Wu Shattered Star River

Hearing Jiang Han's words, both Yin Qi and Yin Li's eyes turned extremely cold. Yin Qi looked towards the Grand Elder and transmitted his voice, "What is the composition of these hundred thousand clansmen?"

The Grand Elder's face showed a bitter expression as he transmitted back, "They are mostly direct descendants, with an estimated ten thousand from the royal family."

The royal family were Yin Qi's descendants. Yin Qi's heart trembled upon hearing this, and his eyes turned even colder.

Ten thousand members of the royal family meant that ten thousand of his descendants had been captured—all his bloodline. If things weren't handled properly today, hundreds of thousands of direct descendants would have to be buried with Jiang Han.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Jiang Han, what do you want?"

"It's simple!"

Jiang Han said, "I'll trade these hundred thousand Tian Yin clansmen for Ye Wanqiu's life. In addition, you must let us leave the Eastern Region, and I guarantee I will release all your clansmen!"

The conditions Jiang Han proposed were not unexpected to Yin Qi. He reacted quickly, saying, "Ye Wanqiu? Are you talking about that Dao Ancestor Realm cultivator who was with you? She is already… dead. Her physical body was killed by us, and her soul self-immolated!"

Yin Li and Yan Xin were somewhat surprised, but they didn't show it, both staring at Jiang Han, watching his reaction!

Jiang Han's reaction was immense. His body trembled violently, and tears welled up in his eyes.

However, he quickly came to his senses. A mark appeared in his hand—Ye Wanqiu's soul imprint.

Seeing that the soul imprint was not shattered, killing intent erupted from his body. He flashed into the Other Shore space, and the next moment, he came out with a spatial artifact.

The spatial artifact shone brightly, and Tian Yin clan direct descendants were teleported out one by one, instantly crowding the entire palace, numbering several thousand.

"Buzz~"

Jiang Han's Haotian Stone shone, and balls of Heavenly Fire roared out, the high temperature instantly sweeping through the entire palace.

The palace was already ablaze with raging fire, and at this moment, many places were instantly reduced to ashes.

"Ah—"

"Clan King, save me!"

"Great-Grandfather, help me!"

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die, save me, save me!"

The palace quickly turned into hell. The cultivation levels of the thousands of Tian Yin clan direct descendants were not high; the strongest was only at the Emperor Realm. How could they withstand so much Heavenly Fire? Soon, they were burned alive in droves.

"Stop, Jiang Han, stop!"

"Jiang Han, are you a beast? You're even killing teenagers?"

Yin Qi and Yin Li were instantly enraged, shouting loudly, Yin Li even resorting to cursing.

The entire palace was melting, leaving only the violet-gold throne that Jiang Han was sitting on.

Amidst the raging flames, Jiang Han sat steadily on the throne, sneering, "Children? I've only cultivated for a few decades. You old monsters have cultivated for over a million years. When you were chasing me, why didn't you say you wouldn't kill children?"

"Wanqiu's soul tablet hasn't shattered. You lied to me that she was dead? Since you lied to me, you must bear the consequences."

"The deaths of these thousands of clansmen are your punishment. If you don't want to release Ye Wanqiu, just say so. I'll just use your hundreds of thousands of clansmen to be buried with her."

Yin Qi's expression became extremely unsightly. A portion of these thousands of clansmen were his descendants, and one of them was even a descendant he particularly liked and favored, now being burned alive in front of him.

Moreover, these thousands of clansmen died because of his lies.

He painfully closed his eyes, forcefully suppressing the anger in his heart, and a jade seal appeared in his hand.

He said, "The soul of your Dao Ancestor Realm companion is here. You release my clan's people first, and I will immediately return the soul to you!"

Jiang Han chuckled, saying, "Are you out of your mind? How can a clan king say such naive things?"

"Return the soul to me first, then let me leave the Northern Region. Once I return to the Eastern Region, I will immediately release all your clansmen."

"Impossible!"

Yin Qi said expressionlessly, "Release half first, and I will return the soul. Otherwise, I will shatter her soul right now!"

"Then shatter it!"

Jiang Han said with a look of utter abandon, "I said… I didn't plan on leaving here alive when I came here."

"Just give me a straight answer—if you don't agree to my conditions, then there's nothing to talk about. You can attack me if you want. Anyway, once I die, my Vermillion Bird will burn all your clansmen to death!"

Yin Qi and Yin Li began to feel a headache. The main thing was that they had no way to verify the truth of Jiang Han's words.

Jiang Han could enter a mysterious spatial fragment, and he also had a very abnormal little Vermillion Bird. This was a fact.

What if they killed Jiang Han, and the little Vermillion Bird really burned those hundreds of thousands of clansmen to death?

Were they going to abandon these hundreds of thousands of clansmen? Sacrifice these hundreds of thousands of clansmen to kill Jiang Han?

Moreover, Jiang Han had an undying body. What if they didn't kill him?

Various thoughts floated through Yin Qi's mind. Soon, he shook his head. Even if he was willing, Yin Li wouldn't be, and the Grand Elder and the others wouldn't be willing either.

Those were all their direct descendants, their bloodline.

There was also the point that the impact would be very bad!

If he could even abandon his own descendants, what would the strong individuals who had pledged allegiance to the Tian Yin clan and the large clans that relied on them think?

If he could abandon even ten thousand of his own descendants, wouldn't these attached strong individuals and large clans all be sold out if something happened?

The Tian Yin clan's reputation had already been swept away this time. If he let hundreds of thousands of clansmen be, his reputation would be completely ruined, and he would be despised by countless large clans and strong individuals in the Northern Region.

"You wait!"

After pondering for a moment, he called out to Jiang Han, "Let us discuss it!"

After speaking, Yin Qi released a black light罩, covering Yin Li and Yan Xin, putting on a show of discussing.

After the light罩 was released, Yin Li and Yan Xin both turned their gaze to Yin Qi. Yin Li asked, "Clan King, you don't really want to return the soul of that Dao Ancestor Realm cultivator from the Eastern Region to him and let him leave the Eastern Region, do you?"

"Of course not!"

Yin Qi waved his hand. A jade talisman appeared in his hand, and he began to transmit a message.

The jade talisman quickly lit up, and Yin Qi sensed it, a look of joy appearing on his face. He nodded and said, "Tong Youniao is on his way. He also cultivates soul techniques."

"As long as he comes, he can instantly control Jiang Han's soul. At that time, Jiang Han will have no way to transmit commands to the little Vermillion Bird. Then we can not only capture Jiang Han but also rescue the clansmen."

"Tong Youniao?"

Yin Li and Yan Xin exchanged a glance, both somewhat surprised. Yin Li said, "This one's relationship with our clan isn't good, is it? He's actually willing to come and help us?"

"Of course not voluntarily!"

Yin Qi shook his head and said, "His Majesty is a bit angry. Yao Ning is already on the way. It's probably Yao Ning who relayed the message to Tong Youniao; otherwise, with Tong Youniao's nature, even if he could come and help, he would demand a huge price from us."

"So that's how it is!"

Yin Li and Yan Xin suddenly understood, and then they both became excited. Tong Youniao was one of the few strong individuals in the Dao Ancestor Realm who also cultivated the soul.

His soul techniques were very abnormal, and ordinary Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators couldn't withstand them. If Yan Xin faced him, he would probably be killed by Tong Youniao in a few breaths.

"Stall for time!"

Yin Qi said, "Let's find a way to delay for half an hour. As long as Tong Youniao comes, then everything will be stable!"