"Ask myself?" Chu Feng smiled faintly.
"Young friend Chu Feng, I won't say much — just one piece of advice. Know the weight of your actions, and as a person, you ought to have some self-awareness," Elder Yueling said once more.
The moment these words left his mouth, many of the Heavenly Dao Palace elders nodded in agreement. As for the others, they remained silent — but Chu Feng knew that deep down, most of them were thinking the same thing.
"I, Chu Feng, may be a junior, but I am not a fish on the chopping block who will simply let others carve me up. So regardless of who it is, if they want to kill me, I will absolutely not let them off."
The moment these words left Chu Feng's mouth, a bone-piercing cold radiated outward, and the temperature in the surrounding air plummeted several degrees in an instant.
And because his Thunder Armor was still active, that chill was not merely cold — it was genuinely terrifying.
Setting aside everyone else, even Elder Yueling, a sixth-grade Martial Emperor, felt his expression tighten and his brows furrow on the spot.
In that moment, it was as if he had awakened from a dream. If even Xianyu Yin's uncle had been no match for Chu Feng, then clearly he wouldn't be either.
And if even he felt that way, the others were breaking out in cold sweat one after another. They had truly come to realize just how terrifying Chu Feng was.
All they had thought about before was how powerful Xianyu Yin's uncle's backing was, but they had forgotten the sheer horror of Chu Feng's own strength. This was no ordinary junior — this was a junior capable of slaying a sixth-grade Martial Emperor.
So after sensing Chu Feng's killing intent, not even Elder Yueling dared to speak.
"Also, I'm well aware that all of you believe I shouldn't have killed Xianyu Yin's uncle. And the reason you all think that is simply because you believe the Ancient Elves are not to be trifled with."
"But if that's how you think, then it means every one of you deep down believes that when I, Chu Feng, said the Ancient Elves are my allies, and that Lord Luo Kong personally told me to kill Xianyu Yin's uncle — you think I was lying." Chu Feng swept his gaze across the crowd once more.
This time, no one dared to meet Chu Feng's eyes. Though that was exactly what they believed, not a single person dared to admit it.
"Facts speak louder than eloquence. Whether or not I, Chu Feng, am lying — you will all find out in due time," Chu Feng said.
Hearing this, everyone's nerves tightened once more. The way Chu Feng said it so casually made it seem less like a lie, not more. Could it really be that what Chu Feng said was true? If so, that was far too terrifying to contemplate.
At this moment, the way people looked at Chu Feng was no longer just filled with fear — a different light had crept into their gazes. Even those old monsters who had seen everything and were now on the verge of death looked at him differently.
This junior had truly earned their respect.
After saying his piece, Chu Feng paid the crowd no further mind. Instead, he collected the Universe Bag from the body of Xianyu Yin's uncle, along with the Emperor Armament — that massive battle axe.
These were all the possessions of an Ancient Elf. Even if Chu Feng wasn't going to keep them for himself, he couldn't simply ignore them. He intended to return them to the Ancient Elves.
As for the corpse of Xianyu Yin's uncle, Chu Feng collected that as well. Regardless of anything else, he had been an Ancient Elf, and Chu Feng intended to hand the body over to the Ancient Elves for them to deal with.
If the Ancient Elves said Chu Feng could do whatever he wanted with the corpse, then that would be even better. After all, this was a sixth-grade Martial Emperor — his Origin Essence was surely of high quality. When Dan Dan woke up, it could be used for refinement.
In short, the corpse was useful and quite valuable.
"Young friend Chu Feng, that Emperor Armament in your hand — could it truly be the Coiling Dragon Fury Slash?" At that moment, Elder Huang Guan of Hell Palace stepped forward and pointed at the weapon in Chu Feng's grasp.
First, he wanted to break the awkward atmosphere. Second, he was genuinely curious.
"To be honest, Senior, this is indeed the Emperor Armament that the Beast Emperor used in life — the Coiling Dragon Fury Slash." Chu Feng nodded.
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed yet again.
"Hss..." Even Elder Huang Guan couldn't help but draw a sharp breath before asking, "Young friend Chu Feng, could it be that you are the Beast Emperor's successor?"