"Sect Master!!!"
Seeing this scene, the people of the Three Star Hall grew frantic. One by one, they drew their weapons, preparing to rescue their Sect Master.
"Do not come over."
However, the Three Star Hall's Sect Master spoke up to stop them.
He knew full well that even if everyone in the Three Star Hall charged forward together, they would be no match for the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Leader.
Since he was going to die today regardless, then let him die. He didn't want the rest of the Three Star Hall's people to make any more futile sacrifices.
"So that's how it is. You've already prepared yourself for death and don't want your subordinates to sacrifice themselves in vain."
"Then I'll do the exact opposite of what you wish — I'll make all of your subordinates die right in front of you."
The Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Leader saw through the Three Star Hall Sect Master's thoughts and cast his cold, sinister gaze toward the crowd of Three Star Hall members.
Wherever his gaze fell, a formidable oppressive might descended upon them.
Facing that colossal pressure raining down from above, the people of the Three Star Hall found themselves utterly powerless to resist.
Regardless of their cultivation level, every single one of them was forced flat against the ground in that very instant.
"Clan Leader Ying, if you kill me, I have no complaints. But you promised not to harm the innocent — don't go back on your word," the Three Star Hall's Sect Master said.
"Go back on my word? I never once said I wouldn't kill the rest of your Three Star Hall."
"To tell you the truth, I had no intention of sparing a single person from your Three Star Hall when I came here today."
"Originally, I planned to kill you first and then wipe them out. But now I've changed my mind — I want you to watch with your own eyes as your people are killed one by one, and everything your Three Star Hall has built over countless years is completely destroyed."
"And the reason for this is all because you chose to protect someone who should never have been protected." After saying this, the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Leader bellowed, "Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"
"At your command!"
In that moment, whether they were direct members of the Ying Heavenly Clan or guest elders, every one of them soared downward and began a merciless slaughter of the Three Star Hall members — who had already been subdued by the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Leader and were completely unable to fight back.
In an instant, blood splattered in all directions and screams rang out one after another.
The people of the Ying Heavenly Clan did not end the lives of the Three Star Hall members swiftly. Instead, they used the most cruel and twisted methods to torment them.
"No — stop! Stop this right now!!!"
Watching his subordinates suffer such atrocities one after another, each living a fate worse than death, the Three Star Hall's Sect Master roared in fury. At the same time, a torrent of murderous intent erupted from him.
He was going to fight with everything he had!
"Bwah—"
However, the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Leader merely rotated the Ancestral Martial Sword in his hand, and the Three Star Hall's Sect Master once again spewed out a massive mouthful of blood.
At the same time, the Sect Master's powerful aura and his sky-high murderous intent dissipated into the heavens and earth in that very moment.
Facing the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Leader, whose strength was an entire full realm above his own, he truly had no recourse whatsoever.
At this moment, he could do nothing but watch his subordinates be tormented while remaining completely powerless.
"You said your reason for choosing to protect Chu Feng was that he was worth it."
"Then let me ask you this: your Three Star Hall is being exterminated today — so where is your Chu Feng?"
"Is this what you call 'worth it'? Destroying your own sect for someone who had absolutely nothing to do with you?" the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Leader taunted.
However, in the face of such provocation from the Ying Heavenly Clan's Clan Leader, the Three Star Hall's Sect Master not only stopped growing angry — a faint smile actually curved across the corner of his lips.
"Rest assured, Chu Feng will learn of what happened here today sooner or later. And once he does, he will most certainly avenge us."
"Every single person in my Three Star Hall will not have died in vain. Chu Feng will repay our suffering tenfold onto all of you," the Three Star Hall's Sect Master said.
"Avenging you? Hahaha — that Chu Feng has been dead for two years already! Even if, hypothetically, he weren't dead, what could a little beast like him possibly do?"