The Beastly Blood Hawk

"Hmph, even so, Heavenly Spirit Stones are extremely valuable. They're a strategic resource. At the very least, they can be exchanged with forces from other domains for a large batch of resources." After Lei Dong's argument, the Lord of the Abyss's anger had eased somewhat. Still, Lei Dong's exorbitant demands had infuriated him.

They were in their honeymoon period, and the Lord of the Abyss was eager for Lei Dong to lead the charge and test King of Holy Radiance's combat strength and weaknesses. Under these circumstances, if Lei Dong didn't know how to name an outrageously high price, he'd be letting himself down. Seeing that the Lord of the Abyss had softened, Lei Dong pressed his advantage with a smile. "Big brother, you've seen my army. They're elite, aren't they? Compared with a few Heavenly Spirit Stones that don't mean much to you, my people are worth far more. War always takes lives, and every death means a huge loss for me."

In the end, the Lord of the Abyss didn't want to truly offend Lei Dong and make him drag his feet in battle. Just as Lei Dong had said, he now had a mysterious otherworld from which he could extract Chaos Crystals. By comparison, the Heavenly Spirit Stones that had once been so important were indeed no longer irreplaceable. After weighing things briefly, the Lord of the Abyss finally nodded. "Fine. I can give you a hundred Heavenly Spirit Stones. But, my dear brother, you must promise to help me wipe out King of Blazing Star's forces. And until they're gone, I won't give you another scrap of resources." He mused that although King of Blazing Star's forces were among the weaker of the armies under King of Holy Radiance, they were still no easy opponents—especially after