"Hehe, Yao Dan, I never expected you to end up in such a state when we met again."
As one black figure after another emerged from the passage of black flames, vast, chilling auras spread across the sky.
That overwhelming pressure made everyone, already at a disadvantage, sink further into despair. The Soul Clan's experts had finally appeared.
Yao Dan abruptly raised his head, his gaze freezing upon the foremost figures among the black shadows.
Four elderly men stood suspended in the air there, smiling as they looked down at him. Their smiles were filled with icy coldness.
"Isn't this all thanks to you?"
Yao Dan gritted his teeth. "Soul Flame, Soul Mirror, Soul Slaughter, Hun Sha—the Four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan have all come at once. Your Soul Clan truly thinks highly of my Yao Clan!"
The Four Demon Saints of the Soul Clan were the Soul Clan's core strength. All four possessed the strength of Seven Star Dou Shengs. They held considerable status within the Soul Clan, forming its backbone and serving as the public face of its power.
Hearing the deep, venomous tone in Yao Dan's voice, the old man standing at the front merely smiled faintly. "The four of us have not all come solely for your Yao Clan."
As he spoke, his gaze vaguely turned toward the master and disciples seated below in the guest area. A trace of gravity surfaced in his eyes before he withdrew his gaze and said, "Yao Dan, stop struggling in vain. You should understand the difference in strength between us. Your Yao Clan's Alchemy Technique is still of some use to my Soul Clan. If you are willing to let the Yao Clan become a vassal race of my Soul Clan from this day forth, perhaps your