The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 344 - 343: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

Chapter 344: Chapter 343: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

Hua Qinghai wretchedly laughed, "56 billion spirit stones, it’s like a mountain pressing down on the Eight Great Clans, suffocating them."

"But without the Great Demon completing the transaction, we can’t let the Great Demon out."

"There’s no choice, whether it’s shooting ourselves in the foot or reaping what we sow, we must find a way to plug this gap!"

"So what do we do?"

"56 billion spirit stones, the Eight Great Clans can’t afford it, but the Eastern Sea can!"

"The martial artists from the Eastern Sea pooled together can amass 56 billion spirit stones!"

As he spoke, Hua Qinghai laughed, "Lin Bai, don’t be amused. This group of Eastern Sea martial artists do love their hometown, they do love the Eastern Sea."

"We turned the resurrection of the Great Demon into a catastrophe of the Eastern Sea. We spread it all over the Eastern Sea, instantly causing widespread panic. But still, we proclaimed we had a way to seal the Great Demon."

"But we need spirit stones to purchase the Sea Suppressing Jade Talisman to seal the Great Demon."

Hua Qinghai laughed, "Lin Bai, you will not be able to imagine how many spirit stones we gathered!"

"A total of one trillion spirit stones!"

"After taking out the 56 billion spirit stones to buy the Sea Suppressing Jade Talisman, we still earned 440 billion spirit stones; we’re overjoyed."

"We didn’t expect these Eastern Sea martial artists to have such a deep affection for the Eastern Sea and their homeland."

"Those with money contributed money, those with strength contributed strength."

"Including your Poison Dragon Island Master. He even took out more than 100 million spirit stones, that should be all the assets on Poison Dragon Island."

Hua Qinghai said, glancing at the Poison Dragon Island Master.

At this moment, the Poison Dragon Island Master was full of rage, his face flushed red with anger. He glared furiously at the Eight Great Clans, just about to let out a furious howl, but instead a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from his mouth.

"Beast!"

Despite his worsening injuries, the Poison Dragon Island Master yelled at Hua Qinghai.

Hua Qinghai laughed, "To make the martial artists of the Eastern Sea truly believe in the existence of the Great Demon, we had to select a few people from outside the Eight Great Clans, to accompany us in sealing the Great Demon."

"Then, you will go back and tell them that the Great Demon has truly been sealed."

Lin Bai said, "But if you kill us all here, and the ones who return are all from the Eight Great Clans, won’t the martial artists of the Eastern Sea suspect something?"

Hua Qinghai laughed, "Who said the people who will return are only the martial artists from the Eight Great Clans? There will be another person returning with us."

"Who?"

Lin Bai asked coldly.

"Me!"

Whoosh—

The moment the voice came through, a blade aura forcefully descended, striking towards Lin Bai from behind.

Lin Bai had already felt the power of this blade aura, he tried to dodge when he wanted to, but was a step too late.

With a spluttering sound,

the blade cut into his bone at the shoulder, sending Lin Bai flying and tumbling onto the ground.

A figure flickered and landed beside Hua Qinghai, revealing a cold smile towards the Poison Dragon Island Master and Lin Bai.

Lin Bai lifted his head and saw it was Jin Qiu, he shouted angrily, "Jin Qiu!"

Sha Tongtian roared angrily at the sky, "Jin Qiu, you beast!"

The Poison Dragon Island Master’s face looked extremely ugly, he was spitting blood in rapid succession.

Xue Jianke too, stared coldly at Jin Qiu.

Jin Qiu disregarded the furious stares of Lin Bai and others, laughing as he spoke to Hua Qinghai, "Master of Flower Island, we had a deal. 1 billion spirit stones, not a single one less."

The Poison Dragon Island Master said to Jin Qiu, "Jin Qiu, you would betray the Eastern Sea for 1 billion spirit stones?"

Jin Qiu laughed and said, "1 billion spirit stones isn’t a small sum, besides, I was never an Eastern Sea martial artist to begin with."

