Facing Nan Feng's coercion and inducement, Tang Xiao didn't believe it at all. He was only thinking about how to break out of the encirclement and how to send the message to other Clear Sky Sect people to let them escape.
"Breakout?"
Nan Feng seemed to have seen through Tang Xiao's thoughts, and the smile at the corner of his mouth disappeared instantly.
"Tang Xiao, I advise you to put away those unrealistic fantasies."
"Don't take any chances."
"Last time at the Strength Clan, you were able to run away, not because you were really capable, nor because I was careless."
"It's entirely because I didn't intend to kill him from the beginning, and I didn't want to get hurt."
"Otherwise, if I try my best to save my life with my injuries, I can kill you two elders by force even without Samsara Death Realm."
"But killing you will not do me any good except to vent their anger to Qian Daoliu. A dead person cannot help me fight against the Worship Hall."
Tang Xiao frowned, "Then how do you explain why you killed Fifth Elder and Sixth Elder later?"
When he was at the Strength Clan, he really felt that Bibi Dong was holding hands everywhere without much murderous intention, and even her Second Martial Soul and Soul Skill were not spared a few times.
But later, that weird Gray Demon God killed two of their elders with just one blow!
"Explain? Do you still have the nerve to ask me to explain?" Nan Feng raised his eyebrows.
"I did not kill me, but you pursued me relentlessly, hoping to wear me to death with the help of numbers."
"I said, I don't want to get hurt, and there's no way I can trade injuries for injuries with you. In that case, I can only use that trick to break the deadlock."
"But how do I know you are so fragile? I originally just wanted to break Clear Sky Battle Formation, and at most I would hurt you a lot, and then we all sit down and have a calm chat. Who knew you were so fragile? You can't withstand even one move?"
Tang Xiao's face darkened.
"Don't force me."
Nan Feng looked at Tang Xiao, with a dangerous light flashing in his eyes:
"Tang Xiao, you have experienced this Samsara Death Realm. You should know very well that once the man-eating gray fog dissipates here, except for you and this old thing, everyone here, including those women and children..."
"They will all be eaten clean, and no one can escape."
"Do you want to try it?"
"..."
Tang Xiao's hand holding Clear Sky Hammer trembled suddenly, and then weakly let go. The huge Clear Sky Hammer turned into a stream of light and was taken back into the body.
He lost.
Not only a loss in terms of strength, but also a loss in psychology.
Facing that kind of terrifying realm that could swallow up everything silently, and facing the more than five hundred living lives behind him, he didn't dare to take a gamble.
"Huh..."
Tang Xiao sighed, "Bibi Dong, you win."
"Tell me, what do you want?"
"I already said what I wanted just now." Nan Feng said calmly.
"As for whether you believe it or not, you can decide for yourself. I don't want to talk nonsense anymore."
Tang Xiao was silent and turned to look at Second Elder beside him.
Second Elder stared at the superior woman and asked in a hoarse voice:
"How... can we trust you?"
"You are the disciple of Qian Xunji, the Pope of the Spirit Hall. Now you are saying that you are helpless and that you want to fight Worship Hall, but you are talking empty words. Who knows if it is a trick on your part to trick us into laying down our weapons?"
"If we surrender, you will turn around and sell us..."
"No need to believe it."
Nan Feng interrupted him, "I don't expect you old stubborns to really believe me."
"It's too imaginary to believe this. Only reality and interests are real."
"Up to this point in this battle, Spirit Hall has won a great victory, Clear Sky Sect has sealed the mountain, and Tang Hao has been expelled. For the Spirit Hall, the strategic value is enough."
"Continuing the war and storming this fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack will only increase casualties and is worthless."
"But... if I can make Clear Sky Sect submit to the Spirit Hall, that's another matter."
"Destroying Clear Sky Sect is a self-destructive act that achieves nothing and may even incur the resentment of Soul Master in the world."
"Conquering Clear Sky Sect not only makes up for the loss of Soul Master in this battle, but also greatly enhances the power and prestige of the Spirit Hall. It can also help me deal with those disobedient old guys."
"Which one is better, I believe I don't need to say more."
"You are all smart people. You should understand that only living people have value. Only a knife that can be used by me is worth my effort to maintain."
Second Elder was silent for a long time.
He didn't mention anything about the Clear Sky Sect's pride, nor did he say anything about preferring death over surrender. Because now the enemy is strong and we are weak, and we are fighting for each other, so there is no point in talking about that kind of nonsense.
All that can be done now is to strive for more benefits for the Clear Sky Sect and retain enough resistance, even if they really want to submit to the Spirit Hall.
"So..."
Second Elder raised his head, "Submitting submission to the Spirit Hall, what benefits will it bring to the Clear Sky Sect?"
"What can we gain? And what can we keep?"
"Benefits?"
Nan Feng glanced at him lightly:
"Alive."
"..."
The whole place was dead silent.
"This is the greatest benefit and the only basis."
Nan Feng looked at Second Elder: "If Clear Sky Sect doesn't submit, don't doubt my methods or my determination."
"I will definitely kill Clear Sky Sect to extinction!"
"Whether it's the five hundred people here, the groups of people coming from behind, or the retail investors hiding in the properties outside..."
