At that moment, most people were thrilled and excited.
But a small number were nervous.
Those who were nervous weren't just the young generation who possessed both fame and strength — their elders were on edge as well.
After all, having one's name inscribed on that Summit Pillar wasn't just an honor for the individual. It was an honor for their entire clan.
Swish, swish, swish—
Finally, the elderly man raised his brush.
The enormous brush in his hand swept back and forth at incredible speed, and before long… two large characters were etched onto the Summit Pillar.
However, the moment those two characters appeared, every person present froze.
The previously clamorous world fell into absolute silence.
An eerie silence!!!
Whoosh—
Yet, after but a single heartbeat of stillness, an explosion followed.
The entire world erupted.
Confusion, astonishment, bewilderment, shock — a tangle of complex emotions spread through the crowd.
No one could make sense of it, and the reason they couldn't was simple: the two characters on that pillar were not the name they had expected. They were a name no one had even considered.
Chu Feng!!!
That was the name now standing in Linghu Hongfei's place, inscribed upon the Summit Pillar.
"Chu Feng?"
"Which Chu Feng?"
"Someone nobody's ever heard of replaced Linghu Hongfei?"
"Am I just ignorant, or what's going on?"
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A heated debate erupted among the crowd. Though none dared openly question the Starfield Main World's decision, they made no effort to hide their incomprehension — nor their doubt regarding this person named Chu Feng.
Meanwhile, compared to the stunned onlookers, Chu Feng's reaction was perfectly calm. When he first saw the name Chu Feng written there, his response was one of complete composure, because he hadn't connected it to himself.
"Congratulations, Young Master Chu Feng." It was Tantai Xing'er, standing beside Chu Feng, who offered her congratulations.
"Huh?" Only after hearing those words did it dawn on him — this Chu Feng was him?
The moment he realized it, Chu Feng's gaze immediately turned to Wuming Xingyun.
Chu Feng had no connection to the Starfield Main World. As of today, the only people he knew from that world were Wuming Xingyun and Wuming Fenghuo.
For his name to appear on the Summit Pillar, Chu Feng figured it was most likely related to Wuming Fenghuo.
"Young friend Chu Feng, you are more than worthy of this honor." Upon sensing Chu Feng's gaze, Wuming Xingyun smiled warmly back at him.
By now, Chu Feng was certain — this matter definitely involved Wuming Fenghuo.
And indeed it did. The whole thing had been Wuming Fenghuo's idea. While still at the Tantai Heavenly Clan, Wuming Fenghuo had penned a secret letter to the officials overseeing the Ancestral Martial Ten Stars selection. In that letter, he had recommended that Chu Feng replace Linghu Hongfei and stand atop that foremost Summit Pillar.
The people aboard the Tantai Heavenly Clan's warship had already confirmed it — the Chu Feng on the Summit Pillar was none other than Chu Feng of the Chu Heavenly Clan.
In truth, they could all understand it. After all, Wuming Xingyun had already declared that in this Ancestral Martial Ten Stars selection, Chu Feng had no equal. And with his standing in the Starfield Main World, using Chu Feng's name to replace Linghu Hongfei's was, naturally, a simple matter.