Chapter 2523 - 2523: Wanyan Hongfeng Resigns

Inside the secret chamber, Wanyan Hongfeng finally understood the purpose of the Five-Winged God, and felt even more worried.

The Five-Winged God had occupied his body, pretending to be him in front of the Wanyan family people, who would definitely not be able to tell them apart. From the perspective of the Wanyan family, they might even think he is Wanyan Hongfeng, allowing the Five-Winged God to completely control the Wanyan family.

In this situation, the Wanyan family could be considered as the free muscle for the Five-Winged God. Moreover, the key point is, although the Five-Winged God claims to help the Wanyan family achieve a millennia-old dream, Wanyan Hongfeng does not believe this. Frankly, the Five-Winged God is obviously purpose-driven, aiming to leverage the power of the Wanyan family to achieve his goals. Once these goals are accomplished, the Wanyan family will lose its utility, and by then, how could he possibly spare the Wanyan family?

Having figured this out, Wanyan Hongfeng's spirits sank to rock bottom. He was clearly aware of the outcomes awaiting the Wanyan family, yet, he finds himself utterly unable to stop it now. With the Five-Winged God controlling his body, his survival is uncertain, how could he care for the Wanyan family? What to do? What to do? How could he change this situation?

After thinking it over, Wanyan Hongfeng still had no idea. His power paled compared to the Five-Winged God, making rebellion impossible. Since the Five-Winged God wasn't suppressing him, he was able to speak now. If the Five-Winged God fully suppressed him, he couldn't even utter a word, incapable of doing anything.

"Alright, I won't bother wasting words on you." The Five-Winged God cheerfully picked up the Heavenly Cluster Clouds beside him, and said, "This Heavenly Cluster Clouds has a good effect, only regrettably, it consumes too much power. Otherwise, just relying on this one Heavenly Cluster Clouds, I could recover ten percent of my strength. Though, something is better than nothing; if I use the Heavenly Cluster Clouds multiple times, I can still help restore the power of the Two-Winged God!"

As he spoke, the Five-Winged God slowly stretched out his hand, pressing it onto the Heavenly Cluster Clouds, beginning to draw on the power of the Heavenly Cluster Clouds.

The light from the Heavenly Cluster Clouds continually flowed into the hand of the Five-Winged God, strengthening his power slowly, while Wanyan Hongfeng felt no surge of energy at all. The Five-Winged God absorbed all the power entirely; Wanyan Hongfeng was now merely a consciousness dwelling inside this body, with no sufficient power to even protect himself, possibly being killed by the Five-Winged God at any moment.

However, it seemed like the Five-Winged God didn't plan to kill him, rather there seemed to be an intention to keep him around, slowly teasing him.

After a while, the light of the Heavenly Cluster Clouds gradually dimmed due to losing too much power at once. The Five-Winged God dared not continue absorbing; should he drain the power of the Heavenly Cluster Clouds completely, it would turn into an ordinary bone, becoming useless thereafter. On the contrary, leaving some power in the Heavenly Cluster Clouds would allow it to absorb surrounding power, and gradually recover some strength, letting the Five-Winged God draw from it multiple times.

In fact, the previous occasion took Corpse Ghost Dragon more than a month to fully restore power was precisely due to this reason. The people of the Wanyan family did not want the Heavenly Cluster Clouds to be overly depleted, so they would only let Corpse Ghost Dragon extract a little daily, thereby extending the lifespan of the Heavenly Cluster Clouds. Having been with the Wanyan family for nearly a thousand years, the Heavenly Cluster Clouds was always used cautiously, never daring to massively drain its power. This instead benefitted the Five-Winged God immensely!

"Feeling the power is truly wonderful!" The Five-Winged God put down the Heavenly Cluster Clouds, expressing a look of intoxication, and softly uttered.

Wanyan Hongfeng wanted to speak and curse him, but he was being completely suppressed by the Five-Winged God, without even a chance to speak.

"You'd better stay put and stop causing trouble." The Five-Winged God sneered, saying: "Your power now is far beneath mine; you can't fight me. I can keep you from dying, I'll let you watch firsthand how I'll help you achieve all your dreams. However, if you insist on opposing me, I won't mind killing you ahead of time. After all, killing you now is just like squashing an ant!"

Wanyan Hongfeng truly dared not act rashly; he believed the words of the Five-Winged God. His current strength was greatly depleted, while the Five-Winged God's power was immense, plus he possessed the Divine Clan Secret Technique, making the task of killing him not difficult. He genuinely dared not anger the Five-Winged God.

"That's more like it!" Sensing Wanyan Hongfeng's silence, the Five-Winged God laughed proudly: "Alright, now I'm going out to see my future subordinates, and hand them some tasks so they won't feel I've really been defeated. Your family, right now, is scattered, urgently needing someone like me, who possesses leadership skills, to come out and lead you all!"

