Chapter 055 Yan Chuan and Gu Yue

                                    

                                          
"Hahaha... cough cough... hahaha..." Feng Tairan laughed bitterly, coughing up blood as he did.
"Terms? Hahaha, Gu Yue Holy Son, do you even know what's happened in the lair of the Demon Ox?" Feng Tairan sneered coldly.
"Hm?" Gu Yue Holy Son cast a puzzled glance at Feng Tairan.
"The Demon Ox is a Void Stage demon beast. It didn't just vanish; it was subdued over a month ago. And not just the Demon Ox. One by one, all the Void Stage demon beasts in the Wind Demon Mountain Range have disappeared because they've been tamed!" Feng Tairan said with a sinister smile.
"Subdued?" The surrounding cultivators were stunned.
A Void Stage demon beast—who could possibly subdue such creatures? And not just one, but an entire group of them. Were all the demon beasts in the Wind Demon Mountain Range really being tamed?
"Oh? Subdued? By whom?" Gu Yue Holy Son asked calmly.
"Cough cough, heh, by your rival, Yao Tianshang," Feng Tairan said with a weak, mocking laugh.
"Yao Tianshang?" Gu Yue Holy Son's pupils constricted.
"You must've gathered some information by now. Why did the demon beasts of the Wind Demon Mountain Range flee? Because Duan Sanshu's team broke a seal, and the aura released within terrified the demon beasts. That aura was an extermination force meant to obliterate all demons. While humans didn't sense much, the demon race felt nothing but endless death, so they ran!" Feng Tairan spoke in a cold voice, still coughing up blood.
"That aura only appeared for an instant, but it struck deep into the souls of the demons. They don't know exactly where it came from, but they have a general idea. Yao Tianshang, having subdued the demon beasts, will soon pinpoint the seal's location through their descriptions," Feng Tairan said, his voice chilling.
"Yao Tianshang's forces are growing, and they're all at the Void Stage. The gap between you and him is closing, and he'll find the seal soon, very soon," Feng Tairan said gravely.
Gu Yue Holy Son's eyes narrowed.
"We're not negotiating terms here. We just want a way out. If you deny us even that, why should we tell you where it is? Torture us? Interrogate us? Haha, go ahead. Duan Sanshu and I don't fear that. The longer this drags on, the greater Yao Tianshang's chances of obtaining the treasures within the seal," Feng Tairan said, coughing up more blood.
"Holy Son, this stubborn old fool won't talk. Allow me to break his will," Wei Jie said sternly.
"Holy Son, let me handle this. My Soul-Cracking Technique will have him begging for death in an instant."
"Holy Son, I have experience with this sort of thing. Allow me," others chimed in.
One by one, the subordinates stepped forward, eager to take on the task.
Mr. Wen frowned slightly and stepped out. "Holy Son, I think we should reconsider. The Dahe Sect can't run forever, and Feng Tairan wouldn't dare give you false information. Let them speak and then release them."
"Hm?" Gu Yue Holy Son's face darkened as he looked at Mr. Wen.
"Holy Son, this is a win-win situation," Mr. Wen insisted.
"I don't like being threatened," Gu Yue Holy Son said, his voice cold.
His words left Mr. Wen speechless. After a bitter smile, he nodded and stepped back.
Here, Gu Yue Holy Son's authority was absolute. No one dared oppose him, in strength or status.
Wei Jie quickly stepped forward. "Holy Son, two of my junior brothers, Wei Jia and Wei Yi, practice the 'Mystic Nether Twin Qi.' It corrodes the soul. Once it touches him, he will know unbearable pain. No one can withstand such torment. Let them handle it."