Chu Tian stood at the foot of the mountain. The five Great Daos around him slowly drew back, and three Heavenly Beads sank into his brow.
His gaze moved away from the Elemental Heaven Clan powerhouses trapped within the Abyss Barrier and fell on Yuan Wuxing at his side.
"Yuan Wuxing, tell me. How should these people be dealt with?"
His voice was very calm, so calm it was as if he were asking about some trivial little matter.
But Yuan Wuxing knew how heavy that sentence was—Chu Tian was not asking him whether they should be killed or released, but asking him how he intended to deal with his own clansmen.
Yuan Wuxing was silent for a moment.
His gaze swept over the figures trapped within the barrier: those who had once looked down on him, mocked him, suppressed him; those who had watched coldly when he charged the altar; those who had shrieked hysterically when he risked his life to hold everyone back.
Now they were trapped inside the Abyss Barrier like caged beasts, faces deathly pale, legs weak, eyes filled with terror.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at Chu Tian.
"Heavenly Lord, before I answer that question, there are some things I would like to tell you first."
Chu Tian glanced at him and nodded slightly.
Yuan Wuxing took a deep breath, organized his words, then began to speak.
His voice was not loud, but every word was steady—steady enough that there was not the slightest tremor.
"Heavenly Lord, do you know where the strength the Element Controller Clan sent into the Starry Sky Ancient Road this time ranks among the Ten Azure Heaven Clans?"
He did not wait for Chu Tian to answer and continued.
"The Element Controller Clan ranks sixth among the Azure Heaven