The hall was silent, eyes flickering with surprise, and a few beads of sweat appeared on foreheads.
The might of Great Chief Batian of Black Wind Gorge was truly formidable! It certainly lived up to his fierce reputation!
Afterward, the atmosphere in the hall felt increasingly tense and stiff. Whether it was the old man in the green robe, Jun She, the horned middle-aged man, or the other three people, their expressions were clearly shaken by Batian's words!
So the Blood Soul Scroll has such power? Control over life and death?
Upon realizing this, the old man who stood up to speak first, along with two others beside him, looked at Batian on the throne with a mix of ridicule and mockery.
"Hehe, being forced to hand over your life mark, how amusing... You, Great Chief, what face do you have left, what prestige to lead us in Black Wind Gorge? Haha!"
The old man laughed sinisterly in his heart. His name was Golden Soul, the current Left Protector of Black Wind Gorge, and a Peak Powerhouse of the Third Heavenly Layer of Third-Level Demonic Beast!
His qualifications were even older than Batian, dating back to the era of the old chief!
Originally, after the old chief died, he thought the position of Great Chief would fall to him. But unexpectedly, Batian emerged out of nowhere and pushed him aside, leaving him filled with resentment!
Power blinds the heart!
Even if he, Golden Soul, is from the Demon Clan, it is the same!
Hence, everything back then directly sowed the seeds of disaster for everything today. He and the other two have secretly pledged allegiance to Yun Zhen Pill King!
And in today's situation, although he received no prior notice, it would lead Batian to his doom, wouldn't it? For he had incriminating evidence in Yun Zhen Pill King's hands!
If that matter was revealed, even Black Wind Gorge would be wiped out in an instant!
Does Batian have the guts to resist? Can he disregard everyone in Black Wind Gorge? Not to mention his only direct disciple... Haha, hahaha!
Golden Soul laughed maniacally in his heart! Filled with sinister laughter, it was detestable.
He knew this was a dead-end!
An inescapable predicament personally orchestrated by Yun Zhen Pill King.
Because although Batian was capable, his heart was too soft, unable to abandon everything! More so, unable to be cruel and ruthless!
If not, everyone in Black Wind Gorge, including his disciple, would have to die!
Would have to die! Haha, hahaha...
Meanwhile, Yun Ruyue, who had remained silent for long, finally found an opportunity to exert her 'authority'! Witnessing her delicate face turn vibrant, her mocking eyes were cast towards Batian who stood before the throne...
"Stop stalling. Sign your name on the Blood Soul Scroll and drop a drop of your essence blood already. Don't waste my time." She looked at Batian with arrogance and sneered. As if certain, the other party would never resist or refuse.
"You!"
An angry cold grunt echoed, and the old man in the green robe, Jun She, stood up with a furious and dark face! Covered in swirling black mist, a huge black serpent hissed within...
Looking at the somewhat panicked Yun Ruyue, Jun She spoke with dark red eyes, somewhat sinisterly: "Miss Yun Ruyue, isn't your Yun Family going too far!?"
Going too far!?
Golden Soul and Huang Lie's expressions simultaneously turned cold. Huang Lie's stern shout resounded through the hall like thunder: "Is this how you in Black Wind Gorge treat your supplicants? If not sincere, just say you want to break off completely!"
"Jun She, are you not stopping? Do you want to continue causing disturbances?" Golden Soul coldly scolded with a stern face.
His body stiffened sharply, and the demon qi swirling around Jun She trembled, slowly restrained until... it completely disappeared.
With a bang, Jun She slumped into his seat, his expression darkened with some dispiritedness, his voice hoarse: "Miss Yun Ruyue, isn't this making things difficult for us?"
"Making things difficult?" Yun Ruyue coldly laughed, a hint of conspiracy success raised at her lips.
"The trouble you've gotten yourselves into, how big it is, aren't you clear yourselves? Now, you want my grandfather to clean up your mess without wanting to pay the price, do you think such good things exist in this world?"
Yun Ruyue said indifferently, as she turned around, ready to leave.
"If you can't figure it out, then simply forget it."
"How the prince of the Thousand Cranes Demon King Clan died is clear to us all. When I return, I will have grandfather announce this secret! Do you really think our Yun Family is eager to bail you out of such a big hole? Hehe..."
With that, Yun Ruyue directly stepped away, aiming to leave!
Everyone's expressions changed instantly, the hall's atmosphere froze along with it.
"Miss Yun Ruyue, please wait! Let's talk reasonably, let's talk reasonably..."
In the next second, Golden Soul stood up, wearing a face full of flattery.
While looking towards the throne, at the gloomy-faced Batian, he sneered, frowned, and said: "Great Chief, shouldn't you say something? After all, this trouble was caused by Mon Chong, why should everyone in Black Wind Gorge bear this burden for him, is it suitable?"
"Golden Soul! What do you mean?" Jun She angrily stood once more, pointed at Golden Soul's nose, and shouted coldly.
"What do you mean? Just the literal meaning... Haha, did I say anything wrong?"
