27: One move, and everything is reduced to ashes!

The entire battle was actually under Lu Hao's control, and with Lu Hao's attention, the Qingxuan Sect members were very safe.

The reason Lu Hao didn't appear at the beginning to stop this battle was primarily because he wanted to use this opportunity to temper the cultivation of the various Manor Lords and the Sect Master.

They hadn't experienced battle since their Breakthrough through the System, and their grasp of their own strength was not yet complete, which would not be a good thing for their future cultivation path.

On the other hand, he also wanted to take this opportunity to see what the Seventh Elder and Eighth Elder of the Hong Family were truly thinking.

If they still harbored ill intentions, then he wouldn't need to show mercy.

The reason he acted now was that Hong Zijin's offensive was too powerful.

If he didn't intervene, his master, the Sect Master, would likely suffer a serious injury, and he would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen!

"Lu... Lu Hao? How could you...?" Bai Daoren asked in surprise.

"Your cultivation has reached Soul Transformation?"

"Hehe, Sect Master has a Wisdom Eye," Lu Hao replied with a smile.

As for Ling Tian, he already knew the truth of the matter and was not surprised at all. His willingness to act against the Hong Family was precisely because of Lu Hao's existence.

The Sect Master glanced at the unperturbed Ling Tian. Being as shrewd as he was, he instantly understood.

Ling Tian must have known Lu Hao's true cultivation long ago!

So he couldn't help but glare at the latter, muttering inwardly,

"You old fellow Ling, you didn't tell this old man about such a big matter, making me tremble with fear when I accompanied you in battle just now."

Ling Tian caught the Sect Master's inexplicable gaze with a slight glance, then could only give an awkward smile.

"You can't blame me. I only knew a little earlier than you. If you have to blame someone, blame this Disciple of mine for being too low-key."

While Lu Hao, the Sect Master, and his master were exchanging glances, Hong Zijin's eyes on the opposite side had already shifted from disbelief to extreme fear.

Lu Hao had locked onto his Aura and was looking at him, his calm expression hiding immense killing intent!

Those who dare to attack my master shall surely die without a complete corpse!

At this moment, Hong Zijin felt as if he was in a vast abyss, with no light, no sound, and no air around him.

There was only pure darkness, and in this darkness, he felt a chilling gaze fixed upon him. Instantly, a wave of coldness swept through his limbs and bones, gradually spreading throughout his entire body.

He subconsciously took a step back, his body trembling uncontrollably, and stammered,

"A Soul Transformation Expert, how is this possible, how..."

Before Hong Zijin could finish speaking, Lu Hao raised his hand and struck out with a palm. A golden light flashed, heavily landing on his body.

There was no imagined scream, no struggle.

The moment the golden light passed through him, Hong Zijin was instantly annihilated before he could even let out a scream.

In an instant, his body turned into nothingness, dissipating between heaven and earth!

There was no extra movement.

In the flick of a finger, a Nascent Soul Great Perfection was reduced to ashes!

This is a Void Refining Expert! A Nascent Soul Cultivator before him is nothing more than a slightly stronger ant.

Lu Hao, on the other hand, stood with his white robe gently fluttering in the breeze, slowly retracting his palm.

He stood with his hands behind his back, calm and composed, as if annihilating Hong Zijin was like killing an insect, not causing any change in his emotions.

This scene rendered everyone in the audience speechless, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

From the Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators around them to the Elders and Clan Chiefs of the various Family forces.

Every single one of them stared wide-eyed, their eyes unfocused, at this incredible scene.

After a brief silence, the entire area erupted in various exclamations.

"He, he really is a Soul Transformation Expert! This, this is too incredible!!!"

"The Qingxuan Sect will soar from now on. The sky of Nansu City is about to change."

"How did he Cultivate? At such a young age, he can Cultivate to such a profound Realm. Could it be that he started Cultivating from his mother's womb?"

...

Including Ling Tian, his heart was filled with shock.

He knew his Disciple was a Soul Transformation Expert, even though he had made ample psychological preparations.

But when he saw the person who had just been evenly matched with him and the Sect Master being effortlessly wiped away by Lu Hao's casual palm,

He still couldn't help but feel a strong sense of disparity.

Just as everyone was exclaiming, the other three Elders of the Hong Family felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

Previously, they had been imposing, but now they were trembling, their bodies floating in the air swaying precariously.

Facing such a vast difference in cultivation, they couldn't even muster a single thought of resistance.

Now, the only thing they could do was beg for mercy, hoping that Lu Hao would grant them a way out.

"Senior, previously our Hong Family offended the Qingxuan Sect many times. The Hong Family was ignorant.

This matter today is completely a misunderstanding. Our Hong Family is willing to compensate. Can Senior spare us this time? I swear, from now on, the Hong Family will never show any disrespect to the Qingxuan Sect again."

The Second Elder of the Hong Family forced himself to suppress the terror in his heart, bowed, and respectfully clasped his hands towards Lu Hao.

The remaining two said in unison,

"Senior, we know our mistake. We hope you will show mercy."

However, Lu Hao seemed somewhat unmoved by this.

These Hong Family members came uninvited to the entrance of his Qingxuan Sect, forcibly demanding a large amount of resources.

And when they fought with the various Manor Lords of his Qingxuan Sect, they showed no mercy.

How could Lu Hao easily forgive them for such actions!

The nearby Old Seven and Old Eight saw Lu Hao's unmoved expression, and their hearts sank.

They certainly didn't want their kinsmen to continue dying.

So the Eighth Elder bit the bullet and said,

"Senior, can you spare their lives? From now on, they will follow the Qingxuan Sect's lead."

After speaking, he kept winking at the other three Elders.

The three immediately reacted and hastily said,

"We are willing to serve the Qingxuan Sect."

Seeing this situation, Lu Hao was momentarily undecided. So he transmitted a message to the Sect Master, asking for his opinion.

"Sect Master, these people say they will obey the Qingxuan Sect's orders from now on. Should we keep them?"

The Sect Master was stunned upon hearing this, clearly not expecting Lu Hao to hand over the decision-making power to him.

After some thought, the Sect Master slowly said,

"These Hong Family members have troubled my Qingxuan Sect time and again. Just now, they even tried to forcibly demand a large amount of resources, and they attacked without a word! If we let them go just like that, I'm afraid our Qingxuan Sect will be looked down upon!"

Lu Hao received the Sect Master's reply, turned, and looked indifferently at the three.

With a wave of his hand,

"Bang!"

"Ah!!!"

The three were struck by lightning, quickly flew backward, and crashed heavily onto the ground, creating three large pits.

Looking at the state of the three, they were clearly breathing more out than in, obviously not long for this world.

"Since the Sect Master has spoken, then I cannot spare you! As for you two."

Lu Hao turned to look at the Seventh Elder and Eighth Elder.

"Since I've already spared your lives, don't even think about interfering with my Sect's decisions, or else you can go down and reunite with them!"

The two suppressed their grief and respectfully said,

"Yes, Senior, thank you for sparing our lives. Can we help collect their bodies?"

After speaking, they quickly flew to the edge of the pits and put the three into their Storage Pouches.

After dealing with the matters here, Lu Hao ignored the surrounding Cultivators who were watching, and with a flash, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

The Hong Family had constantly troubled the Qingxuan Sect, so Lu Hao naturally felt it would be better to either annex the entire Hong Family or simply eradicate them.

To avoid too much trouble, he decided to personally seek out the Hong Family Leader!