“Cough, cough…”
“My Red Robe Holy Land has no enmity with you. Why do you seek to destroy us?”
The Supreme Elder of the Red Robe Holy Land was gravely weakened. In the earlier clash, she had not only been defeated but also sustained severe injuries, forcing her to retreat into the protective formation.
Now, with the formation broken and no match for her enemies, she knew her time was short.
Yet she was unwilling to die without answers, desperate to know who sought the annihilation of her Red Robe Holy Land.
“We take money to eliminate threats. No need for you to ask more.”
*Roar—*
The leader among the black-robed figures spoke, and as he did, a blood-red aura surged from his body.
Not just him—behind him, all hundred thousand black-robed figures released the same blood-red aura.
This aura was the power of the Ancient Blood Refining Pool, gained through the slaughter of innocents, refining their blood soul essence, and merging it with their bodies to enhance their combat strength.
“Wait.”
“Do you realize your lives are already forfeit?”
At that moment, the Supreme Elder of the Red Robe Holy Land spoke up.
“Forfeit?”
“Hah, threatening us at a time like this?”
“Someone’s life is indeed running out here, but it’s not ours—it’s yours.”
The leader sneered, preparing to launch an attack to claim the lives of the Red Robe Holy Land’s members.
“It’s the blood soul essence that will take your lives,” the Supreme Elder declared loudly.
“What did you say?” Hearing this, the black-robed figures paused.
“It seems you’ve truly been used.”
“It was the people from the All-Heavens Sect who sent you, wasn’t it?”
“How laughable. You don’t even know the side effects of the blood soul essence, yet you consumed and merged with it.”
“Look closely at your dantian.”
The Supreme Elder of the Red Robe Holy Land said.
*Rip—*
At her words, the black-robed figures tore open their robes to inspect their dantians.
What they saw filled their faces with fear and panic.
Their dantians were rotting. Though they felt no pain, it wasn’t just their dantians— their very souls were decaying.
If this continued, not only would their cultivation be ruined, but their lives would be lost.
As they tore off their robes, their faces were revealed.
“Linghu Zhishi, it’s you?!”
At that moment, an elder from the Red Robe Holy Land recognized them.
She couldn’t be mistaken—she had once, by chance, met the clan leader of the Linghu Heavenly Clan, Linghu Zhishi.
Not only was Linghu Zhishi present, but everyone else there was also from the Linghu Heavenly Clan.
“My Red Robe Holy Land has no conflict with your Linghu Heavenly Clan. Why do you strike so ruthlessly against us?” the Supreme Elder asked.
*Pfft—*
*Ugh—*
Before she could finish, she let out a scream as a blood-red aura pierced through her body.
Linghu Zhishi had attacked.
“Speak. How do we cure the poison of the blood soul essence? Tell me, and I’ll spare your lives. Otherwise, you all die.”
Linghu Zhishi demanded viciously.
“Haha, do you think I’m a fool? You’ve gone this far—would you really let us go? Even if you did, the All-Heavens Sect wouldn’t spare you.”
“Let’s not pretend. Besides, the blood soul essence’s poison is incurable. That’s why my Red Robe Holy Land, despite knowing it could enhance power in the Ancient Blood Refining Pool, never used it.”
“We couldn’t bring ourselves to slaughter innocents, for one. But the poison’s toxicity was also a key reason we never considered it,” the Supreme Elder said.
“Speak! Is there a cure or not? If you don’t talk, I’ll end you all!” Linghu Zhishi intensified his attack, pressing her further.
“Why don’t you ask the All-Heavens Sect? Whatever they told you, you should believe them. Why come to me?” The Supreme Elder let out a mocking laugh.
She knew the Linghu Heavenly Clan had been deceived by the All-Heavens Sect.
“Clan Leader, what do we do? We’ve been tricked! Those bastards from the All-Heavens Sect used us!”
“They never intended to help us get revenge—they were just using us!”
“Clan Leader, what do we do now?”
The Linghu Heavenly Clan members panicked, realizing they had been manipulated by the All-Heavens Sect.
“Speak, are you going to talk or not?”
Linghu Zhishi, out of options, intensified his torment of the Supreme Elder with the blood-red aura.
“Hahaha, with you all accompanying my Red Robe Holy Land to the grave, I won’t be lonely on the road to the underworld.”
Instead of answering, the Supreme Elder’s mocking laughter grew sharper.
“You’re courting death.”
“There’ll be no ‘us’ on the road to the underworld—only you will die alone.”
Enraged, Linghu Zhishi unleashed a surging killing intent, ready to deliver the final blow.
*Boom—*
At that moment, a deafening explosion rang out. The indestructible wall behind the Red Robe Holy Land’s members shattered.
A torrent of blood-red aura surged from the broken wall, rushing straight toward the Linghu Heavenly Clan members.
