Inside the Wu Clan’s council chamber, the atmosphere was so heavy it felt as though it could be wrung out like water. Along the walls, eerie green flames flickered, their wavering light casting long, grotesque shadows of the figures gathered there.
Upon hearing the arrogant words of the Demon race envoy, Gonggong flew into a rage. A surge of fury rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, his blood boiling in an instant. His face turned as red as a ripe tomato, and the veins on his forehead bulged and twisted like earthworms. He stomped his feet and roared, "Cut the crap! My Wu Clan has stood tall between heaven and earth since the great Pangu cleaved the world asunder. We would never bow to a bunch of shameless wretches like your Demon race! Thinking you can make us submit is nothing but a daydream—a delusional fantasy! If you’ve got the guts, try it. See if I don’t beat you until you’re crawling away, so you’ll know the true might of the Wu Clan!" His voice echoed through the chamber, rattling the candlelight.
The envoy’s face flashed with a sinister cruelty; his gaze was like a venomous snake hidden in the dark, coiled to strike. He let out a cold laugh that sounded like the screech of a night owl, piercing the silence of the room and sending a chill down the spine. "Hmph, a bunch of stubborn fools. Do you have any idea how terrifying the Demon race’s secret weapon truly is? Once unleashed, the heavens will collapse, the earth will shatter, the sun and moo…
Chapter 44