This one instant, as if time itself had frozen.

The expressions on everyone's faces were so still they resembled statues!

Until—

Elder Haoyue's head, adorned with a golden crown, dropped to the ground with a 'clatter' rolling several times before stopping at the feet of Haoyue Geshui, who had just slapped Nayi.

The pair of eyes on Elder Haoyue's decapitated head were wide open, and the remaining glint in them emitted utter shock!

Everyone's gaze was directed towards...that severed head.

The menacing expression still lingered on Haoyue Geshui's face, his eyes wide open in absolute terror. His Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably, the corners of his mouth twitched violently. Eventually, he let out a piercing screech like a madman: "Ah!"

Thump!

Elder Haoyue's headless body stood straight without falling. As Haoyue Geshui screamed, a surge of hot blood erupted like a fountain!

A vibrant life force suddenly flared in Princess Baolian's pupils, she shouted sharply, "Kill!"

Royal court knights, who had been prepared, sprang into action, flipping tables, pulling out sharp blades, and cutting down their predetermined targets.

Thump!

Thump!

The sound of blades slicing into flesh was enough to make the bravest tremble.

Almost in a blink of an eye, dozens of loyal soldiers from the Haoyue Tribe were cut down, falling in pools of their own blood.

The two bodyguards of Elder Haoyue howled nonhumanly, both charging straight towards Chu Mo.

"You little beast... I'm going to tear you to pieces!"

Hum!

An incredibly heavy, dull thud resonated throughout the air.

Crack!

An enormously thick iron chain smashed directly into the head of one of the bodyguards rushing towards Chu Mo.

Crack!

With a bone-chilling sound of a snapping skull, the bodyguard of Elder Haoyue... a warrior of the Primordial Pass realm, had his head smashed to pieces!

Just like a crushed watermelon!

White and red... splattered all over the ground.

The other guard, in the instant he was charging towards Chu Mo, was blinded by a sudden dazzling light. He reflexively closed his eyes... and never opened them again!

His head, the same as Elder Haoyue's, soared high in the air... then 'thudded' on the ground.

The two strongest Primordial Pass warriors of the Haoyue Tribe, followed their lifelong protected elder to death!

Yet the massacre did not stop here.

During the years since Princess Baolian's marriage, a list of those loyal to Elder Haoyue in the Haoyue Tribe had been prepared.

These were the people who could never be persuaded otherwise. Keeping them would be like keeping a real threat, potentially causing great crisis at any time.

"The elder is dead!"

"The elder has been killed!"

"My God... how could this happen, the elder is dead, run!"

The lively Prairie banquet suddenly turned into a land of Asura.

The bonfires still blazed fiercely, but the atmosphere of laughter and cheer was replaced by chilling bloodlust and an icy aura of death.

The royal court knights, holding a grudge for so many years, showed no mercy when facing the loyal soldiers of the Haoyue Tribe.

By the time the people on the Haoyue Tribe's side came to their senses, the game was pretty much over!

The ambushes set up by the Haoyue Tribe previously became useless due to the sudden death of Elder Haoyue. The ambushers were all strictly trained soldiers and sticking to orders was a basic tenet for them.

Without orders, they dared not make a move on their own!

Other than Elder Haoyue, even Haoyue Gemu, the eldest son of the Haoyue Tribe, was not entitled to command them!

This was because Elder Haoyue feared being schemed against by his sons, hence he kept a tight grip on the military power. To his surprise, this turned into an ironic dark joke now!

But even if Haoyue Gemu could control the military power, it wouldn't have helped anyway. Because Princess Baolian had already taken complete control of the banquet scene.

From the moment Elder Haoyue's head flew up, Pang Zhongyuan only showed a slight shock, then... he began to deploy various tactics.

Which included keeping Haoyue Geshui, Haoyue Gewen, and Haoyue Gemu -- the three brothers -- under control.

And Gerzha!

This damnable traitor, everyone hated him to the extreme.

When Gerzha was detained, he offered no resistance, he was completely demoralized. Perhaps the shock was too overwhelming!

He had hidden his true identity for many years, always living a double life. One day, the truth was revealed... and it was revealed in the guise of a victor.

Gerzha couldn't get more pleased and cheerful!

He was full of pride, ready to reap the fruits of victory, when a sudden cold downpour shocked him to the core.

What a pitiful experience.

The chaos, the carnage, and the bloody scene lasted for perhaps half an hour. The loyal Haoyue Tribe members were nearly wiped out. However, at this moment, there were still tens of thousands of soldiers of the Haoyue Tribe stationed elsewhere.

If they could not be won over immediately, they would surely become a major threat to the Prairie!

After all, they were so many and all were the cream of the crop. Once they became bandits or pledged allegiance to Jin Ge or Yin Ge, they would become a terrifying force.