CHAPTER 366 PUNISHMENT (PART TWO)

The other cultivators behind the older man saw him kneeling in front of Darren. They were both

confused and shocked, exclaiming, "Sir, what... what is happening to you?"

"Sir, it was the Holy Land that sent some people here and ordered your clan to be put under

enslavement. If we didn't do as they asked us, they would ruin Doriath. We had to obey them and

dared not go against their orders," the older man vouched to Darren with his head dropped low. He

sensed the fearful aura of Darren, and his voice trembled as he spoke. All this time, he was trying very

hard to suppress the trembling of his knees so it wouldn't be that obvious.

Hearing the words that came out from their leader's mouth, which signaled that he had yielded, the rest

of the cultivators felt uneasy as if they had no air to breathe.

The senior elder of the royal family, the cultivator at the Wonder Realm, should be and supposed to be

invincible. Yet, now he was calling Darren "sir" with utmost reverence. Much more was, he was terribly

frightened to the point that he got down on his knees to show his admiration to him! All this had been

out of their imagination.

"Is Bryan responsible for all these? Is he the one who made the orders?" showing his authority, Darren

asked again. This time he took small steps forward and made his voice a little louder and firmer.

"I haven't heard of the name that you've mentioned, Sir. What I merely know is that all of those people

were from the Blade Holy Land and they were all cultivators at the middle stage of the Wonder Realm,"

responded the still kneeling leader. This time his voice was more submissive.

"Humph! It doesn't matter. Actually, they were only some ants for me. To tell you the truth, I have killed

the Holy Lord of the Blade Holy Land," with a seething tone, Darren sneered. His aura contained some

blade intent and sword intent, which terrified them.

Upon hearing the words from Darren that he had killed the Holy Lord of the Blade Holy Land, a

cultivator at the Mysterious Realm behind the older man got such a fright that he passed out.

"I see what you mean, sir. I will ask the leader of our kingdom to release all the members of the Chu NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Clan. To make amends, we will send them some gifts to atone for what we have done to the Chu Clan,"

the older man said in a great panic. He intended to make Darren agree as fast as he could so they

could leave the place at once.

Walking back and forth, Darren, at that moment, was contemplating how to deal with the royal family of

the Doriath. After all, they enslaved his clan under orders from the Holy Lord of the Blade Holy Land,

who was killed by him.

The power of the royal family of Doriath was not that strong after all. Others forced all the cruel and

unforgivable things they had done, so it was not a good idea to kill all of them. But if he let them go

without any punishment, Darren felt it was unfair to the members of the Chu Clan who had been dead

by now because of the evil deeds they inflicted.

After weighing things for a while, Darren turned his gaze to the members of the Chu Clan. The look on

their faces was a mixture of pride and relief. They felt proud of having Darren as their hero and comfort

for the hope that they would be freed from the bondage of slavery.

"So my beloved elders, brothers, and sisters, what do you think about it? How should we deal with

royal family members?" looking intently at their eyes, Darren asked their opinions. He was doing it for

them, after all. Right at that moment, it was them that mattered.

"Well..." The members of the Chu Clan were awakened from the great shock and looked at one

another. Whispers and huddles could be heard among the clan.

"Don't be afraid. You can say anything in your mind boldly and openly. Sir, how about you make a

decision?" motioning to the Chief Elder of the Chu Clan, Darren bowed while cupping his hands to him.

The Chief Elder's heart raced wildly. He wasn't able to recover entirely from what he had just

witnessed. He found it unbelievable that even before Darren could do anything, the senior elder of the

royal family got down on his knees in front of him. Much more than that, now Darren let him decide on

how to deal with members of the royal family. He could barely breathe now. It was indeed true that

Darren had become so powerful!

Hesitant at first, the Chief Elder stepped forward and said, "The members of the royal family of Doriath

were forced to do the wrong things to us. So it was not their fault at all. But they had been ruthless and

harsh to the members of our Chu Clan, so they also should be punished. I suggest, among the

members who had done bad things to our Chu Clan, the one with the highest position should be killed.

Others who had severely treated us should be punished in other ways!"

the Chief Elder declared while calling up his courage. A pang of pain struck him when he remembered

how the members of the Chu Clan had suffered under their maltreatments.

"All right then! That is what will happen. The leader of Doriath will be killed. As for others, I will ask

someone to identify them one by one and punish them according to what they have done. Do you

accept that?" with his brows raised in question, Darren asked the old cultivator whose knees were still

on the ground.

At that moment, the old cultivator's face went pale and sweaty. He kept his silence for a long while, and

in the end, nodded his head with great difficulty.

"Piff! I don't accept that! How can you have the right to kill the leader of Doriath? Who do you think you

are?" At that moment, a cultivator at the Wonder Realm came forward and shouted to the members of

the Chu Clan. With that, he pulled out the Third Elder of the Chu Clan and strangled him with his hand.

"Hum! You break one arm by yourself quickly. Otherwise, I will kill this bad old guy!" warned the

cultivator, taking the elder as a hostage. The cultivator of the Wonder Realm could see that Darren

attached much importance to the members of the Chu Clan. So he thought he could threaten Darren by

seizing one elder.

"Puff!" With just a blow of his fingers, Darren blew an intent to that cultivator. The power contained

some ice sword intent, which left a slash on his neck. In a jiffy, the cultivator fell to the ground suddenly

with a desolate thud. His eyes were still opened, lifeless, and dull.

All the members of the Chu Clan felt relieved seeing what had happened, although they felt very

nervous when the Third Elder was threatened. Yet their amazement overpowered the fear and relief

they had felt right now. A mix of battling emotions was stirred upon each one of them. They were so

grateful to have Darren on their side.

"We all accept your conditions, sir!" This time all the royal members echoed in chorus. They were all

paled and got down on their knees after witnessing what had happened. Their faces were almost

touching the ground in humble acknowledgment of Darren.

At that moment, all the members of the Chu Clan were thrilled and exasperated that some were in

tears. No words could be used for them to describe and express their gratitude to that former young

weakling and now their savior.