With Qi Huai dead, the Qi Family erupted into chaos. Everyone understood Xu Yi's murderous intent. In their despair, the Qi Family disciples gave up all hope of compromise and charged straight at Xu Yi.
"Old Devil, my Qi Family will surely destroy you!"
"Everyone, the Old Devil is vicious and won't spare my Qi Family. He certainly won't spare you, either. If you don't stand with my Qi Family to slay this fiend now, and my family is destroyed, the Old Devil's thirst for blood won't be quenched. He'll come for you next. Who will help you then?"
"Our family head and Great Elder are both rushing back. Once they arrive, the Old Devil is as good as dead."
"..."
The Qi Family stood united like never before, and they even succeeded in rousing many others to charge Xu Yi. Dozens, nearly a hundred True Core Early Stage and Violet Palace cultivators, acting together, could indeed topple a True Core Late Stage powerhouse.
But that depended on one thing: being fully prepared and forming a battle array to meet the enemy.
Now, they had risen in haste, and their opponent was a god of slaughter like Xu Yi. No matter how the Qi Family fought back, the outcome was already sealed. There was no turning it around.
For the first dozen breaths, desperation lent them a surge of courage, and they pressed forward as one. Even so, not a single person could get within a hundred yards of Xu Yi.
Sword Qi flew in every direction, and heads rolled. Xu Yi conjured a row of soul cages, and with each person he killed, he drew out their souls and sent them into the cages.
For a time, the entire Purple Domain became a realm of ghosts. Gloomy winds howled,