At this moment, Wu Fan suddenly let out a cold shout, blocking Manager Chai’s path.

"Master, Lin Feng is an enemy of our Witch Clan, are you really going to make the Artifact Refiner’s Guild an enemy of the Witch Clan?" Wu Fan said with a cold expression.

Seeing this, Manager Chai glanced at Wu Fan and said indifferently, "It’s been a while since anyone dared to cause trouble in our Artifact Refiner’s Guild. A mere Martial Venerate Realm, Second Layer martial artist like you dares to challenge the prestige of our guild?"

Manager Chai’s words weren’t loud, yet in the ears of everyone present, they sounded no different from normal speech.

However, Wu Fan’s body trembled violently upon hearing this, and he couldn’t help but take three steps back, his face turning somewhat pale.

"So powerful!" Lin Feng was extremely astonished by this.

He couldn’t discern the specific cultivation levels of Manager Chai and Wu Fan. He initially speculated that Manager Chai should also be a Martial Venerate Realm practitioner, with a cultivation level perhaps similar to Wu Fan’s.

Little did he expect, Manager Chai was this strong, able to injure and push back Wu Fan with just a single sentence.

Martial Venerate Realm, Second Layer!

So Wu Fan was of the Martial Venerate Realm, Second Layer. What level of a martial artist was Manager Chai? He couldn’t be just a Martial Venerate, could he?

Wu Fan’s face turned ashen, and his fists clenched tightly, making a cracking sound, but he lacked the courage to attack.

"The Artifact Refiner’s Guild does not welcome you, please leave!" Manager Chai spoke again, coldly asserting that he had decided to support Lin Feng.

Lu Yun and several apprentices, upon hearing Manager Chai’s cold tone, were all inwardly startled, knowing well his strength and status.

Immediately, several artifact refining apprentices urged Wu Fan to leave.

"Please leave, sir."

"Please leave at once."

"Our Artifact Refiner’s Guild does not welcome you."

Several artifact refining apprentices urged with cold expressions.

Especially Lu Yun, who stood out by directly walking to Wu Fan’s side, gesturing for him to leave with an extended arm.

Lu Yun did this intentionally to leave a good impression on Lin Feng.

Wu Fan’s heart burned with anger, but he remained composed, deeply breathing in and said, "Master, I can leave and let Lin Feng go, but there’s one more thing."

"What is it?" Manager Chai asked indifferently.

"Lin Feng has captured three of our Witch Clan’s talented juniors. I hope the Master can persuade him to release them. As long as Lin Feng releases them, I will let bygones be bygones," Wu Fan said solemnly.

Unable to deal with Lin Feng now, he could only try to save Wu Xian and the others first.

Of course, the so-called letting bygones be bygones was mere rhetoric.

Lin Feng had killed over nine hundred of their clan’s geniuses, and only his life would repay that blood debt.

"Lin Feng, did you really capture three of the Witch Clan’s geniuses?" Manager Chai asked Lin Feng.

"Yes," Lin Feng nodded, not denying it.

Manager Chai, hearing this, pondered for a while, considering helping Lin Feng in this matter.

After a short pause, Manager Chai said, "Lin Feng, if you trust me, you should release those three geniuses."

In Manager Chai’s view, holding onto the three Witch Clan geniuses was asking for trouble; only by releasing them could Lin Feng be kept safe.

"Manager Chai, you might not know, but a friend of mine has also been captured by the Witch Clan. Unless they release my friend, I cannot release their three geniuses," Lin Feng shook his head and said.

"Nonsense, when did we ever capture your friend?" Wu Fan angrily retorted upon hearing this, denying they ever captured any of Lin Feng’s friends.

"He was captured by one of your Witch Clan’s geniuses, someone named Tianyu," Lin Feng said.

Wu Fan’s eyes narrowed upon hearing this; seeing Lin Feng speak so convincingly, he began to wonder himself.

However, he certainly wouldn’t admit it.

"Master, this boy is speaking nonsense; we never captured his friend," Wu Fan said to Manager Chai.

Manager Chai sighed inwardly. Since Lin Feng was unwilling to let them go, he likely had his reasons, so he didn’t press further.

"Sir, please," Manager Chai gestured, inviting Wu Fan to leave.

"You—" Wu Fan was instantly infuriated upon seeing this.

Huff

Wu Fan took a deep breath to suppress his anger, then turned to look at Lin Feng, menacingly saying, "Native, for offending my Witch Clan, there will be no place for you in the entire Ancient Spirit Star River. You’re dead."

With that, Wu Fan turned to leave, having to retreat for now and think of another plan later.

"If so much as a hair on my friend is harmed, I guarantee the three Witch Clan geniuses will die without a trace," Lin Feng loudly said as Wu Fan was about to leave the Artifact Refining Room.

"Courting death," Wu Fan shouted in anger, suddenly turning his head.

In an instant, an invisible sonic wave shot forward like an arrow at an incredible speed, rushing toward Lin Feng.

The speed of the sound wave was so fast that it surpassed Lin Feng’s response time, reaching him immediately.

At that moment, Manager Chai intervened, waving his sleeve to dissipate the sound wave completely.

&nb 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Reminder to novel readers: Take care of your eyes with prolonged reading.:

sp; And at this moment, after releasing a sonic wave, Wu Fan had already fled from the Artifact Refiner’s Guild like a phantom.

He had to leave, as Manager Chai was a Martial Venerate Realm, Eighth Layer master, far beyond what Wu Fan could contend with.

Not to mention, the Artifact Refiner’s Guild was full of strong individuals.

Manager Chai did not pursue him. Considering Wu Fan’s status, he had some reservations; otherwise, he’d never have let him leave unharmed.