Chapter 98 - Proposing a Deal (1/2)

”If for you others, there are no other words you want to say, then I say we can start. Get ready to taste my sword, because today it is sharper than ever.”

The last ultimatum of the Flower Sect sect leader. By now, it was certain that if representatives of the other families and sects tried to take away the body of the divine beast spider, the whole Flower Sect would be their enemy.

Hearing those words, Hei felt a strong sense of gratitude and pride. Yes, so far, he hadn't given much weight to being a member of the Flower Sect, considering it more like a business partner. Hei would help in their mission in the Secret Dimension and would receive resources in return.

Now anyway, it was different. For the first time, Hei was happy and proud to belong to the Flower Sect. He could not have asked to be part of a better sect. After all, who did have the courage to make all the Rainbow Island major sects and families their enemies?

Even if it was the Flower Sect, one of the five big sects, the scale of this feat verged on the impossible. In the eyes of a stranger, it would appear as an act of pure madness. And that was what the leaders of the other sects and families were thinking when they realized that the Flower Sect wasn't at all joking.

”Sect leader and elders of the Flower Sect. Since this is what you have decided, then we will act accordingly. Today will be the day when us, the five big sects of the Rainbow Island, will become four. Or will one of the middle sects ascend to that position?”

A powerful and authoritative voice spoke. It was none other than the sect leader of the Tremor Sect. At the moment, he was struggling to contain himself. He had discovered the loss of their number one younger generation genius, Chang Huan.

The Tremor Sect had focused on a lot of resources on him, even giving him the corpse of a spirit soldier. And yet, despite his potential and the precious corpses he carried with him, this genius was dead. And according to the testimony of other people present, Chan Huan had died during the clash with the Flower Sect member, Hei.

Therefore, the fact the Flower Sect sect leader and elders had lost their minds gave him an excellent opportunity to take revenge and, at the same time, obtain resources for himself.

”Stop!”

All of a sudden, another voice rose between the people gathered there. Unexpectedly, to give that command had been Hei. Behind him, the silhouette of the purple spider disappeared slowly, but his pupils remained purple.

”You don't want to kill me unless you want to be destroyed,” Hei said in a calm but self-confident tone.

”What do you mean, boy?” The sect leader of the Tremor Sect asked in a resentful voice. He wanted to tear into pieces the boy in front of him. Yet inside his mind was still present the scene of the giant spider who had fought until recently.

What they feared most was that there was still another divine beast hidden somewhere. If this were true, not even if they would have been a hundred times more numerous, they could have hoped to survive.

”I will be frank with you. There is no other divine beast alive. But regardless that, I want to present you a deal.”

”A deal? Let's hear.”

Feeling that there were no divine beasts, all of them become calmer. Yet, a part of them wasn't able to trust Hei's words completely, in case he was lying to take them by surprise.

”I offer you two things, to all the martial artists now gathered here. The content within the pocket dimension of the man you saw fighting and my protection.”

With two words, everyone's hearts stopped for a beat as if they couldn't believe their ears.

The content within the pocket dimension of that man?

The unknown man was undoubtedly a Spirit Emperor of the Continent. He probably belonged to an influential family with a strong authority. Therefore, what he had in his pocket dimension was of equal value to the spirit core of a sixth-level divine beast. No, actually, it was superior. It was because, unlike the spirit core, there were undoubtedly medicines and pills designed to be used by human martial artists. They should have only to dilute it, and they wouldn't run the risk of wasting the precious material as it was with the spirit core. After all, none of their alchemists, even if they joined together, would be able to convert the spirit core of a divine beast into something useful for a martial artist.

”Hei, what-?” The Flower Sect sect leader couldn't understand what the young brown-skinned martial artist was trying to do. Indeed, every move he made was incomprehensible to her.

The reason Hei had revealed that information was to repay his debt to the Flower Sect.