614 Choosing Humiliation Over Dignity! (1/2)

Wang Baole narrowed his eyes, and an icy glint glimmered in his eyes. As he raced forward, he contemplated the possibility of any ulterior motives hidden behind this matter.

There's no loss in being more careful. If this is something that can be resolved with compensation, I don't mind losing a few battle credits. Wang Baole's most recent trip would likely gain him a few hundred thousand battle credits. He wasn't bothered about having to offer compensation.

They can't blame me for what I'm going to do if this turns out to be a setup! An icy glint flashed across Wang Baole's eyes. He activated his voice transmission ring and contacted Xie Haiyang. This time, he didn't ask about what the donkey had done but about the extent of damages Elder Sun Hai had suffered!

Xie Haiyang made use of his connections and was able to find out all the details about the damages very quickly.

”The alchemical cauldron isn't cheap at all, Baole. It's worth fifty thousand battle credits!” Xie Haiyang clearly had no idea how filthy rich Wang Baole was. He sighed when he mentioned the amount.

Fifty thousand credits… Wang Baole nodded, gave his thanks, and ended the voice transmission. Fifty thousand battle credits might not be a small sum to him, but it wasn't that huge a figure either. Mentally prepared, Wang Baole increased his speed and charged ahead, dashing across the heavens. He finally saw the Vast Expanse Dao Palace appear in the distance on the dawn of the next day!

He had exchanged multiple voice transmissions with Xie Haiyang and Sect Lord Xu and received assurance of the donkey's safety. Everything contributed to his growing suspicion, that the entire matter… was a setup targeting him!

Interesting. A violent aura oozed out from Wang Baole's person but was quickly concealed. His face remained expressionless as he raced through the skies and approached the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. The first person he saw upon his approach was Sect Lord Xu, who had arrived earlier and had been waiting for him.

”Follow me!” Sect Lord Xu said immediately when he saw Wang Baole. He walked ahead. Wang Baole nodded and silently followed Sect Lord Xu as they raced towards an outer island not far away.

In the Vast Expanse Dao Palace, Every Nascent Soul realm cultivator had his own island. Their islands were typically large and infused with strong Spirit Qi. The islands were their personal property. Many of their disciples and followers resided on these islands.

That was true of Sun Hai's island. It might not be one of the better islands owned by a Nascent Soul realm cultivator, but it still trumped Wang Baole's Green Fire Island. It was leagues above in terms of location, Spirit Qi, and price.

”That is Sun Hai's Holy Air Island. Baole, listen to me, don't act rashly. Follow the plan. It's best if we can resolve this with battle credits. I managed to gather some credits myself. It should be enough!” As they approached the island, Sect Lord Xu reminded Wang Baole again. There was anxiety hidden deep in his eyes.

They could see trails of black smoke rising from Sun Hai's island. Thunderous booms erupted from the public square in the middle of the island and echoed in the air.

That would have been fine if that were the end of that. As they approached, Wang Baole could hear faint cries coming from the same place where the black smoke was rising.

The screams belonged to his donkey!

His eyes turned cold. With a sudden burst of speed, he raced ahead. Sect Lord Xu sighed and followed behind. Both of them entered the Holy Air Island!

The island shook as soon as they approached. A wall of light appeared around the island, forming an array formation that prevented outsiders from stepping inside. However, just as the array formation came into contact with Wang Baole, Wang Baole activated his cultivation and took a violent step forward. There was a loud explosion. He had forced his way into the array formation.

The forced entry distorted the array formation. Numerous bright lights appeared and surrounded them. It also caught the attention of every cultivator on the island. They lifted their heads skyward and saw Wang Baole hovering in mid-air above the public square!

He lowered his head. There was an alchemical cauldron hundreds of feet tall in the middle of the public square. Dozens of Core Formation realm cultivators sat around the cauldron. They were using their cultivation to summon flames for the cauldron. The flames heated the alchemical cauldron while the donkey's faint cries rang out from inside the cauldron.

They were clearly trying to use the donkey for refinement. An elder stood before the Core Formation realm cultivators. He had an ethereal air to him—save his eyes, which were sunken in and had an extraordinary color. They glowed red. The elder lifted his head as soon as Wang Baole arrived and stared at Wang Baole icily.