The ruins within the Eight Desolations Mass Grave were the ruins of Master Kaihong.
And Chu Feng, Wang Qiang, and Zhao Hong had become the inheritors of Master Kaihong's legacy.
Before long after this matter spread, the various powers led by the Sword Immortal Sect, Buddha Light Heavenly Temple, Zhou Heavenly Clan, and Kong Heavenly Clan publicly announced to the world that they would protect Chu Feng. Anyone who dared to harm Chu Feng would be making an enemy of them all.
Once these two great matters spread, they immediately caused an uproar throughout the Hundred Refinements Mortal World.
If Chu Feng had previously been only somewhat famous, then the Chu Feng of now had undoubtedly become one of the most attention-grabbing figures in the entire Hundred Refinements Mortal World.
After all, a new title had now been placed above Chu Feng's head — the inheritor of Master Kaihong.
Many people believed that Chu Feng would very likely surpass Young Master Dawn and become the most dazzling genius in the Hundred Refinements Mortal World.
In truth, it was not only Chu Feng. Wang Qiang and Zhao Hong were also the center of much attention, with people feeling that the two of them were no ordinary figures either, and that there must be great powers standing behind them.
Some people even began investigating the true identities of Wang Qiang, Zhao Hong, and Chu Feng.
However, while all this speculation was running rampant, the three principal figures of this affair — Chu Feng and the others — had absolutely no knowledge of any of it.
After the three of them had departed the Eight Desolations Mass Grave that day, they had headed toward the location of the Drought Demon's Dead Water Pool.
The Drought Demon's Dead Water Pool was a forbidden zone. Due to the peculiar environment there, it had always been sparsely populated — one could even say that living beings were rarely seen.
But in truth, it was not only the Drought Demon's Dead Water Pool itself that was deserted. The vast region surrounding it was equally devoid of people — it was a forgotten land.
If the Hundred Refinements Arena had not happened to be built in that very region, there likely would have been no one setting foot there year after year.
As a result, no matter what great events transpired in the Hundred Refinements Mortal World, news of them would never travel in that direction.
And since Chu Feng and his companions were heading in that direction themselves, they naturally heard nothing of any of it.
"Husband, husband, I just thought of something."
Suddenly, a voice as gentle as water and as sweet as honey came from Zhao Hong's mouth.
The moment that voice rang out, Chu Feng's expression shifted. He then turned his gaze toward Zhao Hong.
When Chu Feng saw the shy, bashful look on Zhao Hong's face at that moment, a faint smile of sympathy tugged at the corner of his lips, and he cast a sympathetic gaze toward Wang Qiang.
Sure enough, Wang Qiang's face had already turned a shade of green. A cold sweat had broken out all over his body, and he asked Zhao Hong with extreme caution: "W-Wife… w-wife, what little trick are you trying to pull this time? C-Can you… can you please stop picking on me?"
Really, this could not be blamed on Wang Qiang. Along the way, Zhao Hong had tormented him more than once. The two of them had bickered constantly during their journey, and though Wang Qiang stammered, his tongue was far from useless. When it came to verbal sparring, Zhao Hong was really no match for Wang Qiang.
And whenever Zhao Hong found herself losing an argument, she would resort to violence, and Wang Qiang would naturally suffer terribly at her hands.
Yet Wang Qiang simply could not keep his mouth shut and insisted on arguing back every time. Having been punished rather severely the last time, he had learned his lesson — no matter how Zhao Hong tried to provoke him, he would just silently nod in agreement and dare not retort.
But Zhao Hong suddenly acting this way was far too obviously strange, and it truly gave Wang Qiang a fright.
"Not at all. I just had a sudden flash of inspiration and thought of something," Zhao Hong said with a beaming smile.
"Wh-What is it?" Wang Qiang asked, trembling with apprehension.
"Husband, let's each cast an Ensnaring Soul Barrier Curse on each other!" Zhao Hong said.
"Wh-What?! Wh-Wh-What did you say?! An En-Ensnaring Soul Barrier Curse?!"
"What on earth would we need that thing for all of a sudden?! Th-That's… that's terrifying!!!" Upon hearing these words, Wang Qiang's jaw dropped in shock.
Even Chu Feng furrowed his brow slightly, a knot of tension forming in his chest.