The pressure emanated from deep beneath the ground.
The moment Chu Feng and the others felt it, the surrounding world was already sealed by that pressure.
Without the teleportation formation, Chu Feng and his group were now trapped in this place.
It could even be said that their lives were in the hands of the Gale Hunting Clan.
“Members of the Gale Hunting Clan,” Ox-Nosed Old Daoist spoke up.
“To be honest, we only wanted to investigate some matters.”
“Since you were unhappy with us entering your territory, we have already left.”
“Is it necessary to go this far?”
“To chase us here?”
Truthfully, even someone like Master Tang Chen was thrown into disarray by this overwhelming force.
But regardless of how Ox-Nosed Old Daoist felt inside, his outward demeanor remained remarkably calm, even fearless.
After he spoke, the voice of the Gale Hunting Clan member resounded again.
“Is my Gale Hunting Clan a place where trash like you can come and go as you please?”
“Last time, you infiltrated our clan, injured our people, and made bold threats.”
“You were allowed to leave unharmed because we chose not to pursue it. Did you really think you could stand on equal footing with our Gale Hunting Clan?”
“Today, you will pay the price for your actions.”
The voice was deep and filled with killing intent.
When those words rang out, Chu Feng and the others felt certain they were doomed.
But unexpectedly, after those words, Chu Feng and his group were stunned.
The oppressive pressure still bound them, yet nothing happened. The slaughter they expected did not come.
Though the other side made no further moves, Ox-Nosed Old Daoist and the others did not feel safe. On the contrary, they grew more uneasy, still restrained by that terrifying pressure.
So, Ox-Nosed Old Daoist spoke again.
Even Master Tang Chen spoke up.
Master Tang Chen admitted that he was the one who injured the Gale Hunting Clan members before and even apologized for it.
But the Gale Hunting Clan still gave no response.
It was as if they couldn’t hear what Master Tang Chen and Ox-Nosed Old Daoist were saying.
This left Master Tang Chen, Ox-Nosed Old Daoist, and the others bewildered, unsure what the Gale Hunting Clan was playing at.
Buzz—
Suddenly, the pressure binding the surroundings began to fluctuate.
It grew stronger and weaker, creating significant instability.
“What’s going on?” Master Tang Chen asked Ox-Nosed Old Daoist.
“How would I know?” Ox-Nosed Old Daoist replied.
“What do we do? Since they’re not responding, should we try to escape?” Master Tang Chen said.
“Escape? How? Can we even escape?” Ox-Nosed Old Daoist asked.
“This…” Master Tang Chen was at a loss for words in response to Ox-Nosed Old Daoist’s question.
Despite the fluctuating pressure, it was still formidable, and they were indeed unable to escape.
Unless the pressure weakened further to a level where escape was possible.
“Master, there seems to be something unusual below,” Chu Feng said, using his Heaven’s Eye to observe downward, trying to discern the situation.
But he found a special barrier force below, blocking his vision. Chu Feng couldn’t see what was beneath.
Hearing this, Master Tang Chen also used his own methods to investigate downward.
After observing, his face showed lingering fear.
“Could it be that the area below is also the Gale Hunting Clan’s territory?” Master Tang Chen looked at Ox-Nosed Old Daoist.
“Do you even need to ask? It’s most likely the case,” Ox-Nosed Old Daoist said.
“They must have discovered us long ago. No wonder Chu Feng and I infiltrated so smoothly yet were still found out.”
Ox-Nosed Old Daoist was correct.
Below was indeed the territory of the Gale Hunting Clan.
And the movements on the surface could be detected by the Gale Hunting Clan below.
The teleportation formation set up by Ox-Nosed Old Daoist and the others had long been noticed by the Gale Hunting Clan.
Their words had also been heard.
They had been exposed from the very beginning.
This was why Chu Feng and Ox-Nosed Old Daoist were discovered the moment they entered the Gale Hunting Clan.
They had been waiting for them to infiltrate.
At this moment, many experts of the Gale Hunting Clan were deep underground in the area where Chu Feng and his group were located.
It was a nearly perfect world, built underground yet almost indistinguishable from the surface.
Mountains, rivers, everything was present, and the plants here were breathtakingly beautiful, exuding a strong ancient aura that was not artificial but real.
The experts of the Gale Hunting Clan stood in the void of this magnificent world.
Each of these experts had an extraordinary presence.
Almost any one of them was beyond what Master Tang Chen could handle.
Master Tang Chen was right; the Gale Hunting Clan was indeed unfathomably deep.
But among these experts, one had an especially terrifying aura.
This was the Clan Leader of the Gale Hunting Clan.
The pressure that had bound Ox-Nosed Old Daoist and the others was released by him.
The voice that had spoken earlier was also his.
But at this moment, the Clan Leader’s brows were slightly furrowed.
The experts behind him had complex expressions, as if facing a great enemy.
The reason for this was the appearance of three figures before them.
These three figures were entirely different from Ox-Nosed Old Daoist and the others above.
Their cultivation levels were so profound that even the Clan Leader couldn’t see through them.
Not only that, but the three were shrouded in a radiant light that concealed everything, including their appearances.
All signs indicated that these three were not to be trifled with and had come with ill intentions.
“Who are you?” the Clan Leader of the Gale Hunting Clan asked in a stern voice.
Compared to the domineering attitude he had shown toward Ox-Nosed Old Daoist and the others, his tone was noticeably softer now.
This change caused the expressions of the Gale Hunting Clan experts to shift.
They rarely saw their Clan Leader act this way toward others.
“You are not qualified to know who I am,” said the leader of the three figures.
“I’m here to tell you one thing.”
“The people above are my friends. If they want to know something, you will answer honestly and not make things difficult for them.”
“Who do you think you are, daring to negotiate terms with our Clan Leader?” one of the Gale Hunting Clan experts said angrily.
He was truly furious. He already looked down on contemporary martial cultivators and could not tolerate someone he despised speaking to their Clan Leader in such a manner.
But the leader of the three figures merely smiled faintly before saying, “You’re mistaken. I’m not negotiating terms with you. I’m telling you that you must do as I say.”
“Arrogant words! You’re courting death!” the Gale Hunting Clan expert roared in rage, his killing intent surging as he prepared to act.
Buzz—
But before he could make a move, the surrounding space trembled violently, and a powerful force swept through the area.
When that force appeared, not only did the shouting expert’s eyes fill with fear, but even the Clan Leader’s eyes showed terror.
At that moment, the leader of the three figures spoke again, his tone now carrying a hint of dominance compared to his earlier softness.
“I’ll give you two options.”
“One, do as I say.”
“Two, I wipe out your entire clan.”
