Chapter 1011: To Give or Not to Give?
Meng Dihai seemed like an ice meteor, flashing across the sky and crashing towards the ground in an instant!
Bam!
It was as if a huge rock had fallen, and everyone felt the ground tremble slightly due to Meng Dihai's fall.
Then, a chill inexplicably crept into everyone's hearts!
Because, at that moment, they heard the sound of ice shattering!
In an instant, the sound of gasping for breath echoed in unison, causing even those martial artists who were accustomed to the battlefield to change their expressions!
A Ninth Stage Establishment King had fallen just like that!
Mere moments ago, a king at the Mid Ninth Stage Establishment, with unparalleled might and overwhelming presence, had suddenly become a pile of shattered ice!
Each piece of the broken corpse looked blood-stained, crystal clear, and exceptionally bright, but every piece sent a chill through everyone's heart!
A Mid Ninth Stage Establishment King, already at the pinnacle of strength in this world, had perished just like that!
"This guy, he died so miserably!" The Great Sage of the Overturning Sea shivered again as he looked at the corpse of the Grand Steward, Meng Dihai.
Just a few days ago, Liao Feibai had challenged him to a spar, and at that time, he was just as careless as Meng Dihai was now. As a result, he was struck by a sword, and he shivered in cold sweats for days afterward.
It took him three full days to completely dispel the cold poison!
Compared to him, Meng Dihai's ending was far more tragic, mainly because Meng Dihai's cultivation was far inferior to the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea.
Yet he still underestimated Liao Feibai, just like the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea had!
If it wasn't him, who else would die?
The corners of Grand Island Lord Yin Yi's mouth twitched involuntarily, twisting his face in anguish, as his heart bled with sorrow.
Within the short span of an hour, two of the Three Housekeepers who managed all of Yin Yang Island's affairs fell dead, and the third was severely injured and unconscious!
Not to mention the loss of their strength, the deaths of these two and the serious injury of the remaining housekeeper meant that Yin Yang Island would be in chaos for a long time, posing them a formidable headache.
Recruiting a martial slave isn't something you can just do on a whim; there are almost no strong martial artists willing to become martial slaves.
Unless they encounter some special circumstances.
Without martial slaves, who else could they trust to manage such a vast estate?
Compared to Grand Island Lord Yin Yi's twisted face, the Second Island Master Yang Ben was utterly dumbfounded.
He stared blankly at the pieces of Grand Steward Meng Dihai laying on the ground, his eyes dazed and appearing oddly strange as if he had not yet grasped the reality of what had just transpired.
At this moment, Ye Zhen sighed in relief.
Initially, he was quite worried about Liao Feibai since the opponent was a Ninth Stage Establishment martial artist with formidable equipment.
If the opponent had been cautious, Liao Feibai, even with his freshly advanced Ice Fiend Spiritual Power and Profound Ice Immortal Sword, would have only met with defeat.
After all, Liao Feibai's cultivation was apparent to everyone.
But the problem was, Liao Feibai's cultivation was too low, and the gap between him and a Ninth Stage Establishment King was too vast!
Of course, this alone wasn't enough for Meng Dihai to let down his guard.
The crucial reason why Meng Dihai underestimated Liao Feibai was because of the Third Housekeeper, Miao Tong, who had once captured Liao Feibai alive.
At the time, there had already been a conclusion about Liao Feibai's combat power. After Liao Feibai escaped and was pursued, as the Grand Steward in charge of Yin Yang Island affairs, Meng Dihai was even clearer about the situation.
In fact, on the whole of Yin Yang Island, Meng Dihai understood Liao Feibai's strength better than Miao Tong, who had once captured him.
But this precise understanding of Liao Feibai's combat power just led to Meng Dihai's death today.
If it were any other Ninth Stage Establishment King not familiar with Liao Feibai, Liao Feibai might have been caught off guard and defeated, but he would not have fallen on the spot!
Then again, who could predict that in just over two months, Liao Feibai's combat power would have made such a qualitative leap?
And he even acquired the exceedingly rare and lethal weapon, the Profound Ice Immortal Sword?
"Island Master Yin, Island Master Yang, now that the two challenges are over, it seems our Heavenly Wing Island has been a bit fortunate, winning both! Therefore, I ask both Island Masters to hand over the antidote as previously agreed!" said the Great Saint of Jinghai as the challenge ended.
Grand Island Lord Yin Yi's expression was etched with bitterness. In this situation, what else could he do?
In truth, handing over the antidote was a minor issue; the key was that today's events were utterly humiliating!
If this story spread, Yin Yang Island's reputation would be utterly tarnished!
Previously, they had taken full advantage of Heavenly Wing Island's request, shamelessly securing the more favorable conditions, but unexpectedly, they lost it all in the end.
And those who died were all prominent figures on Yin Yang Island!
Yin Yang Island might become a laughingstock in this sea area for some time.
Fortunately, Heavenly Wing Island had only sent five people, so as long as they controlled the mouths of Yin Yang Island's martial artists, the matter wouldn't spread too widely!
"Alas, it seems your Heavenly Wing Island's skills are superior, second brother..."
"No, big brother, they're cheating, they played tricks on us first, we can't give them the antidote!"
Suddenly, Second Island Master Yang Ben jumped up, pointing at Ye Zhen with a hysterical voice, angrily shouting.
