"Second Brother, you don't understand the full picture. You saw it yourself earlier — the members of the Burning Wilderness Monster Clan all fled in the direction of the Azure Feather Monster Clan. They must be going to seek the Azure Feather Monster Clan's help."
"And given the Azure Feather Monster Clan's methods, they won't tolerate anyone challenging their authority. So they will absolutely not let the Chu Heavenly Clan or Chu Feng off the hook."
"If the two of us show ourselves now, the members of the Chu Heavenly Clan will feel far more confident. Even if the Azure Feather Monster Clan comes after them, they won't be afraid."
"But if the two of us don't show ourselves, then when the Azure Feather Monster Clan arrives, they'll be scared out of their wits."
"Once they're in total despair, and only then do the two of us step in to help — at that point… they'll be overflowing with gratitude, and they'll remember our kindness for the rest of their lives," said the elder of the Dongguo Twins.
"Clever, Big Brother. As expected… ginger gets spicier with age. You truly are the smarter one," the younger of the Dongguo Twins praised without restraint.
And at his brother's flattery, the elder of the Dongguo Twins wore a broad, satisfied smile.
What they didn't know, however, was that even if they entered that palace right now to find Chu Feng, they wouldn't be able to locate him.
Because at this moment, Chu Feng was no longer inside that palace. He had already entered an entirely different place.
It was an independent world, one that was saturated with powerful formations.
In the sky, underground, everywhere — formations stretched in every direction, their light brilliant and dazzling, an extraordinary spectacle.
Chu Feng had managed to enter this place entirely on instinct, through an entrance hidden within the palace.
Had he relied on anything other than instinct, even his Heavenly Eyes would not have been able to find the entrance here.
Now, standing in this place, even Chu Feng wore a look of awe.
"What incredible formations."
Even the Queen couldn't help but let out an exclamation of amazement.
"Chu Feng, Chu Feng, let this Queen out quickly! This Queen wants to properly experience the power of the barriers here!"
The Queen urged him excitedly.
Since the Queen had spoken, Chu Feng naturally wouldn't refuse. He immediately opened the Spirit Gate.
After the Spirit Gate swung open, a graceful figure leaped out from within. It was none other than the Queen.
"Wow, the barrier energy here is so rich. I can't even imagine who set up this formation," the Queen marveled.
"My grandfather must have established this formation, and then my father refined it further," Chu Feng said.
"How do you know that?" the Queen asked.
"I'm saying it's intuition. Do you believe me?" Chu Feng asked with a smile.
"No, I don't. Tell this Queen right now — how do you really know? Is it because you can sense your grandfather's and your father's auras here?" the Queen pressed repeatedly.
"I'm not lying to you. It really is just intuition, because there's absolutely no trace of my grandfather's or my father's aura here," Chu Feng replied.
"Really? That sounds awfully mystical," the Queen said, furrowing her brows. The expression was rather adorable.
Chu Feng simply smiled faintly and said, "It is remarkable. But perhaps this is the power of blood."
"So can you activate this formation now?" the Queen asked with concern.
After all, whether Chu Feng could protect the main city or not depended entirely on this Protective Formation.
"This formation in here is extraordinarily powerful, and incredibly complex. It contains not only a defensive formation but also an offensive one."
"But the formations here are far too strong. Setting aside the offensive formation, even the defensive one would be extremely difficult for me to activate," Chu Feng said.