"As expected."
At this moment, Chu Feng's brows furrowed slightly.
At the same time, the worry and shock in Ying Mingchao and the others' eyes grew ever stronger.
The scene they had just witnessed made it clear that behind the Sect Master of the Soul Infant Sect, there truly was a mastermind pulling the strings.
And this person's strength had to be formidable—so formidable that they would be absolutely powerless to contend with them.
Moreover, this person was right here at the scene, and might attack Chu Feng and the others at any moment.
But at this point, Chu Feng had no other choice.
He was willing to take this gamble—that the mastermind would not dare to show themselves, would not dare to strike.
The reason he dared to make such a bet was that Chu Feng felt if this person could act openly, there would have been no need to go through so much trouble, having the Sect Master of the Soul Infant Sect do things on their behalf.
Therefore, there had to be some reason preventing this person from acting personally.
"Flee! Flee quickly!"
At this moment, the members of the Soul Infant Sect began fleeing in all directions.
Even their strongest member, the Sect Master, had fled. Staying any longer would simply be waiting for death.
However, as Chu Feng watched the fleeing members of the Soul Infant Sect, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
He could not help but think of those infants who had been tormented, and these people fleeing were the very culprits responsible for their suffering.
Suddenly, with a thought from Chu Feng, his oppressive might surged forth like a tidal wave, crashing down upon the members of the Soul Infant Sect.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
……
In an instant, muffled explosions rang out continuously, like firecrackers detonating in the air.
Along with those explosions, the bodies and souls of the Soul Infant Sect's members began detonating one after another.
In but a single instant, every member of the Soul Infant Sect had perished. Their blood rained down like a deluge.
This scene was truly gruesome, yet… not a single person among the Alliance Army felt any sympathy upon witnessing it.
Not even someone like Master Pocket, who possessed a kind heart and a compassionate nature, felt any sympathy.
They all knew full well that the members of the Soul Infant Sect had committed countless evil deeds. Their deaths were well deserved.
"Chu Feng, that grand formation has not yet dissipated." At this moment, Her Majesty spoke.
In truth, even without Her Majesty pointing it out, Chu Feng had already noticed that the grand formation—which had been formed by the members of the Soul Infant Sect—still hovered in the sky above, still covering this stretch of heaven and earth.
Logically speaking, now that the formation's creators were dead, the formation should have dissipated. After all, it had been assembled using the special power of the Soul Infant Sect's members, not merely through barrier technique.
But precisely because this grand formation should have dissipated yet had not, its strangeness was all the more apparent.
"This formation is too dangerous. It cannot be left standing."
Whoosh— After speaking, Chu Feng sent another thought, and the Ancient Battle Sword swept across the sky, severing all the black flames of the Soul Infant Grand Formation that connected to the hundreds of millions of living beings below.
In the next moment, those who had been shrouded in the dark black flames were finally freed.
But once they broke free, people discovered that the hundreds of millions of beings in the Hundred Refinement Mortal Realm had already died—more than half of them.
Those with weak cultivations had all perished. The ones still alive were those whose cultivation was somewhat decent.
But even those who survived were now emaciated to the bone. Regardless of their age, every one of them was covered in wrinkles, had lost all their hair, and appeared incomparably aged.
Everyone looked like a corpse crawling out of a coffin—a truly terrifying sight.
It was clear that they had suffered far more than merely having their souls extracted. This time, they had truly paid an enormous price for their ignorance and greed.
Thump— But just then, something no one had expected occurred. Every living person present—regardless of gender, regardless of status—dropped to their knees and bowed to Chu Feng in gratitude.
"Lord Chu Feng, we were too foolish. Thank you for saving us."
"Lord Chu Feng, it was our fault. We wronged you. We deserve to die."
In an instant, the dense crowd on the ground—men and women, young and old alike—were weeping bitterly, their tears filled with remorse.
Chu Feng even noticed that the abbot of the Buddha Light Heaven Temple and the sect master of the Sword-bearing Immortal Sect were among them. Though they did not kowtow and bow like the others, their faces were also streaked with tears of regret.
It was evident that although they had been trapped, they had heard everything that transpired—every word of the exchange between Chu Feng and the Sect Master of the Soul Infant Sect.
They now understood that they had fallen for the Soul Infant Sect's scheme, and they finally knew that Ying Mingchao and the others had been right all along.
And thinking back on their own actions, they could not help but be consumed with shame.
"Don't thank me. I didn't come here to save you. Whether you live or die is none of my concern." Chu Feng said coldly, unmoved by their gratitude.