Chapter 619: Zhao Shanling Getting His Way (1/2)
Chapter 619: Zhao Shanling Getting His Way
After a moment of pondering, as much as he didn’t want to admit it, Nie Tian felt that Zhao Shanling’s words made sense.
If they could kill the seventh grade outsiders that were currently in the Realm of a Hundred Battles, then adding the two his master had killed in the Realm of Flame Heaven, they would have killed seven seventh grade outsiders in total.
After they were finished, the four Soul realm experts of the Realm of a Hundred Battles would be able to go help defend the Tool Sect, the Ice Pavilion Sect, and the other major sects.
The humans’ overall strength would outmatch the outsiders’.
By that time, the outsider invaders would face a joint attack by human experts. They might not even get to return to their own realms alive.
If that happened, Zhao Shanling would have saved the Domain of the Falling Stars from this calamity.
What he wanted in return was for Qi Bailu to kneel, admit that he was wrong, and give up the position of the sectmaster of the Tool Sect.
Nie Tian was well-aware that what Zhao Shanling was asking was immoral, but considering the bigger picture, it would probably achieve good results.
The question was: would Qi Bailu set his dignity aside for the Domain of the Falling Stars?
“But I don’t think I’ll be able to talk to the sectmaster of the Tool Sect,” Nie Tian said, frowning.
Zhao Shanling let out a cold snort. “Of course you won’t, but you can tell the Dong Clan about my stance and have them talk to my senior martial brother.”
“Senior Zhao, did you know from the beginning that you had the ability to end this calamity for the Domain of the Falling Stars?” Nie Tian asked.
Zhao Shanling laughed but didn’t say a word.
Looking at Zhao Shanling’s expression, Nie Tian had an increasingly strong feeling that he had known how things would develop from the very beginning, and that he would be the one to determine the fate of the entire Domain of the Falling Stars.
He even started to suspect that this person was actually capable of sealing those six spatial rifts...
Perhaps he only didn’t do it because the outsiders’ invasion suited his needs.
However, was all he wanted really just for Qi Bailu to admit that he was wrong and hand over the position of the sectmaster of the Tool Sect?
Was that worth being spit on for ignoring the lives of millions for thousands of years?
Nie Tian couldn’t find the answer.
The way he saw it, Zhao Shanling was a maniac, whose way of thinking couldn’t be understood by normal people.
He pondered the matter for some time with a complicated expression. Eventually, he decided to go talk to the Dong Clan, and get their opinion about Zhao Shanling’s demand.
Then, he took out his Sound Stone.
In the Dong Clan...
Everyone had their eyes on Dong Li as they waited for word from Nie Tian.
The moment her Sound Stone rang, the Dong Clan members’ eyes lit up. They even started to breathe heavily.
Soon, Dong Li lowered her Sound Stone with a deep frown on her charming face.
“How did it go?” Dong Qianqi couldn’t help but ask.
“That maniac didn’t show the slightest interest in what we have to give him,” Dong Li said. “He demands only one thing, which is for Qi Bailu, the sectmaster of the Tool Sect, to kneel before him, admit his mistakes, and hand over the position of sectmaster of the Tool Sect.”
“What does Qi Bailu have to do with what we’ve asked of him?” Dong Tengfei asked furiously.
“A lot, actually.” Dong Wangling seemed to have seen through Zhao Shanling’s logic. “Once we’ve killed all the seventh grade outsiders in the Realm of a Hundred Battles, the four of our Soul realm experts will be free to join the battles against the outsiders in the other realms. We’ll be able to overwhelm them with our superior numbers on the other battlefields.”
Upon hearing these words, all of the other Dong Clan members were suddenly enlightened.
Dong Tengfei’s expression flickered. “So that means if we can win our battle in the Realm of a Hundred Battles, the calamity that the entire Domain of the Falling Stars is suffering from will come to an end soon? Not only that, but we’ll also teach the outsider invaders a good lesson!Perhaps even for a thousand years after this war, they won’t even think of invading us again!”
Dong Wangling took a deep breath and said with determination in his voice, “This plan seems to be feasible! We need to teach these outsiders a lesson and make them remember what will happen to them if they dare to invade us!
“Is it possible that this is what Zhao Shanling actually wants? That he’s been waiting because he wants the outsiders to suffer a complete defeat so that we can avoid future trouble?”
Dong Tengfei snorted disdainfully and said, “He’d never be that kind! The way I see it, he only did it to have Qi Bailu apologize to him and admit that he was right in front of everyone. To achieve that goal, he can even sit back and watch people from different realms be massacred. He cares about no one but himself. The lives or deaths of others don’t concern him at all.”
Dong Wangling shook his head and sighed. “I can’t see through that person...” Then, he turned to Dong Qianqi and said, “The Tool Sect probably still has their teleportation portal. Why don’t you make a trip there and see if Qi Bailu is willing to set aside his dignity and morals for the time being to save us from this calamity?”
“Okay!” With these words, the clanmaster of the Dong Clan set out.
…
In the Tool Sect in the Realm of Unbounded Desolation.
Evil spirits were screaming madly as they threw themselves into the Tool Sect’s grand spell formation. Multi-colored miasma was corroding the grand ward of flames, giving rise to crackling sounds.
Qi Bailu was standing among Zhen Huilan, Pei Qiqi, Wu Langxie, and many Tool Sect elders.
Each and every one of them looked very grim, as they were suffering from the same situation as the Dong Clan.
They had sent their juniors into small arcane realms. Now, they were hesitant over whether they should abandon the Realm of Unbounded Desolation and evacuate to those realms as well.