The next moment, he appeared behind the guard captain.
With one finger, he gently tapped the back of the captain's heart.
Pfft—Chaos Power erupted.
That guard captain was in the Late Divine Sect Realm.
Before he could even let out a scream, his body exploded with a boom, transforming into a cloud of blood mist.
"Quick, send a signal! We're under attack!"
The remaining guards were scared witless when they saw this.
They no longer had the courage to fight.
They turned and tried to flee, simultaneously attempting to crush the jade talismans in their hands to call for help.
But Yang Lingtian was faster than them.
"Trying to send a message? Dream on."
He let out a cold snort, and his divine sense stirred.
Several invisible strands of Chaos Sword Qi instantly pierced through the void.
With pinpoint accuracy, they pierced through the guards' glabellas.
Their movements abruptly froze, and the light in their eyes quickly faded.
Thud. Thud.
Several corpses fell to the ground one after another.
In the space of a few breaths, every guard in the Hall of Punishment had been slaughtered by Yang Lingtian.
After finishing all this, Yang Lingtian slowly turned around and looked at the female prodigies, who had been rendered utterly dumbfounded.
He walked before the seven Chaos Sacred Sect disciples, who were likewise still in shock.
"Sec... Sect Master?"
Xiao Ya looked at the face before her—both familiar and strange—and asked in a trembling voice.
Although they had not seen Yang Lingtian many times, they had still seen the Sect Master's portrait.
"It's me." Yang Lingtian nodded. His voice softened a little. "I've come to save you."
"Sect Master—it really is the Sect Master!"
After receiving his confirmation, the seven female disciples could no longer suppress the excitement and grievance in