After all, even the previous Spiritual Beast King, who was so powerful and invincible, did not dare to start an all-out war with human cultivators. In the end, they reached a tacit understanding of not interfering with each other's business. How could a mere Vermillion Bird have such guts and ambition?
"How dare the humans bully us and humiliate the Spiritual Beast Clan. My fellow Spiritual Beast brothers, what do you think we should do?" The Azure Dragon instigated them openly.
"Damn it, humans, an eye for an eye!"
"Yes, yes, let the humans pay the price. The Spiritual Beast Clan cannot be cowards!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill! " A shocking murderous aura suddenly erupted from the bodies of the Spiritual Beasts. Even the weather was affected. The weather suddenly changed. The originally clear sky was now covered with dark clouds, lightning flashed, and thunder rumbled.
The deliberate instigation had completely aroused the monstrous rage of the spiritual beasts present. Powerful spiritual beasts were wild and untamed to begin with. In their eyes, human cultivators were merely food. Now that they had suddenly realized that they, the dignified spiritual beast clan, had been bullied by humans to this extent, how could they continue to compromise and compromise for the sake of the general interest?
"Everyone, be quiet." Seeing that it had achieved its effect, the Azure Dragon gestured for the Spiritual Beasts to quieten down again. It said in a deep voice, "The price of starting a war is too high. We can't take this step unless it's absolutely necessary. However, according to the King's decree, even if the Spiritual Beast Clan does not start a war with the shameless humans, we must at least control our own territory. The South Continent belongs to the Spiritual Beast Clan. We will not allow the humans to come and go as they please!"
Lin Yi and the ghost were shocked. Judging from the Azure Dragon's tone, could it be that he wanted to expel all the humans in the South Continent's waters and even kill them all?
If that was really the case, although it was not as serious as starting a full-scale war, it was definitely not a small matter. If the process was not handled properly, it could develop into an unmanageable situation.
The two of them were secretly shocked, but the agitated, powerful spirit beasts did not have such concerns. Other than a few of them who were more cautious, most of them were warmongers, and they could not wait for an all-out war. If the higher-ups wanted to exterminate the humans in the South Continent's sea, they would definitely support it with both hands and feet.
"Therefore, in accordance with the King's decree, Elder Vermillion Bird and I have discussed and decided that we will send castellans and administrative departments to all the main cities in the sea regions of the South Continent. They will be responsible for collecting taxes from the various sea regions of the South Continent. From now on, all human cultivators who come to the South Continent to live and travel must pay taxes to the Spirit Beast Clan!" The Azure Dragon took advantage of the situation and announced loudly.
Tax? Lin Yi and the ghost were stunned at the same time, and they could not help but have strange expressions on their faces. It turned out that the Vermillion Bird and the new Azure Dragon did not want to start a war, but wanted to use this excuse to amass a fortune …
"Among all the sea regions in the South Continent, the Cold Devil Sea Region is the most prosperous and stable sea region, and it's located closer to Anluo Cultivation City. Therefore, Elder Vermillion Bird and I have discussed and decided that this sea region with the richest profits will be handed over to the spirit beast brothers here. The King needs you to maintain law and order, and he needs you to collect taxes on his behalf. Are you willing?" The Azure Dragon tempted them.
"Yes!!!" The group of spirit beasts immediately responded in unison. They danced in joy and jumped in excitement. "The King is wise, the shameless humans should have paid tribute to the King long ago. We're willing to serve the King, and we guarantee that we'll complete the task …"
Although the human sects were powerful, in the South Continent's sea region alone, all the human cultivators were no match for the spirit beasts even if they gathered together. A few powerful spirit beasts would be enough to suppress all the human cultivators in the South Continent's sea region. There was no doubt about this.
Therefore, as soon as the order was given, the fate of the human cultivators in the South Continent's sea region was sealed. Faced with a colossus like the spirit beasts, they had no power to resist at all. Anyone who disobeyed would be crushed into pieces.
To the spirit beasts, this was a business that cost nothing at all. There was a naturally juicy piece of meat hanging in front of them, and as long as the higher-ups gave the order, they could swallow it at any time.
Listening to the rising and falling voices, the Azure Dragon and the Vermilion Bird looked at each other and smiled. This was a plan that they had arranged a long time ago. Collecting taxes was only the first step in their plan. Judging from the reaction at the scene, this crucial first step had obviously succeeded.
"As I expected, the Vermilion Bird is an ambitious fellow who doesn't know how to behave. He has just taken control of the spirit beasts' power, and he's already starting to amass wealth wantonly. This b * stard is too greedy. If we let him do as he pleases, I'm afraid the spirit beasts will not be able to escape. Sigh …" The ghost sighed helplessly.
Lin Yi nodded in agreement. Collecting taxes from the human cultivators in the South Continent's sea region sounded reasonable and understandable.
This was because the South Continent's sea region was attached to the south island. In theory, it was indeed the territory of the spirit beasts. They even had to pay rent to rent a house, let alone so many human cultivators living in the South Continent's sea region.
However, the problem was that human cultivators had not just come to the South Continent's sea region in the past one or two years. Instead, they had been stationed here for thousands of years. Their understanding of the South Continent's sea region was even better than that of the spirit beasts. In terms of time span alone, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were the masters of the South Continent's sea region.
For thousands of years, although the human cultivators in the South Continent's sea region and the spirit beasts in the south island's boundary were only a short distance apart, they had always lived in harmony. Now, this rule had been broken because of the Vermilion Bird's selfishness. Could the human cultivators in the South Continent's sea region be convinced?
As the saying goes, 'Every man for himself'. For the sake of worldly possessions like the Spiritual Jades, many people would even lay their hands on their own brothers. No one would hand over the Spiritual Jades in their hands! Even if the human sects came over to collect taxes by force, it was impossible for the South Continent's sea region to not be in turmoil, let alone the spirit beasts who were on opposing sides …
Once they suddenly started collecting taxes, it could be foreseen that a fierce battle would be unavoidable. Even if the human cultivators in the South Continent's sea region were no match for the spirit beasts, there would always be people who could not help but rise in revolt if they really had no way out.
With the spirit beasts' overwhelming strength, it was more than enough to crush the human cultivators in the South Continent's sea region to death!
However, it was unknown whether the Vermilion Bird and the Azure Dragon had thought that a single spark could start a prairie fire. Once this kind of thing started burning in the South Continent's sea region, it would be impossible to extinguish it in the South Continent's sea region. In the end, it was inevitable that the human cultivators from the other heaven-stage islands would be involved …
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