He City, Gu Family.
Black-robed figures manipulated flying swords, tossed talismans, or performed magic, ruthlessly slaughtering the Gu family members before them.
"Ah!!"
"Spare me, please, don't kill me, please..."
"I hate it, why did we have to provoke this bunch of madmen..."
The grand Gu Family mansion was filled with bloodshed, with members of the Gu family falling one by one into pools of blood, dying terribly.
Above the mansion, a hazy light shadow lingered, clearly shrouded by some kind of array.
Thus, even if blood and fire raged within, other families in He City remained completely unaware.
"Damn Yellow Springs, if I survive this, I will make you pay!"
In the Gu Family's backyard, an even fiercer battle was unfolding.
However, the battle was entirely one-sided.
A massive, green humanoid tree, entirely charred, with the trunk covered in cracks, many branches broken, moved stiffly.
