After a moment of silence, the female ghost finally spoke.
"You really are a bold one."
"Since that's the case, I'll give up on those two and choose you."
When the female ghost said this, Chu Feng assumed she would get straight to the point.
Instead, the female ghost opened her gaping mouth toward Chu Feng and let out a piercing scream.
This scream was far from ordinary — the sound waves were visible to the naked eye, swirling around Chu Feng like a hurricane.
The scream could disrupt one's mind, drive one into deviation, or even shatter one's soul to death.
But Chu Feng's expression didn't change in the slightest.
Chu Feng's Mental Power was not only formidable, but his willpower was far beyond what an ordinary person possessed. The one thing he feared least was this kind of interference.
He watched as the disruptive force raged around him. His robes and hair whipped violently, and the surrounding space cracked with countless fissures — yet Chu Feng stared back at the ghost as though nothing were amiss.
The female ghost was stunned once more.
She stopped screaming.
"You little brat, are you deaf?" the female ghost asked.
"Senior, you are a Spirit World Master, aren't you?"
"Since you're a Spirit World Master, you should know I'm not deaf — it's simply that my tolerance is more than sufficient."
"Your scream just now was a test for me, wasn't it?"
"Then I've passed the test, correct?"
"Can I start working for you now?" Chu Feng asked.
"You've already said everything — is there anything left for me to say?" the female ghost shot back, then continued, "Fine, you're right. That was indeed a test, and you did indeed pass."
"Looks like you've been to quite a few ruins? Otherwise, how would you be so familiar with this kind of trick?"
"I have been to quite a few," Chu Feng said with a faint smile.
"What's your name?" the female ghost asked.
"Chu Feng," Chu Feng said.
"I'm asking for your real name," the female ghost said.
"Chu Feng is my real name," Chu Feng said.
"You don't bear the surname Jie? Nor the surname Ling?" the female ghost exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing her say this, Chu Feng understood — she had assumed his powerful Mental Power meant he hailed from the Seven Realms Holy Temple. "I am not from the Seven Realms Holy Temple," he said.
The female ghost was taken aback.
"Such an exceptional talent, yet not from the Seven Realms Holy Temple?"
"Could it be that the Seven Realms Holy Temple has already fallen into decline?"
The female ghost shook her head, and on her ashen face appeared a trace of regret laced with faint sorrow.
"Senior, could it be that you were once a member of the Seven Realms Holy Temple?" Chu Feng asked.
He felt that if she hadn't been part of the Seven Realms Holy Temple, she wouldn't have displayed such an expression.
"I once was. But not anymore," the female ghost said.
"Senior, what exactly is this place? What is your purpose in testing me?"
"I still need to cultivate — I was right at a critical juncture of my breakthrough. So let's not beat around the bush. Let's be direct and say what needs to be said," Chu Feng said.
"I'll be honest with you — there is an extraordinary treasure hidden in this place. The ice you saw is merely the tip of the iceberg."