"What? You want me to hand them over!?" Gerina was immediately enraged. What's so great about the Illuminati? Would they fall out with me, the young master of the Giant Shark Clan, for the sake of the Tower of Dusk!?
At this moment, the four Godly Generals beside Gerina also understood what was going on. They didn't think that the Illuminati would really be willing to offend the Giant Shark Clan, the leader of the seven overlords, for the sake of the Tower of Dusk.
"Young Lord, why don't we go out and take a look? Maybe it's someone from the Illuminati who has been bribed by the Tower of Dusk to come and persuade us," Godly General Soro said with disdain. Although the Illuminati was a very powerful force in the Endless Ocean, it didn't mean that every member of the Illuminati could oppress others with their name.
Gerina also thought of that, so he waved his hand nonchalantly, and said, "Alright, go and take a look then. Leave the Illuminati some face and send them away. Don't blow things up."
"Don't worry, Young Lord!" Soro said as he bowed and followed the guard out.
With Soro, a dignified Godly General in the Sanctuary-realm, Gerina believed that the person from the Illuminati would retreat. Hence, he focused his attention on the seahorse slaves again.
However, in just a few minutes, Gerina suddenly felt that the entire underwater castle was shaking violently, as if there was a volcano under the castle that was about to erupt.
The guard who had brought Soro out just now stumbled back, and yelled, "Young Lord, Godly General Soro has been captured by the other party. He said that if he doesn't hand over the slaves, he'll throw the entire castle into the sky!"
Although Soro was one of the weakest among the four Godly Generals, he was still a true Sanctuary powerhouse, after all. Yet, he was captured by the other party within a few minutes. How powerful must the other party be? Gerina was a little dumbfounded all of a sudden. While stabilizing his body, he asked, "Who exactly is it?"
"It's Saint Edmund from the Illuminati!" the guard stammered.
Although Gerina was the young lord of the Giant Shark Clan, he was still shocked by Edmund's identity as a saint of the Illuminati. He originally thought that the Tower of Dusk must have bribed someone from the Illuminati to be a lobbyist for the seahorse slaves. That also meant that the people from the Illuminati definitely wouldn't have a high status, and they couldn't really represent the Illuminati.
In fact, not to mention the ordinary members of the Illuminati, even if someone of Elder Zumar's status were to come over, Geriner wouldn't dare to give him any face. However, Saint Edmund was different. As one of the four saints of the Illuminati, Edmund could completely represent the attitude of the entire Illuminati. If Griner did not give Edmund face, he would really be disrespecting the Illuminati.
That also made Gerina feel extremely resentful. Putting aside the fact that the Gilded Kingdom had sided with the Tower of Dusk previously, even the Illuminati had to get involved now. What's so great about the tiny Tower of Dusk? They're just a small force that I've never heard of. So what if they have a Sanctuary-realm president who can draw Guru-level mageweath scrolls? Is there a need for the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati to suck up to them at all costs!?
However, before Gerina could think of a countermeasure, he suddenly felt the castle shake violently, and the entire castle actually broke apart like a sand sculpture that had been soaked in water at this moment. Be it the sturdy deep-sea crystals or the precious magical metals, they were all disintegrated into extremely tiny particles by some kind of power in an instant.
As the castle collapsed and disintegrated, everyone in the castle, including Gerina, was naturally exposed outside.
This time, the people of the Giant Shark Clan were really dumbfounded. Although the underwater castle was not the palace of the Giant Shark Clan, it still represented the pride of the Giant Shark Clan, after all. Besides, as the young lord of the Giant Shark Clan, Gerina had also come to the Gilded Kingdom on behalf of the Giant Shark Clan this time. Wouldn't slapping his face be equivalent to slapping the Giant Shark Clan's face?
Since the castle was gone, there was naturally no need to report it. Gerina and the others in the castle also immediately saw Saint Edmund who had come looking for them.
Immediately, the three God Generals beside Gerina roared in unison, and pounced towards Saint Edmund. Although Saint Edmund of the Illuminati was famous in the Endless Ocean as a veteran Sanctuary powerhouse, he had rarely fought with others in the past 1,000 years, after all. In the opinion of the three God Generals of the Giant Shark Clan, they were all Sanctuary powerhouses, and even if there was a difference in level, the disparity shouldn't be too great.
