The ugly dwarf observed them for a moment, paying particular attention to the two men still fighting. Then his expression darkened, and he stepped out from the crowd to shout at the Heavenly Splendor Sect cultivators who had already gathered together:
"Listen up, everyone inside! I am the young master of Extreme Yin Island. I'm in a good mood today, so I can spare your lives! As long as you submit to Extreme Yin Island from this day forward and obediently complete the tasks we assign you, you can keep living free and easy. Otherwise, your souls will be scattered to the winds.
"And you over there, still fighting-stop at once! Red Flame belongs to our island. If he suffers so much as a scratch, I'll wash your entire island in blood!"
"Extreme Yin Island!"
"Extreme Yin Old Devil..."
"Submit to you? What a colossal joke!"
After hearing the ugly dwarf's words, the Heavenly Splendor Sect cultivators broke into a flurry of discussion.
"Silence!" Xiao Yan turned back and rebuked them before addressing Wu Chou:
"Young Island Master Wu, you've brought so many people here in such an aggressive manner. Surely you're not merely asking us to pledge allegiance to Extreme Yin Island?"
"Correct. All you Core Formation cultivators need to do is accompany me to Extreme Yin Island and surrender a third of your nascent souls to Soul-Sealing Tokens like these. Then you may return unharmed." Having said this, Wu Chou reached into his robes and took out several pitch-black wooden tokens, gazing coldly at everyone.
Song Changcun, Li Xuan, and the others exchanged uneasy glances.
Xiao Yu sneered inwardly. Wu Chou was merely at Middle Core Formation, yet he dared make such grandiose claims with twenty-odd cultivators of the same realm behind him. He was simply leaning on