Chapter 215: Decree of Extermination

Xu Qing turned his head slightly, his bloodshot eyes gazing at the Captain beside him.

"Little Ah Qing, life is actually a unique experience; it has bitterness and sweetness, sorrow and joy. It is not a single color, nor could it ever be just one color."

"This is something even the gods in the heavens cannot change, because we are human, we are not beasts, so... I understand your sadness, I understand your intent to kill."

"What I want to tell you is, if there is something you want to do, then go do it. Follow your heart and walk the life path that belongs solely to you." The Captain smiled, his smile rarely sunny.

This beam of light followed Xu Qing's gaze, reflecting into his heart filled with killing intent, stirring up a ripple.

Xu Qing was silent; he rarely heard such words. The last two people to talk to him about the philosophy of life like this were Team Leader Lei and Master Bai.

After a long while, Xu Qing looked at the Captain earnestly, nodded heavily, and then looked toward the Sixth Master, who was in the middle of soul-searching, waiting for the other's answer.

He had only given it to the Princess of the Starfish Clan; as for the one from the Ghostly Nether Clan, Xu Qing did not give it. He had not tortured the other enough, and at the same time, the other knew too much information about him, making it inconvenient to give it out.

Moreover, now that the clan behind the scenes had been found, the information a Starfish Clan princess could know was enough.

The facts were indeed so. As the soul-searching continued, the Sixth Master's body slowly trembled, the veins on his forehead bulged one by one, bloodshot lines gradually appeared in his eyes, and while his breathing became rapid, an unconscious, wheezing sound—as if from extreme grief and indignation—emerged from his mouth.

Until the next instant, the Sixth Master seemed to have seen the key memory. After his whole body shook, his emotions became extremely grief-stricken and indignant. With a boom, the Starfish Clan princess's body instantly exploded into a blood mist, and her soul was directly pulled out by the Sixth Master and thrown into his mouth to be fiercely chewed.

While chewing, the bloodshot lines in his eyes also increased.

Afterward, he said nothing. He pinched a seal and pointed at the firmament. Immediately, the Seven Blood Eyes grand formation roared, and streams of light fell directly from the dome of the formation, heading straight for a location in the main city.

The main city shook, the earth seemed to be rolling, and as shrill screams echoed, one figure after another was actually pulled into the air by the power of the formation.

Looking from afar, the number of those figures was about two hundred. They were all Starfish Clan cultivators, and among them were surprisingly three Core Formation cultivators. At this moment, these three also had panic in their eyes, revealing expressions of horror.

But no matter how they struggled, it was of no use. Under the great power of the Seven Blood Eyes formation, they were not qualified to possess the power to fight back. In an instant, amidst the Sixth Master's crimson eyes, they were grabbed over.

More than two hundred Starfish Clan cultivators arrived in the mid-air in front of Xu Qing and the others in a flash. Because the speed was too fast, many of their bodies could not withstand it and collapsed, exploding. As the remaining cultivators trembled, various terrified exclamations and noise also spread out.

The Sixth Master's eyes revealed ruthlessness. He opened his mouth wide and sucked fiercely. Immediately, the heavens and earth changed color, the wind and clouds rolled backward, and the surrounding world seemed to be shaking.

The two hundred or so cultivators in mid-air let out ear-piercing screams. Their bodies withered rapidly, visible to the naked eye, and their souls were all pulled out under the Sixth Master's single breath.

One could see wisps of soul shadows flying rapidly out of the seven orifices of these Starfish Clan cultivators, heading straight for the Sixth Master, including those of the three Core Formation cultivators.

It seemed that to the Sixth Master, there was no difference between Core Formation, Foundation Establishment, and Qi Condensation!

In an instant, more than two hundred souls surged over and were swallowed by the Sixth Master. As he chewed, and as more information was obtained, the bloodshot lines in his eyes increased, until finally, amidst the shrill screams of those souls, the Sixth Master swallowed all the souls.

