All eyes converged on the two figures.
A man and a woman.
The woman had a pure, innocent appearance with snow-white skin, and she wore her long white hair flowing behind her, paired with a white dress that made her look like an elf who had stepped out of fresh snow.
But despite her delicate looks, her eyes were ice-cold.
Chu Feng recognized her — it was none other than Miss Xiaobai, who had claimed the title of Strongest Early-stage Demigod during the Strongest Trial but then gave up the Strongest Token.
The man beside Miss Xiaobai was a greasy-looking, fat fellow with a large head and big ears. A chain was fastened around his neck, and the other end was held by Miss Xiaobai.
Hearing the crowd's murmurs, Chu Feng realized who this sleazy fat man was — Jia Huo, the son of Jia Lingyi.
Now, the truth was out.
It turned out that the person who had impersonated Chu Feng and kidnapped Jia Huo was none other than Miss Xiaobai.
Boom—
Suddenly, a massive surge of barrier power erupted, instantly sealing off the heavens and earth. Jia Lingyi had made her move.
But she only sealed the area — she didn't rashly attack Miss Xiaobai. She knew that chain was special.
If she attacked recklessly now, her son's life might be forfeit.
"So you're the girl Chengying told me about?" Jia Lingyi studied Miss Xiaobai with narrowed eyes.
"You know who I am?" Miss Xiaobai asked.
"I do. During the Strongest Trial, you defeated my sect's Jia Chengying."
"You crossed paths again in the Ancient Realm."
"But, girl, while you're easy on the eyes and talented enough, you're not particularly bright."
"Helping this Chu Feng and making an enemy of my Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect — do you have any idea what the consequences will be?" Jia Lingyi said coldly.
"Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect?" Miss Xiaobai scoffed, her expression making it abundantly clear she couldn't care less about the Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect.
"I do know Chu Feng, but there's something I need to make clear."
"From the very beginning, it wasn't Chu Feng who kidnapped your son. It was me."
"And it was also me who spread the word and lured you here."
"Chu Feng knew nothing about any of this from start to finish."
The moment Miss Xiaobai said this, the crowd erupted in shock — no one had expected that someone else was behind the whole affair.
Then what was her motive? Did she have a grudge against Jia Lingyi too?
Besides, as Jia Lingyi had said, how brazen must one be to dare oppose the Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect?
Chu Feng at least had the backing of the Nine Totem Passages.
But this woman — what gave her the right?
The crowd was filled with curiosity about Miss Xiaobai.
Miss Xiaobai, however, paid no attention to the crowd's stares. Instead, she looked at Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng, the favor I owed you from the Ancient Realm — I'll repay it for you today." With those words, the white-haired woman turned her gaze to Jia Lingyi.
"Jia Lingyi, your sins are deep. Today, you and your son will pay with your lives." The moment those words left Miss Xiaobai's lips, killing intent surged in her eyes as she prepared to strike down Jia Lingyi's son, Jia Huo.
But suddenly, she couldn't move. A formation had appeared out of nowhere, restraining Miss Xiaobai.
"You little brat, did you think you could outplay me? Do I look like someone you can push around?"
Jia Lingyi roared furiously. At this moment, she seemed like an entirely different person from before.
It turned out that while she had appeared to be setting up the sealing formation openly, she had secretly been preparing another restrictive formation at the same time.
Even her conversation with Miss Xiaobai had been a ploy to draw the girl's attention, all so she could secretly deploy the formation and restrain her.
Only this way could she prevent her son from being harmed.
Once Miss Xiaobai was restrained, Jia Lingyi finally stepped forward, walked up to her, and used the formation to undo the chain binding her son's neck that Miss Xiaobai had been holding.
"When you chose to stand up for Chu Feng, you should have thought about the price." Jia Lingyi looked at Miss Xiaobai, her eyes filled with cold menace.
"Touch me, and your Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect will cease to exist," Miss Xiaobai said.
"Is that so?"
Jia Lingyi smiled faintly, then swung her arm. Slap! A resounding slap landed across Miss Xiaobai's face.
The blow instantly swelled one side of Miss Xiaobai's face.
Miss Xiaobai's face was full of shock — she clearly hadn't expected to receive such a slap.
"I touched you, and my Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect is still standing."
"Little brat, do you think Jia Lingyi grew up being scared by empty threats?"
"I know your identity is no simple matter, but I want you to understand — I, Jia Lingyi, am no pushover either."
"You want to help this Chu Feng? Then I'll show you the consequences of that." As Jia Lingyi spoke, she prepared to strike again.
"Stop."
But at that very moment, Chu Feng's voice suddenly rang out.
Turning toward the sound, they saw that although the trial realm hadn't fully concluded yet, Chu Feng had already walked out of it.
He had come out of his own volition — he couldn't just stand by and do nothing while Miss Xiaobai was in danger.
The moment they realized Chu Feng had emerged, numerous Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect experts immediately moved to capture him.
Boom—
But before they could get close, a powerful force erupted from Chu Feng's raised palm, blasting away everyone who approached. Even the sealing formation they had jointly constructed was shattered.
A power beyond the Demigod stage erupted.
It was the token in Chu Feng's hand.