"Wan Lei."
Fang Xiaoyu did not smile, but instead took Wan Lei's hand, her expression extremely serious.
"Stop killing. We have already killed tens of millions. Our revenge is almost complete. Our true enemies are still within the Liu family. Let us not slaughter the Kaitian Sword Sect anymore and commit unnecessary bloodshed."
Wan Lei smiled and nodded.
"Alright, I'll listen to you this time."
Wan Lei did not consult with other tribulation transcenders this time. Instead, he faced downwards, his voice echoing throughout the entire Kaitian Sword Sect.
"Disciples of the Kaitian Sword Sect, listen carefully.
I am the Alliance Leader of the Thunder Emperor Alliance, Wan Lei. I have a piece of news for you: just a few minutes ago, the Huo family has been annihilated without a trace. I have completely wiped them out."
As soon as this statement was made, the people of Kaitian Sword Sect below immediately erupted in an uproar. They all looked up at Wan Lei in the sky, their gazes filled with anger and despair.
If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. The Huo family has been wiped out, so what about their Kaitian Sword Sect?
At this moment, everyone in the Kaitian Sword Sect was filled with a resolve to die.
However, Wan Lei's words were not yet finished.
"The entire Huo family deserved to die, but I believe there are still many innocent people within the Kaitian Sword Sect.
You all come from every corner of the Lei Feng Continent, from the Central Domain, the Southern and Northern Regions, and even from the starry sky.
You came to the Kaitian Sword Sect simply to cultivate better. You were merely deceived by your ancestors and were coerced into raising your swords against your own kin.
I believe you must have felt this helplessness in your hearts.
The Huo family is one entity that erred together, but you are different. You come from all directions, you have your own ideals and aspirations, and you should not die in the hands of your own people fighting amongst themselves."
The disciples of the Kaitian Sword Sect below were stunned. Hearing these words, it seemed that Alliance Leader Wan intended to spare them.
"Now, I am giving you an opportunity. As long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, you may leave here.
If anyone can identify which elder participated in the plot to attack the Yin Yang Sect and personally killed many of our brethren, we can also offer rewards.
Our Lei Feng Realm has suffered greatly. I do not wish for internal strife, nor do I want our people to die by the hands of their own kind anymore.
What I have said, I will definitely uphold. As long as you surrender and cease your resistance, you can leave here and become carefree rogue cultivators, or you can join our Thunder Emperor Alliance.
As long as you do not commit evil deeds or act unscrupulously in the future, I can let bygones be bygones regarding all your past actions."
After Wan Lei finished speaking, he waited for the people below to make their choice.
At this moment, a cultivator clearly appearing to be an elder, in the Great Ascension stage, flew up.
People did not stop him. A mere Great Ascension cultivator could not harm Alliance Leader Wan.
The Great Ascension elder flew to within three zhang of Wan Lei, his height slightly lower than Wan Lei's, and clasped his hands in greeting, saying,
"Alliance Leader Wan, are your words true?"
"I am the Alliance Leader of the Thunder Emperor Alliance. If I go back on my word, wouldn't my authority be tarnished?"
The Great Ascension elder hesitated for a moment before continuing,
"We are willing to surrender. We implore Alliance Leader to be magnanimous and preserve the lineage of the Kaitian Sword Sect. Our Kaitian Sword Sect wishes to join the Thunder Emperor Alliance..."
"You are not worthy."
Wan Lei interrupted the elder before he could finish speaking.
"The Kaitian Sword Sect willingly served as lackeys for the demonic race, slaughtering our Lei Feng Realm brethren. Their sins are unforgivable, and their lineage must be destroyed.
I have benevolence and compassion. I am giving these innocent disciples a way to survive. Do not push your luck and ask for more."
"But... I still beg Alliance Leader, for the sake of Kaitian Sword Sect having guarded the Central Domain for over fifty thousand years, to spare our Kaitian Sword Sect this once."
"Hahahaha, this is truly laughable. Guarded the Central Domain for fifty thousand years? And then personally let the demonic race in, willingly becoming their pawns, and turning your blade against your own people? Does your Kaitian Sword Sect still have the face to talk about merits? Where do you get the audacity?
Furthermore, no matter how great your Kaitian Sword Sect's merits are, what does it have to do with me? What does it have to do with our Thunder Emperor Alliance?
Have I ever received any benefit from you? Has the Thunder Emperor Alliance received any benefit from you?
On the contrary, how many of our brethren have died at your hands? How many warriors of the Thunder Emperor Alliance can no longer open their eyes? Among them, surely your Kaitian Sword Sect bears some responsibility, right?"
"I..."
"Do not say any more. The Kaitian Sword Sect must be destroyed today. Being able to spare the disciples a way to live is already my extraordinary leniency. Do you want the Kaitian Sword Sect to be like the Huo family, annihilated without a trace?"
The Great Ascension elder's expression changed in various colors. After a moment of hesitation, he suddenly drew his sword.
Wan Lei's expression immediately became playful. Is this fellow so reckless? Daring to make a move against me?
Suddenly, the Great Ascension elder placed his sword across his neck and declared loudly,
"If the Alliance Leader does not agree to my request today, I will die on the spot for you to see."
Wan Lei was shocked.
He was truly shocked.
"Damn it, does it matter to me whether you live or die? If you die, it saves me the trouble of acting. How can there be people who threaten their enemies with their own lives? Has the intelligence in their brains turned into mush?"
Despite his bewilderment, Alliance Leader Wan quickly urged,
"No, no, don't do that. We are all cultivators. Slitting your throat won't kill you. You need to stab yourself in the head, aim higher, towards the forehead. That's where you can kill yourself.
Add some divine sense power to it, and shatter your primordial spirit as well."
Upon hearing this, the Great Ascension elder almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
He had intended to create a tragic scene, to show a fearless resolve to die, so that Wan Lei could witness the courage of the Kaitian Sword Sect. Perhaps then Wan Lei would soften his heart and spare the Kaitian Sword Sect. But he never expected the other party to say such a thing.
"Hmph, if you had fought to the death from the beginning, resisting us, I would have respected you as someone with backbone.
But what are you now? With your limited intelligence, have you cultivated your mind into a mush?
And you dare to threaten me with your own life? Who do you think you are? Would I care about you?
I can't believe I've been listening to you, you idiot, for so long."
The Great Ascension elder's face turned pale then green from being choked by Wan Lei. However, the atmosphere had been built up to this point. Dying would be incomprehensible and impolite, yet dying like this was unwilling, as he had lost face.
Therefore, he became viciously intent on making Alliance Leader Wan lose face as well.
He turned around and roared down at the disciples below,
"Disciples of the Kaitian Sword Sect, I just pleaded with that brat Wan Lei. This brat actually said that after you lay down your weapons, he would annihilate all of you without expending any effort.
All disciples of the Kaitian Sword Sect who still have blood in their veins, pick up your weapons and resist this tyrant together.
Our Kaitian Sword Sect's sword soul will never be extinguished!"
Upon hearing this, some disciples below who had already laid down their weapons immediately picked them up again, looking at Wan Lei with suspicion.
They did not expect Wan Lei to go back on his word.