These non-humans had been captured by the human race and tortured for many, many years, and countless clansmen had died.
Their hatred toward the human race was absolutely not something that could be erased easily!
If they were released, sooner or later they would become enemies of the human race!
But in reality, this era was known as the era of the Immortal Emperor!
Even the Heavenly Dao had to give way and could not contend with the human race!
If these non-humans were rescued and rashly went to seek revenge against the human race, at most they would only be able to kill some civilians before being completely wiped out.
So very quickly, He Yiming made his decision.
"Boom!!!"
With a single thought, He Yiming's peak Heavenly Pill cultivation erupted violently, and an immense sword intent swept across the sky and spread outward!
"Crack crack crack!"
Amidst the sounds of shattering, aside from the very lowest level, all the prison doors shattered at once, and the chains binding the non-humans were all severed by He Yiming!
"Holy crap, Brother Ming's move is way too awesome, right?"
"Damn it, I want to learn this too!"
"Can you guys be normal for once? Earlier you were saying you wanted to learn the Heavenly Tribulation style from Brother Noodle! Hurry up and go learn the Heavenly Tribulation style—don't fight me for my spot!"
The players erupted in amazement, each and every one of them filled with envy.
Although players could also perform attacks on such a large scale, achieving the same level of precision as He Yiming was extremely difficult—basically impossible.
"This is…"
"Someone saved us?"
"What's going on…"
...
Many of the non-humans were startled, but they quickly walked out of their cells, their gazes soon falling upon He Yiming.
Although He Yiming was indeed their great benefactor!
The ones who tortured them were humans, and the one who saved them was also human!
This left these non-humans unsure of what to feel for a moment.
"The one who captured you was the Human Emperor of the Ten Thousand Beast Domain, Gu Aotian! However, he has already been invaded by an Evil God and has fallen to become the Evil God's pawn!"
"Capturing and torturing you was not the human race's true intent, but Gu Aotian's plan to use you as sacrifices in order to summon the Evil God!"
"Now, I will give you a choice!"
"If you wish to take revenge, I can lead you to fight Gu Aotian together! In this battle, you may never return!"
"But if you are willing to let go of hatred, I can point out a path of survival for you! From then on, you will leave this place and live a quiet life!"
...
He Yiming spoke calmly, his voice clear and resonant.
This was He Yiming's choice!
To choose to save these non-humans!
To also grant them the right to seek revenge!
At the same time, he was willing to give those who wanted to let go of hatred and live peacefully a hope!
"..."
Mu Xueying did not speak. Her gaze shifted slightly as she couldn't help but look at He Yiming.
Mu Xueying had truly never met someone like He Yiming before.
There might be saintly fools who would save people without a second thought!
But the final result would only be enraged non-humans redirecting their hatred toward innocent human civilians, causing even more casualties!
And those idiotic saintly types would just pat their butts and leave after saving people.
But He Yiming was not like that.
He Yiming chose to save them—because he was kind at heart!
But He Yiming also granted those non-humans the right to take revenge! To slaughter until heaven and earth turned dark, even to the point of never returning!
At the same time, he gave the weaker non-humans hope and a future to live on!
Without realizing it, Mu Xueying gently leaned closer to He Yiming's side.
He Yiming glanced at Mu Xueying, but made no move.
"Thank you, great benefactor. I saw everything in the previous battle! Our true enemy is not the human race, but the Evil God!"
"How could we warriors be afraid! Great benefactor, please take me with you!"
"Son, take care of the family. You all should not join the battle—go and live peacefully!"
...
These non-humans quickly made their choices.
The elderly ones almost all chose battle and revenge!
So many clansmen had died, and they had been tortured for countless years!
Hatred like this, enmity like this—how could it possibly be set aside with just a few words?
However, most of the non-humans were ultimately not warriors, so the younger generation was entrusted with responsibility, told to take the women and children with them, choose to leave this place, and live quiet lives far away.
"Mu Xueying, is there a place suitable for them to live?" He Yiming looked at Mu Xueying and asked.
"Go in that direction! There is a slumbering Primordial Black Tortoise there! Within a radius of ten thousand li, no powerful exotic beasts would dare approach! It's very suitable for them to survive!" Mu Xueying quickly pointed in a direction.
