Dozens of nimble elves flew out and landed opposite Gu Qingshan.
"Wait!" Xiao Xi cried. "Are you really going to do this? Can't we just live in peace?"
The Great Elder of the elves bowed to Xiao Xi and said solemnly, "Guardian Lord, you are our leader, but he killed our people. Please respect the rights of our elven race and let us settle this according to the laws of nature."
Xiao Xi looked at the dozens of elves and said, "In that case, you should fight him one-on-one."
The Great Elder sneered and pointed at Gu Qingshan. "That brat killed several of our arbiters aboard the ship. He's extremely dangerous. We must follow another law of nature—hunt him down and kill him to protect Shelter Island and ensure everyone's safety."
"Impressive. So you're the very embodiment of justice," Gu Qingshan said, applauding.
The Great Elder barked, "Attack! Kill him!"
The elves surged toward Gu Qingshan.
The two sides were dozens of yards apart. Gu Qingshan lowered his stance slightly and punched the air before him with his right hand, delivering dozens of blows as fast as afterimages.
—Mind Shattering Fist, Mountain Puppet!
Back in Ten Thousand Beasts Deep Cave, even the Apocalypse Monster, which had gathered billions of souls, had been frozen in place by this fist. How could these elves hope to withstand it?
The elves' formation crumbled at once.
Though they were still a long way off, the elves charging forward seemed to lose their souls. They toppled over and rolled a great distance.
Several elves chanting spells where they stood were like fools, frozen in place with vacant expressions.
Gu Qingshan withdrew his fist and snapped his fingers.
"Burn."
Clusters of black flames appeared from thin air and fell upon the Forest Elves, reducing them to