Just then, two more streams of light flew over from afar.
"Old Brother Crow, I've come to save you!"
The Golden Family's mighty experts instantly changed expression.
"They know each other! This must be a trap they set!"
"Damn it! I knew Tu Tian wouldn't return the people so readily!"
They did not believe this was a coincidence. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?
Fearing a trap, the mighty experts no longer held anything back. They attacked with all their strength, unleashing one deadly secret technique after another!
Gale-force winds rose, and the Void trembled. Endless starlight and moonlight poured down from the sky, as though a great hole had opened in the heavens, or as if a Small World were collapsing and sinking here.
More than a dozen mighty experts joined forces. Their power was boundless, terrifying beyond imagination!
Azure Flood Dragon King's expression changed. He had never expected these mighty experts to be so sensitive that they would react so violently. He hurriedly urged, "Old Tu, quickly use the Sky-devouring Demonic Pot to save them!"
Tu Tian knew the situation was dire and swiftly activated the demonic pot!
But at that moment, a spark bloomed within the sea of stars, then rapidly spread!
"You bastards forced me to do this—Boil the Seas and Burn the Heavens!"
A blazing sun fell into the sea, and the Ocean of Divine Power formed by the killing techniques instantly evaporated and scattered!
That blazing sun was like an eternal monument, suppressing all heavens and making the mighty experts feel as though their divine power had been restrained!
Not only that, several mighty experts who had been stealthily moving through the Void were forced out under the blazing sun's radiance, with nowhere left to hide!
Within the Immortal Platform Secret Realm, each heaven was equivalent to an entire previous Major Realm!
Even if one had only just entered Dao Severing, the suppression between Major Realms was enough to drive mighty experts into despair!
Not to mention that Crow King had comprehended both Immortal Fire and Arctic Immortal Light. Even among Kings, his strength was certainly not weak!
"A Dao Severing King? How is that possible?"
"I don't believe it! How could anyone sever the Dao in this era?"
The mighty experts cried out in horror. It was not that their minds lacked fortitude; the shock brought by a Dao Severing King was simply too immense!
Many Holy Masters were trapped on the eighth small step of Immortal Platform Second Heaven, while a small number of Living Fossils were stranded at the ninth peak.
Only one step apart, yet it was like an uncrossable chasm, leaving countless brilliant geniuses and exceptional talents to perish in regret!
Even in ancient times, when Saints emerged in great numbers, Immortal Three Dao Severing could earn one the title of King!
Azure Flood Dragon King's eyes widened in disbelief. "Old Brother Crow actually severed the Dao!"
He had thought that among their great demons, Peacock King was the one most likely to sever the Dao. He never expected Crow Daoist to do so without a sound!
"Good thing I wasn't tempted by that old bastard from the Jiang Family. Otherwise, even with half an Extreme Dao Emperor Armament, I'd have been badly wounded today!" Tu Tian shook his head with a sigh, then said gleefully, "The Golden Family's people are unlucky too. They actually managed to kick an iron plate like this!"
The Golden Family's mighty experts finally calmed down. This really was a trap, but not the trap they had imagined!
If those two Great Bandits had not suddenly spoken up, this King would already have released them!
What a kind and friendly senior. Yet they had been blind and failed to recognize him!
One mighty expert stepped forward with an exceedingly humble attitude. "Senior, we are willing to pay any price to make up for our mistake!"
"Master, how should these people be dealt with?" Crow King secretly transmitted to Shen Ye without changing expression.
He was unsure whether his master wished to reveal their relationship and draw this attention.
After receiving a response, Crow King said in a deep voice, "Each of you will hand over one hundred thousand jin of source. Then this matter will be considered settled!"
"Yes!" The mighty experts breathed sighs of relief. Though one hundred thousand jin of source pained them greatly, it was still better than dying and having their Dao extinguished.
"They actually agreed so readily!" Tu Tian's eyes widened at the side. The mighty experts of these Holy Land Families were arrogant to their bones. Ordinarily, even a King should not have been able to make them bow their heads so easily!
"Could it be because the families of the Northern Plains haven't been raided by us Thirteen Great Bandits like the Holy Lands of the Eastern Wasteland, so they're more tolerant of paying ransoms?" Tu Tian's eyes lit up. He immediately realized that the Northern Plains was still an undeveloped virgin land!
What kind of concept was a pile of 1.9 million jin of source?
Radiance filled the sky, and auspicious clouds glowed brilliantly. The dense source aura nearly drowned everyone, leaving even Crow King and the two Great Bandits staring wide-eyed!
The treasures on their bodies were worth fortunes, but when it came to solid, tangible source, they had truly never seen the spectacle of 1.9 million jin piled up at once!
"These bastards are fucking rich!" Tu Tian muttered, already considering whether to expand their business into other regions!
The Golden Family's mighty experts asked tremblingly, "Senior, may we leave now?"
"Go on, go on!" Crow King waved them away impatiently.
As if granted a pardon, they hurriedly turned into streams of light and flew away.
After they left, Azure Flood Dragon King sighed. "Old Brother Crow, you've already found your own path, while I still don't know where mine lies!"
Crow King laughed loudly. "Why be discouraged, Brother Azure Flood Dragon? Your talent and comprehension are both above mine. You merely lack a little opportunity!"
Azure Flood Dragon King did not understand Crow King's hidden meaning. Thinking he meant fortuitous chances, he smiled bitterly. "Timing and fate! How many mighty experts and great leaders lacked only this final bit of opportunity!"
Crow King smiled mysteriously. "Actually, this opportunity is right..."
Seeing that the two were about to continue talking, Tu Tian urged from the side, "Talk on the way. Let's head back to the Northern Region first!"
Azure Flood Dragon King came to his senses. "That's right. It would be bad if Jiang Rui learned the news from the Golden Family and we could no longer set him up!"
"Jiang Rui?" Crow King frowned, quickly connecting the answer. "Could he be that Jiang Family mighty expert I beat up? He hired you to ambush and kill me?"
"That's right. He knew I possessed half an Extreme Dao Weapon, so he invited me to make a move!" Tu Tian flew toward the border between the Northern Plains and the Eastern Wasteland as he spoke. "But how could he understand the brotherhood among us Thirteen Great Bandits? I knew Crow King and Brother Azure Flood Dragon had history, so naturally I could not be bought by him. I merely pretended to agree."
Azure Flood Dragon King followed atop a divine rainbow. "After Old Tu agreed, he came to find me. We discussed it and agreed that we should first find you, Old Brother, then use one of your artifacts to win Jiang Rui's trust and lure him out!"
"So that's how it was!" Crow King suddenly understood. "Then what happened just now? Why did the Golden Family's mighty experts become furious the moment they saw that we knew each other?"
Tu Tian chuckled. "We guessed that Crow King might borrow a Holy Land Domain Gate as you did in the Northern Region, so we came here in advance to wait. Among the Holy Land-level forces in the Northern Plains, only the Wang Family and the Golden Family qualified. Brother Azure Flood Dragon and I each watched one location. But while I was staking out the Golden Family, my occupational habit flared up, and I accidentally stole their Saintess!"
Was one hundred thousand jin of source a lot? In chapter 329, Red Dragon Daoist was powerful, but he was an independent cultivator and did not care much about source, so he could only produce thirty thousand jin. In chapter 301, Xia Jiuyou could produce one hundred thousand jin of source without too much difficulty. Overall, it should not be too difficult for a mighty expert from a great family to produce one hundred thousand jin of source. If they truly lacked that much liquid capital, they could use fixed assets to make up the difference.
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