At this moment, in the Su family council hall in Gu Yongshang City.

The lingering scent of burnt sandalwood mingled with a suffocating silence.

The long white jade table was filled with the core members of the Su family and their descendants.

The dignitaries sitting behind the long table are all incredibly wealthy, possessing political and business power unimaginable to ordinary people.

However, at this moment, they all sat solemnly in their seats, waiting for the Su family head's decision.

Su Qin, sitting in the head seat of the Su family, was not in a hurry to make a decision. He simply sat upright with his eyes closed, resting. Soon, he picked up a white jade porcelain cup and took a sip of the finest West Lake Longjing tea.

As the most likely successor of the Su family, Su Qingyuan sat in the first seat to Su Qin's left.

At this moment, Su Qingyuan seemed to have restrained herself. Dressed in all black, her eyes, which were usually cold and arrogant, were now burning with a fierce flame.

She glanced at the teacup in front of her, which had long since gone cold, and a hint of unease appeared in her eyes.

Beside her, Instructor Yu Qian watched everyone with a smile.

"The Qian Yuan Special Envoy Delegation has arrived at the Martial God Palace." Elder Su Mingyuan broke the silence first, his aged voice tinged with weariness. "Their demands are clear—hand over Chen Feng."

"As I've said before, we need to give Chen Feng a chance."

Su Qingyuan said decisively.

"Although Chen Feng has awakened a world-destroying talent, the Great Xia think tank has already provided clear data analysis results. The threat posed by Demon Slayers to Great Xia is almost impossible to exceed 30%. Moreover, Chen Feng is currently only a Heaven-rank expert. Even in Gu Yong Upper City, there are more than just a few dozen people who can defeat Chen Feng, right?"

"Furthermore, Chen Feng was recommended by Special Envoy Xia Zhi. If we hand him over directly, wouldn't that be tantamount to directly offending Special Envoy Xia Zhi?"

Second Elder Su Hong frowned and shook his head.

"Qingyuan, you are still young and do not understand the purpose of this special envoy delegation. Let alone the fact that we are just one of the four major families in Gu Yong Shang City, even the special envoy Xia Zhi has to show some deference to other special envoy delegations."

"Moreover, Chen Feng has no clear interest in us to begin with, and he has only awakened the Devourer talent. If we keep him alive, he will bring annihilation to our Su family sooner or later."

"That's not right, Second Uncle." Su Qingyuan sneered. "What's wrong with the Devourer talent? Isn't there a Demon Slayer recorded in the history of Great Xia who didn't wreak havoc on the world? Besides, I know Chen Feng's character very well. I know better than any of you that he would never harm anyone without reason."

"Qingyuan is right."

Yu Qian's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable weight.

"I can vouch for Chen Feng's character as an instructor at the Martial God Academy. Moreover, his talent and potential are probably the highest I've ever seen. Given time, as a newly promoted Demon Slayer, he might even surpass the Demon Slayer Gu Long."

"Gu Long?"

The Second Elder Su Hong's voice suddenly rose, and his already furrowed brows twisted into a deep frown, causing even the previously indifferent elders around him to change their expressions.

Even Su Qin, who had been resting with his eyes closed, paused slightly on the rim of the white jade porcelain cup with his fingertips.

Everyone knows the name Gu Long.

He was a legendary demon slayer of the Great Xia Kingdom, and also one of the top ten martial gods in the Great Xia Kingdom's combat system.

"Master Yu Qian, you've gone too far with your words," Second Elder Su Hongyuan said in a deep voice.

"Back then, Lord Gu Long single-handedly guarded the northern border, holding off the combined attack of ten domain lords from the Snowstorm City-State with his own strength. He even directly counterattacked and killed five of them, managing to keep the Snowstorm City-State's army at bay outside the border. How could a mere youth who has just awakened the Heavenly Rank compare to such a figure?"

