Reincarnated as the Death Spider Queen, sacrificing Bibi Dong at the start

"Give them three days."

"Either surrender obediently and submit to the Spirit Hall."

"Or..."

"I will take that gray fog from yesterday and make a trip to their territory!"

Chapter 46 Haotian seals the mountain and expels Tang Hao

……

Haotian Sect, Council Hall.

The once majestic sect hall was now filled with a suffocatingly low atmosphere.

Broken tables and chairs were piled haphazardly in a corner, and there were still traces of blood on the ground.

Tang Xiao sat on the sect leader's throne, his once resolute face now appearing to have aged ten years, and his originally straight back now slightly hunched.

Below, the remaining four elders sat with ashen faces.

The battered Titan stood to the side, his face filled with shame and fear. If it weren't for saving the Li Clan, the Haotian Sect wouldn't have suffered so many elite casualties.

Behind him were several of his cousins.

"boom!"

The Seventh Elder slammed his palm on the stone table, his face, filled with grief and indignation, twisted into a ferocious grimace.

"That bastard Tang Hao! Where the hell is he?!"

"The sect lost three elders because of him! The Grand Elder! So many outstanding young disciples! My son... my only son!!"

As the Seventh Elder finished speaking, his voice turned into a mournful wail, "He had just broken through to the Soul King realm! And then that devilish Bibi Dong... didn't even leave a corpse behind!!"

"Whose fault is this?!"

"Seventh Brother, calm down."

The Second Elder's voice was also somewhat hoarse, but he still maintained the dignity befitting the most senior surviving elder, "Now is not the time to assign blame..."

"Not going to pursue this?!"

The Seventh Elder suddenly stood up, pointed at the Second Elder, and then at Tang Xiao above, "Second Brother! Sect Master! Are you still going to protect that beast?!"

"If he hadn't offended the Spirit Hall for a soul beast and killed the Pope, would we have suffered this calamity?!"

"And you too! Tang Xiao!"

The Seventh Elder, his eyes red, addressed him by his full name without any politeness, "If it weren't for your insistence on going your own way back then, insisting on saying that we couldn't give up the affiliated clan, and insisting on leading us into Bibi Dong's trap!"

"Will this many people die?!"

"Would the Grand Elder self-destruct to save you?!"

"As the sect leader, you acted on impulse, not only failing to save the Min clan but also wiping out half of the Haotian Sect's elite forces! How can you have the face to sit in this position?!"

Tang Xiao lowered his head and remained silent.

He couldn't refute it.

Because that's the truth.

He was too confident, and he valued so-called family ties and loyalty too much. He thought that with the strength of the Haotian Sect, he could save the person even in a head-on confrontation.

But reality gave him the cruelest slap in the face.

That Bibi Dong... she's terrifying.

The Haotian Battle Formation can be broken in an instant! Contra can be killed without warning!

If it weren't for the Grand Elder's desperate attack that blasted Bibi Dong away, none of them would have been able to escape!

"enough!"

Titan finally couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward, blocking Tang Xiao's path. "Seventh Elder! The Sect Master is also doing this for..."

"Shut up!!"

The Seventh Elder roared, "Titan! You old gorilla, how dare you speak?!"

"If it weren't to save your Power Clan, would we have gone to fight Bibi Dong head-on?! Would the Grand Elder have died?!"

"Your Power Clan is nothing but a burden! You are accomplices who caused the deaths of our people!!"

"I..." Titan's face turned red and white as he was scolded, but he couldn't find any words to refute it.

Indeed, the losses suffered by the Haotian Sect this time were largely due to their support.

"Alright! Enough talk!" the Second Elder said in a deep voice. "What's the point of arguing now? The dead can't be brought back to life!"

"The most urgent task is to discuss what to do next!"

"Although Bibi Dong, that crazy woman, was blown away by the Grand Elder, judging from the commotion at the Spirit Hall, she doesn't seem to be dead. She's even reorganizing her troops!"

"and……"

The Second Elder took a deep breath, his voice filled with profound despair:

"The message I just received is that she has issued an ultimatum to the Imperial Clan and the Destroyer Clan."

She said...we have three days.

"If we don't surrender, she'll take that Netherworld of Death and massacre those two races!"

The hall fell silent instantly upon hearing this.

The Realm of Death.

These four words now seem like a curse, sending chills down the spines of all the survivors.

The fear of watching one's soul power drain away and one's companions being swallowed by the gray mist is a nightmare that no one can forget.

"Then...what should we do?"

The Fourth Elder asked, trembling slightly, "Are we still going to rescue them?"

"Save them? What can we use to save them?"

The Seventh Elder gave a bitter laugh, "Go and die again? Go and become nourishment for that devil again?"

"If we don't go to save them, are we just going to stand by and watch those two races be wiped out?" Titan gritted his teeth.

"Otherwise what?!" The Seventh Elder glared at him. "We've already lost so many people trying to save you! Are we going to sacrifice the last vestiges of the Haotian Sect's foundation for their sake?!"

"I think we should close the mountain!"

The Seventh Elder plopped back into his chair, his eyes filled with despair. "Close the sect gates tightly! Defend using the natural defenses!"

"As long as we don't leave the mountain, no matter how strong Bibi Dong is, she won't be able to easily break through Haotian Peak!"

"As for those two races..."

Let each accept their fate.

"I also agree to close the mountain."

The Third Elder, who had been silent until now, finally spoke, his voice low and deep, "Bibi Dong is currently at the height of her power, and her strength is unfathomable. We can no longer afford to cause her any more trouble."

"Moreover... Tang Hao hasn't shown up yet, which means he's either dead or hiding and too afraid to come out."

"We don't need to fight the Spirit Hall to the death for this coward."

As the elders expressed their support for closing the mountain, Tang Xiao gripped the handrail tightly, his knuckles turning white.

The mountain is closed.

This means abandoning dignity, abandoning allies, and shrinking away like a turtle.

What a disgrace this is for the once invincible Haotian Sect!

but……

Looking down at those faces—some angry, some desperate, some fearful.

Tang Xiao knew he had no other choice.

The morale is low, and the team can no longer be led.

"it is good……"

Tang Xiao closed his eyes, two lines of clear tears sliding down his cheeks, his voice hoarse as if grinding sand:

"Pass down the order..."

"Recall all disciples who are away..."

"Abandon all peripheral industries..."

"Haotian Sect..."

"Mountain closed!!!"

"..."

"Not enough."

The Second Elder's icy voice once again shattered the brief silence.

Tang Xiao suddenly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, his voice trembling: "Is sealing the mountain not enough? Second Uncle, do I have to die in this hall to atone for my sins?!"

"Whether the sect leader lives or dies doesn't solve the problem." The Second Elder said expressionlessly. "The Spirit Hall's attack on us is justified. The whole world knows it's because Tang Hao killed the former Pope Qian Xunji."

"As long as Tang Hao is still a member of the Clear Sky Sect, the Spirit Hall has a reason to continue attacking us, and it can even be said that it is to seek justice."

"Our decision to close the mountain is merely our own stance. But to force the Spirit Hall to withdraw its troops, and to let the whole world know that this matter has nothing to do with the Clear Sky Sect..."

The Second Elder paused:

"It must be announced to the whole world—Tang Hao must be expelled from the Haotian Sect! His name must be removed from the family register!"

"We will characterize Tang Hao's actions as personal behavior, unrelated to the sect! If the Spirit Hall can capture him, the Clear Sky Sect will absolutely not interfere!"

“You…” Tang Xiao’s body trembled violently, his fists clenched tightly.

Expelled from the sect.