"What do you mean?" Jia Chengxiong asked.
"I'm entering the Ancient Realm," Chu Feng said.
"With so many gates to choose from, why do you have to pick mine?" Jia Chengxiong asked.
"Can't I?" Chu Feng asked.
"You didn't come out from the sixth gate. You should pick the sixth gate," Jia Chengxiong said.
"I want this gate. Is that not allowed? What, are you scared? Scared you'll lose to me?" Chu Feng asked with a grin.
"Ridiculous. Me, scared of you? You think just because you got the title of Strongest Martial Venerable, you're really the strongest Martial Venerable?"
Jia Chengxiong's mouth said he wasn't afraid, but the corner of his mouth twitched, and as he spoke, he glanced at Jia Chengying.
That one glance was all it took before a secret voice transmission entered Chu Feng's ears.
"Know what's good for you. Scram to another entrance."
That voice belonged to Jia Chengying. He knew his brother was somewhat wary of Chu Feng, so he wanted to stand up for him.
"Secret voice transmission? If you want to talk, do it openly instead of acting all high and mighty here." Chu Feng shifted his gaze toward Jia Chengying.
Jia Chengying's brows furrowed slightly.
He had assumed that with his status and strength, he would scare Chu Feng off directly.
He never expected Chu Feng to be this stubborn — not only unafraid, but openly defying him in front of everyone?
"What are you staring at? If you've got the guts, step up here too. I'll eliminate both of you brothers at once," Chu Feng said to Jia Chengying.
And when Chu Feng said those words, the people who had been completely bewildered finally caught on.
They realized that Jia Chengxiong must have been afraid of Chu Feng, which was why Jia Chengying had secretly threatened him.
But Chu Feng wasn't afraid, which was why he had said what he did.
Jia Chengying didn't speak. He naturally wouldn't admit to secretly threatening Chu Feng — not because he was afraid of Chu Feng, but because he didn't want others to think he was the kind of person who bullied others based on status.
But his gaze remained fixed on Chu Feng with a vicious glare.
As for Chu Feng, he wasn't afraid either.
He had long sensed that this great hall contained a special barrier power. While it gathered everyone here, it prevented anyone from attacking one another.
Even if Jia Chengying wanted to deal with him, at the very least, he couldn't do it here.
"Stop spouting nonsense. My brother threaten you? Who do you think you are?"
"Talk like you're not scared of me. Come, come, come — today I'll take on this so-called Strongest Martial Venerable."
Jia Chengxiong rolled up his sleeves, looking ready for a full-on fight with Chu Feng, though he was really just trying to deflect for his brother.
"Heh…" Chu Feng smiled faintly, naturally not the least bit afraid.
Then Chu Feng looked around. He had already discovered that these ten gates wouldn't open on their own.
One had to find a way to open them — simply waiting here was useless.
"I've found the method to break open the gates."
Just as Chu Feng was observing, two voices rang out simultaneously.
They belonged to Bai Yunqing and the man from the Azure Moon Divine Hall.
The two glanced at each other, both seemingly surprised that the other had spoken up. But immediately after, they withdrew their gazes and began forming hand seals at the same time.
Boom—
Immediately, powerful barrier forces erupted from their bodies, comparable to a Third-rank Half God.
Blue Dragon Divine Robes — both of them wore Blue Dragon Divine Robes, meaning their barrier combat strength was comparable to a Third-rank Half God.
"So young, yet already wearing a Blue Dragon Divine Robe? That's way too strong."
"But who is this guy? I've never seen him before."
The crowd's attention focused more on Bai Yunqing.
They weren't surprised by the power of the man from the Azure Moon Divine Hall, but Bai Yunqing's strength caught them off guard.
Though Bai Yunqing was a disciple of the Totem Dragon Clan's Guest Grand Elder, his identity had never been publicly announced, so his reputation wasn't large and nobody really knew him.
And as Chu Feng watched Bai Yunqing at this moment, his eyes filled with anticipation.
After all, he had already encountered Bai Yunqing at Lord Zhenlong's ruins and even fought against him.
Last time he was able to compete with Bai Yunqing solely on talent, and he had nearly lost. Bai Yunqing's ability to break formations had made Chu Feng admit his own inferiority back then.
But this time was different. Chu Feng was now a Spirit World Master wearing a divine robe, and he had Egg backing him up. Most importantly, Chu Feng's formation-breaking methods had now received the inheritance of Lord Qinjiu.
Though his realm was still inferior to Bai Yunqing's, Chu Feng was eager for another bout.
The barriers that Bai Yunqing and the man from the Azure Moon Divine Hall set up quickly transformed into formation-breaking arrays, which then turned into aura and merged into the great hall.
Crack—