Chapter 221: Chapter 219: Ruthless Slaughter

And that was with Jiang Jichen holding back!

With the Holy Sword in hand, he was nigh invincible here.

So when his voice rang out, followed by the sight of the awesome power of his sweeping Holy Sword, the crowd was instantly stunned into submission.

These people had been desperately fighting to get ahead, but now they were forced to a halt.

While they all wanted to be among the three hundred who entered the first floor of the Exquisite Treasure Tower, they knew that charging forward again meant certain death. They couldn’t possibly block a single beam of Light from Jiang Jichen’s Holy Sword.

Jiang Jichen strode forward, Holy Sword in hand. His invincible, sky-shattering aura proclaimed his dominance.

Many of the people still ahead of him had no choice but to part and let him pass.

"So arrogant! If he didn’t have that Holy Sword, how would he dare act like this?"

Someone called out coldly as he reached the halfway point.

"It’s one thing for Jiang Jichen to go by himself, but he wants to clear a path for that whole group? In his dreams!"

By now, Jiang Jichen had led the women to the spot where the Late-stage Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator who had killed his own teammate was standing.

Everyone who had made it into the top three hundred was an exceptionally powerful expert.

Aside from the Seven Great Families and the Three Major Sects, there were also people from other Noble Families, Sects, and Loose Cultivators from the Southern Continent.

A long, golden path led to the entrance gate of the Treasure Tower’s first floor.

This golden path was wide at the start and narrow at the end. While a hundred people could walk abreast at the beginning, only two could enter the gate to the Treasure Tower’s first floor at the same time.

Only by following this golden path could one enter the first-floor gate of the Exquisite Treasure Tower. Once three hundred people had entered, the gate would automatically close.

The remaining people would be automatically expelled by the rules of this place and sent back to the outside world.

"He’s just one person. There’s no way he can protect that many people! Let’s kill all those women. They’re so weak, what right do they have to enter the Exquisite Treasure Tower?"

"Right! If we all attack together, let’s see how many he can save!"

"The best thing would be to capture the people behind Jiang Jichen one by one. Don’t kill them right away. Just make him try to save them one by one. He can’t be everywhere at once!"

...

At that moment, several voices rose from the crowd, instantly causing an uproar.

Everyone thought it made sense. However, still intimidated by Jiang Jichen’s earlier show of power, they didn’t dare to act just yet, though they were clearly itching to do so.

Suddenly, a figure flashed, rushing into the Red Beauty Adventurer Squad from behind and easily snatching a female member.

This squad member was the weakest in the group, only at the Innate Seventh Layer. She had no strength to resist at all.

"Everyone, attack now! Jiang Jichen will be overwhelmed and helpless!"

That same voice called out again.

A cold light flashed in Jiang Jichen’s eyes. Even though a member of the Red Beauty Adventurer Squad had been captured, he remained calm, his resolve completely unshaken.

’Even though he was extremely worried about the captured squad member’s life, he knew that letting it affect him would only lead to more deaths.’

’Therefore, his heart could not fall into chaos. He had to remain sufficiently cold and hard.’

’He knew someone was targeting him, trying to prevent him from entering the Exquisite Treasure Tower.’

’These people were secretly inciting the crowd to deal with him, using those he was protecting as leverage. Their methods were truly sinister and vicious.’

Sure enough, after one person made a move, others could no longer hold back. Figures flickered, rushing toward the Red Beauty Adventurer Squad to abduct its members. And they all picked the weakest to target.

Although Yee Youmeng was guarding the rear, she was only one person. The attackers deliberately avoided her, so she was completely unable to fend them all off.

The Red Beauty Adventurer Squad had eighteen members, including Tang Ni and Xia Qing. One had just been abducted, and now they could hear her terrible screams from a distance.

"Captain, quick... save me! Ah!"

The squad member’s voice carried over, filled with misery and despair.

Tears streamed down the faces of Tang Ni, Xia Qing, Hua Xiaoling, and the other women. They were filled with grief and indignation, feeling utterly powerless and wishing they were stronger.

Within the group, only Yee Youmeng and Jiang Jichen remained impassive, their expressions unchanging.

At this moment, several groups made their move, all of them targeting the Red Beauty Adventurer Squad.

"Jiang Jichen, are you feeling useless yet? Haha... Today, you will realize that even with the Holy Sword, you’re nothing but a piece of trash!"

The voice was elusive, echoing from within the crowd, making it impossible to pinpoint.

But that was only true for an ordinary person. For Jiang Jichen, who possessed a unique Divine Sense, how could he fail to locate the source of the voice?

But... he had no intention of pinpointing that voice, nor did he plan on finding that person.

’If he wanted to protect the people behind him, all he had to do... was slaughter everyone here.’

’The mysterious person who had instigated the crowd with his words was also among them. As long as everyone here died, he would naturally be no exception.’

Jiang Jichen’s bone-chilling voice suddenly rang out. "Only through slaughter can there be peace. You all are the ones forcing me to do this!"

As his voice fell, so did his sword. Blood splattered.

Without any warning, Jiang Jichen attacked.

Before, he had shown mercy to those who blocked his path. But now?

He attacked with absolute resolve, like an ice-cold killing machine, swinging the Holy Sword, killing whomever he saw, and sparing no one.

"Star Transformation!"

"Star Destruction!"

"Eight-direction Wind and Rain!"

"Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams!"

...

Ultimate Sword Skills and the merciless Holy Sword reaped one life after another.

Jiang Jichen used Shadow Step, flitting about like an ethereal phantom.

And with every flicker of his form, a spray of blood followed.

Heads were severed from bodies, and limbs flew through the air.

With every step he took, blood stained the air and corpses paved his path.

The Cultivators who had fought their way to the front suddenly stopped, watching this scene in terror. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Jiang Jichen... has he gone mad?"

"He’s... a crazed Demon of slaughter!"

"Gods, he’s going to kill everyone behind him!"

"Someone just instigated people to abduct those he’s protecting. The only way for Jiang Jichen to keep his people safe is to kill everyone... He..."

Everyone was shocked by the bloody and gruesome scene.

With the Holy Sword in hand, Jiang Jichen was invincible. He had transformed into a Killing God, and no one could withstand a single blow from his sword.

"Don’t kill me! I never intended to attack!"

"I... I was wrong! No—"

"Ah, you Demon!"

Screams echoed continuously—pleas for mercy and furious curses—but Jiang Jichen remained unmoved. The Sword Light flashed, and heads rolled.

People fell one after another, their corpses piling up on the golden path, and the crowd began to thin.

Finally, Jiang Jichen carved a path to the man who had abducted the female squad member. Next to him stood a young man.

Behind Jiang Jichen, nearly three hundred people had been completely massacred. Not a single one was left alive. Only the Red Beauty Adventurer Squad, Hua Xiaoling, and Yee Youmeng remained.

Only through slaughter could there be peace. Now, no one was left to threaten him.

Jiang Jichen’s gaze fell indifferently on the young man before him. "So it was you."