As the members of the Qingyu Monster Clan, along with the entire Burning Wilderness Monster Clan, made their way toward the Chu Heavenly Clan—
The Chu Heavenly Clan members were still basking in the joy of having defeated the Burning Wilderness Monster Clan.
It was worth noting that, seemingly eager to watch Chu Feng fail spectacularly, Chu Hongyi and his two companions had quietly made their way to this main city as well.
But before they even got close, they froze in place, eyes wide with disbelief, frantically rubbing their eyes for fear they were seeing things.
From a distance, they could clearly see that the towering walls of the magnificent main city were now lined with the flags of the Chu Heavenly Clan.
"Big brother Hongyi, what… what is going on?"
"That Chu Feng, he… he couldn't have actually defeated the Burning Wilderness Monster Clan and reclaimed this territory, could he?"
Seeing the Chu Heavenly Clan banners fluttering everywhere, the two companions at Chu Hongyi's side showed not a shred of joy. Instead, their faces were etched with worry.
"Come. Let's go take a closer look."
Chu Hongyi refused to believe this was real, so he pressed onward.
And when they saw that, throughout the entire city, there was not a single member of the Burning Wilderness Monster Clan to be found — while the Chu Heavenly Clan members were singing, dancing, drinking, and celebrating with utter carefree delight—
"Heavens… that Chu Feng actually pulled it off? How is that even possible?"
In that moment, the two of them were completely dumbfounded.
They were not the only ones. Even Chu Hongyi stood there with his jaw on the ground.
Fenye Ganghao of the Burning Wilderness Monster Clan was a Ninth Level Heavenly Immortal. How could Chu Feng possibly have defeated him?
"Hey, look — isn't that Chu Hongyi?"
Just then, someone sharp-eyed spotted Chu Hongyi.
The moment those words were spoken, every gaze snapped toward him.
"Oh my, if it isn't our dear big brother Hongyi!"
"Big brother Hongyi, you came to watch us make fools of ourselves, didn't you? Sorry to disappoint — oh wait, it was little brother Chu Feng who disappointed you."
"We didn't fall to the Burning Wilderness Monster Clan. It was the Burning Wilderness Monster Clan that fell to us. They've all scrammed now, and this territory belongs to us."
Once Chu Hongyi was recognized, voices rose from all around — and the vast majority of them were dripping with mockery.
Chu Hongyi had always been a coward on the outside.
But within the clan, he had been tyrannical beyond measure, tolerating no defiance whatsoever.
Before Chu Feng had arrived, people had been too intimidated by his authority to voice a single complaint. They had to flatter him constantly, kissing up to him at every turn.
But now, with Chu Feng backing them, they no longer needed to play that game. They could finally speak the resentment they had held inside regarding Chu Hongyi.
"You lot — you dare speak to me like that?"
"Are you tired of living?"
Seeing the people who had once bowed to his every whim now openly mocking and ridiculing him, Chu Hongyi's fury surged through him like wildfire.
"Oh my, the man who's a trembling dog against outsiders but a fierce tiger within his own clan!"
"What's the matter? You wouldn't dare lift a finger against the Burning Wilderness Monster Clan, but now you want to get rough with us?"
"Go on, hit us! Kill us, why don't you? Let the whole world hear about it and see what a big shot you are."
"That's right, come on — hit us, kill us, and let's see how little brother Chu Feng deals with you."
But even with his threats, no one was afraid. On the contrary, their barbed words only intensified, wearing expressions that practically dared him to do his worst.
"You… you lot!"
Seeing this, Chu Hongyi gritted his teeth in rage, fists clenched so tight the veins on his arms bulged.