"It seems this queen's worries were for nothing."
"Without his Boundary Armor, Jie Tian is actually this useless," the Queen remarked.
"It's not that Jie Tian is useless — it's that Little Fishy is too strong." Chu Feng still felt that Jie Tian was no weakling. He should have been formidable.
But how had Little Fishy managed to defeat Jie Tian — who wore the Immortal Dragon God Cloak — with her cultivation as a fifth-level Half-God, and in such a short time at that?
The Immortal Dragon God Cloak was comparable to a seventh-level Half-God.
There was only one possibility: Little Fishy was even stronger, and by a tremendous margin at that.
"This girl really is absurdly powerful." The Queen wholeheartedly agreed.
Although she hadn't witnessed their fight, based on Little Fishy's earlier display, the Queen was also certain that Little Fishy was extremely strong.
At that moment, Little Fishy was already standing in front of Chu Feng. Her relaxed demeanor gave no indication that she had just been through a battle.
"Not bad, little one," Chu Feng said to Little Fishy.
"Hee." Little Fishy didn't say much, but she playfully stuck her tongue out at him.
Though she had already grown into a young woman, in front of Chu Feng she still acted like a child — mischievous and immature.
"Did you get anything?" Chu Feng asked.
Since the arena duel just now had been a trial specifically targeting Little Fishy and Jie Tian, Chu Feng guessed the winner should have received some kind of reward.
"A power entered my Dantian. From what I can tell, it looks somewhat similar to the Starlight Formation I obtained before, but it's not the power of a boundary."
"I think once I refine it, it should give my cultivation a boost."
"Even if my cultivation doesn't rise, my combat power will increase," Little Fishy said.
"Good." Chu Feng was happy for her. The power obtained from this place was certain to be extraordinary.
He then glanced at the gravely wounded Jie Tian and couldn't help but say, "Wasn't that a bit too harsh?"
"Harsh? I was already going easy on him. He's the one who's too pathetic — too fragile to take a beating," Little Fishy said.
"Who are you calling pathetic?"
Ugh—
Right at that moment, Jie Tian suddenly clutched his head and let out a wail of agony.
He must have heard Little Fishy's mockery, and fury surged through him, reigniting his killing intent toward her.
But outside of that special arena, the Restraining Formation of the Chaos Scholar had taken effect once more. The moment killing intent surfaced in his mind, the formation punished him.
"Oh my, punished by the formation. Were you thinking of killing me?"
"Guess I really shouldn't have held back. Back in that arena, I should have just killed you then and there," Little Fishy said.
Actually, if it had been before, the moment Jie Tian harbored killing intent toward Little Fishy, Chu Feng would have stepped in to teach him a lesson.
But Jie Tian was already miserable enough now, so Chu Feng hadn't intervened.
Of course… it wasn't that Chu Feng had grown soft-hearted.
He simply felt that the trials in this place weren't over yet, and that he might still need this Jie Tian for what came next.
From those three steles alone, Chu Feng had realized that the trials here had already locked onto the three of them.
So the trials ahead would very likely revolve around them as well.
Rumble—
Suddenly, the walls deep within the great hall began to crack and crumble. As the collapsed sections fell away, a massive gate was revealed.
The moment it appeared, the gate swung open on its own.
The scenery beyond the gate was different from the one they had entered through.
That meant this gate wouldn't let them leave the palace — instead, it led to a brand-new area.
Whoosh—
But before the three of them could take a careful look, a suction force pulled them into the new world.
Upon entering, Chu Feng found that his surroundings were shrouded in chaos — he couldn't see a thing.
Little Fishy and Jie Tian had vanished as well.
Yet in the instant he had been swallowed by the suction force, Chu Feng had clearly noticed that both Little Fishy and Jie Tian had been pulled in too.
"This is a formation."
"Another trial?" Chu Feng quickly figured it out.
The world before him was not the one he had glimpsed outside the palace.
This was still a trial. Only by passing it could one enter the true world beyond.
However, after a careful look around, Chu Feng had no idea how to even begin.
Swish, swish—
Just as Chu Feng was puzzling over it, two gates descended from the sky and landed not far from him.
They were bronze gates, tightly shut.
But engraved upon each gate was a single character.
Upon the first bronze gate was the word "Body."
Upon the second bronze gate was the word "Soul."
As Chu Feng examined the bronze gates, a voice rang out from behind them.
"The treasure in this place is something you will never have another chance at in your entire life. But if you wish to obtain it, you must endure the trial within."
"Give everything you have to prove yourself. Do not miss the greatest opportunity of your life."
The voice was neither male nor female. The moment it faded, the first bronze gate — the one engraved with "Body" — opened.
Inside the gate, flames soared into the sky. It was a world of fire.
Before Chu Feng could even think, a suction force pulled him straight in.