This remark left not only the people of Heavenly Wing Island stunned, but even the martial artists of Yin Yang Island looked at Second Island Master Yang Ben with faces full of surprise.
Lord Yang, you're a being of the Dao Entrance Realm, one of the top existences in the world. Is it necessary to be such a sore loser?
"Lord Yang, what do you mean by this? You were the one who set all the conditions for the challenge beforehand, giving you every advantage! And now, you're reneging on your promises afterward. Is this the way things are done on Yin Yang Island?"
The Great Sage of Sea-Breaking erupted in laughter, "Haha, who would've thought that in our Outer Domain Dead Sea, there would emerge someone of such little credibility…"
"Second Brother, shut up!"
In an instant, Grand Island Lord Yin Yi roared, not only cutting off the Sea-Breaking Great Sage's mockery but also silencing Second Island Master Yang Ben!
To be labeled untrustworthy and a cheat, how could the Yin Yang Saints continue to have a footing in the Outer Domain Dead Sea in the future?
Even though they are experts of the Dao Entrance Realm, many times they have to cooperate wholeheartedly with other martial artists to explore the Secret Mansion Spirit Palaces or deal with those terrifying Grand Demons.
If this reputation spreads, who would dare to collaborate with them?
Therefore, Grand Island Lord Yin Yi was furious!
"Big Brother…" Yang Ben was stunned.
"Shut up! A loss is a loss. How can you not honor your word?" Having no other choice, Yin Yi publicly reprimanded Second Island Master Yang Ben!
At these words, Yang Ben became anxious, "Big Brother, it's not that I'm reneging, they cheated first!"
"You're still talking? Shut up!" Yin Yi was thoroughly enraged!
"No, Big Brother, the Profound Ice Spirit Evil, that Profound Ice Spirit Evil I risked my life to retrieve from the shadow land within the Land of Extreme Yang!" Yang Ben hurriedly explained.
"Hmm?" Just as he was about to scold Yang Ben, Yin Yi was taken aback, glancing at Yang Ben with some doubt,
Their brotherly bond had lasted for two hundred years, with occasional friction, but from his understanding, Yang Ben was indeed a bit extreme, yet he knew what could and could not be done. "Is there truly a reason behind this?"
"Big Brother, remember? That Profound Ice Spirit Evil, unusable to you due to its incompatibility with your cultivation technique!" Yang Ben added again.
"I remember, the Profound Ice Spirit Evil, didn't you lose it because your storage ring was lost…?" At this point in his speech, Yin Yi's gaze suddenly halted, sharply turning towards Liao Feibai, "Second Brother, are you saying?"
"Big Brother, you've understood?"
At this instant, Yang Ben was overjoyed, almost cheering aloud. Having been scolded without being able to explain, he felt so stifled he almost spat blood!
"That woman, that woman, whether it's within her spiritual power or in her spiritual artifact, is filled with an exceedingly dense aura of the Profound Ice Spirit Evil!" Yang Ben shouted.
"You mean?" Grand Island Lord Yang Yi still did not quite understand!
"Big Brother, in our prior agreement, wasn't it that if they won, we'd give them the antidote, and if they lost, they'd return my storage ring unharmed!
But the problem is, they're lying. They're deceiving us. They've already opened my storage ring and have even refined that group of Profound Ice Spirit Evil inside!
If they lose, how can they return the contents of my storage ring unharmed? That Profound Ice Spirit Evil is nearly unique!
If they lose, they can't fulfill the promise at all!
Before the battle even began, they were already playing us!"
The more Yang Ben spoke, the angrier he became. In the end, he pointed angrily at Ye Zhen and his group, "You really think I'm a fool?! Today, if there's no explanation, it won't end!
As for the antidote, keep dreaming!"
With Yang Ben's angry shout, both sides instantly started a war of words!
"But the problem is we just won, didn't we?"
"But what if you had lost?"
"We have absolute confidence!"
"If you had lost, you'd just be toying with us!"
"But the problem is we won!"
"Hmph, since you're toying with us, I'll be frank. Before the battle began, I destroyed the antidote because we had absolute confidence in our victory!
But now, having lost, I don't have the antidote. What will you do about it?"
With Yang Ben's words, Ye Zhen's expression suddenly changed, turning exceedingly ugly!
If Yang Ben insists on reneging like this, there's nothing he can do!
In the next instant, the understanding Grand Island Lord Yin Yi also stood up, looking solemn, "Brother Jinghai, you must give us an explanation for this!"
The Great Saint of Jinghai was troubled; he hadn't expected that such a neatly won two-round challenge would end up like this because of Yang Ben, putting him on the defensive!
However, trouble or not, the Sky Wing Three Saints were known for being tough on the seas.
Now, with a hardened face, the Great Saint of Jinghai shouted: "Explanation? You're the shameless scoundrel, and you want an explanation? Yang Ben, are you giving the antidote or not?
If you dare say no, this Saint will turn and leave immediately!
But when this Saint comes back in a few days for the antidote, it will not be in this manner!"
With the Great Saint of Jinghai's words landing, the Great Saint of Jinghai, Sea-Breaking Great Saint, and the Overturning Sea Great Saint all took a step forward, an overwhelming killing intent immediately surged violently into the sky!
In an instant, Yin Yi and Yang Ben's expressions changed, taking a step forward as their evil qi soared to the sky, locking the killing intent onto the Heavenly Wing Island group!
Battle, about to erupt at any moment! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com)