Chapter 1198: Universal Celebration

Moreover, Chu Feng poked repeatedly, finding it quite smooth. Instead of withdrawing his hand immediately, he poked two more times.

"Ah!" Jin Lin shrieked. Her radiant golden hair fluttered, and a pair of fiery red wings spread from her back. Her slender, pearly-white body emanated a sacred light, forming a defensive barrier.

Twelve divine rings formed around her, making her appear incredibly resplendent, like a celestial maiden revered by all races, pure and transcendent.

However, her beautiful face was contorted with fury, and two beams of divine light shot from her eyes.

Her scream was terrifying, creating energy ripples that caused many Golden Body realm cultivators nearby to cover their ears, their faces contorted in pain. Those who were too close even bled from their orifices, severely wounded.

This was the sonic attack of a top-tier Pseudo-Saint, astonishingly destructive.

The other Pseudo-Saints were petrified, including Jin Lin's two close friends, whose small, crimson mouths hung open in astonishment. "That Cao De, how dare he?" they seemed to think.

Jin Lin's eyes blazed with fire. Driven by instinct, she instantly recoiled, like a golden bolt of lightning, moving thirty feet away from her original spot. Her prominent chest heaved violently, her breathing ragged, and her stunning face was contorted with endless rage. Goosebumps covered her fair, delicate skin. She was startled, annoyed, and furious. She yearned to kill him; how dare that Cao De be so disrespectful!

What infuriated and exasperated her most was the rogue cultivator's expression. After poking repeatedly, he now wore a carefree, even smug, look. He actually glanced down at his hand and let out a soft sigh.

Not just others, even Xiao Yao and Peng Wanli were grimacing, their expressions frozen. "This Cao De is utterly brazen!" they thought. Even the Monkey King bared his teeth, his thundering mouth unable to close, speechless and rigid, his face a mask of stone. He felt as if he had seen a ghost. What had he just witnessed? Cao De truly dared to do anything!

Seeing this, Jin Lin became enraged and ashamed. The pair of crimson-glowing wings on her back spread, boosting her speed to its limit. Like a flickering light, she moved low to the ground, instantly closing the distance and unleashing a strike.

Chu Feng, swift of hand and eye, grabbed the Monkey King who stood beside him and transmitted a message via soul light: "Play dead! We've enraged her!"

The Monkey King thought this made perfect sense. In the Yong Province faction, high-level evolutionaries were forbidden from bullying the weak, or they would face severe punishment, even execution!

So, the Monkey King prepared himself to be hit, agreeing with Cao De's strategy to cleverly use the rules to deal with the Qilin Maiden. At the same time, he realized in an instant that Cao De, this "Mr. Straightforward," was truly cunning, daring to poke her just to enrage Jin Lin.

Because it happened so suddenly, the Monkey King didn't think too much and immediately shouted, "She's killing someone!"

He feared that Jin Lin, in her extreme fury, might deliver a fatal blow and kill him on the spot, which would make any subsequent punishment for her worthless.

However, at the last moment, the Monkey King caught on. How could that scoundrel Cao De be pulling him forward into the fray? In an instant, he realized, wanting to exclaim, "You bastard!"

He almost wanted to stomp his feet. That scoundrel Cao De was hiding behind him, pushing him out to get injured and then frame Jin Lin. This was truly outrageous.

To his credit, the Monkey King's howl had a significant effect.

Jin Lin's agitated and ashamed heart calmed slightly, and she immediately retracted her hand. She also feared breaking the rules and then being severely punished under some pretext.

However, Chu Feng had originally intended to pull the Monkey King back, ensuring only a minor injury. But seeing Jin Lin halt, he simply gave the Monkey King a slight push forward. The Monkey King immediately took a palm strike, his liver aching with frustration. Indeed, it wasn't real pain; the injury was very light. But Chu Feng's actions infuriated him; he thought this "grandson" was utterly despicable.

"Quickly, fall down! And make sure to spit blood forcefully, otherwise, you'll have taken that hit for nothing!" Chu Feng roared secretly to the Monkey King via soul light transmission.

The Six-Eared Macaque truly wanted to turn around and slap Chu Feng, bloodying his face, but after a moment's thought, given the situation, it would be a waste not to trick the Qilin Maiden this once.

So, he went with the flow and collapsed onto the ground, coughing hard. He even hit his own gums to forcibly spit out a mouthful of bloody saliva. Following Chu Feng's advice, he lay there, faking an injury.

Then, Chu Feng let out a long wail.

