"What? Junior Brother Chu Feng, you've broken through too?" Upon hearing those words, everyone present turned to look at Chu Feng, and the surprise already written on their faces was joined by a fresh wave of joy.
Chu Feng hadn't deliberately flaunted his cultivation like Bai Ruochen had, so no one present had noticed his advancement.
But now that Bai Ruochen had let it slip, they quickly probed Chu Feng's cultivation — and sure enough, he had broken through.
"Ha ha, this is incredible! Our Shura Division's second-in-command is now a fifth-rank Martial King, and the boss is a second-rank Martial King. Meanwhile, the strongest leader of the Dragon Tiger Division is only a fourth-rank Martial King!"
"How can the Dragon Tiger Division possibly stand against our Shura Division? How dare they come challenge us — they're practically asking for death!"
At this moment, Fang Tuohai and the others were so elated that, heedless of anyone else's feelings, they burst into outright cheers.
The "second-in-command" he referred to was, of course, Bai Ruochen, and the "boss" was naturally Chu Feng.
Though his intentions were good, Chu Feng found the situation a little odd — the second-in-command having a higher cultivation than the boss, even if true, was no reason to broadcast it so loudly, was it?
As for Bai Ruochen, though she had never actually agreed to serve as the Shura Division's second-in-command, she did not deny Fang Tuohai's words this time.
It was clear the girl was in exceptionally high spirits, and the reason was obvious — two consecutive breakthroughs, advancing two full levels in one go.
"Chu Feng, let's go pay the Dragon Tiger Division a visit and teach them a lesson," said Bai Ruochen.
"No need to rush over to the Dragon Tiger Division. Let's deal with these first." Chu Feng pointed at the documents in Fang Tuohai's hands.
"What exactly are you planning?" Bai Ruochen asked, curiosity in her eyes. The rest of the Shura Division members all turned to look at Chu Feng as well — they were dying to know what he had in mind.
"Isn't it obvious? Teaching the Dragon Tiger Division a lesson is easy. That's a matter of minutes."
"But as the very first branch division to come kick down our door, we absolutely can't let them off so easily."
"I want to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. I want everyone who knows about the Shura Division, and everyone who doesn't, to remember this — to have it burned into their minds that if they want to move against our Shura Division, they'd better think long and hard about what they're capable of."
"So what I plan to do isn't simply go to the Dragon Tiger Division and get our revenge. What I plan to do is make the Dragon Tiger Division disappear — completely and permanently."
"Disappear — completely?" At those words, the expressions of everyone present, including Bai Ruochen, shifted. Those words were far too severe. Was he planning a massacre?
A lesson, fine — challenging another division was permitted, after all. But killing? That was absolutely off the table. It would be a grave taboo, and the Greenwood Mountains would never tolerate such a thing.
"There's no need to worry," Chu Feng said. "When I say 'disappear completely,' I mean I'm going to make the Dragon Tiger Division crumble on its own. That's exactly why I need you to gather these documents. I plan to pay a personal visit to every single territory belonging to a Dragon Tiger Division member."
"In other words, I'm going to smash up every last one of their homes. And as long as they remain part of the Dragon Tiger Division, I'll come back and do it again the next day. Does that make sense?" Chu Feng said with a grin.
"Junior Brother Chu Feng, if — if — if you do this, I'm afraid the whole world will find out! The matter will be way too big, and the Canxing Division absolutely won't sit idly by!"