Huo Hai's words had thoroughly stoked the fury in Hao Lan's heart. If not for wanting the things on Huo Hai, Hao Lan would probably have directly requested a life-and-death contract.
Unfortunately, Huo Hai was very special. He had an Inner Space. If Huo Hai truly refused to hand anything over and stored it in his Inner Space, there was nothing they could do. Though the Vast Earth Empire was powerful, it had no secret art capable of directly extracting memories from another person's soul. Otherwise, why would they always want to capture people alive?
Last time, they had only invited the Blood Curse King to curse Huo Hai to death because they did not want Ancestor Tianhui's Inheritance and Sunset Swordsmanship to leak out. Yet who would have thought that Huo Hai would survive the Blood Curse King's curse and grow ever stronger?
What relieved the Vast Earth Empire's people was that Huo Hai had not spread Ancestor Tianhui's Inheritance or the Vast Earth Empire's secret arts either. Now that they had finally found an opportunity, the Vast Earth Empire naturally wanted to make a fair and open wager with Huo Hai.
As long as Huo Hai lost, the Vast Earth Empire could seize him openly and justifiably. At that time, even if a Spirit Emperor expert acted personally, no one could say anything. Of course, if they lost, the Vast Earth Empire would absolutely not dare seize anyone in public here. Otherwise, the Vast Earth Empire's reputation would be utterly ruined.
The Vast Earth Empire differed from the other two great sects. The empire itself was a collective, and its demands regarding prestige were extremely high. If its reputation were destroyed, there would be no need for outsiders to attack; the Vast Earth Empire itself would face collapse.