"Excellent!" Xiao Hua was overjoyed, nearly applauding. His five avatars had originally possessed little human emotion, and Xiao Hua had no idea how such human feelings could arise. Now, seeing Dragon Vein Xiao Hua gradually gaining humanity like the other avatars, he was happier than anything else! His earlier anger gradually dissipated as well.
He nodded and replied, "Since fellow Daoist says so, we shall do as you say. However, the Primordial Chaos Five Juniors bullied fellow Daoist. They may be spared from death, but they cannot escape punishment! They must suffer a little!"
"Mm, as long as you do not take their lives!" Dragon Vein Xiao Hua nodded slightly and left the matter to Xiao Hua.
Xiao Hua had changed his mind, but the Primordial Chaos Five Juniors did not know it. Seeing the soaring radiance descend like a canopy covering heaven and earth, resolve appeared in the five juniors' eyes as they each unleashed their divine abilities to meet it! Just as the Primordial Chaos Five Juniors were about to be reduced to ashes, all the radiance suddenly halted in midair. The blast of air that had nearly suffocated them hung above their heads like a gigantic boulder.
As the Primordial Chaos Five Juniors stood dumbfounded, Xiao Hua's voice transmission reached them: "Do you... wish to live?"
"Yes... yes..." The Five-Colored Phoenix was the first to answer, its tone overflowing with wild joy.
"Hmph, you deserve death the most!" Xiao Hua snorted coldly and rebuked it. "You are a Five-Colored Phoenix. Seeing that your opponent also possesses a Phoenix bloodline, how could you strike so ruthlessly?"
"I... I..." The Five-Colored Phoenix felt somewhat wronged and argued, "We only came to seize Weapons. We never intended to take their lives. If they handed over the things to us... would