"Guess your mother!"
"I'll fucking kill you!"
The "heavily wounded cultivator" who was confronting Qian Duoduo, accustomed to his arrogant and overbearing ways, couldn't suppress his "fiery temper" even in his injured state.
He leaped up, lunging at Qian Duoduo with fierce intent.
He looked as if he wanted to devour Qian Duoduo whole.
Qian Duoduo remained as usual, his round, chubby face wearing a bright, "harmless" smile.
He watched the "heavily wounded cultivator" charge at him menacingly, unperturbed. With a casual flick of his wrist, he sent a "Nine Dragon Blazing Talisman" flying.
Rumble!
Flames erupted, and intense heat swept through the air.
Nine "blazing fire dragons" surged out from the talisman.
The "heavily wounded cultivator's" Golden Core had been shattered in the previous battle, leaving him with little cultivation. How could he possibly withstand the "Nine Dragon Blazing Talisman" now?
The nine "blazing fire dragons" instantly engulfed the "heavily wounded cultivator."
He didn't even have time to scream before he was obliterated!
Burned to ashes by the flames!
He died without a burial place!
Qian Duoduo shook his head and sighed.
"Alas, a perfectly good Nine Dragon Blazing Talisman, worth three thousand low-grade spirit stones on the market, wasted like this."
A human life, in Qian Duoduo's mouth, seemed to be worth less than "three thousand low-grade spirit stones."
A devil!
This chubby fellow, with his perpetually "harmless" smile, was a "devil"!
Everyone's perception of Qian Duoduo was completely rewritten.
The clamoring, enraged crowd instantly fell silent.
No one dared to make a sound.
The entire scene was dead silent!
Qian Duoduo, still sporting his "harmless" smile, said with a chuckle,
"So, are there any other fellow cultivators who want me to administer a Golden Core Oath now?"
The crowd remained in dead silence, not a soul daring to answer.
Circumstances were stronger than individuals!
Now, all of them were "heavily wounded," either with severed limbs or shattered Golden Cores.
Less than half of their original cultivation remained.
In contrast, Qian Duoduo had not only the support of numerous members of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" but also cultivators like Liu Lao Liu backing him.
They were powerful and numerous!
These individuals watched with predatory eyes.
If a conflict were to erupt, did they expect them to be "merciful"?
Heh...
Qian Duoduo's earlier obliteration of the "heavily wounded cultivator" said it all!
Those who followed him would prosper; those who opposed him would perish!
Now, concerning these three hundred "Sea Crossing Spirit Boats," the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" called the shots, and Qian Duoduo called the shots!
The "merchant guild cultivators" understood this point and quietly shut their mouths.
If you don't want to die, you shut up!
Qian Duoduo was pleased. He nodded with a chuckle.
"Excellent, it seems we have reached a consensus, very good! Then, let us commence the rescue!"
At Qian Duoduo's command, the "Great Rescue Operation" began!
The cultivators of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild," along with Liu Lao Liu and his contingent of cultivators, worked together to "rescue" the "merchant guild cultivators."
"Come, fellow cultivator, we're here to rescue you!"
"No, no need..."
"Hey, don't be so formal, come on! Oh, right, friend, you are heavily wounded, and it's unsafe to keep a large amount of valuables on you. Here, hand over your storage bag to us, and we'll keep it safe for you!"
"No! I don't need to!"
"Hey! Don't be so formal, come on!"
...
In the end.
The cultivators of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" and Liu Lao Liu and his group of cultivators.
Their true intentions were revealed.
Through a series of "coercion and enticement," they forcibly took possession of the "storage bags" from the "merchant guild cultivators" for "safekeeping."
What if someone "didn't cooperate"?
Just try it!
We've come with good intentions to "rescue" you, and you're not cooperating, even attempting to provoke us... If this is tolerable, what is not?
Qian Duoduo said, with a "harmless" smile on his round, chubby face.
"Any cultivator who refuses to cooperate with the rescue will be thrown into the sea to feed the demonic beasts!"
After the twenty-fifth "merchant guild cultivator" who refused to cooperate with the rescue was thrown into the sea to feed the demonic beasts with a scream, all the remaining "merchant guild cultivators" became obedient.
They even actively cooperated with the "rescue," surrendering all their "wealth."
Qian Duoduo expressed great satisfaction with this, stating that he would "treat" everyone well and help them "recover" as soon as possible.
Then...
The "merchant guild cultivators" were all confined to the "cabins" of the "Sea Crossing Spirit Boats."
Each "cabin" was equipped with powerful restrictions, turning them into "prisons."
The "merchant guild cultivators" were locked inside, unable to enter or exit.
Well, their treatment was essentially on the same level as Yun Tiankong and Wei Suo.
Qian Duoduo's care for the wounded was truly... insane!
The "merchant guild cultivators" unleashed a torrent of "curses" upon Qian Duoduo, the cultivators of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild," and Liu Lao Liu and his ilk who acted as their accomplices.
"Damn Qian Duoduo, damn Dragon Rider Merchant Guild, and Liu Lao Liu and the others, may you all die a horrible death!"
"They claimed to be keeping our wealth safe, but it was outright theft, robbery, and plunder!"
"These scoundrels robbed us of all our possessions. They are insane. What's the difference between them and the demonic cultivators of the Dark Sword Sect?"
...
Inside a certain "cabin."
"Scarface Manager" and "Elder Hua" were locked together.
"Scarface Manager" gritted his teeth and said fiercely,
"Elder Hua, we cannot let this matter go. It's all a conspiracy orchestrated by the Dragon Rider Merchant Guild. Not only did they betray us during the battle, but now they've gone insane, robbing us of all our wealth... We must have revenge and make Qian Duoduo and the Dragon Rider Merchant Guild pay the price!"
"Elder Hua's" injuries were extremely severe. He had been struck by sword energy two hundred and fifty times...
Two hundred and fifty times, did this number hold some "significant special meaning"?
Elder Hua's "Golden Core" had been shattered, and his cultivation was gone.
At this moment, he didn't even have the strength to stand up.
He lay slanted on the ground, his white hair disheveled, his clothes tattered, and his wounds bloody and mangled, a shocking sight!
Where was the former "heroic spirit" of Elder Hua now?
He looked like an "old beggar on the verge of death."
Wretched, destitute, and utterly pathetic!
However, Elder Hua's eyes were terrifyingly bright, filled with endless "malice," like an enraged venomous snake ready to strike and devour at any moment.