Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1176 - 1176 1162 Who Controls the Sacred Spirit

Chapter 1176: Chapter 1162: Who Controls the Sacred Spirit Stone? Chapter 1176: Chapter 1162: Who Controls the Sacred Spirit Stone? Qiandu Xiang has escaped, and we currently have no knowledge of his whereabouts. Wan Liyun suggested from behind, “They will board a ship, if we destroy them, they will have no choice but to stay on the island.”

The Sect Leader of Immortal Medicine Island, Nangong Yao, replied, “That won’t do. You might destroy Qiandu Xiang’s ship, but do you know which ships belong to the local snakes? And do you have any idea how many ships they actually have?”

Wan Liyun continued, “They must be on the island, and they won’t be able to leave for a while. We can surround them and search for them one by one.”

Nangong Yao shook his head and said, “It won’t be that easy. This is the local snake’s territory; he’s more familiar with it than us, and he has quite a few people with him. It won’t be easy to find them. I think the events that have happened on Freedom Island will soon catch the attention of people from the thirty-six islands, and those guys are still after our Sacred Spirit Stone.”

Guan Xun also said, “That’s right, and there are others from Xiyue Island like Silver Fox who are even more vicious than the people from the thirty-six islands, who disregard everything.”

It became inevitable to leave soon, but since it was the middle of the night, they had to wait until the next morning. People from the thirty-six islands wouldn’t be arriving so quickly. Nangong Yao called out, “Prepare to rest, and we’ll leave tomorrow morning.”

Shao Hengjiang said, “Although Qiandu Xiang has fled, they are still on the island, so it’s still very dangerous here. Everyone, don’t wander around recklessly.”

Arrangements were made.

However, Nangong Yan saw Ye Chen heading towards the back and hurriedly followed him, calling out, “My father said that Qiandu Xiang is not dead yet, he’s still on the island, and he might even bring the local snakes’ people back here for revenge.”

“Seeking revenge on you, not me,” Ye Chen said.

“Who’s to say? You caused him to lose his only brother,” she retorted.

“His brother was killed by you, not me. He should be seeking revenge on you. I think you’d better not wander around. If you get caught, you won’t have good days ahead,” Ye Chen warned her.

“But it was your idea to ambush them; you’re the main culprit, and he hates you even more,” Nangong Yan argued.

“You crazy girl, no one else knows about this. Are you trying to leak my information so the traitor finds out?” Ye Chen continued to move forward. After fighting for half the day, he was starving and needed something to eat.

He came upon a stall selling wontons and found a spot. They were still shaken up by the fight that had occurred at Qingfeng Inn, but the shock passed quickly. At the moment, most people were discussing what had actually happened at Qingfeng Inn.

But after half an hour, the streets returned to normal, with vendors selling their goods and people eating their food.

“Two bowls of wontons,” Ye Chen called out and then headed over to the grilled sesame seed cake stall. He ordered a grilled sesame seed cake and then returned to the wonton stall.

Nangong Yan was somewhat discouraged, obviously upset about letting Qiandu Xiang escape, and murmured, “It’s such a pity that Qiandu Xiang got away.”

“What’s there to pity? Nothing is a hundred percent sure, and accidents can happen,” he replied.

Nangong Yan said worriedly, “If so, we’ll only have the option to have a final showdown with them on Sacred Spirit Island.”

“Wasn’t your initial plan to have a showdown with them on Sacred Spirit Island anyway?” Ye Chen spoke while gnawing on the sesame seed cake, eating wontons, and drinking beef soup, as if he had no burdens at all.

“You can still eat?”

“Why wouldn’t I be able to eat?”

“Help out and see if you can find them.”

Ye Chen shook his head with a smile and said, “I don’t have such skill. I’m not familiar with this place, after all. It’s precisely because of our lack of familiarity that we allowed the local snakes to rescue them.”

Seeing Ye Chen eating so nonchalantly, Nangong Yan’s appetite returned as well. She also started to gnaw on her sesame seed cake, saying, “Your mind is quick-witted, can’t you think of something?”

“Right now, I just feel like drinking floral wine,” he responded.

Nangong Yan glared at Ye Chen and called out, “Drinking floral wine, are you up to something bad?”

Suddenly, after a moment of contemplation, Ye Chen said, “The way I am now, I don’t even know when I might lose my mind. I feel like there’s so much I haven’t done yet, and it would be such a shame if I went mad just like that.” He sighed deeply.

That’s when Nangong Yan remembered, realizing he hadn’t gotten over the failure of destroying the ring. It was understandable; after such an event, how could one immediately move past it? She said, “Don’t be so pessimistic, things might get better later on.”

“That’s just a possibility. What if things don’t get better?”

“We’re not at the end yet. Don’t give up so easily,” she encouraged.

“As for you, stop worrying about me. Go get married if you have to. We were never meant to walk the same path,” he said.

“Why do you keep pushing me away? I’ve said it before, I absolutely won’t cling to you. I just want to help you,” Nangong Yan argued, a bit angrily, and with urgency.

Seeing her anxious demeanor, Ye Chen found it rather amusing and couldn’t help but laugh.

