I am the best in the world (5): This is embarrassing, isn’t it?

Everyone was well-informed and experienced, so they didn’t scream in terror at the sight. They just paused for a moment, then shifted their gaze back to the door, clearly indicating that the second answer was wrong.

Chu Feng asked Si Qi, “Which one do you think it is?”

Si Qi replied, “The last one.”

Chu Feng said “Okay,” without asking why, and directly walked over to press the last pattern.

Seeing this, the people around immediately widened their eyes and held their breath, fearing that this knowledgeable big shot would end up like the previous person, being shattered into countless pieces, dying without any chance to fight back. 

Chu Feng calmly placed his hand on the door under the anxious gaze of those around him.

The next second, the imagined terrifying scene did not occur. The heavy and massive black door creaked and suddenly cracked open a gap in the middle.

The gap grew larger and larger, spreading to the ground and the ceiling, splitting the door into two irregular doors, which then slowly opened backward.

The crowd, holding their breath: “…”

Uh.

A group of people exchanged glances and awkwardly said:

“You gave me a scare.”

“Good luck.”

They had just started to breathe a sigh of relief when they looked at the new scene behind the open door and couldn’t help but go crazy: “What the heck, why is there still a door behind the door?!”

They hesitated, unwilling to step forward and try. Si Wu had just answered the question incorrectly and didn’t want to show off, risking their lives for nothing.

Seeing a group of people hesitating to move forward, Chu Feng looked down at the young man in his arms and said, “Si Qi?”

Si Qi hummed and casually said, “The second to last one.”

The group standing next to Chu Feng turned to Si Wu and asked, “What does it say on the door this time?”

Si Wu stared intently at the gate, and with some difficulty said, “Wait, let me take a look first…”

But before he could even struggle to translate the text on the door, Chu Feng’s palm was already pressed against the second-to-last row of ancient characters.

Everyone thought that Chu Feng must be crazy; otherwise, how could he trust the words of that useless Si Qi so much?

But the reality was, Chu Feng didn’t die, and the door opened again.

A group of people were left speechless.

Then came the third and fourth doors. Everyone watched as one door after another opened, unable to help but murmur, “Actually, besides the first door, it doesn’t matter what answer you choose for the rest, right? It’s not deadly at all.”

“Otherwise, this luck would be too good…”

Unlike this group’s deep suspicion, ever since last night’s trial, the Flower Squad, who had inexplicably trusted Si Qi, had completely turned into Si Qi’s brainless fans. Although they didn’t know what to praise, they confidently and arrogantly said, “What do you know? This is strength!”

“Yeah! Good luck is also a part of strength!”

“Young Master Si is amazing!”

After a series of close calls, they finally passed through the sixth door. Behind the sixth door, it was no longer a matter of choice, but a familiar plant predicament.

Previously, there were only thorns blocking their way, costing them four or five people before they managed to get through. This time, however, there were hundreds of deadly plants capable of instantly killing a person blocking their path, leaving them feeling hopeless.

“…Is this a place where a person can get through?!”

They shouted in frustration.

Seeing everyone’s morale so low, Si Wu immediately stepped forward to encourage them, “Everyone, don’t give up! As long as we are united enough, we can definitely get through!”

A group of people exchanged glances with each other, and after a moment, they nodded vigorously and said excitedly, “Yeah! We’ve come this far! How can we back down now!”

“Brothers! Let’s go all out!!”

The group shouted passionately, but one person, who had been watching from the back and had been taking advantage of the situation, coldly said, “Wait a minute. If we rush in and risk our lives, the ones who will benefit in the end will be these people. We shouldn’t be used as a shield for no reason.”

Hearing this, the emotionally charged group came to their senses and angrily said, “Damn! You’re right! This time, we absolutely won’t rush in front and let them take advantage of us!”

“Let’s all go together!”

Chu Feng had walked a long way and had figured it out. He knew that this trial ground couldn’t be solved by brute force. He said to Si Qi, “What do you think?”

The group on the opposite side couldn’t help but sneer, “What can he think? Does he think this time will be like the previous black gate, where they can pass through unscathed by luck?”

“Do they really think good luck can solve all their problems?”

Si Qi carefully looked at the plant hell ahead, and after a moment, he slowly said, “Do you see that black flower? Pick it.”

The expert standing behind Si Qi said with glee, “Young master, do you know what will happen if that flower is picked?”