The Golden Soul sneered upon hearing this, a faint hint of insidiousness flashing in his eyes, as he looked up and glanced at Batian before the throne, speaking softly.
"Great Chief, this time the mad counterattack of the Thousand Cranes Demon Clan has caused such heavy losses to the major forces of Ghost Wolf City. You know that, right? If they were to find out that the catalyst for this incident was the Young Master of Black Wind Gorge killing that prince of the Thousand Cranes Demon King Clan, what kind of terrifying disaster do you think our Black Wind Gorge would face?"
At this point, a tremor appeared in the Golden Soul's eyes. Although his actions right now were with ulterior motives, he couldn't deny that what he said was indeed the truth!
The prince who died this time seemed to hold a significant position within the Thousand Cranes Demon King Clan! Hence, the counterattack and revenge from those detestable scoundrels were particularly frenzied!
It's even rumored that at least more than three experts of the Fourth Heavenly Layer of Foundation Establishment True Person Realm were seriously injured in this battle! And the various families and top forces also suffered heavy losses, their vital energy greatly depleted.
If they were to find out that the root cause, the culprit, was the Young Master of Black Wind Gorge, Mon Chong, it would be strange if they didn't turn everything upside down in Black Wind Gorge.
By that time, no matter how powerful you are, will you be able to stop everyone? Haha...
This isn't alarmist talk! It's speaking the truth.
Then he shook his head and looked up at Batian, saying softly: "Great Chief, although this indeed makes things difficult, it concerns the future and lives of everyone in Black Wind Gorge, so please think it over carefully."
"Great Chief, please think it over carefully!"
"Great Chief, please think it over carefully!"
The two strongmen beside the Golden Soul also stood up and said in unison.
Batian's expression remained unchanged, but the frequency of his eyes flickering and his breathing... became somewhat intense. He felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, unable to breathe.
Because this was forcing him, forcing him to make a decision now!
Either abandon his disciple Mon Chong, then give up the entire Black Wind Gorge and walk away from it! With his strength, even the top forces of Ghost Wolf City would not dare to act against him easily, fearing repercussions.
Or... abandon himself, to use this as a trade, getting Yun Zhen Pill King to come forward and completely suppress this matter!
Because only someone with the unique and noble status of being one of the Five Great Pill Kings of Ghost Wolf City could make those top forces swallow this bitter pill! Let it pass without a fuss.
But if he agreed to sign this Blood Soul Scroll, it would be like handing his life over to the other side!
Honestly, he wasn't ready for such a thought, but now, the other's relentless pressure put him in a dilemma...
"Haha." Seeing Batian's silence, Huang Lie seemed to understand the fierce struggle in his heart. He then stepped forward with a mysterious smile, looking at Batian with a smile and said.
"Great Chief Batian, Yun Zhen Pill King also realizes that this request is somewhat impolite, so, to show sincerity, he specially sent me with a few gifts, as an apology."
As he spoke, he wiped the storage bag on his waist, and several jade-like bottles appeared out of thin air...
Immediately, a burst of exotic fragrance pervaded the great hall, invigorating all who inhaled it.
Curious, the Golden Soul walked closer to Huang Lie, glanced at the mouth of the bottles, and his body trembled, a look of shock emerging in his eyes. He blurted out in surprise: "This is... Sky Cloud Pill!?"
"What!"
"Sky Cloud Pill!?"
Everyone trembled, stood up, and stared intently at those pill bottles, a flash of excitement and greed passing through subconsciously...
Inside those pill bottles, each held a round, milky-white pill about the size of a dragon eye, lying quietly, slightly glowing, emitting a refreshing exotic fragrance.
And this Sky Cloud Pill... is a genuine top-grade Fourth Grade High Grade Treasure Pill!
Its effect is that it gives someone of the Third Heavenly Layer of Foundation Establishment True Person Realm a fifty percent, half chance, to successfully break through again and become a peak presence of the Third Heavenly Layer of Foundation Establishment True Person Realm!
The value contained in such medicinal efficacy is self-evident and extremely precious!
This Sky Cloud Pill is the trademark of Yun Zhen Pill King, and no one else can make it! It's unique.
But due to the high difficulty of refining, and extremely low rate of success, the pills are extremely rare. Yun Zhen Pill King himself probably doesn't have many, and now...
And now, the Yun Family is really willing to take out so many at once, it's truly not an exaggeration to say they've put in a lot.
Immediately, everyone in the great hall became somewhat out of sorts. One by one, their burning eyes were locked on the pill bottles in Huang Lie's hand... Those are Sky Cloud Pills, indeed!
Even if some of them couldn't use it themselves anymore, it could still be used to 'benefit' the people around them! To nurture powerful subordinates.
Who wouldn't want subordinates as strong as the peak of the Third Heavenly Layer of Foundation Establishment True Person Realm!?
"Haha." Watching everyone's discomposure, Yun Ruyue laughed proudly.
This was her trump card, her reliance!
Her grandfather was a Fifth Level Lower Grade Pill Master!
One of the Five Great Pill Kings of Ghost Wolf City.