Hum!
The Broken Blood Sword floated above Ye Chen's head, its tip shining with a beam of blood light. Making a clanging sound with his left hand, Ye Chen said, "The weak are meat, and the strong eat them. Right now, you guys should be very clear about the situation. Do not do anything stupid."
Swish!
After saying these words, Ye Chen pointed his left hand, and the Blood Ruin Sword turned into a beam of bloody light, striking at the spear expert fighting Murong Qingcheng.
This spear expert was not bad. At the crucial moment, he could still raise his spear and block in front of him. Unfortunately, Ye Chen's Defensive Sword Art had already reached the realm of Nine Swords at the same time. Although he blocked the Blood Ruin Sword's main body, he was caught unprepared by the sword images and was blown back while spurting blood.
For a moment, all the experts of Blackwater Alliance brought by Sima Zonguan were gravely injured. Sima Zonguan himself was even worse off.
Under Ye Chen's deterrence, no one dared to move. Even if they did, it would be useless. Their current strength had been greatly reduced, and their bodies still contained a trace of Destruction Sword Intent. This Destruction Sword Intent was extremely hard to remove, and the slightest carelessness would cause the sword intent to invade their souls and injure them.
After plundering these people's Zhen Yuan crystals, Ye Chen was quite surprised. These fellows had very few Zhen Yuan crystals. The most among them only had five or six hundred, and the least among them only had a hundred. In total, they had less than three thousand Zhen Yuan crystals, not even as much as a leader of a dark force.
What Ye Chen didn't know was that Blackwater Alliance was different from the dark forces of Devouring Island. Their Zhen Yuan crystals were all stored in the crystal storehouse, and not carried on their bodies. If they were ordered to leave the island, Blackwater Alliance would naturally supply them with Zhen Yuan crystals. Although the leaders of dark forces had a lot of Zhen Yuan crystals, they couldn't leave. They were like fat sheep in a pen; no matter how fat they were, it didn't matter.
Sima Zonguan didn't die. The moment he appeared on the sea surface, he was subdued by Ye Chen, and the storage ring on his finger landed in Ye Chen's hand.
"You dare?"
Sima Zonguan turned pale. He didn't expect Ye Chen to be so daring, even wanting to loot Blackwater Alliance's Zhen Yuan crystals.
"Don't you think it's ridiculous to say such things now?"
Erasing the soul imprint on his storage ring, Ye Chen sent a trace of his consciousness into it.
"Tsk tsk, it seems like you are the top warrior on the devouring island. You have more than one hundred thousand Zhen yuan crystals in your storage ring."
Half step king warriors would only need to pay one hundred thousand Zhen yuan crystals to get out, and they would be able to enter the devouring island at any time.
"You will regret this!"
Sima Zongguan knew that he was no match for Ye Chen, so he allowed him to take away more than a hundred thousand True Essence Crystals.
"That's a matter for later."
Putting away the Zhen Yuan crystals, Ye Chen nodded at Murong Qingcheng and flew towards the No.5 Devouring Island.
"Manager, what should we do next? This brat's strength is several times stronger than what we had imagined. With our strength, we definitely won't be able to take him down."
The other experts of the Blackwater Alliance flew to Sima Zongguan's side.
Sima Zongguan said with a gloomy face, "Let him be arrogant for a while, I'll go invite the crown prince."
"Invite the crown prince?"
The skinny old man was startled, "The crown prince hates trouble the most. Although this brat is strong, I don't think he'll need the crown prince's help!"
The crown prince he spoke of was the number one half step King of the Blackwater Alliance, and also an unshakable leader of the young generation. Although they had never seen the crown prince fight, it was said that he was already a 'strongest' half-step King. Under Life and Death realm, he was practically invincible.
Sima Zongguan shook his head, "This person is very strong. Inviting others is not safe. Only by inviting the crown prince can we be absolutely safe."
He also didn't believe that Ye Chen was a 'strongest' half-step King. 'Strongest' half-step Kings were too rare, much rarer than even Life and Death Kings. Although some people could become Life and Death Kings, they might not necessarily be 'strongest' half-step Kings. They might even directly enter Life and Death realm from peak half-step Kings.
It was just like True Spirit Continent. Although half-step Kings were not as numerous as the hairs on a cow, their numbers were still not small. However, there were only three 'strongest' half-step Kings.
"Hehe, with the crown prince making a move, nothing will go wrong. No matter how strong this brat is, he won't be able to do anything to the crown prince."
Seeing Sima Zongguan's resolution, the experts of Blackwater Alliance revealed cold smiles.
…
The fifth devouring island's population was less than half of the fourth island's, and the sixth island's population was even smaller, only having three to four thousand people. After looting the black powers of the two islands, Ye Chen had only obtained thirty thousand Zhen Yuan crystals, which was better than nothing.
"Right now, we have more than three hundred thousand Zhen Yuan crystals. Should we go out?"
Murong Qingcheng asked.
Ye Chen faintly nodded, "We're only at the peak of late Sea of Soul realm. The two of us only need to pay a hundred thousand Zhen Yuan crystals, and we'll still have two hundred thousand left. Since you have demonic power crystals, let's go! We can't be careless. "
Ye Chen was still somewhat apprehensive of Blackwater Alliance. If a Life and Death King came, he wouldn't even be able to escape.
Taking out the naturally formed stone altar, Ye Chen placed a hundred thousand Zhen Yuan crystals inside.
Buzz!
