357: Chapter 356: Disgrace and Defeat 357: Chapter 356: Disgrace and Defeat Lin Bai’s voice, resounding and powerful, fell on every warrior’s ears like a startling thunderclap.
“What is happening?”
“Why would Lin Bai give another version of the outcome?”
“Who should we trust?”
“If indeed it’s a setup by the Eight Great Clans, I certainly will not let them off easily!”
“If the Eight Great Clans have deceived us, we, the Eastern Sea Martial Artists, must demand justice!”
“This is utterly outrageous!”
Many warriors exclaimed in shock, even if they couldn’t figure out the intricacies of the situation, they knew this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
Hua Qinghai hastily shouted, “Everyone, do not listen to Lin Bai’s nonsense.
He is lying to you.
We are the real heroes who saved the Eastern Sea.”
“Lin Bai, do you have evidence to back up your baseless accusations?” Hua Qinghai asked angrily.
Lin Bai’s eyes darkened and he fell silent.
“You want evidence, I have it.”
At this time, a chilling voice came from within the square.
Hearing this voice sent a shiver down the necks of all warriors.
Right then, a figure in a blood-red robe, wielding a sharp sword, entered the square.
The warriors from the Eight Great Clans, along with Hua Qinghai, Sha Lang, Hua Wanqing all turned their heads to look at him in unison.
Hiss!
On seeing this man, the high-handed practitioners of the Heaven Martial Realm from Eight Great Clans were startled once again.
All the warriors present retreated a few steps as if they had seen a ghost.
“Xue Jianke!”
The Eight Great Clans and all warriors present exclaimed in unison.
The man who landed from outside the square was, He Ran, Quinn Clan Leader and Surging Wave Sect Master, who had claimed to have killed Xue Jianke!
The Quinn Clan Leader was the first to speak out, looking shocked he said, “Impossible, impossible.
I clearly saw you turn into a haze of blood.
How can you still be alive?”
The Surging Wave Sect Master also exclaimed, “That’s right, we clearly saw you die.
How are you still alive?”
Hua Qinghai, seeing Xue Jianke suddenly appear, felt as if his whole world was collapsing.
Lin Bai’s eyes lit up, he quickly stepped over to Xue Jianke’s side.
“You’re not dead, that’s great.” Lin Bai said deeply.
Xue Jianke smiled to Lin Bai, “Those rotten eggs and tomatoes thought they could kill us, Sword Cultivators.
They really underestimated us.”
Lin Bai burst out laughing.
Then, Xue Jianke turned to Hua Qinghai and the warriors from the Eight Great Clans, “Surprised I am still alive, huh?”
“Let me tell you why.”
“My martial spirit is called ‘Double Fish Martial Spirit’.”
“I can separate a clone from myself, identical to me, but this clone’s existence is limited to an hour.”
“This clone’s flesh, bone, appearance, cultivation, aura, are all identical to me.”
“What you chased and killed was my clone!”
Xue Jianke gave a slight smile.
His body wavered and a mist of blood surged out from him, forming an identical Xue Jianke by his side.
Lin Bai, seeing this scene, was incredibly astonished.
The clone’s strength, aura, blood, and flesh were all exactly the same as Xue Jianke, even his birth mother would not be able to tell which was the clone and which was the original.
“What!”
Hua Qinghai, Dragon Gate Sect Master, and the Quinn Clan Leader all stood dumbstruck in front of the two identical Xue Jiankes.
Xue Jianke’s reputation in the Eastern Sea had been growing over the years.
He had been subjected to multiple assassination attempts, but he never died.
Many said he would resurrect from the blood.
But they never expected they were only killing his clones.
Hua Qinghai’s face turned iron green.
Xue Jianke said, “You wanted evidence, right?
I have brought you proof.”
As he was speaking, Xue Jianke drew out a dozen storage bags from his bosom.
Hua Qinghai asked, “What is this?”
“The 440 billion spiritual stones that you guys have yet to distribute.”
Xue Jianke said with a faint smile.
“What!”
“How could you possibly have found these spiritual stones!”
“Impossible, only we knew where these spiritual stones were put.”
“How could you possibly have found them!”
The warriors of the Eight Great Clans were all exclaiming in surprise.
Jin Qiu said gravely, “Flower Island Master, you can’t renege on the spirit stones you promised me.”
Hua Qinghai kept his face indifferent, without saying a word.
Xue Jianke sneered, “While you all were preparing for the celebration banquet at the City of Thousand Islands, I personally paid a visit to the mountain gates of your Eight Great Clans.”
“Not to mention, there are a few of your subordinates who are rather loyal.”
“But there was one man who was too afraid to die, a man named Long Hai.
Before I killed him, he told me the whereabouts of these spiritual stones…”
Hiss!
Upon hearing Xue Jianke mention Long Hai, the Eight Great Clans’ eyes finally changed.
All these extra 440 billion spiritual stones were placed within the mountain gate of Dragon Gate Sect and entrusted to the strict supervision of Long Hai, the father of Dragon Gate Sect Master.
Moreover, Long Hai was a martial artist at the Heaven Martial Realm Ninth Layer.
Since Xue Jianke had found Long Hai, it was clear that he had indeed killed Long Hai.
“Xue Jianke, you dare to murder my father, I won’t rest until you’re dead!” The Dragon Gate Sect Master yelled furiously.
Xue Jianke disdainfully glanced at the Dragon Gate Sect Master, raising his voice to address all the martial artists present, “All martial artists of the East Sea, this matter is exactly as Lin Bai has said.”
“This is a deception!”
“In order for the Eight Great Clans to rid themselves of the slave seal, they went ahead to shatter the seal.”
“They are reaping what they have sown, but they should not let us bear the responsibility!”
“Moreover, they even kept the extra 440 billion spiritual stones they had fundraised for themselves, which is utterly despicable.”
“To cover up this secret, the Poison Dragon Island Master and Xiang Tian were tragically murdered by them!”
“Today, I, Xue Jianke, will return all these spiritual stones, the extra 440 billion, to all of you!”
Xue Jianke declared loudly.
Hua Qinghai finally exploded in anger, roaring, “Xue Jianke, how dare you!”
“Xue Jianke, hand over the spiritual stones!”
“Are you seeking death?”
“Hand over the spiritual stones!”
People from the Eight Great Clans began to shout angrily.
All the martial artists present watched as the people from the Eight Great Clans became nervous, speculating, “Could it be that what Lin Bai and Xue Jianke said is true?
Was this really a grand scheme set up by the Eight Great Clans?”
“This is too despicable.
You Eight Great Clans, finding your own doom, decided to shatter the seal, why should the martial artists of the East Sea have to bear the responsibility for you?”
“You Eight Great Clans, for your own benefit, shattered the seal without any regard for the lives and deaths of the martial artists of East Sea, yet in the end you shamelessly expected us to jointly come up with spiritual stones to seal the Great Demon!”
“It’s really shameless.”
“Do you Eight Great Clans even know what is meant by shame?”
All the martial artists roared in anger.
The people of the Eight Great Clans were all in panic.
This was supposed to be their grand day, their ascendancy over the East Sea.
Today, all these martial artists should have been paying respect to them.
Today was supposed to be the most glorious day for the Eight Great Clans.
However, all of this was ruined by Lin Bai and Xue Jianke.
Not just ruining this day, but today, they made the Eight Great Clans suffer a total loss of reputation!