Nine Realms Sword Emperor

The status of these three elderly figures seemed to surpass even that of Hong Mu and Gui Shen, the two vice presidents, as they were the secret figures hidden within the Ancient Serpent Chamber of Commerce.

Their entry into the eighth level immediately quieted the chaos.

"Three Venerable Elders."

Seeing the arrival of these three elders, many disciples of the Ancient Serpent Chamber of Commerce hastily saluted.

"What's going on? Hong Mu, Gui Shen, why is someone causing trouble in our Ancient Serpent Chamber of Commerce? Why didn't you intervene? What happened?"

These three elders descended and, observing the disorder around them, couldn't help but question loudly, scanning around until they spotted Hong Mu.

"Hong Mu, where's Gui Shen? Where did they run off to? What's really going on?"

Woo woo woo!

A cacophonous sound suddenly erupted, capturing the attention of the three venerable elders, who turned and immediately saw Vice President Gui Shen kneeling before Chu Fengmian, along with Young Master Lei.

Meanwhile, Chu Fengmian sat leisurely on a chair, sipping tea and watching the spectacle, as if none of it concerned him. He seemed completely relaxed.

The only thing was, Chu Fengmian's foot was stomping on Young Master Lei's face, causing it to distort somewhat.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the two kneeling individuals, the three venerable elders' expressions changed drastically, turning into icy glares.

"What's the matter? Who dares to cause such commotion in our Ancient Serpent Chamber of Commerce?"

"Act now, rescue Young Master Lei and Gui Shen first."

As soon as they spoke, the three venerable elders sprang into action, condensing their spiritual power and reaching out directly towards Young Master Lei and Gui Shen to dispel the restrictions imposed upon them.

"Are you looking for me?"

Just at that moment, a cold laugh rang out.

"Also, did I give you permission to act? If you wish to break my restrictions, then roll away!"

In tandem with the cold laugh, Chu Fengmian acted. His spiritual power condensed, transforming into the War Dragon's Claw, which swept across instantly.

"Boom!"

All three venerable elders, attempting to break the restrictions set by Chu Fengmian, were forced to retreat by the War Dragon's Claw, stumbling back repeatedly without much injury.

"Oh? Cooperative Attack Skill?"

Upon witnessing this scene, Chu Fengmian muttered to himself.

To withstand the blow of the War Dragon's Claw so effortlessly, Chu Fengmian naturally recognized that these three venerable elders employed a Cooperative Attack Skill.

Indeed, these three venerable elders were actually brothers, having practiced an extremely mystical Cooperative Attack Skill, which allowed them to largely dissipate the force of Chu Fengmian's attack when they combined their efforts.

Otherwise, even a powerful supreme elder would be severely injured by an attack from Chu Fengmian's War Dragon's Claw.

However, this was merely a casual strike from Chu Fengmian; he hadn't used his full strength. If Chu Fengmian did unleash his full power, these three elders wouldn't be able to withstand it, even with their Cooperative Attack Skill.

"Such powerful strength."

The three venerable elders gradually dissipated the force of the War Dragon's Claw and looked at Chu Fengmian, with a hint of fear in their eyes.

The strike from the War Dragon's Claw was something they couldn't completely dissipate, even with their Cooperative Attack Skill.

Chu Fengmian's strength was indeed far greater than it appeared.

"Hong Mu, what exactly happened?"

One of the venerable elders inquired towards Hong Mu.

They had hurried over, initially intending to directly subdue and suppress Chu Fengmian. Now, it seemed that suppressing Chu Fengmian wouldn't be an easy task, and they would have to resort to another approach.

"Here's what happened..."

Hong Mu recounted in detail, not missing a single word of the events that had just transpired.

The matter was originally straightforward, but it had escalated to this point, leaving even Hong Mu baffled, unsure of how to proceed.

"Hmm...?"

After listening to Hong Mu, the three venerable elders furrowed their brows. The situation was simpler than they had anticipated; it hardly qualified as an incident.

According to their thoughts, it wasn't necessarily wrong for Hong Mu to redirect the trouble and have Chu Fengmian step back. Unfortunately, Hong Mu underestimated Chu Fengmian.

For someone to make Chu Fengmian step back, hardly anyone in the Nine Domains could achieve that, let alone on the Ancient Serpent Continent.

The three venerable elders exchanged glances, recognizing each other's decisions. One of the elders then addressed Chu Fengmian.

"This incident is indeed the fault of our Ancient Serpent Chamber of Commerce. How about we each take a step back? Mr. Chu, we can give you forty thousand of the bloodstones you need, while the remaining ten thousand will be sold to Young Master Lei as compensation. How does that sound?"

The elder looked at Chu Fengmian, speaking in a steady tone.

In his view, this was already a fair resolution, offering Chu Fengmian a way out while placating Young Master Lei. As for the reputation of the Ancient Serpent Chamber, today's affair would remain hidden so long as it wasn't disclosed.

Even Hong Mu nodded in agreement; the resolution provided Chu Fengmian an out, sufficient to resolve the matter.

But Chu Fengmian, upon hearing the elder's words, only had his smile widen.

It appeared that the Ancient Serpent Chamber of Commerce still held themselves in high regard, expecting Chu Fengmian to back down despite having done no wrong. He hadn't stepped back before, and wouldn't now.

These three venerable elders weren't here to resolve the issue; rather, they were aiming to pressure Chu Fengmian into backing down.

In that case, Chu Fengmian saw no need to show mercy.

After all, he had already made one vice president kneel; a few more venerable elders kneeling wouldn't make a difference.

"Each take a step back?"

Chu Fengmian addressed the three venerable elders coldly.

"Shouldn't your Ancient Serpent Chamber of Commerce provide compensation for the wrongdoing?"

"Compensation? What more compensation do you want?"

Upon hearing Chu Fengmian's words, one of the venerable elders remarked disdainfully.

"The fact that our Ancient Serpent Chamber isn't holding you accountable for causing chaos is your compensation. Otherwise, do you think you could leave our Ancient Serpent Chamber alive today?"

"Moreover, the ten thousand bloodstones were your expenditure to appease Young Master Lei's anger! That's the only way today's matter can end peacefully."

"Indeed, and the damage you've caused to our Ancient Serpent Chamber's property must also be compensated. At a minimum, ten billion top-grade Spirit Stones are required as compensation!"

Another venerable elder coldly addressed Chu Fengmian.

"Boy, if you don't agree today, don't think today's matter will end well. The wrath of our Ancient Serpent Chamber isn't something a youngster like you can bear."