Truly terrifying beyond measure.
On the other side, seeing everyone stunned pale with shock—especially the flicker of doubt and retreat in Ice Peng's eyes—Eastern Emperor Taiyi's lips curved slightly, and he felt greatly satisfied.
He had revealed his Golden Crow Dharma Form precisely to cow this band of wild and untamable people.
To make them clearly understand who the true ruler of this place was.
And to make Ice Peng understand that what lay before him had never been a multiple-choice question, but a life-or-death game.
If he accepted the offer and turned his back on the Northern Darkness to join Eastern Emperor Taiyi—
it would mean falling out with his old master and becoming enemies with the several Great Powers entrenched throughout the Northern Darkness Deep Sea. The road ahead was destined to bristle with thorns.
If he stubbornly refused, Eastern Emperor Taiyi would never let him leave this island today.
The thousands of demon soldiers under his command, along with Ice Peng himself, would likely all be buried here.
Judging by the strength Eastern Emperor Taiyi had revealed in that instant, he truly had both the confidence and the ruthlessness to do it.
Though Ice Peng was currently swept up by his ferocious nature, violent in temperament and impetuous in action, his mind was far from muddled.
He saw the stakes of this matter with perfect clarity.
Now was the moment for him to make the final call—
Would he fight to the death, rather break than bend, and swear unwavering loyalty to his old master?
Or would he lower his head and submit, stepping into the heart of the Northern Kuru Continent's most perilous vortex, becoming enemies with the great powers across the entire continent?
One had to know that the Northern Kuru Continent had become the