Chapter 26

"Deputy Hall Master, from now on, you can make your own decisions. Everyone present can be killed! If anyone disagrees, the Disciplinary Hall disciples can be dispatched at will!"

After Niu Jinzhong said this, he glanced at Hu Donghan with a faint expression and said, "You're not bad! Not bad at all!" With that, Niu Jinzhong's figure vanished once again.

Although Niu Jinzhong had left, the words he left behind sent shockwaves through the hearts of the many cultivators present—

Everyone present can be killed! What did this mean? Did it mean that anyone who was here today could be killed at will? What was the reason for this? Was it simply because they were here as onlookers that they deserved to die?

The seven kneeling Disciplinary Hall disciples, however, vaguely guessed the cause.

Within the Yin Soul Sect, the succession of the next Disciplinary Hall Master had always been a question. Although the current Disciplinary Hall was managed by Soul Devourer, after the old Soul Devourer Patriarch stepped down, the future of the Disciplinary Hall remained uncertain. Now, almost every Core Formation Ancestor was eyeing this position. Once they learned that Hu Meier had actually appeared with the Hall Master's token, the situation would be dire! Once the next Disciplinary Hall Master was decided, what would all their efforts over the years have been for?

In this case, Hu Meier would inevitably become the target of everyone's attacks!

Those Ancestors who coveted the Disciplinary Hall position would surely do everything in their power to eliminate Hu Meier!

As for the sect's laws and regulations? They did indeed have a strong binding effect on the sect's cultivators. However, if one could ensure that their actions went undetected and unnoticed, what could be done about killing someone? It was like how the late Wang Linshu had once thought of making Hu Donghan die in the Yin Soul crowd—no evidence, no witnesses, even if someone came looking, there would be no need to fear!

Hu Meier had lived a life of hardship since childhood and was exceptionally intelligent. She had also heard news from her master, the old Soul Devourer Patriarch, and had a vague idea of what was happening. If these people were not killed today, her identity would inevitably be exposed under various rumors. At that time, the danger she would face would be far beyond what she could bear.

Her lips parted slightly, and Hu Meier said coldly, "What do you people do when you have nothing better to do than come here to seek death! Disciplinary Hall disciples, listen to my order: all disciples near the External Affairs Hall today... kill them all!"

The moment the words "kill them all" were spoken, the surrounding Golden Core cultivators who had surrounded the area immediately took action. A wave of spirit weapons was unleashed, leveling the area! The surrounding onlookers didn't even have time to beg for mercy before they were all killed.

Sometimes, once you get involved in certain matters, it can cost you your life.

Seeing the onlookers being killed, Hu Donghan didn't even raise an eyebrow. Having lived two lives, he had long seen through the lives and deaths of strangers. Whether they lived or died had nothing to do with him. Moreover, from Hu Meier's words, Hu Donghan had already understood that these people had threatened Hu Meier. If so, even if Hu Meier didn't act, Hu Donghan would find an opportunity to do so.

"What's wrong, little brother? Seeing so many people die, are you feeling a bit reluctant? I remember it was you who taught me how to kill back then!" Hu Meier, after giving the order to kill nearly a hundred disciples, showed no emotion—only those who didn't know her true nature would be deceived by her appearance; this girl was a venomous, ruthless, and bloodthirsty beauty!

Hu Donghan rolled his eyes and said, "Is this called killing? When you were a child, you killed more people than this, at least a dozen times, right? Besides, these people weren't killed by your own hands, so what's there to be proud of?"

The surrounding Disciplinary Hall disciples, as well as Mu Zhengfeng and Mu Ming, who had survived because of Hu Donghan, were shocked by the conversation between Hu Meier and Hu Donghan!

Just now, nearly a hundred sect disciples were directly executed! Even for them, who were used to killing, this made their hearts feel numb. And this brother and sister could talk about it so calmly, even complaining that it wasn't enough?

Moreover, the amount of information revealed in their conversation was too much! Hu Meier had killed so many people by hand when she was a child? What kind of family could raise such a pair of oddities? And according to Hu Meier, the one who taught her to kill was her unremarkable-looking brother...

Mu Zhengfeng was already terrified.

Wang Linshu had been tortured with soul-searching and had his soul taken away; and so many people had died because of this, making him truly fear and dread. He was now thinking about what he had done! After all, he had done this to establish his authority among the outer sect disciples and to do better in the Yin Soul Sect. But now? He could almost predict his fate.

Direct soul destruction would be considered light. Not being soul-extracted and tortured for a hundred years would be what the surrounding Disciplinary Hall disciples would be unwilling to do!

To survive, he probably had to find a way to escape the Yin Soul Sect.

However, with so many people around, all stronger than him, it was not easy for a mere first-stage Qi Practitioner to escape. Perhaps, only by taking a hostage and threatening them would there be a glimmer of hope!

A hostage? Among these people, only Hu Donghan was weaker than him. And Hu Donghan was this girl's brother; if he could capture him, it would surely make Hu Meier hesitate. If he could escape the Yin Soul Sect this way and even kill Hu Donghan to vent his anger, it would be perfect!

As soon as Mu Zhengfeng thought of this, he didn't know where he got the strength to jump in front of Hu Donghan, pull out a sword from his storage ring, and shout, "Make them stop... ah!"

Before Mu Zhengfeng's sword could reach Hu Donghan, the surrounding Disciplinary Hall disciples immediately used their spells to bind him—well, his idea was good, but he didn't think that with so many people around, how could they just let him grab someone? In front of a group of people with higher cultivation, he dared to act so recklessly, jumping around, trying to grab Hu Donghan. This guy's intelligence was really worrying.

After being bound, Mu Zhengfeng was terrified and screamed, calling out to Mu Ming, "Brother Mu Ming, save me, save me! You must save me! We are both from the Mu family, you must save me! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

"Idiot!"

Mu Ming cursed inwardly again.