"Mr. Jingye, you do not seem like someone so bound by rigid convention," Fang Yun said calmly, a slight oddness in his tone.
Meng Jingye explained, "We of the Meng Family inherit the Meng Ancestor's 'Sacred Way of Righteousness.' When faced with danger, we will certainly give our lives for righteousness. However, we can only sacrifice our own lives, not those of others. Otherwise, we would violate the Sacred Way and the teachings of our ancestors. If possible, I would willingly exchange my life for that man's, taking my own life before the Demon Sage to preserve the other hundred."
Several Grand Academicians nodded gently. Everyone looked at Meng Jingye with respect. As a Great Scholar, Meng Jingye would never dare lie about the Sacred Way. If such a situation truly arose, he really would sacrifice his life for righteousness to save the hundred.
The five Star Demon Barbarians wore differing expressions. Some looked puzzled, seemingly unable to understand this man's willingness to kill himself; others were full of doubt, refusing to believe anyone would sacrifice himself for others. Though the star demon barbarians loved peace more than the blood demon barbarians and could obey an order to die, they would never willingly go to their deaths.
Yan Ningxiao said, "We live in the Ten Cold Ancient Land, a place where more than ninety-nine percent of living beings perish every few centuries. We bear the Human Race's mission and shoulder the heavy responsibility of its expansion and survival. We could die at any moment. I believe that even if I killed that man, he would not resent me, and the Sacred Academy would not punish me."
"He may choose to die, but you cannot kill an innocent man! If I killed him, he might not resent me, but I would