After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

"Oh? Is that so?" Situ Xiong's lips curled into a sinister smile, a smile that sent chills down one's spine. "Truly obstinate!"

After saying that, he actually reached out and shook hands with Gongsun Mili and Gongsun Chan'er from mid-air!

Suddenly, an extremely sinister spiritual energy, seemingly seeping from the depths of hell, transformed into two invisible giant hands and violently grabbed at the two women!

"puff--!"

"puff--!"

Gongsun Mili and Gongsun Chan'er both groaned almost simultaneously, their bodies feeling as if they had been struck by a heavy hammer.

Her beautiful face turned deathly pale in an instant, and two mouthfuls of bright red blood spurted out, staining her clothes.

"Mysterious! Chan'er!"

Gongsun Gaishi's eyes were bloodshot, his beard and hair stood on end, and he let out a deafening roar:

"Old devil Situ, you're asking for death!"

He was consumed by rage, and exchanged a glance with his two biological sons beside him.

All three of them saw a resolute madness in each other's eyes!

The next instant, all three simultaneously unleashed their full spiritual power.

Three vast and unfathomable late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation surged forth.

Like three ancient ferocious beasts awakening,

With all his life's energy, he crashed fiercely into the great formation that enveloped them!

"boom--!!!"

A deafening roar shook the earth! Terrifying energy shockwaves raged wildly within the great formation.

However, it was all absorbed and dissolved by the light screen that flowed with ancient runes, without even a ripple.

Situ Xiong sat upright above, as steady as Mount Tai, watching Gongsun Gaishi and the other two struggle like trapped beasts, his face full of mockery and disdain.

He scoffed, his voice filled with sarcasm:

"I advise you not to waste your energy! This great formation is an ancient and wondrous formation, the Eight Desolations Spirit Locking Formation!"

Now, with several Nascent Soul cultivators like ourselves in charge, our power is even greater than before! Let alone you, even a Mahayana stage expert wouldn't be able to break through easily!"

He paused, looking down at Gongsun Gaishi, whose eyes still burned with an indomitable flame, and continued:

"Don't even dream of breaking through! Today, either reveal the whereabouts of the Boundary-Breaking Pearl, or... you and your entire clan will be annihilated!"

"What?!"

Gongsun Gaishi's heart sank. He stared intently at Situ Xiong, his voice trembling with disbelief and boundless rage:

"The Eight Desolations Spirit Locking Array? You...you're from the Alliance Leader's lineage?!"

He abruptly raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the great formation, looking into the endless void, and roared hoarsely:

"Shangguan Qianqiu, Shangguan Qianqiu! I have been utterly loyal, and I have handed over all the spoils from the secret realm! Why do you still not believe me! Why are you so ruthless!"

"Hahaha!" Situ Xiong burst into laughter, his laughter filled with disdain and ruthlessness.

"What's the use of saying all this now? Gongsun Gaishi, are you so naive as to think that you can clear your name with just your own words?"

"Does your Gongsun family really intend to rely on the strength of your clan to oppose the alliance leader?"

He then changed the subject.

"I advise you to obediently hand over the Boundary-Breaking Pearls. Then, I might be able to put in a good word for you with the Alliance Leader."

"We've also reserved a spot for your Gongsun family to ascend to immortality. This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity, far better than... the calamity of annihilation."

"Bullshit!" Gongsun Gaishi spat on the ground, his righteous spirit and heroic demeanor soaring to the heavens.

"I, Gongsun Gaishi, am an upright and honorable man! If I say it's not true, then it's not true! Don't even think about using such despicable means to smear my innocence!"

The smile on Situ Xiong's face vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling killing intent. He slowly raised his hand, his voice like a cold wind blowing from the depths of hell:

"Fine, since you won't talk, then you can watch with your own eyes how your daughter and granddaughter die!"

Having said that, he no longer held back and unleashed a palm strike!

Suddenly, a cold wind howled, and a huge palm print condensed from pure Yin energy appeared out of thin air, carrying a deathly roar, and slammed down fiercely towards the wounded Gongsun Mili and Gongsun Chan'er!

"Mysterious! Chan'er!"

Gongsun Gaishi was terrified and roared madly:

"I'll hold him off! You guys get out of here!"

He had barely finished speaking when he and his two sons erupted into a fight again!

His nascent soul energy blazed like a burning star.

It crashed violently into the light barrier of the Eight Desolations Locking Spirit Array for the third time!

"boom!!!"

This time, the backlash was even more ferocious! Gongsun Gaishi and his companions were like kites with broken strings.

He was violently thrown back by an irresistible force, coughing up blood as he crashed to the ground, his life force instantly waning!

However, the Yin energy palm print remained completely unaffected, still carrying the aura of death as it pressed down on the two women!

Just then, Situ Feng, who had been standing silently behind Situ Xiong, suddenly stepped forward.

A lewd glint flashed in his eyes as he bowed to Situ Xiong and said:

"Ancestor, please spare the lives of these two women later! Just cripple their cultivation. As for me... I happen to need two maids to serve tea and water."

Upon hearing this, Situ Xiong paused slightly, then burst into an even more arrogant laugh: "Hahaha! Good! Good! My grandson really knows how to enjoy life!"

He turned his head, looking down at the dying Gongsun Gaishi, his tone filled with the pity of a victor:

"Did you hear that, Gongsun Gaishi! My grandson is kind-hearted and is willing to spare your daughter and granddaughter's lives! Aren't you going to be grateful?"

However, his palm print, imbued with the aura of death, did not falter in the slightest, continuing its devastating force as it pressed down on Gongsun Mili and Gongsun Chan'er!

Gongsun Mili and Gongsun Chan'er felt the imminent pressure of death, their faces turning deathly pale with despair.

But deep in their eyes burned an indomitable flame, showing no sign of retreat!

They had already made up their minds that even if it meant self-destructing their nascent souls, they would never give in to the Situ family's despicable intentions!

At this critical moment of life and death!

"call out--!!!"

A sharp sword aura, so pure and seemingly capable of tearing the heavens and earth apart, suddenly shot out from the void!

The sword energy was faster than thought, striking the giant palm of yin energy with perfect precision!

"Bang!!!"

With a muffled explosion, the giant palm of yin energy shattered and vanished into nothingness, turning into a sky full of yin winds!

At the same time, a chilling voice, filled with boundless killing intent, exploded like thunder in the ears of everyone present!

"You old bastard! How dare you touch my woman!"

next moment--

The space rippled violently, like water on which a stone had been thrown!

Two figures appeared out of thin air like ghosts, without any warning, seemingly disregarding the supposedly indestructible Eight Desolations Spirit Locking Array, and pierced straight through the light barrier.

It landed steadily in front of Gongsun Mili and Gongsun Chan'er!

The leader was a young man dressed in a black robe.

His face was unremarkable; he would have been easily lost in a crowd.