"Evil disciples dare to target our Hell Palace members? Truly a toad lusting after a swan — these fools are courting death." Before Chili could even open her mouth, the Hell Palace elder spoke up with a mocking sneer.
From his words and manner, it was obvious just how much he despised the evil disciples.
"Oh, the people of Hell Palace sure have the nerve to call themselves swans. You really think you're something special?" Jin Wei'e's lips twitched slightly as he let out a cold laugh.
In his view, they and Hell Palace were nothing but birds of a feather — neither had any right to point fingers at the other. After all, the reason Hell Palace bore that name was because it had committed countless brutal acts, its methods so cruel they could turn an entire region into a living hell.
"We of Hell Palace may cultivate the Hell Mystic Art, but we never slaughter the innocent. We never forget that we are human," the Hell Palace elder declared.
Hearing this, quite a few onlookers nodded in agreement. The Hell Palace's methods were indeed brutal, but even when they killed, they had their reasons. They had truly never slaughtered the innocent — not even demon beasts without cause, let alone people.
Though Hell Palace could sometimes be rather cruel in their methods, they still had their own principles. That was precisely why they had always been able to stand at the pinnacle of the human race — they had never incurred the wrath of the masses.
"We of Hell Palace, even though we cultivate the Mystic Art, still know that we are human and never do harm to others. But you don't know that. You are unworthy of being human — you are beasts worse than pigs and dogs."
"Such beasts deserve to die by everyone's hand!" The moment the Hell Palace elder said this, the Hell Palace disciples all drew their royal weapons and aimed them at Jin Wei'e and his two companions in the sky.
"Oh, you lot who don't know the meaning of death — are you looking to die?" Facing the Hell Palace's display of force, Jin Wei'e remained utterly dismissive, smiling with contempt.
"Heavenly Dao Palace — evil disciples have appeared, and every man is bound to slay them. Let's set aside our previous grudge and temporarily join forces to eliminate these three abominations, so they won't be able to harm anyone in the future," the Hell Palace elder said to the Heavenly Dao Palace elder.
"Hmph. My Heavenly Dao Palace would never stoop to joining forces with your Hell Palace." However, the Heavenly Dao Palace elder simply responded with a cold snort.
The moment those words left his mouth, many present furrowed their brows, contempt rising in their hearts.
Heavenly Dao Palace — truly unworthy of its name. When facing evil disciples, it should have been them of all people to carry out heaven's justice and rid the world of evil. Not Hell Palace.
Yet the Heavenly Dao Palace not only failed to strike first, they actually refused Hell Palace's invitation.
What was most despicable was that not only did they refuse to join forces, they showed no intention whatsoever of opposing the evil disciples. This was truly too much.
"So it seems you have no allies." Jin Wei'e had also realized that the Heavenly Dao Palace had no intention of making a move against him, so he smiled smugly and then raised his palm. In an instant, heaven and earth trembled.
Vast martial force, like countless enormous mountain peaks crashing down from the sky, came hurtling toward the Hell Palace members with devastating power.
"Formation!" the Hell Palace elder bellowed. The Hell Palace members immediately joined hands, conjuring a massive formation that surged toward Jin Wei'e in a counterattack.
BOOM — —
Unfortunately, Jin Wei'e was not only powerful in cultivation but possessed combat strength that defied three full ranks. Even with the Hell Palace's numerical advantage, they were no match for him alone.
With a deafening explosion, the Hell Palace members were sent tumbling to the ground. In an instant, aside from Chili, every member of the Hell Palace present had been knocked down, each suffering injuries.