Buzz—
The trial formation dissipated, and a key materialized, descending to hover above Chu Feng's head.
At that moment, his position was exposed.
Because Chu Feng realized that this key could not be stored away, nor could it be concealed — it could only remain suspended above his head like that.
Although he was in a hidden state, the key was not.
Only then did Chu Feng understand why Bai Yunqing had not stored away the key he obtained, instead leaving it floating above his head the entire time.
It wasn't that he didn't want to store it — it was that the key simply couldn't be stored.
Having obtained the key, Chu Feng was drenched in sweat, yet his complexion was rosy and his spirit was extraordinary.
In truth, this was the healing granted by the formation in its final moments.
Originally, when Chu Feng was resisting the Lord Dragon's power, he had already reached his absolute limit — in the end, he had truly persevered solely through sheer willpower.
And that kind of willpower was something Chu Feng had forged step by step through countless brushes with death.
But even possessing such formidable perseverance and willpower, Chu Feng had looked absolutely terrible earlier.
If it weren't for the fact that Bai Yunqing and the others couldn't see him, they would have discovered that his wretched state beforehand was far worse than Bai Yunqing's had been.
Fortunately, once Chu Feng endured past the Holy Dragon's power, the formation healed him.
The healing was remarkably effective — not only did Chu Feng recover instantly, but his current mental state was actually better than before.
"You — what's your background?"
Bai Yunqing said, looking toward Chu Feng. Although he still couldn't see Chu Feng, he could lock onto his position using the key hovering above his head.
Bai Yunqing was no longer as arrogant as before. At the very least, the contempt in his gaze toward Chu Feng had diminished considerably.
"You'll find out what my background is," Chu Feng replied coolly.
"Arrogant fool. You think winning once means you can come and go as you please?"
"The trials here aren't over yet. I guarantee you won't win again."
With those words, Bai Yunqing pressed deeper into the ruins.
Seeing this, Chu Feng smiled and followed close behind.
Leaving this grand hall brought them into yet another corridor.
This corridor, too, was completely empty, and Chu Feng couldn't understand what purpose it served.
At the end of the corridor stood another barrier gate.
Passing through the barrier gate, they entered a hall that was virtually identical to the previous one.
The formation inside, which had taken the form of Lord True Dragon, was still standing here.
Yet despite the fact that both Bai Yunqing and Chu Feng had entered, Lord True Dragon's formation remained perfectly still, showing no reaction whatsoever.
This meant the person with the surname Hu had not entered this hall. He was likely still in the previous one, or possibly still in the corridor they had come through.
Chu Feng and Bai Yunqing waited for a time, but the person with the surname Hu never arrived. Bai Yunqing could no longer hold back.
He marched back to the corridor and started cursing loudly.
"You useless waste surnamed Hu! What are you dawdling for?"
"Hurry up! We're waiting on you!"
Bai Yunqing launched into a tirade, but received no response from Old Hu.
"Damn it — what the hell is this good-for-nothing doing?"
Bai Yunqing returned to the hall, still muttering and grumbling, then even addressed the formation that had taken Lord True Dragon's form.
"Lord True Dragon, that man knows he has no chance of obtaining the inheritance, so he's deliberately stalling. He should be punished."
"We can't keep waiting for him. He doesn't qualify for the inheritance anyway — why not just kick him out?"
Bai Yunqing felt that although the figure before him was a formation, it had been left by Lord True Dragon himself. For different situations, there should be different responses — perhaps his suggestion would be useful.
But after Bai Yunqing finished speaking, the formation still showed not the slightest reaction, which deeply disappointed him.
He hadn't expected the formation to be so rigid.
It seemed they truly would have to wait for the person with the surname Hu to enter before they could continue breaking through the formation.
Chu Feng, meanwhile, began to ponder…
He was thinking about what exactly the person with the surname Hu was doing — was it really just deliberate stalling, deliberately trying to irritate them?
At the same time, he felt that requiring all three of them to be present before they could begin breaking the formation was somewhat unreasonable.
Because if one person simply refused to come, wouldn't that mean they could never proceed?