"You want a guarantee, but I can't promise anything. I can't even promise that I won’t kill all of you after you’ve gathered in this continent just to avoid problems in the future. If I wasn’t in a hurry to end the war to avoid the deaths of more innocents, I’d definitely keep fighting you. The only thing I can guarantee is that, if you choose the other option, all of you will die." Although it was said to be a negotiation, the specters didn’t have anything to rely on.

Mu Cang fell silent. After Tianming had made his announcement a month before, there were still some specters who continued doing as they pleased, but were quickly killed. The facts were clear. Under Tianming’s leadership, the unified...