The surrounding demonic cultivators could not withstand this power; they faced death and sought to perish together with the cultivators.
Gu Xiaosu's face was ashen, her lips trembling.
She dazedly watched as Xiao Ye, bathed in blinding white light, seemed on the verge of turning to dust.
However, his body stood ramrod straight, his black sword emitting a mournful cry.
The righteous cultivators saw their seal envelop Xiao Ye; there was no possibility of him breaking free again.
"Saintess, you did wonderfully!"
The Sect Master of Zhen Gu Sect burst into a thunderous laugh, praising Gu Xiaosu for infiltrating Xiao Ye's ranks.
"If not for the Saintess stepping out, we might not have defeated this Demon Lord!"
"It seems the Saintess is truly on our side!"
Xiao Ye's pitch-black gaze fell upon Gu Xiaosu, seeing her standing behind the righteous cultivators.
This time, he had utterly lost.
He had lost completely.
She saw the man's face darken, then erupt into hoarse, wild laughter.
"Well done, Saintess, hahaha."
Gu Xiaosu gazed dazedly at the triumphant laughter of the righteous cultivators. Her earlier action of distancing herself from Xiao Ye was utterly despairing. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
But she hadn't wanted to do this.
"Husband, I didn't..."
Gu Xiaosu choked back her grief and looked at Xiao Ye, her heart shattering as she saw him encased in the seal.
How could she save Xiao Ye? What should she do?
"As long as my soul endures, Saintess, wait for me to find you."
Gu Xiaosu could discern the bleeding hatred in every word Xiao Ye spoke.
She was going mad, watching Xiao Ye's body dissolve in the white light, vanishing bit by bit within the seal.
Only the piercing sound remained, growing fainter and weaker.
Gu Xiaosu's breath trembled with sorrow, her pupils fixed on the direction where Xiao Ye disappeared.
Husband!
No, it wasn't what she wanted, betraying you...
She never imagined that her trusted sect would resort to such treachery.
"What have you done to my husband... Sect Master, what have you done to me?"
Gu Xiaosu's mournful gaze turned to the Sect Master, sorrow etched upon her pale face.
The Sect Master and his followers had joined forces to deal with Xiao Ye, safeguarding the peace of the righteous path.
"The Demon Lord should be dead from our seal, no longer posing a threat to the common people."
The heavily wounded righteous cultivators chuckled, clutching their injuries.
The Sect Master glanced at Gu Xiaosu. "Do not pine for the demonic path any longer. Everything has settled."
"No!!"
Gu Xiaosu cried out in despair, her eyes hollow.
She pleaded desperately with the sect. "The Demon Lord's heart was not evil. I beg you, let him return. I guarantee he will not harm the populace..."
"He killed so many of our righteous disciples, and you still want to speak for him?"
The Sect Master suddenly couldn't help but sneer. Now that the Demon Lord was gone, there was no need for pretense.
His right hand gathered true qi, and he pressed it lightly towards the top of Gu Xiaosu's head.
"From now on, be the Saintess of Zhen Gu Sect. Sever ties with the past, and harbor no more longing."
Hearing the Sect Master's words, Gu Xiaosu instantly understood.
She shook her head frantically, tears streaming down her face.
But she could not stop what the Sect Master intended to do.
"Husband..."
Gu Xiaosu closed her eyes in utter despair, her body slumping limply.
The righteous cultivators wore triumphant smiles, the cultivation world was theirs once more.
Though the righteous path had suffered heavy casualties, as long as Xiao Ye was dead, it was worth it.
Suddenly.
An elder noticed something; he saw a wisp of black smoke appearing not far away.
He exclaimed in alarm, "Sect Master, is that the Demon Lord? Is that black smoke the Demon Lord still alive?"
The Sect Master's gaze darkened; his true qi surged forward.
He located the wisp of black smoke, but in an instant, the black mist vanished.
"Even if the Demon Lord is alive, he is sealed by our combined might and cannot cause any ripples!"