One member of the Flower Squad nervously said, “A curse will be unleashed! The person who picks this flower will be eroded by the power of the curse, gradually assimilated by the invisible darkness… and eventually be completely transformed into darkness!”

Chu Feng did not pay attention to these alarmist words. He glanced at Si Qi, who nodded at him. Then, carrying the immobile Si Qi, he walked over and, without hesitation, uprooted the flower just as he had erased the pattern on the door.

Accompanied by the faint sound of soil loosening, an indescribably mournful scream suddenly erupted in everyone’s ears, like the heart-wrenching wail of a dying person being choked, containing endless resentment.

A plume of black smoke, accompanied by a sound, erupted from the center of the flower and rushed towards Chu Feng at an incredible speed.

Chu Feng instinctively retreated with Si Qi, but before they could dodge, the nearby black flower, which was known for its fondness for consuming curses, excitedly opened its gaping maw and bit down, swallowing the menacing black mist in one gulp. Without hesitation, it continued to bite towards the other two humanoid prey in front of it.

Chu Feng’s body slightly moved as he was about to continue retreating, but the cursed carnivorous plant, having consumed the dark curse, had become the one closest to death among all the living beings present. Thus, the Corruption Flower, which preyed on such victims, set its sights on it. The flower leaned down towards it, and a liquid as corrosive as sulfuric acid dripped from its center onto the main stem of the carnivorous plant, instantly turning it into gas.

As a result, the murderous carnivorous plant fell to the ground with a thud, unable to move again.

Chu Feng was slightly taken aback, then had to change direction for the third time and continue retreating. Soon after, the vine that craved corrosive liquid rushed over, wrapping around the pure white flower on the ground.

Chu Feng: “…………”

He instinctively felt that something else was about to happen, so he stood still in place. The next second, he indeed saw the vine-loving grass pounce over, easily severing the vine’s body.

Immediately, the branches that favored the grass struck, pinning the grass to the ground…

Chu Feng was completely convinced.

What does it mean when one hair is pulled and the whole body moves?

This scene before him was the answer.

After pulling out the black flower, Chu Feng did nothing, standing expressionless in place, watching the chaotic plant battle of “you kill me, I kill you” ahead, feeling very calm inside.

However, while he could remain calm and watch everything before him, the group behind him could not.

The expressions on dozens of faces were unexpectedly unified, staring in astonishment at the bizarre scene of chaos unfolding before them, as if they were in an incredible dream, unable to regain their senses for a long time.

What, what was going on here?

Wasn’t it supposed to be a curse? Weren’t they supposed to work together and attack?

How come these plants attacked on their own before they even made a move???

Hundreds of plants were fiercely battling and hunting each other, and soon the ground was covered with their corpses, a slaughter more ruthless than any battlefield, a meat grinder destroying all life in its path.

Watching this scene, Chu Feng thought to himself that finding the first and most crucial plant among these hundreds, using external force to kill it and break the balance here, then luring out a series of subsequent death opportunities, was definitely not an easy task.

Choosing the wrong one or killing too many could lead to a chain reaction of failure, and the frenzied plants would not hesitate to charge at the nearest humans.

Si Qi’s initial reminder was extremely important, directly determining the final outcome of this battle.

But except for Chu Feng, the people behind seemed to have never thought of this.

They were all in a daze.

Watching the plants kill each other until none were left, everyone stepped on the already dead plant remains with blank faces as they walked through this death zone towards the next test point.

The road ahead was the same as before.

It was almost like when everyone encountered a normal problem, Si Wu raised his weapon and shouted, “Brothers, charge!”

Then the people on Si Wu’s side, those who were injured and those who died, managed to get through the ordeal.

When they encountered an extremely difficult challenge that Si Wu’s group couldn’t overcome, they stopped to prevent the people behind them from taking advantage, and Chu Feng said, “Si Qi?”

Then Si Qi solved the seemingly hopeless problem, and everyone passed through unscathed.

Once or twice was fine, but after it happened multiple times, even the dullest person could sense something was off.

Finally, when Si Wu once again shouted the life-threatening slogan “Brothers, let’s go!” a magic warrior who had been following Si Wu closely and called him brother suddenly asked Si Qi, “Which way should we go?”

Si Wu turned around in disbelief, only to find that everyone who had been following him was now looking at Si Qi, all waiting for Si Qi’s response!

