"BASTARDS!!!"
At that moment, a furious roar suddenly erupted.
The roar was several times more ear-piercing than a clap of thunder.
When that roar sounded, many members of the Azure Feather Monster Clan felt as though their eardrums had been blown apart.
Those with lighter injuries clutched their ears, baring their teeth in pain.
Those more severely affected actually collapsed directly to the ground, clutching their heads and wailing in agony.
And just as the Azure Feather Monster Clan members found themselves in this state, a figure plummeted into the crowd at blinding speed and swept Chu Shuangshuang into his arms.
The person was none other than Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng — it's actually you?"
"You've come just in time. Saves me the trouble of going to find you."
Upon seeing Chu Feng, fury surged through Qingyu Fengming's eyes.
Yet Chu Feng paid him no attention whatsoever. Instead, he produced several pills radiating different auras from his Universe Bag and stuffed them into Chu Shuangshuang's mouth. He then set up a formation that enveloped her within its barrier.
"That's — the power of a Royal-grade Spirit World barrier."
Seeing the formation Chu Feng had laid down, every member of the Azure Feather Monster Clan present felt their expressions shift.
The goateed man's eyes, in particular, filled with an intense look of shock.
A Royal-robed Spirit World Master — even in the entire Ancestral Martial Cultivation World, that was a rare sight indeed.
"So he is Chu Xuanyuan's son?" the goateed man said, turning to Qingyu Fengming.
"That's right. It's him," Qingyu Fengming confirmed.
Once Qingyu Fengming had verified Chu Feng's identity, the goateed man began walking in Chu Feng's direction.
At that moment, every member of the Azure Feather Monster Clan instinctively assumed the goateed man was about to strike at Chu Feng — to avenge the clansmen he had previously injured.
But who could have expected that after taking only a few steps, the goateed man would suddenly stop?
Furthermore, he clasped his fists together and bowed in a deep, formal salute.
"Greetings, Young Master Chu Feng. This humble one is a member of the Azure Feather Monster Clan — Qingyu Dong."
"I have long heard of Young Master Chu Feng's great name. To finally meet Young Master Chu Feng in person today — it is truly my, Qingyu Dong's, honor."
Once Qingyu Dong finished speaking, not only were the Azure Feather Monster Clan members left utterly bewildered, but even Chu Feng himself could not help but raise his head.
Truthfully, Chu Feng had noticed Qingyu Dong long ago, as the man had made no effort to conceal his aura.
As a ninth-grade Heavenly Immortal, Qingyu Dong was, in Chu Feng's estimation, a far greater threat than Qingyu Fengming.
But Chu Feng had not expected that upon discovering him, Qingyu Dong would not attack directly — instead clasping his fists and offering a courteous salute.
What surprised Chu Feng most was that when he looked at Qingyu Dong now, the man's face was filled with nothing but sincerity.
Even so, Chu Feng did not offer Qingyu Dong a warm expression. Instead, he pointed at Chu Shuangshuang cradled in his arms and asked coldly:
"An honor?"