The righteous crowd breathed a sigh of relief, their faces blooming with smiles.
This battle, though the righteous path had acted somewhat shamelessly,
they had killed the Demon Lord, and would only receive accolades from the cultivation world.
In the vicinity of the entire Zhen Gu Sect, save for the remnants of a great battle,
not even the wind could stir a ripple.
...
In the reincarnation, Xiao Ye was attacked by immortal sects.
Gu Xiaosu should have stood by Xiao Ye's side and fought alongside him.
However, she did not. Instead, while Xiao Ye was battling the immortal sects, she chose to beg him to spare the immortal sects!
At this moment, the masses of Blue Star watching the scene felt their blood pressure surge.
Although the previous female war gods had also somewhat failed Xiao Ye,
none had put Xiao Ye in such mortal peril as Gu Xiaosu.
They could not help but utter profanities.
Now, the entire Blue Star could witness the scenes of reincarnation.
Seeing Gu Xiaosu sold out by the immortal sects made them laugh and cry uncontrollably.
"This must be the end for Xiao Ye and Gu Xiaosu, right?"
"It's truly poignant that the Demon Lord was sealed and killed by the immortal sects for Gu Xiaosu."
"Setting aside Xiao Ye's current stance with us, even as a war god, I despise Gu's actions..."
Those who had previously sympathized with Gu Xiaosu, suffering in the City of Slaughter, now held only different thoughts.
Let Gu Xiaosu suffer in the city; she was an infected one anyway.
If Xiao Ye wanted Gu Xiaosu to repent, the masses had no objections.
The entire Blue Star populace was quick-witted, and they, along with the infected people who saw the reincarnation, now had a common question.
"If all the female war gods wronged Xiao Ye, and now the Blue Star is in this state, who is to blame?"
Unbeknownst to how many, a sense of regret dawned.
Because they knew profoundly that Xiao Ye, who had just escaped reincarnation.
At that time, he had no ill will towards Blue Star...
He was completely driven mad by the inhumane torture methods used by the female war gods after capturing him and imprisoning him in the dungeon.
Yet, the Blue Star masses never considered Xiao Ye, only seeking to vent their personal desires.
Unbeknownst to how many, they still wanted to vote for Xiao Ye's execution.
When they saw Xiao Ye, covered in blood, bound by chains, and dragged to the execution platform...
The masses were left with only excitement and schadenfreude.
"If Xiao Ye hadn't been declared a wanted criminal by the Alliance, what kind of person would he have been?"
The young men and women present could not hide their curiosity.
They had witnessed the Demon Lord's might in the reincarnation, nearly overturning the entire cultivation world with a single sword.
These young men and women developed a deep sense of admiration.
More people, witnessing the despicable seals of the righteous path, fell into a state of rational contemplation.
Weren't these people from the cultivation world a reflection of Blue Star?
Those who claimed to be righteous were so despicable and shameless.
Were they truly wrong?
"If... if the Alliance leaders hadn't destroyed Xiao Ye, should we have given the infected a way out?"
A sensible person suggested introspection, stating that they should not annihilate Xiao Ye and his kind like the righteous path.
However, the masses within the Alliance voiced their opposition. "If we let the infected go, will they spare us?"
"Even if Xiao Ye shouldn't have died before, he should die after slaughtering several cities, right?"
A person with infected relatives revealed the truth, "You're just afraid, afraid that Xiao Ye will bring disaster upon you, afraid that it will affect your affluent lives!"
The entire scene became chaotic, leaving only a few children.
They stood by, bewildered, watching the adults argue.
Why were some opposing and others supporting?
Because.
They had divided themselves into different classes, and the concept of class was now indelible.
The affluent citizens living in the Alliance had no desire to care about the lives of those on the fringes.
They only wanted to protect their own interests.
But, more importantly, it was the suffering ordinary people of Blue Star...
The heat on the internet for joining the infected suddenly became intense.
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I was not feeling well these past few days. I will resume updates starting today.