"I disagree! Tower Master, you mustn't agree... Our Glazed Pagoda lineage has been passed down for so many years; we cannot let it be destroyed in our hands..."
An elder roared, her eyes filled with opposition.
Whoosh!
Before she could finish speaking, a streak of sword qi suddenly struck through the air. Fine as a thread, it wrapped around her neck in the blink of an eye.
Splat!
Blood sprayed out. The elder's head rolled to the ground, her eyes bulging wide. Even in death, she could not believe that the other party's methods were so ruthless, his movements so swift.
"You..."
Seeing the elder die outright, with even her soul unable to escape, the entire room immediately fell silent.
The young man before them was even colder and more merciless than they had imagined. If they truly refused, it was easy to foresee that he would dare to kill every last one of them!
"What benefits would we gain by pledging allegiance to you?"
When the rabbit died, the fox grieved. Seeing an elder killed, everyone gritted their teeth, and Rou Ji asked.
"You have no choice now. You may only choose between death and not death! If you sincerely pledge allegiance, I will give you benefits—ones even greater than you can imagine!"
A strand of sword qi coiled around Nie Yun's fingertip as he spoke indifferently.
Their lives and deaths were already under his control. There was no way he would make them any promises of benefits.
"Fine. I, Rou Ji, am willing to pledge allegiance to you!" "Rou Ji, you..."
Seeing her agree so quickly, the others' expressions all turned extremely ugly.
"Circumstances have forced our hand. We do not have many choices. I believe you should all agree as well. This lord possesses such strength at