I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

For some reason, the moment Chu Feng met Ye Zhi Qiu's gentle gaze, a sense of unease inexplicably rose in his heart.

It felt strange. The other party clearly had no hostility and even seemed to be on good terms, but Chu Feng still felt uncomfortable, as if he had been seen through from the inside out.

He nodded casually, then stepped aside without making a sound, watching Chu Qingge, Zhuge Yue, and the others step forward to register one by one.

"Young Master Chu!"

At that moment, a slightly weak voice came from behind.

Chu Feng turned around and saw Bai Luoxue walking slowly towards him, supported by a maid.

Her face was paler than when we last met, and her air of decay was even more pronounced.

"Miss Bai."

"Young Master Chu, this journey is fraught with danger. I hope you will take care." Bai Luoxue looked at him with a hint of worry in her beautiful eyes. As soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't help but cough violently, and a trace of black blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

The maid quickly helped her up, saying anxiously, "Miss!"

Chu Feng looked at her swaying figure, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Wait for me to come out. I have a way to cure your illness."

Upon hearing this, Bai Luoxue was startled and looked at Chu Feng in disbelief.

She was afflicted with the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man, a condition that even her father, the all-powerful Lord of White Emperor City, was helpless against, and no one in the entire heavens could find a cure. Yet Chu Feng actually claimed he had a solution?

She thought Chu Feng was trying to comfort her, and managed a smile on her pale face: "Then... Luo Xue will wait for Young Master Chu's triumphant return."

Not far away, the Divine Prince Shen Wudao watched this scene with cold eyes and a mocking smile on his lips.

"Successor of the Human Emperor, what a boastful tone. But you should first think about how to survive in this small world." He walked step by step towards Chu Feng, his Saintly Monarch's aura undisguised.

"I hope you don't die too soon, otherwise, it would be so boring if I lost the chance to crush you in the ring."

"Don't worry." Chu Feng looked at him calmly. "You won't live to see that day."

The air between the two seemed to freeze.

Just then, Ye Zhi Qiu, standing on the high platform, glanced at the sky and announced loudly, "The time has come!"

He formed a hand seal and pointed sharply at the chaotic portal in the center of the plaza!

"Buzz—"

The portal trembled violently, and a bottomless, pitch-black vortex slowly formed inside, emanating a powerful suction force.

"The Ranking of Prodigies Across All Realms, Round One: The Chaotic Preliminary Rounds!"

"Now, let's begin!"

At Ye Zhi Qiu's command, the various prodigies, who had been unable to contain themselves any longer, transformed into streaks of light and rushed into the vortex.

Shen Wudao glanced coldly at Chu Feng, then led several of the Divine Court's prodigies through the gate.

Demon Prince, Golden Crow Prince, Lei Dongtian, and others also entered.

"Let's go too."

Chu Feng spoke to the women around him.

However, just as he was about to step into the vortex, a faint gaze, seemingly from nowhere, was projected from the distant void and landed on him.

This gaze is very complex.

There was coldness, there was hatred, but it also seemed to be mixed with a struggle and... reluctance that he couldn't understand.

Chu Feng frowned, and his divine sense swept out instantly, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles.

However, nothing was found.

That void was completely empty, as if everything that had just happened was merely his illusion.

"What's wrong, Xiao Feng?" Chu Qingge asked.

"It's nothing."

Chu Feng shook his head, suppressing his doubts, and led everyone into the vortex that devoured everything.

Just as their figures disappeared.

Outside Baidi City, in the depths of the starry sky hundreds of millions of miles away, a figure in white stood silently.

Her beauty was unparalleled and independent, her temperament noble and aloof, as if she stood above all the heavens and myriad paths.

It was Su Youwei who emerged from the sacred mountain.

She was about to make a move.

She wanted to sever this causal link herself and erase the only flaw on her path to enlightenment.

But when she saw Chu Feng about to step into that small world, she stopped as if possessed.

That small world was created by the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion; it was fraught with danger and peril.

Even a holy king would risk perishing if he went in.

Moreover, Chu Feng is now the public enemy of all realms, and more than 90% of the geniuses who enter the small world are there for him.

Will he... die in there?

The thought flashed uncontrollably through Su Youwei's mind.

Immediately, a ripple, which she herself had not noticed, appeared in her eyes, which had been calm and still.

"I hope you die inside."

She muttered to herself, her voice cold and devoid of any emotion.

If he could die inside, that would be the best outcome.

That way, I won't have to do it myself...

……

at the same time.

In the demon realm.

The ancestral home of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, a fiery divine mountain suspended in the heavens.

At the summit of the sacred mountain, on an ancient altar, Xiao Nihuang was bound by countless crimson-gold chains and suspended in mid-air.

Below her was a massive magic circle churning with golden magma.

An old woman with white hair and a withered aura, seemingly on the verge of extinction, sat cross-legged in the center of the magic array. She was none other than the ancestor of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, who had lived for millions of years.

At that moment, her cloudy eyes gleamed with an intensely greedy and excited light.

"rise!"

With a hoarse shout, the magic circle roared into action!

Countless golden flame runes flew out from the lava and imprinted themselves on Xiao Nihuang's body.

"ah--!"

The intense pain caused Xiao Nihuang to let out a painful scream.

She could clearly feel that the phoenix bloodline within her was being forcibly stripped from her body bit by bit by a tyrannical force, flowing along the chains towards the old woman below the altar.

Outside the altar, the Heavenly Phoenix Elder, who had been frightened away by Su Youwei's words in the lower realm, was standing respectfully beside a young woman dressed in a magnificent phoenix robe, still possessing a graceful charm.

This young woman is the current patriarch of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan.

"Elder, you have done a great service this time." The Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief's face was filled with barely suppressed excitement and joy.

"If our ancestor can successfully fuse with this complete Phoenix Origin, there is a very high chance that he will break through the shackles and step into the legendary Emperor Realm!"

Imperial Realm!

Upon hearing those two words, the elder's wrinkled old face broke into a fervent smile.

"I never expected this girl to come to the Upper Realm, and I just happened to run into her. Perhaps this is Heaven's will to bring prosperity to my Heavenly Phoenix Clan!"

"However..." The elder's tone shifted, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes, "The mysterious woman who repelled me back in the lower realm possesses unfathomable strength; I still cannot fathom her. If it were her..."

"Hmph, who cares who she is!"

The Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief snorted coldly, his eyes filled with arrogance and disdain.

"Now the Phoenix bloodline is in our hands. As long as our ancestor successfully enters the Emperor Realm, our Heavenly Phoenix Clan will truly be an Imperial Clan!"

"At that time, let alone a woman of unknown origin like her, even those powerful and prestigious immortal imperial clans will no longer dare to underestimate us!"

"At that time, my Heavenly Phoenix Clan will undoubtedly become the number one clan in this demon realm!"

The Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the depths of the altar, as if he could already see the glorious future of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan ruling over all the heavens, with all demons paying homage.