Supernatural Insight Eyes

The blazing sun hung high in the sky, casting a bright and scorching light.

In front of the entrance to Heavenly Palace Mountain, stood ten stone pillars. Each stone pillar had someone tied to it, enduring the burning sun, exposed to the harsh heat.

Twenty meters away from the stone pillars stood a crowd of people, all gathered here to watch the spectacle.

"Are they the members of the Du Gu clan?" Many in the crowd focused their attention on the ten figures bound to the stone pillars.

Heavenly Palace had been capturing the descendants of the Du Gu clan for many years. This made some people in the ancestral land never encounter the descendants of the Du Gu clan, nor understand what made them special. They only knew that if one discovered descendants of the Du Gu clan and relayed the information to Heavenly Palace, a reward would be given.

"I thought the Du Gu clan had something extraordinary like three heads and six arms. Turns out, they’re just like us," someone shook their head. Having heard that Heavenly Palace was to publicly execute the descendants of the Du Gu clan today, they had come to take a look and see what the Du Gu clan descendants looked like.

However, after personally seeing these descendants on the stone pillars, they couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

Because they seemed no different from them.

"Over the years, Heavenly Palace must have captured all of the Du Gu clan," an elder sighed.

"Even if there are some not captured, they can only hide their identity and dare not reveal themselves. Who can blame them when the Du Gu clan is eternally targeted by Heavenly Palace?"

"Senior, why does Heavenly Palace target the Du Gu clan so specifically?" someone asked in confusion.

Few knew about the matters between Heavenly Palace and the Du Gu clan. Only some powerful elders and sect leaders in major sects were aware, and even fewer among the loose cultivators.

Most people were puzzled by Heavenly Palace’s specific targeting of the Du Gu clan. From a very young age, they had witnessed Heavenly Palace’s animosity towards the Du Gu clan.

"This matter is not something we should know," the elder being questioned did not explain.

Some matters can’t be discussed casually, especially within Heavenly Palace’s domain, as being caught could be tantamount to courting death.

Heavenly Palace had long sealed off information regarding the Du Gu clan and prohibited discussions about it.

Even if there was news about the Du Gu clan, it was limited to a minority: claims that the Du Gu clan were a threat to the ancestral land, embodiments of demons, and many other negative statements.

Those who knew the truth kept it deeply hidden and dared not speak easily. Otherwise, it could very well lead to a fatal disaster.

With many spies around in Heavenly Palace, who could guarantee that the words they spoke wouldn’t reach others’ ears?

Soon, several figures emerged from within the mountain gate. The men were handsome, and the women beautiful, dressed in luxurious clothing, clearly not ordinary people, followed by a row of Martial Artists.

When these individuals appeared, gasps of recognition came from the crowd.

They recognized their identities.

Di Kun, Di Huo, Di Luan, Di Cun!

The simultaneous appearance of the four offspring of the Heavenly Emperor was a rare occurrence.

These four children of the Heavenly Emperor were all long sanctioned as Saints. Among them, Di Kun was the strongest, having entered the Realm of Heavens a decade ago. Then came the only female among the four, Di Luan, who was second in strength, having recently entered the Realm of Heavens. The remaining Di Huo and Di Cun were all at the level of Supreme Saints.

The appearance of the four children of the Heavenly Emperor demonstrated the importance they placed on executing the ten members of the Du Gu clan.

The four sat down separately, resembling high and mighty rulers, gazing at the ten Du Gu clan members who were about to be annihilated ahead.

"Will that ant come?" Di Huo asked.

"It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t come. We have many members of the Du Gu clan in our hands. We can execute them slowly until he appears," said Di Luan, the lone female among them, whose murderous intent was heavier than anyone else’s.

"I heard that ant has a master in the Realm of Heavens. We must be careful," Di Cun reminded.

"No matter, with Ninth Brother here, a newly ascended practitioner in the Realm of Heavens is nothing to fear," Di Huo said, glancing at Di Kun as he spoke.

The Heavenly Emperor had eighteen children. Among the present siblings, Di Kun was the ninth, Di Luan the twelfth, Di Huo the tenth, and Di Cun the eleventh.

This time, the task of capturing Ye Qiu was assigned to the four of them. Initially, they dispatched their people to search for Ye Qiu’s whereabouts but found no trace despite spending several days, unable to trace back even a single clue.

It wasn’t until Di Luan suggested using the Du Gu clan members as bait to lure out Ye Qiu, which led to the current scene.

"Should that ant appear, he won’t escape our grasp. Even if his teacher shows up, Ninth Brother can suppress him alone. If he doesn’t appear, we’ll execute these members of the Du Gu clan who have lost their utility, letting him suffer the torture mentally."

"For a Martial Artist, once there is a mental issue, progressing in martial arts becomes near-impossible, making him even less concerning."

"Moreover, even if he doesn’t appear, we might still lure out other big fish. The Du Gu clan members we’re executing this time have blood ties with those few small fish that escaped prior," Di Luan analyzed, articulating her thoughts clearly.

"Thirteenth Sister, you’re truly brilliant. I truly feel sorry for the Du Gu clan," Di Huo and Di Cun both remarked.

At this moment, Di Kun, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke: "Let’s begin."

The other three nodded in agreement, turning to the executioners who had been waiting by the stone pillars and said, "Execute!"

It began!

The crowd who had come to witness the scene all perked up. Would Ye Qiu appear as the Du Gu clan members were executed?

No one knew what was about to happen.

In the distance, spies from various major sects focused intently, their task being to witness firsthand the events about to unfold.

If Ye Qiu appeared to save them, would Heavenly Palace’s overpowering intervention draw out the Ancient City Lord?

The ten Du Gu clan members tied to the stone pillars comprised men and women, young and old. At this moment, their eyes were vacant. Having been kept captive for so long, enduring both physical and mental torment, they had lost their will. Even facing imminent death, they remained calm.

Perhaps, to them, death might be a form of release.

The ten executioners, holding wide blades in hand, stood by the stone pillars, raising the blades high, gleaming coldly.

Kill!

The word ’kill’ came from Di Luan’s mouth.

Simultaneously, the ten executioners brought down their blades, but at that moment, one of the youngest boys among the bound Du Gu clan members suddenly darkened.

Mysterious patterns instantaneously covered his whole body.

Ah!

The young boy roared skyward, like a trapped beast, attempting to break free of all restraint.

The surrounding spectators were stunned by the boy’s change.

What were those mysterious patterns, and the evil aura emanating from him—was this the reason Heavenly Palace targeted the Du Gu clan?