95: Chapter 95: Is an apology useful?

Li Sen looked around.

He saw the dodging gazes of his fellow Disciples from the Duobao Sect.

He saw the guarded stances of Tang Yanrou and the others.

And then he saw Chu Feng's undisguised expression of ridicule.

He knew he had fallen into an extremely passive situation.

If Chu Feng stubbornly clung to the charge of "attacking and attempting to kill a fellow Disciple" and the Law Enforcement Hall intervened to investigate, he would definitely suffer!

At best, he would be thrown into the 'Immortal Prison'; at worst... his cultivation would be crippled, and he would be expelled from the Sect!

Thinking of this...

Li Sen forcibly suppressed the killing intent in his heart, squeezed a stiff smile onto his face, and said in a dry voice, "Junior Brother Chu, you're overstating things."

"Just now... just now was an impulse of the moment, I didn't truly intend to harm you. I... I apologize to you, I'm sorry!!!"

These words were spoken with extreme reluctance; anyone could hear the resentment and humiliation within them.

But Li Sen had no choice.

By apologizing in public, he might still be able to fight for a lighter sentence on the grounds of "losing emotional control and repenting afterward."

If he continued to hold out and Chu Feng kept making a scene, the consequences would surely be unimaginable.

Even so.

Li Sen knew that today's events would definitely reach the Law Enforcement Hall.

When that time came, punishment would definitely be unavoidable.

Perhaps, just as Chu Feng said, he would really have to take a trip to that terrifying "Immortal Prison"!

At this thought, his hatred for Chu Feng deepened by several degrees.

"Your apology is truly sincere!!!"

The disdain on Chu Feng's face was undisguised. "If I didn't have some strength, wouldn't I have been killed by you just now?"

"What's the point of you apologizing now?"

"Do you think a flimsy 'I'm sorry' can offset the crime of attacking a fellow Disciple?"

"You..."

Li Sen's face turned ashen as he pointed at Chu Feng, shaking all over with rage.

He had never felt so constrained before!

This beast Chu Feng was clearly trying to drive him into a dead end!

If Chu Feng refused to settle and insisted that the Law Enforcement Hall handle it impartially, he would definitely receive a heavy sentence!

"What 'you, you, you'...!"

Chu Feng extended his middle finger and pointed it rudely at Li Sen, continuing to berate him as if scolding a Junior.

"You used lethal force just now! In front of everyone, with both witnesses and physical evidence present!"

"You still haven't surrendered; do you intend to resist to the end?"

"The Sect rules are written clearly: those who attack fellow Disciples will have their crimes increased by one level if they resist on the spot! Do you want to test the thunderous methods of the Law Enforcement Hall?"

This scene left the external Cultivators dumbfounded, their hearts turning cold.

This Chu Feng is way too ruthless!

He refused to let go when he had the upper hand, every word striking the heart, every word like a blade.

He had forced a True Disciple at the Foundation Establishment Completion Stage into a dilemma where he could neither advance nor retreat.

Originally, some people were secretly calculating whether they should take the opportunity to stir up trouble and see if they could fish in troubled waters.

But seeing now that even a figure like Li Sen suffered a setback before Chu Feng, it was better for them outsiders to extinguish those thoughts as soon as possible.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the field was eerie.

The Duobao Sect Disciples were as quiet as cicadas in winter, and the external Cultivators quietly backed away, leaving only Chu Feng's group of five confronting the deathly pale Li Sen.

Just then, the sound of air being pierced came from the distance again.

Everyone looked up.

They saw several streaks of light rapidly approaching, all wearing the uniform of the Duobao Sect.

The leader was a burly man with a Foundation Establishment Completion Stage cultivation.

It was Fang Li, who, like Li Sen, was an Earth-rank True Disciple.

Among the people following behind him, two were actually wearing black profound armor—they were members of the Duobao Sect Law Enforcement Hall!

Fang Li immediately saw the two sides with swords drawn and bows bent.

Fortunately.

No casualties had occurred.

Otherwise, things would have truly blown out of proportion.

