After killing the commander, Tai Yi turned his gaze to the remaining people and said:
"I, Tai Yi, Pope of Spirit Hall, discovered that your Heaven Dou Empire dared to commit evil outside Spirit Province. Moreover, this man was actually an Evil Soul Master, so I came specifically to eliminate him. Lay down your weapons and surrender now, and I can spare your lives. If you resist, all of you will be treated as Evil Soul Masters."
As Tai Yi's words fell, he had originally been ready to make a move. After all, he had assumed that, no matter what, there would be people unwilling to surrender and wanting to resist.
Yet, to Tai Yi's surprise, the moment he finished speaking, the soldiers threw down their weapons without the slightest hesitation and knelt on the ground.
Then the soldiers said:
"Your Holiness, we are willing to surrender. We will not resist."
They had surrendered remarkably quickly, and Tai Yi could even see traces of relief and lingering fear in their eyes.
Although Tai Yi was surprised by the sight, he accepted it. He had seen the fear in their gazes whenever they looked toward that commander's tent.
Thus, in the next instant, Tai Yi walked toward the tent, tore open its flap, and entered. Only after seeing the scene inside did he understand why the soldiers outside feared this tent so much.
There were dozens of corpses inside, half of them soldiers clad in armor. Their bodies had withered into mummies, as though every drop of blood had been drained from them. Tai Yi also saw that their chests had been hollowed out, their hearts and other organs missing.
Tai Yi immediately understood. After cultivating an evil technique and becoming an Evil Soul Master, the commander could initially use the