Chapter 294: Battle of Giants (2/2)

Sensing his plans, the two elderly men also started moving towards the Baili grand elder. Their faces were solemn, and all their focus was aimed towards the man they hated from the bottom of their hearts.

Although killing was frowned upon in Yan Dalu, this man had been responsible for the crippling of many of their genius descendants. It had gotten to the point where the Gu family’s most talented genius in the younger generation was a woman, and the Yuan family’s most talented youngster was a naive young boy—two figures that the Baili family never expected to cause them problems later on as their personality or gender was in the way.

Ripples of energy were starting to pick up in the area where the grand elders were converging, so Xue Wei started retreating to the side. Although he was rather confident in himself, he was also realistic. Now, he understood the difference between himself and an Earth Saint; he would be squashed into a meat paste if he stayed in the middle of their fight.

Since he was no assistance in the fight between giants, Xue Wei’s body flashed like a snake in water as he rushed towards the constantly dwindling numbers of lesser Baili family members.

Everywhere he passed, blood flowed in rivers, bodies collapsed, and anguished cries sounded out. With the help of him and his friends, every one of the weaker Baili family members were soon dead or knocked unconscious.

The members of the Gu and Yuan families gathered in the middle of the blood tainted square with Xue Wei and, looking at the battle in front of them where the Earth Saints were fighting.

“We gave all the Rainbow Pills to our grand elders,” Gu Bing’er said when she saw how Xue Wei’s eyes were focused on the battle, but it was near impossible to follow what was happening.

“Both our grand elders have been on the verge of breaking through to the Earth Saint levels for a long time, but they never had the final breakthrough—the bottleneck was simply too overwhelming.

“When they used the Rainbow Pills, some of the pills increased their Qi levels, and a single one increased their bodily condition, cleansed the marrow and clearing his meridians, but the rest increased their spiritual energy. These Rainbow Pills truly are wondrous.

“With the help of the Rainbow Pills, they managed to break into the Earth Saint rank. At the same time, they managed to solidify their cultivation base, so even though they are only at the second layer while the Baili grand elder is at the fourth layer, our Elders are working together, and causing a problem for the Baili grand elder.”

Having explained how the Gu and Yuan grand elders had gained such a rapid increase in strength, Gu Bing’er turned around and looked at the men and women she had brought with her.

“Gather the Baili men in one corner of the courtyard and our men and women in another. We deserve to give them a proper burial!

“Those Baili men and guards who have been knocked unconscious, kill them all!”

Gu Bing’er understood the idea of uprooting the weed before it could sprout new problems. If they allowed someone to survive, was it not the same as asking for trouble later on? If they did not later seek revenge, then that was fortunate—but it was smarter to assume the worst.

Sensing the hesitation of her men and women, Gu Bing’er’s eyes turned cold. “They wanted to kill us all. If you let them live, who is to say they will not try again later? Re-releasing a captured tiger into the mountain will only hurt yourself in the future!”

After considering her words, the men and women started acting as they had been told. They cut off the heads of every single person before tossing them in a corner of the courtyard, bodies in one stack, with heads in another.

The battle was more or less over, but no one could relax. If the Baili grand elder won the last battle, then the Yuan and Gu members would without a doubt be slaughtered; as a result, they were all tense as they went about their grisly work.

Fortunately, it seemed as if the winner was going to be the Gu and Yuan elders. They held the upper hand as they pressed the Baili grand elder more and more.

Seeing this, Xue Wei quickly returned to his human shape and took out his final set of intact clothes. With a sigh, he quickly dressed in his trademark red robes that matched the bloodstained tiles beneath his feet.

As he stood there with his red clothes, he looked like a demon who had just ascended from the hells beneath. Rivers of blood smeared his boots, but since they too were red, no one could see it. Instead, his clothes gave the illusion of him being a devil, with a handsome smile hanging on his lips as he inhaled the heavy metallic-scented air with vigor.

Xue Wei did not have the time to consider the thoughts of everyone else; his eyes remained focused on the battle in front of him. Watching as the Baili grand elder was becoming more and more desperate, he could not help but become alert. A cornered animal was often the most dangerous one.

As expected, the moment he could no longer hold on, a malicious gleam appeared in the eyes of the Baili grand elder. He suddenly switched directions and rushed directly towards Xue Wei, his speed so fast that one would not believe that he was not a Qi cultivator.

“If I can’t have the secrets, no one can!” he exclaimed as he hurtled towards Xue Wei with blinding speed.