"Three days? How come there were only three days? That's far too short. "The hearts of all the prodigies in the divine hall clenched when they heard the fifth hall master's time limit.
This was a few billion supreme grade divine crystals, not a few hundred thousand or a few million. They could only move such a tremendous amount of divine crystals from their clans. However, this was the Dark Star World, not the Saints' World. They had only arrived at the ruins of the Spirits' World after leaving this place. There was still a great distance between the ruins and the Saints' World.
Three days was far too short.
"Quick, quick, quick. Immediately send someone to pass on the news to the great elder guarding outside as quickly as possible …" In the next moment, a prodigy called out and sent someone to pass on the news in a hurry. They really were racing against time.
This was the case for everyone. That was because the Dark Star Realm was a place that possessed enormous benefits to all of their clans. Furthermore, some of the benefits were irreplaceable. It could be said without the slightest bit of exaggeration that the Dark Star Realm was the only place in all of the known worlds.
As a result, all the prodigies were extremely devoted to their duties to protect the benefits of their clans.
Very soon, the divine hall was empty. Only the prodigies of the Jade Pill sect and a few of their followers remained.
The prodigy of the Jade Pill sect had a terrifyingly sunken face. His eyes were filled with gloom as his reluctance to accept this was as deep as the ocean.
The prodigy of the Jade Pill sect was not the only one who felt this way. Lei Jun of the Heavenly Thunder clan was also sulking in a divine hall that belonged to the Heavenly Thunder clan. He felt indignant.
"Why? Why do the other clans only need divine crystals, but our Heavenly Thunder clan has to provide something that even our clan doesn't have? You can tell with a single glance that it's extremely rare. This isn't fair, this isn't fair …" Lei Jun paced back and forth in the divine hall of the Heavenly Thunder clan. He was extremely irritated.
"The Fifth Hall Master is simply going too far. At worst, our Sky Thunder Clan will no longer rely on the Fifth Hall. Isn't the Darkstar Clan lacking divine crystals right now? If they really provoke us, our Sky Thunder Clan will use divine crystals to befriend the First Divine Hall. I don't believe that the Fifth Hall and the Seventh Hall will dare to touch a hair of our Sky Thunder Clan with the protection of the First Divine Hall," Lei Jun said exasperatedly.
"Young master, be careful with your words. The fifth hall master probably hasn't gone far yet. If he hears what you just said, our Sky Thunder clan can forget about staying in the Darkstar race." An old man who looked like a steward standing nearby changed his expression and immediately reminded him with a face full of fear, "Young Master, have you thought about it? Even if we want to make friends with the First Palace, we don't have the means to do so. The ten great sacred halls of the Darkstar race have always been existences that we find difficult to reach. This is because they look down on us. If it weren't for the fact that we can bring them some resources that can only be found in the Saints' World and provide them with an endless supply of Life-devouring Beast corpses, they probably wouldn't have allowed us to continue existing in the Darkstar World. "
"Moreover, we don't know much about the personality of the First Hall Master. However, the Fifth Hall Master is different. At the very least, from the conflicts between the Fifth Hall Master, the Seventh Hall Master, and the Sixth Hall Master, we can tell with a single glance that the Fifth Hall Master has always been partial to our Hundred Saints City. As a result, I believe that the Fifth Hall Master is more trustworthy."
Lei Jun gradually calmed down after hearing the old man's explanation.
The old man paused before continuing, "I wonder if young master has thought of something else. Although the Fifth Hall Master wants our Sky Thunder Clan to provide things that are far more valuable than the other clans, the Fifth Hall Master wants our Sky Thunder Clan to provide things that are far more valuable than the other clans. However, if our Sky Thunder Clan can provide thirty crystals that contain the Laws of Time, we will be able to obtain the Fifth Hall Master's eternal protection.
