In order to arrive as quickly as possible and assess the true situation, Chu Feng decided to take the route through the Nine Heavens Secret Realm.
"Hey Qilin, this is a critical moment — can you hurry up and refine it?"
Inside the teleportation tunnel, Chu Feng looked toward the badge that the Sky-Devouring Qilin had transformed into, but received no response.
"Senior, has your power not yet recovered?"
So Chu Feng asked the Divine Deer.
His own cultivation had yet to reach the True God Realm, yet he had heard that Baili Zilin's cultivation could be elevated to the Fourth-rank True God level.
Moreover, the progress on unsealing the gate that imprisoned the Asura Army had been going quite smoothly.
But even once it was opened, Chu Feng had no idea what level of cultivation the Asura Army would possess.
Against such a Baili Zilin, Chu Feng would be utterly unable to cope on his own.
What's more, Chu Feng felt that the President of the Martial Artists' Chamber of Commerce was right — this was very likely a trap.
After all, he carried within him the Origin of the Vein.
This was something Chu Feng could not yet put to use, but it was something everyone coveted.
So Baili Zilin was not the real threat — the real threat was most likely the Prison Sect.
"Not yet."
The Divine Deer did respond, but this was not the answer Chu Feng had wanted.
"Senior, how long will it take to recover?" Chu Feng asked.
"This journey of yours will be difficult. Do not place your hopes in me."
"If it were up to me, I would not recommend you go."
"If you stay alive, you can avenge him. If you die along with him, no one will be left to avenge either of you," the Divine Deer said.
Chu Feng said nothing more.
Their perspectives differed — they could not persuade him, and he could hardly persuade them.
Regardless, when it came to Wang Qiang, Chu Feng would absolutely not stand by and watch him die.
So Chu Feng could only rely on himself.
Fortunately, he still had the talismans that Jie Tiannian — his aunt — had given him.
Those talismans were from ancient times, and their power far surpassed the ones the President of the Martial Artists' Chamber of Commerce had given him earlier.
They could not only protect his life but also possessed tremendous teleportation power.
At a critical moment, they would certainly come in handy.
But this kind of method was better left unused if possible.
Chu Feng still pinned his hopes on the Asura Army.
In fact, Chu Feng could already open that gate — it was just that the deeper he broke into the sealing formation, the greater the boost the Asura Army would receive.
Chu Feng wanted to push their enhancement as high as possible, though exactly how great that boost could be would only be determined once the gate was finally opened.
Thanks to the powerful teleportation of the Nine Heavens Secret Realm, it did not take long before Chu Feng arrived in the Burning Vein Mortal World.
In truth, not much time had passed since the last Nine Heavens Summit, and even Chu Feng hadn't expected to return to this land so soon.
As word spread, more and more people were gathering in the Burning Vein Mortal World.
First, people felt that the Prison Sect seemed to harbor no hostility — this contest really was nothing more than a simple agreed-upon duel.
Under those circumstances, if there was excitement to be had, naturally many people were willing to come watch.
Baili Zilin, after his battle with Wang Qiang, had already become widely renowned.
People also wanted to see who was truly stronger between this rising prodigy and Chu Feng.
Chu Feng did not head directly to Burning Vein Village.
Instead, he activated his Heavenly Eye and observed from a distance.
But even after augmenting the power of his Heavenly Eye, Chu Feng could not see through to the situation inside the Combat Platform.
"What powerful means — could it be a supreme treasure?"
Although he could not see through the barrier force enveloping the Combat Platform, Chu Feng could sense that it was no ordinary barrier.
It was a barrier force released by some powerful supreme treasure.
This put Chu Feng on alert.