CHAPTER 1153: CHAPTER 1138: YOU KNOW THE RULES

"What do you mean? Are you guys dumb?"

Sea-Breaking Great Saint rolled his eyes, looking rather displeased, "Who do you think you are? Do you think you can just see my Fourth Brother whenever you want?"

"If you want to meet my Fourth Brother, shouldn’t you... offer a little something at least?" Sea-Breaking Great Saint rubbed his fingers continuously, wearing a mischievous grin.

Gai Jun, Huang Tan, Ou Tu, Ning Shiyi, and Yan Wudi’s faces turned dark simultaneously. The demeanor of the Sky Wing Three Saints was unexpected, but they never thought such absurd requests would be made.

By reason, with the identity of the Sky Wing Three Saints, they shouldn’t be making such requests that seem to lower their status.

"Hey, what kind of expressions are those?

Us three brothers have been here enduring the wind and dew for more than ten days, refusing to devour the dozens of essence-filled lives from your Stars Tower. If you don’t give us a little something, we might just treat ourselves to a feast!" Sea-Breaking Great Saint said displeased.

With those words, Gai Jun, Huang Tan, Ou Tu, Ning Shiyi, and Yan Wudi’s expressions changed abruptly, reminding them that these three were of the Demon Race.

Essence-filled martial artists are exquisite snacks for these three.

The thought made their hearts tremble.

Of course, these are secondary; the key point is that their lifeblood at Stars Tower is currently under the opposition’s grasp, and they have to accept some unreasonable conditions.

Gai Jun pondered for a moment and gave Huang Tan a signal, who immediately stepped forward with a smile, "Since the three Great Saints have spoken, we surely have to give a token of appreciation.

How about one hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals for each Great Saint?" Huang Tan flipped his palm and offered a storage ring.

"One hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals, are you trying to brush off a beggar?" Sea-Breaking Great Saint got furious, pulling Jinghai Great Saint and Great Sage of the Overturning Sea, "Big Brother, Second Brother, let’s go, let them search the world for Old Fourth and see who gets anxious!"

The five from Stars Tower immediately panicked, Huang Tan quickly called out to stop them, "Three Great Saints, don’t be hasty. It was my stinginess, two hundred thousand, two hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals!"

Two hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals, which equates to over two million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, for three people it’s over six million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

To buy a piece of information with over six million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, Huang Tan thought it was a sky-high price.

Unexpectedly, Jinghai Great Saint, who hadn’t spoken all along, suddenly extended a finger, "With a million High Grade Spirit Crystals, we’ll provide you with Old Fourth’s whereabouts!"

This offer made Huang Tan’s mouth twitch, turning to look at Gai Jun, Ning Shiyi, and others, eyes somewhat seeking guidance."

Gai Jun slightly nodded, prompting Huang Tan to grit his teeth, "Since the three Great Saints have spoken, we must comply with the demand!"

As he spoke, Huang Tan handed a storage ring over with Spiritual Power.

The Great Sage of the Overturning Sea stretched five fingers, only took a glance, and with a sudden fling, the acquired storage ring emitted a sharp screech through the air, crashing headlong towards Huang Tan.

"Damn, are you brushing off a beggar or trying to sow discord among our brothers? Just a million High Grade Spirit Crystals, how should we split it?" shouted Great Sage of the Overturning Sea.

Huang Tan was stunned, "Isn’t, wasn’t it the offered price by Jinghai Great Saint?"

"Are you having a problem here?" Great Sage of the Overturning Sea pointed at his head, "My Big Brother said it’s one million for each, you gave us a total of one million, what does that mean?"

With these words, not only did Huang Tan’s face turn bright red, but Gai Jun, Ou Tu, Ning Shiyi, and Yan Wudi’s expressions also became extremely gloomy.

The deal hadn’t even started, just to get a piece of information, they’d need three million High Grade Spirit Crystals. This was unthinkable.

Three million High Grade Spirit Crystals, even if a Dao Entrance Realm Martial Artist devoted their life, it would be hardly possible to accumulate such a fortune.

For Stars Tower, three million High Grade Spirit Crystals equaled the total annual income internally and externally combined.

"One million for each? Do you genuinely think our Stars Tower is made of clay?" Yan Wudi, who was the most irritable, snorted in anger.

Upon hearing this, Sea-Breaking Great Saint wanted to say more, but Jinghai Great Saint stopped Sea-Breaking Great Saint with a gesture, pulling his two brothers, and flew away without a word.

This move immediately left the five of Stars Tower somewhat panicked.

If the Sky Wing Three Saints argued or made trouble with them, they would have had strategies, but turning away immediately hit their weakest point.

They were desperate to ransom back Stars Tower’s five Young Tower Chiefs; if these three left, where would they go searching for Ye Zhen?

Gai Jun and Ning Shiyi exchanged a glance, gritted their teeth, and squeezed out two words through clenched teeth, "Give!"

At this point, they were at the mercy of others, utterly helpless!

Second Tower Chief Huang Tan’s tightly reddened face was instantly flushed with a nearly indescribable expression of humiliation, but he forced an extremely awkward smile on his face.

"Wait, three Great Saints, please stay, we concede, we concede!"

Saying this, Huang Tan sent over three storage rings from afar.

With five fingers spread, The Great Sage of the Overturning Sea grabbed the storage rings, finally nodding with satisfaction, "Why didn’t you do this earlier? Why all this dithering? Old Third, give them the item!"

