The banner as tall as the heavens still cleaved towards the magnificent palace below.
The crowd standing on the earth below, each with a pale face, dissipated the Seal Gesture in their hands, no longer channeling Spiritual Power towards the Vault of Heaven.
"Your Majesty, Nine Stars Palace wishes to surrender,"
"It was the coercion of the nine elders that forced us into this."
"We can be of use, willing to serve as the vanguard, to conquer the many forces."
...
Wails of grief, pleas for mercy, and curses—all were silenced as the banner sliced down.
Then, deafening roars echoed through a thousand miles of mountains and rivers.
Billowing dust rose from the ground.
At the same time, streams of Remnant Souls and Blood Qi rose from the dust, merging into the cyan banner.
The banner became even more mystical, its patterns shining brilliantly.
Chen Xian looked on in horror at the scene before her, over a hundred thousand cultivators had just perished.