"Second Elder is right." Third Elder Su Wen immediately echoed, his tone tinged with sarcasm, "Instructor Yu Qian, I know you cherish your reputation, but you can't exaggerate like this and confuse the public."

The smile on Yu Qian's face faded slightly, but his always squinting eyes seemed to have a piercing light.

"Since I can compare Chen Feng to the Ancient Dragon Martial God, there must be a reason for it."

"Oh? Then I'd like to hear the details!" Third Elder Su Wen said coldly, cupping his hands in greeting.

Instructor Yu Qian slowly sat up straight, his usually hunched, overweight body now exuding a sense of solidity like a mountain. He raised his hand and gently tapped, and a pale blue light screen appeared out of thin air in the center of the council table, displaying dense streams of data and energy graphs.

"This is a top-secret talent assessment report from the Martial God Academy, with an access level of S. No one other than the Palace Master of the Martial God Academy has ever seen it."

Instructor Yu Qian's voice was calm yet carried immense power. His fingertips traced the energy phantom on the light screen once more, and he began to explain.

"In Chen Feng's potential assessment report, we also discovered traces of the Leviathan Void Swarm. Since the beginning of written records, this is probably the only case of its kind in the history of the Great Xia Exorcists."

"What?!"

The Third Elder, Su Wen, cried out in disbelief, his mocking expression freezing instantly, replaced by utter shock.

At this moment, the patriarch Su Qin slowly opened his eyes, his pale pupils looking at the potential assessment report in front of him.

"Impossible! We've all seen the Leviathan Voidlings, how could this be?" The Third Elder Su Wen's voice trembled. "Besides, isn't this just a legend existing only in ancient texts? Chen Feng... how could he possibly find it?"

"This is also why Special Envoy Xia Zhi has been protecting him. Chen Feng's existence may very well reverse our disadvantage when facing the Blood Beast Legion. Even if we need to hand over Chen Feng, I don't think becoming his enemy would be a good idea," Instructor Yu Qian said indifferently.

Just then, Su Qin, the head of the Su family, began to scan Chen Feng's potential data.

A hint of seriousness appeared in his eyes.

"According to ancient records of the Great Xia Dynasty, Fuyuan Martial God Yuan Xina once left the Great Xia plane and went to the dome universe above all planes. It was there that the strongest person in the history of the Great Xia Dynasty discovered the existence of the Leviathan Void Insect Race."

The council chamber fell completely silent.

The elders, who had been speaking so confidently just moments before, opened their mouths but couldn't utter a single word.

Yuan Xina, the Martial Goddess of Fuyuan, is recognized as a powerful figure by almost all the people of Daxia.

Even the Fuyuan Martial God Yuan Xina could only barely see the history of the Leviathan Void Insectoids, yet this kid named Chen Feng was able to directly contract with them?

"This...this is indeed rare, but if Chen Feng really has connections with the Leviathan Void Clan, wouldn't it be more appropriate to hand such a person over directly to the special envoy delegation?" Elder Su Mingyuan said with difficulty.

The meeting reached a stalemate once again.

On one side lies the future hope of the Great Xia Kingdom, and on the other is the imminent threat of a powerful family.

Both sides seemed to have irrefutable reasons, leaving the elders present in a dilemma.

Just then, Su Qingyuan slowly stood up.

Outside the Su family's council hall, dark clouds still hung heavy.

However, in Su Qingyuan's heart, it was as if a ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds and illuminated the whole world.

She knew the road ahead would be difficult, and the Su family would not be at peace. But as long as she lived, she would never let anyone control her destiny.

"We... can vote according to the ancestral rules and regulations of the Su family."

Just then, the patriarch Su Qin also looked at his eldest daughter, Su Qingyuan.

His gaze was as indifferent as a bottomless ancient pool, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

However, just as he gently put down the white porcelain teacup, the crisp sound of the white porcelain cup colliding with the white marble tabletop seemed to toll the final bell for this meeting.

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