Seeing the situation was off, Chu Feng didn’t approach rashly. Instead, he grabbed one of the Blood Devouring Demon Clan members.
“What’s going on? Where are the people you captured?” Chu Feng asked in a stern voice.
“I… I don’t know, I really don’t know. They were supposed to be here!” The Blood Devouring Demon Clan member was trembling with fear.
This clan member had already been broken by Chu Feng’s torment and had revealed much to him, so Chu Feng was somewhat inclined to believe his words.
“Strange. Why would they suddenly hide? Could it be that the Blood Devouring Demon Clan sensed something?”
Chu Feng pondered to himself but couldn’t come up with an answer.
Even when using his Heaven’s Eyes to observe, he could detect no clues from the vast land where the giant gate stood.
Initially, Chu Feng had considered releasing the Blood Devouring Demon Clan members to use them as bait to probe the situation.
But he quickly dismissed that idea.
These Blood Devouring Demon Clan members absolutely could not be released, or they would only expose Chu Feng.
“It seems I’ll have to take the risk myself.”
Suddenly, Chu Feng leapt forward, not only landing on the clearing but also jumping up to stand atop the giant gate.
However, after landing on the gate, there was no reaction from the surroundings or the gate itself.
So, Chu Feng lifted his foot and stomped down hard.
*Boom!*
*Crash!*
With one stomp, the giant gate, woven from branches, collapsed instantly.
Branches fell like rain, and dust billowed into the sky, creating quite a commotion. Yet, even so, not a single Blood Devouring Demon Clan member appeared.
And with that stomp, Chu Feng could tell that the gate was merely woven from branches, with nothing special about it.
“It seems they really have moved.”
Chu Feng’s brows furrowed slightly. He felt that the Blood Devouring Demon Clan must have noticed something and transferred all the captured people.
This meant not only had Chu Feng’s trip been in vain, but he also had no idea how to deal with the Blood Devouring Demon Clan now.
“Where did this little beast come from, daring to destroy others’ property?”
At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
The sudden voice made Chu Feng’s heart tighten, as he hadn’t sensed the other party’s presence even when the voice sounded.
This made Chu Feng realise that the other party’s strength was formidable.
However, when he looked in the direction of the voice, Chu Feng couldn’t help but pause.
In that direction, there were two people.
A man and a woman, both sitting on a distant tree branch, watching Chu Feng as if spectating a show. They held partially eaten Divine Tree Fruits in their hands, looking utterly carefree.
But they were wearing the same black robes as the Blood Devouring Demon Clan members.
The robes of the Blood Devouring Demon Clan were specially made, capable of concealing both their faces and auras. Unless they chose to reveal themselves, Chu Feng couldn’t see through them.
The reason Chu Feng could tell they were a man and a woman was that neither had their hoods up, exposing their faces.
They appeared young. The man seemed around Chu Feng’s age, while the woman looked slightly younger.
Both were quite attractive, even stunning, true examples of a handsome man and a beautiful woman.
However, the man was a bit odd. Despite being male, he wore makeup on his face.
And the makeup was peculiar, not like a woman’s at all.
Especially the thick eyeliner, which looked very strange.
“Could these be Zhang Boyi and Zhang Shirui, two of the three geniuses of the Blood Devouring Demon Clan?”
Chu Feng had this guess in his mind but couldn’t be certain. The reason for his uncertainty was that Blood Devouring Demon Clan members had blue skin covered in blood-red patterns, making them look monstrous and somewhat terrifying.
But these two looked normal. Especially the woman, whose skin was as fair as jade, practically glowing—a rare beauty.
Even the man, despite his peculiar appearance, clearly had makeup painted on his face.
But it was said that Blood Devouring Demon Clan members, due to cultivating the Blood Devouring Demon Technique, would all have blue skin with blood-red patterns.
By that logic, all Blood Devouring Demon Clan members should have blue skin.
“Hey, I’m talking to you. Are you deaf?”
While Chu Feng was thinking, the woman spoke again.
Her tone was sharp, laced with sarcasm, malice, and mockery.
In short, her words were extremely grating to hear.
Chu Feng had seen all sorts of people, but this was the first time he’d encountered someone whose speech was so infuriating.
At that moment, Chu Feng felt she was likely Zhang Shirui.
After all, it was rumoured that Zhang Shirui had a venomous tongue, capable of cursing someone to death with her words alone.
“Wait, he might be Chu Feng.”
At that moment, the man suddenly spoke.
“What? Chu Feng?” Hearing this, the woman’s face showed surprise, and she began to scrutinise Chu Feng anew.
“Wow, it really is Chu Feng.”
Suddenly, the woman stood up, her delicate face brimming with excitement.
“I never imagined we’d meet the famous son of Chu Xuanyuan, Chu Feng.”
“It’s said you represent the highest standard of the younger generation in the Ancestral Martial Starfield. Today, let me, Zhang Shirui, test your mettle.”
The woman clasped her fists, her small hands cracking with tension, and her entire body emitted popping sounds, as if ready to give Chu Feng a thorough thrashing.
“I, Zhang Boyi, also want to have a go.” The man stood up eagerly as well.
With their words, Chu Feng finally confirmed their identities.
As expected, they were indeed Zhang Boyi and Zhang Shirui, two of the three geniuses of the Blood Devouring Demon Clan.
Though he didn’t know why they lacked the blue skin of the Blood Devouring Demon Clan or how they knew about him, Chu Feng could tell they were eager to defeat him.
And indeed, that was the case.
However, what Zhang Boyi and Zhang Shirui didn’t know was that Chu Feng was even more excited than they were at that moment.
“I thought this trip would be a waste. I never expected to run into you two.”
Chu Feng was secretly delighted in his heart.
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