“Clan Leader, Lord Zhengfa, esteemed seniors, I, Chu Feng, am unharmed. I’m sorry for causing you worry,” Chu Feng said.
“Wonderful, wonderful! Young friend Chu Feng is alive—this is excellent news!”
From his stone chair, Tantai Yinjian’s voice rang out with joy.
“Elder Tantai, do you truly believe my survival is good news?” Chu Feng looked up at Tantai Yinjian, his expression far from friendly.
“Young friend Chu Feng, what are you saying? We’re here because of you. Without you, we’d likely be dead. We’re forever grateful for what you’ve done, and of course, we all hoped you’d be safe,” Tantai Yinjian replied.
“But if I’m alive, what your clansmen did to mine cannot be swept under the rug,” Chu Feng said.
“This…”
Chu Feng’s words stunned not only the others but even Tantai Yinjian, whose expression shifted.
He could tell Chu Feng wasn’t as conciliatory as the Chu Heavenly Clan Leader. He seemed determined to seek justice for his clan.
As he spoke, Chu Feng walked up to the Tantai Heavenly Clan members and pointed at five of them.
“You, you, you, you, and you.”
“Step forward.”
Chu Feng commanded.
At his words, the five glanced up at Tantai Yinjian. Only after he nodded did they step forward.
“You five killed my clansmen. Do you admit it?” Chu Feng asked.
“What?” The five paled, their eyes filled with panic.
They couldn’t fathom how Chu Feng knew it was them who had killed the Chu Heavenly Clan members, as they had never confessed.
The earlier chaos should have made it impossible for anyone to clearly recall the culprits.
And Chu Feng hadn’t even been present.
How could he know so precisely?
“What’s the matter? Dare to act but not to admit?” Chu Feng asked coldly.
“Yes, it was me.”
One of them, for reasons unknown, not only confessed but also puffed out his chest, as if what he’d done wasn’t a crime but some grand achievement.
“It was me.”
Following the first, the other four also admitted, one by one.
Each stood tall and defiant, a stark contrast to their earlier feigned remorse.
This was unsurprising. Their earlier apologies had been mere theatrics.
Deep down, they knew the Chu Heavenly Clan wouldn’t dare touch them.
Since Chu Feng insisted they confess, they would—let’s see what he could do about it.
“Good,” Chu Feng nodded.
Then, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.
*Swish—*
With a wave of his arm, martial power swept out.
*Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—*
Five muffled explosions rang out, and the five Tantai Heavenly Clan members burst apart, killed by Chu Feng!!!
The sight left many gaping in shock.
No one, not even Tantai Yinjian, had expected Chu Feng to actually kill members of the Tantai Heavenly Clan.
“Chu Feng, how dare you—argh!!!”
A Tantai Heavenly Clan member began to berate Chu Feng but was cut off by a piercing scream.
It wasn’t just the one who spoke.
The other Tantai Heavenly Clan members who had knelt and admitted to injuring the Chu Heavenly Clan were now writhing on the ground, clutching their dantians in agony.
Their dantians had been pierced—their cultivations destroyed!!
It was Chu Feng who had crippled them.
“A death sentence may be spared, but a living punishment is inescapable.”
When Chu Feng uttered these eight words, his tone was cold and merciless. His icy expression instilled fear in all who saw it.
Ruthless—too ruthless.
This ruthlessness wasn’t just about striking hard.
Chu Feng’s ruthlessness lay in his defiance of authority, daring to deal such a heavy blow to the Tantai Heavenly Clan.
“Outrageous! You dare kill our clansmen? Chu Feng, do you want to die?”
Several Tantai Heavenly Clan elders stood up, their faces contorted with rage, looking as if they wanted to devour Chu Feng.
As expected, their earlier pretences were just that—pretences. When their clansmen faced real consequences, their true, ugly faces emerged.
“An eye for an eye—what’s there to fear?” Chu Feng sneered, unfazed.
“Arrogant brat! Do you think the Tantai Heavenly Clan has no one left? If I don’t teach you a lesson today, you’ll never know your place!”
As one elder spoke, he unleashed his martial power, attacking Chu Feng.
*Wail—*
But as his martial power surged, Chu Feng remained unscathed. Instead, the elder was sent flying, covered in wounds.
It was the Chu Heavenly Clan Leader.
He had intervened, repelling the Tantai Heavenly Clan elder.
“What’s this? Killing my clansmen wasn’t enough, and now you want to kill our genius—your saviour?”
The Clan Leader’s voice thundered with accusation.
At this moment, his face was not only filled with anger but also brimming with killing intent.
He was a different man from before.
Earlier, he had been visibly torn, and everyone knew he wouldn’t truly confront the Tantai Heavenly Clan.
But now, his face was fierce. To provoke him now would likely mean death.
“You…”
Faced with the resolute Clan Leader, the previously belligerent Tantai Heavenly Clan elders didn’t dare act rashly. They turned their gazes to Tantai Yinjian.
But Tantai Yinjian sat with his eyes closed, clearly indicating he would not intervene.
This threw the Tantai Heavenly Clan into disarray. With even their Supreme Elder staying out of it, what could they do?
Though they were indignant, they didn’t dare act recklessly now.
“Thank you, Clan Leader,” Chu Feng said, bowing to the Chu Heavenly Clan Leader.
“Chu Feng, you seem to know exactly who attacked our clan. Call them all out and do what you must. With me here, no one will touch you.”
The Clan Leader’s words were no jest. Earlier, he had considered compromise, but after Chu Feng killed the Tantai Heavenly Clan members, he changed his mind.
He could forsake anyone, but not Chu Feng. Chu Feng was the hope of the Chu Heavenly Clan, and even if it cost his life, he would protect him.
“Understood.” Chu Feng bowed again to the Clan Leader, then turned his piercing gaze to the crowd.
