Seeing the Second Elder's gaze directed towards him, filled with hatred and killing intent.
Zhang Huairen's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said, "Second Elder, you mustn't be confused by his words and fall for his trick. He says this because he cannot break into our Divine Formation Sect, so he deliberately uses these words to make you open the Mountain Protection Array. If you really do this..."
"He can then enter unimpeded, and we'll have no way to deal with him."
"He's trying to dismantle us from within; we cannot have internal strife first!"
Hearing Zhang Huairen's words, the Second Elder hesitated, a look of suspicion appearing in his eyes.
He was obviously worried. If he really opened the Mountain Protection Array and handed Zhang Huairen over to Mu Jinyu.
Would Mu Jinyu keep his promise and show leniency to them in the Divine Formation Sect, or would he go on a rampage after entering?
At this moment, the Third Elder spoke up, "Since when does our Divine Formation Sect need to rely on handing over our disciples to protect the sect? No matter how wrong Little Huairen is, it's for our Divine Formation Sect. How can we hand him over simply out of fear of that brat!"
"Moreover, I don't believe that brat can break the Mountain Protection Array!"
The Third Elder said proudly.
At this time, Mu Jinyu's voice once again entered the Divine Formation Sect.
"No reaction? Do you think your Divine Formation Sect's formation skills are the best in the world, and that I can't break the Mountain Protection Array and come in?"
"Don't forget how I used the three peaks to break the Divine Formation Disc that day, do you think after a few days the Five Finger Peaks are completely under your control?"
Hearing this, both the Second Elder and the Third Elder's expressions slightly changed.
If Mu Jinyu wasn't deceiving them, the Middle Finger Peak to Little Finger Peak were still under his control, then even if they refused to hand Zhang Huairen over, it might still be very dangerous!
"My patience is limited. If you plan to resist stubbornly, don't blame me for unleashing havoc once I get in!"
"I will give you ten seconds to decide, ten..."
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words and starting the countdown without giving them time to properly consider, all the Elders of the Divine Formation Sect's expressions changed.
Moreover, Mu Jinyu didn't just start from ten down to one, giving them exactly ten seconds, this extremely confident demeanor clearly conveyed to them that he truly had the assurance to break into their Divine Formation Sect with ease!
"Quickly make a decision! There's no time," the Second Elder urged.
"I don't agree!" The Third Elder still refused to hand Zhang Huairen over.
And his expression was like that of an angry male lion, gazing coldly and dangerously at Second Elder and the other elders as if watching intruders in his territory.
He held such an attitude because Zhang Huairen's grandfather, the Great Elder, was his mentor, and without the Great Elder, he wouldn't be where he is today.
The Great Elder has passed away, how could he allow the only bloodline of the Great Elder to perish?
"Kill!"
"Don't be foolish!"
The Fourth Elder and Fifth Elder, along with others, didn't waste words with the Third Elder; there was no time, they directly joined the other elders to subdue the Third Elder.
"You dare?!" The Third Elder, seeing them actually dare to make a move, was furious, like a maddened lion, attacking frantically with deadly killing moves!
"Huairen, run!" The Third Elder yelled to Zhang Huairen while fiercely resisting the other elders!
The Second Elder, seeing Mu Jinyu counted to "five", noticed Zhang Huairen's fearful expression preparing to escape, quickly restrained him in place and took him to release the Mountain Protection Array of the Divine Formation Sect.
"You dare, Number Two!"
The Third Elder saw Zhang Huairen restrained and taken away by the Second Elder and roared hysterically.
Unfortunately, he was entangled by the other elders and couldn't break free in time, watching helplessly as Zhang Huairen was taken out of the Divine Formation Sect by the Second Elder.
"One!"
As the Body-Protecting Great Formation of the Divine Formation Sect's light shield was disabled and the mountain gate revealed, the Second Elder walked out with Zhang Huairen as Mu Jinyu counted to one.
"A wise choice."
Mu Jinyu stood with hands behind his back, looking calmly at the complex-faced Second Elder and the subdued, furious and resentful Zhang Huairen.
"Is he the culprit?" Mu Jinyu said softly.
"Yes," the Second Elder nodded, about to narrate Zhang Huairen's crimes.
Mu Jinyu didn't want to waste time, directly infused his Divine Sense into Zhang Huairen's Sea of Consciousness, and performed the Soul Searching Secret Technique, perusing his memories to see if those malicious plans were indeed crafted by this guy.
If not, and he was a scapegoat pushed by the Second Elder, the Divine Formation Sect would face no leniency from him today!
Soon, Mu Jinyu's soul search revealed that those incidents implicating the innocent were indeed manipulations and orders from Zhang Huairen himself!
He remembered those Fanxu Realm disciples executing the plans, as well as several elders who agreed to carry out the plans after Zhang Huairen presented them.
Not all the elders of the Divine Formation Sect felt it was good to force him through such heinous means, and quite a few opposed those malicious plans after Zhang Huairen revealed them.
These people, Mu Jinyu naturally wouldn't harm after understanding.
"Ah!!"
Withdrawing his Divine Sense from Zhang Huairen's Sea of Consciousness, Zhang Huairen let out an inhuman scream.
And then, his body collapsed, silent.
With a "woosh", a flame erupted, burning Zhang Huairen's physical body to ashes.
The Second Elder watched, expression complex, yet felt Zhang Huairen's end was better; at least he didn't suffer excessive torture before dying.
However, upon seeing Mu Jinyu holding a phantom figure in his palm, the Second Elder's pupils slightly contracted, feeling a sense of helplessness.
Originally, Mu Jinyu hadn't killed Zhang Huairen directly but had extracted his soul before burning his body.
This was to subject Zhang Huairen to Soul-Extracting and Spirit-Refining!
It showed how much hatred Mu Jinyu had for Zhang Huairen's evil deeds.
Mu Jinyu said nothing, took out the Dragon Spear, and then propelled Zhang Huairen's soul onto the spear edge.
The spear edge contained a trace of Dragon Vein Resentment, continuously eroding Zhang Huairen's soul, causing him endless suffering. The Artifact Spirit of the Dragon Spear would consume a part of his soul daily, taking an entire eighty-one days before his soul power completely dissipated and he died!
The process was no less torturous than Soul-Extracting and Spirit-Refining!
Even surpassing it!
With the culprit punished accordingly, Mu Jinyu retracted the Dragon Spear, ready to enter the Divine Formation Sect to deal with those elders who strongly supported Zhang Huairen's plans, as well as the disciples carrying out the plans!
As for the Second Elder before him, from start to finish, he opposed Zhang Huairen's actions, but his authority within the Divine Formation Sect was no match for the Great Elder and Jing Haosi, and once they insisted, he couldn't prevent it.
Hence, Mu Jinyu didn't include him in those he intended to settle accounts with.
"Ah!!"
At this time, the Third Elder finally broke out of the encirclement, disheveled and bloodstained, charging out of the Divine Formation Sect.
When he saw only the Second Elder and Mu Jinyu present and not Zhang Huairen, he let out a tragic and unwilling scream, rushing at Mu Jinyu!
"Die!!"