Atone with Death!
Jian Lingtian's fury erupted like thunder, his boundless sword intent transforming into an unstoppable killing force!
He Mengchang, Emperor Batian, and the others exchanged stunned glances.
What exactly had Ji Cunye and his group done?
Jian Lingtian didn't hold back. With a fierce glare fixed on the group, he recounted everything he'd uncovered through soul-searching, one detail at a time.
The warriors from the participating Holy Lands and Great Sects listened, their hearts pounding, their eyelids twitching uncontrollably!
Su Qingshuang, Jiang Wu Xu, and Grandmother Xi's gazes darkened to an icy extreme.
Jiang Yuqiong's expression shifted, his eyes widening in disbelief!
A nameless rage surged within him!
"The clam and the snipe fight, and the fisherman profits!"
"They weren't afraid of death or unwilling to fight—they were daring beyond measure!"
An elder from Jade Cauldron Holy Land gritted his teeth.
No one could have imagined that Ji Family, Mu Family, Jinghong Divine Dynasty, Lian Shan Sect, and Bawang Sect…
Had actually plotted against the Frost Emperor!
Their wolfish ambitions were laid bare!
BOOM!!!
Suddenly, the auras of the Holy Lands and Great Sects' warriors exploded outward!
A frenzied killing intent shook the heavens and earth!
"You dared to scheme against the Frost Emperor—you!"
"Your hearts deserve damnation; death is too good for you!"
He Mengchang roared, his blood boiling, shattering the sky with his fury.
He held the Sacred Golden Jade Cauldron in one hand, its massive form radiating divine light, brimming with murderous intent!
"Despicable rats, with audacity as vast as the heavens!"
"From this day forth, my Huangchu Holy Land will never coexist with you!"
The Holy Master of Huangchu's eyes blazed with rage!
"You filthy curs, defying the Heavenly Emperor, scorning the saints—your crimes are heinous!"
"Tomorrow, I'll lead billions of troops in a personal campaign to raze your sects to the ground!"
Emperor Batian's chest heaved as he bellowed, his imperial dragon aura manifesting as a thousand-zhang golden dragon, its roar shaking the ninth heaven!
Even Jiang Yuqiong, cradled in his swaddle, could no longer contain himself!
"A pack of old dogs!"
"They actually wanted to swoop in after Mom fought to exhaustion and steal everything!"
"Mom, why keep these mongrels alive?!"
"Slaughter them all!"
Jiang Yuqiong bared his teeth and flailed his limbs.
Terrifying thunderous spiritual energy surged, forming countless astral blades.
He wanted nothing more than to charge forward himself, making these old dogs bleed on the spot, wiping them all out!
BOOM!!!
The combined killing intent of everyone merged like a torrential flood, a primordial divine mountain, sweeping across the cosmos, pressing down on Ji Cunye, the Emperor of Jinghong, and the others with crushing force!
Over a dozen Saint Ancestors felt their souls nearly scatter, overwhelmed by terror.
Each felt as if they carried the weight of an entire world on their shoulders, suffocating under the pressure.
At that moment, Jian Lingtian spoke again, his tone eerily calm yet laced with menace.
"Why wait until tomorrow?"
"Today, right here, I, Jian, will unleash a massacre!"
He raised his sword and slashed downward!
"Crack!"
A radiant sword aura streaked across the sky like a divine rainbow, as if heralding the end of the world!
With a "splat," holy blood sprayed across the heavens, searing through the void.
Zhang Wanli's body was cleaved in two from top to bottom, his corpse tumbling down!
His pupils still held a deep, lingering fear.
"Ah!"
Seeing Zhang Wanli cut down in an instant, Ji Cunye, the Emperor of Jinghong, Mu Nantian, and the others cried out in horror, their hearts gripped by dread.
A Saint Ancestor, felled just like that!
Jian Lingtian stood in the air, his hair whipping wildly.
His gaze swept across them, his killing intent shaking the heavens and earth, like that of a divine demon.
"Well struck!"
Jiang Yuqiong cheered, clapping for Jian Lingtian.
If Ji Family, Mu Family, Jinghong Divine Dynasty, and the others had merely feared the Eternal Blood Prison and shirked battle,
It'd be unforgivable, but not a death sentence!
But their ambitions ran far deeper—they'd dared to plot against his mom!
Utterly outrageous!
