"Are you shameless or what?" Huangfu Jiangyao snapped, his patience running thin.
"Who are you calling shameless? Watch your mouth."
"If you're not convinced, then let's step onto the Combat Platform. The loser takes their own life," Xiao Yu'er said.
"What? Takes their own life?"
"That's… a bit extreme, isn't it?"
The moment Xiao Yu'er's words left his mouth, the onlookers were all startled.
It was true that this person had tested Chu Feng's cultivation without permission, and that was wrong.
But did it really need to go this far?
A fight to the death over this?
This Xiao Yu'er certainly had quite the temper.
Upon hearing this, a flicker of hesitation appeared on Huangfu Jiangyao's previously fearless face.
Against anyone else, he naturally wouldn't have been afraid. But after that last exchange, he had realized that Xiao Yu'er was no ordinary fighter.
If it were just a friendly spar, he wouldn't have minded.
But staking his life on it? He genuinely wasn't confident he could win.
In short, he was rattled.
"Just give him the testing tool if he wants it."
Right then, another voice rang out.
Turning toward the sound, four figures emerged from the white mist.
All four wore the same attire as Huangfu Jiangyao.
Each also carried an identical wooden box strapped to their backs.
The first was an ordinary-looking man — average in height, average in features, average in every respect. Had it not been for the uniform and the three others beside him, he would have been the type to blend into any crowd and go completely unnoticed.
The second was a towering, brawny man who stood a full nine meters tall. Compared to the normal heights of the other three, he resembled a small giant.
The third was quite handsome, with an impressive bearing.
The fourth was a white-haired youth.
And it was the youth who had just spoken.
"Young Master."
"That is…" Huangfu Jiangyao turned to look at the youth.
"Give it to him," the youth said.
"Understood." At those words, Huangfu Jiangyao gave a slight nod and promptly stepped back to the youth's side.
This scene made everyone realize that the youth's status among these five was likely far from ordinary.
"How generous of this young man," Chu Feng said.
But the youth merely offered a faint smile and remarked, "Even if I've given it to you, can you actually use it?"
Chu Feng said nothing. Instead, he formed hand seals, and the stone instantly began to glow. The radiance enveloped Chu Feng before once again displaying his cultivation level.
Third-stage Half God!!!
At the sight of this, all five of the Huangfu clan members' expressions shifted, and even the youth couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.
They had assumed Chu Feng would be unable to activate the stone, since it required a special set of seals to operate.
Yet they never expected that Chu Feng had figured out the seals entirely on his own.
And in such a short amount of time at that.
"Thanks."
Chu Feng directly stowed the stone into his Universe Bag.
"I was originally quite interested in your Heavenly-grade bloodline."
"But third-stage Half God? That's truly disappointing," the youth sighed with a shake of his head.
"Whether you're disappointed or not doesn't matter to me. Either way, I'm quite satisfied with this Test Stone," Chu Feng replied nonchalantly.
But Xiao Yu'er wasn't about to let it slide. "What's wrong with being a third-stage Half God? I'll still beat you so badly your teeth are scattered all over the ground."
At those words, the youth turned his gaze toward Xiao Yu'er. A contemptuous smile crept onto his face, and he then glanced at Xianhai Shaoyu, his eyes carrying the same disdain.
"Xianhai Shaoyu and Xianhai Yu'er, I presume?"
"I've heard you two have some skill. But I might as well be frank."
"Had it not been for that Chu Feng triggering the Heavenly-grade bloodline phenomenon at the Seven Worlds Holy Mansion, I wouldn't have even bothered coming to this Nine Heavens Summit."
"You two were never my target, because neither of you could ever be my opponent."
The youth spoke those words directly to Xianhai Shaoyu and Xiao Yu'er.