Chapter 914: Chapter 293: Chaos Continent, Evergreen Continent. _3

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“If…”

In the wilderness outside the Heavenly Palace on the “Jiang Taiping Continent” of the Fourth Grade Continent, Lin Xiaobei, who had appeared here at some unknown time, was looking at Chen Qiu and the others with a complex expression, “Master Chen, if you had a button in your hands.”

“If you press this button, you could get one Spirit Stone, but the cost would be the death of a random person on this continent.”

“Would you press it?”

After finishing making Pills at the Bai Family, he had originally returned to the Immortal Realm, but had to come and find Chen Qiu again upon receiving another task from the Barbarian King, asking him to first state his intentions. After the Barbarian King finished dealing with things at hand, he would visit personally.

Thus,

it resulted in them meeting again on the Fourth Grade Continent shortly after parting on the Third Grade Continent.

“One Spirit Stone, huh?”

Sitting aside, Fat Long thoughtfully said, “Then definitely press it, but it depends on how many living creatures are on this continent. If there are hundreds of billions, there’s nothing to worry about, but if there are only millions or tens of millions, then forget it; the chance of it falling on me feels too high. Besides, even if everyone died, the number of Spirit Stones wouldn’t be that many.”

“That’s true.”

Lin Xiaobei looked at them with a complicated expression, “If there was such a button, I believe almost everyone would press it, but lately… a First Grade Continent was suddenly contaminated.”

“The entire world underwent a tremendous change.”

“The button I just mentioned, Heavenly Dao gave one to every person on that First Grade Continent.”

“Every…”

Fat Long quickly realized the severity of the situation, his mouth slowly gaping, “Damn, a nuclear weapon in everyone’s hands? Has his mother gone mad? Could there be any survivors on that continent?”

“Nuclear weapon?”

“It’s slang from our hometown, a kind of powerful slingshot used to hunt sparrows.”

“I see.”

Lin Xiaobei nodded, his expression serious, “Exactly, just as you imagined. When all living creatures got that button, many people subconsciously chose to press it to see, considering… the chances of it affecting themselves were too slim.”

“But when so many people pressed the button, the probability increased significantly.”

“That day–”

“The continent was enveloped in crimson fireworks, the pungent scent of blood tinted the entire sky, and even the setting sun turned blood-red. At the same time, countless Spirit Stones filled the entire continent.”

“This news reached the people in the high-tier Immortal Realm.”

“Now, someone in the Immortal Realm is preparing to lead a team to this First Grade Continent to retrieve all the Spirit Stones, which would be hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones, a tremendous number for any power.”

“Why only hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones?” Fat Long puzzledly asked, “Aren’t there billions of living creatures? Shouldn’t that be at least six or seven billion?”

“No.”

Lin Xiaobei shook his head, “The First Grade Continent has a limit to the amount of Spiritual Energy it can accommodate; it can only generate hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones at a time. Spirit Stones, even for Heavenly Dao, cannot be produced out of nothing.”

“Now the situation is, sacrificing billions of living creatures in exchange for hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones.”

“And due to the instant excessive consumption of Spiritual Energy, this continent’s equilibrium point has been completely disrupted, it has now entered a state devoid of Spiritual Energy. Without replenishing any Spiritual Energy before it runs out, anyone trapped on this continent will remain until death.”

“Not only that.”

“Such intense fluctuations also quickly expedited the collapse of this continent. Now the underworld is wide open, the sky is full of Heavenly Caves, and it’s on the brink of collapse, just a few days’ work.”

“Many factions from the Immortal Realm are preparing to venture to this First Grade Continent to seize this windfall.”

“Although it’s fraught with danger, if the Spirit Stones could indeed be brought out, it would be a terrifying fortune.”

“…

After being silent for a long while, Chen Qiu finally said softly, “It really is a bloody steamed bun then. So, Ba Dan sent you to find me, hoping I would do what?”

“Hoping that Master Chen would help.”

Lin Xiaobei, a bit embarrassed yet resolute, said, “Because this First Grade Continent is on the verge of collapse, no one above the Body Integration Realm could possibly enter, allowing only those below it to enter.”

“The various powers are now preparing to send their Body Integration Realm Heavenly Pride there, and with your strength Master Chen, no one of the same cultivation level is your match.”

He really felt awkward saying this, after all, no matter how it was put, it sounded somewhat thuggish; such a dangerous place, no one would wish to go.

Meanwhile,

Ba Dan, who had been stealthily hiding in the air, also could no longer stay hidden as he noticed the situation, his face full of awkwardness as he emerged and landed in front of Chen Qiu, his voice resounding, “Master Chen, let it go, this really isn’t appropriate.”

Chen Qiu was naturally the most suitable person for this, no one could match him at this cultivation level.

But…

He still owed Chen Qiu a great debt, and now to have another ordeal like this, it felt very odd.

“No problem.”

Chen Qiu suddenly looked at Ba Dan and smiled, “We are friends, helping each other is natural, but how will the Spirit Stones be split?”

Seeing Chen Qiu agree, Ba Dan immediately showed an excited and surprised face, hesitatingly raising three fingers.

“No matter how many Spirit Stones are brought out, split seventy to thirty, you seventy, me thirty!”

“Master Chen…”

“Actually, you should get more, considering all the risks are on you, but… I just took over the Barbarian Tribe, and I urgently need a batch of Spirit Stones to…”