"A Pseudo-Saint is wreaking havoc! They're bullying the weak and have killed the most outstanding descendant of the Six-Eared Macaque clan! Esteemed seniors, you must deliver justice for us and explain this! This place is too dark!"

His loud cries left everyone bewildered. Especially those from the Golden Body camp—hadn't they just been clashing fiercely, each side equally strong? How, in the blink of an eye, was Mitian lying on the ground, spitting blood foam? Was he truly injured, or was this a setup?

At this moment, Xiao Yao and Peng Wanli also recovered their wits and shouted in unison.

"There's been a murder! The young mistress of the Jade-Eyed Golden Scaled Crimson-Winged Beast clan has publicly killed someone! Relying on her Pseudo-Saint strength, she brutally murdered Mitian of the Golden Body realm! This is outrageous, an affront to natural justice!""The world is perilous, and hearts have corrupted! Pseudo-Saints are wantonly slaughtering the innocent, their malevolence reaching the heavens! If such a villain isn't executed, the heavens will weep, and the earth will cry!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng instantly thought these two were incredibly coordinated and wanted to give them a thumbs-up. However, he then noticed the Monkey King glaring at them with murderous intent. After all, the Monkey King was a renowned Saint Son; was it really appropriate to shout such things about him? He felt utterly humiliated.

Jin Lin's face was grim. She had come to cripple Cao De, deliberately provoking him repeatedly to enrage the short-tempered fellow, even bringing a group of Pseudo-Saints to assist her. Yet, in the end, she found herself framed and outmaneuvered.

Her two beautiful friends looked bewildered, appearing somewhat silly-cute at the moment. It took them a few moments to realize that Mitian wasn't truly gravely injured; it was all a coordinated act by those detestable fellows! The eight Pseudo-Saints who had emerged from the shadows felt a pain in their chests. What kind of situation was this? They had been waiting for Cao De to lash out and injure someone, but instead, their own side was the first to suffer.

In the distance, countless evolutionaries from the Golden Body camp, hearing such loud shouts, all emerged from their tents and swarmed towards them. These Golden Body cultivators, unaware of the truth, were all astonished, unanimously believing that a major incident had occurred and that the Six-Eared Macaque was severely wounded and in critical condition.

What was going on? The Pseudo-Saints on Jin Lin's side were utterly exasperated, realizing they had been extorted!

"You... you're going too far!" Jin Lin's maid fumed, her face grim. She was infuriated by the sight of the Monkey King lying there motionless. A dignified Six-Eared Macaque, acting so shamelessly! She rushed forward, making to kick him, hoping to force him to get up.

Mitian glared, golden light gleaming in his eyes, extending for several meters. "Don't get up, stay down!" Chu Feng secretly yelled, then publicly declared, "See? How arrogant is Miss Jin Lin? Even her maid dares to kick the gravely injured, dying Saint Son of the Six-Eared Macaque clan! This is utterly outrageous!"

"Damn it, another grand accusation!" The group of Pseudo-Saints behind Jin Lin gnashed their teeth, truly wanting to grab Chu Feng and drag him away to bury him alive somewhere secluded. They quickly stepped forward and pulled away the woman who was a weasel demon, knowing they couldn't allow more chaos now.

"Mitian, you died a terrible death! Esteemed seniors, have you come? You must avenge him!" Peng Wanli opportunely shouted.

The Monkey King glared. He was perfectly fine; how would others look at him if he jumped up later, full of life?

At this moment, several elders appeared, including the old servant from the Six-Eared Macaque clan. Only then did Chu Feng and the others quiet down.

"What's going on?!" someone demanded."Cao De and Mitian are framing us!" Jin Lin, unwilling to suffer a loss, was the first to cry out.

She was the young mistress of a powerful clan, and both the man she admired and her elder brother were top cultivators in their respective realms. No one dared to provoke her; she had never accepted a loss before. How could she tolerate being framed today?

"Turning the tables, you almost killed Mitian, and yet you dare to speak like this? It just shows your usual arrogance and tyranny. Facts speak louder than words: Mitian is spitting blood and lying on the ground, while you are perfectly fine. Shall we review the imprinted images left in the Sky-Reaching Mirror?"

Chu Feng shouted, pointing to the sky where a mirror hung suspended. Then, both sides began to argue endlessly. It was clear that Chu Feng and the Monkey King held the absolute advantage, as Mitian was lying on the ground with blood at the corner of his mouth. Moreover, everyone could testify that Jin Lin had initiated the attack.

