"How dare you try to negotiate terms with this King?"
The Ghost Corpse King had yet to recover from the shock of the condition he had proposed.
Only after Ximen Lingzhong's voice had fallen silent for quite some time did it ask in utter astonishment, "You have the strength to suppress this King for a year? Then why did you release me?"
"Because I damn well wanted to!"
A trace of fury entered Ximen Lingzhong's voice.
His expression turned icy as well. He said coldly, "Ghost Corpse King, I have no mood to waste words with you. Make your decision at once!"
"Hahaha, interesting. Truly interesting."
The Ghost Corpse King burst into laughter.
Immediately afterward, the space before the formation rippled violently several more times. Clearly, the Ghost Corpse King still did not believe Ximen Lingzhong's words and had begun testing it again.
Several attempts passed.
Only then did the Ghost Corpse King continue laughing. "You are the most interesting human this King has ever seen. Though this King has doubts in his heart, agreeing to your condition is nothing much. It is only one year. What could you humans possibly accomplish?"
"What a load of endless nonsense!"
Ximen Lingzhong snorted coldly.
Then, under his control, a faint Otherworld Gate silently opened near the Altar Grand Formation.
"Ghost Corpse King, do not blame me for failing to warn you. The Ghost Corpse Slaves you send over cannot exceed the Divine Star Position in cultivation. Otherwise, I can close this gate at any time!" Ximen Lingzhong said.
"This King is not like you humans, who go back on their word."
The Ghost Corpse King laughed several more times. Then Ghost Corpse Slaves began walking out one after another from the Otherworld Gate it had created.
Yet those Ghost Corpse Slaves showed