"Arise," the man uttered, his tone akin to a dagger slicing through the silence.
In the next moment, darkness enveloped the entire floor, and figures of various forms emerged, their number reaching into the hundreds.
His expression turned as cold as ice as he spoke, "You have exceptional potential to stand by my side. Yet, you made a fatal mistake by challenging me," he said, his voice dripping with frigidity.
The dark creatures fixed their deadly gaze upon Long Tian, exuding an aura of sheer horror.
Meanwhile, Long Tian remained resolute. There was no denying it; these hundreds of dark entities were undeniably dark souls. It appeared he now grasped the origin of these dark souls, none other than from the enigmatic man himself.
The man's voice reverberated once more, his finger pointing directly at Long Tian. "I want him alive," he declared.