Chapter 62: The Undying Hell

Approve or object?

Faced with this question, everyone present wished they were dead.

Wasn't this fucking obvious?

Who could possibly object?

Who the fuck would dare to object?!

At this moment, the members of the five major families felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

It was as if they had fallen into hell, standing before a living King of Hell.

Who had any choice other than to nod and agree?

Anyone who dared to utter a single word of dissent would likely plunge into eternal hell with no chance of return.

Although the members of the Cui and Su families had received pardons, under such an oppressive atmosphere, they remained panic-stricken and barely dared to breathe.

Let alone the Ji, Tan, and Chang families, who had been ruthlessly battered by terrifying illusions. They were in a state of constant terror, and some of the more cowardly ones were nearly wetting their pants. Elder Tan was still unconscious at this moment.

"We are willing!" The Cui and Su families were the first to express their stance.

"From now on, Mr. Ye's words are imperial decrees! Our Cui family will go through fire and water without the slightest hesitation!"

"Our Su family feels the same way!"

Seeing the Cui and Su families take the lead, the remaining three families hurriedly expressed their agreement, not daring to bargain in the slightest.

"From now on, our Ji, Tan, and Chang families will follow Mr. Ye's lead in all things!"

With thunderous methods and almost without spilling blood, Ye Feng had forced the five major families to submit one after another.

The intimidation they had originally planned to inflict upon Ye Feng had instead turned into an unforgettable nightmare for everyone present.

Standing aside, Bai Weiwei could hardly believe her eyes.

She had expected today's meeting to be a difficult negotiation. After all, the five major families were wealthy and powerful—how could they easily surrender and take orders from them?

Yet, unexpectedly, with just a few casual moves from Ye Feng, the five major families had scattered like frightened birds, submitting without a fight!

Immediately afterward, Ye Feng signaled Bai Weiwei to bring out the prepared contracts for the five families to sign and press their thumbprints.

Although he knew these five families dared not harbor rebellious intentions for the time being, business was business, and a symbolic contract still needed to be signed.

The five families took the contracts without even glancing at them, turning straight to the last page and scribbling their names rapidly.

"Mr. Ye, we have signed the contracts, and we have agreed to all your conditions. Can you please lift your divine arts and let us go now..."

Faced with the ghosts and monsters filling the room, Elder Ji and the others simply could not take it anymore.

"Very well!"

With a wave of Ye Feng's hand, the surrounding illusions were instantly dissipated.

The people from the three major families collapsed into their seats with a profound sense of relief.

Even Master Pang slumped over the table, panting heavily as if he had just escaped from a sea of suffering.

When he looked at Ye Feng, his eyes were filled with fear and cowardice.

Deep down inside, however, he was consumed by anger and hatred.

Ye Feng, just you wait!

Master Pang vowed in his heart that if he did not avenge this humiliation, he would not be human!

He would return the suffering he endured today a hundredfold, a thousandfold!

Once my senior brother arrives, I will make you descend into true hell!

After regaining their composure, it was obviously impossible for the members of the three major families not to resent Ye Feng.

Yet, constrained by Ye Feng's terrifying power, they dared not voice their anger.

For now, preserving their lives was of the utmost importance.

No matter how much they wanted to find an opportunity to retaliate against Ye Feng, they had to survive and leave this place alive today.

They calculated in their hearts that even if the Cui and Su families had surrendered, by pooling the full strength of the other three major families, they refused to believe they could not deal with this brat surnamed Ye!

Ye Feng naturally could guess the petty thoughts of the people present.

In fact, with his current strength, he didn't need to care at all what these ants around him were thinking.

After all, no matter how meticulous a plan ants might concoct, they could never shake an elephant.

Still, having too many troublesome ants buzzing around was bound to be somewhat annoying.

Therefore, Ye Feng continued, "I don't care whether your submission is genuine or feigned. None of that matters to me."

"However, there is one thing: if you ever dare to disobey me, just close your eyes and feel what it's like!"

Close our eyes?

Hearing this, everyone was puzzled.

Yet someone tentatively closed their eyes.

In an instant, they snapped them open in sheer terror, cold sweat pouring down their faces.

It was as if closing their eyes had immediately exposed them to some unknown, unimaginable horror.

"Ah!"

Following that, more and more people closed their eyes, discovered the hidden catch, and let out shrieks of terror.

"Mr. Ye..."

"What on earth is that?!"

"Why is it that whenever we close our eyes..."

As it turned out, the terrifying illusions that had just been dispelled had all been branded deep into their minds.

Whenever they closed their eyes, they were instantly plunged right back into those nightmarish, hellish scenarios.

"This is the 'Undead Hell'. The moment you close your eyes or fall into sleep, you will enter a hellish illusion from which you can never extricate yourselves until death!"

"Unless you choose never to close your eyes and never to sleep—though that would simply be a different dimension of hellish torture."

After all, humans spend half their lives sleeping.

If someone were forced to stay awake indefinitely, that torment would likely be far more agonizing than death itself.

Ye Feng had learned this technique from his twenty-sixth master—a grandmaster of sorcery known as the "Nightmare," who specialized in invading and even manipulating the dreams of others.

In the dreamscape, he reigned supreme, capable of plunging people into despair or casting them into endless, waking slumber.

Hearing this, the members of the three major families broke out in cold sweat, their hearts turning to ashes as if they had just been handed a death sentence.

"Mr. Ye... we didn't... we won't dare again... Please, spare us..." Elder Ji took the lead and pleaded for mercy.

Ye Feng went on, "As the saying goes, 'If you do no evil, you have no fear of ghosts knocking at your door!'"

"As long as you harbor even the slightest intention of harming me, you will suffer this hellish torture."

"But as long as you harbor no ill will toward me, you can sleep just as normally as anyone else."

"Therefore, it all comes down to your own choice!"

Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, those people immediately banished any malicious thoughts they harbored toward him. When they closed their eyes again, everything was indeed completely normal.

At this, everyone present looked at Ye Feng with the utmost reverence, no longer daring to show the slightest disrespect.

"Mr. Ye."

Elder Ji stood up and said, "We have prepared a banquet for noon. We sincerely hope Mr. Ye will honor us with your presence for a casual meal."

Originally, this meal was supposed to be their celebration feast.

Now, however, it could only be used to host and ingratiate themselves with Ye Feng.

Seeing that it was nearing noon, Ye Feng agreed.

Immediately, the group walked toward the private dining room.

"Oh, Ye Feng?! You're here too!?"

They had not walked far when they suddenly crossed paths with two familiar figures coming from the opposite direction.

One of them was precisely Su Susan, who waved at Ye Feng upon spotting him.

"You guys go ahead; I ran into a classmate." Ye Feng dismissed the others and walked over toward Su Susan.

"Ye Feng, didn't you say yesterday that you weren't coming?" Su Susan asked, looking quite delighted to see him. "You came after all!"

"Huh!?" Ye Feng was momentarily stunned by her words.

Then he remembered Su Susan casually mentioning a class reunion during dinner the previous night.

"The gathering is about to start!" Su Susan grabbed Ye Feng's arm. "Let's hurry inside!"