Chapter 1226: Chapter 1221: Swelling Public Opinion

The wind shifted, and the voices of doubt grew louder.

Hong Zhongkai wanted to open his mouth to explain, but as soon as he opened it, the noisy crowd drowned him out.

Seeing the crowd getting more and more agitated, he could only raise the Token and shout, "Then let me show you if it’s real!"

These words startled everyone again. The scene suddenly fell silent.

What is the use of the Celestial Dragon Order?

Is it not to open the Celestial Dragon Island?

Now, Hong Zhongkai wanted to verify the authenticity of the Celestial Dragon Order?

How to verify it?

The answer was obvious.

Suddenly, everyone was excited.

"Verify it!"

"Hurry up! We’re all waiting!"

"Quick, open the Celestial Dragon Island, let us in! Otherwise, we’ll tear you apart!"

Listening to the urgings of the Loose Practitioners, Hong Zhongkai felt as if his head was as big as a fight.

Public opinion, when manipulated, is like sailing with the current, very comfortable.

But once public opinion gets out of control, it feels like sailing against the current, very difficult.

Now, in the face of overwhelming public opinion, he had completely lost his composure.

"Now it seems like it’s impossible to have these fools deal with Qin Hao. I can only open the passage first, then... find a way to control the crowd."

Determined, Hong Zhongkai gave Black Bear a look.

Black Bear nodded slightly, using hand signals to quietly signal the other military experts to move away.

They moved towards the western side of the island, directly facing Celestial Dragon Island.

Because everyone was watching Hong Zhongkai, no one was paying attention to the situation over there.

Once Hong Zhongkai saw his subordinates in position, he cleared his throat and loudly declared, "Now, calm down, I’m going to open Celestial Dragon Island!"

These words seemed to carry magic power, and everyone around couldn’t help but close their mouths, their chests heaving with excitement.

"However, before opening the Celestial Dragon Island, I have a request."

At this point, Hong Zhongkai turned his head, staring intently at Qin Hao: "When the Celestial Dragon Order proves effective, you must tear this scum to pieces!"

At this moment, he did not hide his hatred.

Qin Hao, having sent someone to assassinate him, was bad enough.

Today, he had lost all face and felt humiliation he hadn’t experienced in a long time.

Therefore, Qin Hao must die!

"Alright!"

"We agree!"

"As long as the Token is real, we’ll definitely act!"

Hearing the crowd’s response, Hong Zhongkai snorted, "Step back a bit!"

The surrounding people all backed away.

Only Hong Zhongkai was left standing in place.

Seeing this, many people were puzzled.

It was said that the Celestial Dragon Order is the key to unlocking Celestial Dragon Island.

However, Celestial Dragon Island has a special array magnetic field, making it difficult for ordinary flesh and blood to approach.

Moreover, there was no apparent mechanism to open it.

What to do?

Just as everyone was puzzled, Hong Zhongkai moved.

With a grunt, he placed nine Tokens on the ground.

And the direction each Token pointed was exactly towards the center of Celestial Dragon Island!

"Is this how the Celestial Dragon Order is used?"

"Is this really effective? Isn’t it a bit too mystical?"

Xinmu and Hao Kai were both astonished.

As soon as they finished speaking, they saw a hot white light shoot out from the misty space of Celestial Dragon Island.

After the light appeared, it instantly fell on the Celestial Dragon Order.

Sizzle!

The originally antique Celestial Dragon Order became completely spotless, emitting a light brighter than the moonlight.

"There’s a reaction!"

"What is this development!? Truly magical!"

"What does this white light represent? Why is it making the Celestial Dragon Order float?"

"Magical indeed, but isn’t something a bit off?"

Everyone was startled.

They noticed that there were nine Tokens present.

But only one was floating!

Hong Zhongkai also noticed it.

In fact, it was his first time doing something like this.

Amid the tension, he didn’t forget to shout, "Don’t worry. Nine streams of light will emerge from Celestial Dragon Island, and the legendary passage will appear. One stream is already here, can the other eight be far behind? Just wait!"

Upon being told to wait, everyone surprisingly waited patiently.

While waiting, only Qin Hao squinted his eyes, the corners of his mouth curled in a meaningful smile.

Vini Jones noticed his expression and asked, "Master, what’s going to happen next?"

Qin Hao chuckled, "Nothing will happen."

"Nothing will happen?"

Vini Jones was very surprised, but she didn’t ask further and chose to close her mouth, waiting carefully like everyone else.

They waited for ten minutes.

By this time, the expectancy on everyone’s faces had disappeared, replaced by impatience.

Finally, Xinmu, who spoke first, shouted, "Where are the other streams of light?"

This drew agreement from the others.

"Right! Where are the other streams of light?"

"You said nine streams of light, but there’s only one. What’s going on?"

"Hong Zhongkai, explain this!"

Hearing the crowd’s doubts, Hong Zhongkai felt a chill in his heart.

How could this be! Why is this happening!

It’s not scientific! In theory, nine beams of light should appear, the Celestial Dragon Order should float, and the passage should open.

Why is the script skewed like this?

In his anxiety, Hong Zhongkai unintentionally glanced at the floating Token and felt something was off.

"Hmm, that floating Token seems to be the counterfeit one?"

He suddenly realized, slapping his forehead, "Why are the other Tokens real but ineffective? The counterfeit one is recognized by the array of Celestial Dragon Island?"

"This..."

A possibility floated in his mind, and Hong Zhongkai suddenly turned back. He accurately found Qin Hao, who was smiling in the crowd, and furiously shouted, "Qin Hao, what tricks have you played!"

Indeed.

This was what Hong Zhongkai inferred.

The eight non-reactive Tokens.

Inevitably, they were all from Qin Hao,

So, if there was a trick, it must have been Qin Hao’s doing!

"Tsk tsk tsk, you finally figured it out!"

Qin Hao’s lazy face turned into an obvious sneer.

Hong Zhongkai gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, "This Token is fake!"

From Qin Hao’s smile, he had already found the reason.

He himself! The commander! The entire military got played!

This Celestial Dragon Order is a counterfeit!

And the craftsmanship is very poor, far worse than even the high-quality fakes!

So! Celestial Dragon Island does not recognize it at all!

"That’s right! At least you have some brains!"

Qin Hao laughed, suddenly pointed at Hong Zhongkai, and his face turned serious, "Everyone see this! Hong Zhongkai! The military’s lackey! Deceiving us with a fake Celestial Dragon Order! How can this be tolerated?"

"Not tolerable!"

Xinmu cooperatively shouted, "Kill the military dog!"

Hao Kai was also rubbing his fists, "The military dog deserves no good end!"

Their loud shouts made the loose practitioners’ blood boil.

Coupled with the disappointment from being deceived.

They could not control their emotions any longer. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Kill the military dog!"

"Charge!"

Instantly, the furious crowd surged towards Hong Zhongkai.