Chapter 15: Iron Cliff’s Strength (1/2)
Chapter 15: Iron Cliff’s Strength
Bang!
The Origin Formation Disk was shattered into pieces.
Inside a small room in the Hidden Dragon Institute, Pan Hao viciously threw the Imaging Disk onto the ground. His face was almost purple with rage.
He gazed at the person in front of him, squeezing two words out from between his tightly gritted teeth.
“SU CHEN!”
Su Chen sat with his legs crossed, his expression one of nonchalance.
Unruffled by the screams, Su Chen said, “No worries, you can slam them around as much as you want. This one was given to you for that express purpose, after all. If you want, I can take out many more.”
Pan Hao sucked in a breath of cold air.
He glared at Su Chen viciously. “What exactly do you want?”
“10,000 Origin Stones and we’ll forget about this matter,” Su Chen replied.
Between extortion and revenge, Su Chen had chosen extortion.
This was a necessary attitude for anyone who wanted to accomplish great things. It was important not to act on emotions and impulses, instead relying on a practical assessment of the situation.
To Su Chen, extortion was much more meaningful than simply getting revenge.
“You want to extort us?” a Hidden Dragon Institute student to Pan Hao’s side said darkly. “Are you not afraid we’ll just skin you alive right now?”
Su Chen coldly laughed, “Please, do your best. This is the Hidden Dragon Institute. If you few can really kill me here, I suppose there’s nothing I can complain about.”
“You……!” The student was just about to make a move when Pan Hao grabbed him, restraining him.
“Don’t fall for his trap. You’ll only be discovered by the inspectors and we’ll all be heavily punished,” Pan Hao replied.
“So we should let him behave so arrogantly?” A few of the students glared at Su Chen furiously.
If looks could kill, Su Chen would’ve been cut into a thousand pieces by now.
Pan Hao stared at Su Chen for a long time before saying, “Su Chen, hand over all the Imaging Disks you have, and everything that happened will be forgotten. If you don’t comply, my Pan Clan won’t give you a moment of peace for the rest of your life.”
Su Chen gazed at Pan Hao as if he were looking at an idiot. “You’re still trying to scare me? Do you really think you sound threatening to me? Or perhaps, do you really believe I’m scared of the Pan Clan?”
He stood up and walked up to Pan Yue until their faces were almost touching. He drew out every syllable as he spoke, “I don’t need to dispel any enmity between me and the Pan Clan, I don’t believe your promise, and I don’t care about it. Give me the Origin Stones. How your Pan Clan wants to take revenge is up to you. I’ll deal with whatever you can throw my way.”
Pan Hao was so angry he began to hyperventilate.
After calming his breathing, he nodded. “Okay, only 10,000 Origin Stones, right? We’ll throw what we have together and give it to you.”
“Throw it together?” Su Chen revealed a disdainful smile. “Oh, you must be mistaken. I said each person owes me 10,000 Origin Stones.”
“SU CHEN, YOU MOTHERFUCKER!” Pan Hao and his six helpers screamed in unison. They were all infuriated.
What Su Chen was asking for was not 10,000 Origin Stones, but 70,000!
70,000 Origin Stones! Did Su Chen think Origin Stones were worthless?
Even members from Bloodline Nobility Clans would have trouble procuring that much money all at once.
Su Chen coldly laughed. “No worries, you can take your time gathering the money. You can pay me in installments. The first 10,000 Origin Stones will ensure nothing bad happens in the next three months. See, I’m pretty reasonable, aren’t I? It shouldn’t be hard to gather 10,000 Origin Stones in three months, right? In 21 months, you will deliver the final payment. But I’m warning you – if something happens to me within this period of time, the Imaging Disks will immediately be released.”
Pan Hao glared at Su Chen. “How can we trust your word?”
“That’s your problem. Did you know it was extremely difficult for me to relinquish the idea of getting my sweet revenge? Reason told me to ‘sell’ these Imaging Disks to you, but the fury in my heart was constantly pushing me to release it, satisfying the craving in my being to have my revenge. If you don’t agree, my reasoning will have been for naught, but I’d be quite happy. From this point of view, I’d rather you not agree to cooperate with me so I can show this beautiful video to the world.”
He clearly enunciated each word as he said, his fury mounting. “I’ll publish the disgusting, embarrassing behavior of you and your friends in front of everyone. They’ll feel like they were right there watching it happen. You will become the laughingstocks of the Institute, leaving behind a shadow in your hearts. If that happens, you will be ruined!”
“NOOO!” All of them began to yell in fear.
If Su Chen really went through with it, a heart shadow would probably really form.
“Heart shadow” was just a fancy, mysterious term. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t know of its existence. But when targeted by a relatively powerful consciousness Origin Skill or illusion technique, this shadow would become a weak link, decreasing their ability to resist such techniques.
A worst case scenario was if their bloodline and techniques required calmness and tranquility. Their entire cultivation path would be affected.
Because of this, heart shadows could either have a large or relatively small impact.
Pan Hao was stunned into silence.
He didn’t expect Su Chen to be so fearless. He didn’t put their social status as Bloodline Nobility Clan members in his eyes, even daring to challenge them to battle.