Chapter 234: Chapter 233: Get It from the Ancient King
A truce? The two Sky-Controlling High Rank Extraordinary Martial Artists were actually admitting defeat!
This scene left Elder Purple Robe and the others slightly stunned, though they quickly decided it made sense. After all, they had all witnessed Qin Ya’s exceptional strength with their own eyes. It was nothing like what a Martial Artist who had just entered the Extraordinary realm should possess.
Moreover, judging from their battle, this wasn’t even the full extent of Qin Ya’s power.
Luo Bi’s face was ashen. ’They’ve given in?’
Just moments ago, he had been saying that Qin Ya would be the one to yield. Yet, in the blink of an eye, it was Li Shuo and his companion who had yielded to Qin Ya, making his own face burn with humiliation.
’How could this have happened?’
’It was Li Shuo’s side that yielded, completely the opposite of what I imagined. I want to rush over and scream at them, ’Where is your dignity as Extraordinary Martial Artists? You serve the Ancient King! How can you yield to some nobody teenager? He should be the one begging you for mercy!’’
He suddenly remembered something Qingxu had said: "The Young Master... he will never yield..." At the time, he had been utterly scornful, shouting at a mere Dancing Girl. Thinking back on it now, he realized how ridiculous he had been.
"Show me some sincerity..."
The corners of Qin Ya’s mouth lifted slightly as he began to blatantly extort them.
"Sincerity?" Li Fei’s face grew as dark as a thundercloud. The Sword Qi around him flared, and his tone turned icy. "We serve the Ancient King. You want *us* to show sincerity? You have some nerve."
"I don’t care who you serve. If you don’t show some sincerity, neither of you are leaving this place," Qin Ya threatened coldly, then added, "A moment ago, when I was in seclusion, you certainly didn’t show me any courtesy."
When he was in seclusion, Li Shuo had attacked without reason. Even if Qin Ya hadn’t been influenced by the intent of Destruction, he never would have let such an act slide. The fact that he wasn’t killing them now was already an act of immense tolerance.
"You..."
Li Fei started to say something else, but Li Shuo stopped him. He took out a Storage Ring, tossed it to Qin Ya, and said blandly, "There are thirty thousand pounds of Primordial Stones in here. I wonder if Your Excellency is satisfied with this show of sincerity."
’As expected of the Ancient King’s men, casually handing over thirty thousand pounds of Primordial Stones.’
But to Qin Ya, a gesture of thirty thousand pounds of Primordial Stones was utterly insignificant. His expression darkened as he said coldly, "Thirty thousand pounds of Primordial Stones? Are you trying to pay off a beggar? Or are your lives just that cheap?"
"Kid, don’t go too far."
Li Fei shouted coldly.
For a Martial Artist who had just entered the Extraordinary realm, thirty thousand pounds of Primordial Stones was a considerable fortune. In their eyes, Qin Ya was pushing his luck. ’Does he really think we’re a pushover?’
But they were wrong. Qin Ya truly didn’t care about the Primordial Stones. A few bottles of the High-Level Elixirs he possessed were worth more than thirty thousand pounds of Primordial Stones.
"Then how much sincerity do you require?"
Li Shuo’s fists clenched, veins bulging on them, as a bone-chilling coldness emanated from his eyes.
"One million pounds of Primordial Stones!"
Qin Ya’s words were astonishing.
"You must be dreaming!" Li Fei roared, his jet-black longsword appearing in his hand. Anger, Sword Qi, and killing intent merged, forming a formidable aura.
’This is too humiliating! Absolutely infuriating!’
Being extorted like this by a Martial Artist who had just reached the Extraordinary realm, Li Fei felt so aggrieved he could have coughed up blood. Even Li Shuo’s expression turned grim and cold. His eyes fixed on Qin Ya, he said, "It seems you have no intention of letting us go, Your Excellency."
"How could that be? I’ve given you a choice, haven’t I?" Qin Ya said indifferently. "The sincerity of one million pounds of Primordial Stones in exchange for your lives."
