At this moment, the juniors began turning their gaze toward the elders present.
Openly, they whispered among themselves.
Secretly, they sent voice transmissions.
They began seeking confirmation from the elders in attendance.
Because they had started to doubt whether what Chu Xuan Zhengfa said was actually true.
After all, the ancestor of the Chu Heavenly Clan, Chu Yetianhong, held an irreplaceable position in their hearts. He was the strongest existence in all of history.
And yet Chu Xuan Zhengfa had claimed that Chu Feng's father and grandfather had both surpassed Chu Yetianhong in talent.
This was no longer a matter of whether they could accept it — it was something they simply could not believe.
And so, after seeking confirmation, the shock on their faces grew even more profound.
Because every inquiry they made came back with an affirmative answer.
Chu Xuan Zhengfa had not been lying. Chu Xuanyuan and Chu Hanxian had truly both ascended to the ninth level of the Nine Heavens Heavenly Lightning Platform.
Hsss—
The gazes directed at Chu Feng grew increasingly complex.
They all said a tiger father does not beget a dog son. As the grandson of Chu Hanxian and the son of Chu Xuanyuan, it was entirely possible that Chu Feng really could ascend to the eighth level of that Heavenly Lightning Platform.
"Hmph. Even if your father and grandfather both reached the ninth level, so what?"
"Their achievements belong to them, not to you," Chu Huanyu said to Chu Feng.
Chu Feng did not argue. He simply offered a faint smile and said only one thing: "Just watch."
With that, Chu Feng stepped forward before the crowd and ascended to the first step of the Nine Heavens Heavenly Lightning Platform.
Thump—
Roar—
The moment Chu Feng's foot touched down, the glass-like step let out a furious roar. At the same time, bolt after bolt of lightning surged forth from the step, flowing upward through the soles of his feet and into his body, connecting with his Heavenly Lightning Bloodline.
In that instant, Chu Feng was enveloped in lightning.
And as the lightning surged into his body, an intense wave of pain washed over him. It felt as though he had been paralyzed.
From the inside out, he was being struck and torished by the relentless bolts of lightning.
But this was pain Chu Feng could endure. After all, this was not his first time setting foot upon the Heavenly Lightning Platform.
Perhaps it was because he had walked these steps before, or perhaps it was because his strength had increased significantly since then — but Chu Feng actually felt that the torment inflicted by the Heavenly Lightning Platform this time was considerably less severe than the last.