586: The enraged leaders of the various sects

The Ninth Princess, Li Xueqin, had a smile playing on her lips; she knew that everything was already a foregone conclusion.

Originally, a ranking tournament would have been necessary, but since she alone now held four spots, the tournament had lost all meaning!

Just then, within the vortex in the sky, figures began flying out one after another. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of people appeared before the crowd.

Countless gazes swept through the crowd. Upon seeing their own people, smiles involuntarily appeared on their faces, and their hanging hearts were finally set at ease.

"Impossible! Why haven't the people from our Nine Stars Sect come out yet?"

Dong Yiming scanned the crowd, but not a single person from the Nine Stars Sect was to be seen, making him finally unable to sit still.

Dong Yiming wasn't the only one who couldn't sit still; there were also those from the Startled Swan Gang, the Zuo Family, the Zhang Family, the Wei Family, the Hou Family, the Red Oak Sect, the Su Nü Sect, and others!

Their gazes swept through the crowd, and after failing to find the figures of their own disciples, their bodies couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Ji Wuchang's gaze swept through the crowd. He had clearly seen those few people from the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls just now, yet they had vanished without a trace at this moment.

He was quite surprised; it seemed the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls still had many methods he was unaware of!

After the people from the Zhuodao Sect came out, they returned directly to their Elder's side. When they looked at Ji Wuchang, their eyes were filled with intense dread.

Back then, the people from the Startled Swan Gang had been with them. When the ten members of the Startled Swan Gang were slaughtered clean by Ji Wuchang, it had terrified the people of the Zhuodao Sect.

Later in the Secret Realm, the people of the Zhuodao Sect kept a low profile and avoided Ji Wuchang from a distance whenever they saw him, finally managing to survive until the end of the Thousand Cities Great War.

However, they had been witnesses to those few slaughters committed by Ji Wuchang within the Secret Realm.

More and more people rushed toward their Elders. Since they did not have Gold Tokens, the subsequent events had nothing to do with them.

In the sky, the passage rumbled and shook, then slowly began to shrink; it was the rhythm of closing.

"Your Majesty, the people of my Nine Stars Sect have not yet emerged. Why is the passage closing?"

Dong Yiming stepped forward, cupping his fists as he spoke to Zuo Chun.

"Your Majesty, the people of my Startled Swan Gang have also not emerged!"

"And the people of my Su Nü Sect!"

"And the people of my Red Oak Sect!"

...One voice after another rang out from the crowd, filling the entire grand plaza!

After these voices spread, the entire plaza instantly fell silent, and many people's faces took on strange expressions.

At this moment in the plaza, most people's gazes were fixed on Zuo Chun, waiting to see how this Queen would respond.

One had to understand that this involved numerous Sects. If not handled well, a major incident could occur, and the Heavenly Star Dynasty could not afford to offend so many Sects.

Another portion of the people looked toward Ji Wuchang, because many of the people from those Sects had been slaughtered to the last man by him.

The group looking at Ji Wuchang were naturally those who had come out of the Secret Realm.

But at this moment on the plaza, they were not the majority.

Ji Wuchang's expression was calm; he wasn't afraid because of these people's voices. Instead, a faint cold smile touched the corners of his mouth.

He had acted in self-defense; they were the ones who attacked first, and his killings were out of necessity!

Zuo Chun's brow furrowed slightly. She also felt the matter was a bit thorny. Not to mention anything else, the Nine Stars Sect alone was a source of trouble!

"Li Shangwang, check if there are any other cultivators from the Hunyuan Continent who have not come out."

Zuo Chun spoke slowly, looking at the elderly man beside her.

Li Shangwang was the first Enshrined Expert of the Heavenly Star Dynasty, with a cultivation base at the eighth level of the celestial phenomenon realm, making his strength extremely formidable.

Upon hearing Zuo Chun's command, his body ascended into the air. In his hand, he held a special Token.

He tossed the Token into the air, and it flew directly to the vortex that was about to close.

With the appearance of the Token, the vortex that was about to close came to a halt.

Li Shangwang's Divine Soul power surged into the vortex.

Several roars echoed from within the vortex, and a Peak Rank Six black bear and a Peak Rank Six giant serpent flew out from it.

Seeing this scene, hope involuntarily appeared in the eyes of Dong Yiming and the others.

But just then, Li Shangwang flew back to Zuo Chun's side, and the Token in the vortex instantly appeared in his hand.

With the disappearance of the Token, the vortex rapidly shrank and then vanished without a trace.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, within the Trial Grounds of the Hunyuan Continent, there are no living beings left except for these two beasts!"

Li Shangwang spoke slowly.

As his words spread, Dong Yiming and the others all changed color, their eyes filled with disbelief!

"Impossible! How could this be?"

"Dang Huihan is the number one Genius cultivated by my Nine Stars Sect, with a cultivation base at the seventh level of the dao severing realm. Who could possibly kill him!"

Dong Yiming murmured to himself, his face turning deathly pale.

It wasn't just Dang Huihan; there were also Zuo Yilin and others, all of whom were Prodigies meticulously cultivated by the Nine Stars Sect, the strongest of this generation.

Now that this entire generation was gone, how could he return and account to the Sect Master and the other Elders?

"Who killed them? Step forward!"

Dong Yiming's eyes instantly turned red, filled with cold killing intent.

His gaze turned toward the ten people holding Gold Tokens. He knew very well that those who could accomplish this must be among these ten.

"Who killed the people of my Su Nü Sect? Step forward!"

Su Nü Sect Elder Cha Yarong took a step forward, her eyes filled with sky-toppling killing intent. A pressure from the third level of the celestial phenomenon realm emanated from her body.

Behind her, a Dharma Idol phantom emerged, making many people instantly feel as if a great mountain had been placed upon them.

The leader of the Startled Swan Gang, Mou Long'an, also stepped forward, a pressure from the eighth level of the dao severing realm radiating from him.

Though he said nothing, the fierce light in his eyes revealed the fury in his heart.

Seeing this scene, Zuo Chun couldn't help but frown and glanced at Li Shangwang.

Li Shangwang nodded and flew up, a powerful aura rising from his body.

"Everyone, the Thousand Cities Great War is inherently a dangerous place; we released more than ten Peak Rank Six Vicious Beasts!"

"When you all participated, my Heavenly Star Dynasty clearly stated that life and death were one's own responsibility. You all agreed to this personally; do you intend to go back on your word?"

After Li Shangwang finished speaking, a cold light gradually flickered in his eyes.

He knew very well that if this matter wasn't handled properly, it would lead to endless trouble for the Heavenly Star Dynasty.

But he was also very troubled; Sects like the Startled Swan Gang and the Red Oak Sect were manageable, as their strongest were only at the ninth level of the dao severing realm.

However, Sects like the Nine Stars Sect and the Su Nü Sect were different; they were overseen by Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts, and they had several of them!

If these Sects were to become enemies with the Heavenly Star Dynasty in the future, the Dynasty would surely face constant trouble!

As Li Shangwang's voice fell, Dong Yiming, Cha Yarong, and the others couldn't help but frown, their faces showing expressions of dissatisfaction.

If only one or two had died, they naturally wouldn't have cared, but now that their entire group was wiped out, they simply couldn't account for this to their Sects!

Therefore, an explanation must be given for this matter!