Nangong Yan snorted and said, “You don’t seem like someone who gives up that easily.”

“Hurry up and eat, then go back to rest. Don’t wander around on these streets. Qiandu Xiang’s people could be nearby, and you are a valuable bargaining chip; everyone wants to capture you,” he warned.

Nangong Yan glared at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen said, “Don’t kick me, everything I said is true. If I were Qiandu Xiang, I would do exactly that; capture you, pressure your two fathers, and if they don’t hand over the Sacred Spirit Ring, I’d kill you. It would cause them pain and be quite amusing.”

Luckily, this guy isn’t a bad person. If he were, he would definitely be beyond redemption.

After eating two Grilled Sesame Seed Cakes with meat filling, the tension eased a bit.

Nangong Yan said, “It seems there is only one way to defeat Qiandu Xiang, but to beat him on Sacred Spirit Island, you have to use the power of the Sacred Spirit Stone. But right now, no one has the ability to control the power of the Spiritual Stone.”

The original plan was to use the power of the Spiritual Stone to deal with Qiandu Xiang, but now no one can control such power.

“You’re not actually considering having me control this power, are you?” Ye Chen asked, puzzled.

Nangong Yan looked at him and said, “Yeah, why shouldn’t you be the one to control the power of the Sacred Spirit Stone?”

Ye Chen shook his head in disbelief and said, “That’s crazy, absolutely crazy. I can’t even control the power of the Wolf King’s Ring reliably right now.”

Nangong Yan snorted and said, “Then we can only wait, wait until my real father’s injuries are healed before we can do anything.”

Shao Hengjiang was anxious not having seen Nangong Yan, worrying about Qiandu Xiang who was still on the island and might target his daughter. He asked Ouyang Yue, “Where is Yan’er?”

Ouyang Yue replied, “She was hungry, so she probably went to the next street with Ye Chen to get something to eat.” At this time, this street was trashed and bloodied from battle, with vendors having packed up early. To eat, one would naturally have to go to the next street.

Knowing Yan’er was with Ye Chen put his mind at ease, but there were some matters he needed to discuss with Uncle Nangong.

Uncle Nangong also sought to discuss the situation with him. Given the circumstances, they had no choice but to make some plans.

As long as Qiandu Xiang was alive, they had a fight on their hands, which was now almost certain to take place on Sacred Spirit Island. They had to be prepared.

The inner ghost hadn’t been found, which was still a big problem.

Shao Hengjiang entrusted the defense affairs to Wan Liyun and went with Uncle Nangong, Ouyang Yue, and Guan Xun to a room.

Shao Hengjiang said, “We have failed. It seems inevitable that to defeat Qiandu Xiang, we must wage war on Sacred Spirit Island.”

This was exactly what Uncle Nangong had in mind.

Yet, Guan Xun pointed out, “But we haven’t mastered the Sacred Spirit Stone. It was originally entrusted to Master and Elder Shao, but now Elder Shao has suffered a recurrence of his old injury, and it doesn’t look like he’s going to recover immediately.”

Knowing his limitations, especially after a near mishap last time, Shao Hengjiang said, “We could let Ye Chen do it, with Uncle Nangong assisting. That should work.”

Ouyang Yue agreed, “Right, Ye Chen’s martial arts and internal strength are excellent, he should definitely be able to control the Sacred Spirit Stone.”

Guan Xun cautioned, “But let’s not forget, Ye Chen carries magic power with him, and he has been possessed before. Shouldn’t we be cautious?”

Ouyang Yue argued, “He should be able to handle it. Don’t worry, he’s not in such a bad state.” It was obvious that to quickly end this battle, he was the only choice. He should be more capable than anyone else.

Shao Hengjiang added, “If we don’t let Ye Chen do it, then we need to find a place to fully understand the Sacred Spirit Stone. If we can’t control it and rush into revenge, and something unforeseen happens when we attack Sacred Spirit Island, I reckon no one could manage it.”

Uncle Nangong nodded slightly and said, “Alright, I’ll talk to him and see if he is willing and confident.”

“Very well, I’ll leave this matter to you.”

“You focus on healing. I’ll discuss it thoroughly with him.”

How could Shao Hengjiang not worry, yet he still had great faith in Uncle Nangong’s abilities, despite everyone feeling somewhat downhearted by the events that had unfolded.

Shortly after, they dispersed.

Ouyang Yue approached Jiu Hu and enquired, “During the battle, did you notice any unusual behavior from anyone?”

Jiu Hu shook his head, looking disheartened.

Ouyang Yue had tasked him to keep a close watch on several suspects, and Jiu Hu had done so. Unless the mole was found, the problem would linger. He sighed, “He knows we are looking for the mole; he certainly won’t expose himself easily. He’ll be even more cautious than before. Take your time and continue watching them.”

Jiu Hu nodded and asked about the discussion, “Are we going to Sacred Spirit Island?”

“Now we still need to figure out how to control the Sacred Spirit Stone.”

“Right, we wanted the Sacred Spirit Stone to use its power, but with Uncle Shao’s injury acting up, it’ll be difficult for Uncle Nangong to control it himself.”

“Leave that to me, just focus on those people.”