Subduing the Earth Dragon Sect

The Earth Dragon Sect's remaining elders immediately used Martial Soul Possession, staring coldly at Lin Xuan and the others.

"Courting death." Ice Empress turned to look at Nan Shuishui and the others, a flash of killing intent passing through her amber eyes as she raised her hand to suppress them on the spot.

"Sister Bing'er, wait." Seeing that Ice Empress was about to act, Lin Xuan spoke up in time to stop her.

"Hm?" Ice Empress looked at Lin Xuan in confusion. "Little Xuan, what is it?"

Ice Empress knew Lin Xuan's personality well. Mercy and softness were absolutely not traits he possessed.

In her eyes, humans came in only two kinds: Lin Xuan, and everyone else.

Thus, she had not taken the Earth Dragon Sect's people seriously at all. Seeing Lin Xuan stop her naturally made her curious.

"Sister Bing'er, don't kill them all. They can still be of use to me." Lin Xuan smiled faintly. "I'm planning to establish a faction. This group can submit to me. If they refuse, then kill them."

Since he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, Lin Xuan had no intention of becoming an affiliate of the Body Sect, Shrek, or the Sun Moon Hall. He preferred working alone.

As for what faction to establish, he had long since decided—it had to be the Soul Hall!

He possessed Nihility Devouring Flame and had mastered the Soul Hall's combat techniques. It would make no sense not to establish the Soul Hall.

More importantly, he also had Xiao Yan's alchemy skills. He could even establish a Pill Tower within the Soul Hall.

The pills in his possession were not ordinary cultivation-advancing drugs. Forget miraculous treasures like the Transformation Pill—he even possessed prescriptions that could allow ordinary people to gain Soul Power and cultivate!

As long as he announced this information, he had no fear that the Soul Hall would fail to recruit people.

After all, soul masters were only a tiny minority on the Douluo Continent. Most ordinary people suffered because they lacked Soul Power. With such heaven-defying pills in hand, he could completely monopolize the market without fearing assassination attempts.

He could imitate Spirit Hall from ten thousand years ago, sending people out with pills to awaken martial souls for commoners. With the pills' assistance, more soul masters with Innate Full Soul Power would surely emerge. Once those people were brought into the Soul Hall, its strength would naturally continue to grow.

As for personal safety, he had no concerns whatsoever. With two supreme experts like Ice Empress and Snow Empress standing guard, unless that shameless Tang San in the heavens descended personally, he could roam the Douluo Continent unchallenged—as long as he did not provoke those two bootlicking beasts from the Clear Sky Sect.

That was why he had stopped Ice Empress from directly killing Nan Qiuqiu and the others.

If they refused to submit, it would not be too late to kill them afterward. The Douluo Continent followed the jungle law of the strong devouring the weak and survival of the fittest. He would not be softhearted. If he were, it would be uncertain whether he could have lived until today.

"Do you really think our Earth Dragon Sect is so easily bullied?" Nan Shuishui's anger flared as she watched Lin Xuan continuously speaking with Ice Empress. He still dared to act so arrogantly right in front of them—did he really think they did not exist?

"Submit, or—" Lin Xuan sneered. "Die!"

Boom!

The instant Lin Xuan's words fell, Ice Empress's four-hundred-thousand-year Ferocious Beast pressure swept out from her body, instantly forcing Nan Shuishui and the others to the ground.

As for why Snow Empress did not act, it was because if she did, she might fail to control her strength and kill them outright.

Pfft!

Nan Shuishui and the others, including the Earth Dragon Sect elders, instantly felt sweetness rise in their throats as they spat out blood.

"P-Predecessor... let's talk this out... let's talk this out... anything can be discussed..." Nan Shuishui pushed her Soul Power to its limit and barely raised her head to look at Ice Empress's feet.

Under Ice Empress's terrifying four-hundred-thousand-year Ferocious Beast-level Soul Power pressure, the Rouge Dragon martial souls that Nan Shuishui and the others had been so proud of melted away like snow and ice, forcibly retreating into their bodies. They could not release them no matter what they did, and could only kneel on the ground like ants, trembling violently.

"Sister Bing'er, withdraw your Soul Power pressure for now. Don't crush them to death by accident." Seeing that the intimidation had achieved its effect, Lin Xuan raised his brows at Ice Empress.

"Mm." Ice Empress nodded lightly. With a slight thought, she instantly withdrew that suffocating, terrifying pressure back into her body.

"Huff... huff... huff..."

Nan Shuishui and the others felt as though they had been granted a pardon. They gasped desperately for air, their bodies already drenched in cold sweat.

Ignoring the intense pain in their bodies, they hurriedly climbed up from the ground and saluted Ice Empress as juniors.

"This junior, Nan Shuishui, pays respects to Senior."

"This junior, Guo Zhennan, pays respects to Senior."

"This junior, Chen Chunsen, pays respects to Senior."

"..."

After Nan Shuishui finished saluting Ice Empress, the elders beside her hurriedly followed suit, terrified that a moment of displeasure from Ice Empress would get them all killed.

"Have you made your choice?" Lin Xuan swept his gaze over Nan Shuishui and the others, smiling lightly as he stepped forward while holding Wang Qiu'er's hand.

"We choose..." Nan Shuishui looked at Ice Empress, then at Lin Xuan and Wang Qiu'er. Finally, her gaze drifted to Snow Empress, who stood at the very back and had neither moved nor spoken from the beginning. Her heart could not help but struggle.

"Sigh." After hesitating for a long while, Nan Shuishui finally let out a breath of foul air. She gritted her teeth unwillingly and said in a deep voice, "We choose... to submit..."

After saying those words, Nan Shuishui immediately wilted, as though she had aged several years in an instant.

It was not that Nan Shuishui did not want to resist, but Ice Empress's strength was right there for all to see—unfathomable.

In Nan Shuishui's view, Ice Empress was at least a Titled Douluo-level expert, perhaps even a Super Douluo. Otherwise, there was no way she could have suppressed them so thoroughly that they had no ability to resist.

What was more, an equally unfathomable Snow Empress stood behind Ice Empress.

Nan Shuishui did not dare gamble. She had to consider the hundreds of people in the Earth Dragon Sect. If they refused to submit and the other side became displeased and killed them all, they would truly die without peace.

The Douluo Continent had always spoken through strength, with power honored above all. This was her helpless choice, but also the best choice at present.

"Mm-hm, not bad, not bad." Lin Xuan nodded in satisfaction at the sight. "Those who understand the times are outstanding people. It seems you people understand the times quite well."

"Since you have chosen to submit, I naturally will not mistreat you." Lin Xuan released Wang Xiu'er's hand, lightly flicked his finger across his storage ring, and took out several jade bottles before tossing them to Nan Shuishui.

"These pills are enough to help you recover from your injuries just now. Consider them compensation. Next, I'll be taking my girlfriend and my two older sisters down into the Cold Spring. Wait up here. Once we come back up, I'll have tasks for you." Lin Xuan gave his orders in a grave voice.