"First-rank Supreme?"
"How could he be a First-rank Supreme?"
Hua Xu looked at Chu Feng again, his expression becoming extremely complicated.
From disbelief, to repeated confirmation, to finally having to accept it, panic and unease surged in his eyes.
He had originally only regarded Chu Feng as a nobody. That was why he had looked down on Chu Feng and dared to provoke him.
But now he realized that he had unwittingly provoked someone he couldn't afford to offend.
Hua Xu was also a junior, and he understood very well what kind of existence a Supreme Realm junior was.
The previously smug expression on his face was now drenched in cold sweat that couldn't be wiped away.
"Junior... Junior Sister Tu."
"What exactly is this Chu Feng's background?"
"What faction does he belong to? Why had I never heard of him before?"
In his panic, Hua Xu looked at Tu Yuanyuan and asked about Chu Feng through a secret voice transmission.
He felt that Tu Yuanyuan must know about Chu Feng; otherwise, she wouldn't have been so enthusiastic toward him earlier.
"Now that we've entered the Wulong Martial Sect, why bother so much about things from the outside?"
Although Tu Yuanyuan responded to Hua Xu, she didn't tell him anything about Chu Feng.
Her reply was perfunctory.
But Hua Xu took it as a reminder.
He thought Tu Yuanyuan was reminding him that no matter how strong Chu Feng's cultivation was or how impressive he had been outside, once they entered the Wulong Martial Sect, they were essentially the same.
And after some serious thought, Hua Xu realized that was indeed true.
Although Chu Feng's current cultivation was formidable, Hua Xu's own talent wasn't weak either. Moreover, within the Wulong Martial Sect, he didn't just have his master backing him up.
Outside, he might not be able to afford offending Chu Feng, but inside the Wulong Martial Sect, he actually had no reason to fear him.
So the cold sweat on his face stopped, and the panic began to fade.
Especially standing behind his master, he regained his confidence.
"Dao Qinian, what's going on?"
"Did the Talent Testing Platform malfunction?"
But who would have expected that Hua Xu's master, Elder Ouyang Che, would look at Dao Qinian with an angry expression.
"Reporting to Elder Ouyang, the talent test was conducted according to the rules," Dao Qinian said.
"There must have been an error. Test again."
On the plaza, another of the three Donglong Academy elders also spoke up.
"There's no need. The talent test is merely a judgment and may not be absolutely accurate."
"This young man is already a First-rank Supreme at such a young age — that is the best proof of his talent."
When Elder Ouyang Che said this, he was also re-examining Chu Feng.
The previously hostile gaze was now filled with admiration.
"Young friend Chu Feng, earlier this old man didn't have a comprehensive understanding and misunderstood you. Please don't take it to heart."
When Elder Ouyang Che said these words to Chu Feng, he was wearing a smile.
Seeing this, Hua Xu's heart tightened.
Even he could see the shift in his master's attitude toward Chu Feng.
But compared to Hua Xu, the others didn't find Elder Ouyang Che's change in attitude all that surprising.
Although Chu Feng was a First-rank Supreme, so was Xu Cheng.
Both being First-rank Supremes, Chu Feng had defeated Xu Cheng with a single strike — that alone was sufficient to demonstrate his strength.
Chu Feng, despite only achieving a wooden plank in the talent test, was very likely a monstrous genius.
For such a disciple, let alone Elder Ouyang, surely many Donglong Academy elders would want to take him under their wing.
If word got out, there would be no shortage of Donglong Academy elders who would regret it…
Regret not coming here today to select disciples.
And thus missing out on such an outstanding disciple as Chu Feng.
"Ouyang Che, you were just wrongly accusing Chu Feng, and now you think a few nice words will smooth things over?"
Among the three Donglong Academy elders, the strongest — a female elder — spoke up.
This female elder was now Tu Yuanyuan's master.
When Tu Yuanyuan had first tried to speak up for Chu Feng, she had tried to stop her.
But now, she was speaking up for Chu Feng on her own initiative.
Her change in attitude was no less dramatic than Ouyang Che's.
The reason, naturally, was Chu Feng's talent.
She too clearly wanted to take Chu Feng as her disciple.
"This old man was blind."
After saying this, Elder Ouyang Che waved his sleeve, and with a crisp slap, a resounding strike landed on Hua Xu's face.
The slap sent Hua Xu flying tens of thousands of meters.
When he landed, not only did a bloody handprint appear on his face — half of his cheek was completely distorted.
"Master, you…"
Hua Xu's face was full of disbelief.
"Unworthy disciple, do not call me master."
"I, Ouyang Che, do not have a disciple like you."