Chu Feng also saw these people, especially the two black-armored Law Enforcement Hall Disciples whose auras were murderous and whose gazes were as sharp as knives; his heart remained calm.

But the last bit of hope in Li Sen's heart vanished, and his face instantly turned ugly.

"Unrelated persons, disperse immediately!"

Fang Li landed with a grim face, his gaze scanning the field like lightning.

"The Duobao Sect is handling internal affairs; outsiders are not permitted to watch! Within three breaths, if anyone remains, they will be treated as spying on Sect secrets!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it contained the pressure of the Foundation Establishment Completion Stage. Coupled with the murderous aura of the black-armored Law Enforcement Hall Disciples that suddenly spread out, it was terrifying.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Gao Fei and the other external Cultivators felt a shiver in their hearts; how would they dare to talk back?

They hurriedly bowed in salute and flew away on their tools without looking back.

At this moment, no one dared to talk back to the Duobao Sect Law Enforcement Hall.

The prestige of the Law Enforcement Hall wasn't only effective within the Duobao Sect.

Its jurisdiction covered the entire Great Qin Empire's cultivation world, with countless Sects and Families under its governance.

Disobey the Law Enforcement Hall?

Ninety percent of the Cultivators imprisoned in the "Immortal Prison" were outsiders, while Duobao Sect Disciples only accounted for a small portion.

As soon as the black-armored law enforcement Disciples arrived, people from other Sects were like mice seeing a cat—innately fearful and avoiding them at all costs.

Once the external Cultivators had all dispersed, only the Duobao Sect's own people remained in the field.

Fang Li's gaze swept over Li Sen and Chu Feng, and he said in a deep voice, "Chu Feng, Li Sen, Deacon Tang Hao of the Law Enforcement Hall has ordered both of you to immediately follow me into the depths of Turtle Mountain to state today's events in person."

"All other relevant persons shall also go along to testify."

After speaking, he said no more and took the lead to fly into the air, heading toward the depths of Turtle Mountain.

"Fine."

Chu Feng nodded and followed into the air without hesitation.

Tang Yanrou, Senior Brother Zhao Tieshan, and the others exchanged glances and followed closely behind.

"Hmph!"

Li Sen's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten a fly, but he didn't dare to disobey the Law Enforcement Hall's order and had to follow along with a heavy heart.

The group flew through the air at great speed.

Not long after they flew into the depths of Turtle Mountain, bursts of booming roars came from the distance.

Violent spiritual energy fluctuations could be clearly perceived even from over ten miles away.

In the sky above the mountain forest ahead, a patch of fire as intense as the scorching sun rose into the sky.

Within the firelight, a burly figure could be vaguely seen engaged in a fierce battle with a Green Water Python dozens of meters long!

Even more eye-catching were the three Earth Rank "thunder cloud boats" hovering in mid-air.

Those were the standard-issue war boats of the Duobao Sect, dozens of meters long, silver-white all over, with three Thunder Cannons on each side of the hull.

At this moment, the Thunder Cannons roared in unison, as thick bolts of thunder light continuously blasted the mountain forest below, where hundreds of slightly smaller Green Water Pythons were running rampant!

As the group flew closer, the battle situation became clearer.

The burly figure battling the Earth Demon Green Water Python was indeed Law Enforcement Hall Deacon Tang Hao, at the Golden Core Second Level.

He was currently exerting his full power, with fire spells covering the sky, dyeing half of it crimson.

A sharp light flashed in Chu Feng's eyes, and he suddenly roared out, his voice like muffled thunder echoing across the battlefield: "Junior Sister Tang, activate the thunder cloud boat and kill the Yao Beasts!!!"

After speaking, he turned to Tang Yanrou and gave her a look.

Tang Yanrou was startled at first, then understood. With a wave of her jade hand, a thunder cloud boat appeared out of thin air.

She leapt onto the bow of the boat and performed hand seals; the Thunder Cannons on both sides of the hull slowly rotated, aiming at the python swarm below.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Several bolts of thunder light whistled out, accurately hitting a Green Water Python that was lunging at a Law Enforcement Hall Disciple, blowing its scales flying and making it retreat with a miserable howl.