Zi Lingling grew more enraged as she cursed, almost stepping forward to slap Dongfang Feihong twice!
It wasn't that her mindset was poor, but Dongfang Feihong's mouth was utterly infuriating!
She considered her own tongue sharp enough, and no one had ever been able to parry her words.
But compared to Dongfang Feihong, she was merely a dabbler.
Dongfang Feihong's face turned extremely grim, losing all trace of his previous smiling demeanor.
"Zi Lingling, don't be ungrateful! I, this Crown Prince, merely ask one question: can both sides cease hostilities?"
Zi Lingling retorted, "May your ancestors' coffin boards be uprooted! This family head already stated that once hands are raised, even a mere flick of a finger, it shall be an unending feud. Have you been raising fish in your brain, forgetting what this family head said?"
She never used vulgar language when scolding others, but at this moment, Dongfang Feihong had truly enraged her, causing her to curse instinctively.
"Good! Very good!"
Dongfang Feihong gritted his teeth and said, "All Saint King realm powerhouses of Dongfang City, return to the city immediately! I, this Crown Prince, shall borrow the might of the city protection formation to cripple this arrogant slut!"
Then, he addressed Zi Lingling, "If you dare, then come and test Dongfang City's city protection formation!"
Zi Lingling sneered, "Return to the city? You're overthinking it! Do you think this family head will let them leave?"
"Long'er, Xiao Hu, kill them!"
"Huangyi, come out and help!"
She did not summon Bai Ze, as Bai Ze was a beast of good omen and not suited to bloodshed.
She also did not summon Elder Du, as she did not intend to expose the existence of the spatial ring.
As she said, she feared trouble.
She also did not summon the Goddess Palace or the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron. Firstly, one does not need a butcher's knife to kill a chicken. Secondly, the Nine Extremes were still recovering. Thirdly, she did not wish to expose the existence of divine artifacts.
"Scorched Earth!"
"Heavenly Inferno!"
"Soul Forge Inferno!"
Zi Lingling unleashed the "Three Forms of Blazing Fire" in one breath, forming a three-meter-high fire wall around the battlefield, trapping everyone from the four great families within.
Then, a scalpel appeared in each of her hands.
With a flick of her wrist, two heads flew off.
The headless corpses instantly formed fountains of blood.
The people of the four great families, just preparing to follow Dongfang Feihong's order to retreat, found themselves enveloped by the sea of fire.
Before they could react, several heads were directly severed by Zi Lingling.
"Slut! How dare you!"
Dongfang Feihong and Zi Dong'an both roared, as those beheaded were members of the Dongfang and Zi families.
Especially Dongfang Feihong, he had just issued the order to retreat when several Saint King realm powerhouses perished. This was a provocation against him, the Crown Prince of the royal family!
"Whether I dare or not, don't you see?" Zi Lingling sneered, "Idiot, the people are already dead, and you're still asking if I dare? Have you lost your mind?"
As she spoke, she severed a few more heads.
Among these heads were members of the Qin and Shen families.
Long'er, with a single dragon's tail sweep, knocked over a large group of people from the four great families.
These people, at best, were heavily injured and lost their combat ability; at worst, they were on their last breath.
The Windwing Phantom Tiger was also exceptionally brave, with every claw strike resulting in someone's demise.
Huangyi was even more spectacular; with the emergence of phoenix fire, a whole swath of people from the four great families were instantly reduced to ashes.
"Patriarch Zi, Shen regrets his actions. Shen should not have harbored greed, nor should he have been ungrateful! Shen is willing to take his own life as atonement, begging Patriarch Zi to spare the others in my family!"
Shen Wenqing knelt on the ground with a thud.
He truly regretted his actions.
The Saint King realm experts he had brought out today represented almost all the strength of his lineage.
If these people were all annihilated, his lineage would completely lose control of the Shen family.
"I said, the moment you acted against me, we became sworn enemies! Therefore, you chose your path, and begging me is useless!"
Zi Lingling's eyes and face were filled with indifference.
She could not tolerate betrayal the most, and she detested betrayal the most.
Originally, due to Shen Liuxing's connection, even if Zi Lingling didn't get too close to the Shen family, the situation wouldn't have escalated to this point.
But Shen Wenqing had become greedy, which led to the final deterioration of her relationship with the Shen family.
Shen Wenqing pleaded, "Patriarch Zi, they were all acting under my command. I am willing to take my own life as atonement. I implore you to spare them and leave some support for Liuxing! After all, Liuxing was unaware of my actions today!"
Thinking of the young boy next door, a touch of tenderness welled up in Zi Lingling's heart, but it was quickly replaced.
What if she didn't know? Even if she knew, what then?
Just like before, knowing Ji Ran was going to kill her, Shen Liuxing was unwilling to even scold Ji Ran.
Now, facing Shen Wenqing's betrayal, would Shen Liuxing still stand on her side?
"What does that have to do with me? As you sow, so shall you reap! You can only blame yourself for being blinded by greed and losing your true nature.
Furthermore, if I didn't possess such immense power to turn the tides, would you have spared me? If you had captured or killed me, what then?"
Zi Lingling's words were like a sharp blade, piercing Shen Wenqing's heart.
He stood frozen, unable to utter a single word.
Zi Lingling sneered and continued, "Therefore, begging me is useless. It's the same as I said, anyone who acts against me, even with a mere flick of a finger, it will be an unending feud!"
Shen Wenqing fell into complete despair.
The grayness in his eyes and the self-mocking smile on his lips vividly expressed his emotions.
Alas, there was no medicine for regret in this world.
"Since that is the case, then I can only kill you!"
Shen Wenqing stood up, a hint of ruthlessness in his voice.
If he didn't kill Zi Lingling, the people of the Shen family would be utterly annihilated.
But if he could kill Zi Lingling, there might still be a turn of events.
"Kill me? Then come!"
A cold aura emanated from Zi Lingling.
The scalpels in her hands became even sharper.
Flick of the wrist, heads roll; blood stains crimson robes, a beauty smiles.
Within the fire wall, chaos reigned. Heads flew, blood splattered, and occasionally, a wisp of ash drifted about.
Zi Dong'an and Dongfang Feihong's faces grew increasingly grim, and the fear in their hearts intensified.
They wanted to escape, but the wall of flames seemed to possess a soul; whenever someone approached, the flames would instantly surge ten meters high.
Shen Wenqing confronted Zi Lingling but was repeatedly pushed back, in grave danger.
Long'er, Xiao Hu, and Huangyi fought with increasing ferocity. Within their range of attack, people continued to fall.
Qin Mingyue was also filled with despair, but she was too proud to beg Zi Lingling to spare the Qin family.
Qin Mingfei finally regained his senses and joined the battlefield with his sword, fighting shoulder to shoulder with Qin Mingyue.