Afterward, he closed his eyes. After a few breaths of time, the Sixth Master opened his eyes. The killing intent in his eyes was already monstrous. He took a deep breath and looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing endured the terrifying pressure coming from the Nascent Soul and gazed at the Sixth Master.

"Xu Qing, I owe you a favor. Later, if the Seventh doesn't take an apprentice, I will take you as my personal disciple!"

After the Sixth Master finished speaking, he raised his hand and took out a blue voice-transmission jade slip.

This jade slip was completely different from what Xu Qing had seen. It did not look like it was crafted from spirit stones, but rather forged from something even more precious than spirit stones, and it even contained an aura comparable to a Core Formation.

Holding this blue jade slip, the Sixth Master spoke calmly.

"Seventh!"

He could actually have not spoken and instead used divine sense to transmit the sound.

But he knew that this matter was uncovered by Xu Qing, and he also knew what the reason for Xu Qing's initial investigation was. Therefore, the Sixth Master simply spoke directly instead of transmitting the sound, so that Xu Qing could know the cause and effect of this matter.

"This matter has been investigated clearly. Many years ago, the Starfish Clan obtained the first volume of the Yin-Yang Transformation Pill, so they began to secretly capture geniuses from various clans. It was carried out very covertly, and many were captured over the years. My son back then was one of them."

"Now their main medicine has taken shape, but they were missing the second volume, which led to the assassination of Master Bai. In fact, this matter should have been prepared for a long time and only unfolded now."

"And the Starfish Clan's visit to Seven Blood Eyes this time was actually to secretly come here to provide support. On the surface, this matter looks like the Starfish Clan is ambitious and took a risk to commit such a major event. Whether it was the order to capture geniuses back then or taking the second volume of the pill formula from Master Bai, it was all ordered by the Starfish Clan Chief personally."

"But in reality, the Starfish Clan is weak. On the surface, they don't even have a single Nascent Soul. Even if their ancestor is suspected of hiding, such a clan could never have the guts to commit such a monstrous act, nor could they have done this so meticulously that I have been unable to detect it all these years."

"There must be other secrets behind this matter. What do you think?" the Sixth Master said calmly.

Xu Qing was breathing rapidly on the side, killing intent rising in his eyes, and baleful aura spreading. He heard that the mastermind was the Starfish Clan Chief, and he also heard what the Sixth Master said about there being other secrets to this matter.

What exactly the secret was, Xu Qing believed he would know before long, but his strongest thought at this moment was to kill that Starfish Clan Chief!

While killing intent filled Xu Qing's heart, the Seventh Master's deep voice came from the blue jade slip in the Sixth Master's hand.

"The Starfish Clan has betrayed the alliance and deserves to be exterminated, and it must be done quickly, but I cannot return at this moment..."

"No need for you to return. Help me ask the Ancestor if I can follow my own temperament in this matter. I have been suppressing myself for many years and want to slaughter." The killing intent in the Sixth Master's eyes, like Xu Qing's, was almost impossible to suppress.

There was no sound from the jade slip until about ten breaths passed, when a gloomy, hoarse voice suddenly came from within.

"Sixth, listen to my decree!"

"Ancestor!" The Sixth Master immediately spoke respectfully. Xu Qing, the Captain, and the others also lowered their heads.

"These years, you have suffered... Go and exterminate the entire Starfish Clan, leave none alive, kill them all!"

The Sixth Master raised his head, madness appearing in his eyes. Xu Qing also raised his head, killing intent erupting in his eyes.

"I obey the Ancestor's decree!" The Sixth Master took a deep breath, looked up at the distant sky, and laughed toward the heavens. This laughter was not joyful; it was filled with endless sorrow and madness, and in the end, it was almost a cry.

Afterward, he waved his hand fiercely. Immediately, the distant Sixth Peak roared. At this moment, the entire mountain peak stirred up countless dust and mist, and this mountain, which towered into the clouds, actually rose directly into the air!

