"What if I refuse?" Chu Feng asked.
"My young friend, that is rather unreasonable of you. You need to consider our situation as well."
"We didn't go through all that trouble to get in here just to watch you recover from your injuries."
"You can't just rely on having someone backing you and ignore our futures entirely, can you?"
The moment those words left the elder's mouth, others immediately echoed his sentiment: "Exactly, exactly."
"What good are your little rewards? We just opened the Primordial Bloodline Tower and went through who knows how much suffering. If we don't get something out of it, wouldn't we have come here for nothing?"
With more and more people chiming in, the elder grew bolder.
He secretly transmitted his voice to everyone present — everyone except Chu Feng and Wang Qiang.
There was no one else around. He might as well go all the way: kill Chu Feng and Wang Qiang, seize their tower tokens, and divide the treasures on their bodies.
Originally, he had only been testing the waters, choosing his words carefully. He hadn't expected so many like-minded people to actually agree.
Of course, those who shared the elder's intentions were still in the minority.
Most of the others were too afraid of the Heavenly Dragon World Spirit Master to dare act. They feared that if Chu Feng vanished from this place, they would be held accountable.
But the elder had decided to take the risk.
As for those who disagreed? Simple — eliminate them along with Chu Feng and Wang Qiang.
What he didn't know, however, was that Chu Feng's control over the tower token far exceeded their imagination.
Through the tower token, Chu Feng could hear their secret transmissions. Under his control, even Wang Qiang was able to hear every word of their scheming.
Upon hearing their plot, a cold gleam flickered in Wang Qiang's eyes. Killing intent had already taken root.
But Chu Feng simply gripped the tower token and waved his sleeve.
Immediately, the expressions of most people present changed drastically.
Chu Feng had severed their contracts with the tower token.
"You may leave," he said.
The ones Chu Feng had freed were precisely those who hadn't dared to kill him.
Although every single one of them had betrayed him during the trials, those were trials — and this was reality.
Chu Feng knew full well that their reluctance to kill him stemmed from their fear of the World Spirit Immortal. But what mattered was the result.
They didn't dare. And though Chu Feng had killed countless people throughout his life, he still believed in fairness.
"Sir, we..."
The freed individuals were still dazed.
"Since you didn't dare kill me, you've placed yourselves on the opposite side from them. I'm letting you leave to save your lives. Otherwise, they'll kill you to silence you."
Chu Feng's words froze the conspirators in their tracks.
"You dare snitch? Nobody leaves!" the elder roared. The oppressive aura of a Fourth Order True God blanketed the surrounding space.
He had figured it out — Chu Feng knew their plan.
But how could Chu Feng have known? Someone must have tipped him off.
This actually gave him the perfect justification to kill everyone and silence them.
The sight of the elder's killing intent sent the dissenters' faces ashen. They could all feel it — cold and murderous, bearing down on them.
But the elder didn't strike immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze toward Chu Feng.
"I was still debating whether or not to deal with you."
"Now that things have come to this, I see no reason to hold back any longer."
"Kid, I'll be honest with you — I've never considered you a threat."
"But I am very interested in the treasures you carry."
"You won't get another chance in this life."
"So in your next one, use your head."