The changes occurring at the peak of the Fortune Sacred Realm's mountain were the same both inside and outside.
Therefore, it wasn't just Baili Zilin and the others who had entered the Fortune Sacred Realm who could see it.
Even those outside the Fortune Sacred Realm were able to see Chu Feng's name appear at the peak of the mountain.
Because of Baili Zilin's challenge against Chu Feng, there were already a great number of people gathered along the Bloodline Star River. As such, a tremendous crowd witnessed this scene.
And without a doubt, this scene once again shattered everyone's understanding of Chu Feng.
"That fast?"
Even Liu Kuo found it hard to believe.
Grandmaster Jiuyan wasn't as exaggerated as Liu Kuo, but the shock in his aged eyes was equally unmistakable.
"Master, when Jie Tianran left his name at the peak of the Fortune Sacred Realm, did he achieve it at this speed?" Liu Kuo looked toward Grandmaster Jiuyan.
Grandmaster Jiuyan shook his head. "Of course not."
"Was the difference significant?" Liu Kuo asked.
"A massive gap," Grandmaster Jiuyan replied.
"As expected of Brother Chu Feng."
Hearing this, Liu Kuo broke into a deeply satisfied grin — this was exactly the answer he had wanted to hear.
At this moment, it wasn't only Liu Kuo and Grandmaster Jiuyan discussing the matter. Nearly everyone who had witnessed the scene was engaged in heated discussion.
After all, the Fortune Sacred Realm had long been famous throughout the world. The younger generation might know little about it, but the older generation was all too familiar.
In fact, many of them had personally witnessed Jie Tianran leaving his name at the peak, as well as the numerous challengers who had followed.
Therefore, they all knew that Chu Feng's speed far surpassed what Jie Tianran had achieved back then.
Although Chu Feng had long since accomplished many things that ordinary people could never dream of, when this happened, the older generation couldn't help but marvel — how could anyone be so monstrous?
Compared to the bustling crowd buzzing with discussion, Jie Mubai — hiding within his formation — appeared rather isolated.
But he had no mind for such concerns. His eyes burned with frustration and bewilderment.
His gaze darted back and forth between the massive formation covering him and Chu Feng's name sitting atop the Fortune Sacred Realm's peak.
But no matter how many times he looked, the result was the same.
Chu Feng had indeed reached the summit.
"Senior, I think I might be hallucinating."
"Why do I see Chu Feng's name appearing at the peak of the Fortune Sacred Realm's mountain?"
At that moment, Baili Zilin's voice rang out as well.
He had just recovered his composure, but the shock and disbelief in his tone were still plainly evident.
Jie Mubai didn't answer directly. Instead, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and only then opened them to speak: "That is no illusion. It is real."
"Real? Didn't you say Chu Feng could never reach the summit?"
Baili Zilin's voice grew several times louder, his tone turning savage.
"I don't know how he managed it either."
"The difficulty of breaking through here is uniform for everyone. If I hadn't been able to steal the heavenly secrets of this place, you yourself would have had great difficulty reaching the top."
"By all logic, Chu Feng should not have been able to reach the summit."
These words from Jie Mubai struck Baili Zilin like a heavy hammer, sobering him up considerably.
He realized he had no right to blame Jie Mubai.
The difficulty really was that extreme.
Without Jie Mubai, he himself would never have been able to break through the formations here.
"Could it be that Chu Feng also commands the power of this place — perhaps even more than what you command?"
"That would be the only explanation. Otherwise it makes no sense. For a formation this difficult to break through, without any external help, how could he possibly have cracked it — and so quickly at that?"
Baili Zilin asked.
"Impossible. The Fortune Sacred Realm has only one Chosen One. That person is already me — no one else can possibly wield the same power."
Jie Mubai said.
"Then what's going on? His talent couldn't possibly be heaven-defying to this extent, could it?"