317: Chapter 317 The Slaughter Begins

Inside the Barrier, Jin Qianbao and the people around him were listening nervously to Hong Yi's counting.

Every number she uttered seemed to carry a heavy pressure, making those present almost unable to breathe.

When that cold and heartless voice reached "five," the atmosphere instantly became even more solemn.

The fear in the hearts of the three opposing groups surged out like water from a burst dam, making their hair stand on end and their bodies tremble involuntarily.

At that moment, one person among the followers could no longer suppress the panic and despair in his heart.

A young man in the Source King Realm, dressed in luxurious clothes and appearing elegant, stepped forward.

His face was as pale as paper, but his eyes revealed a hint of madness and determination.

This man was a scion of a certain great Family who had spent countless resources to forcibly raise his cultivation base to the Source King Realm through a secret technique, all for the purpose of clinging to the towering tree that was Jin Qianbao to seek more benefits for his Family.

However, at this moment of life and death, things like wealth, fame, and power were no longer important.

The young man knew well that if they didn't take action, only the tragic end of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering awaited them.

Thus, he forced himself to calm down and shouted loudly, "Fellow Daoists! We are merely following the orders of the Source Emperor Senior outside to eliminate Young Master Jin's confidants; we are not targeting Young Master Jin himself!

Even if we are unfortunately hunted by the Jin Family afterward, at least we still have a slim hope of Reincarnation.

But if we continue to sit and wait for death, without even the courage to act, we can only watch ourselves suffer Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering! Are you willing to accept that? Aren't you afraid?"

As he spoke, he scanned his surroundings eagerly, trying to stir up the fighting spirit and courage of the others.

Because he knew very well that he could never escape this place by his strength alone.

Only by inciting these followers to act together and using them as his shields and cannon fodder would he have a tiny hope of killing one of Jin Qianbao's confidants in the chaos and gaining a chance to escape.

He still felt that the words of a Source Emperor powerhouse were trustworthy.

"Fellow Daoist Yun! How can you say such cruel and heartless words about killing each other? That Source Emperor clearly has ulterior motives, intending to toy with us like monkeys.

No matter what, he will definitely not let us off easily!

We have gone through countless trials of life and death together in the past! How many times did we fight side by side, depending on each other for survival, to earn our current status and achievements?

Furthermore, we have received countless generous rewards and supreme glory from the Jin Family. How can we forget such kindness so easily? Do you all truly want to become treacherous people?

Aren't you afraid of being severely punished by the Jin Family's Old Ancestor and Grand Elder, having your true spirit directly erased, resulting in Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and disappearing from this world forever?"

A burly middle-aged man in luxurious clothes stepped out from the crowd.

This person was a master at the first level of the Source King Realm and one of Jin Qianbao's many confidants among his followers.

At this moment, his face was full of anger, his eyes wide open, as he sternly rebuked King Yun.

Clearly, this middle-aged man knew very well the Jin Family's methods for dealing with traitors.

If he dared to follow the Source Emperor powerhouse's orders to attack Jin Qianbao today, the end awaiting him would surely be extremely miserable.

It probably wouldn't be as simple as Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering; in the end, even his true spirit would be completely annihilated, and he would never be able to enter the path of Reincarnation.

Such a terrifying consequence made him truly afraid to act rashly, let alone attack Jin Qianbao.

At this time, Jin Qianbao, who had been on edge, finally relaxed his tense heartstrings a bit after seeing this.

He secretly felt lucky that there was still such a loyal subordinate willing to step forward to protect him.

For now, he only hoped to hold his ground and hold out until his grandfather and the others came to the rescue.

Not just him, even the other two middle-aged Source Kings knew clearly in their hearts that if they dared to betray him, the end awaiting them would definitely be incredibly miserable.

Not only that, even the entire families behind them would face the misfortune of being uprooted and completely obliterated by the Jin Family.

Because of this, from beginning to end, these two were only focused on guarding against the two people among the followers who were also Source Kings.

As for the thought of killing Jin Qianbao, it had never even crossed their minds.

However, the situation was quite different for the other two young confidants at the eighth level of the Source Realm.

Their minds were filled only with thoughts of how to put Jin Qianbao to death; after all, who would be willing to just wait for death? Who wouldn't want to live well?

Once their bodies died and their Daos vanished, and they suffered Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, they would be forever severed from Reincarnation; such a consequence was truly too terrifying.

Unfortunately, even if they had the intent to kill, if the three Source Kings on their side remained stationary, there was nothing they could do.

There was no helping it; the gap in strength was right there. With their meager cultivation, wanting to kill Jin Qianbao was nothing but a pipe dream.

"Hmph, King Xiao, stop trying to alarm people with your sensationalism! Although it's true the Jin Family rewarded us with many precious cultivation resources in the past,

but in these years we've risked our lives working for the Jin Family, have we done few life-and-death tasks? As for kindness, we've long since settled the score!"

The Source King surnamed Yun gave a heavy cold snort. As he spoke, his right hand already gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist, making a move to draw it. A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.

"Exactly! Just as King Yun said, if we don't take action now, we will sink forever, unable to enter the path of Reincarnation, and end up with Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!

You should know that Young Master Jin's capable confidants are only five people, and two of them are only at the eighth level of the Source Realm. Fellow Daoists, our side clearly has a huge advantage!"

At that moment, the last Source King among the followers finally stepped forward.

This Source King was not ordinary; he was the only person present whose cultivation base had reached the third level of the Source King Realm.

His gaze was firm as he spoke with full confidence, "Hmph, I am sufficiently confident that I can single-handedly contend with those two Source King-level confidants on the opposite side and remain invincible!"

As soon as he finished speaking, this middle-aged Source King and King Yun exchanged a knowing glance.

Immediately after, a top-grade holy artifact emitting a dazzling light instantly appeared in his hand, and then he flickered his body without hesitation.

Like a bolt of lightning, he charged straight toward the three Source King confidants of Jin Qianbao.

At the same time, he shouted loudly, "Die!"

Meanwhile, the other ten Source Realm youths who followed saw that the two powerful Seniors on their side had already boldly attacked.

Naturally, they could no longer stand by and watch, and one after another, they raised their voices and shouted, "Kill!"