However, before the three God Generals of the Giant Shark Clan could get close to Saint Edmund, they saw three massive palms appearing in the void, and slapped them all to the ground. No matter how the three God Generals struggled and released their power, they couldn't escape from the giant palms.
The three Sanctuary powerhouses didn't even get to fight before they were captured by Saint Edmund. Coupled with God General Soro, who had already been captured, the four God Generals that Gerina relied on were actually so weak. Nobody would believe that the four of them were Sanctuary powerhouses.
Looking at Saint Edmund opposite him, Gerina's face was as sullen as one could imagine. His castle had been destroyed, and the four God Generals had ended up in such a state. Edmund really didn't give him any face at all!
"Saint Edmund, the Giant Shark Clan and the Illuminati have been working together for thousands of years. Don't you think what you did today is a little too much!?" Although Gerina was a little timid, he was the young master of the Giant Shark Clan, after all, so he had to say a few words at this time.
However, since Saint Edmund had destroyed Gerina's castle, he naturally didn't intend to give him any face at all. He snorted coldly, and said, "Gerina, I'm already giving the Giant Shark Clan a lot of face by coming here to ask for your people. If it were anyone else, you might not even be alive now."
Gerina initially wanted to be more stubborn, but when he felt the aura emitted by Saint Edmund, not only was he unable to say a word, but he was also almost forced to the ground by the pressure. Deep down, he was extremely depressed. He didn't expect Edmund's words to be similar to what the Gilded Kingdom had said previously. Could it be that Felic from the Tower of Dusk was really that important to them?
Gerina couldn't understand what was wrong with the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati at all, and Saint Edmund wasn't in the mood to explain, either. The castle had already collapsed, and the people inside, including the Seahorse Clan slaves, were naturally exposed without any cover. Edmund didn't say anything more, and simply waved his hand, after which a giant palm reached out from the void and grabbed all the Seahorse Clan slaves.
Glancing at Gerina coldly, Edmund said in a deep voice, "Gerina, for the sake of the Giant Shark Clan, you'd better not provoke President Felic again. Otherwise, I might be able to save you this time, but I might not be able to save you again!" After saying that, he left with the Seahorse Clan slaves.
Hearing Edmund's words, Gerina was so depressed that he almost vomited blood. So, Edmund came to destroy the castle to snatch his people, and humiliate him, and he actually did it to save him? How could there be such a thing in this world!?
However, even if Gerina was indignant, he couldn't think of a good way to take revenge at this juncture. As the young lord of the Giant Shark Clan, he naturally knew how to look at the situation. Now that the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati were obviously going to protect the Tower of Dusk, if he insisted on finding trouble with the Tower of Dusk, he would probably be in greater trouble. If he were to offend the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati, he wouldn't be able to answer to his father and the elders when he returned to the clan. He might even lose his position as the young lord.
After thinking about it, Gerina had no choice but to suppress the resentment in his heart, and say to the four Divine Generals beside him, "Use all means you have to figure out the intentions of the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati."
"Yes, Young Lord," the four Divine Generals answered awkwardly.
On the other hand, after Edmund snatched the Seahorse Clan slaves out, he brought them directly to the embassy of the Tower of Dusk. Although what he did to Gerina seemed a little overboard, only he knew that it was indeed for the sake of saving Gerina and the Giant Shark Clan.
Edmund still clearly remembered how Lin Li had killed a deity with a wave of his hand in front of the crack in the cursed land. Although that deity's strength was only equivalent to that of a demigod for some reason, he was still an almost invincible existence to ordinary Sanctuary powerhouses.
The four Divine Generals of the Giant Shark Clan were all Sanctuary powerhouses, but they couldn't even last one round in front of Edmund, who was a veteran Sanctuary powerhouse. On the other hand, Lin Li was able to destroy an enemy that even Edmund was afraid of with a wave of his hand. The difference in strength was definitely not small. Although Edmund still didn't know what level Lin Li's strength had suddenly reached, he could at least guess that Lin Li was probably no match for him in the Sanctuary-realm.
