"Stop!" White Bone Madam let out a cold snort.
"Bai Ling, what are you doing?! Get out of the way, quickly!"
The old man was stunned by White Bone Madam's action and quickly withdrew the power in his hand.
The others also stabilized themselves immediately, looking at White Bone Madam with puzzled expressions.
But before everyone could figure out what was happening, they heard a voice that shocked them immensely.
"From now on, White Bone Sect will break away from Heavenly Fiend Alliance's control and merge into God Extinguishing Sect!"
"All White Bone Sect disciples, stop fighting!"
In another battlefield, everyone stopped their movements, looking over in confusion.
Zhang Ziqiang, bathed in blood, wiped the blood from his face and retreated to the side with the remaining God Extinguishing Sect disciples.
"Bai Ling, do you know what you are saying?!"
Elder Huangsha could hardly believe his ears; his own martial niece, whom he had personally nurtured, would betray him at this moment and choose to join the enemy's camp.
If the opponent had been strong, and White Bone Sect joined God Extinguishing Sect to survive, he would have nothing to say.
But now the opponent was on the verge of death, and White Bone Sect suddenly announced its allegiance to God Extinguishing Sect; Elder Huangsha couldn't understand it no matter how he thought about it.
"I know very well what I'm doing!" Bai Ling said calmly, her gaze sweeping over Sun Yiyi and the other two behind her.
"Do you know the consequences of betraying the Heavenly Fiend Alliance? Within a day, the Heavenly Fiend Alliance will flatten this place, and what awaits you then will be torture worse than death!"
"Bai Ling, for the sake of your master, I can pretend this never happened. Now, quickly step aside!"
The old man raised his arm, and behind him, the gigantic skeletal golden body reappeared, its bone blade raised high, aiming at Sun Yiyi and the other two before striking down fiercely.
Bang—
A barrier blocked the bone blade's attack, and the aftermath of their clash caused everyone's clothes to flap wildly.
"Very good. Since you, Bai Ling, are an ungrateful wretch, then don't blame your Third Martial Uncle for cleaning house and slaying you here!"
After the old man finished speaking, he formed hand seals, and the ground rumbled, a deep chasm appearing in everyone's sight, followed by surges of malevolent aura gushing out from within and merging into the old man's body.
Facing the old man's domineering attitude, a hint of hatred flashed in Bai Ling's eyes, and she roared, "Old geezer, do you really think I didn't know about that matter back then?"
"You colluded with the Orthodox Sect to collectively ambush and kill my master in order to seize the position of an Outer Elder of the Heavenly Fiend Alliance! You are the one who deserves to be killed!"
Whoosh—
As soon as Bai Ling finished speaking, the old man shot into the sky, his eyes gleaming with intense killing intent.
Long blades formed from malevolent energy materialized in the void, their blades suspended upside down, exuding terrifying power.
"Nonsense! How dare you slander me! Today, I will exterminate you!"
Whoosh, whoosh—
Dense, countless flying blades rained down like a storm, covering White Bone Madam's head.
Facing such a fierce attack, White Bone Madam unleashed all her power, and a translucent skeletal phantom appeared before her, desperately resisting the onslaught of malevolent energy.
Crack, crack—
The phantom shattered, and White Bone Madam was sent flying backward, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood.
The malevolent energy fell again, and White Bone Madam spat out a mouthful of essence blood onto her palm, then quickly formed hand seals, and a crimson rune ascended against the heavens.
Bang—
The two collided, unleashing a terrifying aftershock.
White Bone Madam was sent reeling by the aftershock, crashing into the ruins below.
"Heavenly Fiend Alliance disciples, listen to my command! Slay White Bone Sect and God Extinguishing Sect!" The old man roared.
The two sides, who had just ceased fighting, erupted into a massive battle once again, only this time God Extinguishing Sect and White Bone Sect united to resist the Heavenly Fiend Alliance's encirclement.
The more than twenty Nascent Soul Stage cultivators immediately split apart; White Bone Sect's five Nascent Soul Stage cultivators were severely wounded by the combined efforts of over a dozen Nascent Soul Stage cultivators in just one exchange.
The old man descended rapidly, a blade of law appearing in his hand, which he aimed at White Bone Madam in the deep pit and slashed down fiercely.
Bang—
Dust flew, and in the smoke, a hunched figure shielded White Bone Madam, gripping the blade with both hands, blood slowly trickling down from his tiger's mouth.
