"I give up. Qin Mou accepts defeat. I only hope Brother Xu will remember our little bit of old friendship and spare my life."
After receiving Wu Xiu Jia's voice transmission, Qin Kong finally broke down. He shattered his Starry Sky Ring, and nine spirit crystals and countless resources spilled across half the beach.
Xu Yi collected the nine spirit crystals, then tossed him a storage ring. "Put everything away. You've got quite a few treasures, but this time, I only want the spirit crystals. I have no intention of taking anyone's life."
With that, he turned to Bai Jizi. "Brother Bai, what do you think? Should we leave, or carry on?"
Bai Jizi replied, "By rights, these spirit crystals should be enough to make a good showing. But who knows whether they'll be even more useful once we enter the inner layer? So I think the more, the better. Besides, Brother Xu has gained so many helpers. With such strength, wouldn't it be a waste of a great opportunity not to accomplish something?"
"What's your plan?"
Xu Yi simply handed the whole problem over to Bai Jizi.
The man was exceptionally clever. Bai Jizi had been the one to put the finishing touches on the scheme against Qin Kong and the others. Xu Yi had only said that he was skilled at cave battles; Bai Jizi had handled the entire plan from start to finish.
The enormous Stone Gate in particular, along with its artificially aged appearance and the rust on the Copper Ring, had been nothing short of astonishing to Xu Yi.
Bai Jizi said, "You've got me there, Brother Xu. Qin Kong and the others fell into the trap only because Qin Kong knew me and had long been coveting what I had. That's why he took