(Second update)
"What? Did I hear that right?" Niu Gao was thunderstruck. As though meeting Tai Tan for the first time, he sized him up from head to toe and snapped, "Old Ape, after all these years, I never expected you to become such a coward. That Sky-Blasting Gang scared you this badly? You do not even dare resist?"
A look of recollection appeared in Tai Tan's eyes. At the thought of the unfathomable figure of the Sky-Blasting Gang's leader and the Six Paths Reincarnation World floating around him, he could not help but shudder.
Seeing such a spineless display from him, Niu Gao slammed his hand on the table and said:
"Old Ape, since you have already chosen to submit to the Sky-Blasting Gang, why did you go to such lengths to invite the rest of us here? What exactly do you mean by this? Are you planning to use our heads to curry favor with your new master?"
With the Defense Clan's chief speaking so bluntly, the chiefs of the Speed Clan and Breaking Clan also wore wary expressions. They feared this was a banquet with hidden knives, with assassins concealed somewhere inside, ready to strike at any moment.
Seeing this, Tai Tan's bitter smile deepened. He waved his hand and explained:
"Hey, hey, hey. After all these years, Old Rhino, you are still as brainless as ever. Think about it. What kind of existence is the Sky-Blasting Gang? Why would they need me to offer them a pledge of allegiance?"
Taking a deep breath, Tai Tan saw that his three old friends clearly did not believe him. He knew it was because the three clans had secluded themselves for too long and rarely kept up with the latest intelligence. Even their impression of the Sky-Blasting Gang's leader