"You're really good at putting on a show, aren't you?" Qin Hao's mouth was stained with blood, his eyes revealing a hint of madness.
"You're fine?!" The old man looked surprised and quickly retreated.
Whoosh, whoosh—
Two figures suddenly appeared behind him, simultaneously erupting with surging spiritual power and punching him in the back.
The old man couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, and he was sent flying backward.
Fang Yuan and Sun Yiyi simultaneously transformed into afterimages, appearing on either side of the old man.
Bang, bang—
Their figures were everywhere, in the sky and on the ground; the old man was beaten without any chance to retaliate. Every time he tried to form hand seals to resist, he was interrupted by Fang Yuan and Sun Yiyi.
Qin Hao flew up and joined the battle. The three of them gave the old man no chance to breathe, engaging in close-quarters combat.
In a short while, the old man's entire skeleton was shattered, his meridians severed, and finally, his chest was pierced through by a pair of bloody claws.
Just as Qin Hao was about to raise his claw to crush his head, he heard Bai Ling's trembling voice shout, "Stop..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Hao's fingers paused for a moment, and he looked at Bai Ling in confusion.
"Killing him will only provoke retaliation from the Heavenly Fiend Alliance..." Bai Ling, dragging her injured body, quickly rushed to Qin Hao's front.
"The Heavenly Fiend Alliance is nothing. Let them come!" Qin Hao sneered, about to continue crushing the old man's head.
At this point, the old man also felt the killing intent from Qin Hao and quickly shouted, "Killing me will do you no good! I can help you hold back the Heavenly Fiend Alliance!"
Fang Yuan reached out and pressed down on Qin Hao's arm, whispering, "Hey, we all have treasures on us. If we die, it'll be a huge loss!"
Hearing this, the killing intent in Qin Hao's eyes receded, and he released his grip, turning to look at the dozen or so Nascent Soul Stage cultivators: "Can these people be killed?"
"Go ahead, you and Old Sun go together." Fang Yuan waved his hand.
After the two left, Fang Yuan turned back to Bai Ling, saying playfully, "I need a reasonable explanation."
"Later, perhaps? Let's deal with his matter first now."
Bai Ling pointed at the old man, then took out a red pill from her storage ring.
"Bai Ling, what are you doing?!"
Seeing this pill, the old man showed a look of horror, wanting to get up and run, but he was restrained by Fang Yuan and forced to kneel on the ground.
"What is this thing?" Fang Yuan showed a curious expression.
"This is a Soul Control Pill. Anyone who takes this pill will have their self-awareness stripped away. As long as a master-servant contract is planted in their divine soul, this person will become your servant."
"Oh, wow, there's such a good thing? Do you have any more? Give me a few to play with."
Fang Yuan immediately became interested. With this, wouldn't he have a bunch of subordinates working for him?
"There's only one, and furthermore, this technique is still a bit dangerous. If you encounter someone with a powerful divine soul, you could very likely suffer a backlash."
Bai Ling smiled and placed the pill into the old man's mouth, then said to Fang Yuan, "Now I'll teach you the control method to plant a master-servant contract on him."
"Alright, how do I do it?"
Fang Yuan enthusiastically followed Bai Ling's hand seals, separating a wisp of his divine soul to enter the old man's sea of consciousness and leaving his mark within it.
And honestly, this thing was quite mentally taxing. As soon as Fang Yuan planted the mark, he became a bit listless, looking at Bai Ling with drooping eyelids.
"Is that all?"
"Mm, try to control him."
Fang Yuan nodded slightly, pointing at the old man and saying, "Stand up and take off your pants."
A hint of struggle flashed in the old man's eyes, but he still obediently took off his pants.
"Heh, this is quite fun." Fang Yuan showed a surprised expression.
Bai Ling looked at him with a strange gaze, instinctively taking a step back, moving slightly away from him.
Fang Yuan suddenly turned his head, his gaze fixed on Bai Ling, "How about I plant one on you too?"
Bai Ling's mouth twitched, and she forced a smile, "White Bone Sect has already joined God Extinguishing Sect. In other words, I am already a member of God Extinguishing Sect."
"Alright..." Fang Yuan's gaze inadvertently swept over her chest, showing a look of regret.
Bai Ling's body stiffened, and she silently pulled at her collar, gathering the meager amount of fabric completely over her chest.
