On the side, Feiyu Qiantian, Yu Yuangu, the remaining members of the Dugu family and Duanmu Qingyan were naturally furious. The Soul Race's sacrificial ceremony was extremely important to them, so there was no way that they were going to allow him to ruin it.
Most importantly, the Myriad Swords Palace and the Divine Dragon family were nearby, which gave them a pillar of support to rely on. This meant that they could express their stance, and maybe even use this opportunity to make a good impression on those two forces.
That might result in them obtaining an even better opportunity than the sacrificial ceremony itself!
Therefore, many of them swarmed Ye Chen, eager to kill him. In return, he did not hold back against anyone who stood in his way. Everyone who raised their weapons against him either ended up dead or injured!