“Save yourself the trouble!” one of the Sacred Venerables glared at Jun Mo Xie with bitter hatred. “Our brothers of over a thousand years are all dead, and we have no intention of clinging to life either. The only reason we haven’t committed suicide is to kill a few more of those foreign bastards in this great battle, nothing more!

We brothers have resolved to perish in this fight. Jun Mo Xie, whoever owes whom between us—we’ll settle it in the next life!” “So be it! If that is your decision, then so be it,” Jun Mo Xie replied coldly.

“If you truly have a next life, I will accompany you then!” The five snorted, turned, and walked away. Right next to the great pit, they sat down cross-legged, closed their eyes, and began regulating their breath. The five of them didn't spare a single glance for Gu Han, nor for their former comrades-in-arms.

They were just five lonely figures, neither accepted by the Heavenly Punishment nor welcomed by the Sacred Land. Truly unwelcome by the world, unwelcome by the nation, unwelcome by others, and perhaps even unwelcome by themselves! “Lord of the Jun Residence, you have avenged your brothers this time!

But have you considered that by causing so many of our own experts to die in this internal conflict, our fighting strength is already insufficient? How are we supposed to face the foreign race in the upcoming battle?” Gu Han shook his head and sighed, feeling as if a large stone was lodged in his chest the more he thought about it. “How to fight?

We fight as we must,” Jun Mo Xie said dismissively. “We can’t just stretch out our necks to be butchered.” “You…” Gu Han laughed in exasperation, stamping his foot. “Jun Mo Xie, do you know that if we lose this battle, the overwhelming majority of the responsibility for your actions today will fall upon you!

If that happens, you will be the sinner of humanity… Do you truly not care at all?” Gu Han was indeed regretting things, deeply regretting them. When so many people had stepped forward at once, completely escalating the conflict, Gu Han already knew the matter could not end well. Yet, he had held onto a sliver of hope.

The law does not punish the masses. Even with Jun Mo Xie’s current immense power, he couldn't possibly deal with so many experts completely. Even if Jun Mo Xie had other trump cards, he would surely take greater consideration for the greater good and change his original intent.

He had hoped to step in and mediate after they had fought for a while, allowing their anger to vent. By then, Xia Chang Tian and Ji Bowen would have witnessed that Jun Mo Xie’s strength could not be insulted lightly. Moreover, the great war genuinely required the strength of all parties.

He believed that after considering their own positions, both sides would grant him some face and temporarily halt the fighting, even if settling scores afterward was better than self-destruction now… But Gu Han never expected Jun Mo Xie to unleash a thunderous attack right from the start! Moreover, it was his ultimate, killing trump card! Almost before anyone could blink, out of the less than fifty-strong contingent, a total of forty individuals plummeted into a state of eternal doom!

Life and death were entirely within Jun Mo Xie’s grasp. And within three exchanges, Xia Chang Tian was forced into self-detonation while engaging Jun Mo Xie in a life-and-death struggle! Before half an incense stick’s time had passed, he was gone… Then Ji Bowen, driven mad by revenge against Jun Mo Xie, even attempted to harm the entire Heavenly Punishment faction, ultimately dissolving into a wisp of blue smoke!

All of this happened in a dizzying blur! Everything progressed far too quickly! Gu Han hadn't even formulated an excuse to stop it before it was all over!

In the end, all he saw was Ji Bowen’s body, scattered like dice blood in mid-air, before he completely vanished… Gu Han’s heart ached to the extreme! Jun Mo Xie’s methods were simply too domineering, too decisive! He allowed absolutely no time for others to react.

By the time Gu Han came to his senses, everything had concluded… “So what if all the blame rests on my shoulders? So what if we truly lose? Do I care about the title of a sinner?” Jun Mo Xie smiled coldly.

“Even if I was… wrong, so what? What Jun Mo Xie decides, I never care about right or wrong! I only ask if it should be done!

I only ask if my heart is clear of guilt!” Gu Han was so angry his beard trembled; he hated that iron couldn't be turned into steel. “You… your actions completely disregard the overall situation!” “Disregard the overall situation? If you prioritize the greater good, you are bound to suffer grievances… That is too exhausting, and frankly, too foolish!

