"You actually believe that this Soul Infant Grand Formation will help you improve your cultivation?"
At that moment, Chu Feng rose to his feet and cast a mocking gaze upon the crowd.
"We've all seen the power of the Soul Infant Grand Formation. Why wouldn't we believe?" someone retorted.
And once the first voice of rebuttal rang out, more and more voices joined in.
If it had been random outsiders, that would be one thing — but many of the voices opposing Chu Feng came from those orthodox sects, the very ones who had been part of the allied army.
What an ironic sight. These people had originally come to crusade against the Soul Infant Sect, yet the moment they saw a chance to improve their cultivation, they immediately took the Soul Infant Sect's side.
Such is the human heart indeed.
"You've already blinded yourselves with desire. Nothing I say will make a difference, but don't say I didn't warn you."
"This Soul Infant Grand Formation will absolutely not help you improve your cultivation. If you trust the Soul Infant Sect, there will be only one outcome — death," Chu Feng said.
"Young friend Chu Feng, our Soul Infant Sect did have some past grievances with you, but that was only because of your misunderstanding of our sect."
"Now, I've explained everything clearly. Even sacrificing those innocent infants was simply a choice made out of desperation."
"Must you really be so antagonistic?" the Sect Master of the Soul Infant Sect said with a helpless look on his face.
"That's right, Young friend Chu Feng — forgive others when you can. Besides, the Soul Infant Sect did all of this for our sake, after all."
In an instant, many people were actually speaking up on behalf of the Soul Infant Sect.
"For your sake? Does that mean because something benefits you, you're allowed to slaughter those infants?"
"If those infants were your own children, would you still be standing here talking so casually?" Zi Xunyi asked furiously.
"For a better future, what does it matter if some lives are sacrificed? If it could make the Hundred Refinements Mortal World more prosperous, I'd be willing to sacrifice even my own child."
"That's right. I'd be willing too."
"The world of cultivators has always been filled with conflict. People die every day! But what contribution did those dead people ever make to the Hundred Refinements Mortal World? Regardless, at least those infants didn't die in vain — their sacrifice wasn't for nothing."
"Exactly. Their sacrifice was worthwhile, and it's something we should accept."
The crowd spoke one after another. These same people who moments ago had been condemning the Soul Infant Sect for the horrific deaths of those infants had now completely reversed their stance, claiming those infants had died a worthy death.
"You..." Hearing these words, Zi Xunyi's face turned white with rage, and then she spat out a mouthful of blood.
She had been literally driven to cough up blood by anger.
But one couldn't really blame her. The scene before them was truly infuriating and utterly powerless.
"Xunyi!!"
Seeing this, Ying Mingchao — whose injuries had been recovering — erupted with fury. He rose to his feet and cast his murderous gaze toward everyone present.
"You're the ones who deserve to die."
BOOM— But the moment those words left Ying Mingchao's mouth, the dark energy that shrouded the void radiated a thick killing intent — and all of it surged toward Ying Mingchao.
It was the Sect Master of the Soul Infant Sect.
"Ying Mingchao, I won't hold it against you if you attack me. But if you try to hurt them, I, Hun Poyuan, will not allow it," the Sect Master of the Soul Infant Sect said.
When this happened, Ying Mingchao trembled with rage, while those who had been speaking up for the Soul Infant Sect were ecstatic — as if they had found a powerful backer, each of them growing even more smug and brazen.
"Hahahaha..."