"This young hero is truly a prodigy, an absolute prodigy!" Zhan Yuanmo of the Ancient War Clan was full of praise for
Under these circumstances, it was not just Zhan Yuanmo — the other members of the Ancient War Clan also began to voice their applause and admiration for Chu Feng.
However, Chu Feng paid no heed to the chorus of compliments. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the Ancient Demon Clan, then swept his eyes across the Ancient War Clan as well, and spoke:
"This Ancient War Domain was originally forged by two seniors — one from the War Clan and the other from the Demon Clan."
"The two of them were the closest of friends, and they must have issued a strict order to you, their descendants: the Demon Clan and the War Clan must coexist in peace."
"I don't know why you've forgotten this, turning what was once an alliance into bitter enmity."
"Yet having the Demon Clan and the War Clan continue to dwell together in this Ancient War Domain was the dying wish of your forebears."
"Therefore, today I will not destroy your Ancient Demon Clan. But I hope that from now on, the Demon Clan and the War Clan will live in peace."
"If the Demon Clan still refuses to learn its lesson, I will return here in the future — and when that time comes… I will show no mercy," Chu Feng said.
"You… you're going to let us go?" An elder of the Ancient Demon Clan asked.
"Was I not clear enough?" Chu Feng replied with a grin.
"Clear, very clear. Thank you, Lord, thank you!"
That Demon Clan elder suddenly dropped to his knees and kowtowed to Chu Feng in gratitude.
Immediately after, the other members of the Ancient Demon Clan also fell to their knees before Chu Feng, kowtowing their thanks.
"You don't need to thank me. If you must thank someone, thank your ancestors. But you must truly remember this lesson — don't ignore the words of your forebears just to satisfy your own selfish desires," Chu Feng said.
"We understand. We will always remember and dare not defy your wishes," the Demon Clan members nodded repeatedly.
And what Chu Feng had said was no idle boast.
During his two years of secluded cultivation in that Enlightenment Land, he had not only comprehended the Martial Dao but had also mastered the barrier technique.
The reason Chu Feng had been able to break through in succession was that he had already grasped a certain degree of the Martial Dao. In fact, he had been mere steps away from breaking through to the eighth rank of Martial Ancestor. Those two years had been enormously fruitful.
Moreover, Chu Feng's barrier arts had also broken through to a new level. He was no longer an Insect-mark Heavenly Cloak Spirit World Master, but a Snake-mark Heavenly Cloak Spirit World Master.
All of these gains had come from that Enlightenment Land.
Beyond these achievements, Chu Feng had also learned some stories about the creator of that Enlightenment Land.
The creator had been a member of the Ancient War Clan. Due to certain circumstances in the past, he had been forced to go into hiding.
So he had come here and established this Ancient War Domain — its primary purpose had been concealment.
And those who came with him were not only some followers of the Ancient War Clan, but also a group from the Ancient Demon Clan.
The leader of the Ancient Demon Clan at that time had been the closest friend of the War Clan's leader, and the two had shared an exceptionally close bond.
That was why the Ancient War Domain contained two races — the Demon Clan and the War Clan.
Whether the creator of that Enlightenment Land had actually told his descendants that they must coexist peacefully with the Demon Clan, Chu Feng could not say for certain.
That was merely his own conjecture…
But Chu Feng knew that the reason
And if even Zhan Haichuan — a man of the War Clan himself — had not destroyed the Ancient Demon Clan, then Chu Feng naturally would not wipe them out either.
Otherwise, he would likely be going against the wishes of the Enlightenment Land's creator.
…
Before long, the army of the Ancient Demon Clan withdrew. And on Chu Feng's signal, the members of the Ancient War Clan did not pursue or hunt down the retreating forces.
They simply dispatched troops to reclaim the territories that the Ancient War Clan had held previously.
As for Chu Feng, he was once again invited into the heart of the Ancient War Clan.
Although the great battle had only just concluded — and they ought to have been cleaning the battlefield and tending to the wounded, rather than throwing a celebration — this was Chu Feng they were talking about. He had single-handedly saved the entire Ancient War Clan. No matter what, Zhan Yuanmo had to thank Chu Feng first.