Next, He Yiming arranged for the players to give these non-humans some simple treatment, then found the warehouse of the Ten Thousand Beast Prison and brought along all the food and drinking water.
After that, more than a hundred thousand non-humans chose to leave this place and head toward the direction Mu Xueying had indicated.
Before departing.
All of the non-humans knelt down together.
"Thank you… great benefactor!!! We will never forget you for the rest of our lives!" After bowing in worship, these non-humans slowly departed.
Meanwhile, more than ten thousand non-human warriors chose to stay behind, preparing to follow He Yiming and set out to charge into Ten Thousand Beast City!
Many of these non-human warriors had suffered severe injuries after countless years of torment in the Ten Thousand Beast Prison, while others were already very old, their lifespans nearing their end.
In this battle, these warriors had no intention of returning alive.
At this moment, He Yiming leapt into the air and landed on the deepest level of the Ten Thousand Beast Prison.
This was where players had previously been imprisoned, along with that square black box the players talked about.
Now the place was completely empty, but when He Yiming activated his spiritual sense, he quickly discovered some traces.
"Feathers?" He Yiming picked up a feather and also found some blood and torn pieces of cloth.
These auras were not unfamiliar to He Yiming.
"Genius of the beast race…" He Yiming remembered the owner of this aura—it belonged to the geniuses from the Beast Feather clan who had entered the secret realm together with them back in the Chaotic Star Sea.
"They were captured too? They're not here—could they have already been taken to Ten Thousand Beast City?"
...
He Yiming couldn't help but think.
At the same time, He Yiming also noticed that among the three heaven-defying human race geniuses brought by Mu Xueying in the system-issued mission, the one hailed as a descendant of a Great Emperor—Chi Mo…
Had actually become an Evil God Apostle!
What the hell was this?
He Yiming cast a glance at Mu Xueying.
A vague intuition arose in He Yiming's heart—Chi Mo, the Young Master Six Dao, and Little Heavenly Venerate Jian Aolai coming to this secret realm had all been arranged by Mu Xueying.
And these three people were likely drawn here because Mu Xueying had some kind of purpose!
On the surface, Chi Mo and the other two had astonishing talent and formidable strength! By comparison, Mu Xueying seemed like nothing more than a weak woman!
However…
He Yiming felt that these three had probably all become Mu Xueying's chess pieces!
What a terrifying woman!
"Disciples!" He Yiming turned around and left, quickly gathering the players together.
"..." More than ten thousand non-human warriors also rose to their feet together, looking toward He Yiming.
"The Human Emperor of the Ten Thousand Beast Domain, Gu Aotian, has already been corroded by the power of the Evil God and has fallen into becoming an Evil God Apostle!"
"Moreover, Chi Mo, who entered this secret realm together with us earlier, has also been eroded by the power of the Evil God and has become an Evil God Apostle!"
"I'm afraid that Ten Thousand Beast City has now become a city of Evil God believers!"
"The enemy has certainly prepared their strongest battle formation. What awaits us will be the most perilous battle!"
"Disciples, tell me loudly—are you afraid?"
...
He Yiming spoke slowly.
"Not afraid!" The players answered in unison!
Each and every one of them instantly became excited.
"Holy crap, is a new storyline opening up?"
"Damn, the Evil God dungeon is waving at me!"
"All that previous frustration—this time I'm definitely washing away the shame!"
"Bro, carry me later. I'm going offline to check guides for those old Cthulhu games where everyone got wiped!"
"Trash planner really is an elementary schooler. The grave grass on the last Cthulhu MMO is already several meters tall, and only now does this guy think to follow the trend—must be an idiot!"
"That's right. Back then I was known as the strongest Cthulhu-style player. Everyone don't panic—remember, the strongest thing about Evil God Cthulhu is mental pollution! I have ninety-nine strategies to prevent it…"
...
The players chatted animatedly while rubbing their fists in anticipation.
However, at this moment, with a thought, He Yiming released a brand-new mission!
When they saw this mission, all the players sucked in a sharp breath of cold air! Every single player's eyes lit up with excitement!