Ren Kunjing couldn't help but ask the chieftains, "Why did you hide this information? Do you really think we wouldn't dare slaughter the Mengtai?"

None of the Mengtai chieftains responded. They would listen only to Zhang Lie's orders, since he was the one in possession of the mistmeld clam soulshard.

Zhang Lie echoed Ren Kunjing's question. "Indeed, why didn't you tell the truth? Aren't you afraid of our threat?"

The Mengtai would hardly need that proof of kingship when all of them were dead.

The chieftains replied, "Purging our race will take quite some time. Because you've killed the invading forces of other alien races nearby, they surely won't let you go.

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