Under the threat to his own life,
He Song was inevitably required to retaliate.
After all, those five Golden Elixir Masters indeed intended to use He Song as cannon fodder, to die before all of them.
With the imminent attack from the God Locking Sect, He Song's continued stay in Biyue Prefecture might not guarantee his death, but trouble would definitely be entangled with him.
The God Locking Sect, being a Demon Sect, falling within their area of influence would predictably spell unimaginable hardships for He Song at that point.
For He Song, such a situation that put a knife directly to his heart was something he could never accept.
If he encountered such circumstances and knew nothing but running away instead of retaliating, then what was the point of cultivating for immortality?
They all wished for his death.
If not to retaliate now, then when?
Facing those who wished for his death,
He Song could certainly not be kind or merciful.