"But he's giving away cultivation techniques! With so many people here, more than half the War Gods must have their own ideas. Even if Li Wenbo goes back on his word, can he kill them all?"
Someone whispered, the temptation of the cultivation techniques already blinding them to reason.
"Exactly. Li Wenbo's target is the Dragon King. He wants to destroy the Dragon King's Hall, and he can't do it alone. By dangling the cultivation techniques as bait, he's essentially using us to fight for him. But let's not forget, as long as we get the cultivation techniques, what does it matter if we're used?"
"This doesn't seem right? The Dragon King just protected us." Some War Gods couldn't reconcile it with their conscience and spoke softly.
"Heh, the Dragon King did protect us, but remember, he has cultivation techniques. He has the techniques of all fifteen ancient martial arts families of Great Qin. If he were truly afraid of us doing anything foolish, why wouldn't he share the techniques he possesses?"
Some were dismissive. Li Xiaotian and Li Wenbo were both powerful, but one offering cultivation techniques while the other, possessing them, withheld them, easily bred discontent.
The War Gods present were all lost in their own thoughts, murmuring amongst themselves in a chaotic fashion.
On the high tower, a martial artist from the Dragon King's Hall quickly ascended, reporting to Li Xiaotian and Long Yi.
"My King! Some War Gods wish to leave. They hope to thank you for your protection in person before departing."
"Hmph!" Long Yi scoffed, a look of mockery on his face.
"Let anyone who wants to leave go. If they truly value my protection, they just need to remember it in their hearts. I won't see them." Li Xiaotian said indifferently. Thanking him in person? They were likely afraid he wouldn't allow them to leave, hence the excuse.
"Brother, are we really letting them go? Their intentions are clearly not good!" Long Yi's eyes glinted with killing intent, as if he wished to keep all the War Gods within the Dragon King's Hall to eliminate future trouble.
"Forget it. I've said what I needed to say. If they return and remain dutiful, that's fine. If they dare to harbor other intentions, we'll deal with them then!"
Li Xiaotian said calmly. Li Wenbo's final words had likely swayed some, after all, everyone desired to become stronger.
However, were his Dragon King's Hall people that easy to kill? Did they truly mistake him for a paper tiger? If they angered him, he wouldn't hesitate to thoroughly purge the war zone.
Seeing that the Dragon King's Hall held no intention of killing them, half of the War Gods from the war zone departed that same day.
"Everyone, aren't we leaving?" someone among those who remained asked. He was a War God from a minor faction, with no grand ambitions, only wishing to preserve his life.
"Heh, leave? To do what? To go to our deaths? Don't you remember how those twenty-odd War Gods died overnight? If Li Wenbo truly wants to establish his own power, all he needs to do is display his King-level strength casually, and countless War Gods will flock to him."
An elder War God powerhouse scoffed, then continued.
"But what did he choose to do? He directly killed over twenty War Gods for cultivation. Don't forget, he requires human blood for his cultivation. Now, he's recruiting personnel, ostensibly to establish his Blood God Hall, but in reality, he might be stockpiling resources for his future cultivation!"
"Surely not? He made a public declaration in front of all the War Gods in the war zone. How could he do such a thing?" someone said with disbelief, thinking Li Wenbo had no reason to deceive them.
"Why? You still don't believe me? He's a King-level expert. Even if he goes back on his word in the end and kills the War Gods who defected, what can be done then? What can we do to him?" The old War God smiled and returned to his room. He had decided not to leave.
Everyone present exchanged glances. Some had indeed been moved by Li Wenbo's words, but they were unwilling to step forward. They planned to observe the fate of those who left first, to see if they would obtain the cultivation techniques. However, after hearing the old War God's words, they began to hesitate.
"Senior Wolf is right. Imagine, you are someone who cultivates using blood. Once your enemies are all dead, and you can't capture enemies to cultivate, but you have many people under your command, what would you choose? Moreover, we know nothing about ancient martial arts cultivation techniques. Who knows if there's something wrong with the techniques Li Wenbo is offering?"
Someone added. These were all older War Gods, with extensive experience and their own insights into matters.
"Also, don't forget, to join the Blood God Hall, one must kill someone from the Dragon King's Hall. If that's the case, setting aside whether they can obtain Li Wenbo's cultivation techniques, perhaps they'll be killed by the Dragon King's War Gods the moment they have such thoughts!"
The people present spoke one after another, causing the War Gods who were considering following Li Wenbo to retreat. After all, while strength was important, life was even more so.
At the same time, outside the Dragon King's Hall, in a highly concealed valley, more than forty figures had gathered. They were the War Gods who had left the Dragon King's Hall.
A total of over seventy had departed. Some had genuinely returned, while others might have intended to act alone. However, the forty-odd War Gods present had temporarily formed an alliance, moved by Li Wenbo's promises.
Among the forty-odd War Gods present, the strongest was a top-tier War God, also the most influential figure in the gathering.
Jin Chengxuan, the Hall Master of the Three-Star Divine Hall, a top-tier War God expert, with eight War Gods under his command, was the strongest force present and the one who established this temporary alliance.
"Everyone, you've all seen Li Wenbo's cultivation techniques. This is our only chance to obtain such techniques, and our only opportunity to become King-level powerhouses!"
Jin Chengxuan said to everyone present, his expression serious.
"If we form an alliance, then even if we kill someone from the Dragon King's Hall, we will have the strength to protect ourselves. When we defect to Li Wenbo, even if he reneges on his word, we will still have the power to resist!"
"If Li Wenbo truly keeps his word, after we obtain the cultivation techniques, our strength will increase tremendously. At that time, we can make our own choices, rather than obeying the orders of a mere youngster!"
"Hall Master Jin, are you suggesting that after we kill someone from the Dragon King's Hall, we pretend to defect to Li Wenbo and trick him into giving us the cultivation techniques to increase our strength?"
Someone's eyes flickered. Everyone present was intelligent; as soon as Jin Chengxuan spoke, they understood.
Jin Chengxuan smiled and then said.
"Don't forget, we all have our own factions, and we are all Kings. Why should we listen to a mere youngster? What we need to do is obtain the cultivation techniques and improve ourselves!"
In fact, Jin Chengxuan had his own ambitions. He was using this opportunity to gather so many people to form an alliance. Once things developed as he envisioned.
At that time, his status in the hearts of these people would be firmly established, and he might even seize the opportunity to expand the strength of his Three-Star Divine Hall!
Then, his Three-Star Divine Hall might be able to crush the Dragon King's Hall and become the number one power in the war zone!
Jin Chengxuan chuckled inwardly with satisfaction. Once all his plans came to fruition, he would be the King of the war zone! The sole King!