Chi Xue and the others naturally didn't want to kill the Starfield cultivators. However, if they used Space Bombardment against the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers, they might well hit the captured Starfield cultivators as well and kill them. That was the last thing they wanted to see, especially for native Starfield cultivators like Tu Gui and the others. They were even less willing to kill their own compatriots.
Lei Ba, however, made up his mind at once. In his view, since they couldn't rescue the captured Starfield cultivators, the best option was to kill them. That would not only ease the pressure on their own side as much as possible, but, more importantly, spare the captives from suffering. After all, being controlled like puppets would surely be worse than death for those cultivators.
"Exactly. We can't afford to show mercy at a time like this. We have to strike with the force of thunder; that way, those people will suffer far less." Xiao Yaozi said gravely, "Most of all, it will spare them a great deal of humiliation. For cultivators like us, it's better to die than be disgraced."
Many people quickly voiced their agreement with Xiao Yaozi and Lei Ba. Then they all turned to Ling Tian's clone. Clearly, they wanted him to change his mind.
"The problem is that we simply can't spare enough people to intercept the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers returning from the Starfield. We'll have to keep many cultivators stationed at our formations to withstand their attacks. After all, if a large number of formations were destroyed, then even if the Lord of the Universe didn't use the captured Starfield cultivators, the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers alone could destroy all our formations and drive us back." Chi Xue shook his head, then looked around at