Hearing this, the Mo Sha leader paused for a moment before replying, “I understand!”
He wasn’t foolish. From Lin Yun’s words, he could tell that Lin Yun was deeply dissatisfied with these people.
In his interpretation, Lin Yun wanted to use him to eliminate them.
To fully satisfy Lin Yun and avoid retribution from the dragon clan, he naturally had to follow this “instruction” from Lin Yun.
“Mo Sha Clan, listen up! Prepare to act—wipe out all the remaining humans on the island!” the Mo Sha leader commanded.
The various teams present panicked instantly upon hearing this.
“Lin Yun, we’re all humans, all of the same race! You can’t just stand by and let us die!”
Cultivators from the different teams began pleading with Lin Yun.
At that moment, the metallic being Tian had already brought Yu Ying back to Lin Yun’s side. Lin Yun had previously sent a mental message to Tian, instructing it to bring Yu Ying over.
Yu Ying was still in a state of mental haze.
“Ying’er.”
Lin Yun gently touched her cheek, releasing his divine sense to softly awaken her.
Yu Ying slowly opened her eyes.
“Brother Yun!”
Upon regaining consciousness, she immediately threw herself into Lin Yun’s arms, tears streaming down her face.
The Tianqiong Clan members had followed Tian and Yu Ying, rushing over as well.
“Lin Yun!” The Fourth Elder of the Tianqiong Clan hurried to Lin Yun’s side, his face full of forced smiles.
“Fourth Elder, is there something you need? We’re not close. If you’ve got nothing to say, step aside and don’t block the way,” Lin Yun said with an indifferent expression.
The Fourth Elder could only manage a dry laugh. “Brother Lin Yun, what are you saying? We explored the ruins together as a team—how could we not be close? Please ask the Mo Sha Clan to show mercy and spare our Tianqiong Clan team as well.”
There was even a hint of pleading in the Fourth Elder’s tone.
Lin Yun let out a cold laugh. “Now you remember we’re a team? When you were pointing fingers at me earlier, why didn’t you think of us as a team? If I recall correctly, you were quite eager to distance yourself from me back then, weren’t you?”
“Well… the situation was unusual at the time,” the Fourth Elder said, his old face flushing red.
The handsome man standing behind the Fourth Elder stepped forward anxiously. “Lin Yun, you and Yu Ying are so close, and I’m her big cousin—her family! Given your special relationship with Yu Ying, we’re practically relatives too, right? You… you can’t just abandon your relatives!”
Lin Yun’s gaze turned icy as he looked at the handsome man. “Truly, shamelessness knows no bounds. Can you say anything more disgraceful? Climbing the family tree now—how did you kick me when I was down before?”
When the Mo Sha Clan had first arrived, Lin Yun had saved his life.
Yet when everyone turned against Lin Yun, he had immediately joined in, pointing the finger at Lin Yun without a second thought about how Lin Yun had just saved him.
Lin Yun remembered it all vividly!
“This…”
“Yu Ying! Yu Ying! You have to plead for us!” The handsome man turned desperately to Yu Ying.
“Yes, Miss Ying’er, you can’t just watch us die without helping!” The Tianqiong Clan members all looked to Yu Ying.
Having failed to sway Lin Yun, they pinned their hopes on her.
The Fourth Elder also begged, “Miss Ying’er, for my sake, please say something to Lin Yun.”
To Yu Ying, the Fourth Elder and the others were still her clansmen, and the Fourth Elder had been protecting her throughout the journey.
“Brother Yun, if possible, please give them a chance to live,” Yu Ying said earnestly, looking at Lin Yun.
“Since you’ve asked, of course it’s no problem. Alright, I’ll spare the Tianqiong Clan team,” Lin Yun replied softly with a smile.
Then he turned to the Tianqiong Clan group.
“I can protect the Tianqiong Clan team, but there’s one exception—him!”
Lin Yun pointed directly at the handsome man.
“What?” The handsome man’s face paled instantly.
“Young Master Lin, aside from this team, is there anyone else you wish to spare?” the Mo Sha leader asked from the side.
“No one else,” Lin Yun answered.
“Very well!”
“Mo Sha Clan, attack!” the Mo Sha leader ordered.
Boom!
All the demonic sharks on the island sprang into action once more, launching attacks on the various teams across the island!
Battles erupted instantly in every corner.
The Baili Clan team was also surrounded and attacked.
“Lin Yun, you… please save our team too! Name any condition—just save us!”
The Baili Clan elder shouted towards Lin Yun while fighting, desperation overriding his pride as he begged for mercy.
Lin Yun merely sneered coldly and ignored him.
How they had treated Lin Yun before, Lin Yun now returned in kind.
“Lin Yun! Lin Yun!”
The Baili Clan continued to cry out.
But no matter how loudly they shouted, it was futile.
The handsome man from the Tianqiong Clan was now under attack from the demonic sharks as well.
“Fourth Elder, save me! Hurry, save me!” he roared while fending them off.
“Everyone, fall back!”
Not only did the Fourth Elder not come to plead with Lin Yun, he ordered the team to retreat, clearly unwilling to get caught in the crossfire.
The Fourth Elder knew that trying to save the handsome man would mean death for them all.
To protect the group, he had to let the handsome man be the sacrifice.
This time, it was the handsome man’s turn to be the “sacrifice,” abandoned by the Tianqiong Clan team.
Soon, amidst his unwilling struggles, the handsome man was killed by the Mo Sha Clan.
“Why… why…”
Those were his final words before death.
The cultivators from the Baili Clan and other teams were also falling one by one.
Those who tried to teleport away were swiftly intercepted by the Mo Sha leader’s thunderous strikes, dragged back from the void and left behind.
At that moment, Lin Yun was holding Yu Ying’s hand.
“Brother Yun, you didn’t keep your word! You said we’d live and die together—why did you trick me earlier?” Yu Ying pouted reproachfully, her eyes red.
During that earlier period, though her consciousness had been hazy, she had still been aware of everything happening on the island.
“I’m sorry, Ying’er. It was my fault for deceiving you. But everything’s fine now. Don’t cry, alright?” Lin Yun said gently, wiping the tears from her cheeks with a tender hand.
“So mushy!” Little Cyan Dragon jeered from the side.
Lin Yun rolled his eyes at him.
“Stinky brat, you call her Ying’er—she’s the one who gave you that handkerchief, isn’t she?” Little Cyan Dragon asked.
Having been with Lin Yun for so long, Little Cyan Dragon knew many of his stories.
It had seen the handkerchief Yu Ying once gave Lin Yun, though it had never met her in person.
“Yes, that’s her,” Lin Yun nodded.
“Brother Yun, who is he, exactly? How… how do you know someone from the dragon clan?” Yu Ying asked curiously.
The idea that this crisis had been resolved by the arrival of two dragons still felt like a dream to her.
“He’s Little Cyan Dragon, a guy who might one day inherit the dragon clan. As for how we met, it’s a long story,” Lin Yun explained.
