# Chapter 2159: Tearing Off the Mask
Lei Dongtian and Wang Shi both rushed back to their respective clans. The news Lei Dongtian received was naturally the speculation of the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan — that the Dan King Clan had allied with Lin Feng to force out their cultivation technique.
As for Wang Shi, the news he received was that his younger brother, Wang Jie, had never returned to the Dan King Clan. Yet the circulating image clearly recorded that Wang Jie had indeed appeared and had cultivated the Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Heavenly Demon Art. Thus, the Dan King Clan was also filled with confusion — what was going on? Had Lin Feng released Wang Jie?
But even if Lin Feng had released Wang Jie, why would Wang Jie have cultivated the Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Heavenly Demon Art?
However, the Dan King Clan now understood that no matter how they explained this matter, the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan would certainly not believe them. With irrefutable evidence before them, they could only be misunderstood by the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan. Therefore, they had no need to explain anything. Had the Dan King Clan of Shen Xiao City done nothing wrong, would they have to humbly beg for the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan's understanding? That was clearly impossible.
On this day, the mighty experts of the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan descended upon the Dan King Clan in full force, demanding an explanation. But there was no explanation.
Lin Feng did not appear. How could he possibly appear in such a situation? Now that the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan mistakenly believed he had colluded with the Dan King Clan, his appearance would only give the Dan King Clan a chance to defend themselves.
However, many others from Shen Xiao City had come, watching the two opposing sides outside the Dan King Clan with expectant looks in their eyes. In the void, countless experts gathered. The Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan, having had their technique stolen, had truly mobilized in force. At this moment, they eagerly hoped that these two terrifying powers would engage in a great battle.
"Hand over Wang Jie. You have stolen our Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan's technique. At the very least, you must give us an explanation," said a Saint Emperor realm expert from the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan, releasing boundless pressure. Heavenly Demon Tribulation rolled forth as if he were a dark thunder god standing proudly in the void. Around the experts of the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan, terrifying dark light radiated.
"We will say this only once: Since Lin Feng captured Wang Jie, our Dan King Clan has never seen Wang Jie," the Dan King Clan said coldly.
"There is video evidence, yet you still try to make excuses. Shameless," the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan expert said angrily.
"It is your Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan who is shameless. You agreed to protect Lin Feng, yet you accepted our Dan King Clan's benefits and betrayed him. Then you played more tricks, failing to hand over Lin Feng while still swallowing so many of our clan's treasures," the Dan King Clan retorted sharply, causing the distant crowd to murmur. It seemed the rumors were true — neither clan was any good.
The experts of the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan had grim expressions. The Dan King Clan had actually exposed this matter publicly. Despicable.
"It seems the Dan King Clan truly does not intend to give an explanation," the Saint Emperor of the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan said, his expression growing colder.
"There is nothing to explain," the Dan King Clan expert replied, no pushover either.
"Grandfather," a voice suddenly rang out. The Dan King Clan expert's expression tightened, and he abruptly turned his gaze into the distance. His expression instantly became extremely interesting.
"Wang Jie."
"Wang Jie." The Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan experts also had their pupils contract. They saw an expert walking forward, Heavenly Demon Tribulation rolling in his palm as he lunged straight at Wang Jie. But how could the Dan King Clan let him succeed? A terrifying expert instantly appeared before Wang Jie, transforming flames into countless strands that blocked the tribulation light. At the same time, he grabbed Wang Jie's body and instantly returned to the Dan King Clan's formation.
"Dan King Clan, what else do you have to say?" The Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan experts simultaneously released terrifying fury, their aura soaring to an extreme.
The Dan King Clan had clearly not expected Wang Jie to appear. They were momentarily speechless, then looked at Wang Jie and asked, "Wang Jie, what is this about?"
"Lin Feng did not kill me. Instead, he imprisoned me for a time, fearing my clan would retaliate and using me as a hostage. Later, when he went to Refining Gold Mountain, he felt safe and released me, hoping to settle the grievances once and for all. He does not wish to be enemies with our Dan King Clan," Wang Jie said in a low voice. This explanation was entirely reasonable, and Wang Jie was indeed alive and well here, showing no abnormalities.
"Then why did you not return directly to the clan?" Wang Shi asked.
"I encountered people from the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan. I already knew they had swallowed our clan's treasures, so naturally I would not let them off. I killed a few and forced out their cultivation technique, though it was incomplete. Grandfather, if I could obtain the complete technique, my physical body would surely become stronger. Moreover, given our Dan King Clan's conditions, we can certainly cultivate the Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Heavenly Demon Art," Wang Jie said with a grin, his eyes revealing a hint of crazed strangeness. This made the crowd's hearts tremble. This fellow truly lived up to his reputation as the little madman of the Dan King Clan — daring to say such things and doing equally crazy deeds.
