The voice was powerful, like a divine drum, echoing through the mountains and resounding across heaven and earth. Though it was human voice, it was accompanied by the roar of wild beasts, making it somewhat strange.
The sound made everyone's eardrums ring, containing the will of the Heavenly Dao. Everyone was instantly shocked—only a Heavenly Saint-level expert could make such a sound.
"He is the ancestor of our Fusion Beast Clan."
Feng You was both surprised and delighted, shouting loudly, "
Disciple Feng You, greetings to the Ancestor!"
"Buzz"—
the void trembled as a group of powerful figures burst forth. Leading them was an elderly man covered in golden fur, with a face like a golden plate and silver horns on his head.
As soon as the old man appeared, his blood surged skyward. The young disciples present were instantly overwhelmed by his pressure, some even seeing stars and swaying unsteadily.
Behind the silver-horned elder were two Heavenly Saint-level experts, followed by a group of young men and women—hundreds of people.
This group all bore the characteristics of demon beasts, making it clear at a glance that they were all powerful members of the Fusion Beast clan. Long Chen looked at them and couldn't help but frown.
These people are too barbaric and lack proper manners. Since they've come to Lingxiao Academy's territory, they should restrain their aura and use their pressure to embarrass others' disciples. That would be hard to justify.
Of course, Long Chen naturally didn't care about this pressure, and the Dragon Blood Warrior didn't feel much either, but the other disciples were starting to find it hard to bear.
"Greetings, Ancestor," Feng You said.
All the powerful members of the Beast Fusion Clan present knelt down and saluted the elder.
The elder with silver horns waved his large hand and said coldly, "
Rise!"
Hearing the old man's tone, Feng You was stunned. She sensed something was wrong, but didn't understand why the ancestor spoke in such a tone.
"You girl, you are so immature. How can you leave with a bunch of messy people? We ended up empty-handed. The elder with silver horns rebuked coldly.
When Long Chen heard this, his face immediately darkened. What do you mean by 'messy people'? Just as Long Chen was about to question the man, Yu Qingxuan stopped him, and Yu Qingxuan shook her head at Long Chen.
Her meaning was clear: this person was Feng You's ancestor. If Long Chen offended him, the blame would ultimately fall on Feng You, which would only make things more embarrassing.
Long Chen understood all this too. But this old guy was going too far. He himself wasn't bothered, and the director was still here. How could that save the director's dignity?
"Ancestor, please calm down. All of this is Feng You's fault. Feng You is willing to bear all punishments." Feng You also sensed something was wrong and hurriedly said.
In fact, she secretly cursed in her heart. She knew Long Chen's temper all too well—he was fearless. If he angered Long Chen, he would dare to wipe out all these people in a fit of anger.
Although Long Chen was no match for a Heavenly Saint, Lingxiao Academy had the four great masters of Heaven, Earth, Wind, and Thunder. Moreover, with the Lingxiao Divine Sword in hand, if things escalated, the Beast Fusion Clan would suffer, which she didn't want to see.
"Alright, let's leave this matter at that. Remember, since you've come to Emperor Heaven and joined our Beast Fusion Alliance, you can't act recklessly. Understand?" The elder with silver horns said.
"I understand. I promise I will never make such mistakes again. I ask the ancestor to calm down and give Feng You a chance to turn over a new leaf." Feng You hurriedly said.
Seeing Feng You apologize, Long Chen, Guo Ran, Yue Zifeng, and the others exchanged glances, each seeing the regret in each other's eyes.
In the end, Feng You lowered her proud head. Someone who wasn't even afraid of death ended up bowing to reality. If she was wrong, why admit it?
And this kind of admitting fault is yielding. On the path of cultivation, one step back means retreating step by step, and when there is nowhere left to retreat, the path of cultivation comes to an end.
"Get up. We'll talk about it when we get back." The elder with silver horns waved his hand, signaling everyone to rise.
Feng You and the others hurriedly got up and silently walked behind the elderly man with silver horns. At this moment, they appeared so reserved, so anxious, and fearful.
Perhaps for Long Chen and the others, joining a faction meant equal mutual benefit, but for many people, joining a powerful force meant no more fear, no need to flee, no more wandering. For them, this opportunity was extremely rare.
For Feng You and the others surviving in the cracks, joining the Beast Fusion Alliance was equivalent to finding their ultimate home. At the same time, it was the lifelong wish of countless elder warriors of the Beast Fusion Clan, finally fulfilled in her generation.
No one cherished this opportunity more than Feng You and the others, so at this moment, dignity and personality were less important. As long as they could join this alliance, they were already content.
"Are you Long Chen?"
Just as everyone was about to return to the group, behind the elderly man with silver horns, a man with wings on his back and a golden longsword holding a golden longsword looked at Long Chen with his chin and said.
But Long Chen ignored the man, because at that moment, Feng You happened to walk past him. Long Chen reached out and patted Feng You's arm, saying, "
Remember, we were comrades who once fought side by side."
Long Chen usually patted others' shoulders, but Feng You was too tall. To pat her shoulder, Long Chen had to cross his legs, which was too awkward.
Hearing Long Chen say this, Feng You's eyes reddened. She bit her lip and nodded, wanting to say something but saying nothing.
She understood what Long Chen meant. He had already accepted her as a comrade, meaning that no matter what difficulties she faced in the future, she could always turn to him for help.
She knew Long Chen's personality—a man of a word worth a thousand pieces of gold, a promise willing to risk fire and water for others. Long Chen's promise was the most precious thing in this world.
Feng You reached out her jade-like hand and patted Long Chen's arm as well, then turned to leave. Watching Feng You's departing figure, Long Chen didn't know why, but he felt a sense of melancholy and loss.
"Hey, are you deaf?" I'm asking you..." At that moment, the Beast Fusion clan expert who had previously asked Long Chen questions roared and charged out.
"Smack!"
Before he could finish, Long Chen slapped him across the face, knocking him to the ground.
"Shameless, kid, actually using dirty tricks... The
silver-horned elder had originally tacitly allowed the disciple to act, because he had just heard some news from Long Chen at the Gate of Nine Heavens but couldn't believe it.
So, that disciple's provocative words were also at his instigation. That disciple was a top figure among the younger generation of the Fusion Beast Alliance. Although not the strongest, he was certainly no ordinary person. He wanted to use him to test Long Chen's abilities.
But before the guy could make a move, Long Chen slapped him to the ground. Furious, he reached out to grab Long Chen.
"Smack!"
A giant hand blocked him—a hand covered in thunder symbols—it was Elder Tianlei making his move.
With a loud explosion, the silver-horned elder was pushed back by Elder Tianlei. Beams of lightning swirled around him, flickering continuouslyAfter a few strikes, it finally disappeared.
"Do you really think Lingxiao Academy has no one around? If it weren't for Dean Long Chen's friendship with the girl, I swear that neither of you, the old nor the young, would live to see tomorrow's sun. Elder Tianlei said with a sinister expression.
Elder Tianlei had a fiery temper and couldn't hold back any longer. The younger one suffered losses, the old one stepped in—this was shameless.
"You..."
The silver-horned elder snorted coldly and said,
"Fine, I'll see how long a declining academy can hold out."
"Let's go!"
The silver-horned elder waved his hand and led the Beast Fusion Clan experts away. In the crowd, Feng You followed them out, but without looking back, she vanished from everyone's sight.