Announcing to the Primordial Wilderness, Holding the Human Clan Accountable

"Senior Brother..."

"Y-you... are you truly going to... severely punish Yaoji?"

When she asked this, she still clung to a final shred of hope.

Perhaps Senior Brother had merely been forced by Yuanshi Tianzun to say those words for appearances' sake.

Perhaps this was only a stopgap measure to deal with the Saint.

Yet Haotian's next words utterly shattered her last sliver of hope.

Haotian slowly turned around.

The towering fury on his face had vanished, replaced by a chilling calm that made one's heart quail.

"This matter can no longer be concealed."

"Since it cannot be concealed, it must be severely punished."

Yaochi's heart sank sharply.

Of course she understood that reasoning.

"But..."

She still wanted to say something, to make one final attempt.

Yet Haotian cut her off directly.

"No buts!"

"Convey My Imperial Edict!"

"Now, Yang Tianyou of the Human Clan harbored wicked intentions and used despicable schemes to seduce Yaoji."

"Causing her to commit an error vast enough to fill the heavens, violate the Heavenly Rules, and shake the moral order of the Three Realms!"

"Such a mortal is guilty of heinous crimes and should... be executed on the spot, as a warning to others!"

"Though Yaoji was lured astray by a villain, and her circumstances are understandable, she nevertheless violated the Heavenly Rules and cannot escape responsibility."

"She is to be seized immediately and escorted back to the Heavenly Court to await judgment!"

"The bastard... children born to Yang Tianyou and Yaoji bear both immortal and mortal bloodlines. They were never tolerated by the world and defy the natural order of the Heavenly Dao."

"To rectify the Heavenly Rules, they too shall be executed on the spot, leaving no future trouble behind!"

The instant those words fell, Yaochi felt as though ten thousand bolts of