As a member of the Dou Ling Empire's royal family, Xue Tiande did not believe that bullshit about the situation being too urgent to notify them in time!
The Federation's higher-ups had sent warships into their territorial waters without informing the Dou Ling Empire first. Wasn't that plainly provoking a conflict between the two nations? Stellar and the people before them were probably bait thrown out by the Federation.
Once the Dou Ling Empire made any rash move, the Federation would likely declare that they had started the war and launch an attack, wouldn't they?
Xue Tiande took a deep breath and said to Yun Qianyue, "Captain Yue, I think—we shouldn't have any conflict between us. How about this? We'll escort you out of the Dou Ling Empire's territorial waters. What do you say?"
"That would be for the best!" Yun Qianyue nodded.
Seeing how smoothly the two sides were communicating, Tong Nian could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
However, at that moment, the fisherman clutching his ankle suddenly sprang up and charged toward Xue Tiande and the others! A terrifying aura erupted from his body as five soul rings—three purple and two black—rose around him!
His skin changed as well, seeming to be pieced together from patches of differently colored flesh, with scars resembling stitches along the seams between the different shades!
A terrifying blood puppet appeared behind him!
An Evil Soul Master! He was an Evil Soul Master!
The sudden turn of events caught everyone completely off guard. Xue Tiande's face changed drastically, and he instinctively released his Martial Soul and soul rings. Seven soul rings—three yellow, two purple, and two black—rose beneath his feet.
A pure white swan Martial Soul spread its wings behind him.
Yet the terrifying aura, as though it contained an