"What does this Black Flame think he's doing?"
"Is he trying to start a war?"
"Has he really lost his mind? Does he not know who Shi Xue Zhanhun is?"
By now, the higher-ups and elders of the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion in the conference hall no longer dared to look at Shi Xue Zhanhun, because no one present had ever imagined Shi Feng would pull a stunt like this.
Not only was Feng Qianyu staring at Shi Feng in shock, even Jiu Huang, seated across from Feng Qianyu, wore an expression of disbelief as he looked at Shi Feng.
Everyone here knew about the Blood War Adventurer Corps' dealings with Qing Huang.
Grand Master Ku Rong had probably watched the battle footage between Qing Huang's group and the Blood War Adventurer Corps countless times over, but so what?
Underhanded moves like this were commonplace among all the major powers. A faction like the Blood War Adventurer Corps openly backing Jiu Huang while secretly suppressing Qing Huang, who stood on Feng Qianyu's side, was about as normal as things got—there were far too many similar incidents.
However, everyone understood the boundary: you never made your moves out in the open. That was why people simply turned a blind eye.
Now Shi Feng had dragged this sort of thing directly into the light. It was a flagrant violation of the unwritten rules, and the faces of both the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion and the Blood War Adventurer Corps had turned ugly.
Before this, Shi Feng had made Long Wu apologize, which people could still accept—after all, as a guild master, Shi Feng outranked Long Wu, who was merely a guild executive. But Shi Xue Zhanhun was an entirely different matter.
Take the Blood War Adventurer Corps' treatment of Qing Huang first. Just Shi Xue Zhanhun's name carried enough weight on all of Dragon Heart Island that few would dare disregard him. Even here in the Sea of Death, Grand Master Ku Rong treated him with considerable wariness.
Asking Shi Xue Zhanhun to apologize was one thing—demanding he personally apologize to Qing Huang? Even the guild master of the Thirteen Royal Courts, Li Hen, probably wouldn't dare say something like that.
The conference hall was now terrifyingly silent. A chilling aura surged wildly through the air, as if the entire hall had been frozen solid. Forget the Perception Realm experts present—even the top-tier masters who had reached the Vacuum Realm found it hard to breathe.
This was not caused by any pressure from spiritual energy. It was simply the atmosphere in the hall, overwhelmingly oppressive. Everyone was certain that the slightest provocation would cause the entire hall to explode—it was even more terrifying than facing some nightmarish monster.
Just then, the long-silent Shi Xue Zhanhun finally spoke.
"If I refuse to apologize, what are you going to do about it?"
His words were simple and direct—a full-throated challenge to Shi Feng. The smirk on his lips and the icy edge to his voice sent the chill in the hall soaring even higher.
The guild executives seated near Feng Qianyu felt as though they could barely breathe. Their vision darkened, and the sound of their own heartbeats grew thunderous, as if their hearts might burst from their chests. The terrifying killing intent and crushing pressure were ten times worse than facing a Tier 4 Legendary monster.
Grand Master Ku Rong's expression turned grim. He hadn't expected Shi Feng to be this bold.
Who was Shi Xue Zhanhun?
He was a god of slaughter who had fought his way up through the Sea of Death. Forget their Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion—even if the master of a super-guild showed up, Shi Xue Zhanhun could refuse to give face as he pleased. Asking such a killer to apologize in public was tantamount to digging one's own grave.
Even if Ku Rong stepped in to mediate now, he doubted he could quell Shi Xue Zhanhun's fury.
"That's simple," Shi Feng said with a laugh upon hearing Shi Xue Zhanhun's response. "Then I'll just drag you over here to apologize."
As soon as those words left Shi Feng's mouth, everyone in the hall felt as if the entire building might collapse. They stared at him in disbelief, unable to fathom what had gotten into him.
This was Shi Xue Zhanhun of the Blood War Adventurer Corps. Setting aside the fact that he was ranked among the top three Berserkers on Dragon Heart Island, he wore a full set of six Epic-grade equipment, and the weapon in his hand was the famous Magic Artifact known as the Dragon Spear—an item renowned throughout the Sea of Death. Moreover, thanks to his unique Sea God bloodline, he was nearly invincible at sea.
On top of that, he was always accompanied by a vice-commander and three personal guards.
Though these three guards lacked the combat power of Domain-realm monsters, they possessed three mysterious special items that could form a special domain, suppressing any enemy caught within while simultaneously generating a defensive barrier—more than capable of withstanding attacks from a Tier 4 Legendary monster.
Killing Shi Xue Zhanhun would be nothing short of a pipe dream, let alone capturing him alive.