The different worlds within the Hall of All Beings Equal each had their own time limits.
Generally, the more formidable the world, the longer the time allowed.
At this point, regardless of cultivation, nearly everyone who had entered the Hall of All Beings Equal had already come out.
But the Hall was still operating, which meant someone hadn't emerged yet.
Among those who had entered before, only one person of any real renown remained inside — and people didn't need to think hard to figure out who that was.
What's more, the spectacle within the Hall of All Beings Equal had begun to change. The original image was fracturing apart.
The scene within the Hall now resembled the primordial chaos of creation — spectacular, awe-inspiring.
"Lord Painter, does this vision mean… someone has activated the Trial World inside the Hall of All Beings Equal?"
Countless eyes turned toward the Formation Painter, each gaze hungry for an answer.
The Trial World was what it was called when someone entered the Hall of All Beings Equal and stepped into an extraordinary world. Such worlds offered particularly rare opportunities.
If one obtained an opportunity, they had the right to choose.
Should that person choose to take on an even greater challenge — and succeed — the Trial World within the Hall of All Beings Equal would be activated.
And everything happening inside that Trial World could be seen by those outside through the Hall.
It was a trial that everyone could witness.
But this sort of thing was naturally far beyond what ordinary people could accomplish. The last time the Trial World had been activated was two thousand years ago.
It had been Long Chengzhi — the supreme prodigy of the Totem Dragon Clan in his era.
Back then, he had been recognized as the strongest junior of the Totem Heavenly River, and arguably the strongest junior across the entire vast world of martial cultivation.
Now two thousand years old, Long Chengzhi's age was certainly great compared to other juniors, but compared to those who had cultivated for tens of thousands of years, he was still incredibly young.
In terms of seniority within the Totem Dragon Clan, he was unquestionably a junior.
Yet he had already become a candidate for the Nine-Banner Dragon Battle, and he had earned that position through sheer, absolute strength.
After Long Chengzhi, the Hall of All Beings Equal had opened many times, but no one else had ever managed to activate the Trial World.
Could it be that today, Chu Feng would activate the Trial World?
If he could truly pull it off, Chu Feng's name would explode once more.
This would be tantamount to accomplishing a feat on par with what Long Chengzhi had achieved.
"The Trial World is indeed about to be activated."
"And this time, it's different from the last." The Formation Painter spoke.
"How is it different?" the crowd asked curiously.
"If successfully activated, this will be a Trial World that others can also enter." The Formation Painter said.
"Others can enter too?" Upon hearing this, the crowd seemed to grasp the implications, and one by one, eagerness sparked in their eyes.
"Lord Painter, so does that mean this is an even more powerful Trial World?" someone asked.
"Mm." The Formation Painter nodded.
"Holy hell — Chu Feng actually activated a Trial World even more formidable than the one Lord Long Chengzhi triggered?"
"This Chu Feng really is terrifying beyond belief."
The crowd grew even more excited. After all, they too would now have the chance to enter the Trial World — this was far more thrilling than simply watching from the sidelines.
At that moment, aboard the warship of the Alchemy Immortal Sect, Jia Lingyi's expression was anything but pleasant.
She whipped her head around to look behind her. A young woman sat cross-legged there.
It was none other than the woman Chu Feng had encountered inside the Hall of All Beings Equal.
Though the woman showed no visible injuries, her complexion was terrible, as though she were suffering some kind of backlash. She was not only treating herself — an assisting elder of the Alchemy Immortal Sect was helping as well.
"Are you truly no match for that Chu Feng?" Jia Lingyi asked.
"Would I have any reason to lie?" The woman looked up, her attitude none too pleasant. Compared to the other members of the Alchemy Immortal Sect, she showed Jia Lingyi neither respect nor deference.
"When can we begin the next round?" Jia Lingyi asked.
"Once I've readjusted, we can start." The woman said.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh— Just then, a violent gale erupted outside as colossal hurricanes surged toward the Hall of All Beings Equal.
The Hall spun like a vortex, and the images within it shifted in tandem. Soon, the image of a world materialized within the Hall.
Through its gate, the crowd could see the world inside.
And before long, people spotted a figure — it was none other than Chu Feng.
At the same time, within the world where Chu Feng stood, he too raised his head to gaze at the void above.
From his vantage point, a massive formation gate had appeared in the sky, its doors open. Through it, Chu Feng could see the scene outside, and he could hear the voices beyond.
Chu Feng glanced at the transformed world around him, then at the colossal formation gate suspended high in the sky, and finally down at his clenched right fist. He already understood what this meant.