"What's going on?"
When they saw their clansmen suddenly appear here, one after another looking deathly pale — as if their very souls had been drained — the spectators from every faction who had been sitting in the arena stands could no longer stay put. They soared down from the stands and rushed to the sides of their own people, immediately employing their respective methods to treat their injuries.
However, amid the panic of the various clans, smiles of delight crept across the faces of the Linghu Heavenly Clan's members.
Because after seeing these people, they had now confirmed that the Light Runes could be seized.
And for them, that was undoubtedly wonderful news.
"What on earth happened?"
Dongguo Bingyu spoke up, questioning the Linghu Heavenly Clan's members.
She had noticed their reaction and knew full well that the Linghu Heavenly Clan must have understood what had transpired.
"There is no need to panic. They merely had their Light Runes taken — they will be fine."
Upon hearing this, the Linghu Heavenly Clan members finally spoke up and began explaining the matter of the Light Runes to everyone.
After hearing their explanation, the various clans hurried to question their own members. At first, those people were too weak to even respond. It was only after their conditions had improved somewhat that they recounted the truth.
And that truth was exactly as the Linghu Heavenly Clan had described.
Once this was confirmed, the hearts of every clan's members grew heavy with bitterness. They had believed that entering the Holy Spirit Light Formation would bring them at least some benefit. Never had they imagined that instead of gaining anything, they would suffer such a ordeal.
Although they had not witnessed the scene of their clansmen being stripped of their Light Runes firsthand, seeing their anguished expressions and feeble bodies was enough to imagine just how painful that process must have been.
"The Light Formation has always been this cruel. Never mind you lot — even among us Linghu Heavenly Clan, our brothers and sisters sometimes seize each other's Light Runes in order to advance their cultivation."
"That is precisely why we initially forbade you from entering the Holy Spirit Light Formation. It is a pity you refused to listen."
The Linghu Heavenly Clan members said.
The crowd, already feeling wretched, felt even worse upon hearing those words.
But there was nothing they could do, no matter how infuriated they were.
After all, they were far too weak — they possessed none of the strength required to stand against the Linghu Heavenly Clan.
"Truthfully, the one who harmed you was not any member of my Linghu Heavenly Clan, but that Chu Feng. He was the one who insisted on bringing you all into the Holy Spirit Light Formation."
"But he did not only harm you — he harmed himself as well."