Si Qi casually said, “Just walk through the second wall of flames.”

Si Wu, somewhat anxious, stepped forward and said, “Walk through? Do you know that fire can burn people to death?!”

Si Qi shrugged indifferently, lightly patting Chu Feng’s shoulder with his pale fingers.

In front of everyone, Chu Feng just hugged Si Qi and walked step by step towards the flames, then their figures disappeared into the flames.

“…………”

The entire venue fell silent for a moment.

Huang Bo and the others almost couldn’t contain their excitement and laughter.

One person hesitantly said, “Are they dead?”

“Impossible, right? With Senior Chu’s strength, even if they were burned by the flames, there would at least be some commotion.”

“Then they aren’t dead?”

“How is that possible… we all saw the power of those flames with our own eyes before.”

The crowd fell into a brief silence, and finally, one member of the Flower Squad gritted his teeth and shouted, “I believe in Young Master Si!”

Then, under the tense gaze of the crowd, he clenched his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, and charged forward, disappearing into the flames in the blink of an eye.

The group collectively gasped.

Before they could even evaluate this person’s impulsive action, the person emerged from behind the firewall, both surprised and delighted, saying, “Hey! This firewall really isn’t dangerous at all!!”

Seeing this, everyone was completely convinced.

“Truly amazing…”

One by one, they nervously and tensely passed through the firewall. It was hot, but they felt no burning sensation at all, as if they were just passing through a patch of air, and they walked unobstructed to the other side of the firewall.

Just as they saw Si Qi and Chu Feng already standing behind the next checkpoint, Si Qi seemed to say something, and Chu Feng led him straight towards the bottomless cliff, then stepped onto an invisible transparent road.

Seeing this, everyone was completely convinced this time.

The heir of the Si family was truly impressive, amazing! Respect!

Knowing that without Si Qi and the others to guide them, their group would definitely fall to their deaths from the high altitude, everyone no longer cared about anything else and closely followed Chu Feng, stepping exactly where he stepped, not daring to make a mistake, not even by a fraction.

Si Wu, with a grim expression, watched Si Qi leading the way from a distance, his fists clenched tightly by his side.

After finally getting out of the terrifying cliff area, someone couldn’t help but ask Si Qi, “How did you do it?”

“Was it really just luck?”

This group of people had been fighting alongside Si Wu all night, their bodies either injured or burned, with not a single intact spot on them, looking utterly disheveled.

In contrast to Si Qi, who was clean, tidy, elegant, and comfortable, they looked utterly ridiculous.

“I’m just finding the answer to the problem and giving the correct response.”

Si Qi seemed to mockingly say to them, “When you encounter a pit, you should build a ladder to walk over it, not jump into the pit and then struggle to climb out. Don’t you understand this principle? Or is it…”

Si Qi looked at the ashen-faced Si Wu with a smile, deliberately provoking him: “Who misled you? You suffered so much because of him, and you still don’t realize it?”

Everyone recalled the various hardships they had endured alongside Si Wu, “sharing joys and sorrows,” “fighting bloodily,” and the more they thought about it, the more they felt something was off. Looking at the injuries on their bodies and then at the unscathed group of the Flower squad, they were instantly furious.

“Damn it!”

“I’ve been suffering all this time for nothing?”

“Every time I want to give up, want to take a break for a while, Si Wu is there fanning the flames, saying that if we just put in a little effort, we can push through, that if everyone works together, we can definitely overcome the difficulties. What the hell! We didn’t even need to push through, okay? All the dangers we encountered along the way were caused by this guy misleading us!!”

“Meeting this guy is really bad luck! If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have suffered so much, working all night, risking our lives at every moment! What the hell have we been doing!”

Si Wu was so furious that smoke was coming out of his ears, his face turning ashen as he said, “If it weren’t for me, how could you lot have made it through those perilous places?”

“Ha! So now your true colors are finally revealed, no longer pretending to be selfless and caring about brotherhood?” a magic warrior sneered. “Actually, you just want to use our strength to lighten your burden, right? Otherwise, why would you keep urging us to move forward with you? If you really cared about our safety, you should have let us turn back halfway. We are all competitors and have only known each other for less than a day. Your eagerness to have us go with you and obtain the inheritance together is impossible without ulterior motives.”

