“Slap!”
The crisp sound of a slap suddenly echoed throughout the grand hall, reverberating endlessly.
Ye Tongyao was sent flying more than ten meters by Chu Feng’s strike. Her face instantly swelled red, and blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
“Chu Feng, why? I’ve already thrown away all my dignity in front of you.” Ye Tongyao raised her head. Her eyes were filled with hatred, and her voice was hysterical as she cried out, “What else do you want me to do before you’re willing to spare my father and my entire family?”
She truly could not understand why everything had become like this.
Just yesterday, Chu Feng had clearly loved her deeply. That affectionate and doting gaze had not been fake.
Why had everything changed today?
“Why?” Chu Feng looked down at Ye Tongyao and said indifferently, “Ye Tongyao, don’t forget your identity. You’re nothing more than a woman from a small family under the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect. For a woman like you, with just a curl of my finger, thousands upon thousands would willingly strip themselves and throw themselves at me.”
“Do you really think you’re qualified to bargain with your body?”
Chu Feng looked down at her coldly and sneered, “And don’t forget, you are still my fiancée in name. If I ever hear you pleading for Su Fan again, I guarantee the price you pay will be a thousand times, ten thousand times more painful than today.”
“My woman can only have me in her eyes.”
“Know your place.”
“What you should be doing now is making Su Fan come to me obediently and fulfilling your greatest value.”
“Men, send Ye Tongyao home.”
Ye Tongyao froze in place.
All the fantasies in her mind shattered instantly like fragile glass under Chu Feng’s words.
This was reality.
Cruel reality.
Everything that had happened before now felt like nothing more than a dream.
Although she possessed unparalleled beauty, it was nowhere near enough to bridge the enormous gap in status between her and Chu Feng.
Everything depended on whether Chu Feng was willing.
And now, he was not.
Soon, the guards of Extreme Star Peak appeared. Their attitude toward this nominal future mistress was respectful, but unquestionable as they escorted Ye Tongyao out.
As she was being taken away, Ye Tongyao suddenly came back to her senses and shouted, “In two days, Su Fan will definitely come back to save me and my father.”
“If he really dares to come, I’m looking forward to it,” Chu Feng said as his eyes narrowed slightly. Cold killing intent flickered within them. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
He was not the old Chu Feng.
He would never hesitate to eliminate such a huge threat once and for all.
Still, he could not be careless.
Su Fan was, after all, the Chosen One. Facing danger, he might obtain some great opportunity.
In two days, he would need to prepare carefully.
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Heavenly Phoenix Royal City.
The royal city of the Heavenly Phoenix Empire covered an area of hundreds of thousands of kilometers, vast and boundless. Countless palaces stretched endlessly, forming a magnificent sight.
The Heavenly Phoenix Empire was subordinate to the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect. Under its protection, it had existed for more than a million years, ruling over millions of kilometers of land and governing tens of billions of people.
Heavenly Phoenix Royal City was the center of the empire and the gathering place of countless great families and court factions.
Within the royal city, Extreme Heaven Palace.
Although the royal city was already vast, it gathered countless powerful figures and forces from across the land, making every inch of land incredibly valuable. Yet Extreme Heaven Palace stood at the center of the royal city, east of the royal palace, covering tens of thousands of kilometers. Its palaces stood in clusters, and its luxury and grandeur even surpassed the royal palace itself.
This was an act of great disrespect toward the Emperor.
Yet Extreme Heaven Palace had stood there for over a million years, existing since the founding of the Heavenly Phoenix Empire itself.
This alone showed its terrifying foundation.
Rumor had it that Extreme Heaven Palace was an industry belonging to Heavenly Summit Peak of the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect, though Heavenly Summit Peak had never publicly acknowledged it.
Inside Extreme Heaven Palace, luxury knew no bounds. It contained restaurants, Red Pavilion establishments, auction houses, and businesses dealing in pills and treasures.
Especially the Red Pavilion within Extreme Heaven Palace, which was famous throughout the Ancient Immortal Continent. It was said that as long as one could afford the price, even a cultivator below the Foundation Establishment Realm could spend a night with a woman from the highest cultivation realms.
Extreme Heaven Palace was a true den of extravagance. As long as you had enough spirit stones, you could find anything there, even legendary Immortal Artifacts.
Today, outside Extreme Heaven Palace, countless powerful figures from great families had gathered. Even royal princes and royal heirs had arrived, drawing the attention of countless cultivators.
“There are far more powerful figures here today than usual, at least dozens of times more,” one cultivator exclaimed.
“Did something happen? Even a royal prince at the peak of the Great Ascension Realm has arrived.”
“Almost every major family in the royal capital is here.”
“Didn’t you see the notice posted at the city gate? The Ye Family was accused of corruption, angering the Immortal Sect. Patriarch Ye Zhenchuan will be executed tomorrow, and the Ye Family has lost its status as a supplier to the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect,” a fat cultivator said.
“Tch, that’s just the official story,” a thin cultivator said mysteriously. “Everyone already knew the Ye Family earned massive amounts of spirit stones. If the Immortal Sect wanted to deal with them, they would have done it long ago. I have inside information.” This chapter is updated first at novelping(.)com.
“Hurry up and tell us. Stop keeping us in suspense.”
“I heard Ye Tongyao angered Holy Son Chu Feng. The Holy Son couldn’t bear to punish her, so he targeted her father and family to force her submission.”
“Hiss!”
Many cultivators gasped.
“Holy Son Chu Feng? The legendary genius born with Immortal Bones, a once-in-a-million-years prodigy?”
“Is that Ye Tongyao woman stupid? If I were a woman chosen by Holy Son Chu Feng, I’d die happy.”
“Someone like him is so high above us that even seeing him once is a blessing. The Ye Family dared offend him. They brought this on themselves.”
“The Ye Family lost its supplier qualification. Today must be the auction for the new supplier position, which is why so many powerful figures are here,” the thin cultivator said proudly. “And I also heard some powerful figures within the empire are unhappy that Holy Son Chu Feng punished the Ye Family beyond his authority. This banquet might not be peaceful.”
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More and more powerful figures arrived. Famous prodigies and royal princes and princesses descended one after another, causing waves of shock.
Although the onlookers were not qualified to enter Extreme Heaven Palace, witnessing such a grand scene was enough to boast about for years.
These powerful figures arrived with great pomp. Palaces served as their vehicles. Ferocious beasts pulled their carriages. Rare creatures served as mounts.
Suddenly, divine light erupted from Extreme Heaven Palace.
A purple bridge of divine light extended into the sky.
Beautiful celestial music echoed.
Graceful figures in light gauze appeared, scattering flower petals from golden baskets as they danced in the air, their movements elegant and enchanting.
Powerful cultivators stepped forward and cleared the area, forcing the crowd back one thousand meters before kneeling on one knee.
“Hiss!”
“My heavens!”
“Those dancing women have terrifying auras. They must at least be in the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm.”
“And those kneeling guards are at least in the Spirit Transformation Realm.”
“Is some great figure about to arrive?”