The stone altar blossomed with an ancient radiance, and the Zhen Yuan crystals disappeared.
However, there was no movement after that. Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng were still in this world.
"Deceiving us?"
Ye Chen's complexion was unsightly.
"The rules don't allow me to deceive people."
At this moment, a strange ripple appeared in the void, and the Holy Spirit's figure gradually took shape.
Murong Qingcheng closely stared at the Holy Spirit and said, "Then why can't we leave?"
The Holy Spirit said, "You've killed thirty-four people, and you still haven't paid all of their Zhen Yuan crystals. The rest will be paid by you. Five hundred and twenty thousand Zhen Yuan crystals in total."
"F * ck you!"
Even someone as calm as Ye Chen couldn't help but curse out loud.
He had looted the fourth devouring island and obtained three hundred thousand Zhen Yuan crystals. He thought it would be more than enough to leave the island. But, he had never expected that he would owe more and more Zhen Yuan crystals. Even if he put in the remaining two hundred thousand Zhen Yuan crystals, he would still owe three hundred thousand Zhen Yuan crystals. This was too much of a scam. If he followed the normal method, he would never be able to leave the island.
"You're not deceiving us?"
Murong Qingcheng also felt that it was absurd.
"You see for yourself."
The Holy Spirit waved its right hand in the void, and a moving image appeared in front of the two.
When he looted the third and fourth islands, he didn't think that he had killed anyone by mistake. However, it was only his assumption. Since his soul power could only extend fifty meters in the mud and rocks, he couldn't be sure that he hadn't killed anyone by mistake. But, this moving scene told him that he had killed a lot of people by mistake. They were all people who were making Zhen yuan crystals in their caves, and couldn't escape in time.
"The rules don't allow me to deceive people. Therefore, everything I've said is the truth. As long as you hand over enough Zhen Yuan crystals, you can leave the island."
The Holy Spirit's tone didn't change at all.
Sucking in a deep breath, Ye Chen said, "Alright, I believe that you won't lie. But, can you tell me what kind of agreement you have with the Blackwater Alliance?"
The Holy Spirit said, "Among them, there is a powerful Life and Death King who communicated with me. As for the details, I can't tell you."
After speaking, the Holy Spirit's figure disappeared with the wind.
"It's harder than I thought!"
Ye Chen had to admit that what he did before was in vain, and he still owed three hundred thousand Zhen Yuan crystals.
"In for a penny, in for a pound."
Murong Qingcheng said resolutely.
"I can only do this for now."
Ye Chen's gaze pierced through the boundless black ocean and landed on the other side of the third island, where the first and second islands were located.
…
Sima Zonguan's figure slowly appeared at a connection point between the island and the outside world. Without any hesitation, he directly flew toward the crystal island, raising his speed to the limit.
Roughly two hours later, Sima Zonguan arrived at the crystal island.
There were many half-step Kings stationed on the island. Sensing Sima Zonguan's aura, they found it strange. Today was not the day to transport Zhen Yuan crystals, so why did Sima Zonguan leave the island? Could something big have happened?
"Sima Zonguan, why did you leave the island without permission?"
A half-step King greeted him.
Sima Zonguan said, "Elder Fang, it's a long story. A powerful person has arrived on the island, and he's looting Zhen Yuan crystals everywhere."
"What powerful person? Even you can't handle him?"
Elder Fang was well aware of Sima Zonguan's strength. The number of half-step Kings he couldn't handle was few and far between. The other party couldn't be a 'strongest' half-step King, right?
"Very powerful. Apart from 'strongest' half-step Kings, no one is safe."
Sima Zonguan said again, "Is the crown prince on the island?"
"Your luck is pretty good. The crown prince returned half a month ago, and is currently cultivating in seclusion on the island. I'll notify him for you."
Elder Fang knew that the matter was urgent.
"Many thanks!"
Sima Zonguan cupped his fists.
…
In merely two hours, Ye Chen had looted the second island. There were many experts on this island, and there were even two half-step Kings on the level of Flame Burst King. There were also many half-step Kings on the level of Tough King. However, they could only suffer a crushing defeat before Ye Chen.
After looting the second island, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng arrived at the first island. There were more than eighty thousand people on the island, but there were no dark forces. It turned out that the first island was under the direct management of the Blackwater Alliance. Just like the third island, the first island was divided into thirty regions, each of which was guarded by experts of the Blackwater Alliance. Without any dark forces, Ye Chen looted the experts of the Blackwater Alliance stationed in each region, not letting a single one go.
"We've obtained one hundred and thirty thousand Zhen Yuan crystals from the second island. I didn't expect the first island to have twice as many as the second, two hundred and seventy thousand. Altogether, we have four hundred thousand."
Four hundred thousand plus the two hundred thousand from before was enough to make up for the remaining five hundred and twenty thousand Zhen Yuan crystals. However, Ye Chen was clear that this was still not enough. After looting the first and second islands, it was impossible to not kill anyone by mistake. The caves on the islands were too concentrated.
As expected, the Holy Spirit appeared once again.
"Adding the people you killed by mistake before, there are fifty people in total. You need to make up for seven hundred and fifty thousand Zhen Yuan crystals." The Holy Spirit spoke in a business-like manner.
"Seven hundred and fifty thousand … we still owe one hundred and fifty thousand."
This time, Ye Chen was very calm. His gaze fell on the huge mountain peak at the center of the first island. There were palaces there, precisely the headquarters of the Blackwater Alliance.
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