Even a thousand deaths couldn't atone for their sin!
At this point, Jian Lingtian's rage had reached its peak.
Before Su Qingshuang or Jiang Wu Xu could speak, he continued.
Raising his imperial sword, its edge gleaming menacingly, he pointed it at Mu Nantian from afar.
"Well played, Mu Nantian! Well played, Longevity Mu Family!"
"How could I ever have imagined that, because of that banquet incident, you'd harbor such a grudge against the Emperor's child and seize this chance to eliminate him!"
"A family of beastly hearts like yours has no right to exist!"
"I, Jian, and Hidden Sword Mountain are willing to serve the Frost Emperor and uproot your Longevity Mu Family entirely—no room for such vile scum in this world!"
"Even that grandson of yours with the Spirit-Severing Sword Body will be slain alongside you!"
He'd rather kill a disciple with the rare Spirit-Severing Sword Body than tolerate the Longevity Mu Family's existence!
"Spare us, Frost Emperor!"
Mu Nantian immediately threw himself to the ground, kneeling toward Su Qingshuang in the void.
Tears streamed down his aged face.
"Today, I, Mu, was deceived by Ji Cunye, blinded by folly, and took a wrong step—I deserve death a thousand times over!"
"But I beg the Frost Emperor to consider the meager contributions my Mu Family has made to the survival of the human race in the Desolate Realm over the years and show mercy, sparing my family's descendants!"
"This is my sin alone—I offer no excuses! I'm willing to end my life here to atone!"
"Please, Frost Emperor, extend your grace beyond the law!"
Mu Nantian wailed, bowing deeply to Su Qingshuang.
Then, with a sudden strike, he slammed his palm against his own skull, blood gushing from his mouth and nose!
The mighty life force of a Saint Ancestor extinguished in an instant!
His boundless aura swept out like a storm, only to dissipate into nothingness.
"Patriarch!"
Several elders from the Longevity Mu Family caught his body, crying out in grief.
Mu Nantian had taken his own life on the spot—no one had time to react.
The Spirit-Severing Sword Body was the Mu Family's hope for glory!
He'd used his death to buy Mu Qingchen a chance at survival.
Jian Lingtian's gaze remained cold and silent.
Ji Cunye, the Emperor of Jinghong, Su Kuangren, and the others watched this scene, stunned for a long moment.
In just a short span, two Saint Ancestors had perished, shaking them to their cores.
Especially Ji Cunye.
He was, after all, the mastermind of this affair!
With Zhang Wanli and Mu Nantian dead, there was no reason for him to survive.
But Ji Cunye didn't want to die!
Following their example, he burst into loud sobs and knelt before Su Qingshuang.
"Frost Emperor! I… I have something to say!"
Jiang Wu Xu and Su Qingshuang's gazes hardened as they looked over.
In Grandmother Xi's arms, Jiang Yuqiong suddenly let out a cold laugh.
"Playing the pity card now, huh?"
Sure enough, he'd guessed right!
Ji Cunye wept with snot and tears, his performance dripping with emotion.
"We were momentarily deluded to commit such a despicable act!"
"But as Master Mu said, the Longevity Ji Family, Longevity Mu Family, and Jinghong Divine Dynasty—each of our ancestors fought and bled for the Desolate Realm! Every one of us is a pillar of the human race!"
"Not long ago, Lingyu Holy Land, Longevity Du Family, and Tai Xuan Sect were wiped out! Today's battle saw Tianhe Valley, Seven Star Palace, and Broken Sword Pavilion suffer grievous losses! If our families fall too, it'll be a loss the Three Thousand Dao Domains can't bear!"
No sooner had he spoken than Jiang Yuqiong leapt up in outrage.
"This old crook! Pulling the moral high ground now, is he?"
He babbled incoherently, cursing wildly.
Divine light burst from his body, thunder roaring.
Jiang Yuqiong glared at Ji Cunye!
This old dog!
The chief culprit, and he still had the nerve to say such things!
All "my family this" and "my ancestors that"!
Dragging Lingyu Holy Land, Longevity Du Family, Tai Xuan Sect, Broken Sword Pavilion, Seven Star Palace, and Tianhe Valley into it as shields!
Fine then!
Worried about the Three Thousand Dao Domains suffering a huge loss, are you?
Then let's just wipe out your Ji Family alone!