When Puyang Han and Puyang Qi entered this place, the very first thing they wanted to do was find Chu Feng and deal with him to settle the grudge in their hearts.
Unfortunately, however… they had not found a trace of Chu Feng on the second floor, and after arriving at the third floor, they still had not found him.
Because of this, Puyang Han and Puyang Qi grew furious with embarrassment and simply began shouting, but still received no response from Chu Feng.
"Young masters, give it up. That Chu Feng may have heard your voices, but he's too afraid to fight you, so he must be hiding."
Quite a few people were currently following at the sides of Puyang Han and Puyang Qi.
Not all of them were members of the Puyang Heavenly Clan — in fact, most were from other factions, and some were even geniuses who had followed over from other regions.
The reason they attached themselves to Puyang Han and Puyang Qi was that they believed their own talents fell short of the two brothers', and so they wanted to cling to their coattails, flattering them endlessly as they journeyed onward.
And once they realized that Puyang Han and Puyang Qi harbored deep displeasure toward Chu Feng, they naturally took every opportunity to belittle him as well.
"Chu Feng may not necessarily be hiding. Actually, there is another possibility."
But just then, someone in the crowd spoke up slowly.
The moment this person opened his mouth, everyone's expressions shifted — not only Puyang Han and Puyang Qi, but even Li Anzhi, who stood not far away, turned his gaze toward the speaker.
This person seemed rather unremarkable amidst the gathering of geniuses like Li Anzhi and Puyang Qi.
But in truth, he possessed considerable strength. He was the most outstanding prodigy of the Dongguo Heavenly Clan from the Eastern Region.
Although his strength did not compare to the likes of Li Anzhi, as the top talent of the Dongguo Heavenly Clan, he possessed a fair amount of courage.
Facing the gazes of the crowd — and particularly the somewhat unfriendly stares of Puyang Han and Puyang Qi — he showed no fear and said calmly: "Chu Feng may have already entered the fourth floor of this Prodigy Formation."
"What? You're saying that Chu Feng entered the fourth floor of the Prodigy Formation? Are you joking?"
"Exactly — do you really think that Chu Feng is some unparalleled genius?"
However, the moment the Dongguo Heavenly Clan prodigy said those words, he was immediately met with ridicule and mockery from the crowd.
"Chu Feng truly is an unparalleled genius. When I first learned of him, I was just like you all — full of disbelief, even disdain. Because I couldn't believe that someone who had been declared incapable of cultivation and kicked out of his clan as trash could suddenly become so powerful."
"But when I personally heard from my elders about everything Chu Feng had accomplished, and when I watched with my own eyes as he entered the Prodigy Formation at an unbelievable speed, no matter how I tried to rationalize it, I simply could not deny it any longer." The Dongguo Heavenly Clan prodigy spoke.
His words were delivered with utmost seriousness, as though the conviction long held in his heart had finally been spoken aloud.
Quite a few people were stunned by this, and for a brief moment, a number of them actually believed him.
Even Li Anzhi's gaze grew complicated, because unlike the others, he knew full well that Chu Feng truly was a genius. If even Chu Feng could not be called a genius, then he, Li Anzhi, certainly would not deserve the title either.
After all, Chu Feng had once defeated him while being a full realm lower in cultivation.
If someone like that could not be called a genius, then in Li Anzhi's view, the entire Ancestral Martial Starfield had no one who could lay claim to the name.
"I was wondering who was hyping up Chu Feng like this — turns out it's someone from the Dongguo Heavenly Clan."
"Hmph, who doesn't know that your Dongguo Heavenly Clan and the Chu Heavenly Clan have been on friendly terms for generations? But even so, there's no need to blow Chu Feng's abilities out of proportion like this, is there?"
Before long, someone pointed out the unusually close relationship between the Dongguo Heavenly Clan and the Chu Heavenly Clan.
Once someone said this, it struck many as an epiphany, and they all concluded that this man was merely hyping Chu Feng up — and as for why, that was all too obvious. Was it not simply because of the special bond between the two clans?
For a time, the crowd cast peculiar looks toward the Dongguo Heavenly Clan prodigy, but after a round of whispers and muttered remarks, no one bothered to pay him any further attention.
As for the Dongguo Heavenly Clan prodigy himself, he remained perfectly composed in the face of those peculiar gazes and unkind words.
He saw no need to argue at length with anyone, because he knew that the truth would speak for itself.
And the truth he believed in was Chu Feng's strength.
"I believe what this brother said makes perfect sense."
Yet, almost at the very moment that everyone had written off the Dongguo Heavenly Clan prodigy as someone blindly boasting on Chu Feng's behalf, Li Anzhi's voice suddenly rang out.
Once Li Anzhi spoke, the crowd's expressions changed dramatically — even the Dongguo Heavenly Clan members were visibly taken aback.
They could not understand why a genius of Li Anzhi's caliber would also speak up for Chu Feng.
"Li Anzhi, what do you mean? Do you actually believe that Chu Feng could enter the fourth floor of the Prodigy Formation on his own?" Puyang Han asked with a furrowed brow.
"I cannot say for certain, but I do believe it is a possibility," Li Anzhi said.