The few clones left in the palace attempted to stop Qiu Dao, but they were engulfed by the Netherworld Dead River and then dissipated. These clones only had 1% of the powers the Snake King and the others, so how could they possibly fend off Qiu Dao's attacks?
This Ice Soul Divine Palace could take on a variety of sizes and conceal itself in molecular structures. It was an escape path the group had initially left behind, but Qiu Dao had stoleit after it shrank. He had then kept it with him all along.
Since they were already enemies, Qiu Dao would naturally resort to all sorts of means to go against them. He knew that even if he were to kill their disciples, it would still be impossible for the Snake King and the others to surrender.
For him, it would still be a good deal even if it was just to weaken their momentum and cause them to suffer from a slight imbalance in their mentality, thus raising his chances of winning by a little bit.
