Bai Xiaowen studied the Four Heavenly Kings. After a moment's thought, he spoke slowly.
"Vladimir."
"Yes."
"From now on, you are not to use Night Embrace without my permission."
"Yes."
Vladimir raised no objections.
Bai Xiaowen offered no explanation. He valued Vladimir's Night Embrace highly, and that was precisely why it could not be used carelessly.
He continued, "This was your first mission. You had two tasks: gather intelligence and test your Clan Leader Skills. You handled the intelligence well and even captured someone who could prove crucial. But you didn't do enough to test your skills."
The Four Heavenly Kings lowered their heads together.
Pudge the Butcher said, "Master, I'll find Elite Tier and Common Tier corpses as soon as possible and test the results of mixing them in Suturing."
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. "Considering this was your first independent mission, you did fairly well. I'm pointing out what needs improvement so you can grow stronger. That's how our forces will continue to grow."
All four accepted his words. Each of them felt some pressure to prove themselves.
Their current Lord Tier strength came from Bai Xiaowen's Death God's Power. Under each of them stood one or more candidates who could take their place.
If they performed poorly or angered Bai Xiaowen, they would be cast down from clan leaders to ordinary Leader Tier creatures.
Sigrdrifa asked, "Master, what should we do next?"
Bai Xiaowen raised a hand. A rope formed from True Essence Force hauled the trembling rabbit demon Zhang Xi over.
"Sigrdrifa, I'm leaving this demon to you... I want to meet Shi Miyuan, the Southern Song chancellor, but we must not attract attention."
"As you command." Sigrdrifa's heart tightened. This assignment would be a real test of her abilities.
The newly established Eternal Life Sect had