’Damn it. This is as good as saying he won’t let us go.’
’One million pounds of Primordial Stones. It would be difficult for an entire Sect to produce such a huge sum. How could we possibly have that much?’
Even Elder Purple Robe and the others, who had been watching from the sidelines, thought Qin Ya was determined to kill the two men. The Blood Saber Youth smiled faintly and remarked, "One million pounds of Primordial Stones... that kid really has the guts to ask. Even my Blood Saber Pirate Group, after years of rampaging across the seas, has never plundered that many Primordial Stones."
The Blood Saber Youth’s expression was nonchalant, as if speaking of robbery was the most natural thing in the world.
Elder Purple Robe nodded. It wouldn’t be difficult for his Purple Luo Family to produce such a fortune, but it would require convening a council and gaining the approval of more than half the Elders to mobilize such a large sum of Primordial Stones. If that was the case for the Purple Luo Family, how could two Sky-Controlling High Rank Extraordinary Martial Artists possibly afford it?
Unable to produce the Primordial Stones, Li Shuo and Li Fei couldn’t help but look pleadingly toward Elder Purple Robe’s group. The elder pondered for a moment before flying to Qin Ya’s side. "I am Huang Yunji of the Purple Luo Family," he said. "It is an honor to meet Your Excellency."
"I am Qin Ya," he nodded with a faint smile.
He had seen the man protect the Dancing Girls during his fight with Li Shuo. Since the other party was showing goodwill, Qin Ya’s expression softened slightly.
"Little Brother Qin, although Li Shuo and his companion have offended you, they have also learned their lesson. I don’t believe they can possibly produce one million pounds of Primordial Stones." The Elder Purple Robe thought for a moment before continuing, "We’re not far from Liubo Island. Why not go see the Ancient King and have a few drinks? We can consider that Li Shuo and his companion’s apology. What do you think, Little Brother Qin?"
"A few drinks?"
The corner of Qin Ya’s mouth curled up. His gaze swept over the Dancing Girls on the Profound Vessel, and then he gave an indifferent smile. "Very well. It seems these two really can’t pay up. However, the Ancient King is a King in his own right. His wealth must be immense."
"Since you can’t pay, I’ll just go get it from the Ancient King."
The moment he spoke, Elder Purple Robe and the others froze, their faces showing their bewilderment. The younger Martial Artists, especially Luo Bi, stared with their eyes wide in disbelief. ’What did he just say? Get it from the Ancient King?’
’Damn, there has to be a limit to his arrogance!’
’Who is the Ancient King? He’s a King of the Celestial Dragon Sea Region! And you want to use his subordinates to threaten and extort him? Are you trying to get yourself killed?’
"He doesn’t know his own limits."
"Arrogant. Far too arrogant."
"Damn it, why does someone so clueless have such peerless talent? If only I had it instead..."
Elder Purple Robe gave a wry smile. He never expected his attempt to mediate would spark such a thought in Qin Ya. Even he was shocked by the sheer madness of the idea. ’This world has no shortage of geniuses,’ he thought. ’But the more arrogant a genius is, the more likely they are to die young. Will Qin Ya be one of them?’
"You want to use us to negotiate terms with our Lord? You’re taking the title of ’King’ far too lightly," Li Shuo said with cold disdain, looking at Qin Ya.
"Then let’s see just what kind of magnificent figure this Ancient King is."
Qin Ya gave an indifferent smile. He took out two Elixirs and, in the blink of an eye, appeared before Li Shuo and Li Fei. With a surge of his True Essence, he crushed the Elixirs into powder. Two streams of black energy immediately shot out and burrowed into the bodies of the two men.
"What is this?"
The faces of Li Shuo and Li Fei changed drastically. They could feel that their True Essence Qi Seas had been sealed by a faint black barrier of medicinal power. A black thread extended from this barrier, connecting to their hearts, slowly siphoning wisps of their True Essence toward the organ. They tried to use their Divine Thought to destroy the barrier, but it was useless. "Qin Ya, what have you done to us?!"
