Huo Hai smiled faintly. Since they had invited him out, he had no intention of continuing to wait here. With a flash, he appeared before the crowd, still dressed entirely in black.
"Friend, I wonder what grudge our Vast Earth Empire has against you. Why not tell us, and we can discuss it?" Even as he spoke, the Skeletons launched another attack, making the barrier shudder. Everyone's expressions turned ugly. Had this man never intended to negotiate at all? At this moment, every one of them wanted to rush forward and strike Huo Hai.
Huo Hai smiled slightly. "Sit down and talk? Don't make me laugh. I wanted to sit down and talk back then, but which of you was willing?" Huo Hai lifted his hood, revealing a face all the higher-ups of the Vast Earth Empire knew only too well.
"The Insect Emperor—it's the Insect Emperor! He's back!" The moment they saw Huo Hai's face, everyone turned pale with shock. Before Huo Hai had left, his strength had already been beyond their ability to handle. Now, he was even more terrifying.
Suddenly, the city's commanding general said, "Wait, Insect Emperor, we signed a contract back then. You cannot control Skeletons to attack forces that signed the contract. Do you intend to violate it?" Everyone froze, then revealed looks of understanding. Fortunately, they had forced Huo Hai into signing that contract back then, or they would have been in serious trouble.
Huo Hai smiled faintly. "You still dare speak to me of righteousness? After the war was won, you attacked me outright. You even caused several Rogue Cultivator Spirit Emperors to die at the Medicine King Sect. Since when has your Vast Earth Empire ever possessed righteousness?"
At Huo Hai's words, many people immediately lowered their heads. How could these