Chapter 5989: Respect?
âChu Feng, decipher that formation if you wish to earn my respect. If you do that, Iâll consider letting that woman live,â the white-haired, black-armored man said as he snapped his fingers.
Chu Feng saw the formation whirring faster and faster. Moments later, pained groans echoed from within.
It was from Huahua.
âElder, let her out. Iâm willing to enter the formation.â Chu Feng couldnât turn a blind eye to Huahuaâs suffering.
âGood.â The white-haired, black-armored man snapped his finger once more.
A figure floated out of the formation. It was Huahua.
She didnât have any injuries, but she looked withered as if she had suffered a great psychological trauma.
âElder!â
Chu Feng rushed forward to catch Huahua. He grabbed her wrist and helped calm her down.
âChu Feng, I am... alive?â
Huahua knew that she was still alive when she saw Chu Feng, but she couldnât understand how she escaped from the formation when she failed to decipher it.
âThank this junior here. He has agreed to challenge the formation on your behalf, so I made an exception and spared you. Be humble next time and do only what is within your means, lest you burden others,â the white-haired, black-armored manâs voice echoed, but this time, it came from the formation.
The man had already vanished from sight. He didnât think Huahua was qualified to face him.
Huahua turned to Chu Feng in search of answers. The latter nodded with a smile, verifying those words.
âChu Feng, you... you canât go!â Huahua grabbed Chu Fengâs hand.
âRest assured, elder. I can clear the formation.â
Chu Feng pushed Huahuaâs hand aside, knowing he had to challenge the formation or else Huahua would die.
âI wonât allow you to go, Chu Feng!â Huahua adamantly held onto Chu Fengâs hand, not allowing him to leave.
She knew how terrifying the formation was, having been through it herself. It was one thing for Chu Feng to enter it of his own volition, but he was doing it to save her.
She couldnât allow him to die for her sake!
âElder weâll both die if I donât go,â Chu Feng told her via voice transmission.
He was intimidating Huahua. His gut feeling told him that the white-haired, black-armored man wouldnât hurt him, but the same couldnât be said about Huahua.
Huahua could be in danger if he didnât enter the formation.
As he had expected, Huahua hesitated upon hearing those words. It was one thing for her to die here since she had brought this upon herself, but she couldnât drag Chu Feng down with her.
Through her reaction, Chu Feng could tell that she was a loyal friend.
âTrust me, elder. I can clear the formation. Iâll bring you out of here safely,â Chu Feng said with a smile.
He pushed aside Huahuaâs hand and walked toward the formation.
Huahua strained herself to sit up to watch Chu Fengâs departing silhouette. Fluster and guilt could be seen reflected on her face, like a child who had done wrong. They wouldnât have been in this precarious position if not for her insisting on entering the formation.
However, it was too late for regrets. She could only pray for Chu Feng to fare better than her. Under her watch, Chu Fengâs figure disappeared in the formation, and the formation whirred into action.
As Chu Feng had expected, this formation couldnât be deciphered with Initiate Tome as it was a trial formation. However, he soon realized that the trial served to test oneâs willpower and talent. It would have been hellish for anyone else, but it was easier than he had thought.
In the formation, spirit power gushed through Chu Fengâs body like vicious ghosts, bringing a frown to his face. Just because he had strong willpower didnât mean that the trial was a breeze for him. He had to close his eyes and clench his teeth to endure the excruciating pain.
All of a sudden, he opened his eyes. He realized that the spirit power raging in the surroundings was no longer attacking him.
Moments later, the white-haired, black-armored man emerged from the flurrying spirit power. From the looks of it, Chu Feng had cleared the trial.
âAs expected of the strongest prodigy of the present era. Chu Feng, you didnât let me down.â
Chu Feng could sense the white-haired, black-armored manâs gaze despite not being able to see his face. He sensed that the other party was delighted with the outcome.
âElder, is there something you need me to do?â Chu Feng asked.
âNot at all,â the white-haired, black-armored man replied.
âReally?â
âAre you that eager to do something for me?â
âIf thereâs something to be gained, I donât mind working for it.â
âSo thatâs what youâre after. Iâll be disappointing you. You wonât be getting any cultivation resources or treasures from me. However, you have already obtained the most valuable thing here, and thatâs my respect.â
Chu Feng chuckled.
Most people desired respect, but that also depended on who it was coming from. Chu Feng wanted to be respected too, but he didnât need the respect of everyone in the world. More often than not, he didnât care about how others viewed him.
That was why he preferred treasures over something as intangible as respect.
However, there was no point harping on this matter since the white-haired, black-armored man had already made his stance clear.
Thus, Chu Feng changed the topic and asked, âElder, may I know how I should address you?â
âYou need not know who I am. Youâll learn about me once you reach a certain level.â
âElder, what level do I have to reach to learn about you?â
The white-haired, black-armored man chuckled before asking, âYou have acquired the World Spiritist Emperorâs legacy, right?â
âMm.â Chu Feng didnât deny it, knowing that the other party wouldnât have asked that question without any basis.
âYouâll be qualified to know more about me once your strength approaches that of the World Spiritist Emperor, but for now, you still have to work hard. Thereâs still a huge gap between the present era and the Ancient Era.â
Everything began to dissipate. A humongous spirit formation gate manifestedâit was identical to the spirit formation gate they had entered earlier.
Meanwhile, the white-haired, black-armored man retreated into the flurrying spirit power.
Sensing that the other party was about to leave, Chu Feng quickly asked, âElder, do you know what happened in the Ancient Era? Whatâs in the Ninth Galaxy? What treasures are there?â
He dropped a series of questions, but there was no response.