The group of cultivators, both young and old, stared at the creature with a mixture of doubt and caution. They had never seen anything like the creature before, and didn't even know such a sinister thing could exist in this world.
"Why should we believe you?" the man asked, his guard still raised to the maximum. He was stronger than the female who had died earlier, and was confident that he could keep himself alive, especially with the numbers they had.
As the group behind him contained some but not all of the most talented youths of all three subgroups, they had been escorted by some of the most powerful members of each group. They could also call for reinforcements if need be, which gave the man more confidence in dealing with the nightmarish creature before him.
The creature ignored the man's question, and turned around and sat down on his throne, his features once again obscured by the dark shadows in the back of the chamber.