Wanyan Hongfeng cursed silently, yet dared not show any resistance. The Five-Winged God slowly walked to the chamber's door, pushed it open, and walked out, straight to the hall outside.

In the hall, the people of the Wanyan family were sitting inside, supposedly discussing future matters. In fact, since Wanyan Hongfeng entered the chamber, they started discussing matters concerning Wanyan Hongfeng here. Wanyan Hongfeng had consecutively killed several people of the Wanyan family at Mount Wendao, openly drinking their blood before everyone, already causing a significant decline in the trust Wanyan family members had in Wanyan Hongfeng.

Actually, arriving at this stronghold, the Wanyan family's strength had dwindled to less than half of what it was before. About seventy percent of those who initially pledged allegiance to the Wanyan family had already left. The battle at Mount Wendao was a complete disaster for the Wanyan family, as those who pledged allegiance to the Wanyan family were initially intimidated by the family's pressure, seeking a great protector. Now that the Wanyan family faced defeat, they certainly would not remain with the family.

As for the internal members of the Wanyan family, quite a few had secretly left as well. For instance, Wanyan Second Master stealthily departed during the battle at Mount Wendao, carrying an undeniable responsibility. Others were not as bold as Wanyan Second Master, but, with the consecutive actions of Wanyan Hongfeng, dissatisfaction had long settled in their hearts. It further chilled them to witness Wanyan Hongfeng slaughtering his kin and drinking their blood at Mount Wendao as if he were a demon.

Currently, the strength of the Wanyan family was less than half its peak. Especially after the Long-toothed Rat Swarm was annihilated at Mount Wendao, losing its greatest trump card. Fortunately, they still held the scabbard of the Minghong Knife, which was their last remaining support.

However, the people of Wanyan family no longer held any thoughts of dominating the world. Even though these remaining people did not leave the Wanyan family, there was little trust left for Wanyan Hongfeng. In his presence, people wouldn't say anything, yet once Wanyan Hongfeng entered the chamber to meditate, the discussions began immediately.

The three beyond peerless masters of the Wanyan family were elder predecessors long in hiding, only emerging now. With Wanyan Hongfeng not there, these three managed the affairs of the Wanyan family. Though they did not participate in discussions about Wanyan Hongfeng's matters, the others in the Wanyan family kept talking. Even, when the Five-Winged God emerged, people started clamoring for these three elder predecessors to revoke Wanyan Hongfeng's position as Family Head!

The Five-Winged God walked over from behind, hearing all the conversations clear in his ears, an eerie smile flitting across his face. Quickly, he adopted a sorrowful expression, slightly increasing his pace.

The three elder predecessors were the first to hear the footsteps, turning their heads to look. Others followed their gaze, seeing Wanyan Hongfeng walk over from the direction of the chamber.

Upon seeing Wanyan Hongfeng, the crowd that was previously clamoring for the elder predecessors to revoke Wanyan Hongfeng's role of Family Head, immediately shut their mouths. Although they were discontent with Wanyan Hongfeng, he had been Family Head for quite a while and was very powerful, holding the scabbard of the Minghong Knife, with lingering influence. No one dared to speak such things in his presence.

The crowd felt restless inside, wondering whether Wanyan Hongfeng had heard their prior remarks. Given Wanyan Hongfeng's disposition, how would they be treated should he have heard these things?

Wanyan Hongfeng walked slowly from the chamber's entrance into the hall, his face showing gloom. His gaze swept across every person inside, finally settling on the three elder predecessors. Suddenly, he cupped his hands, saying: "Three elders, Hongfeng wishes to resign from the position of Family Head, please grant this request!"

Upon hearing his words, everyone's faces slightly changed, showing surprise. Though the crowd had been voicing their desire for Wanyan Hongfeng to step down, none expected him to request this voluntarily. Now, with Wanyan Hongfeng personally seeking to resign, they felt somewhat awkward, pondering whether their previous comments may have been too severe.

In truth, it was the Five-Winged God speaking, not Wanyan Hongfeng. Wanyan Hongfeng clearly heard the Five-Winged God's words and cursed silently again, recognizing the pure deceit of the Five-Winged God. His words weren't intended for resigning, rather aiming to evoke sympathy from others, preventing them from forcing his resignation. The Five-Winged God's grasp of psychology was indeed striking.

Sure enough, upon Wanyan Hongfeng's words, the three elder predecessors frowned together. The leftmost predecessor solemnly spoke, "Hongfeng, what do you mean by this? The position of Family Head is of utmost importance to the family. Since the family has chosen you as Family Head, it signifies absolute trust in you. Where does resigning fit into this? Do you think the role of Family Head is a child's play?"