"Youyou Yuan, please rest for a moment. These two disgraceful elders of the Chu Heavenly Clan will be slain by me, Chu Feng."
As Chu Feng spoke, he tightened his grip on the Evil God Sword once more.
"Hahaha, do you see that, Chu Youyou Yuan? This Chu Feng is exactly the same as his father and grandfather — utterly and incomprehensibly arrogant."
"Does he really think that with some broken sword like that, he can take on two Supreme Elders of the Chu Heavenly Clan?" Chu Haoyan's grandfather let out a mocking laugh.
Chu Zhiyuan's grandfather shook his head with a look of helplessness.
Though they expressed themselves differently, both of them found Chu Feng laughable.
"You're welcome to try."
Chu Feng's grip on the Evil God Sword grew tighter and tighter as he began to channel the demonic weapon once more.
After witnessing the clash between Youyou Yuan and Chu Haoyan's grandfather, Chu Feng could no longer be certain whether the Evil God Sword could stand against a Venerable.
Yet the Evil God Sword remained his last hope, and he had to stake everything on this gamble.
At least by wielding the Evil God Sword, there was a slim chance of survival. Without it, death was all but guaranteed.
"Chu Feng, put down that demonic weapon."
But at that moment, Youyou Yuan suddenly spoke, looking directly at Chu Feng as he said: "Chu Feng, trust me. As long as I'm here, they won't lay a finger on you."
With those words, Youyou Yuan actually reached out and shattered his own defensive barrier, pulling Chu Feng into his embrace.
"Don't let him escape!"
At the sight of this, Chu Haoyan's grandfather's sword-like brows shot upward, and a look of extreme gravity flashed through his eyes.
At the same time, Chu Zhiyuan's grandfather unleashed a torrent of oppressive might, his gaze locked firmly on Youyou Yuan's every move.
Indeed, for Youyou Yuan, who was already gravely injured, escaping these two and their ironclad defense today seemed all but impossible.
Whoosh— And yet, despite all of that, Youyou Yuan still launched himself off the ground in a sudden burst.
However, he did not fly toward the cave's entrance. Instead, he shot toward the depths of the cavern.
Toward that fiery red lake.
And once Youyou Yuan, carrying Chu Feng, arrived above the lake, he plunged straight downward. With a splash, waves shot skyward as Youyou Yuan dove into the lake with Chu Feng in tow.
"This?"
At the sight of this, both Chu Haoyan's grandfather and Chu Zhiyuan's grandfather reacted with surprise.
Then, the two of them moved simultaneously, arriving above the lake. After a careful observation, their eyes met — and then, they actually broke into relieved smiles.
In their view, the power of those lake waters was extraordinary. Forget Chu Feng — even if Chu Youyou Yuan himself entered it, death was a foregone conclusion.