Elder Council Building.
Top Floor.
In the spacious conference room, sat five elderly figures, as they did the day before.
The atmosphere was heavy with tension.
After a long silence, the elder with the surname Su, seated at the northern end, slowly spoke, "An hour ago, an incident occurred in Jiangnan City. I assume you all have heard the news by now; let’s discuss our thoughts."
"What’s there to discuss."
As soon as the words fell, the elder in white beside him angrily burst out, "That brat has no regard for our Elder Council. Not only did he kill members of the Revival Association, but my son also died at his hands. This vendetta, my Xu Family must avenge! The members of the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association, none of them will escape!"
The elder with the surname Su nodded.
He understood the reaction of the elder in white.
After all, it was Xu Lian who led the team, not members of the other four families.
"Old Qin, what’s your view?"
He looked towards the elder in black.
"I agree with Old Xu."
The elder in black spoke coldly, "This matter has blown up too much. If we don’t kill that brat as a warning, our Elder Council’s reputation will take a severe hit moving forward."
"Easier said than done."
The elder surnamed Zhao snorted.
"We may not have witnessed the battle firsthand, but from others’ accounts, that Chen brat’s strength is terrifying. To kill him, we would have to mobilize the patriarchs of our families. Xu Hu, can you get your Xu Family’s patriarch to act? Or are you suggesting other families’ patriarchs should act?"
"Zhao, what do you mean by that?"
Xu Hu stood up angrily, "Do you think dealing with that brat is solely the Xu Family’s business? The Elder Council’s reputation being tarnished and becoming a laughingstock isn’t just our problem!"
Zhao Chunyuan fell silent.
Xu Hu had a point.
This has become a significant, ugly affair.
Including the Song Family, five Celestial Realm Martial Artists and over a dozen Revival Association elites were killed to the last man.
Now, countless eyes are on the Elder Council’s response, and some families are gloating over their predicament.
But as he said earlier,
involving their patriarchs in this affair, to kill Chen Fan would be highly unpleasing for their elders, who would feel that these juniors can’t even handle a minor issue.
Furthermore, even if their patriarchs were willing to act,
what if they got injured?
That brat killed mid-stage Celestial Realm Martial Artists like slaughtering chickens; he is at least a late stage of Celestial Human Realm, perhaps even a Divine Cultivation Realm Martial Artist.
If their patriarchs had an accident, at best they wouldn’t get selected in the next Elder Council term; at worst, they’d be suppressed by other families, causing their family power to plummet.
The risks are too significant.
The elder with the surname Su looked at the last elder.
Elder Yan shook his head, "You all know the Yan Family’s situation. Our guardian beast will only act when the Yan Family faces an existential crisis, so I’m sorry, I can’t help much with this."
Xu Hu glared at him, eyes full of anger.
He had been displeased with the Yan Family for a long time.
Relying on their guardian beast, they secured a seat on the council, enjoying the perks it brought.
But when it came time to exert effort, they just shrugged it off.
Outrageous!
The elder surnamed Su, however, smiled slightly, "Old Yan, I understand your difficulties, but I still want to ask if you’re willing to contribute?"
Elder Yan was taken aback.
"And Old Zhao, I want to ask you the same question." Elder Su turned around, "We are all members of the Elder Council. Safeguarding its authority is an unshirkable duty of our five families. Benefitting in good times and retreating in difficulties isn’t right, is it?"
Zhao Chunyuan hesitated for a moment, "That’s true. That brat disregards our Elder Council and killed our members in public. If my strength was enough, I would want to find and kill him myself, but I lack the capability. As for getting the patriarch, that’s not something I can do. Other than that, if there’s any way I can help, Brother Su, just let me know."
"That’s all I need to hear."
Elder Su nodded slightly, then turned his gaze back to Elder Yan, waiting for his response.
Aside from him, the other three pairs of eyes also focused on Elder Yan.
"Old Zhao’s thoughts are my thoughts as well."
Elder Yan had no choice but to speak.
"Good, it seems we’ve reached a consensus."
With a satisfied nod, Elder Su continued, "I understand everyone’s difficulties. To be honest, I too dare not risk our family’s patriarch. As for Xiaoxuan, you should understand, she needs to hold Baijiang City and can’t act lightly."
The others exchanged glances.
"So Brother Su, what’s your plan?"
Xu Hu couldn’t help but ask.
If the Divine Cultivation Realm patriarchs don’t act,
and the Ice Emperor doesn’t act,
who should act?
Facing their doubtful gazes, Elder Su calmly said, "Have you heard of the Devourer Gong Bo?"
"Devourer Gong Bo?"
"Quasi-S-Class Awakened!"
The elders’ faces changed drastically.
This Gong Bo had been on the Awakened Association’s wanted list for two or three years.
It’s said he devoured the superpowers of over a hundred people, including more than a dozen A-level Awakened, making him an extremely dangerous individual!
Just obtaining his whereabouts and informing the Awakened Association would reward one million points! If killed, the bounty would be tens of millions!
To be honest, they were all tempted. Just finding Gong Bo’s hideout could earn a million points, but the man’s whereabouts were so secretive that almost no one knew where he was.