Chapter 1060: Chapter 1032: The Farmer and the Snake

"You, you mean..."

The number one genius of the Nine Nether Continent, Sikong Tingzhi, was staring in disbelief at the man in front of him and said:

"You want us to hand over our storage rings?"

Lin Yi’s request was like a thunder shock, leaving everyone dizzy and stunned.

Probably before this, no one would have thought that Lin Yi, the King of Jialan, would make such a request.

And just after Lin Yi said this.

Those who were just talking about how they would thank Lin Yi once they got back were collectively speechless at this moment.

These heaven-blessed youngsters, who had just escaped from the jaws of death, found themselves at a loss in front of Lin Yi’s request.

Seeing their reactions, Lin Yi couldn’t help but chuckle and said:

"What."

"I saved your lives, is this request too much?"

If it weren’t for him, most of the people here would have died under the shadow beast’s claws.

Lin Yi himself didn’t expect that just making such a seemingly reasonable request would provoke such a reaction from everyone.

Could it be that a lifesaving grace isn’t worth a storage ring?

To outsiders, it seemed as if Lin Yi was eyeing their wealth and taking advantage of their plight.

However, Lin Yi’s thought was simply to see if any of them had the Celestial Pearl Fragment he needed.

Another reason was that he didn’t think it was fair to save them for nothing.

But the greedy side of human nature was fully displayed at this moment.

Since they were unwilling to give, Lin Yi was also too lazy to force them.

At this moment, a man with a grim expression suddenly stepped forward and said:

"Jialan King, isn’t what you said inappropriate?"

His words made Lin Yi’s brows furrow instantly.

Romman looked at Lin Yi arrogantly and said:

"We never asked you to save us."

"Moreover, in that situation just now."

"Without us distracting the Shadow Demon and exhausting it earlier."

"Do you think you could have killed it so easily?"

As soon as he said this, everyone’s expressions changed.

Even Sikong Tingzhi couldn’t take it anymore and said:

"Romman, what are you saying? Quickly apologize to Jialan King."

Romman dismissed Sikong Tingzhi’s rebuke and said:

"Am I wrong?"

While speaking, he subconsciously covered the storage ring on his hand and said:

"Asking us to hand over our storage rings right away."

"I even suspect whether the appearance of this shadow beast here is a coincidence."

"Wow~"

Romman’s words once again made the people around him change their faces dramatically.

Some people even subconsciously stepped back, looking at Lin Yi with a mix of suspicion and uncertainty.

Now some were beginning to recall that the timing of both the shadow beast and Lin Yi’s appearance seemed too ’coincidental’.

And Lin Yi’s immediate demand for storage rings inevitably led them to some unpleasant associations.

But Lin Yi couldn’t help but laugh at these words.

His kind-hearted help was turning into a blame game.

Lin Yi suddenly regretted his earlier actions slightly.

However, facing the questioning eyes, Lin Yi did not bother to argue.

Instead, he turned to Sikong Tingzhi and asked:

"Do you think so too?"

The unexpected result was that Sikong Tingzhi directly took off the exquisite ring on his hand and handed it to Lin Yi:

"Compared to the grace of saving my life, such external possessions are trivial."

Everyone was shocked by Sikong Tingzhi’s actions.

Romman glared furiously at Sikong Tingzhi:

"Sikong, how dare you!"

While handing the storage ring to Lin Yi, Sikong Tingzhi looked at the indignant Romman and said:

"Do you really think that without Jialan King’s intervention, you could have escaped the shadow beast’s grasp?"

Romman replied without a hint of embarrassment:

"Of course!"

Even adding obstinately:

"In fact, I had already figured out a way to deal with the shadow beast, but Jialan King beat me to it."

Lin Yi took the storage ring handed by Sikong Tingzhi, not even glancing at Romman, and turned to look at the others:

"What about you?"

After seeing Sikong Tingzhi’s actions and considering the powerful strength Lin Yi had demonstrated earlier,

There were indeed a few wise people among them. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

One after another, about twenty people came forward and offered their storage rings decisively.

Lin Yi accepted them all.

However, there were still those who valued money like their life:

"Actually, I had already escaped earlier and wasn’t saved by Jialan King, right?"

"If you ask for a hundred and eighty thousand gold coins, that’s no problem."

"But giving up my entire storage ring, that’s a bit too much."

Hearing this, there were even some who echoed the sentiment:

"Exactly, exactly."

"You can’t bully us just because you’re powerful."

Listening to these words, Lin Yi couldn’t help but scoff and said:

"Man will die for money, just as birds will die for food, indeed!"

Looking at these people’s expressions, Lin Yi’s face showed disdain, laughing coldly in his heart at how ungrateful they were.

Romman heard what Lin Yi said and thought he was being scolded, angrily said:

"What did you say?"

Lin Yi paid no attention to him and walked straight to the body of the now lifeless shadow beast nearby.

The crowd immediately understood what Lin Yi was about to do.

Since Lin Yi killed the shadow beast, the demon core naturally belonged to him, which was indisputable.

A demon core from a Tier Eight demon, even without considering the Divine Son competition factor, would be a priceless treasure.

Just as Lin Yi was about to break open the shadow beast’s head to get the demon core, a hand suddenly reached out to him:

"Let me do it."

Sikong Tingzhi had somehow already stood in front of Lin Yi.

Without waiting for Lin Yi to respond, Sikong Tingzhi swiftly sliced:

"Puff~"

The shadow demon’s head was split open, brain matter mixed with blood spewed out.

Sikong Tingzhi directly reached into the bloody cavity, and soon after took out a thumb-sized black demon core.

Then Sikong Tingzhi used his robe to wipe the bloodstains off the demon core before handing it to Lin Yi:

"Here."

Lin Yi looked at Sikong Tingzhi in surprise but then reached out to take it and said:

"Thanks."

Sikong Tingzhi smiled and said nothing.

Just then, there was a sudden commotion in the surrounding bushes, as if a group of demons were approaching.

This immediately tightened the nerves of the recently relaxed crowd.

Romman immediately tensed up and said:

"Everyone, get ready."

At this moment, everyone was already as skittish as startled birds.

With such a commotion, no one could stay calm... except for Lin Yi.

Sikong Tingzhi noticed Lin Yi’s reaction and also calmed down, alertly watching the surroundings.

Soon, a hideous giant beast suddenly leaped into the scene:

"Boom~~"

Accompanied by a loud roar, even Sikong Tingzhi couldn’t help but shudder.

However, at this moment.

Romman’s voice suddenly echoed:

"Attack!!!"

He started to prepare to cast a spell.

But before his spell could be completed, a giant hand suddenly descended from the sky.

The enormous shadow instantly covered Romman.

He looked on in horror, thinking he was about to meet his end, when suddenly a voice shouted:

"Stop!"

The furry hand paused above Romman’s head, just inches away.

A sudden stench wafted through the air, and someone was shocked to discover that Romman’s pants were wet...

But when everyone got a clear look at the unexpected giant beast, they were stunned.

Even Sikong Tingzhi couldn’t help but let out an incredulous exclamation:

"Is this... a Behemoth?!"