"Severely punish the assailant! Abolish her cultivation and make her compensate us with enough of the most potent pollen and fruits!" Xiao Yao demanded.

In fact, this outcome had exceeded his and Peng Wanli's expectations. If they could use this opportunity to eliminate a competitor from that list, it would be excellent. With something like this happening, they estimated they could get Jin Lin removed from the list.

Jin Lin's face was icy as she argued her case, but Chu Feng refused to budge an inch. He informed the several Divine Kings and quasi-Divine Kings that Jin Lin had brought a group of Pseudo-Saints to provoke and ambush them.

During the argument, the Monkey King secretly grumbled, asking Chu Feng why he had pushed him forward to fake an injury instead of taking the hit himself.

"You're from the Six-Eared Macaque clan; your identity is sensitive!" Chu Feng replied.

This made the Monkey King feel slightly better.

However, during a lull in his argument with Jin Lin, Chu Feng inadvertently added insult to injury, secretly supplementing, "Being knocked to the ground, spitting blood from your mouth and nose—how embarrassing would that be? I can't be seen in such a sorry state; I am undefeatable, so I'm relying on you."

Good heavens! Upon hearing this, the Monkey King instantly bristled, leaping up with a whoosh, his eyes blazing with fury, ready to fight Chu Feng to the death.

Because he, too, had gradually understood the implications. Afterward, among the scions of noble families, rumors would spread that he had been beaten by a woman, which was truly humiliating. Even if the truth were revealed, once people knew he enjoyed faking injuries, it would be a huge loss of face!

His face immediately darkened. He grabbed Chu Feng, and if he thought he could win, he truly would have struck him then and there.

Everyone was bewildered. Hadn't the Six-Eared Macaque been gravely injured, lying on the ground and spitting blood? How could he suddenly be so energetic that he could pick a fight?

"Why are you up? You need to consider the bigger picture!" Chu Feng cried out strangely.The Monkey King, fuming, searched the area for an iron rod, for any suitable weapon, wanting to bash Chu Feng and fight him to the end!

"Everyone, shut up and behave!" The elders couldn't tolerate it anymore. They finally decided that Jin Lin must compensate Mitian with a jar of incredibly valuable sacred divine medicine for his recovery. Regardless of whether the Monkey King was injured or not, Jin Lin had indeed made a move, and a visible punishment was necessary to maintain order and satisfy the crowd.

At the same time, the elders sternly warned Cao De, the Monkey King, and Peng Wanli that they must stop causing trouble. These few hadn't been quiet recently.

"You all behave yourselves! How many times have you beaten Old Hong's grandson? What kind of behavior is this? It's utterly disgraceful!" an elder chastised.Hong Yunhai's face twitched. "Damn it, why bring that up now? It's already embarrassing enough; why do you have to mention it again!"

Then, the elders sternly rebuked the Pseudo-Saints for provoking without cause, stating it was utterly excessive. They were punished to face a wall in the black prison for three days. This naturally included Jin Lin, her friends, and her maid, as they had all made a move.

"Universal celebration!" "What a satisfying outcome!" "The elders are wise!" In that instant, Chu Feng, the Monkey King, and Peng Wanli showered them with flattery, singing their praises and declaring their obedience to the ruling.

The group of Pseudo-Saints looked grim. They were the ones being locked up, so of course, Cao De, the Monkey King, and the others would support the decision. Their teeth itched with rage.

They felt the world was too dark. When they looked at Chu Feng, their eyes were green with envy and resentment. Was this the "Mr. Straightforward" they heard about? Wasn't he supposed to explode at the slightest provocation? How did he end up orchestrating their confinement in the black prison?

"Shameless! To actually fake an injury!" They gnashed their teeth, having never encountered such a bottomless scoundrel capable of such acts.

At this moment, the Monkey King gradually calmed down, but the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He truly wanted to grab Chu Feng and beat him thoroughly, because this time, it was his "reputation" that was being spent.

He felt that various rumors about him would soon spread like wildfire, especially among the noble families: things like "collapses at a touch" and "professional swindler" would all be pinned on him. He could already imagine it!

His face immediately darkened. He grabbed Chu Feng, and if he thought he could win, he truly would have struck him then and there. Chu Feng chuckled awkwardly and quickly appeased him. He secretly transmitted, "Don't worry, I'll help you get revenge soon. Don't you want to get on that list? After the elders leave, before this group of Pseudo-Saints enters the black prison, we'll make our move and send them to the black dungeon to 'recover from injuries'! Pick your target now; who do you want to take down?"