Boom, boom, boom!
Several thunderous blasts rang out, and smoke billowed through the air. The onlookers hurried away, terrified of being caught in the destruction.
Within mere seconds, elders, protectors, stewards, and disciples swept onto the scene like a storm of wind and rain.
Moving swiftly, they drove away everyone uninvolved without hesitation, keeping the scene orderly and allowing no one to approach.
Meanwhile, Qing Yun, Wang Yong, and the others were also drawn by the tremendous commotion and rushed over to investigate.
Their luck was poor, however: they arrived just as the sect elders reached the scene.
The elders mercilessly stopped them at the outermost perimeter, leaving them unable to see what was happening inside.
As the smoke gradually cleared, everyone finally caught a glimpse of the scene.
Protective barriers emerged into view, clearly the life-saving trump cards Su Mei, Zhao Yuan, and the others had desperately unleashed at the brink of death.
Taking a closer look at Su Mei, Zhao Yuan, and the others inside those barriers, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.
They were drenched in blood and covered in wounds, their hair disheveled, as though they had endured an exceptionally brutal battle.
At the sight, Lin Yong, Lin Qinqin, and the others gaped so widely that an egg could have fit into their mouths.
They had thought a vicious beating and humiliation were inevitable. Never had they imagined such a reversal: now it was their opponents who faced a desperate plight.
The sudden turn left them frozen like wooden chickens, utterly unable to believe their eyes.
Just then, an angry roar suddenly rang out:
"Hmph! Such audacity! You dared openly murder the sect's true disciples and personal disciples! What punishment do you deserve?"
The roar exploded beside everyone's ears like a thunderclap.
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