"Sect Master!!!"
At that moment, many elders were deathly pale, all turning their gazes toward Situ Kunye.
As for Situ Kunye, he couldn't say a word. This was something he had never anticipated.
"Run!!!"
Suddenly, from within the Situ Spirit Gate, someone let out a desperate shout, and countless figures began fleeing in every direction.
The people of the Situ Spirit Gate were actually being scared off from their own territory!
Ah—
But soon, screams rang out one after another, and those who fled all exploded and died.
It was Situ Kunye. His sealing formation had long since locked down heaven and earth — there was no way for anyone to escape.
What no one had expected, however, was that Situ Kunye would kill his own people without hesitation, and in such a cruel manner that not even intact corpses remained.
"Anyone who attempts to flee shall be punished for treason and executed!"
Situ Kunye didn't even look back, but his furious roar echoed across the heavens.
Those words, combined with what he had just done, naturally ensured that no one dared try to run again. They had fled to survive, but now fleeing meant instant death — who would dare?
With no way to run, the people could only look toward Chu Feng, hoping that he would be unable to master the offensive formation within an hour.
But when they looked, their heavy hearts lightened somewhat.
Though Chu Feng had just severed the connection between Situ Kunye and the offensive formation, which looked incredibly powerful, his speed at mastering the formation was still slow — visibly slow for anyone to see.
At this rate, forget one hour, even a month would not be enough for Chu Feng to master the offensive formation.
"The connection has been severed, but it hasn't stopped working against Chu Feng."
"Sect Master is magnificent!"
In an instant, the Situ Spirit Gate erupted with praise for Situ Kunye.
And Situ Kunye, who had been wearing an expression as though he'd just eaten shit, now had a smile returning to his face.
He hadn't expected that even after the connection between the token and the formation had been severed, it would still be enough to prevent Chu Feng from taking control.
As for Chu Feng, he was growing increasingly panicked. Soon his face was covered in cold sweat, and before long he was floundering, completely losing his composure.
"Chu Feng, what did you say earlier? That you wanted me to know who's in charge here?"
"Well then, why don't you tell me now — who exactly is in charge here?" Situ Kunye asked with mockery.
Chu Feng didn't answer at all — perhaps too ashamed to respond, or perhaps too preoccupied, for mastering that offensive formation was headache enough.
Time flew by. In the blink of an hour was nearly up.
Though Chu Feng had made some progress in mastering the offensive formation, the progress was minimal.
Those who had been hoping Chu Feng could overturn the Situ Spirit Gate now wore grave expressions, unable to say a word.
Chu Feng's initial moves had amazed them, and they admired his skill and courage. But in the end, the scales of fortune still tipped toward the Situ Spirit Gate.
They knew it wasn't that Chu Feng was incompetent — the Situ Spirit Gate simply held every advantage. After all, they were the masters here.
Finally, the hour was up, and the protective formation began visibly dissipating.
Chu Feng no longer had the shield of the protective formation. He was like a fish on a cutting board, at the mercy of the Situ Spirit Gate.
Whoosh—
At that moment, triumphant battle cries erupted across the sky, filled with joy, with fury, and above all, with killing intent.
"Kill, kill, kill!!!!"
Soon, the roars converged into a single word — kill.
The people of the Situ Spirit Gate could no longer wait to crush Chu Feng, to cut him down.
Situ Kunye's eyes had turned bloodshot. Over the course of that hour, he had already thought of countless ways to torture Chu Feng.
And now, the moment to put those plans into action had finally arrived.
He would show everyone what happened to those who dared oppose the Situ Spirit Gate.
Boom—
But just then, Chu Feng's palm shot upward, and a massive wave of power crashed down from the heavens. In an instant, every single member of the Situ Spirit Gate was slammed to the ground.
Including Situ Kunye!!!
"You!!!"
Feeling the oppressive force bearing down on him, Situ Kunye's eyes were filled with terror. This was power he could not resist — but Chu Feng had clearly been…
"Sigh, I almost couldn't keep up the act."
Chu Feng smiled faintly and wiped the sweat from his face. People could clearly see that what covered his face was a mocking grin.
Most importantly, the offensive formation he had supposedly been unable to master had now fully merged into his body.
The terrifying power Chu Feng had just unleashed came directly from that offensive formation.
Chu Feng had completely mastered it!!!
"He… he did it on purpose."
"He was faking it — we were all deceived!"
Finally, everyone realized that Chu Feng had already mastered the offensive formation. His inability to do so before had, of course, been an act.
Chu Feng had been playing the Situ Spirit Gate for fools.
But it wasn't just the Situ Spirit Gate that had been toyed with — all of them had been deceived. Chu Feng's acting had been far too convincing.
In that moment, every face among the Situ Spirit Gate members lost all traces of joy. Killing intent vanished, replaced by bottomless terror.
They could all feel just how terrifying the force pressing down upon them was.
It was power that could turn every member of the Situ Spirit Gate into pulp in the blink of an eye.
A single strike would be enough to annihilate them completely.
"Young master."
Hidden in the shadows, Yue Lian's subordinate turned his gaze toward Yue Lian.
"This kid is damn dangerous."
"We can't stay to watch this. Let's go."
Though this was exactly the outcome Yue Lian had hoped for, seeing Chu Feng wield such a devastating offensive strike filled him with dread as well.
"Get out here."