Outside the Spirit World Alliance, a group was traveling with extraordinary momentum, exuding overwhelming dominance — ordinary people didn't even have the right to see their faces, all of them shrouded in a layer of golden light. Above the white clouds, like a streak of golden radiance, they flew at tremendous speed.
And this… was naturally the Eastern Imperial Clan's army, departing from the Spirit World Alliance.
At this moment, inside the most majestic mobile palace of the Eastern Imperial Clan, Dongfang Zexuan sat cross-legged on the ground, his face pale and lips tinged blue-green, as if he were gravely ill.
Surrounding Dongfang Zexuan sat many elders of the Eastern Imperial Clan, working together to set up a formation to heal his injuries.
After a long while, Dongfang Zexuan's tightly closed eyes slowly opened. He first stretched his limbs, then spoke: "This Demon-Subduing Golden Body Formation is truly fierce. I only used it for a short time, but the backlash is still unbearable."
"Third Prince, are we really going to let this go? When has our Eastern Imperial Clan ever suffered such a loss?" an elder said with great unwillingness.
"Then what would you have me do? The Spirit World Alliance has the Left Heavenly Lord standing guard. What can you possibly do about it?" Dongfang Zexuan asked coldly.
"We…" Several elders exchanged glances and ultimately all lowered their heads in silence. They truly had no way to contend with the Left Heavenly Lord.
"Rest assured — I will not let this matter go. No one can shit on my, Dongfang Zexuan's, head."
"Chu Feng? If it weren't a contest of barrier techniques, how could I have lost to him? If it were a contest of martial force, I wouldn't even need to move to reduce him to ashes."
"Just wait. One day, I will make him know what I, Dongfang Zexuan, am truly capable of." At these words, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes, chilling to the bone.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng was inside the palace of the Spirit World Alliance, having just revealed his true identity to the assembled elders.
Shocked — when Chu Feng revealed his true identity, aside from the Left Heavenly Lord and a few others who were already quite familiar with him, everyone else was utterly astonished.
"Chu Feng, you've got some nerve! Impersonating a disciple of our Spirit World Alliance — are you tired of living?!"
Suddenly, a furious roar rang out. It came from an elder of the Azure Wood Sacred Council, but he held another identity as well — he was Lin Yezhou's grandfather, Lin Kuxing.
Lin Kuxing was a figure of considerable seniority and high standing within the Spirit World Alliance. Before him, even the Alliance Master had to show some deference, and his words carried tremendous weight.
Lin Kuxing's furious roar left the other elders stunned. Although Chu Feng had indeed impersonated a Spirit World Alliance disciple, he had stood up for the Alliance and protected its honor.
Even if merit and fault were weighed equally, Chu Feng's merits far outweighed his transgressions. Moreover, many knew that the Spirit World Alliance had once invited Chu Feng to join, but he had consistently refused.
This time, Chu Feng had voluntarily stood up for the Alliance during its moment of crisis. That showed he still cared deeply about the Spirit World Alliance — at the very least, he was on their side.
If so, wasn't this the perfect opportunity to once again invite Chu Feng to join the Alliance?
Yet at a moment like this, Lin Kuxing — this deeply senior elder of the Azure Wood Sacred Council — had suddenly stepped forward and accused Chu Feng in such a harsh and cutting manner.
This left the assembled elders both confused and unsure of how to proceed. They couldn't understand why Lin Kuxing would do this, since it offered no benefit to the Alliance whatsoever. And they didn't know how to respond, because they lacked the standing — and the courage — to challenge Lin Kuxing.