The battle began from Ming's side. Ming and the Great Elder were fighting together against the three Elders of the Righteous Alliance. One of the Elders was already injured because of Ming's attacks. At that moment, the Great Elder suddenly started using a cursed magic technique. As soon as the spell activated, the three Elders felt intense pain in their heads.
Ming immediately took advantage of the opportunity. With a furious roar, he unleashed a massive Thunder Strike from the sky. The lightning descended like divine punishment and struck directly upon the three Elders.
Dust and smoke covered the battlefield.
But when the dust slowly cleared, Ming's eyes widened in shock. The three Elders were completely unharmed.
Before Ming could understand what had happened, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw a sword piercing straight through his body.
His body trembled.
Ming slowly turned around and saw the Great Elder standing behind him, the sword deeply embedded in his chest.
"W-Why…?" Ming asked with fear and disbelief in his voice. "Why did you betray me?"
The Great Elder looked at him coldly and replied,
"This was always my plan. The moment you were chosen as the future leader, I began to hate you. Master always loved you more and ignored me completely. I only waited for the perfect chance to kill you."
Ming coughed blood as he spoke painfully,
"So… just for this, you betrayed the sect? If you had asked me even once, I would have stepped away willingly. I always respected you like an elder sister. If you had said you wanted the position of leader, I would have happily given it to you."
The Great Elder interrupted him with a cruel smile.
"Leader? Do you know how much I hated all of you? You received everything without effort, while I earned my position through countless contributions to the sect. I owe you nothing."
Just as the Great Elder was about to finish Ming off, a terrifying attack suddenly descended from the sky.
BOOM!
The Great Elder's instincts screamed danger. He quickly summoned a defensive shield, but the power behind the attack was overwhelming. The shield shattered instantly, and the impact sent the Great Elder flying far across the battlefield.
Crashing onto the ground, the Great Elder roared angrily,
"Who dares attack me?! Show yourself!"
Then the sky darkened.
A massive wave of dark energy spread across the heavens as Sai, the True Blood Demon, slowly descended from the sky. His aura was so terrifying that people over a hundred kilometers away could feel the pressure.
Seeing him, Ming's eyes lit up with relief.
"Sir Sai… you finally came…"
Sai glanced around calmly before speaking with disgust.
"How interesting. Your own sect betrayed its own leader. What kind of trash sect is this? If even the Great Elder betrays the Sect Master, then everyone here must be garbage. What a disappointment. Disgusting."
As Sai openly insulted the entire sect, the Great Elder furiously shouted,
"You dare—!"
But before he could finish speaking, Sai casually used a spell that sealed his mouth shut.
Sai looked at him coldly.
"A piece of trash like you dares speak in front of me?"
Then Sai turned toward the three Elders of the Righteous Alliance.
"Oh? I almost forgot about you insects."
Before Sai could continue, the three Elders attacked him together without hesitation.
Sai sighed.
"You weak fools really think you are strong?"
The next second, Sai moved.
With just a single attack, all three Elders were instantly crippled. Their cultivation, spiritual power, and strength disappeared completely.
Everyone present was horrified.
Ming and the others stared in disbelief. The same three Elders who had dominated the battlefield moments ago were destroyed with a single move.
The three Elders themselves were trembling in fear.
"Who… who is this monster…?"
But Ming soon realized something strange.
Sai had not killed them.
Then Ming understood the terrifying truth.
Sai planned to drag their souls into the Dark Hell, destroy their life force, and torture them endlessly in the Limitless Hell.
When the three Elders realized Sai's intentions, fear completely consumed them.
Without hesitation, they crushed special summoning tokens.
The moment the tokens shattered, powerful spatial distortions appeared in the sky. Soon, the leaders, Great Elders, and several powerful Elders of the Righteous Alliance emerged from the portal.