The Heavenly Punishment lineage, precisely because they prioritize the greater good, rushed to the battlefield the moment the Heavenly Pillar collapsed, intercepting the foreign race’s advance regardless of cost or sacrifice. But what did they receive in return? Only the cold indifference of their allies, mockery, and a complete disregard for their contributions and sacrifices?

Was Xia Chang Tian prioritizing the greater good? Today’s events have chilled my heart!” Jun Mo Xie shook his head and said lightly, “I have always been an extremist! I never concern myself with the so-called greater good or lesser good, the grand justice or petty justice.

I only know that while I can endure grievances myself, my brothers cannot suffer them for my sake! If my brothers are wronged or framed, I must have retribution, no matter the cost! If someone wounds my finger, I will break their arm—it’s as simple as that!” “I do not consider myself a successful leader, much less a competent politician.

I am merely… a free-spirited rogue, seeking only a clear conscience.” Jun Mo Xie smiled faintly. “It’s not that my brothers cannot die. Having arrived on this battlefield, they were long prepared to face death!

But that absolutely does not mean they can be killed unjustly! If they die on this battlefield, I will have nothing to say and will be proud of my brothers! But the problem now is that they did not have to die.

They were sacrificed innocently because of allies, so I must retaliate and reclaim that justice! As for what consequences this justice will bring, I never consider them, because—there is no need to consider!” “Thinking too much only shackles you. It's tiring!” Jun Mo Xie grinned, showing his teeth.

“Like me, live more simply, how good is that?!” Gu Han was speechless, the sense of powerlessness in his heart reaching its peak! When faced with an extreme character like Jun Mo Xie, no matter how many grand principles you articulate, they are useless! No matter what you say or do, he operates by his own set of rules!

You may have a thousand rational arguments, but he has his own fixed code! He acts as he pleases! That’s all there is to it!

He completely ignores the paramount concern of the safety of all beings in the world; what else can you expect him to consider? A man who only cares for his small family and only values minor righteousness—what more can be said?! “By your logic, if everyone were like you, what would this world become?

If I, too, protected my brothers as you do, what would be the consequences?” Gu Han became somewhat agitated. “Then who would guard this continent? Who would be responsible for all of humanity?” “Who asked you to be responsible?

Did anyone hire you to take responsibility?” Jun Mo Xie rolled his eyes. “This is truly ridiculous! Take this Xuan Xuan Continent, for instance.

Did anyone actually kneel down and beg you to protect them? I’ll tell you straight up, you’re simply doing it because you have nothing better to do! Look what you’ve spoiled the people of this continent into!

Everyone is ungrateful, never thinking of repayment, and yet you still fight? Fight my foot!” “You… you…” Gu Han was truly rendered speechless with anger. In thousands of years, this was the first time he had been angered into such a state of disarray!

“What ‘you’? As for what you said—if I were as protective of my own as you are, what would the consequences be?” Jun Mo Xie narrowed his eyes. “I genuinely don't know.

Who knows what will happen if it hasn’t happened yet? Once we fight, we’ll know.” Gu Han felt a nauseating urge to vomit blood. He truly couldn't understand how Jun Mo Xie could utter such patently absurd arguments!

Just fight a battle and see? Wasn't that pure nonsense? But if they truly fought, wouldn't that be tantamount to the two of them joining forces to hand the Xuan Xuan Continent over to the foreign race as a grand gift?

It was simply incomprehensible! Seeing Gu Han sputtering in anger, Jun Mo Xie suddenly burst out laughing. “You think my words are unpleasant to hear?” Jun Mo Xie sneered mockingly.

“I can tell you responsibly that if you want people to share a common enemy, you first have to let them taste some bitterness! The rear areas know nothing; the entire continent is singing and dancing, yet you have been guarding it for over ten thousand years… Setting aside whether you are truly great, if you told the people who have never seen the foreign race about it, would they believe you? No!

They would just think you are a bunch of liars!” “Humanity only knows how to resist when the pressure reaches a certain limit. They only unite from scattered sand when they suffer severe aggression,” Jun Mo Xie stated calmly. “And the Three Great Sacred Lands are the same!

