Thunder Chi and the Black Ship had rarely crossed paths. They had always kept out of each other's way, so the Black Ship's sudden attack caught Thunder Chi completely off guard.
Lieshan Clan drew a long breath and said, "I understand. You may leave."
"What about the promised reward?" Thunder Chi asked.
Lieshan Clan stared at Thunder Chi expressionlessly. "Of course I won't shortchange you, but you only delivered half. Naturally, you can only take half the reward."
"You..." Thunder Chi's body crackled with shimmering lightning.
"I'll pay the other half of the reward to the Black Ship," Lieshan Clan said.
There were only twelve rings, and every one of them was incomparably precious.
Lieshan Clan could only hope that the Black Ship did not know what these rings were used for. No matter the cost, he would get them back.
Thunder Chi gave Lieshan Clan a deep look before finally snorting and retreating to the side with his wings folded.
Lieshan Clan seized one of the rings and examined it closely.
Aside from its strange aura, the ring had nothing particularly remarkable about it. Could this object really bring a living being from the Other Shore down here?
After examining it for a while, Lieshan Clan softly recited an incantation, and a trace of the True Meaning of the Dao drifted out.
With his eyes tightly shut, he had already entered the Other Shore.
"Buzz..."
After Lieshan Clan's soul entered the Other Shore, he appeared inside a colossal blood-red hall.
The blood-red hall was magnificent beyond compare. In the distance, an archway stretched across thousands of yards. Beneath it stood a huge disc, with nine high-backed chairs arranged around it.
Lieshan Clan walked straight to the center of the disc and lightly stamped his foot.
Dense blood-red patterns bloomed