Hearing him say this, those who had been with Si Wu and had a good impression of him suddenly realized and angrily shouted, “So that’s how it is!”

“No wonder!”

“I was wondering how someone could be so good!”

Thinking of the times they had almost died before, this group of people, furious, drew their weapons and charged at Si Wu.

The experts’ faces changed drastically, and they quickly intervened. Si Qi shouted, “Don’t go!”

The experts completely ignored him, immediately knocking away the audacious magic warriors to ensure their young master’s safety. Huang Bo even drew a dagger and viciously stabbed at Si Qi’s heart, his face filled with malice.

He had been putting up with Si Qi for a long time.

The surrounding magic warriors, who hadn’t acted, were completely dumbfounded by the sudden turn of events.

Chu Feng waved his hand to block the dagger and kicked Huang Bo in the abdomen. With a cracking sound, his spine broke, and his body, almost bent in half, flew towards the cliff ten meters away. Then, amidst the increasingly distant screams, he disappeared into the bottomless abyss.

Si Qi sighed, “Hey, look at the good deed you’ve done. I was planning to have some fun with them.”

Chu Feng paused for a moment and could only say, “…Sorry.”

Si Wu was surrounded by a group of experts, glaring at Si Qi with intense hatred.

The battered magic warriors were completely bewildered. They never expected to face so many experts and shouted at Si Qi, “Aren’t these guys supposed to be protecting you?”

Si Qi shrugged and said, “Nope, they’re here to kill me.”

Such an unreserved tone slightly cracked the cold expressions of the experts, and their gazes towards Si Qi no longer held disdain and contempt, but rather a hint of vigilance.

The magic warrior of the Flower Squad, unable to comprehend, asked in surprise, “Aren’t you the young master of the Si family? Why do they want to kill you?”

Si Qi said with a smile, “Of course, it’s because they don’t need me as a pawn anymore, so they killed me to make way for their true heir. You don’t really think the Si family cares about my life or death, do you? They can’t wait for me to die already~”

Chu Feng watched as the young man spoke these words nonchalantly, his lips slightly pursed, his heart silently aching.

The magic warriors had complex expressions: “…Don’t you feel sad? How can you still smile?”

“And you’re just a mortal, without any means to protect yourself…”

“I used to think it was ridiculous that you weren’t striving for improvement, but now that I think about it, if I were you, I would have probably given up long ago…”

The experts coldly interrupted, “Shut up! This is a family matter of the Si family, and outsiders have no right to meddle.”

The scene fell silent instantly.

The expert threatened Chu Feng, “Senior Chu, we can pretend that you killing Huang Bo just now never happened. Please leave the person in your arms and then leave this place. Otherwise… even if you are a ninth-grade master, you wouldn’t want to oppose the entire Si family, would you? After all, there’s a whole level of difference between a ninth-grade master and the Holy Realm.”

Si Qi looked at Chu Feng with great interest, wanting to see how this usually cold person would respond.

Chu Feng showed no hesitation, his face cold and indifferent as he said, “I said that as long as we are in this secret realm, I will ensure his safety.”

Zhou Keqing frowned, “It’s just a ring. How much do you want? I can give you as much as you need.”

“No need.”

“Haha, hahaha…” Si Qi lay back in Chu Feng’s arms, laughing uncontrollably, and then stifled his laughter, “Looks like your proposal failed, Zhou Keqing.”

The expert’s face instantly turned pale, and Chu Feng gently patted his arm with his palm, “Don’t be ridiculous.”

Si Qi deliberately elongated his protest, “Eh~~”

Si Wu said to Chu Feng, “Senior Chu, are you really insisting on this?”

Chu Feng looked at him indifferently.

Si Wu gritted his teeth, comparing the combat power between the two sides.

Before obtaining the inheritance, he didn’t want to fight to the death with a ninth-grade master, wasting his own manpower.

He said, “You just said ‘inside the secret realm,’ right? Then once we are out of the secret realm, how the Si family deals with Si Qi is none of your business.”

Chu Feng didn’t respond.

Si Wu saw his tacit agreement and then said sternly, “Then I hope you remember your words!”

He said to the experts beside him, “Let’s go!”

The experts respectfully nodded and followed behind him.

Then, after walking just a few steps, they stopped in front of a series of familiar deadly obstacles.

Si Qi chuckled, “You really have come a long way!”

The experts: “………………”