Just as selfish and arrogant as the people in the rear!” Jun Mo Xie continued. “When the foreign race has already invaded and war has begun, you can still stand there with sanctimonious airs, watching the allied forces make a fool of yourselves, and thinking only of using the allies as cannon fodder… Heh heh, Senior Gu, don't blame me for being blunt, but even if your Three Great Sacred Lands survive this battle, you will be destroyed by this very attitude sooner or later!” “For a full ten thousand years, you silently guarded the remote area of the Heavenly Pillar Mountain, silently contributing—this seems great. But don't forget, in these ten thousand years, all you did was develop the strength of the Three Great Sacred Lands, while everyone on the continent developed no sense of crisis and thus made little progress.

In fact, the vast majority of the populace doesn't even know about the existence of the foreign race. But what about the foreign race?” Jun Mo Xie mocked with a sneer. “I recall you mentioning that you rotate Saints and Sacred Emperors to train in turn and boost combat strength.

But have you ever considered that while you were training soldiers, you were simultaneously training the foreign race’s soldiers for ten thousand years! Have you ever considered the disparity that creates!?” Gu Han was stunned, suddenly feeling as if struck by heavenly lightning. Sweat poured down his face, leaving him momentarily dumbfounded!

His heart pounded as if suffering a sudden palpitation. In that instant, he was tongue-tied, his head dripping with sweat like rain. “The foreign race lives in barren, harsh lands, yet every adult and child makes it their duty to invade the continent.

Have you seen the corpses of the foreign race on the battlefield today?” Jun Mo Xie continued. “The vast majority are poorly dressed, some are practically naked, and their faces are gaunt. It is certain that they are only the lowest tier of combatants among the foreign race.

But I’ll tell you this! The weakest among them possesses at least the level of a peak Earth Profound expert! The majority are Heaven Profound level!

Twenty thousand Heaven Profound experts—what does that concept imply?” Gu Han stood there dazedly, seemingly not hearing Jun Mo Xie’s words. “This time, we did indeed kill nearly two hundred thousand at once! A brilliant victory, but that was merely the strength the foreign race gathered in half a day!” Jun Mo Xie snorted coldly.

“May I ask, Senior Gu, how many Heaven Profound cultivators does our entire continent have in total? How long would you need to prepare to gather an army of twenty thousand Heaven Profound soldiers? Forget having only half a day like the foreign race; give yourself a month—can you do it?” Gu Han’s face flushed red, then turned deathly pale.

“The peak experts might be comparable, or the sides might be evenly matched! But the strength of the middle and lower tiers is vastly different!” “The previous Heavenly Battles were battles fought by a select few, not large-scale warfare! But now that the Heavenly Pillar has collapsed!

The true fighting strength of the foreign race is fully displayed!” “The root cause of all this is the fault of your Three Great Sacred Lands!” Jun Mo Xie said ruthlessly. “Because the people in the rear feel no pressure, they don't endure harsh cultivation, so while the Xuan Xuan Continent is vast and rich, the true powerhouses among its people are few and far between.” “Even when a rare powerhouse emerges, they are immediately recruited by your Three Great Sacred Lands. Under the noble pretense of making them join the Sacred Lands.

But once they join, how many become mere lackeys? And how many of them lose their drive as a result?” “And these people were originally seeds in their respective regions, people with the potential to cultivate countless outstanding disciples and enhance the continent’s strength—but you locked them all away in the deep mountains!” “With this imbalance, the foreign race has become a nation of soldiers, while the people on our continent are like lambs awaiting slaughter!” “Even if the foreign race only numbers a few million, they are still millions of Earth Profound and Heaven Profound experts!” Jun Mo Xie said sharply. “And this, sir, is the result of your assistance in their training!” Everyone fell silent, carefully considering Jun Mo Xie’s words.

“Your Three Great Sacred Lands treated the Heavenly Battles as ten thousand years of immortal glory! As your exclusive honor! You would rather savor the solitude in the deep mountains, awaiting the glory that the next sacrifice would bring, than spread more seeds across the continent!” “You treat this war as glory, and it’s your personal glory, and you won't allow others to partake in it!

You disdain even well-intentioned assistance, even seeking to eliminate them—Heavenly Punishment is the best example!” “And the result of acting this way is that the Xuan Xuan Continent side grows weaker, while the foreign race grows stronger!” Jun Mo Xie continued relentlessly. “The Heavenly Punishment lineage has helped you win the Heavenly Battles for the sake of the greater good every time, yet you assumed they were stealing and sharing your glory! You became uncomfortable with this and wanted to remain forever in the position of saints, even going so far as to seek the extermination of your own allies!”