The Divine Nine-Dragon Cauldron

Chapter 1425: Invitation from the Chu Clan

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The so-called Legendary Belligerence would only be displayed when someone was at the brink of death.

The Legendary Belligerence would not arrive on the scene before it got to that point.

“Do I need to get myself into an even more perilous ordeal?” Su Yu drew in a light breath. He had nearly perished in the fight with the Blood Demon, yet it still wasn’t enough to activate the Legendary Belligerence.

Practicing the second stroke was extraordinarily dangerous.

“Fine, but where would I find such perilous adventures?” Su Yu mused. Should he travel to the Asura Forbidden Lands once again and fight the mysterious monster confined in the second level?

Su Yu shook his head lightly at the thought. That monster was incredibly powerful. Now was certainly a bad time for Su Yu to deliberately provoke it.

Right when Su Yu was lost in his thoughts, Xueying’s nervous voice sounded from outside the door as he said, “Brother Su, somebody sent an invitation letter.”

Su Yu paused his training and opened the stone door. He asked, “Is this from the Chu Clan?”

“How did you know?” Xueying asked in surprise, holding a red invitation letter in hand.

The words “Chu Clan” were written in bold on the invitation letter.

“This place is the territory of the Chu Clan, after all. No matter how well we stay hidden, we can’t hide forever.”

“Besides, I have been in and out twice. It shouldn’t be difficult for them to follow my trails and discover this hiding spot.” Su Yu took the invitation letter fro Xueying.

He calmly said, “I’m afraid they are just not satisfied with the outcome.”

They had been informed about the deaths of Chu Bawang and Chu Long. For a large, prestigious family like that, they should’ve had plenty of treasures like the Life Token.

“Brother Su, let us hurry and go. I don’t think this invitation was sent to us with good intentions,” Xueying said.

Su Yu glanced around at their dwelling place and asked, “Considering how they usually handle things, do you think that the Chu Clan would give us a chance to make any choice?”

Xueying was startled. He calmed down and reached out with his senses. He picked up some weak sorcery energy hiding somewhere.

“Are we under siege?” Xueying raised his brows.

Cailin pondered for a moment then said, “If we head out right now, people will have negative things to say about us. The Chu Clan would even blame us for the deaths of their Clan Master and his heir! Who asked us to ‘flee because of guilt’?”

The two women exchanged a glance. Despite their reluctance, they both realized that this was bound to happen!

“Haha, let’s go. Besides, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to take a look at the Chu Clan either. Along with learning about Chu Long’s and Chu Bawang’s deaths, there are things that we need to remind them of.”

Su Yu did not forget about their encounter with the soldiers from the God realm at the underground stone cave.

That place was a three-day journey from Fan Capital. It was not a good sign that the enemies from the God Realm had picked up their trails.

Holding the invitation letter in hand, Su Yu and the two women arrived at the Chu Clan.

It was still the grand, luxurious mansion that it used to be. The only difference was that the entire place was shrouded in a gloomy, nerve-racking atmosphere.

Both the Clan Master and his heir had perished at the same time, and the people of the Chu Clan had lost their leader.

All coveting the position of the Clan Master, the elders of the clan were on edge. How would the ambiance not be tense after all that had transpired?

They were quickly received and led into the guest chamber.

Two senile elders of the clan with great strength were solemnly waiting for them, with ten Level-Three elderly figures of the clan behind them.

The moment Su Yu stepped in, he felt a strong formidable and hostile air surging towards him.

Xueying was secretly alarmed, and Cailin also tensed up. They were geared up to fight anytime.

With a placid look on his face, Su Yu chose a random spot and took his seat. He said, “I came here with your invitation letter. I’m pretty sure I’m not here for an interrogation!”

One of the two clan elders was blind, and the other’s left arm was missing.

They couldn’t heal their injuries even with their powerful cultivations. Apparently, the blows they sustained in the past were severe. These people had been through unimaginably harrowing ordeals.

The blind elder said indifferently, “We have invited you here today to inquire about the whereabouts of our Chu Clan Master and his heir. If we have roused your displeasure in any way, please forgive us.”

His tone was kind and gracious, but his face showed no sign of remorse.

The single-armed elder stared at Su Yu. “I believe you can understand what we’re going through at the moment.”

“Right now, the two of us are straining to hold back our people’s anger. If you know anything, please tell us.”

Upon hearing that, Su Yu chuckled. “Anger? Anger towards whom? Me?”

The blind elder and the single-armed elder said in unison, “What do you think?”

Their resentment was easy to sense from their voices.

“Hahaha...” Su Yu laughed softly. “So you’re blaming me for the deaths of your Clan Master and his heir. You think I’m the reason why they were killed?”

With the way he spoke, Su Yu was completely devoid of repentance and guilt. The older elders could still control their tempers, but the younger ones couldn’t help but explode in outrage.

“If it wasn’t you, then who else could have caused their deaths? All of them are dead, yet you were the only one who came back alive. Do you dare to say you have nothing to do with this?!”

Su Yu looked at the speaking youth with nonchalance. “Yes, it has nothing to do with me! I dare to say it. What are you going to do about it?”

Apparently, the youth must have quite a significant status to be present among the elders of the clan.

Having been challenged by Su Yu, he had reached his limit. “How dare you! You caused the deaths of our Chu Clan Master and his heir, and now you’re behaving so wantonly! I...”

Swish!

Before he could finish his threat, Su Yu gave him an icy glare. “What are you planning to do? Fight me one on one, or form teams?”

The exasperated youth instantly fell silent. It was clear that Su Yu would be a strong opponent; how could anyone be a match for him in a one-to-one duel?

The elders had not raised their opinions about forming teams, either. What place was he in to make such a decision?

