The people attending the banquet were extraordinary.
Everyone present at the banquet was a top-tier figure from various fields.
Each one was someone ordinary people could only look up to in admiration.
Yet, such a group of elite individuals humbled themselves before Ye Feng, constantly seeking his favor.
As Ye Feng entered the venue, countless people came forth with glasses of wine.
Their objective was very simple: to use the opportunity of toasting to win Ye Feng’s attention and favor.
"Mr. Ye, I toast to you. I’ll drink it all. Feel free to do as you please," said the first person, clinking glasses with Ye Feng, then tilting his head back to drink it all in one go. After drinking, he handed Ye Feng a business card without waiting to see if Ye Feng would acknowledge him.
"This is my card. Feel free to let me know whenever you need anything, and I will serve you at any time."
"Sure!" Ye Feng responded with a smile, merely touching it with his lips.
With so many people toasting him, if Ye Feng were to drink a sip from each glass, there’s no telling how much he would have to drink; just making a gesture was sufficient.
Moreover, even knowing that Ye Feng was only being perfunctory, they were still very pleased, as Ye Feng, at least, acknowledged them.
Indeed. Seeing Ye Feng nod slightly, the one who toasted was overjoyed, feeling his attendance was worthwhile.
After his lead, one person after another came to toast Ye Feng.
Seeing so many people surrounding him, Ye Feng shook his head helplessly. Being so revered has its own annoyances.
At the same time as Ye Feng attended the banquet, the Celestial Punishment Association held an emergency meeting at one of its branches.
In a secluded manor, the association established a large underground base, designating it as the Southern Region branch of Dragon Country.
Currently, in the secret conference room of the underground base, a group of people sat around the table, solemnly discussing matters concerning Ye Feng.
The one sitting in the lead wore a skull mask and a golden cloak, exuding an aura of intimidation, commanding respect without anger.
Seated on his left and right were two equally strong individuals.
The person on the left wore a Dragon King mask, with a light golden cloak, his gaze was gloomy.
The person on the right, wearing a pirate mask and also a light golden cloak, radiated a strong murderous aura, seemingly a bloodthirsty individual.
Besides these three, there were three others present, whose attire was more eclectic, similar to Deacon Hai and others.
Moreover, it seemed that not all the seats were occupied, as four positions were empty.
Seeing this, the skeleton-masked leader appeared extremely furious, repeatedly knocking on the table with his hand.
"Skeleton Commander, this Ye Feng is really reckless, openly opposing our Celestial Punishment Association. We’ve already lost four deacons to his hands, what should we do?" asked one person angrily, seeing the Skeleton Commander’s fury.
Indeed, the person sitting in the chief position was the Commander of the Celestial Punishment Association, responsible for all activities in the Southern Region of Dragon Country, possessing Intermediate Martial Venerable strength.
Sitting beside him were two Deputy Commanders, both possessing Junior Martial Venerable strength, assisting him in handling affairs in the Southern region.
Under his command were originally seven deacons, responsible for the seven major provincial regions in the South.
Yet, due to Ye Feng, he suddenly lost four major generals, making him very furious, thereby hastening the emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with Ye Feng.
"I say we just go and kill his family, slaughter all related to him, and let everyone know that our Celestial Punishment Association is not to be trifled with," the pirate-masked man said angrily.
"Oh, please! Our Celestial Punishment Association needs to keep a low profile; if we act as recklessly as you suggest, Dragon Country would never tolerate the presence of our association," the Dragon King-masked man retorted before he could finish.
"So, are we just supposed to swallow this? Not possible," the pirate-masked man exploded immediately.
"Everything needs to be planned, to strategize; we can’t act as brainlessly as you," the Dragon King-masked man argued.
"You...." The pirate-masked man was enraged and wanted to continue arguing.
"Enough!" Seeing this, the skeleton-masked man quickly stopped them, feeling a headache.
"The Deputy Commander Dragon King is right. We can’t be reckless anymore. Ye Feng is not an ordinary person; he possesses Martial Venerable-level strength, so we need to strategize," the skeleton-masked man said after a brief silence.
Moreover, the most baffling thing for the Skeleton Commander was Ye Feng’s true strength.
Through video observation, he always felt that Ye Feng was hiding his strength.
"I must report to the Asura God and see if the Asura God can send reinforcements." Because he couldn’t figure out Ye Feng’s real power, the Skeleton Commander dared not act rashly and decided to report.
He also asked, "Besides these, do you have any other suggestions?"
"I think we can try contacting the Hidden Feng Family. They suffered such a huge loss; they surely won’t let it go easily," the Dragon King-masked man proposed after a moment’s silence.
"But, will the Hidden Families cooperate with our Celestial Punishment Association? They have always considered us enemies," the Skeleton Commander frowned and asked, slightly puzzled.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend. We have a common enemy; I believe they will work with us on this matter," the Dragon King-masked man nodded, replying confidently.
"Alright! I’ll report to the Asura God. You take charge of contacting the Feng Family; let’s take a two-pronged approach," the Skeleton Commander agreed after thinking it over.
At the same time, the Patriarch of the Hidden Feng Family also received news.
"What?" Hearing the news, the Patriarch of the Feng Family was somewhat shocked and quickly inquired, "You mean, Ye Feng is not someone from a hidden family, yet he possesses Martial Venerable-level strength? What’s going on?"
Under the inquiry of the Patriarch, the person reporting recounted the events truthfully.
"Useless! What a self-serving idiot," the Patriarch cursed angrily upon hearing that Feng Qiang acted on his own for personal gain.
"The Celestial Punishment Association also appeared? Four peak Quasi-Martial Venerables, twelve Quasi-Martial Venerables, fifty Semi-Martial Venerables formed an Eight Trigrams Array to rival a Martial Venerable? What was the result?" He was even more shocked and immensely curious upon hearing that the Celestial Punishment Association intervened with a strong lineup.
"How... how is this possible? Does he have such strength?" Upon hearing that Ye Feng unleashed Celestial Thunder, instantly breaking the Eight Trigrams Array and defeating the Celestial Punishment Association team, the Feng Family Patriarch was even more lost in astonishment.
It was only then that he realized that Ye Feng indeed possessed Martial Venerable-level strength, and he still wasn’t sure if this was Ye Feng’s full power.
Not only the Patriarch but everyone in the Feng Family was restless, all were extremely shocked....