As for the crowd below, they were indeed surprised at first.
But they quickly figured out what Chu Feng was trying to do.
Although his actions rubbed them the wrong way, they actually aligned with what they wanted.
They wanted Chu Feng to fail — that way, word would spread and the Seven Worlds Holy Land's reputation would remain intact.
What they didn't know was that while the seven beams of light enveloping Chu Feng simultaneously did force him to face seven trials at once, Chu Feng was actually capable of handling them.
It was certainly difficult, but Chu Feng could manage.
His original plan had indeed been what everyone suspected — he intended to fail.
With the way these people were acting, the only way he could leave was by failing.
But once he actually began the challenge and understood the rules of the Seven Worlds Challenge Formation, Chu Feng changed his mind.
As it turned out, successfully completing the Seven Worlds Challenge Formation yielded no tangible reward — only a token.
It was purely a challenge of honor, with no real benefits attached.
However, if you succeeded, the token would merge directly into the challenger's body.
If the challenger chose to display it, that would naturally prove they had succeeded.
But if they chose not to show it, no one would ever know whether they had passed.
So Chu Feng decided he would complete all seven trials.
Then, when the day came for him to fall out with the Seven Worlds Holy Land, he would flash all seven tokens and slap them right across their faces.
However smug they looked today, that was exactly how wretched they would look tomorrow.
But taking on all seven trials simultaneously was no small feat, and Chu Feng needed time to adjust.
Before long, his challenge duration had shattered the previous record.
"How… how is he still not coming down?"
"He's not giving up — he really is trying to tackle all seven at once."
"Damn it, what the hell is this kid?"
As time ticked by, Chu Feng's challenge showed no sign of ending.
The people of the Seven Worlds Holy Land realized they had been mistaken.
Chu Feng wasn't throwing the challenge on purpose — he was genuinely trying to pass.
"Lord Sacred Elder." At that moment, several elders began secretly transmitting messages to Ling Mouzi.
The implication was clear — they could not allow Chu Feng to succeed.
Having Ling Xiao's record broken was one thing, but if Jie Ranqing's record fell as well, the Holy Land would be completely humiliated.
So… they planned to sabotage Chu Feng's challenge in secret.
"Nobody make a move."
"That is the Seven Worlds Challenge Formation — once it has been activated, outsiders cannot interfere."
"If you try anything underhanded, you'll only expose yourselves and make the Holy Land look bad."
Ling Mouzi replied secretly, but then added: "There's no need to worry too much. He won't succeed."
Unlike the others, Ling Mouzi — as a Sacred Elder — was quite confident.
Sure enough, the formation eventually ceased, and Chu Feng collapsed weakly to the ground.
No need to ask — seeing the dejected look on Chu Feng's face, the people of the Seven Worlds Holy Land all breathed a collective sigh of relief.
"So that's all you've got, Chu Feng? And here I thought taking on all seven at once meant you were something special."
The red-haired man who had provoked Chu Feng earlier immediately burst into mocking laughter.
His words were quickly echoed by a group of juniors around his age: "Exactly — he dragged it out for so long, I thought he might actually pull it off. Turns out he's worn out like a dog and still failed. What a waste of my time."
"Oh, if I'd known it would be this boring, I wouldn't have bothered watching. I could've spent this time having a heart-to-heart with my spirit beast instead."
"Silence." Suddenly, Sacred Elder Ling Mouzi barked out a furious rebuke, then spoke: "Young friend Chu Feng will, in the future, be one of us here at the Seven Worlds Holy Land."