Firefire, Your Master! Above the Grandmaster!? Beyond the Peak of Martial Dao!?

"Grandmaster?"

"He doesn't even qualify to hold my master's shoes!"

Xiao Huohuo's sonorous voice caused all the surrounding noise to die down.

Everyone stared at Xiao Huohuo in shock. Looking at the youth's resolute expression, they exchanged glances, each seeing the astonishment in the other's eyes.

"This..."

For a moment, everyone was at a loss for words.

After a long while, the Moon Sword Sect's Sect Master on the Small Immortal Terrace furrowed his brow incredulously and said:

"A Grandmaster is already the pinnacle of the Southern Desolate Realm."

"Even the God-Emperors of the Five Great Dynasties must treat a Grandmaster as an honored guest."

"It could be said that Grandmasters are the heavens of Southern Desolate martial artists."

"Yet the heavens of martial artists don't even qualify to hold Xiao Huohuo's master's shoes?"

Everyone shook their heads.

They had all heard the trace of displeasure in the voice of the Moon Sword Sect's Sect Master, who had been optimistic about Xiao Huohuo from the very beginning.

Xiao Huohuo's talent was indeed formidable, but he was far too arrogant.

He had actually insulted the Grandmaster whom the entire Southern Desolate Realm worshiped.

The Mountain Gate Sect Master beside them wore a cold expression and gave a cold snort.

"How is that possible?"

"In the entire history of the Southern Desolate Realm, there has never been a truly powerful expert beyond the Grandmaster realm."

"The so-called Celestial Man exists only in the mouths of storytellers or in the records of legends."

"He has never truly existed."

"Even if Xiao Huohuo's talent is terrifying, and even if his master's ability to teach disciples is first-rate, I still cannot believe that there is an expert in this world stronger than a Grandmaster."

Everyone nodded repeatedly.

Ignoring the crowd's discussion, Chu Feng looked at Xiao Huohuo on the Training Ground, nodded in satisfaction, and thought with emotion:

"As expected, I didn't take the wrong disciple."

"As for the ability to fill in the blanks, Xiao Huohuo can make me perfect in his own mind. I don't need to say a single extra word."

"As for comprehension, she can figure out how to cultivate the immortal arts I scribbled down and master them herself."

"She also believes in me completely. Whenever anyone says anything against me, she is the first to stand up and pick a fight."

"If not for all these things coming together, I probably would have spent my whole life in some deep, remote wilderness."

Indeed, in this world, how could there be a second person who believed in him as completely as Xiao Huohuo did, treated the immortal arts he had made up as priceless treasures, and truly comprehended the Dao Law from his scribblings?

It could be said that without Xiao Huohuo, Chu Feng would merely possess a system without ever having the chance to use it.

If he had encountered anyone else after transmigrating into this world, things would have been over.

Thus, he and Xiao Huohuo could only be said to have brought out the best in each other, rushing toward one another from both directions.

Looking at Xiao Huohuo, Chu Feng raised a hand and pressed it down.

"Huohuo, Your Master doesn't need anyone to hold his shoes."

He walked slowly to the front of the Misty Sect and, under the latter's gaze, clasped his hands behind his back.

"However, my disciple wasn't wrong."

"This Seat truly isn't some Grandmaster."

"Over the long years, This Seat has already reached the end of cultivation."

"It cannot be described by realms."

The moment these confident words left his mouth, everyone was shocked.

They were all shaken by the otherworldly air surrounding Chu Feng.

On the Small Immortal Terrace, several old men exchanged glances. They lowered their heads in thought and discussed in hushed voices.

"In the past hundred years, it seems we haven't heard of anyone reaching the Peak Realm of the Grandmaster realm."

"Forget the past hundred years. The last martial artist to reach the Peak Realm of the Grandmaster realm and become renowned far and wide was Bodhidharma Patriarch, more than six hundred years ago."

The speaker cast two disdainful glances at Chu Feng.

"Could he be saying that he is Bodhidharma Patriarch?"

Everyone let out a burst of cold laughter, the corners of their mouths twitching.

Below, several Misty Sect Elders also sneered.

"Xiao Huohuo defeated the Young Sect Master. No one can deny that her talent and strength are formidable."

"This master of hers may truly have some ability, but he is blowing things far too much."

As soon as his voice fell, the disciples on the corridors also chimed in one after another.

"The Elder is right. That fellow is simply too arrogant."

"Experts are all incomparably humble and admit that they're lacking. Anyone who comes out boasting like this right away is definitely a fake expert."

"If you ask me, perhaps they aren't some master and disciple at all. Maybe Xiao Huohuo just stepped in dog shit and happened to eat some heavenly treasure..."

"These fake experts are just like those swindlers down the mountain who tell stories and sell popular tales. They love trampling Grandmasters the most."

The more they spoke, the more disdain appeared on everyone's faces.

Martial artists all worshiped the strong.

With Xiao Huohuo and her master trampling on the supreme realm of the Southern Desolate Realm like this, who could possibly retain any goodwill toward them?

Even Xiao Huohuo's formidable performance earlier was forcibly explained away at this moment.

After all, who would want to admit that an arrogant madman who had achieved a little was looking down on everyone and even dared mock a Grandmaster?

Everyone in the Misty Sect, including the visiting factions who had come to observe the ceremony, immediately lost all goodwill toward Xiao Huohuo and her master.

Clap, clap, clap...

Suddenly, a round of applause from who knew where drew everyone's attention.

The applause was neither loud nor soft, yet it seemed to contain vigorous inner force that reverberated throughout heaven and earth.

The disciples on both corridors changed expressions and frowned one after another.

It was merely a crisp round of applause, yet it had actually stirred their blood into a restless churn.

Countless gazes searched toward the heavens and earth.

Chu Feng and the Misty Sect's Sect Master also looked toward the sky at the same time.

Following their gazes, everyone saw several black shadows drifting above the clouds.

When they noticed those figures, everyone's expressions changed.

Five terrifying auras came through the air, stirring the sky into a series of thunderous booms, as though a celestial dragon were shattering through the void.

Their auras were so powerful that even the clouds automatically parted before them, giving everyone the illusion that the sky had dimmed several shades.

Looking at the five people, the leaders of the various factions who had come to observe the ceremony rose in alarm. Even the usually composed Elders of the Misty Sect on the Immortal Terrace below could no longer remain calm. They stared at the five figures gravely.

If their earlier speculation about Xiao Huohuo's master's realm had shocked them,

then the aura leaking from these five people was enough to make them all panic.

All five of them were genuine Grandmaster experts who had surpassed the Misty Sect's Sect Master!

Behind the five people, dozens of densely packed figures slowly followed.

Those figures were also walking through the air!

In the sky, the person at the front wore a set of Black Robes. His hair and beard were streaked with white, while his cheeks were plump like a child's, giving him an exceedingly strange appearance.

His eyes shone brightly as his gaze fell upon Chu Feng, yet a hint of teasing curved the corners of his mouth.

"Wonderful. Truly wonderful."

"It's written even better than the stories told by those storytellers in the teahouses."

"Heh heh, this trip of mine was certainly worthwhile."