"You're saying you released it yourself?"
Everyone present stared at Chu Feng in shock.
Jia Lingyi and the Barrier Painter, in particular, wore expressions of extraordinary complexity.
"Stop talking nonsense. How could something like that possibly be under your control?" After a brief moment of shock, Jia Lingyi still refused to believe it.
She began frantically waving the token in her hand, trying to command that savage, murderous creature to kill Chu Feng. But the creature remained kneeling steadily before Chu Feng, utterly motionless.
At this moment, even those who had been unwilling to believe it began to waver — because it was clear that Jia Lingyi had absolutely no ability to command the creature.
Facing the frantic Jia Lingyi, Chu Feng simply raised his hand and pointed toward the warship she stood on.
"Destroy."
The moment these words left Chu Feng's lips, the creature swept its claws, and screams rang out in rapid succession. Countless fragments rained across the sky like a downpour.
Not only was Jia Lingyi's warship destroyed, but every one of the powerful experts inside it had been obliterated as well.
Those weren't merely the fragments of a warship — they were the fragments of the Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect's elites.
Most importantly, while the creature's overwhelming aura still lingered, it no longer restrained the people present. Instead, its power was focused entirely on the Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect and Jia Lingyi.
Seeing this scene, the crowd could no longer deny it — this creature truly obeyed Chu Feng's commands.
"Young friend Chu Feng, how did you accomplish this?" The Barrier Painter stared at Chu Feng with a look of utter astonishment.
He simply couldn't understand how Chu Feng had taken control of this creature, because Chu Feng hadn't even known the method to control it in the first place.
"Senior, I'll explain later."
"Right now, I need to deal with this Jia Lingyi."
With those words, Chu Feng began walking toward Jia Lingyi. He was in no rush — he traveled through the air, taking one step at a time.
As Chu Feng drew closer, Jia Lingyi's eyes blazed with endless fury. At this point, she had no choice but to accept the truth.
Chu Feng was the one who truly controlled the creature.
"You did this on purpose. You deliberately toyed with me," Jia Lingyi snarled.
"I did toy with you on purpose. But the only reason you could be toyed with is because you're too stupid."
"The person who helped you unseal this thing — didn't she already flee? If she truly could have succeeded, why would she need to run?" Chu Feng said.
"You beast! You absolute beast!!!" Jia Lingyi roared with fury. Even though she was bound, the killing intent radiating from her was still palpable.
Pfft—
But suddenly, blood sprayed into the air — from Chu Feng.
Although Chu Feng hadn't closed the distance, a sword had already shot forth, piercing straight through Jia Lingyi's throat.
But Chu Feng hadn't killed her. Killing her that quickly would be letting her off far too easy. This was only the beginning.
"You cold-blooded thing. Torturing the people of the Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect any further serves no purpose. So I'll give them a quick end instead."
As he spoke, Chu Feng turned his gaze toward the surviving members of the Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect.
Their faces changed instantly.
"Hero Chu Feng, spare us! Please spare us! Your grudge with Jia Lingyi has nothing to do with us!"
The remaining survivors of the Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect all begged Chu Feng for mercy.
"Nothing to do with you? The moment you donned the robes of the Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect, it became very much your problem."
The instant these words left Chu Feng's mouth, the creature lightly waved its claw, and blood sprayed through the air.
Thus, every member of the Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect present — save for Jia Lingyi — perished.
The onlookers gazed at Chu Feng, and deep fear had taken root in their eyes. Even Long Kuitian, Long Suqing, and Long Chengyu looked at Chu Feng differently now.
If this massacre had been carried out by the creature, people would have found it understandable — after all, the creature was inherently violent and murderous.
But once they realized that it was all, in fact, Chu Feng's doing, everything changed. Because Chu Feng was no monster — he was a human being.