"My friends, I, Ma, vow on my life's reputation that this young Chu Feng and that young Wang Qiang truly used interference stones to cheat."
"However, the power of their interference stone was limited — it could only be used once. They expended that single use when they set their impossible records."
"That is why when young Chu Feng later entered the formation with the interference stone for a demonstration, the stone had no effect."
"Because by the time he demonstrated, that interference stone had already been depleted — it no longer possessed the power to influence my formation." The old village chief declared with absolute conviction.
"You… you… you're full of crap! Do you dare… dare let me try again?! I'll strip na… naked as the day I was born, go in with absolutely nothing on me, and I'll still get through your broken formation in just one point of time!" Wang Qiang roared furiously. As he spoke, he actually began to pull off his garish floral shorts — he was truly a man of action, never hesitating once he'd made up his mind.
"There is no need. I will not give you another opportunity to desecrate the formation laid down by my ancestors."
"Guards, see them out." The village chief commanded.
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh* — the moment those words left his mouth, the elders who had been standing watch around Chu Feng and Wang Qiang immediately moved, seizing them both.
"Let go of me, you bunch of sore-losin' old geezers! You claim to be a power with ten thousand years of heritage? I spit on you — you've disgraced every last one of your ancestors!" Wang Qiang thrashed and struggled, but under the suppression of multiple half-emperors, his efforts were utterly futile.
After all, the ones capturing Wang Qiang and Chu Feng right now were not merely first-rank half-emperors — there were second-rank half-emperors among them as well. Combined, the power of multiple half-emperors was truly terrifying. Even with Chu Feng and Wang Qiang's heaven-defying combat strength, they still felt considerable pressure.
"Village Chief." At that moment, Grandpa Song and Grandma Lin spoke up together, intending to plead on behalf of Chu Feng and Wang Qiang.
"Anyone who speaks on their behalf will be treated as an accomplice and punished accordingly." The old village chief, who had seen through Grandpa Song and Grandma Lin's intentions immediately, spoke in a cold voice.
Hearing those words, even Grandpa Song and Grandma Lin hastily clamped their mouths shut. They knew that this old village chief was no Zhou Sitian. Though he was normally warm and amiable, when he truly became ruthless, he was far more terrifying than Zhou Sitian could ever be.
"Ha ha ha ha ha…" Right at that moment, however, Chu Feng burst into wild, unrestrained laughter. He laughed with tremendous volume, his booming peals echoing like thunder across the heavens, shaking the surroundings. Even the half-emperor experts who were seizing him felt chills running down their spines.
"What… what is he laughing about?" At that moment, many people of the Seal Ancient Village began to grow uneasy.
By now, even they could no longer be certain whether Chu Feng had truly cheated — after all, the old village chief had never given Chu Feng and Wang Qiang a chance to prove themselves.
But if they had truly wronged Chu Feng and Wang Qiang, then the forces behind them would most likely not let the matter rest.
And especially now, with such unmistakable fury laced into Chu Feng's laughter, they knew even more clearly that Chu Feng would absolutely not let this go.
Even though the Seal Ancient Village had been passed down for generations and possessed tremendous strength and deep reserves, Chu Feng himself was so powerful, and the forces behind him were surely just as formidable.
Thus, even the people of the Seal Ancient Village felt a nameless sense of unease, fearing that Chu Feng would one day seek his revenge.
"The Seal Ancient Village — truly impressive. I've certainly seen something today."
"Village Chief, as the saying goes: the pure remain pure and the murky remain murky. Whether or not I, Chu Feng, cheated, and whether or not you are wronging us — we all know the truth in our hearts."
"This is your territory, and you hold absolute authority here. You can force us to leave, but you cannot force everyone to believe that you are in the right."
"I, Chu Feng, can be wronged — but I will never be wronged for nothing. The days are long; we will settle today's account, slowly, in the future." Sure enough, Chu Feng spoke, and his words were indeed filled with deep anger — an unmistakable promise that he would come for his recompense.