One could not judge a person by appearance.
That described the vicious pretty boy before him.
Tie Shugu had always considered his will unyielding, and he had endured plenty of torment in his life. Yet never before had any torture been so "bone-deep and unforgettable" as today's. He did not even know what method this vicious pretty boy had used on him.
Why could a Foundation Establishment cultivator make a Golden Core like him suffer so wrenchingly that he fainted from pain?
Tie Shugu could not understand. His lips began to tremble.
Mo Hua asked, "Are you going to be honest now?"
Tie Shugu lowered his head.
Pain could temper a person.
Having tasted the Bone-Carving Array, Tie Shugu no longer thought his bones were so hard.
Mo Hua glanced at the much more obedient Tie Shugu and nodded. "I ask, you answer."
Tie Shugu said, "Yes..."
"Why did the Shugu Tribe raid the Danque Tribe?"
Mo Hua narrowed his eyes slightly. "Was it a spur-of-the-moment impulse, greed driving you to murder and plunder? Or did your evil... Barbarian God give you an 'oracle,' telling you to seize people and offer up sacrifices?"
Mo Hua wanted to pry some clues concerning the Evil God from Tie Shugu, to prepare for his next move.
Yet unexpectedly, Tie Shugu shook his head. "Not exactly..."
Mo Hua frowned. "What do you mean?"
Tie Shugu said, "There was a Famine Disaster. We were hungry. With nothing to eat, we robbed other tribes..."
The answer was unexpectedly plain and simple.
Even Mo Hua froze for a moment. "A Famine Disaster?"
"Mm." Tie Shugu nodded, his face pale. "A large-scale famine is spreading from the northwest. Vegetation is withering, demon beasts are starving to death, and many tribes can no longer survive. That has caused large-scale