"Fellow Daoists, you may all rest assured."
Ke Huai chuckled. "We are no bloodthirsty killers. However, you will have to come with us."
With that, the Blood Qi around him abruptly surged without warning, and two bone whips of flesh and blood lashed out to ensnare and kill.
Under the mighty pressure of a Foundation Establishment Realm Middle Stage cultivator, Xie Chan and the others could not even unleash Law Techniques or Sword Qi.
Zheng Guangzong instinctively tried to fight back. He barely managed to gather Spiritual Power before him, only for one of the bone whips to scatter it with a single blow.
His circulation was interrupted, sending his Qi and Blood surging. Before he could catch his breath, the other whip bound him tight.
A spike on the bone whip pressed against the space between his brows.
"Senior Brother Zheng!"
Sheng Yun panicked. She had never imagined things would turn out like this.
Zheng Guangzong was also filled with regret and self-reproach, blaming himself for not investigating carefully enough and acting too rashly.
His three junior sisters had trusted him so much, yet he had brought them to their deaths!
"Shh..."
Ke Huai raised a finger, signaling for her to be quiet.
Now that he had subdued Zheng Guangzong, he turned all his attention to the three women.
An even more suffocating pressure descended upon them.
The three women felt their breath catch. Their Spiritual Power circulated sluggishly, and even forming Hand Seals to deploy their swords became agonizingly difficult.
"As for you three, I won't need to act myself."
Yet Ke Huai did not attack them immediately. Instead, he suddenly raised his voice.
"Your Highness, you've hidden away watching the show long enough. There is an old acquaintance of yours among them. Why not come out and