Chapter 370 - 370 Surrender
370 Surrender
They were all waiting for Wang Meng or the left protector’s orders.
As for the other clansmen, they had also made their choices. They pulled out their blades and joined the two sides.
Most of them joined the bear clan, and only the leopard clan barely joined the human clan.
The killing intent in the hall spread.
There seemed to be a bloody light.
“Wang Meng, do you know what you’re doing? Don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because your number of rogue cultivators has increased! This is the Floating Jade Island!” the left protector did not give Wang Meng or Lin Mu a chance to speak. He looked at the two people in the hall who had drawn their swords and scolded.
The left protector seemed to have been completely enraged by the changes in the hall, and he immediately infused pure elemental energy into his voice.
His voice buzzed in the hall, instantly suppressing the discussions and calming the killing intent that had just been ignited.
In the face of the angry left protector, everyone in the hall, except Wang Meng, Lin Mu, and Xiong Tian, was stunned.
They didn’t dare to make a sound, only looking at their respective clan leaders, not knowing what to do.
The guards who had followed the right protector out of the depths of the main hall retreated upon hearing this. No one left the main hall.
“What’s wrong? My words don’t matter?” the left protector’s pale face twisted even more, his face darkening.
A vast and boundless pressure suddenly exuded from the left protector’s body.
The pressure was not directed at everyone in the hall, but at Xiong Tian, Lin Mu, and Wang Meng.
“Back down!” Xiong Tian was the closest to the left protector, so he naturally felt the terror of this pressure. He hurriedly called out to the bear clan members.
“Clan Leader…” when the bear clan cultivator heard this, he immediately felt indignant and said, ”
“I said back down!” Xiong Tian did not give his clansmen a chance to speak and interrupted them.
“Yes!” the dozen or so bears turned around and retreated to the back of the hall.
“What are you guys doing here? All of you, leave first!” Xiong Tian looked at the other clans after they left the hall.
“Clan Leader?” When the leopard clan’s clansmen heard this, they quickly cupped their hands and bowed to Lin Mu.
“You guys go out first!” Lin Mu replied softly, suppressing the anger and sorrow in his heart and still staring at the left protector.
However, the human cultivators were different.
“Do you think that Floating Jade Island is owned by you rogue cultivators, just like Yanhuang Island and Sacred Soul Island?” the left protector’s eyes were filled with killing intent.
“No matter if it’s the Great Zhou Dynasty, Sacred Soul Island, or Yanhuang Island, they have nothing to do with us. I hope the left protector can watch your words.” Wang Meng held his head high and puffed out his chest fearlessly against the pressure emanating from the left protector. He stared at the left protector and waved his hand at the dozen or so human cultivators behind him, indicating that they should leave.
The individual cultivators did not hesitate. After receiving Wang Meng’s signal, they immediately put away their swords, turned around, and walked out of the hall.
Soon, only the left protector, Xiong Tian, Lin Mu, Wang Meng, and the right protector’s corpses were left in the spacious Floating Jade Hall. The hall became a little deserted.
“There’s something I didn’t want to tell you, but it seems like I have to say it now.” After everyone had left the hall, the left protector retracted his pressure and weakly turned around to look at the empty throne on the stage.
“I’ve already been to the place where the King is in seclusion, but the king isn’t there.”
“What?” Wang Meng and Lin Mu asked at the same time. On the other hand, Xiong Tian seemed to have already known about this and remained unmoved. He continued to support the left protector quietly.
“This is impossible. If the King has come out of seclusion, how could he not see us?” Wang Meng said, shaking his head.
“That’s right! If the king were to come out of seclusion, we should be the first ones to be notified.” Lin Mu also reacted and questioned.
“Whether you believe it or not, this is the truth. It was unknown where the King in seclusion is, and no one knows where he was going. This also means we cannot resist the million-strong army of underwater beast cultivators. Rather than the entire island being annihilated, it’s better to…” The left protector turned around and said.
“What do you mean?” Wang Meng interrupted the left protector’s words and said coldly.
The left protector was not angry at being interrupted. Instead, he sneered and did not answer Wang Meng.
“The left protector’s meaning is that you should surrender as soon as possible instead of getting the entire island destroyed. You might even be able to keep your life. After all, it’s better to live than die a good death?” On the other hand, Xiong Tian, who was supporting the left protector, smiled and said.
Xiong Tian’s tone was filled with pride. He lifted his chin and kept sizing up Wang Meng and Lin Mu as if he was declaring something to the two of them.
“Nonsense! Do you even know what you’re saying?” as soon as he finished speaking, Lin Mu, whose eyes were still red, clenched his fists and shouted.
“Of course, I know what I’m talking about. As long as we can surrender and offer up the Floating Jade Island, they won’t kill us and will let us continue to live on the Floating Jade Island.” Xiong Tian replied with a disdainful smile.
“You’ve really let the King down! We, the living beings of the Floating Jade Island, have been cultivating for hundreds of years. Have you forgotten who was the one protecting us? If not for the King, would Floating Jade Island have been able to live a peaceful life for the past few hundred years?” Lin Mu was so angry that he laughed and rebuked in a cold voice.
“Now that your bear clan has risen, you’re no longer the drizzling bear that drifted on the sea without a fixed residence! Do you want to destroy Floating Jade Island? I’m against it!” Lin Mu continued.
“I’m saving the Floating Jade Island. The King has abandoned us. Your so-called persistence is the destruction of the Floating Jade Island! As long as we surrender and hand over these wandering human cultivators, we’ll be safe.” Xiong Tian looked at the Furious Lin Mu, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by anger.
“Can the words of those guys be trusted?” Lin Mu said, shaking his head.
“Compared to the hundreds of thousands of living beings on the Floating Jade Island, what’s wrong with sacrificing less than twenty thousand humans in exchange for our safety?” the left protector finally spoke again, his eyes on Lin Mu.
“Is this the reason why you killed the right protector?” as Wang Meng spoke, he tightened his grip on his sword.
“That’s right. You all know the right protector’s temper. Her feelings for the King have long surpassed foolishness and reached the level of loyalty to the death. If she knows that we are going to surrender…” The left protector shook her head.
“So you killed her?” Wang Meng said with a cold smile.
“She must die!” the right protector said decisively. However, he subconsciously looked at the right protector with pain in his eyes.
“Is being alive really that important to you?” Wang Meng continued to ask.
“It’s important!” The left protector slowly retracted her gaze and turned to look at the empty throne again. He softly uttered two words.
Heaven destroys those who don’t look out for themselves.
“So, you want to surrender first?” Wang Meng asked softly.