Although this differed somewhat from what the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan believed, it no longer mattered. In any case, the Dan King Clan had seized their technique.
"Hand over Wang Jie," the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan expert said coldly. If Wang Jie was not executed, the technique would truly be spread.
But the Dan King Clan, having finally seen Wang Jie return, would never hand him over to the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan to be killed. Moreover, the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan's technique... Thinking of this, their hearts also burned with a hint of heat. Such matters were usually taboo, and no one dared to act on them. But once done, they would be tempted. If the Dan King Clan obtained the complete Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Heavenly Demon Art...
In any case, they would never hand over Wang Jie.
"Escort Jie'er back," the Dan King Clan said coldly. But at this moment, the experts of the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan stepped forward, attempting to encircle the Dan King Clan. However, at that instant, from the direction of the Dan King Clan, a terrifying pressure spread out, causing the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan experts to freeze, their expressions cold. "Dan King Clan, do you truly intend to do this?"
"You descended upon our Dan King Clan without distinguishing right from wrong, already going too far. Enough," a rolling voice came from afar, causing the faces of the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan members to darken. The high-level figures of the Dan King Clan had made their stance clear — they would not give an explanation.
Silence hung in the void for a moment, then the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan waved their hands and departed, no battle taking place. But everyone understood that today's situation was more terrifying than a battle. These two terrifying powers had completely torn off their masks.
Just as the crowd had predicted, in the following days, the battle between the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan and the Dan King Clan erupted completely. Whenever members of the two sides encountered each other in Shen Xiao City, it would inevitably become a life-and-death battle, with no quarter given. Moreover, the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan did not kill — they captured alive, then forced the Dan King Clan members to hand over their cultivation techniques and flame control methods.
But the Dan King Clan was somewhat different from the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan. Because the Dan King Clan excelled in alchemy, they could use medicinal flames to temper their bodies and cultivate the Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Heavenly Demon Art. However, even if the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan obtained the Dan King Clan's techniques, they would be of little use. In particular, the Dan King Clan's most powerful flame control techniques and alchemy methods were meaningless to the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan. Moreover, the most powerful techniques were inaccessible to anyone but the core members of the Dan King Clan, just as the complete Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Heavenly Demon Art was inaccessible to anyone but the core members of the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan.
Since the battle had been ignited, it naturally escalated. In just a few days, the entire eastern region of Shen Xiao City was filled with stories of bloody conflicts between the two powers. One day, the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan lost an Emperor realm genius; the next, several Martial Emperor peak experts of the Dan King Clan were killed.
As matters developed further, even Heavenly Emperor realm figures began to join the battle. The Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan could not tolerate the Dan King Clan crossing the line, but since the Dan King Clan had already crossed it, they could not back down. They were not afraid of anything either. Hence, this situation arose.
On this day, in a certain void in the eastern region of Shen Xiao City, two Emperor realm figures were engaged in a terrifying collision. The void's aura was dreadful, the battle wild and chaotic. In the end, both sides were severely wounded. At that moment, a young figure stepped forward into the void. He held a massive cauldron in his hand, upon which terrifying light patterns shimmered, radiating a dreadful aura.
"Go!" Lin Feng struck with his palm, and the cauldron released a terrifying beam of light, suddenly enveloping the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan's Emperor realm expert. At this moment, the expert was locked in a fierce collision with the Dan King Clan's expert. His divine soul, subjected to such turbulence, was instantly breached by the opponent's defense. His physical body was destroyed in an instant, but his divine soul transformed into a streak of light and plunged into the cauldron. The Ten Thousand Transformations Treasure Cauldron spun wildly, refining the Emperor realm expert's divine soul. Screams rang out continuously. Lin Feng retrieved the treasure cauldron, his expression calm. However, the Dan King Clan expert looked at him with a hint of wariness.
"Who are you?" the Dan King Clan expert asked coldly.
"Naturally, a friend of the Dan King Clan," Lin Feng said with a smile. At that moment, wind howled in the distance as several figures stepped forward, all of them extremely powerful. Among them was Lei Dongtian. The people of the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan all recognized Lin Feng's true form. His appearance had long been circulated among them.
"Lin Feng," Lei Dongtian said coldly, causing the Dan King Clan expert's pupils to contract. So this was Lin Feng.
"Brother Lei, long time no see," Lin Feng said with a smile. The Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan experts, seeing the Refining Gold Mountain robe Lin Feng wore, did not look pleased.
"Brother Lin Feng, you have killed quite a few of our Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan these past days, haven't you?" Lei Dongtian said, killing intent flickering around him.
"The entire Shen Xiao City knows that the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan acted despicably first. I am merely collecting some interest," Lin Feng said calmly. "Moreover, I have never killed anyone below the High-rank Emperor level. Unlike the Heavenly Demon Thunder Clan, who so casually imprisoned my external incarnation using clan power — this is what Brother Lei calls protection."