with undisguised schadenfreude.
"You actually prepared a tampered Test Stone so carefully."
"Xia Ran, you're the one who's despicable," Chu Feng said.
And when Chu Feng said this, the crowd responded with even greater disdain, believing he was twisting logic — simply unable to accept defeat.
"This Test Stone of mine is indeed tampered with," Xia Ran admitted outright.
This left those waiting to see Chu Feng humiliated momentarily bewildered.
But Xia Ran quickly continued.
"This Test Stone has been enhanced — underhanded methods won't work on it."
"Only genuine talent can trigger its corresponding talent level."