Chapter 274: Annihilation of a Clan
Bibi Dong's sixth spirit ring shone brightly, and she slowly raised her right hand. Tens of thousands, perhaps even hundreds of thousands, of purple spider thorns appeared above her.
In an instant, they blanketed the entire sky above the Clear Sky Sect.
Strangely, each thorn was shrouded in a black aura, evidently laden with poison.
For a moment, the previously bright Clear Sky Sect was enveloped in a shroud of purple and black, becoming dim.
Seeing this, everyone in the Clear Sky Sect swallowed hard. Even Tang Lie, who had just lost his beloved son, saw the hatred disappear from his eyes, replaced by fear. "
Goodness!
Such an intense attack, such terrifying power.
If it were to strike, wouldn't the entire Clear Sky Sect be doomed?"
At this crucial moment, it was Second Elder Tang Bai who thought quickly and pleaded loudly for mercy, "Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with our Clear Sky Sect."
"It was Tang Hao. It was Tang Hao who murdered the Pope. We expelled him from the Clear Sky Sect long ago,"
the Seventh Elder said, his eyes reddened and his breath pounding.
"Your Highness, we can help you find Tang Hao. Please give the Clear Sky Sect a chance."
"Please spare my life, Your Highness,"
the Third and Sixth Elders followed suit.
The rest of the Clear Sky Sect disciples were in agony, their cries piercing with despair and misery.
However, Bibi Dong ignored them. With a gentle wave of her slender hand, spider thorns rained down from the sky like raindrops.
Almost everyone was so frightened that they instinctively closed their eyes,
awaiting death.
"Surrender!"
At this critical moment, a loud cry of surrender, fueled by spirit power, drowned out all the other voices.
The entire place fell silent. Everyone in the Clear Sky Sect opened their eyes and saw the spider spear resting on their foreheads, barely above their eyelashes.
Cold sweat dripped from their foreheads as they looked in the direction of the voice, only to find that the voice speaking of surrender was none other than Tang Bai, the once-renowned Second Elder of the Clear Sky Sect.
"Second brother, you..."
The Third Elder, the Sixth Elder, and the Seventh Elder, who had just lost their beloved son, looked at him in confusion.
"Second brother, Xiao'er has now passed the position of Sect Leader to me. No matter what, I will not let the Clear Sky Sect be destroyed in my hands." Tang Bai spoke, telepathically warning them: "We will show weakness to the Spirit Hall for now. Once they relax their guard, we will retreat to Clear Sky Peak."
Hearing this, Tang Lie and the other two couldn't help but sigh inwardly at their second brother's thoughtful intentions.
Bibi Dong was instantly amused by this scene. With her spiritual strength, how could she not hear their spiritual transmissions? Amused, she released her spiritual power suppression on the Clear Sky Sect members. She hovered the vampire spider spear above the heads of the Clear Sky Sect disciples.
Then, with a feigned air, she said, "Does your Clear Sky Sect truly wish to surrender?"
Tang Bai, Tang Lie, and the other four exchanged bewilderment, then simultaneously pleaded with Bibi Dong, "Our Clear Sky Sect is willing to surrender to the Spirit Hall."
As they spoke, they all knelt on one knee, clasping their hands before Bibi Dong.
Seeing their elders surrender, the rest of the Clear Sky Sect knelt as well.
After all, no one wanted to die.
Of course, there were a few who refused to surrender their pride.
They felt their Clear Sky Sect had once been so glorious, yet now they had been reduced to kneeling before the Spirit Hall. If Patriarch Tang Chen were still around, they would have refused to kneel.
However, after several elders' voice transmissions of persuasion, they all knelt.
"Well, I'll give you a chance. You have three days to have Tang Hao return to the Clear Sky Sect and die in apology. If he does, I'll accept your surrender. Otherwise, I'll kill a thousand people a day. Today is the first day."
