"Six Eyes, what exactly do you want?"
Xiao Yuan's voice was hoarse.
Six Eyes let out a sinister chuckle.
"What do I want?"
"It's simple."
"Cripple your own cultivation and hand over the sacred relic, and I'll show you mercy and release them."
"Otherwise..."
"Hehehe..."
"I'll send your entire clan to heaven!"
Xiao Yuan clenched his fists so tightly that his nails pierced his palms, sending blood dripping down.
He looked at the familiar faces in the prison wagons.
His father's pale, anguished face.
The fear and despair in the eyes of his mother, his younger sister, and his clansmen.
With every glance.
He felt as though a knife were slicing through his heart.
Hand over the sacred relic?
Cripple my cultivation?
In exchange for their lives?
The thought had barely surfaced.
Before Xiao Yuan swiftly suppressed it.
Who was the Six-Eyed Demon Lord?
He was a Peerless Devil who had slaughtered countless cities and treated human lives like grass.
The promises of a devil like him were worth less than those of the lowliest whore!
Lose my strength.
Hand over the sacred relic.
And they still wouldn't have the slightest chance of survival.
Yes, my family is important.
But I've been given a second life.
My mission is to destroy the enemies from beyond this realm and save the countless people of the Heavenly Martial Continent.
I cannot abandon everyone under heaven for my own selfish desires.
Xiao Yuan's chest heaved violently.
He made his decision.
Sacrifice his own family for the greater family of all humanity.
The pain and conflict vanished from his eyes.
In their place came a chilling coldness and resolve.
He looked at Six Eyes.
That single glance.
Made Six Eyes' heart skip a beat.
It was as though some raging flood or savage beast