Even if she could break through this small world with her puppets, Xin Zhuanghe could sense the presence of Twelve Luoyue in an instant and teleport to her side.
Xin Ci, who was also pursuing them into the mountain range, noticed the dark green barrier, his expression becoming much more solemn. He thought to himself, "This is bad, I must find Twelve Luoyue quickly."
Xin Ci was primarily worried that Twelve Luoyue, driven to desperation by the seven Saint Emperors, might resort to a desperate struggle, harming his sister, Xin Huanyan.
Within the Senluo Demon Realm, Twelve Luoyue had to conceal her aura to avoid detection by the tree demons and Saint Emperors.
Xin Huanyan, who had been captured, sneered, "You can't escape anymore. I advise you not to resist futilely."
"Shut up, believe it or not, I'll kill you right here!"
Twelve Luoyue grabbed Xin Huanyan by the neck and said fiercely.
She had originally planned to wait until all the direct descendants of the Four Great Families were captured before making a move. Now, the Xin family was relentlessly pursuing her.
Having this woman with her was a burden. It would be better to kill her directly and then escape with the help of her puppets.
Thus, Twelve Luoyue's grip tightened, making it increasingly difficult for Xin Huanyan to breathe.
"Mmmph..."
Just as Xin Huanyan was about to lose consciousness, several shimmering silver chains burst from the ground, instantly binding Twelve Luoyue's hands and feet.
This sudden attack caused Twelve Luoyue's expression to change drastically. She thought the seven Saint Emperors had discovered her.
Another chain seized Xin Huanyan's waist, pulling her forward. Xin Ci also smoothly caught Xin Huanyan.
Xin Ci's appearance greatly surprised Twelve Luoyue, her pupils constricting.
"It's you!"
The almost lifeless Xin Huanyan also looked up at Xin Ci.
She never expected that her rescuer would not be one of the Xin family's Saint Emperors, but this unfamiliar stranger.
"Hand over that woman!"
Even though it was Xin Ci who appeared, Twelve Luoyue showed no sign of backing down.
Xin Ci noticed Twelve Luoyue's indifferent expression and frowned.
If he had been a moment later, Xin Huanyan might have died at Twelve Luoyue's hands.
Xin Ci looked at Twelve Luoyue calmly and said, "You cannot kill her."
Although Twelve Luoyue didn't know why Xin Ci was protecting Xin Huanyan, anyone who obstructed her...
No matter who it was, she would not show mercy.
Suddenly, five spider puppets emerged from the ground, pulling away the chains binding Twelve Luoyue.
Twelve Luoyue's true essence threads controlled these spider puppets, each possessing the combat power of a Heavenly Sovereign or above.
"Since that's the case, neither of you will leave alive!"
With that, Twelve Luoyue activated her puppets, launching them towards Xin Ci and Xin Huanyan.
Abruptly, a vast and powerful pressure swept over them. A single palm strike shattered all five of Twelve Luoyue's puppets.
Both Twelve Luoyue and Xin Ci were sent flying by this terrifying force. Fortunately, they quickly stabilized themselves and avoided injury.
At this moment, seven Saint Emperors hovered in the sky, hands clasped behind their backs, their gazes condescendingly sweeping over Twelve Luoyue and Xin Ci as if they were ants.
Xin Huanyan had also just been rescued by a Xin family Saint Emperor.
Xin Zhuanghe pointed a finger, and the iron collar on Xin Huanyan's neck shattered completely.
"Yan'er, are you alright?" Xin Zhuanghe asked.
Xin Huanyan clutched her injured neck, coughed a few times, and said weakly, "Great Elder, I'm fine..."
However, Xin Huanyan did not look fine, especially with the red marks on her neck.
Yet, Xin Zhuanghe only offered a perfunctory concern before ignoring her. After all, as long as Xin Huanyan was brought back alive, he didn't care about anything else. He didn't even provide her with healing pills.
After all, most of the Xin family now supported Xin Li, and Xin Zhuanghe was no exception.
In their eyes, Xin Huanyan was merely a tool for an alliance with the Changyang family.
However, what was more important now were those two reckless brats below.
Seeing Xin Ci's appearance and sensing the spiritual blood jade token, Xin Zhuanghe guessed Xin Ci's identity, and his eyes gradually turned fierce. "Kill both of these brats!"
"Wait, Great Elder, that person just saved me..."
Xin Huanyan heard Xin Zhuanghe ordering the elimination of Xin Ci as well and spoke up to stop him.
But Xin Zhuanghe didn't listen to her. Instead, he feigned a look of earnest persuasion. "Yan'er, don't be fooled by that brat. He is the murderer of your parents, a traitor to the Xin family, Xin Ci!"
"What! You say he is Xin Ci!"
Deceived and ignorant, Xin Huanyan heard this. The gratitude she had felt towards Xin Ci instantly vanished, replaced only by hatred for the murderer of her parents.
Seeing Xin Huanyan's reaction, Xin Zhuanghe inwardly sneered with satisfaction.
In reality, they all knew that Xin Ci was her elder brother. However, they never revealed the truth to her. Allowing the siblings to turn against each other was also beneficial to them.
Xin Ci saw the hatred in his sister's eyes and guessed that the Xin family had brainwashed Xin Huanyan, concealing the truth of the past.
"Neither of you will escape today!"
With a command from the Xin family's Great Elder, the other six Saint Emperors attacked in unison, surrounding Xin Ci and Twelve Luoyue.
They were both only at the Heavenly Sovereign realm. Facing encirclement by so many Saint Emperors, they were powerless.
Mu Qingqing, within the consciousness space, saw this scene and prepared to intervene.
However, the void suddenly distorted. A man radiating a terrifying aura appeared in the sky. This person was one of the Xin family's ancestors, a Two-star Great Emperor, Xin Bailing!
The pressure of the Two-star Great Emperor made the entire mountain range tremble. The barrier previously set up by Xin Zhuanghe was cracked by this oppressive force.
The faces of the seven Saint Emperors turned ashen. They had not expected a Xin family ancestor to appear here.
Could it be that this ancestor was also invited by the family head?
Thinking of this, they grew even more perplexed. Was it necessary to invite an ancestor out of seclusion just to deal with two Heavenly Sovereign brats?
Under the coercive true essence of a Great Emperor, Xin Ci and Twelve Luoyue's bodies involuntarily trembled.
Facing a Two-star Great Emperor and seven Saint Emperor experts, they had even fewer avenues of escape.
However, Xin Bailing did not attack immediately. Instead, he looked down at them from above, his voice, filled with oppressive depth, reaching their ears.
"Remnant of the Puppet Sect, if you voluntarily hand over the Emperor-grade puppet, this venerable one will grant you a swift death."
Emperor-grade puppet!
Xin Ci suddenly looked at Twelve Luoyue. So, the Xin family ancestor's intervention was for this purpose.
"Pah!"
Twelve Luoyue spat, sneering contemptuously, "What a shameless old fossil! You Four Great Families are all a bunch of insatiable, self-righteous, despicable, and shameless scoundrels!"
"Years ago, you Four Great Families joined forces to destroy the Puppet Sect, causing countless deaths and plundering. The vile deeds you committed, even if you manage to erase all information about them, cannot change the fact that you are despicable, shameless, greedy, and treacherous!"