Hence, Edmund had no doubt that if Lin Li had come to look for Gerina, the consequences would definitely not be as simple as destroying a castle and slapping the Giant Shark Clan in the face. Perhaps Gerina, the young lord of the Giant Shark Clan, and the four Divine Generals of the Giant Shark Clan might die there.
When Edmund brought the Seahorse Clan slaves to the embassy of the Tower of Dusk, Lin Li was meeting the guests from the Octopus Clan.
After finding out about Lin Li's attainments in the field of inscription, Great Monarch Hegel and Great Elder Hayes of the Octopus Clan were even more determined to build a good relationship with this human Guru of Inscription. In fact, during the days when Lin Li went to the cursed land, they would come over almost every two or three days to find out if Lin Li had returned.
That was also the reason why Hegel and Hayes visited Lin Li as soon as he returned to the embassy. Of course, the young lord of the Octopus Clan, Harquess, was also one of the visitors. After all, he was the first to have interacted with Lin Li, even though it was an unpleasant encounter.
Harquess' expression was obviously a little sullen at this moment. His father and the Great Elder had finally found out that he hadn't apologized to Lin Li in person for a long time. In the end, he was reprimanded by his father and the elders in turn, causing him to feel as if he could still hear them reprimanding him.
However, Harquess did not resent Lin Li because of that. Instead, he looked embarrassed and guilty. If it had been in the past, he might have really blamed Lin Li for that, but now that he already knew that Lin Li's attainments in inscription had reached an astonishing level, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he admired Lin Li.
"Master Felic, I've offended you many times previously. It's all my fault. I hope you can forgive me," Harquess said sincerely while standing in front of Lin Li.
Lin Li had always been amenable to coaxing but not coercion. Besides, Harquess didn't do anything overboard. Hence, he waved his hand nonchalantly, and said, "There's no need to apologize. It's just an exchange of inscription knowledge. It's not a big deal."
Everyone knew that people who were generally capable did not seem to have a good temper, and what Lin Li had done in the Gilded Kingdom previously seemed to have proven that too. Hence, the Octopus Clan was already prepared to pay a huge price this time, and they might even want to make Harquess suffer. To them, as long as they could build a good relationship with this Guru of Inscription, it would be worth it even if they had to pay a huge price.
However, Lin Li's response did not make things difficult for them, and instead showed the Octopus Clan enough respect, which immediately made the few people of the Octopus Clan look much better. After getting over that small conflict, the atmosphere between Lin Li and the Octopus Clan immediately became much more pleasant. After all, there was no feud between the two parties in the first place.
At this moment, someone came to report that Saint Edmund of the Illuminati had returned the seahorse slaves that had been snatched away by the Giant Shark Clan.
Hearing this news, Lin Li couldn't help but smile, and he naturally knew why Saint Edmund would take action for him. However, he did not blame Edmund because of that. Anyway, it didn't matter who did it, as long as the Seahorse Clan was brought back safe and sound. As for the Giant Shark Clan's Greena, he was just like an ant in Lin Li's eyes. Hence, he wouldn't really take it to heart.
Out of politeness, Lin Li greeted the few people of the Octopus Clan, and personally went outside to welcome Saint Edmund.
Watching Lin Li leave, Haerr and Grand Elder Hayes couldn't help but look at each other. Judging from Edmund's matter, they could already tell how much importance the Illuminati attached to Lin Li. For the sake of the Seahorse Clan slaves of the Tower of Dusk, the Illuminati actually embarrassed the Giant Shark Clan. Besides, Saint Edmund, one of the four saints, had even personally come forward. That was enough to show that the Illuminati were determined to stand on Lin Li's side.
At this moment, Lin Li arrived outside the embassy, and saw Edmund, who had sent the Seahorse Clan back.
Edmund was actually a little worried. Given Lin Li's character, he would probably blame him if he wanted to take this opportunity to deal with Greena, only to be foiled by Edmund. Hence, as soon as he saw Lin Li come out, Edmund immediately smiled, and said, "President Felic, I took the liberty to ask for these people back for you. I hope you don't mind."
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