Sea-Breaking Great Saint responded by sending out a Jade Scroll.

Gai Jun was taken aback after reading the Jade Scroll, "What does this mean?"

"Can’t you see? Use your eyes, read it yourself!" Sea-Breaking Great Saint retaliated with a quick remark.

Upon hearing this, Gai Jun, who was so frustrated he almost spat blood, suddenly looked up and let out an angry roar into the sky. He put away his Spirit Beast Bag at his waist and gestured for the other four to enter.

In the instant Huang Tan, Ou Tu, Ning Shiyi, and Yan Wudi entered, a blinding Spirit Light burst from Gai Jun’s body, and he vanished from the southern sky in the blink of an eye.

The Jade Scroll given by the Sea-Breaking Great Saint had only one sentence: "Six days later at noon, wait for you at Luoyang Island in the south. If you’re late, you know the rules."

The phrase ’you know the rules’ left Gai Jun and his companions bitterly indignant, feeling as though their lifeline was being gripped by someone, so frustrated they nearly spat blood.

The rule was Ye Zhen’s previous rule: for every hour late, a leg of the Young Tower Chief is sent, and if late by half a day, a prospective candidate for the next generation of Tower Chiefs is killed.

The direct distance from Luoyang Island to Phoenix Tail Island is 1.7 million miles; in six days, an average of nearly 30 miles must be covered each day.

More importantly, in their current state, covering 1.7 million miles in six days was a daunting challenge.

However, they had no choice!

"Fourth Uncle Ning, I think, sending us to Luoyang Island, maybe it’s a trap!" Ou Tu spoke for the first time from within the Spirit Beast Bag.

"Even if that Ye Zhen left Stars Tower with us, he definitely couldn’t arrive at Phoenix Tail Island before us!

Sending us to Luoyang Island might just be to deceive us!" Ou Tu analyzed.

Ning Shiyi silently listened, saying nothing for a long time, and finally spoke slowly, "Do we have a choice? Are you willing to gamble?"

Ou Tu was at a loss for words instantly.

Indeed, even knowing it might be a trap, would they dare to gamble?

This was why the former Tower Chief Gai Jun said nothing while rushing on the road.

High above Phoenix Tail Island, watching the five Tower Chiefs of Stars Tower depart, the Great Saint of Jinghai sneered, "Let’s go, let’s drink!"

The Three Saints descended to rest in an inn on the island, while the whole of Phoenix Tail Island was in an uproar.

The gathering of the five Tower Chiefs of Stars Tower and the Sky Wing Three Saints on Phoenix Tail Island made it seem like the Five Tower Chiefs of Stars Tower were firmly grasped by the Sky Wing Three Saints.

In an instant, various speculations and rumors spread.

For a while, Talisman Communications flew everywhere, and occasionally small Teleportation Formation waves would arise from all directions of the island.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, six days had passed.

As the vast and misty Luoyang Island came into view, the former Tower Chief Gai Jun, who had just rotated out after carrying the Spirit Beast Bag for less than two hours, first turned pale, then his face turned red as blood.

Poof!

A mouthful of Blood Arrow couldn’t be suppressed and was wildly spat out, and Gai Jun’s complexion instantly became exceedingly gray and lifeless.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Gai Jun looked at the visible Luoyang Island, but did not speak, silently swallowed a Pill, and resumed heading towards the island.

However, his speed was noticeably slower than before.

Over an hour later, upon arrival, Gai Jun released the other four from the Spirit Beast Bag.

The moment the four came out, upon seeing Gai Jun’s condition, their faces all simultaneously turned pale with mourning cries, "Elder Brother (Big Brother)!"

Huang Tan, Ou Tu, Ning Shiyi, and Yan Wudi were all experts, and with just a glance, they understood what was going on. Gai Jun’s origin had been damaged again.

A re-damage to the origin meant the little remaining Life Span of Gai Jun had been further reduced.

Gai Jun waved his hand and spat out a single word, "Search!"

The four immediately and cautiously spread out in a fan shape towards Luoyang Island, while Huang Tan shouted loudly, "Ye Zhen, we have arrived as promised, show yourself quickly!"

But to the chilling dismay of the five, over an hour passed, and even if they yelled until their throats broke, not even a shadow appeared.

This Luoyang Island was an uninhabited island filled with poisonous miasma.

"Bastard, such a scoundrel! Taking our three million High Grade Spirit Crystals and still playing us! Once those wretched beings are rescued, I’ll infiltrate Heavenly Wing Island and kill him until rivers of blood flow!" Yan Wudi swore vehemently.

"Keep searching, if Ye Zhen doesn’t trade the hostages with us, they’re just a useless pile, no value at all. He definitely won’t ignore us." Gai Jun said.

"It should be so, be careful with the miasma, and search the island, but be cautious of ambushes!" Ning Shiyi added, and the five formed a formation and rushed into Luoyang Island to search.

A few breaths later, Ou Tu exclaimed, "Elder Brother, there’s a Demon Beast here with characters carved on its back!"

As the five gathered over, they saw a giant sea turtle with eight characters carved on its back, "To know whereabouts, check the Jade Scroll!"

A few breaths later, Huang Tan extracted a Jade Scroll covered in filth from the sea turtle’s belly and handed it to the former Tower Chief, Gai Jun.

With just a glance, Gai Jun’s facial muscles convulsed violently, and finally, the severe convulsions turned into a torrent of Blood Arrow and a furious roar that erupted simultaneously.

"Ah... Ye, I must tear you into shreds!"