"If it weren't for Elder Xing Yi of the Starfall Sacred Ground stepping in that day, I'd already be dead at your hands."
"And now you dare say something like this to me — don't you find it laughable?"
As Chu Feng spoke, he walked steadily toward the members of the Chu Heavenly Clan.
His gaze grew colder with every word, and a killing intent visible to the naked eye surged madly within his eyes.
The sight of that look sent the younger generation of the Chu Heavenly Clan into trembling fits.
Only now did it finally dawn on them that this man called Chu Feng was someone who feared neither heaven nor law.
He very well might kill them — and truly mean it.
"Run! Now!"
Realizing the gravity of the situation, they dragged the two gravely wounded men and made to flee.
Boom— But in the very next instant, an enormous wave of pressure crashed down from behind, slamming all of them flat against the ground.
They lay there like dead dogs, utterly unable to move.
"You… what are you going to do? We are members of the Chu Heavenly Clan!"
"If you dare lay a hand on us, not only will you suffer for it, but your entire clan will face annihilation!"
Seeing no escape, the younger generation of the Chu Heavenly Clan began brandishing their family name as a shield.
"My lord, please show mercy!"
"Indeed — not only is killing strictly forbidden during this hunt, but they are young masters and ladies of the Chu Heavenly Clan. The Chu Heavenly Clan is the ruler of this vast world!"
"You absolutely must not kill them!"
At that moment, among those kneeling on the ground, quite a few began trying to dissuade Chu Feng, pleading with him not to slay the Chu Heavenly Clan members.
In truth, they were afraid of being dragged down by association.
After all, to them, the Chu Heavenly Clan was terrifying — absolutely not something to offend. They feared that if these young clan members died, they themselves would never be able to wash their hands of it.
"Shut up!" Chu Feng suddenly turned his head and bellowed at them.
In that moment, Chu Feng was the very picture of a fiend — killing intent churning wildly in his eyes, looking less like a man and more like a vengeful demon.
Seeing Chu Feng like this, combined with that deafening roar, every last person kneeling on the ground went limp in terror.
No one dared utter another word.
"You are cowards who can only bend before others — no one faults you for that."
"But if you try to persuade someone else to be as spineless and useless as you are, that is your own failing."
"Anyone who so much as opens their mouth again had better not blame me, Chu Feng, for what comes next." His voice was ice-cold.
Chu Feng's voice was more thunderous than a clap of lightning. With every word he spoke, the bodies of those on the ground shuddered.
By the time he finished, they not only dared not try to dissuade him further — they hardly dared breathe.
Beyond their fear, a look of shame surfaced on many of their faces.
Chu Feng's words were not without merit. In truth… most of them really were cowardly.
So cowardly that the moment they laid eyes on anyone from the Chu Heavenly Clan, they obeyed without question, never once letting the thought of resistance take root in their hearts.
Though they lived in this vast world and might carry themselves with dignity in their day-to-day lives — even feeling a sense of superiority before those weaker than themselves — the instant they encountered the Chu Heavenly Clan, they became as meek and subservient as slaves.
After reprimanding them, Chu Feng turned his gaze back to the Chu Heavenly Clan members and walked toward them, one slow step at a time.
Swish— Chu Feng swept his sleeve, and a fierce gust of wind erupted.
The young clan members who had been pressed flat against the ground were all sent sitting upright.
In that instant, every last one of them had lost their previous air of superiority and haughty arrogance.