"I am one of the Seven Kings of the Inner Palace of Canghai Yuntai Palace in Shenwu Kingdom!"

"Lin Bai, I will avenge Yi Han’s death!"

Jin Qiu coldly said to Lin Bai.

"You will die at my hands, I will dismember your body into thousands of pieces." Lin Bai glared coldly at Jin Qiu.

So Jin Qiu was also a warrior from Canghai Yuntai Palace.

Hua Qinghai laughed, "Jin Qiu, indeed, is one of the Seven Kings of the Inner Palace. But he rarely shows his face in Canghai Yuntai Palace, spending most of his time honing his skills in the Eastern Sea."

"Because of this, many martial artists considered Jin Qiu an Eastern Sea martial artist. Maybe it’s fate, a golden opportunity."

"Jin Qiu, don’t worry. Our word is our bond."

"After everything is settled, not a single spirit stone of the 1 billion will be withheld from you."

Hua Qinghai said, laughing.

Jin Qiu laughed, "Thank you, Master of Flower Island."

Hua Qinghai laughingly said, "Now you understand. To make this act more believable, we chose the strongest few from among the Eastern Sea martial artists to accompany us, which is enough to convince all the Eastern Sea martial artists."

"Xue Jianke and Poison Dragon Island Master, you two, known in the Eastern Sea as the two men whom even the Eight Great Clans dare not provoke. With your accompaniment, they will definitely believe without a doubt."

"Conveniently, you both have numerous grudges against the Eight Great Clans, we can use this opportunity to get rid of you."

"In addition to gaining so many spirit stones, eliminating enemies, and sealing the Great Demon."

"Most importantly, after all of you die here, by tomorrow morning the entire Eastern Sea will know that you, Xue Jianke and Poison Dragon Island Master, shattered the sealing jade. And just as we are about to seal the jade, you two attempted to stop us and were killed by the combined forces of Sha Tongtian and Hua Wanqing."

"The Eight Great Clans, will profit in both fame and wealth, becoming the heroes of the Eastern Sea, esteemed by the martial artists once again."

"For the Eight Great Clans, this is the most satisfying outcome for our plan to remove the Slave Seal."

Hua Qinghai lightly laughed.

"Crafty fox." Lin Bai coldly looked at Hua Qinghai.

According to what the leader of the Eight Great Clans had said, all of these plans were devised by Hua Qinghai.

Including wanting to negotiate with the Great Demon to help remove the Slave Seal. But after failing, Hua Qinghai quickly formulated a new plan.

In this dilemma, Hua Qinghai sought to acquire the most benefits for the Eight Great Clans.

Lin Bai had to admit that Hua Qinghai was the craftiest fox he had ever encountered.

The faces of Poison Dragon Island Master, Xue Jianke, and Sha Tongtian were all extremely unsightly, because they knew that if nothing unexpected happens, the events would likely turn out as Hua Qinghai predicted.

Poison Dragon Island Master and Xue Jianke would become the two mysterious figures who shattered the seal. Their reputations in the Eastern Sea were already bad, and if it was said that they were the ones who planned to shatter the seal, the Eastern Sea martial artists would likely believe it.

As for the Eight Great Clans, especially Peach Blossom Island, they were seen as upstanding sects by the martial artists of the Eastern Sea. With Peach Blossom Island standing up and claiming they saved the Eastern Sea, the esteem for them among all Eastern Sea martial artists would only grow.

Hua Qinghai had finished speaking up to this point.

Everything was told clearly to Lin Bai, Poison Dragon Island Master, Xue Jianke, and Sha Tongtian.

Hua Qinghai cast a cold gaze toward the Chaotic Stone Array and roared, "Great Demon, this is your last chance to consider. If you agree to help us remove the Slave Seal, our deal will still stand."

Hua Qinghai hadn’t given up yet, he made one last request to the Great Demon for a deal from the Chaotic Stone Array.

"Heh heh."

The response from the Great Demon was just a scornful laugh, causing Hua Qinghai to burn with anger.