Do not think that all these people had willingly thrown in their lot with the Foreign Race.
In truth, they had merely pledged allegiance to Gu Feitian. Only through such an intermediary had the Soul Clan been able to control the Gu Family indirectly.
Now, seeing that all was lost and that Gu Zhen had been rescued, some immediately sank to their knees in utter despair, repenting and admitting their mistakes to him.
"Holy Lord! Even ten thousand deaths could not atone for our crimes! But we only betrayed you, Holy Lord. We did not betray the Gu Family, and we would never betray the Human Race!"
"Yes, Holy Lord! Even if you intend to kill us, we must say this: as members of the Gu Family, we would never pledge allegiance to the Foreign Race!"
More and more people knelt. They looked at Gu Zhen in misery and despair, bearing both the shame of betrayal and the composure of those resigned to death.
"Ancient Holy Lord, although these people deserve to die, Primordial Dao Province is now facing a great calamity. Why not give them a chance to atone through meritorious deeds?"
Xu Xuan pondered briefly, then suddenly spoke up on their behalf, leaving Gu Zhen stunned.
In truth, he did not want to kill all these people either, but in front of outsiders, he simply could not find a reason to shield them.
His Gu Family Holy Land truly could not bear the weight of a crime as grave as betraying the Human Race!
But since Xu Xuan had spoken, that was another matter altogether.
"Holy Lord Xu! You are so kindhearted that you would even plead for these beasts! But they willingly sank into depravity and damaged their souls. I fear they do not have long to