As the earth-shattering sound shook the surroundings, an indescribable, massive sense of oppression spread in all directions with the arrival of the entire Sixth Peak mountain body.

Furthermore, on this Sixth Peak, one cave dwelling after another opened at this moment, and one Sixth Peak disciple after another who had been in seclusion inside walked out. Among them were many Core Formation and many Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Although most of the Sixth Peak disciples had gone to the battlefield of the Sea Corpse Clan, for the Sixth Peak, what it did not lack were magic tools and puppets. Therefore, in the next instant, following the roar of this terrifying mountain, puppet after puppet flew out from within the mountain, filling the surroundings. The number was dense, no less than several thousand.

Subsequently, large-scale war magic tools also formed on this Sixth Peak.

Looking from afar, in the sky, this incomparably massive Sixth Peak was radiant, its momentum monstrous, and its sense of oppression made the heavens and earth change color. It floated in the firmament like a terrifying and vast war fortress!

The Sixth Master took a step, his body flickered, and he headed straight for this war fortress. As he approached, the entire Sixth Peak shook, and the thousands of puppets around it, as well as the Core Formation and Foundation Establishment disciples remaining on the peak, knelt down one after another.

"Greetings, Peak Master!"

The sound was like a flood, spreading in all directions and roaring through the firmament.

Xu Qing's heart also shook, and the Captain beside him also had his eyes wide open, muttering in a low voice.

"The old man said Sixth Uncle was a genius who was famous alongside him back then, but he has been miserable all these years and had no heart for cultivation... This is called having no heart for cultivation? This is damn near refining the entire Sixth Peak! It's unprecedented. I didn't even see him work this hard when fighting the Sea Corpse Clan."

In the sky, the Sixth Master's footsteps paused. He lowered his head and looked at the Captain coldly. The Captain shrank his head, and the Sixth Master's gaze moved to Xu Qing, softening in a rare way.

"Xu Qing, take this to protect yourself." As he spoke, he picked up the wine gourd that never left his hand, shook it gently, and immediately a blue light flew out from within, heading straight for Xu Qing. After arriving in an instant, it turned into a blue gemstone pendant, floating in front of Xu Qing.

This gemstone pendant emitted a brilliant light and contained an astonishing protection. In Xu Qing's feeling, this protection was infinitely vast, making his heart tremble.

"Nascent Soul protection!"

The Captain on the side opened his eyes wide and exclaimed, revealing intense envy in his eyes, looking longingly at the Sixth Master in the sky.

"Also, Xu Qing, go and take the four characters sent by the Ancestor in your 176th Port. The Ancestor's calligraphy contains divine abilities. With the Ancestor's calligraphy in hand and the protection I have given you, this time you will follow me to the Starfish Clan and kill to your heart's content, take revenge to your heart's content!"

"The two of us need to vent the pent-up frustration in our hearts!" The Sixth Master took a deep breath, and after finishing, he headed straight for the Sixth Peak and stepped onto it.

Xu Qing nodded heavily, the killing intent in his body extremely intense. He wanted to kill, to kill every Starfish Clan member he could see, to kill the Starfish Clan Chief, to kill until blood flowed like a river, to kill with boundless madness.

Otherwise, the frustration in his heart would not dissipate.

Otherwise, it would not be enough to be buried with the Master!

"I obey the Sixth Master's decree!" Xu Qing cupped his fists and headed straight for the Seven Blood Eyes port. Arriving at the museum, with the nod of the two Core Formation Elders inside, he took down the calligraphy sent by the Ancestor and turned to head straight for the Sixth Peak.

Finally, together with the Captain who was waiting for him there, the two stepped onto the Sixth Peak. As this huge mountain on the firmament roared, the entire world became distorted.

The Sixth Peak broke through the air and headed straight for the Forbidden Sea.

And at the moment of rushing out, the mountain body blurred, and it shifted in an instant!

Killing toward the Starfish Clan!

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