"The Clear Sky Sect... the Clear Sky Sect surrenders!"
"The people of the Sea God Empire may search wherever they please. Tang Hao and his son, Tang San, are not in the Clear Sky Sect, and they have had no connection to us for twelve years."
"We beg the Sea God Empire to pardon the Clear Sky Sect's disrespect!"
After Tang Xiao finished speaking, he seemed to lose every ounce of strength and leaned weakly against the trembling second elder.
"Sect Master, we cannot surrender!"
"You bastards from the Sea God Empire! I'll fight you to the death!"
"We're not afraid to die! The Clear Sky Sect has no cowards! We cannot surrender!"
Sea Dragon Douluo and his companions showed little reaction to Tang Xiao's surrender, but the members of the Clear Sky Sect erupted.
They had suffered such a crushing defeat. Sea Dragon Douluo alone had crippled a third of the fighting force that formed the sect's backbone. Were they supposed to surrender just like that?
They could not stomach it!
They had once been the greatest sect under heaven! They had commanded the Seven Great Sects in all their glory, even contending with Spirit Hall.
How had a mere twelve years brought them to the brink of annihilation?
They refused to accept it!
Smack! Smack! Smack!
Slaps landed across the faces of those protesting, leaving blood trickling from their mouths and stars swimming before their eyes.
"Fools! What do you have to fight them with? Are you all going to throw your lives away? Who will protect the children then?"
The members of the Clear Sky Sect fell silent.
Into that silence, Sea Dragon Douluo stepped forward and sneered. "You seem to be getting ahead of yourselves. When did we ever say we would spare you?"
His words