The person who appeared before Chu Feng and the others was no ordinary individual. He was the number-one genius of the Spirit World Master Alliance — the supreme talent ranked first on the Spirit World Master Ranking — Lin Yezhou.
"Sister Ying'er, have you lost your mind? You'd sacrifice your own life for a guy like this?" Lin Yezhou stared at Sima Ying with a mixture of anger, frustration, and heartache — but anger predominated.
"Senior Brother Lin, how can you attack Chu Feng without justification? He is our Spirit World Master Alliance's guest!" Rather than showing any gratitude for Lin Yezhou's concern, Sima Ying fired back with equal fury.
"Guest? You call him a guest? Since when has there ever been a guest who beats up his host and slaughters the host's spirits?"
"He is not our Spirit World Master Alliance's guest — he is our enemy! If we don't teach him a lesson, what will outsiders think of us?"
"Everyone will believe that our Spirit World Master Alliance has no one left, and that's why disciples of the Green Wood Mountain dare to run wild like this."
"Sister Ying'er, you are also a disciple of the Spirit World Master Alliance. You grew up here. Your grandfather, your parents — they all served the Spirit World Master Alliance. Some even died for its honor."
"Are you truly willing to sacrifice our Alliance's honor for an outsider?" Lin Yezhou demanded loudly.
"I..."
Hearing these words, Sima Ying fell silent. She didn't know how to respond. After all, she deeply valued the Spirit World Master Alliance's honor, but she also cared about Chu Feng as a friend.
"Is that really how things were?"
But just then, an aged voice suddenly rang out. At the same time, an elderly figure materialized out of thin air, standing between Chu Feng and Lin Yezhou.
His arrival was utterly silent, as though he had always been standing there and no one had noticed. This was none other than a figure of immense influence within the Spirit World Master Alliance — Miao Renlong, Elder Miao.
"Greetings, Elder Miao."
Upon seeing Miao Renlong, every member of the Spirit World Master Alliance present — whether elder or disciple — changed expressions and hastily bowed in deep respect. Not a single person dared show the slightest discourtesy. Even Lin Yezhou didn't dare.
"I saw everything that happened. From the very beginning, when you mobilized in force to hunt down young friend Chu Feng, calling him trash, to when several elders arrived yet not one intervened — instead, they stood aside and watched the show."
"Until you challenged young friend Chu Feng one by one and were defeated one by one, and then Lin Yezhou stepped forward with such righteous indignation — I saw it all with perfect clarity."
"Who was right and who was wrong — I don't need to spell it out. You all know it in your hearts." Miao Renlong's face was grim, and his voice was cold. His attitude was far from pleasant.
At this moment, everyone from the Spirit World Master Alliance — except for Sima Ying and Huang Feng, Sun Hao, and the others — hung their heads in silence, expressions grave.
Just as Miao Renlong had said, they all understood perfectly who was right and who was wrong. They had insulted Chu Feng first, provoked Chu Feng first, challenged Chu Feng first.
Even the killing intent had come from Zhao Kai first. Even though Eggy had destroyed Zhao Kai's Demon Spirit, they were entirely in the wrong. So not only were they speechless — they were terrified.
They were afraid. Truly afraid. Not of anyone else, but of Miao Renlong — this towering figure of immense influence within the Spirit World Master Alliance.
In truth, Miao Renlong had been there from the very beginning.
But when the Spirit World Master Alliance's disciples were defeated, he hadn't shown himself. When Eggy destroyed the Demon Spirit, he hadn't shown himself.
And yet, precisely at this moment, he appeared. Not only did he appear — he spoke these words.
At this point, anyone with half a brain could see clearly: when a figure like Miao Renlong chose to show himself, he was picking a side.
The one he intended to help was not the Spirit World Master Alliance. It was Chu Feng. The one he intended to protect was not the Spirit World Master Alliance either. It was Chu Feng.