Chapter 699: Chop Them All Up
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Bu He was indeed being instigated.
He had led over ten thousand individuals when arriving at Sky Thunder Island. They were sentenced to 30 years of slavery by the Lu Clan, and it was natural that he wanted to be a chief of the city. This way, he would be able to live peacefully; otherwise, all his men were either going to die miserably or become subordinates for others—allowing others to control them.
Chief Leng, Chief Li, and Chief Ying had known each other for a long time, and when they encounter external forces, they would naturally stand together to repel the intruders. If Bu He was to provoke any one of the chiefs, the other chiefs would send their men to form an alliance to repel him.
If Bu He wanted to be a chief in the city, he had to kill people to establish his prowess. He had to let the chiefs in the city see their strength, be fearful, and to silently accept him as one of the chiefs—offering him a portion of profits.
Bu He couldn’t go touch Chief Leng and the others; neither did he have the guts to go touch Big Sister Bell.
The only person he could get was Jiang Yi who had just been promoted. Jiang Yi had only obtained his position for a few months, and his subordinates were not completely loyal. Once there was a great battle, it was possible that they might defect. Hence, only by eliminating Jiang Yi would Bu He be able to promote himself.
Of course—!
The information that Bu He obtained were intentionally disseminated by Chief Leng and the others. Otherwise, Bu He wouldn’t even be able to receive a piece of single information. When Jiang Yi just entered the city, Hu San mentioned that all the information on the streets could only be obtained from him. If anyone else dared to leak out any information, they would certainly be dead.
Chief Leng and the others purposely disseminated some information to Bu He, but they had concealed other factual information. Like how Jiang Yi had killed Ba Dao, Chief Long, and Big Brother Heng or the relations.h.i.+p between Jiang Yi and Big Sister Bell.
Chief Leng’s method was very brilliant. Since he didn’t do anything, Jiang Yi wouldn’t be able to obtain any evidence, and so what if Jiang Yi guessed that he was the mastermind? If Bu He didn’t look for Jiang Yi to fight with blood, he would have to look for Chief Leng and the others. They didn’t want to continue exhausting their forces; neither did they want to allow Bu He to be promoted as chief. They wanted to watch in safety and reap the benefits.
Bu He had come like a fool, but he had no choice either as he required thunder stones.
Without thunder stones, his men were all going to get killed. He had already spent plenty of celestial stones to purchase thunder stones. If this carried on, all their treasures would have to be sold; and they would still be controlled by others.
Jiang Yi only had a thousand subordinates, but he occupied an entire thunder mountain. The other thunder mountains had more than one thousand and close to two thousand people. Bu He was naturally jealous, but he didn’t attack recklessly and had chosen to use peaceful measures before using violence. He got someone to transmit a message to Jiang Yi to arrange a meeting, but who knew that Jiang Yi completely didn’t give any face? Bu He had no choice but to let out his declaration to split the territory.
Bu He didn’t bring many of his men today. He merely brought 40 Heaven Monarchs and 300 peak-stage Vajra Realm experts. They simply stood 20 miles west of the thunder mountains in midair and waited for Jiang Yi to appear.
Bu He’s men were all so envious that their eyes were red as they watched while the thunder mountains constantly erupted with thunder stones while the people below obtained those thunder stones with ease. Especially Jiang Yi’s thunder mountain, where only a few hundred men were here. They didn’t even have to s.n.a.t.c.h as they leisurely collected the thunder stones.
The Lu Clan didn’t bother how one did it as long as someone didn’t hand over the thunder stones, they would be killed. The Sky Thunder City Lord was a peak-stage Heaven Monarch. No one dared to act recklessly in the city; otherwise, they would be asking for death.
After waiting for 15 minutes…
Jiang Yi’s side still didn’t make any moves while Bu He squinted his eyes and had this extremely vicious expression. His left cheek had a deep scar while his gloomy and cold eyes flickered non-stop. While looking at the floating Thearch Palace by the thunder mountains, he waved his hand and said, “Go and report to Chief Jiang. One hour later, if he still doesn’t show himself, Bu n.o.body has no choice but to offend him.”
One of the Heaven Monarch subordinates nodded and flew rapidly into the distance. He flew around the thunder mountains, and as he was approaching the Thearch Palace, he was obstructed by Jiang Y’s subordinate. This Heaven Monarch relayed Bu He’s message while Jiang Yi’s subordinate said, “Chief Jiang said that he is still cultivating and asks all of you to wait.”
“Hmph.”
