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"Senior..." Su Changqing didn’t hesitate to show submission, immediately addressing him with a term of respect.

He felt this appellation was not at all undeserved; the other party was a demon who knew how many years he had lived? Perhaps older than his own ancestors. Indeed, calling him senior was not unwarranted.

"It is not our place to contend with you. As for the Azure Dragon Runes, we kindly ask that you spare us," Su Changqing directly presented the Azure Dragon Runes, his attitude extremely subservient, a stark contrast to his previous decisive approach.

However, he felt no shame whatsoever, for the world has always been like this. If he had previously miscalculated his strength, and had known the other party was so fierce, why would he seek his own demise?

What is the use of benefits, if you have no life to enjoy them?

Bai Feng looked squarely at him and shook her head, "I can overlook you, but he must be handed over to me."

"Senior, your injuries seem almost healed. Is it necessary to be so calculative? After all, this is a contest. How could one give away their possessions without a fight? Now that we acknowledge our inferiority to you, why must you press so hard?"

Su Changqing felt somewhat irritable. He didn’t care much about Chen Yun’s life; he had never liked Chen Yun and would have willingly traded his life ten times over for his own safety in some deserted corner.

But now, in a contest observed by all, if he were to sell out the Chen Family’s eldest son to save his own life, it would likely ruin the Su Family’s reputation.

Moreover, the matriarch of the Chen family was a narrow-minded person; it was quite possible she would hold a grudge against the Su Family.

"No..." Bai Feng was adamant, "That person must die!"

"Why?"

"He is very dangerous."

Even Bai Feng couldn’t quite articulate why her urge to kill was so decisive, but her very genes were screaming at her that this man had to be killed quickly or else the consequences would be severe.

This inherent intuition had always been resolute within her; her mother had taught her that to survive in the outside world, one must often trust their intuition—those gut feelings do not arise out of nowhere, but are the result of countless generations’ experience in life or death struggles, carved into one’s bones, imparting a sort of premonition.

Do not doubt it. A moment’s hesitation can lead to endless disaster!

She heeded her mother’s advice. For a thousand years, whenever she encountered such a situation, her mother had never been wrong. Whenever her intuition told her to stay away from a place, she had to stay away. When it told her that something needed to be killed immediately, it had to be killed!

Seeing how firm Bai Feng was, Su Changqing had no choice but to brace himself and prepare for battle.

Witnessing this from the sidelines, Chen Baifeng furrowed his brows, bewildered. Su Changqing had yielded to such an extent, why did this woman named Bai Feng insist on being so absolute?

Clearly, at the previous level, she had shown mercy towards his younger son, Chen Ye.

He certainly did not wish for Chen Ye to meet his end here, or else his wife would surely devour him...

The people of the Su Family were privately anxious. At this juncture, what capability was the brat trying to prove? If it was time to sell, just sell. Su Changqing was the only one left of the Su Family’s pillars of support; was he really going to die alongside the Chen Family’s useless son?

Chen Qing also felt something odd, but for a different reason than Chen Baifeng; he was aware of the danger that Chen Yun posed.

The parasite from the Ancient Demon Hall was terrifying.

Once it fully controlled a human body, it could awaken all their talents, and in this version of events, an Ancient Demon who had awakened their talents could severely disrupt the balance.

Should the situation escalate or leak, the consequences would be dire.

Even if Bai Feng did not kill him, he would have to take action once the trial ended!

The key question was whether the people of the Shenwu Guild had disclosed information about the Ancient Demon to Bai Feng?

A newly born Ancient Demon should not have the memories of its predecessors, but these creatures were disgusting; as long as one did not go extinct, it could inherit the grievances of its deceased kin and even revive their entire race.

To achieve this end, as a descendent of Ancient Demons, it would definitely seek out the enemies who killed its kin and locate where the grievances of its kin are.

Therefore, those who had killed an Ancient Demon would keep such matters secret if possible, because if Bai Feng knew all about it, the Ancient Demon would just have to kill Bai Feng and consume her brain to learn everything.

Shenwu told of how the Ancient Demon Hall had been destroyed through their combined efforts, leaving none alive.

Although that was what was said, no one could guarantee that a descendant hadn’t survived in some corner, waiting to make a comeback.

No one wanted to be targeted by an Ancient Demon, and it seemed unlikely she would mention such matters to a newcomer out of the blue.

So... where did Bai Feng’s decisive intention to kill come from?

Intuition?

"Your Highness, King of Qin....."

Chen Qing immediately turned around upon hearing the voice, which was indeed Shenwu Guild’s Shen Nong.

"As you can see the current situation, I think we should have the Heavenly Master Mansion suspend the trial. What do you think?"

Chen Qing nodded, "That’s what I think as well."

The Ancient Demon, such a thing is too dangerous. If there’s any possibility of it awakening, then it must be nipped in the bud.

"It’s really good that Your Highness, King of Qin, agrees." Shen Nong said with a smile.

Chen Qing rolled his eyes; of course, he agreed—many of his students were inside. He did not believe those students could handle something like the Ancient Demon.

Hadn’t even the members of the Guild shown wariness towards this thing?

"Suspend?" The people of the Su Family quickly nodded in agreement, "Exactly, it was just a trial, but now it has turned into a life-and-death struggle. What’s the meaning of this? It should indeed be suspended to establish new rules."

Chen Baifeng, however, furrowed his brows and did not speak. He keenly sensed the murderous intent Chen Qing and that woman in red had towards Chen Yun!

He had a feeling that if the Heavenly Master Mansion suspended the trial and let Chen Qing enter, his first action would be to kill his eldest son.

But he couldn’t figure out why Chen Qing harbored such great hostility towards Chen Yun.

"Please notify the Heavenly Master of your Mansion that we have something to discuss," Chen Qing said to one of the Four Holy Guards not far away.

The Four Holy Guard looked at Chen Qing stiffly and replied coldly, "No one is allowed to leave here before the trial is over!"

Sure enough, there’s a problem!

Chen Qing narrowed his eyes, just as he thought, this trial of the Heavenly Master Mansion was not about simply picking a Heavenly Master—it was to trap them in Zhenghe Hall for some significant purpose!

"What if I insist on leaving?" Chen Qing’s gaze was icy cold.

"Kill!" The Four Holy Guard also spoke coldly. In an instant, the aura of countless Four Holy Guards around the periphery of Zhenghe Hall surged towards the sky, and the energy generated made the entire space tremble.

All the families present took a sharp breath. Judging by the situation, there must be no fewer than five thousand Four Holy Guards ambushing outside the grand hall!

Moreover, above Zhenghe Hall, there were faint flashes of lightning, which almost certainly indicated that inside Zhenghe Hall, there was a large-scale lethal Array set up.

Why would there be an Array set up inside the grand hall?

Thinking this, everyone’s heart sank, and they all realized that this trial... might not be a good thing!

Chen Qing also took a deep breath. Five thousand Four Holy Guards, plus the unknown Array inside the hall, this situation was indeed not something he could contend with on his own.

"What does Guild Leader Shen Nong say?" Chen Qing looked towards him.

It seemed the Heavenly Master Mansion had no intention of stopping the trial. Even if they told Zhang Tianyi how dangerous the Ancient Demon was, he probably wouldn’t care.

Now, they could only see what this man would say.

After all, he was the leader of one of the three ruling powers, so he must have some kind of trump card, right?