"Boy, do you know what you're saying? The Qilin are the true leaders of the Zodiac Guardian Gods."
Qi Yue was consumed by fury at that moment. The Qilin King felt betrayed. Throughout every generation, the twelve zodiac signs had protected the Qilin, yet this generation had produced a traitor who dared utter such rebellious words.
Yan said lazily, "I mean, there have been plenty of useless Qilin throughout history. One more makes no difference. Looking at what happened to those wastes, it would actually be better to cripple him early."
"You are betraying the Qilin, betraying the Zodiac Guardian Gods, betraying the entire Eastern Lands... Ah..."
Before the Qilin King could finish speaking through Qi Yue, a powerful divine soul swept over him. The noisy words came to an abrupt halt, and that wisp of divine consciousness it had descended with was directly ground into nothingness.
"You think you're worthy of lecturing me with that garbage?"
Yan cast a disdainful glance at the unconscious Qi Yue on the ground, then turned to Xiezhi. "Will you follow that waste, or follow me? If you follow me, I can help purify your bloodline as well."
Xiezhi remained silent for a long while before finally shaking his head. "The Xiezhi Clan are companions of the Qilin. Our bloodline is connected to the Qilin Bloodline."
"Fine. Since this is your choice, I hope you won't regret it someday. As for you two—if you still think that mud can be molded into a wall, then keep following him. You, though, come with me. I'm not asking for your opinion."
Yan shifted his gaze from Xiezhi and spoke in turn to Zaglu and Hai Ruyue. Their reactions differed, and Zaglu let out a long breath.
Hai Ruyue looked directly at Yan, her eyes full of