Chu Feng had not only sealed away the terrifying power within the Iceberg Formation, but under the coverage of his own array, the iceberg formation — which had originally been virtually indestructible — was beginning to crack, and the cracks were multiplying.
At the sight of this, Jie Zhou's expression grew increasingly ugly.
He had attempted to break this iceberg formation for the longest time without success, yet the moment Chu Feng made his move, it was already on the verge of collapse.
The gap between their capabilities was plain for all to see.
In this moment, he could only silently pray for Chu Feng to fail, in order to preserve his own face.
But Chu Feng's method of breaking the formation was rooted in sheer, absolute strength — how could his silent prayers possibly make a difference?
BOOM— A deafening roar shook the heavens as the iceberg collapsed. The formation had been broken.
Yet although the formation was shattered, the frost had not disappeared. If anything, the bone-piercing cold had become even more ferocious.
Everything stemmed from the path ahead. The iceberg that had blocked their way had crumbled, but the road forward was still blanketed in frost, and the chill was emanating from that direction.
This was no ordinary frost — it was composed of countless formations, and these were offensive killing arrays.
Chu Feng stood where he was, not moving, his gaze fixed forward.
The frost exuded a freezing mist that interwove with the formations, the two complementing each other. Chu Feng could sense that something hidden lay within.
Looking more carefully, he indeed discovered two characters: Great Love.
"Great Love?"
Chu Feng turned his head to glance behind him at the group, a thoughtful expression on his face.
Because Chu Feng had been breaking formations the entire way, and during the process had already been given hints, he knew in advance that there would be a clue further ahead.
That was why he had been observing so carefully.
As a result, the clue now concealed within the mist had likely been noticed by Chu Feng alone.
Moreover, once Chu Feng deciphered the message, the mist had begun to dissipate — anyone who came after would have no chance of discovering it.
Yet such a deeply hidden clue consisted of merely two characters.
This made Chu Feng realize that these two words were far from simple. Perhaps they held the key to breaking the next formation.
Great Love — love for all living beings.
But there were no living beings here, only the group of people. So perhaps it was connected to the people around him.
This was the reason Chu Feng had turned to look at the crowd behind him.
"The road ahead is extremely dangerous," Chu Feng announced. "The slightest misstep could trigger an offensive killing array, and that would put your lives at risk."
"To ensure nothing goes wrong, you should wait here. I will break this formation alone."
"Remember — do not follow me, or you will bear the consequences."
With that, Chu Feng leaped forward. But he did not travel in a straight line. Instead, his movements were strange and erratic, as though he were dodging something — yet there was clearly nothing there.
Even though this would slow his progress, Chu Feng quickly vanished into the distance.
"What a show-off."
Watching Chu Feng disappear, Jie Zhou wore an expression of undisguised displeasure.
Especially after he heard the juniors of the Sacred Residence praising Chu Feng — his face turned even uglier.
The Spirit Clan folk he could tolerate, but now even people from the Jie Clan were singing Chu Feng's praises?
He knew he had to do something, so he turned back to face the members of the Jie Clan.
"Everyone, follow me. We will break through to the hidden area ourselves."
But the moment he spoke, someone immediately said: "Young Master Jie Zhou, didn't that Chu Feng just say he could break the formation on his own and that we should wait here?"
Hearing this, Jie Zhou's already unpleasant expression became even worse.
The Jie Clan members who had previously obeyed his every word were now questioning his decision.
It was Chu Feng. Through his actions, Chu Feng had changed the Jie Clan members' impression of him and shaken Jie Zhou's standing in their hearts.
"You actually believe that formation was broken by that Chu Feng?"
"Just now I was merely resting briefly before going all out, and after that rest I could certainly have broken this formation," Jie Zhou told the crowd.
"So Young Master Jie Zhou had already broken most of the formation, and that Chu Feng merely reaped the benefits?" asked a Jie Clan member.
To this, Jie Zhou offered no reply, but his expression said everything.
"I knew it — how could that Chu Feng have broken the formation so easily? Turns out… he was just coasting on someone else's work."
Once again, many people began hurling insults at Chu Feng.
It was not that they lacked brains — it was simply that they trusted Jie Zhou too much.
After all, he was the prophesied child. The notion that this ancient palace would be broken by Jie Zhou was already deeply rooted in their minds.
Under such circumstances, someone suddenly had a realization and could not help but ask: "So does that mean Chu Feng told us to stand here because he wanted to hog all the benefits for himself? He was afraid we would reach the hidden area first?"