Chu Feng, Linghu Yueyue, Linghu Tiemian, Dantai Xing'er, Linghu Mingye, Linghu Lun, Mengyan Wushuang, Tongtian Yuanming, Tang Zhenghao, Wuma Shengjie.
These were the rankings of the ten Pinnacle Pillars.
The rankings on the pillars used for the betting, however, were quite different.
Linghu Yueyue, Linghu Tiemian, Dantai Xing'er, Linghu Mingye, Linghu Lun, Wuma Shengjie, Mengyan Wushuang, Tongtian Yuanming, Tang Zhenghao, Others, Chu Feng.
Chu Feng, who held the top position on the Pinnacle Pillars, had been ranked dead last on the betting pillars—even the pillar representing all of the other contestants ranked higher than his.
In this situation, Chu Feng once again became the focus of everyone's discussion.
"See, I told you he was trash."
"That's right. I saw it with my own eyes that day—the members of the Xu Heavenly Clan beat him senseless. He's nothing but a first-grade True Immortal. What gives him the right to replace Linghu Hongfei?"
Since a considerable number of people had witnessed the Linghu Heavenly Clan members bullying Chu Feng that day, the news began to spread.
Before long, many more people came to learn that this Chu Feng was indeed the son of Chu Xuanyuan. That although he had survived and could cultivate martial arts, his aptitude was truly limited—he had inherited none of the freakish, monstrous talent of Chu Hanxian or Chu Xuanyuan.
"So it seems this Chu Feng really does lack talent."
The chatter about Chu Feng grew louder and louder, sweeping through the sea of people in an instant. Those gathered around the Gong Heavenly Clan members also began to believe that the Clan Master of the Gong Heavenly Clan and that young member of theirs had been telling the truth—Chu Feng really was nothing more than a first-grade True Immortal.
"Holy crap, someone actually bet on Chu Feng?"
"Are they out of their mind? Betting on garbage like that?"
Suddenly, the crowd erupted. Someone had actually placed Immortal Martial Stones into the pillar before Chu Feng—the one that had been completely empty. And the amount was staggering: a full one million stones.
"Oh, it's that old man—why would he bet so many Immortal Martial Stones on Chu Feng?" Someone quickly recognized the person.
Although this individual was not a famous figure throughout the Ancestral Martial Starfield, he was someone of some standing—one who had witnessed Chu Feng's abilities at the Li Heavenly Clan's ancient ruins that day.
And after that, more people began placing bets on Chu Feng, one after another.
Although the number of bettors was not large, every single wager was enormous.
Not a single one was less than one million Immortal Martial Stones.
The highest among them reached ten million Immortal Martial Stones—a truly staggering sum.
And every one of these people had witnessed Chu Feng's abilities at the Li Heavenly Clan's ancient ruins that day.
"Are these people insane? Betting this much on Chu Feng?"
"Idiots. A bunch of absolute idiots. Just because they think Chu Hanxian and Chu Xuanyuan were amazing, they assume Chu Feng must be amazing too."
"Hmph, we saw it with our own eyes—Chu Feng is nothing but a first-grade True Immortal. We already told everyone, but if they refuse to believe it, that's nobody else's fault."
"If you won't listen to good advice, you'll pay the price. Just wait—there'll come a day when you regret it."
Those who disliked Chu Feng—especially the members of the Gong Heavenly Clan—were none too pleased about these people frantically placing bets on Chu Feng.
They even began declaring with certainty that everyone who had bet on Chu Feng would lose miserably.
Whoosh—
At that very moment, a blinding beam of light blazed forth from among the countless other rays.
It too was Immortal Martial Stones, but this particular beam drew everyone's attention purely because the quantity it represented was truly enormous.
Every one of them was a cultivator, and at a single glance they could tell—within that beam of light were one billion Immortal Martial Stones.
This shattered every bet placed so far. It was the single highest wager of all.
And this highest bet of all had not been placed on Linghu Yueyue, nor on Dantai Xing'er—but on Chu Feng.
"Heavens! One billion Immortal Martial Stones—someone actually bet that much on Chu Feng?!"