Khadim

Behind them were the elders- or at least that's what Hao Xuan perceived them to be from their aura and energies.

All one could see were their feet, eyes, and arms since a single unbroken off-white fabric covered the rest.

And in the last row were the females. They were physically smaller than even the elders but their energies were the most potent. They had no need to carry weapons because it would only slow them down.

Hao Xuan turned his gaze towards the village where he detected the weaker lifeforms which probably belonged to the children and the injured.

At first he thought they were looking for a fight but a distinct lack of spiritual beasts that he saw last time said otherwise. At least they didn't want to start a war from the get-go which meant there was a chance he could negotiate with them.

After descending to a little over ten meters Hao Xuan recalled most of his soul power as a gesture of goodwill.

"Greetings! Salutations!" he called out.