"Since Little Friend Chu Feng has gifted it to you, accept it. Do not forget — guarding the peace here is your duty," the Elf King said.
"Understood. I shall follow His Majesty's command. Many thanks to Little Friend Chu Feng for this generous gift." The lord carefully stored away the token, his aged face brimming with smiles.
Though he had not dared to accept it before, in truth, he had greatly desired the ability to command those stone soldiers. Without a doubt, with the stone army guarding their territory, their fighting strength would increase tremendously.
"Your Majesty, if the Dark Hall's army attacks the Ancient Elves' territories so frequently, they must have camps stationed somewhere."
"Haven't any of them been found?" Chu Feng asked.
Over the course of his journey, Chu Feng had visited over a dozen territories and knew that ever since the war between the Ancient Elves and the Dark Hall had erupted, the Ancient Elves had been in an extremely passive position. The reason was simple — they could only defend and not attack, because they had no idea where the Dark Hall's camps were located.
"The Dark Hall is very cunning, and the Hall Master's barrier techniques are highly sophisticated. Let alone their camps — even after each attack, when they retreat, they vanish with incredible speed," the Elf King said.
"Indeed. Your Majesty can at least keep up, but for the rest of us, we couldn't even give chase."
"This time, it was that woman called Xue Ji who deliberately abandoned those Dark Hall forces. Otherwise, they likely would have retreated unscathed once more," the Protector added.
"So that's how it is." Chu Feng pondered for a moment, then spoke to the Elf King. "Your Majesty, could you help me get in touch with the Forging Immortal, the Snow-Haired Immortal, and Senior Zhang Ming?"
Chu Feng knew that the three of them held special positions. Beyond their formidable strength, they were also Dragon Mark Spirit Realm Masters. That was why, after they had joined the battlefield, he had not simply assigned them to guard a location — instead, he had sent them to seek out the Dark Hall's hiding places.
"I can."
"However, Little Friend Chu Feng, I cannot leave the Elf Kingdom for long. My coming here this time was done in secret. We should return to the Elf Kingdom as soon as possible," the Elf King said.
"Very well." Chu Feng nodded.
There was no time to waste. Once the decision was made, they headed straight for the Elf Kingdom. But as Chu Feng was about to leave, he could not help but glance back, his gaze complicated.
"Xue Ji?"
When he spoke those two words, Chu Feng fell deep into thought. Despite the fact that Xue Ji had fled the battlefield and Chu Feng had achieved a resounding victory in this confrontation, something still gnawed at him.
He felt that the woman called Xue Ji was far more dangerous than the World-Extinguishing Immortal. Even when Chu Feng had led the stone army here, not a trace of fear had ever shown in Xue Ji's eyes.
Furthermore, among those Ancient Fierce Beasts, Chu Feng had faintly sensed a trace of Xue Ji's aura.
He had seen the Dark Hall Master before. Though the Hall Master possessed tremendous power and could fight the Elf King on equal terms, the Ancient Fierce Beasts did not carry the Hall Master's aura.
This led Chu Feng, as a Dragon Mark Spirit Realm Master, to deduce that the Dark Hall's ability to control the Ancient Fierce Beasts was likely inseparably connected to that woman called Xue Ji.
In any case, the existence of this woman made Chu Feng deeply uneasy.
However, the woman had already fled. What needed to be done now was to return to the Elf Kingdom as quickly as possible and regroup with the Forging Immortal and the others.
After some more time had passed, the three Dragon Mark Spirit Realm Masters — the Forging Immortal, the Snow-Haired Immortal, and Zhang Ming — arrived at the Elf Kingdom one after another.
Now, the Elf King, the Forging Immortal, the Snow-Haired Immortal, and Zhang Ming were all gathered in one place.