Xia Tianqiong pondered for a moment before giving his answer.
"I agree to let you go in, but there are a few conditions."
Director Zhang's face lit up with joy, and he nodded repeatedly, "Tell me, everything is negotiable."
"First, only ordinary people are allowed to move in. Ghost hunters are not allowed to enter. If they want to enter, they must terminate all their contracted ghosts."
Secondly, my little world doesn't tolerate idlers. Anyone who enters must have their own value, even if it's just farming or hunting.
Third, everyone must obey management and arrangements. If anyone forms cliques, they must be expelled immediately. No matter which high-ranking leader's family member they are, they have no special privileges in my world.
Fourth, the number of people is limited to one million. You are responsible for preparing the supplies needed for their daily lives.
Xia Tianqiong spoke seriously, and her meaning was quite clear.
Director Zhang's smile remained unchanged, as if he had already guessed that he would say that.
"Your request is not excessive. Our goal is to continue human civilization and preserve the flame; nothing else matters."
The meeting then went on to discuss some details before finally concluding.
Old Huo and Director Zhang left the conference room, but Xia Tianqiong did not leave.
The seven family heads remained seated there like statues until Elder Huo left, at which point their frozen state was lifted.
Having just regained their freedom, the heads of the families all looked flustered.
They knew very well that the moment that followed would determine their fate.
How will Xia Tianqiong deal with them? Will he just kill them all?
At this moment, Cui Jiu suddenly stood up and bent over slightly.
“Mr. Xia, our Cui family is willing to respect you as our master from now on. All our family members and all our resources will follow your arrangements. We hope that our Cui family can also contribute to this calamity.”
He spoke with conviction, though his voice trembled slightly.
Clearly, making this decision was very difficult for her.
The other six family heads were all stunned and looked over in shock, thinking to themselves that this woman was truly decisive.
Bai Mashan's eyes darted around, and he quickly stood up, saying something similar to Cui Jiu's.
Then Hu Zizai, Xiao Shanke, and Wang Qingxian all expressed the same opinion.
They all understood that the situation was hopeless, and if they didn't make a decisive move, their entire clan would be wiped out.
Huang Kun hesitated for a moment, then finally asked Xia Tianqiong with a fawning smile, "Mr. Xia, my two daughters came to see you. Did you see them?"
Xia Tianqiong sat quietly opposite them, her face showing no smugness, only calmness.
The calmness made the people on the other side uneasy.
He said calmly, "Now that you mention it, I remember seeing a pair of twins before I came here; they must be your daughters."
A glimmer of hope rose in Huang Kun's heart. "I asked them to come over specifically to thank you. You may not know this, but after Li Yun came back, her body underwent some kind of change."
She possesses extraordinary physical strength and can cultivate Netherworld Power like a ghost. Now, without relying on contracted ghosts, she can fight against ferocious ghosts on her own.
"This is all thanks to the good fortune you bestowed upon her back then. I specifically sent her with one hundred million ghost money to thank you."
Xia Tianqiong's calm expression finally changed slightly. "The physical body has become stronger? And he can even cultivate the power of the Netherworld?"
Huang Kun nodded desperately, his face full of hope. "That's right, I would never dare to lie to you. She is in that ancient city in the sky right now, and you can verify it for yourself."
Xia Tianqiong recalled the events of that time in his mind. He remembered that Huang Liyun had crashed into the Sky Island Orchard and died on her own, and was later soaked in the Ghostly Pool by him.
Originally intended to transform into a monster, it was rescued midway through due to its cooperation with Huang Kun, and fed a baby fruit, thus reviving it.
Therefore, it seems that dying first, then being soaked in the strange pool, and then being revived with the Infant Fruit midway will cause a person to undergo a strange transformation.
I don't know if it can still be copied.
Xia Tianqiong was somewhat interested in this. If it were feasible, humans could cultivate and level up like the super villagers cultivated by the game's super monsters, which would be even more advantageous than the super villagers cultivated by the game's super monsters.
Super villagers are only physically strong and powerful; they cannot cultivate Netherworld Power.
By the way, what if the two were combined? Wouldn't that make them even stronger!
The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, and I planned to go back and try it immediately.
Seeing the joy on Xia Tianqiong's face, Huang Kun couldn't help but secretly hope that he would treat the Huang family better.
Xia Tianqiong suddenly looked at the only person here who hadn't spoken.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
Mo Qiankun's expression turned solemn, and he said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "You must already know from Chu Xu that as long as you don't wipe out my Mo family, my Mo family is willing to pay any price, anything."
He repeated the word "any," his expression unusually resolute.
At this moment, the other family heads exchanged glances, their expressions turning somewhat unpleasant.
They didn't expect that the Huang family and the Mo family had made two preparations. It's absolutely despicable. Why didn't they take us along?
Xia Tianqiong remained calm, leaning back in his chair with his legs crossed, his gaze sweeping over the seven family heads.
The once powerful figure now sits upright, filled with trepidation.
"I won't waste my time, and I have no interest in humiliating you. I'll just give you a few requirements, and you can do as I say."
Xia Tianqiong spoke slowly, and the people opposite him immediately pricked up their ears to listen.
"First, all of you from your ancient family must hand over everything you possess, including wealth, status, and contracts."
From then on, you became ordinary citizens, scattered to various places. Your fate, whether you live or die, is up to your own destiny.
The first point is that they deprived the ancient family of its accumulation over thousands of years, leaving them penniless and worse off than ordinary people.
This is worse than killing them.
The heads of the families were filled with pain but dared not refute it, except for the young and impetuous Wang Qingxian.
He suddenly couldn't help but raise an objection, "We are already willing to submit, and if you accept, you can directly control all the regions, so why bother to abolish us all?"
Xia Tianqiong glanced at him, then suddenly raised her hand and made a grabbing motion in the air.
The others saw Wang Qingxian's body tremble slightly, and a faint phantom floated out from above his head and landed in Xia Tianqiong's palm.
The group was shocked; they had actually extracted the soul.
"I don't like being interrupted when I'm speaking."
Xia Tianqiong said calmly, then clenched his fist lightly, and with a "poof," the soul vanished.
At the same time, Wang Qingxian's body fell to the ground.
Some of the contracts within his body mysteriously dissipated, while others flew out severely injured, preparing to escape.
But Xia Tianqiong grabbed him from the void and he vanished into thin air.
The heads of the families stood stiffly, their backs drenched in cold sweat.
This attitude of killing without hesitation made them increasingly panicked.
Xia Tianqiong sat there calmly, his eyes indifferent. "You need to understand one thing: to me, you are no different from ordinary people. Even if the Ghost King descends, you can't help him."
If things proceed as originally planned, I intend to spend three months liberating all the regions, and incidentally wipe out every single one of your families, leaving no one alive.
You should thank the approaching Demon King. In order to fight against him, I need to liberate all the regions ahead of schedule, so I need your cooperation, which gives you a chance to live.
Listen carefully, this is merely about surviving. Everything you once possessed is gone. I will collect it and use it for the common people.
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent; no one uttered a sound.
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