"No need for you to trouble yourself with that, Lord Guardian."
Many onlookers were merely watching for a good laugh, so nearly everyone present spared him not even a glance.
But when Chu Feng stepped into the grand formation and continued forward without a change in expression or a drop in speed—crossing the tenth layer, ninth layer, eighth layer, and seventh layer at an inconceivable pace—almost everyone present could no longer stay calm.
"What's going on? This kid actually passed through so many layers without any pressure?"
At that moment, let alone everyone else—even the three Guardians, You Mingdeng, Xue Xiyue, and Fu Liansheng, changed expressions drastically. They had set up this formation themselves and knew exactly how powerful it was.
Even
Under everyone's astonished gaze, Chu Feng continued walking with an effortless stride, his speed undiminished. He crossed the sixth layer, the fifth layer, and even entered the fourth layer—a layer that Xuan Xiaochao and the others could not step into—yet his expression remained unchanged and his speed did not falter, as if he were walking on flat ground with no pressure at all.
"Heavens, that's absolutely incredible! How did he do it?"
Watching this, everyone felt their scalps tingle and a chill crawl down their spines. It seemed utterly impossible—even at the fourth layer, Chu Feng still looked completely at ease.
And when they recalled how Xuan Xiaochao and the others had performed earlier, they were truly stunned.
"Lord Guardian, is this the formation you're using to select the Acting Sect Master? Nothing special, really." Upon reaching the fourth layer, Chu Feng stopped and addressed You Mingdeng in a thoroughly mocking tone.
"You—" Hearing this, You Mingdeng ground his teeth in fury but had no rebuttal. All he could do was clench his fists and tremble with rage.
"There's no way! He couldn't have entered the fourth layer so easily. There must be something wrong with the formation." Seeing his master insulted, You Tonghan could hold back no longer.
He drew a deep breath, then broke into a wild sprint straight toward the formation. But the instant he stepped into the fifth layer, he let out a piteous scream and was blasted out by the formation's tremendous force.
"Tonghan!"
You Mingdeng's expression changed drastically as he rushed to catch You Tonghan. But because You Tonghan had been far too careless, he had taken a devastating blow and was now completely unconscious, knocked out cold by the formation's overwhelming pressure.
"This… Heavens! The formation's power hasn't diminished at all. This kid reached the fourth layer entirely on his own strength."
"This is unbelievable! Who on earth is he? How could someone this monstrous exist in our Remnant Night Demon Sect, and none of us have ever heard of him?"
You Tonghan's actions had served as an undeniable wake-up call to everyone—proof that the formation had not changed and was still just as terrifying. It was simply that this nameless kid was far too powerful, which was how he had reached the fourth layer.
After seeing You Tonghan knocked unconscious, Chu Feng let out a helpless sigh. After all, he had a decent relationship with You Tonghan and hadn't wanted to see him get hurt.
But there was nothing to be done, and he couldn't exactly blame You Tonghan for being too impulsive. After all, Chu Feng had been mocking his master—and if someone else had insulted Chu Feng's own master, Chu Feng wouldn't have been able to hold back either.