The subordinate swallowed hard.
"Master… despite the earlier agreement of ten percent, the Iron Mountain Sect is now demanding twenty percent of Kalingoot's treasury for their help."
Silence fell. Then Loken let out a low chuckle. The sound slowly grew into a quiet laugh.
"Kekeke. So they are finally showing their true faces," he said, a cruel smile spreading across his lips. "Greedy bastards."
He waved his hand casually.
"Fine," he continued. "We loot the treasury first."
His eyes shone with cold intent.
"As for the Iron Mountain Sect…" he paused. "We'll deal with them later."
Loken then crouched down and placed his hand over Koya's Dantia. Using some Essence Equation runes, he drew out the borrowed Spirit Core that had once powered the Second Supreme.
The core floated in the air. It shone with a dim but steady light, like a small heart made of crystal.
