Chapter 1524: Ancestral Terra (2/2)
Creek Bamboo hesitated for a moment before acquiescing: “What price do you desire, Young n.o.ble Li?”
At this time, they had no other choice. It was either to fight Li Qiye to the very end or negotiate the conditions after losing completely.
Li Qiye freely stated: “What I want… I’m afraid you can’t make this decision or satisfy me.”
“Young n.o.ble Li, what do you want?” Shen Mengtian and Stygian came out as well.
Li Qiye smirked before taking his time answering: “What I want isn’t too outrageous. One, all of you will commit suicide…”
“This demand is too unreasonable!” Creek Bamboo’s expression sank and interrupted him: “Young n.o.ble Li, there is no denying that we have lost. However, it doesn’t mean that we can’t rise again, we still have a chance. If you want treasures, spirit medicines, and other items, we can give them to you. However, we cannot obey when you ask for our lives.”
“Is that so?” Li Qiye leisurely replied: “It’s all in the eyes of the beholder. You feel that your lives are valuable, but in my eyes, they’re not worth mentioning.”
“I am a benevolent person.” He grinned: “I’m giving you one last chance right now. I don’t mind if you still resist either. I shall trample your Ancestral Terra, Spirit Abyss, and the Dream Empyrean. Remember, this is war, and since you have chosen this path, you must pay the price!”
The faces of the three turned quite ugly, but they didn’t have a response.
“I’ll make the deal with you.” Ling Fengyun appeared and slowly spoke after hearing Li Qiye’s condition: “I can let you do as you please, but you must spare the Roaring Conch!”
He walked out without any resistance and surrendered completely to Li Qiye.
“A war can’t end that easily. I have given you a chance before the fight started, but you didn’t value it.” Li Qiye looked at him and smiled: “The Roaring Conch chose to oppose me, so they must pay as well.”
“Well…” Ling Fengyun’s expression sank after hearing this.
“You can feel that I’m being too harsh.” Li Qiye added: “But remember, I am the one in the position to talk about conditions while all of you are fish on a chopping block. Since you chose to surrender, I won’t ma.s.sacre and annihilate the Roaring Conch completely. Nevertheless, they must still pay a great price. This is the result of opposing me.”
Fengyun pondered for a moment as he couldn’t hastily make a decision. It took him some time before he sincerely gave up: “Young n.o.ble Li, my life is in your hands. My only hope and final request is that you will spare the Roaring Conch.”
“I do appreciate talents, but it is too late now. You can’t negotiate any longer, the conch must pay.” Li Qiye responded with a faint smile.
“What do you want, Young n.o.ble?” Fengyun gave up since he was out of options. It was either a fight to the death or surrender.
“The Roaring Conch!” Li Qiye calmly said: “I can spare its disciples, but I want the conch! Of course, if they oppose me, there will be no mercy.”
Fengyun blurted: “Impossible!”
“Once again, I am the one giving you a choice. You can choose to die fighting and I’ll annihilate the Roaring Conch. Of course, its disciples can destroy the s.h.i.+p too if they want, I don’t mind. I just want the world to see the fate of those who oppose me. However, surrender and I’ll spare their lives.”
Fengyun couldn’t speak. He understood just how limited his options were.
Everyone in Heaven Spirit was eager to hear his decision. Keep in mind that if the disciples from the conch were to lose their s.h.i.+p, it would be the same as losing their home and ancestral ground. From then on, the sect would continuously decline. The Roaring Conch shall be no more.