"Arushiman, I can offer you shelter! And at the same time..." Lin Qi was still thinking of using the same lollipop trick one used to fool children into making Arushiman his subordinate. The Celestial Crystal People and the Netherblood Clan could at most serve as thugs, but Lin Qi was not short on thugs now. What he lacked were skilled technicians like Arushiman. There were far too many killers under Lin Qi's command, yet far too few people with creativity.
Arushiman shot Lin Qi a cold look, his eyes carrying an unconcealable trace of terror and wariness. Then he fixed Dark Blood and the others with a fierce glare. "I rejected your leader back then. I—and my people—will never have anything to do with you! You kidnapped me by force, but so what? I escaped. I will never have anything to do with you!"
Dark Blood struggled to his feet. The silver arcs released by Arushiman's armor clearly inflicted tremendous damage even upon members of the Netherblood Clan. His complexion was awful, and when he finally forced himself upright, his body swayed beyond his control.
After laboriously catching his breath, Dark Blood took two steps forward. Arushiman, however, retreated dozens of steps in rapid succession with extreme vigilance. Only when his back struck an enormous natural ingot of 'Heavenfall Flowing Gold,' a hundred meters tall and nearly a mile around at its base, did Arushiman slowly nod. "Don't come too close, or I'll kill you. My strength is weak right now, but I'm still confident I can kill all of you."
Lin Qi immediately gave a light cough from the side. "I firmly support you killing them, and then we can have a proper talk! Look, if it's just you and me, we can sit down and speak openly and