Chu Feng moved forward one step at a time. Every motion of his tugged at the nerves of everyone present. All the members of the Remnant Night Demon Sect wore tense expressions, watching Chu Feng's every move with complicated gazes.
"Step." At last, Chu Feng arrived before the Sealing Demon Sword. At this distance, he could clearly feel just how remarkable a weapon it was.
Though the Sealing Demon Sword wasn't planted anywhere and simply hovered in midair, everyone knew that claiming it would not be easy — it could even cost one's life.
This weapon possessed intelligence. Those who failed to earn its recognition could forget about wielding it; they wouldn't even be able to get close.
Chu Feng glanced back at the crowd, taking stock of their emotional shifts once more — especially those of the Earth-Walking King and Elder Liu.
After that sweep, Chu Feng extended his arm, opened his palm, and gripped the Sealing Demon Sword's pitch-black hilt.
"Hummm." The moment his palm closed, an invisible wave of energy rolled outward from the Sealing Demon Sword in successive layers, shaking the entire great hall.
Yet upon witnessing this, the Earth-Walking King and the others furrowed their brows, unease written all over their faces.
"Haah~~~"
Suddenly, Chu Feng let out a shout and poured every ounce of his strength into pulling the Sealing Demon Sword free. But despite a full stretch of time passing, his face had gone pale and was drenched in sweat — and the sword hadn't budged an inch.
"Whew~~~~~~~" At last, Chu Feng exhaled deeply, released the hilt, turned around, wiped the sweat from his brow, and said with a disappointed expression, "The Sealing Demon Sword really is formidable. I can't pull it out."
"Hahaha, don't be disheartened, friend Wuching. The fact that you were able to approach the Sealing Demon Sword is already quite impressive. After all, this was the weapon our sect's master wielded in life. It's only natural that you couldn't pull it out." At this, the Earth-Walking King burst into hearty laughter, looking remarkably pleased.
Meanwhile, the tense expressions on Xuan Xiaochao and the others' faces also gave way to faint smiles. Though they kept it subtle, Chu Feng could tell that deep down, they had truly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lord Earth-Walking King, our brothers from the Remnant Night Demon Sect are still waiting outside. Perhaps we should head out first," Elder Liu said.
"Mm, it is time to leave." The Earth-Walking King nodded, then addressed Chu Feng in a playful tone: "Come on out, friend Wuching. Otherwise, when we re-open the sealing barrier, you'll be trapped in here."
Chu Feng smiled faintly and walked out. Rather than putting the Wang Bing away, he carried it in his hand.
He figured that if the Earth-Walking King and his people wanted to seize this Wang Bing from him, no amount of hiding would help. Anyone present could kill him with ease.
"Haha, brother Wuching, I finally get to talk to you! You're my idol now, you know? Don't worry — your glorious deed, I'll make sure to spread the word about it."
The moment Chu Feng stepped outside the protective circle of the Sealing Demon Killing Formation, You Tonghan hurried over and threw an arm around Chu Feng's shoulder with the warmth of a lifelong buddy.
As for You Tonghan, Chu Feng could only chuckle. He could tell that this guy was a massive blabbermouth, and he was only too happy to see Murong Xun humiliated — so asking him to keep today's events quiet was completely out of the question.
But Chu Feng wasn't worried. He and the Immortal Execution Archipelago had long since become irreconcilable enemies. Even without today's incident, they would never let him off.
Things had already come to this — so what was there for Chu Feng to fear? In truth, he was more than happy to see the Immortal Execution Archipelago lose face.