"You already made the decision for this old man, and you still want to leave?"
Not only did the Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor not speed up, he instead came to a halt. Holding the Azure Spirit Sword, the killing intent around him instantly became even more terrifying.
His left hand slowly rose, and he merely pointed toward the direction in which the four had fled.
"All of you, come back!"
Amid the Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor's furious roar, the surrounding heavens and earth seemed to be torn apart, and a terrifying force of suction swept forth.
Four black shadows suddenly appeared in the once-clear space.
In the blink of an eye.
The four of them reappeared where they had just been.
"Th-this... what is going on?"
"How could this happen?"
"Hadn't I already escaped this courtyard?"
"You only escaped the courtyard. I was almost back inside the building."
The four had each chosen a different method of escape.
Yet one thing was certain: they had all already gone far from this courtyard.
But after the Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor pulled at the void and nothingness, they were dragged back to their original positions.
"This old man said it before. Since you made the decision for this old man, then all of you must die. How could I break my word?" A smile appeared at the corner of the Heavenly Saint Old Ancestor's mouth.
Yet that smile did not seem cruel in the slightest, nor did it carry any sinister or other negative emotion. Instead, it remained as miserable as before.
Killing these people naturally left them unwilling to accept it.
But how was he any more willing?
They had brought this upon themselves. No matter how reluctant he was, he could only slaughter every last one of them here.
"Die.