"Bastard, what are you doing?!"
A familiar roar rang in his ears.
When the bewildered Eye Demon Clan Supreme blinked again, the scene before him changed once more. What he had just seen seemed to have been an illusion. His hands were still bound by Bracers that sealed his spiritual energy. His parents, wife, children, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and the rest were all still alive and unharmed, but every face was filled with indescribable fury. The two Supremes wearing the Guard uniforms stood off to one side with their arms crossed, pointing at him and chatting, making no effort to conceal their mockery.
And his father.
The father he could no longer tell was real or illusory.
Was berating him.
Or rather, tearing into him without mercy. "Why didn't you stop cultivating the moment you sensed something was wrong? Why did you crush those old, weak women and children outside? Do you have any idea what kind of crime that is? Your inner demon is no excuse. In the end, our entire family has to bear responsibility for you. Who do you think you've done right by?"
"Enough."
Amid the furious condemnation of his parents and parents-in-law.
Amid his wife's tears and his children's wailing.
This Eye Demon Clan Supreme was utterly thrown into chaos.
But what truly shattered him was still to come.
"That's enough already."
"Time to come with us."
After chatting for a while, one of the Supremes impatiently walked over.
He pressed down on the other man's shoulder.
After all, if both sides were unrestricted, it would not be easy for him to subdue an opponent of the same realm. Or rather, it would be nearly impossible. But if one side had its spiritual energy sealed, subduing them was as easy as turning over one's hand. At