The moment he appeared, he beheaded the clansman who had been killing with the most abandon and destroyed his heart.
Holding the man's head, Zhang Xiu surveyed his surroundings. Everyone around him had already been bound by the vines he controlled.
Otherwise, these blood-crazed Skydeep would have rushed up to take a bite out of him, regardless of who he was.
Even Zhang Xiu felt profound anguish at seeing his former kin reduced to this.
Before meeting Yaoshi, he had spent several months traveling alongside his clansmen. It would have been a lie to say he felt nothing for them.
But what was this supposed to be? Slaughtering their own kin just to grow stronger, just to satisfy their thirst for battle?
Since the Xianzhou still did not fully trust the Skydeep, it had only granted them autonomy, assigning some to join the Cloud Knights and maintain order, while a small number took part in campaigns against the Abominations of Abundance.
Besides, only a minority of the Skydeep lived on the Luofu. Most were currently on the Yaoqing Xianzhou, including their clan's former chief.
Battle-hungry... Looks like I'll have to talk to Jing Yuan.
Tossing the head aside, Zhang Xiu clenched his right hand. His own Path Power flowed along the vines and poured into everyone restrained there.
Under his control, this Path Power completely suppressed their restless agitation and restored their calm.
Afterward, Zhang Xiu dispersed the vines with a wave of his hand.
Some immediately collapsed, unable to keep their footing, while others, now calm, recoiled again and again in horror at the scene before them.
The crowd seethed, murmuring incessantly, restless and agitated.
Amid the increasingly tangled murmurs, they turned their gazes toward Zhang Xiu at the very center.
He slowly took a golden prayer bead from