“Since you can’t decide anything, it’s best to keep your mouth shut. This is a meeting between me and your clan elders, you have no right to chip in.”

At such a young age, Su Yu was of equal status as the many elders of the clan. It was truly outrageous and unconvincing.

So what if he wasn’t convinced? Su Yu had the qualifications for it.

The youth was arrogant and impetuous. Right when he was about to confront Su Yu again, the blind elder stopped him.

“Chu Wen, you have no right to speak here!”

Now was not yet the time to tear down the polite pretense yet. They couldn’t allow Chu Wen to keep stirring up the atmosphere.

Chu Wen shut his mouth and stared at Su Yu with great enmity.

Only then did the blind elder speak, “Tell us then, how did the Chu Clan Master and his heir die, and how did you make it out?”

“If you can’t provide a lucid explanation, we will not restrain Chu Clan’s anger any longer.”

Hearing the threat from his words, Su Yu laughed coldly. “Your anger? Hahaha, I haven’t even found a way to vent mine!”

It was better if he hadn’t uttered those words, because what he said roused the anger of everyone present.

It was their Clan Master and his heir who sacrificed. What right did Su Yu have to be angry?

“Who do you think sent their people to secretly alter the restrictions of the Asura Forbidden Lands, and lure out the three mutant ferocious beasts, causing Chu Bawang’s captivation, and making him a sacrificial offering of blood?”

“Who do you think sent three clan elders to lay in ambush and kill Ling Wu? And who do you think used the token to change the seal of the first level of the Asura Forbidden Lands, released the three mutant beasts, but suffered the consequences himself?”

“And who else do you think has the three ferocious beasts hunt me down all the way from the Asura Forbidden Lands to the outside world?”

The people initially glared at Su Yu as he fabricated his story, wearing disdainful and condescending looks on their faces.

Upon hearing that Chu Bawang was offered as a sacrifice of blood, however, they inhaled cold breaths of shock and horror!

The two elders were even more shocked by the secret that Su Yu had unraveled: the Clan Master had altered the seal! It was a calamity that would get the entire clan killed!

If that terrified them, they weren’t prepared for the next thing they heard!

The Clan Master had sent three clan elders to kill the Sect Master’s Ling Wu! That was a sign of a rebellion!

The two matters were enough to land the entire Chu Clan in deep trouble that they would never get out of!

The anger of the people instantly broke into a cold sweat in dread, their hearts pounding wildly.

“You have no proof at all. How dare you vilify the name of our Chu Clan!” The blind elder and the single-armed elder yelled unanimously, their formidable auras crashing down like huge mountains.

Su Yu sneered. With a haphazard streak in the air, a scene conjured by divine energy was unveiled before their eyes. It was the scene of Chu Long attacking Ling Wu with the help of three clan elders!

The entire hall fell dead silent as they stared at the scene, large drops of cold sweat covering their foreheads.

After a long while of silence, only the sound of someone gulping down the lump in their throat was heard.

The blind elder and the single-armed elder went weak. “This... this was decided by the Clan Master and the three clan elders. We were never informed of this,” they said.

Su Yu glanced across the people with an icy cold look in his eyes. In succession, he released the scene of Chu Long being killed by the Giant Eagle, followed by the scene of Chu Bawang being presented as a sacrifice.

When they were done watching, the Chu Clan that seemed uncompromising and harsh moments ago fell completely silent.

It was just like Su Yu had said; Su Yu had nothing to do with their deaths.

“Do you have anything else you want to say?” Su Yu asked coldly. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Noᴠelꜰɪre.nᴇt

The clan elders were silent. Although the youngsters were full of indignation, there was nothing they could change.

But Chu Wen couldn’t reconcile with his resentment. Seeing that no one was speaking, he argued, “What utter nonsense! The three beasts did appear, but what evidence do you have to prove that we were the culprits?”

Su Yu shot him a detached glance and responded, “For the past billion years, no ferocious beast had ever been seen outside. Given that, let me ask you this: why did an error occur for this particular competition?”

“Besides, do you need me to show you the deaths of the clan elders who died at the Asura Forbidden Lands?”

“They were irrelevant to the competition but had headed to the Forbidden Lands beforehand. How do you explain that?”

Chu Wen’s facial muscles moved as he attempted to put up another forced argument, but he was stopped by the single-armed elder.

He said, “It is true that you can’t be blamed for the deaths of our Clan Master and Young Master, but...” The elder’s eyes turned cold and stern. “Don’t you think you should hand over the resources of the Chu Clan that you took?”

Upon hearing that, the look on the blind elders’ faces turned gradually harsh as well. Everyone else’s eyes gleamed as well.

Su Yu sneered. That was the true purpose of the invitation.

Chu Long and Chu Bawang had passed away. It didn’t matter how and why they were killed. What mattered most was how the spectacular amount of assets Chu Long carried around had fallen into Su Yu’s hands!

The ten percent of resources were the foundation of the Chu Clan. There was no way they would allow them to be claimed by an outsider.

Chu Wen said, “Yes! Hand over the resources!”

Su Yu cast a look at the people and said, “First of all, what makes you think the resources are with me? Even if they were with me, I deserve to have them as rewards for winning the competition!”

“Do you people think that the promise your Clan Master made in the face of the Moonwatch Sect Master cannot represent the whole clan?”

Chu Wen snorted scornfully, having schemes up his sleeve. “Of course Chu Clan Master’s promise counts, but he’s already the former Clan Master now.”

“He could no longer represent the Chu Clan! Now, it is completely reasonable for us to ask you to give back the resources of the Chu Clan!”

“As for whether the resources are with you, humph. It’s no big deal. We’ll just perform a search on you!”

Upon hearing that, both Xueying and Cailin couldn’t help but laugh amidst their rage.