"Thank you." Chu Feng put away the Demon-Subduing Spring water and first expressed his gratitude to the Tang Family's patriarch, then turned to Tang Ying and said, "I'll go eliminate that demoness first. When I return, I'll fulfill my promise and serve as your bodyguard for one month."
"Tang Long, Tang Hu, prepare a team and accompany Young Friend Chu Feng to eliminate that demoness," the Tang Family patriarch ordered.
"No need. I can handle it alone," Chu Feng said. In his eyes, every single person in the Tang Family — apart from the patriarch himself — was weaker than him. And the patriarch would obviously have to remain behind to guard the Tang Family and couldn't possibly go help him deal with the demoness. Rather than dragging along a bunch of dead weight, Chu Feng would rather go by himself.
"However, Young Friend Chu Feng, going alone, I'm afraid…" The Tang Family patriarch was somewhat uneasy.
"Father, don't worry. Chu Feng was even able to kill that Ghost Fiend Beast. No matter how strong that demoness is, she may not necessarily be Chu Feng's match," Tang Ying said proudly.
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the Tang Family patriarch's eyes also showed a look of surprise. Although the Heavenly Clan's members were all very strong, he clearly hadn't expected Chu Feng to be powerful enough to kill a Ghost Fiend Beast. After all, he knew that Ghost Fiend Beast was no ordinary existence.
"In that case, then I wish Young Friend Chu Feng a smooth journey," the Tang Family patriarch said.
"Young Master, this is terrible!" Just then, a Half-Ancestor-level elder rushed in hurriedly.
When the elder ran in and saw the Tang Family patriarch, his expression immediately turned to great joy, a trace of delight surfacing on his otherwise panicked face.
"Patriarch, you… you… you've actually recovered! This is wonderful! Heaven has not abandoned our Tang Family!" the elder exclaimed.
"What's happened?" The Tang Family patriarch could tell something was wrong and couldn't help but press for details.
"Patriarch, the Cao Family has broken their promise and led their army to attack our Tang Family ahead of schedule. The Cao Family's forces have already arrived at our gates and are blockading our — they're about to breach the city!" the elder said.
"What?!" At these words, everyone present was stunned.
Rumble rumble rumble —
Rumble rumble rumble —
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At that moment, series of booms suddenly erupted from outside — someone was attacking the Tang Family's defensive barrier.
Seeing this, Chu Feng immediately activated his Heavenly Eyes and looked outward. What he saw was dense masses of figures pouring into the city, surrounding the Tang Family tightly from all directions.
Among them were many powerful cultivators, and the one leading at the forefront was an elder whose age was roughly comparable to the Tang Family patriarch — a scrawny old man thin as a bundle of sticks.
This old man was not only thin but also very short, standing only about one meter sixty tall, shorter than an average woman.
But in the old man's eyes, a shrewd gleam radiated, and the oppressive aura he exuded was a tremendous seventh-level Half-Ancestor's might.
Without anyone needing to tell him, Chu Feng could already guess that this was undoubtedly the Cao Family's patriarch.
And right now, this Cao Family patriarch was at the very forefront, relentlessly bombarding the Tang Family's defensive formation.
The ancestral might of a half-forged ancestral weapon, when wielded by a seventh-level Half-Ancestor, was truly terrifying. Cracks had already begun to spread across the Tang Family's defensive formation, and it was on the verge of collapse.
Rumble rumble rumble —
Suddenly, a deafening roar rang out — the Cao Family patriarch had shattered the Tang Family's defensive formation.
"All Cao Family generals, hear my command! Anyone bearing the Tang surname shall be killed without mercy!!!"
"By your order!!!"
After blasting apart the defensive formation, the Cao Family patriarch bellowed, and immediately afterward tens of thousands of elite soldiers surged forward behind him into the Tang Family compound.
Before anyone could even react, waves of powerful ancestral might swept through indiscriminately. Countless palaces and towers were blasted to rubble, and in that single instant, thousands of Tang Family members perished.
"Every breathing soul of the Tang Family — fight back!!!"