The devouring island had six islands in total. The number one island had the most people, eighty thousand, and the number two was slightly less, around fifty to sixty thousand. The third island was thirty thousand, the fourth was close to thirty thousand, the fifth was fifteen thousand, and the sixth was three to four thousand. The total population of the six islands was more than two hundred thousand. Although most of them were Astral Reaching Realm warriors, and less than one-tenth of them were Sea of Souls Realm warriors, the population was still there. According to the rules of the Black Water Alliance, an Astral Reaching Realm warrior would have to hand over three Zhen yuan crystals to the Black Water Alliance every month, and Sea of Souls Realm warriors would have to hand over fifteen.
After a month, the accumulated Zhen yuan crystals would definitely be shocking. Plus, it should not be forgotten that most of the Zhen yuan crystals collected by the dark power parties would belong to the Black Water Alliance as well. In other words, the Black Water Alliance would have two portions of income: one would be the Zhen yuan crystals that everyone handed over, and the other would be the Zhen yuan crystals handed over by the dark power parties.
If Ye Chen wanted to clear his debt and leave the island, he would have to think about the Black Water Alliance.
"Who is it?"
On this massive mountain peak, there were countless powerful warriors. Countless human figures flew out of the palace, moving as fast as lightning.
"He!"
Ye Chen's speed did not decrease at all. With his body as the starting point, a horrifying destructive sword intent shot out, carrying the will to destroy everything. It swept across in a straight line. That kind of brutal and pure aura made all of the powerful warriors from the Black Water Alliance feel a chill in their bodies, and their souls were in chaos. All of a sudden, all of the flowers and trees on the mountain peak were wiped out without a trace.
At this moment, warriors whose martial will had not reached the fifth step, or were not even half step king warriors would not have the courage to fight at all.
"Let's go in!"
Within a blink of an eye, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng had already arrived outside of the palace on top of the mountain.
"Stop right there!"
All of a sudden, four half step king warriors whose power was not weaker than the Tough King jumped out from four directions, trying to stop Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng.
Ye Chen smiled lightly as he took out his thunder disaster sword and waved it out in four different directions. Four beams of black sword qi were thrown out almost at the same time. The four warriors went back the way they had come, puking out a huge mouthful of blood.
Crack!
After blowing away the four of them, Ye Chen raised his Thunder Disaster Sword up high and chopped down. The palace was instantly cut in half like a fruit.
"Not here!"
Ye Chen glanced around, but did not find any place that could possibly store Zhen Yuan crystals. However, he was not in a hurry. With another slash of his sword, the left half of the palace was split into two.
Just like that, Ye Chen swung his sword to the east and to the west. The originally majestic and luxurious palace was like a fruit platter, turning into pieces and strips, falling to the left and right.
"I found the Crystal Vault."
When Ye Chen swung his sword for the eighteenth time, the momentum of his sword met with resistance. A cold glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. He held his sword with both hands and swung it down.
Boom!
A large expanse of light blossomed, and everything in front of him suddenly became clear.
This was a vault made entirely of crystals. The crystals were not Zhen Yuan crystals, but a kind of energy crystal that could be used to set up arrays. The resistance just now was precisely the power of the array, which had been shattered by Ye Chen's full power sword attack.
Inside the broken vault was a stone platform. On top of it was a floating light sphere, and inside the sphere was a storage ring.
Taking a step forward, Ye Chen arrived beside the light sphere and reached out his hand.
Bang!
The light ball suddenly shook, bouncing off Ye Chen's palm, making it impossible for him to exert any force.
"It's the power of space!"
Ye Chen could feel that the light sphere contained an extremely pure power of space. Normal attacks would not be able to touch it. If one tried to forcefully attack it, the light sphere would break the space and escape into the void. In other words, without knowing the method to open it, no one under Life and Death Realm would be able to obtain the storage ring inside.
Slowly letting out a breath of impure Qi, Ye Chen extended his right index finger. The void around his finger gradually twisted, emitting a fluctuation that was similar to the light sphere. It was indeed the power of space.
"Break!"
Ye Chen poked at the light sphere.
Pop!
A popping sound was heard as the light sphere shattered. Without the light sphere's support, the storage ring fell down and was grabbed by Ye Chen.
After obtaining the storage ring, Ye Chen immediately released his soul power into the storage ring.
This storage ring didn't have a soul imprint, so Ye Chen's soul power went straight in, entering its internal space.
"So big!"
The storage ring's internal space was much bigger than Ye Chen had imagined. It was more than twenty times the size of a mid grade storage ring, like a huge plaza. On this flat ground, there were piles of huge chests that were half the height of a human. These chests were all open, and through the gaps, one could see the glittering crystal radiance inside.
"Ten chests, one hundred chests, two hundred chests …"
There were so many chests that they almost covered a quarter of the flat ground. Roughly speaking, there were about two hundred to two hundred fifty chests. According to the size of the Zhen yuan crystals and the chests, it was not hard to estimate that one chest could hold ten thousand Zhen yuan crystals. Two hundred chests would be more than two million Zhen yuan crystals.
"Take a look."
Ye Chen handed the storage ring to Murong Qingcheng.
Murong Qingcheng took the storage ring and poured her soul power into it.
"So much? Blackwater Alliance can collect more than two million Zhen yuan crystals in a month?" Murong Qingcheng asked suspiciously.