Bibi Dong said this with a wave of her hand. Spider spears rained down on the heads of the thousand Clear Sky Sect disciples who had stopped there.
"Ah!" screamed aloud, as the Clear Sky Sect disciples felt a chill run through their hearts.
"Feng'er!"
"Yun'er!"
"No, Lang'er, my child."
As the former world's foremost sect, the Clear Sky Sect naturally possessed the largest number of members among the three upper sects. Even excluding its affiliated sects, it still had nearly five thousand members.
When Bibi Dong arrived earlier, a single Spider Emperor Cross Slash had unexpectedly eliminated a third of the Clear Sky Sect's disciples, including Tang Zhan.
Now, another thousand had been killed, and most of these Clear Sky Sect disciples were gone. The vast majority of them were second-generation disciples or below, the future and hope of the Clear Sky Sect.
The children's parents and relatives screamed in terror as they watched their offspring being pierced by spider spears.
The next moment, an even more horrifying scene unfolded. The disciples of the Clear Sky Sect, pierced by the vampire spiders, collapsed to the ground, convulsing violently. In a matter of seconds, the spiders' thorns had drained all their blood, leaving them reduced to mummies.
For a moment, the Clear Sky Sect disciples, having watched their loved ones die, stared at Bibi Dong with bloodshot eyes, panting heavily, as if seeking revenge.
Of course, more were filled with fear.
They wanted to flee, to leave the area immediately. But just as they were about to move,
the spider spears descended from above.
With hundreds dead, those intent on escape and revenge gradually gave up, freezing in their places, afraid to move.
The four elders were nearly furious at this scene, but to protect the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Bai suppressed his anger and said, "Your Highness, Saint Maiden, can we send someone to find Tang Hao now?"
"No, you must stay here. I'll make Tang Xiao mad with anger. Let word of your capture spread. If Tang Hao truly wants to save you, he'll show up. Of course, don't even try to leave the spot. If anyone tries to escape again, I'll kill everyone else."
Bibi Dong smiled gently.
"You..." Tang Bai was furious, but knowing that the Clear Sky Sect's survival depended on Bibi Dong's decision, he remained silent.
His only hope was that the Clear Sky Sect's inherited soul bone in Tang Xiao wouldn't be discovered.
And that Tang Hao would dare to take responsibility for his crime.
That way, perhaps they, the Clear Sky Sect disciples, would have a chance.
Even if there was no hope, it would buy time for the scattered disciples of the Clear Sky Sect. He believed that if the Fourth and Fifth Brothers heard the news that Bibi Dong had personally visited the Clear Sky Sect, they would definitely bring their disciples to move to Clear Sky Peak.
Two and a half hours passed, and it was evening.
The Clear Sky Sect and the others did not wait for Tang Hao, but instead waited for the Spirit Hall's spirit master army.
The leader was Jue Wu Douluo.
They brought with them fifty cardinals and two thousand spirit masters.
"Greetings, His Holiness."
The Spirit Hall members, led by Yue and Gui, looked at the Clear Sky Sect members subdued by Bibi Dong, the over a thousand corpses of Clear Sky Sect disciples lying on the ground, and the massive scar that nearly bisected the Clear Sky Sect. They marveled at Bibi Dong's immense strength.
They gloated over the Clear Sky Sect's misfortune, feeling a surge of pride.
This was their new Pope.
One person could suppress an entire sect—far more powerful than the previous one.
Even the head of the Spirit Master Guild, hailed as the greatest spirit master, was no less capable.
Yue and Gui sighed inwardly, "Misfortunes sent by Heaven can be survived, but those brought upon oneself cannot."
If you had simply kept Tang Hao and the transformed spirit beast, this wouldn't have happened.
But by doing so, you'd actually done the new Pope a great favor.
Because across the Spirit Hall, besides Ling Yuan, perhaps only they knew that Bibi Dong had long hoped for Qian Xunji's death.
Now, her wish had finally come true.
"Yes,"
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