The Paradise powerhouses present were all stunned by Lu Li's lion's share demand. That was a thousand Great Worlds at the Ninth Order Late Stage.
They might have chosen to back down and handed over quite a few worlds today, adding up to around two hundred, but they were all Paradise powerhouses at the Ninth Order Peak. They had spent a great deal of time accumulating those worlds over their long journeys.
After all, Paradise's system differed from the Spaces. Every world they owned had to be personally managed, and everyone had limited energy. Once they reached the Ninth Order Peak, they did not lack resources all that much, so naturally, they would not go out of their way to operate large numbers of Ninth Order worlds.
Generally, those were worlds they had conquered back when they were still at the Ninth Order Late Stage, before their strength had fully matured, and kept as mementos.
In other words, as one of the groups standing at Paradise's pinnacle, they already controlled a considerable portion of Paradise's resources. Yet Lu Li had directly demanded a thousand worlds from Paradise. Could Paradise even produce them?
Or rather, due to Paradise's system, many worlds were registered under individual Paradise powerhouses. How many worlds did Paradise itself actually hold as the primary owner? Would it be enough?
It was like going to withdraw money from a bank. The bank might have substantial total assets, but that did not mean it had much cash on hand.
Even worlds directly under Paradise's control, such as the Divine Demon Continent beneath their feet, required people to manage them. This relatively outdated management system made it difficult for Paradise to rapidly mobilize large quantities of resources.
"Brother Prison Demon... I think this may be somewhat unrealistic as well. It