Ye Chen shook his head, "It should be more than one month. It should be three months. This month has not arrived yet, so I guess they have only collected a part of it. Based on this, the Blackwater Alliance should be collecting around a million Zhen yuan crystals per month. As for how many months they would transport them, I am not sure."
If they were to transport the crystals, they would have to be sent by half step king warriors, which would cost a hundred thousand Zhen yuan crystals per trip. One would not be safe, and a few more would add up to hundreds of thousands of Zhen yuan crystals. It was not a small number at all. Blackwater Alliance had considered this point, which was why they did not transport the crystals every month. Otherwise, it would not benefit Ye Chen so much.
"There was no mistake this time. One hundred and fifty thousand should be enough."
Ye Chen let out a deep breath as a smile appeared on his face.
Two million Zhen yuan crystals were priceless, and a top grade storage ring was priceless as well. Although they had been tricked by the Blackwater Alliance, the items they had collected were more than enough.
"Let's go now!"
Ye Chen took out the stone altar.
All of a sudden …
The space above the mountain rippled, and two figures appeared.
One was Sima Zonguan, and the other was a dignified young man with a purple-gold crown on his head. The young man looked to be in his thirties, but his real age was probably in his forties. His long and narrow eyes emitted a tangible killing intent. As soon as he appeared, his gaze locked onto Ye Chen in the palace.
"It's the crown prince! The crown prince has arrived!"
Upon seeing Sima Zonguan and the young man, the experts of the Blackwater Alliance revealed ecstatic expressions. Then, they looked at Ye Chen as if they were looking at a dead man.
Ye Chen sized up the young man and inwardly said, 'What a profound cultivation base! Twice as high as the Explosive Flame King … Is he a' strongest 'half-step king?'
"Crown prince, it's him!"
Sima Zongguan glanced at the peak and the ruined palace, and finally fixed his eyes on the stone platform at the center of the crystal warehouse. Seeing that the light ball on the stone platform had disappeared, he roared as if he had seen a ghost: "You dare to rob the crystal warehouse of my Blackwater Alliance?"
The Zhen Yuan crystals that the Blackwater Alliance collected on the Devouring Island would only be transported out once every six months. This time, it had only been less than three months. Even so, there were still more than two million Zhen Yuan crystals in the treasury. It would be terrible if they were robbed.
"Consider this compensation from the Blackwater Alliance!"
Ye Chen didn't care about the furious Sima Zonguan at all.
"You!"
Sima Zonguan's face turned ashen.
"State your name!"
The young man in luxurious robes didn't make a sound. Only when Sima Zonguan said that Ye Chen had plundered the treasury did his expression change. His face turned gloomy, revealing his killing intent.
"Why don't you introduce yourself?"
Ye Chen said.
"Wang Taiyi."
The young man in luxurious robes looked down from above.
"Ye Chen."
Nodding, Ye Chen stated his name.
"Ye Chen, never heard of you. But, it doesn't matter. Hand over the Zhen yuan crystals, and I'll leave your corpse intact. Otherwise, you and your girlfriend will wish you were dead."
Wang Taiyi's voice was extremely gloomy, carrying a bone-piercing chill.
"Sorry, but the choice is mine."
Ye Chen took out a hundred and fifty thousand Zhen yuan crystals and threw them on the stone platform.
"Courting death!"
Wang Taiyi was enraged. Spreading his five fingers, he sent a palm toward Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng.
Roar!
A dragon roar resounded as Wang Taiyi's five fingers emitted a boundless Qi energy. The five Qi energies were like five water dragons, coiling together and pressing down on the mountain peak. At this moment, all living things seemed to have lost their will. Only the frightening dragon roars could be heard, distorting the space around the entire mountain peak.
"A 'strongest' half-step King … as expected."
Ye Chen's pupils shrank.
Buzz!
The moment the five water dragons attacked, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng disappeared. Having lost their target, the five water dragons immediately lost control and smashed the huge mountain peak into pieces. Their wriggling bodies drilled up and down in the dust. It was a scene of apocalypse.
"You're dead. There's no place for you in this world."
The killing intent in Wang Taiyi's eyes seemed to be able to pierce through the void. The moment Ye Chen disappeared, a faintly discernible voice reached Ye Chen's ears.
"I'll be waiting for you."
Ye Chen's voice came from the void.
Humph!
Hearing Ye Chen's voice, Wang Taiyi tightly clenched his right fist, causing the ground below to crack.
"Crown prince, this bastard took away more than two million Zhen yuan crystals. We can't let him escape." Sima Zonguan was about to go crazy. Although Ye Chen's strength was too high, and the loss of the treasury had nothing to do with him, the Blackwater Alliance couldn't let him off the hook. Moreover, his lucrative position as Zonguan would be in jeopardy.
Wang Taiyi coldly said, "Those who aren't from my Blackwater Alliance will only appear in one place after being transported out of the Devouring Island — the Chaotic Demonic Ocean. After I leave, I'll lead a group of people to hunt him down. As for you, go to the Alliance headquarters and beg for forgiveness!"
After speaking, Wang Taiyi took out the Zhen yuan crystals he had prepared and directly tossed them into the air. With a swish, the Zhen yuan crystals disappeared, and Wang Taiyi's figure also gradually faded away.
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