Bearing the Wish of All People Also Meant Bearing the Backlash of All People!

Xuanyuan Cang made his move!

It was still his classic method.

Purple-black Abyss matter wrapped around the three of them.

And until the moment they died,

not one of them made a sound, nor did any beg for mercy.

From the very beginning,

the three had already resolved to die!

Ye Xiao personally witnessed the final moments of Lu Qingshan, Old Zhang, and Elder Qian.

If

he had once witnessed Principal Wu Canglan's Death Ceremony,

then now,

he was witnessing the Death Ceremony of Lu Qingshan, Old Zhang, and Elder Qian as well.

These people who had once helped him and held important places in his life

were now withering before his eyes like fallen leaves.

Watching familiar people die one after another before him

pierced Ye Xiao's heart deeply.

If, when he had first chosen the path of martial cultivation, it had only been to grow stronger and satisfy his selfish desire to become powerful,

then now, his goal in becoming stronger had long since changed. He no longer fought for himself, but so that he would have the power to protect others.

Protect his family, protect the one he loved, protect his friends, protect every person, matter, and thing in this world worth protecting!

But now,

he had protected nothing!

Instead, they had trusted him, one after another.

They had trusted him from beginning to end.

And through sacrifices made one after another, they continued to fulfill their faith in him!

"Everyone believes in me. They firmly believe that I can defeat Xuanyuan Cang and make the Abyss disappear forever!"

"Then I..."

Ye Xiao clenched his fist, which gleamed with golden light.

"...cannot betray everyone's trust!!!"

He raised his head. At this moment, the Martial God's Eye seemed to awaken completely!

Martial God Power that had crossed a