It can be said that from then on, as long as we don't provoke the ten great sacred halls in the territory of the Darkstar race, we won't have to worry at all. We won't have to live our lives in fear like before. We won't have to act carefully. "
"As for the other organisations that use divine crystals to obtain protection, there's a time limit. Right now, the Darkstar race is in dire need of divine crystals, which is why they can use divine crystals to obtain temporary peace. However, once the Darkstar race passes the critical period where they lack divine crystals, the Fifth Hall Master can abandon them at any time … "
Lei Jun was enlightened by the old man's words. His unhappiness vanished completely. He chuckled aloud, "That's right. Although the Darkstar race needed divine crystals in the past, it was nowhere near as great as it has been recently. Once this period of time passes, the Darkstar race's purchase of divine crystals will naturally return to normal. At that time, even if they beg the Darkstar race to accept them with ten billion supreme grade divine crystals, they probably won't accept them. That's because the amount of divine crystals the Darkstar race consumes is nothing compared to our Saints' World. Even if we give them several billion supreme grade divine crystals, they won't be able to use it all. As time goes on, the divine crystals will just drain away for nothing. "
"At that time, without the powerful protection of the Fifth Hall, I'd like to see how they deal with the hatred and fury of the Seventh Hall. However, it's different for our Sky Thunder Clan. Although it seems like we've suffered a loss right now, in the long run, we'll be able to avoid future problems forever. " Lei Jun changed the topic. He said to the old man sternly, "Elder Shu, I'll have to trouble you to make a personal trip and pass on the Fifth Hall Master's message to the clan. Afterwards, it'll all depend on whether the clan can provide thirty similar jades …"
For a moment, the tunnel between the two worlds was filled with people. People entered and exited frequently as they passed on information.
"What? The Darkstar race dares to charge us for protection? How dare they! How dare they! A mere clan that doesn't even have a Chaotic Prime dares to blackmail us, a peak clan … "
Very soon, the news from the Hundred Saints City reached the Darkstar City in the ruins of the Spirits' World. The great elders of many peak organisations personally watched over Darkstar City. They were all Chaotic Primes.
When these Utmost Exalted Elders with high status in their respective clans heard the news from the Dark Star Realm, they were all greatly enraged.
Two billion supreme grade divine crystals for a hundred years and five billion supreme grade divine crystals for five hundred years. This was basically extortion, extortion.
It was extortion from peak organisations that stood at the apex of the Saints' World.
Just think about how powerful their clans were, yet they were being forcefully charged for protection by a small clan that did not even have a Chaotic Prime. This was the first time they had seen something as absurd as this after living for countless years.
Some of them were utterly furious. Anger surged from them, while some of them were angered by the extortion of a small clan like the Darkstar race.
"What do we do? What are we supposed to do against the Darkstar race's extortion? Are we supposed to reach a compromise with the Darkstar race even though we stand at the apex of the world? "
"Sigh, what else can we do? The entrance to the World of the Fallen Beast is restricted, so we can't enter at all. As a result, we can't do anything to the Darkstar race at all. The Darkstar race also has benefits that we can't bear to part with, so what else can we do apart from reaching a compromise …"
"Five billion supreme grade divine crystals for five hundred years of peace. That's a billion supreme grade divine crystals for a hundred years on average. Give it, give it. What else can we do …"
"Yeah, a billion supreme grade divine crystals for a hundred years. Compared to what we've obtained in the Darkstar World, it's just a drop in the ocean. After all, divine crystals are renewable in our Saints' World. They'll form endlessly, while the rare materials in the Darkstar World are unique. We can't miss out on them … "
"But isn't the time too tight? They're only giving us three days. Five billion supreme grade Divine Crystals isn't a small sum. I'll have to get it from my family, but the journey to and fro will take more than three days …"
"Whatever. It's already too late to return to the clan. Let's borrow some from other organisations …"
"It seems like there are only fifty spots. Oh, I need to gather five billion supreme grade divine crystals as soon as possible …"
As a result, in the following period of time, the great elders of many large organisations moved out personally. They either accepted or traded with the various organisations on the Darkstar Continent. They began to gather divine crystals on a large scale.
As a result, basically all the divine crystals from the various organisations on the Darkstar Continent ended up in their pockets in a short amount of time. In the end, the Darkstar Continent fell into an extreme shortage of divine crystals. Many cultivators did not even have enough for themselves.
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