As for their intentions, they were quite simple.
They wanted to intimidate Chen Mu with the spiritual qi pressure of more than a dozen men.
They wanted him to understand that, strong as he was, he might not be able to withstand the combined might of all these old fellows!
If Chen Mu truly insisted on fighting to the bitter end, they would gladly oblige!
Little did they know that their actions were tantamount to opening the gates to hell themselves.
The moment they released their spiritual qi, the system detected their murderous intent toward Chen Mu! They posed a threat to his safety!
The instant-kill domain locked onto them with pinpoint precision once again and applied the power of rules.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
Next, everyone saw clouds of blood mist burst apart almost simultaneously, forming a ring.
The thick blood mist obscured everyone's vision.
Yet they were not the least bit curious about what had happened inside. They knew without even thinking.
This scene was all too familiar!
It was not the first time they had seen it.
Had the Grand Elder and the others hoped to turn Chen Mu's own methods against him? To make him die the same way those dozens of prodigious disciples had?
In their eyes, that possibility was vanishingly small.
Sure enough, moments later, they saw two figures emerge from the blood mist-figures so familiar that their images were deeply etched into their minds.
Who the blood mist had belonged to was plain as day.
Were they surprised?
On the surface, they seemed much calmer than on the previous occasions.
Perhaps they had grown used to it? Or perhaps they had anticipated this outcome, so the impact had diminished, leaving little room for surprise.
Whoosh!
A breeze from some unknown direction thinned the blood