Bu He’s subordinate’s eyes flashed with chilling light as he took a few glances at the Thearch Palace before returning. When he returned to Bu He’s side, he reported back furiously, “Boss, Chief Jiang said that he would come over later. If I am to say it… let’s stop waiting. We can rush over with all our people and immediately slaughter all of them. As long as we can eliminate him, Boss will be able to replace him.”
“There is no need to hurry…”
Bu He shook his head and said, “The situation in Sky Thunder City is still unknown, and we didn’t even find out a lot of information. We cannot underestimate those that could promote to the Chief’s position. It would be best not to fall out if we could calmly negotiate. What if this Chief Jiang had some ties with the Lu Clan in the city? If that was the case, we wouldn’t even know how we perished…”
Fifteen minutes later, the Thearch Palace vanished while Jiang Yi flew over slowly with a Heaven Monarch subordinate. When he reached the thunder mountains, he took a glance down while over ten thousand people greeted with respect, “Chief Jiang.”
Everyone, including the Heaven Monarch leaders from the various factions, was extremely respectful. The five Heaven Monarch leaders under Jiang Yi all soared towards the sky and gathered by Jiang Yi’s side. They then flew together towards Bu He.
Jiang Yi stopped three miles away from Bu He and his men while the six Heaven Monarchs were aware enough to stay three miles before Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi didn’t release any aura presence; neither did his Fire Cloud Armor appear. He just stood there calmly and stared at the hundreds of people in the distance and spoke in a cold voice, “Who is looking for me?”
“Wa…”
There was a commotion at Bu He’s side, mainly because Jiang Yi was too young. No matter how they scouted him, his strength was only at the Vajra Realm; and he was actually a chief? He dared to come over with just six Heaven Monarchs? Furthermore, he acted so arrogantly and despotically as soon as he appeared?
The corner of Bu He’s mouth twitched along with the scar on his left cheek, making him abnormally sinister. The people that were familiar with him would know that he was already infuriated, and it was already praiseworthy enough for him to restrain himself and not make a move.
He lifted his hand to suppress the commotion behind him. He forced out a smile and spoke with cupped hands at the front, “My name is Bu He. Greetings to Chief Jiang.”
Jiang Yi didn’t return the greetings as he looked at Bu He with cold eyes and said, “Why are you looking for me?”
Bu He’s men’s eyes were all shooting flames, but Bu He had calmed down at this moment instead. Jiang Yi remained arrogant, making this person even stranger. Furthermore, he could actually rise up to the chief position with such age and strength? Could all the experts in Sky Thunder City be dead? If something was strange, there must be some scheme—meaning that he had to treat this more prudently.
He took a breath and smiled while the muscles on his face were twitching. “Chief Jiang. My brothers have no food to eat and are at the end of our rope. Thus, I request earnestly for Chief Jiang to give us some food. Chief Jiang, look at how much your territory in the thunder mountains is. Why not split half for me? I guarantee that my men will not be reckless, and I will return you with generous gifts when we return. In the future, my brothers will also see you as a leader.”
Bu He spoke in a rather good manner, and his intention was very clear. He merely wanted enough thunder stones so that his men wouldn’t get killed. They might not be willing to serve Jiang Yi, but he meant that they were going to stand by Jiang Yi’s side and take his orders.
Jiang Yi remained silent while Bu He and the others got nervous. Hundreds of eyes were locked onto Jiang Yi and waiting for his decision.
After considering more than five minutes, he lifted his head and spoke in an apathetic tone. “Apologies. Let alone giving you the territory—even if you want to serve under me, I will not accept even a single one of you. All of you get lost, and if you dare to create trouble… you shall be killed without mercy.”
“Wa!”
As soon as Jiang Yi finished his statement, Bu He and his men had all flared up. All the Heaven Monarchs radiated with essence force and released their divine s.h.i.+elds while they drew their weapons. They were all br.i.m.m.i.n.g with murderous aura and were waiting for Bu He’s orders for battle.
Bu He was also infuriated as Jiang Yi was simply humiliating him. Let alone someone so young and so weak like Jiang Yi—even if it was Chief Li, Chief Ying, or the others, Bu He would also flip out. He released his divine s.h.i.+eld while a halberd appeared in his hand as he burst out with a yell, “Then Bu He shall taste of Chief Jiang’s superior skills. Kill…”
Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+
Before he could even finish yelling his final word, countless air-piercing sounds came from the direction of Sky Thunder City. Niu Deng led nearly 100 Heaven Monarchs and flew over like killer G.o.ds. Niu Deng and burst out with a shout from far away, “Orders from Chief Jiang! Chop them all up! No one shall be spared.”