High Martial Arts: Invincible Starts from Basic Archery Chapter 798 - 620: Unacceptable

The following day.

A shocking announcement came from the Awakened Association.

The brutal killings of multiple Song Family residences weren't done by Chen Fan, but by the Devourer Gong Bo and the Ogre Yu Jianqiao instead.

To confirm the truth behind the report, footage emerged showing the pair admitting their guilt without any reluctance.

And the one who seized them turned out to be Chen Fan himself.

Once the information broke, chaos erupted across the whole Yan Country.

Everyone had heard of these two fugitives by name.

Plenty of folks had even fantasized about tracking them down to snag the one-million-point bounty.

But after thinking it over, anyone could see how tough that would be; not even the Awakened Association had managed to nab them before.

Now, though, the guy they'd blamed as the killer had snagged them and turned them in to the Awakened Association.

This twist left everyone pondering deeply.

"Is it feasible that we've misjudged Chen Fan? Maybe he wasn't behind those slaughters after all?"

"Yeah, I figure it's those two more than anyone. Remember those other brutal killings a few years back? They pinned it on the Ogre Yu Jianqiao later on."

"Exactly, this round of family wipeouts looks a lot like the old cases. Only a beast like Yu Jianqiao, that heartless fiend, could pull off something so vile."

"Chen Fan probably got tired of taking the fall, so he grabbed those guys and dropped them off at the Awakened Association?"

"Hahaha, spot on. Those fools figured they were smart, but they crossed someone way out of their league. Without messing around, they'd likely still be roaming free. Karma really does come around."

The majority accepted Yu Jianqiao and Gong Bo as the true offenders.

After all, such a declaration from the Awakened Association couldn't be fabricated.

Still, a few held onto their doubts.

Who could say for sure if those captives were genuinely the Devourer and the Ogre?

Perhaps the Awakened Association and Chen Fan had teamed up, faking the entire affair on purpose. It wasn't impossible to imagine.

Up on the highest level of the Elder Council, inside the meeting chamber.

The five elders stared at the video playing on the display, their gazes bulging in disbelief.

"How is this even happening?"

Xu Hu burst out.

Earlier, Brother Su had sworn that those two combined could surely take down the Chen fellow, hadn't he?

But here they were, beaten and surrendered to the Awakened Association, acting out confessions to lighten their sentences or defiance to toughen them?

Zhao Chunyuan and the other pair shared looks. Stunned as they were, a hint of ease washed over them too.

They'd all hoped to see Chen Fan wiped out.

In this turn of events, the result didn't seem too bad for them overall.

With those two gone, the Su Family's power would take a huge hit, keeping the Elder Council's equilibrium steady. No chance for the Su Family to rise above the rest.

"Sigh."

Zhao Chunyuan sighed, "Never thought that Chen kid would pack such a punch. Even a pair of Quasi-S-Class Awakened fell to him and got themselves caught. What's done is done—no use rehashing it. But I'm worried about a couple issues now. First off, what moves will Chen Fan make next after all this? He's surely scheming revenge on us."

Second, now that the Awakened Association holds them, might they uncover our role in stirring this mess? If that's the case, are they brewing some hidden strike against us?"

"Brother Zhao has a point."

Elder Yan stated solemnly, "That young one's might rivals the three S-Class Awakened. If he decides to strike, only our family ancestors in the Divine Cultivation Realm could hold him back. Perhaps backing him was the wrong call from the start."

"Talking like that does nothing now."

Elder Qin huffed, shooting him a glare, "Old Yan, when we voted to dispatch folks to Jiangnan City, everyone agreed. You didn't object then. Now that the foe's proven fierce, you're backing off?"

"That's not what I intended."

Elder Yan hastened to clarify.

"So what are you getting at?"

"Stop it."

Su Ming scowled and cut in.

Out of the group, he seethed the most.

The Su Family had poured endless resources into raising those two, aiming them at the Thunder Emperor and his ally.

Yet with them delivered to the Awakened Association, all their long-term schemes seemed doomed to collapse.

For that strategy, they'd spent years plotting and setting up layers.

Everything wasted!

Zhao Chunyuan and the rest, noticing his state, stayed quiet.

They understood pushing him further wasn't wise right then.

Even so, this abrupt and messy development gnawed at them all.

Did they dare unleash their Divine Cultivation Realm ancestors on that young man?

If the elders could manage it, great. But what if they couldn't? They figured the odds of success were high, yet a sliver of risk lingered.

Right at that moment, a phone's buzz shattered the quiet.

Every gaze snapped to Su Ming.

Su Ming's brow furrowed.

Only a handful knew his contact details.

A ring like this had to carry weight.