novelraw Chapter 1707 1711: We Can’t Get Involved in This Business
Chapter 1707 1711: We Can’t Get Involved in This Business
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became awkward. Anyone with even a little knowledge of the Skyless Realm knew that among these 27 forces, aside from the three giants, the rest were huddled together. The maintenance and profit distribution of this Teleportation Array had always been managed by the three giants.
Now that West Chen has collapsed, a direct imbalance has emerged among the four forces, marking a reshuffling of power and resources.
Some naive people thought that these things might happen in the dark and not so openly, but it's obvious that these 24 forces need this kind of high-profile announcement to solidify their position in the Skyless Realm, declaring that they are now officially taking the stage of governance.
"Enough, there's no need to be so roundabout here. Doing these pretenses might just make us look down on each other," Yun Cangzi said, "Why don't we just talk about how much share of profit you plan to ask for regarding this Formation's key?"
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"What's happening? What's going on?"
"Isn't this the pre-auction ceremony? Why does the atmosphere feel a bit strange?"
"Yeah, how come there seems to be quite a dispute over the ownership of the Formation?"
Most of those attending this pre-auction ceremony are actually the young geniuses who have received the Heavenly Pride Order—they are newcomers and not so well-versed in the intricacies of the Skyless Realm.
Because elsewhere, the ownership of a Teleportation Array is completely under the control of an Empire or a single force, unless a coup occurs, leading to a situation like this.
"Think about it, we have so many people who need to use this Teleportation Array. It's a necessary service in urgent demand, and the Skyless Realm will surely seize this opportunity to make a fortune. This would be a tremendous gain!"
"I've heard that this Teleportation Array is jointly owned by the three major forces of the Skyless Realm. Originally, these 24 forces didn't dare to utter a word—they collectively couldn't match the three forces. But last night, one of the three forces completely disappeared from the history stage of the Skyless Realm."
"Really? We're here for such a rare event? Hope it won't affect us!"
"Today looks like the pre-auction and rule introduction, but obviously, before that, they must first allocate these shares, or the process can't continue."
"Exactly! Everyone be smart; if a fight breaks out, whoever can escape should. I've heard these people go crazy enough to even fight their own!"
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"Mr. Yun Cangzi is a straightforward person," Jin Huang laughed, "In the past, when West Chen was around, the three of you could indeed suppress us, but now, with West Chen gone, I believe we have the right to dialogue equally with you formally. We 24 forces demand 60% of the shares and profits; isn't that reasonable?"
Jin Huang's implication is quite clear; now we are much stronger than you, so we want 60% of the profits. If you disagree, we'll fight.
"Hahaha!" Yun Cangzi laughed, "Jin Huang, your appetites are indeed not small if you're asking for sixty percent of the profits. Do you take our Dark Hand and Black Rock Auction House for decoration?"
"Yun Cangzi, we're not here to negotiate today. This is our demand. If we don't get it, may as well let the Skyless Realm flow with blood once more! This will be another reshuffling!"
The faces of those native to the Skyless Realm changed immediately.
No one knows how long ago, the three major forces and the other 24 forces once erupted in a massive conflict, where even several lakes of the Skyless Realm turned completely red. It was precisely this battle that established the position of the three giants in the Skyless Realm.
Could it be that the bloody battle of those years would happen again after all these years?
This time, the scales of victory might tilt towards Jin Huang's side!
As soon as Jin Huang finished his words, the leaders and the strongest core members of the other 23 forces appeared from all directions in the auction hall, seemingly intending to surround the place.
"Both of you are Divine Cultivators at Ninth Grade Peak, but we're no pushovers. Together, we might not be exactly at your level, though the core members and experts amongst us are in no way fewer than you!"
"Jin Huang," Yun Cangzi looked at him as if he were a clown, "You're half correct; the structure of the Skyless Realm indeed needs a change, it should be reshuffled, but as for bloodshed, do you have that capability?"
"What do you mean?" Jin Huang felt Yun Cangzi's disdain between his words.
"My point is, even with West Chen gone, Dark Hand and I can still suppress you!" Yun Cangzi said, "Leave with your men now, and I can pretend this never happened—remember to leave the key for activating the Formation!"
"Do you really think we're afraid of you?" Jin Huang felt overwhelmingly humiliated, his anger almost spilling over, "In that case, let's resolve this with fists!"
"Dark Hand, could you please?"
"No trouble at all! I've been itching a bit!" Dark Hand's voice suddenly appeared by Jin Huang's ear.
Jin Huang felt a sharp pain all over his skin, as if a sharp dagger was pressed against his waist, ready to take his life at any moment.
"Dark Hand!" Jin Huang felt as if his blood was frozen, for he could sense Dark Hand's killing intent yet totally couldn't feel his aura, nor pinpoint his location—not even his direction!
It's not like they haven't fought before; there was a gap, but it wasn't insurmountable in the sky, at least he could use perception to roughly locate Dark Hand and react accordingly to his sneak attacks.
But now, the distance between them was magnified!
Whether Jin Huang or all the leaders and core members of the 24 forces, everyone shared such a feeling.
"Universe Ring Pill! It must be that Universe Ring Pill!"
"Yes, some time has passed since he auctioned the elixir."
"Is this elixir effect really so magnificent? Just this short period?"
Dark Hand's strength has soared tremendously in such a short time—it must be for this reason!
Suddenly, a scream emerged from the crowd—a Ninth Grade Divine Cultivator gaped in disbelief as cracks appeared on his body, splitting him almost in two from top to bottom, rendering his strong Life Force and recovery abilities useless!
His two-part corpse plummeted to the ground, and his original four subordinates' heads uniformly fell to the ground at the same time.
"Now you have only 23 organizations left!" Dark Hand's voice showed no mercy, "I'm an assassin; I don't know how to fight, I only know how to kill. It seems that even if I kill you all, it shouldn't take too long, right?"
This time, the 23 forces were indeed panicked—unbelievable that Dark Hand's strength alone almost grasped the opportunity to alter the whole situation!
"I still want to say, though West Chen is no longer in the Skyless Realm, you useless ones still don't have the qualification to stand on an equal footing with us!" Dark Hand's icy voice rang out, "Leave the key and scram!"
Jin Huang's expression flickered; a few seconds later, his smile turned to resignation. He tossed the key to the Formation, "Let's go, we can't meddle in the business of the Teleportation Array!"
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