"I will leave no one alive and kill them all!"
"Cut the weeds without eradicating the roots, but they will grow again when the spring breeze blows!"
"When I do something, I either don't do it, or I do it absolutely."
"I won't leave any trouble for myself!"
"Especially an enemy with potential like Clear Sky Sect."
"Now, the choice is yours."
Nan Feng pointed at the abyss under the mountain, and then pointed at the road under his feet:
"He jumped down with his clan members and died for the so-called pride."
"It's better to lower your head and kneel down."
"Stay alive."
"..."
The sound of heavy breathing echoed in the empty space. Tang Xiao's fists clenched and unclenched, unclenched and clenched again, and his nails were deeply embedded in his flesh.
"Sect Master..."
Second Elder walked up to Tang Xiao, his voice old and tired:
"If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood."
"I know you feel bitter and unwilling. But... those children are innocent."
Second Elder pointed at the frightened and trembling young disciples, women and children behind him:
"If we die, the inheritance of the Clear Sky Sect will be cut off. The so-called pride and the so-called glory are nothing but a handful of loess in the face of genocide."
"Only when you are alive... there is hope."
"Only by living can you have the opportunity to see the future."
Tang Xiao Looking at those eyes full of desire for survival, the last line of defense in my heart finally collapsed.
He slowly closed his eyes, and two lines of hot tears fell down his cheeks.
Yes.
Death is very easy, just a stroke of the neck. What to do with these hundreds of lives? What to do with the thousands of people who are still on the road?
For the so-called face, let the entire sect be buried with him?
He doesn't deserve to be the leader of this clan.
"Okay..."
Tang Xiao opened his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "I promise you."
"But!"
"I, Clear Sky Sect, can submit to you and be used by you. But I will never become a dog to the Spirit Hall!"
"What can we gain? And what can we keep?"
"If I lose my dignity just to survive, then I would rather jump out of here with my tribe!"
"Conditions?"
Nan Feng raised his eyebrows, stood up from the chair, and walked slowly to Tang Xiao.
"Don't be so quick to bargain with me."
"How much Clear Sky Sect can get does not depend on me, but on you."
"It depends on how much benefit you can bring to the Spirit Hall, and how much role you can play in the subsequent power struggle."
"No pain, no gain. This is the eternal truth."
"As for status... don't worry, as long as you obey, Clear Sky Sect will still be the number one sect in the world."
"Spirit Hall will announce to the public that we have reached a historic consensus with the Clear Sky Sect."
"We will characterize the root cause of this war as the personal crimes of Tang Hao, and... the ignorance and greed of predecessor Pope Qian Xunji."
"We will tell the world that Qian Xunji not only killed himself for selfish desires, but also almost caused the catastrophe of Soul Master World. And now Pope Bibi Dong has to take action to stop this tragedy in order to bring order to the chaos and for the sake of peace."
"Now, Qian Xunji is dead, and the culprit Tang Hao has become a street rat."
"Now that the source of the crime has been eliminated, more innocent people should not have to pay the price with their lives."
"This is the reason for our truce."
"What?!"
Tang Xiao and Second Elder opened their eyes wide at the same time, looking at Nan Feng in disbelief.
Rebuke Qian Xunji?
Throw dirty water on the head of your ex Pope?
"You... are you serious?"
Tang Xiao asked in disbelief, "Spirit Hall values face very much. After all, Qian Xunji is the predecessor Pope and your teacher in name! By doing this, aren't you slapping Spirit Hall in his own face? Aren't you denying Spirit Hall's authority?"
"Authority?"
Nan Feng sneered, his eyes full of disdain and ridicule:
"Don't take Qian Xunji too seriously, and don't take the so-called Qian Family too sacred."
"Spirit Hall Whose Spirit Hall is it?"
"Is it from the Qian Family? Is it those old immortals from the Worship Hall?"
"No!"
Nan Feng spread his arms and spoke passionately:
"Spirit Hall is the Spirit Hall of Soul Master all over the world! It is a shelter built with the blood and sweat of thousands of ordinary Soul Master!"
"And Qian Xunji, as well as those high-ranking worshiping elders, they are just mosquitoes lying on this big tree sucking blood, parasites that steal everyone's fruits!"
"Just like the princes and nobles of the two empires."
"For their own interests and so-called face, they shouted all kinds of high-sounding slogans and asked the people below to fight for them, to bleed and sacrifice."
"Why?!"
"Why is this happening?"
"Why should thousands of Soul Master die for their own selfish desires?"
"I don't want to waste Spirit Hall's soldiers for the sake of a dead Qian Xunji."
"I also don't want to see Clear Sky Sect shed his last drop of blood for a selfish Tang Hao."
"Sect Master Tang."
"We... are actually all victims."
"They are all poor people trapped in that old era and those old rules."
"In that case..."
Nan Feng stretched out a hand and hung it in front of Tang Xiao:
"Why not join forces?"
"Overthrow the rotten things and establish a new order."
"An order... our own."
Tang Xiao looked at the hand stretched out in front of him, and at the pair of eyes full of ambition and madness, the shock in his heart could not be greater.
Madman.
This woman is absolutely crazy.
But...
If this is the price of living.
If this is the only way to survive.
So...