"You all need to leave. Don't lose your lives for my sake."
Seeing everyone fighting to the death for her sake, the woman broke down crying even harder, her crystalline tears and expression of self-blame looking nothing like an act.
ROAR—
A furious roar suddenly erupted as a Fierce Beast at the first level of half-step Ancestral cultivation burst forth, breaking through all the guards and lunging toward the woman with its blood-soaked maw wide open.
"Oh no!" Every guard's face drained of color at the sight, and even the woman trembled in terror.
The strongest among them was only at the peak of Martial Emperor. Almost no one could withstand a Fierce Beast at the first level of half-step Ancestral cultivation. They were all going to die.
HUM—
However, at that critical moment, an invisible force suddenly materialized from the void.
The power was so immense that it seemed capable of overturning heaven and earth, turning all living beings upside down — so powerful that every single Fierce Beast present was frozen in place.
Whether they were mid-swipe with their claws or soaring through the air, every one of them was locked in place as if turned to stone.
"What's going on?"
"What happened?"
"Something's wrong!"
This sudden change left nearly every person present dumbfounded and at a total loss.
"Beasts that harm people deserve to die."
Just as the crowd stood in bewilderment, a voice suddenly rang out. Along with it came a vast wave of killing intent.
BOOM BOOM BOOM—
In an instant, every single Fierce Beast exploded into bursts of blood — all annihilated in a single strike.
"It's you?"
On the woman's small face, an expression of utter shock appeared.
She had already spotted the person who attacked. But she never would have imagined that it would be him.
It was, of course,
"It's actually him?"
Right after that, everyone else caught sight of Chu Feng as well.
At first, they were simply stunned — they hadn't expected Chu Feng to be so powerful.
But almost immediately, that shock turned to fear.
They hadn't forgotten their clash with Chu Feng a few days ago. Running into him again now was truly their misfortune. If Chu Feng decided to strike at them, there was no doubt they would all die.
Panic set in. Not only were the guards visibly afraid, but fear also crept into the woman's eyes.
"It was me who attacked you back then. It had nothing to do with them. If you want to kill someone, kill me alone." What no one expected, though, was that the woman stepped in front of everyone, shouldering all the responsibility herself.
"Tch~"
However, Chu Feng paid them no mind. He merely let out a soft snort, then turned around, ready to leave.
"Why did you save us?" Seeing that Chu Feng apparently had no intention of dealing with them, the woman mustered her courage and called after him.
"You want to know?" Chu Feng turned his head and asked.
"Mm." The woman nodded.
"A momentary whim — that's all." Having said that, Chu Feng prepared to walk away.