Chen Zhendong was completely intimidated by the pressure of the four quasi-saint powerhouses, his tongue tied and his mind blank.
"I... I do have a few treasures from the Myriad Artifact Tower, but... but these were personally given to me by Wan Guanning, the Young Island Master of your Myriad Artifact Island!"
The elder from the Myriad Artifact Tower retorted, "Hmph, still trying to quibble! This Sea-Splitting Divine Halberd, the Bright Saint Heavenly Heart Pill, the Sea Shark Blood Crystal Stone, and a jar of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Heart Marrow Milk, plus the Moon Radiance Sacred Beauty Pill, all together are worth over eight million low-grade Profound tier spirit pills. That's enough to buy ten cultivation islands. Even our Young Island Master doesn't have such great authority to give away such precious treasures for free! You dare say our Young Island Master gave them to you? You're spewing lies, do you take us for three-year-olds?"
"I... I, this... these were really given to me by Young Master Wan! If you don't believe me... you can go ask Young Master Wan!"
Chen Zhendong was on the verge of tears.
As a young and inexperienced second-generation disciple, he was merely a figurehead. When faced with real trouble, he immediately lost his composure and his strategy.
"Hmph, Brother Chen, you can't just say things like that!"
Just then.
A figure of supreme nobility and grace slowly descended from the first floor, surrounded by a throng of admirers.
It was Wan Guanning, the Young Island Master of Myriad Artifact Island.
Wan Guanning said, "You claim these were given to you by this young master. Do you have any written proof? Any witnesses? Every treasure from our Myriad Artifact Tower is equipped with a theft-prevention formation. Only after a transaction is completed, or ownership is transferred, will the formation be removed to signify the completion of the deal."
"If the formations on the treasures you hold have been removed, then they are no longer our Myriad Artifact Tower's property, and you can claim I gave them to you for free. However, if the formations are still intact, then the evidence is ironclad. Let's see what you have to say then!"
As Wan Guanning finished speaking.
An elder from the Myriad Artifact Tower sneered and pointed a finger. On the treasures – the Sea-Splitting Divine Halberd, the Bright Saint Heavenly Heart Pill, the Sea Shark Blood Crystal Stone, the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Heart Marrow Milk, and the Moon Radiance Sacred Beauty Pill – formations immediately appeared. Alarms blared sharply throughout the first floor of the Myriad Artifact Tower.
"The formations on these treasures are intact, clearly they haven't been traded yet!"
"As expected, they are the ones who stole them."
"I originally thought Sky-Rending Island was a major sect. The Young Island Master of the esteemed Sky-Rending Island shouldn't be doing such petty thievery. I didn't expect them to be the same kind of scoundrels!"
"This is going to be good. Myriad Artifact Island is not to be trifled with."
Immediately, everyone began to murmur.
"Ah!"
Chen Zhendong's body trembled violently. His face burned with shame, and he was completely stunned.
He finally understood that Wan Guanning's earlier warmth and generosity were all feigned, designed to trap him.
He regretted it immensely now.
He shouldn't have been blinded by greed!
If only he had listened to his sister.
Chen Xia was also extremely anxious, looking upwards as if waiting for her father to rescue them.
But for some reason, Chen Yushan seemed to have not noticed what was happening on the first floor, and did not appear.
In reality.
The moment Chen Yushan and several elders of Sky-Rending Island stepped into the highest floor of the Myriad Artifact Tower, the Island Master of Myriad Artifact Island had already secretly isolated all senses. The Myriad Artifact Tower was his domain, and his true form was a powerful quasi-saint spirit artifact. Achieving this was not difficult at all.
"Chen Zhendong, what else do you have to say!"
Wan Guanning pressed further.
"I... I!"
Chen Zhendong felt as if something was stuck in his throat, rendering him speechless.
"Heh heh, daring to steal from our Myriad Artifact Tower is a grave offense! Let's see how Sky-Rending Island will account for this today."
Wan Guanning chuckled coldly, his words aiming to definitively prove the Chen siblings' theft of the treasures.
"Guards, lock them up... Hmm, send his sister to me first. This young master will personally interrogate her. After obtaining the results of the interrogation, we will then have Sky-Rending Island compensate and retrieve them."
Wan Guanning's sinister eyes gleamed with cold light, and he let out a lecherous chuckle.
Many powerful individuals who frequently traded at the Myriad Artifact Tower, seeing him like this, immediately understood many things.
The Young Island Master Wan was notoriously lecherous and lustful!
A saying had long circulated in the sea regions for tens of thousands of miles around Myriad Artifact Island: "A lecherous ghost among men, Wan Guanning."
His madness for women had once led to death.
No woman who fell into his hands had a good end.
It was truly regrettable and lamentable that the second daughter of the Island Master of Sky-Rending Island, with her beautiful appearance and innate grace, was about to be destroyed like a delicate flower.
"No! Brother, quickly save me!"
Chen Xia's eyes were filled with utter panic, like a little white rabbit surrounded by a hungry wolf, pitiable and helpless.
Although she was also a martial arts genius, her cultivation years were still short. She was currently only at the early Golden Core stage. As for the Myriad Artifact Island side, not to mention the four quasi-saint elders, even Wan Guanning alone was someone the siblings could not contend with.
"I..."
Chen Zhendong cowered, not daring to step forward.
Wan Guanning sneered disdainfully, took a step forward, and immediately, Golden Core laws coiled around him, crushing Chen Zhendong underfoot. Meanwhile, a large hand reached out towards Chen Xia's delicate body.
Just as Chen Xia fell into despair.
Suddenly, a faint voice reached everyone's ears.
"Stop."
Wan Guanning's body suddenly stiffened, his expression somewhat strange. He hadn't expected anyone to dare to meddle in Young Master Wan's affairs!
Turning around, he saw a young figure with gray hair slowly walking over. Behind this person, two arrogant and untamed demonic beasts followed.
"It's you, the good-for-nothing."
Wan Guanning immediately sneered.
He had thought it was some esteemed figure.
It turned out to be that brat who had entered the Golden Core realm, who had come in with Sky-Rending Island.
"Four elders, this brat and his demonic beasts are also with Sky-Rending Island. I suspect they are also accomplices. Arrest them and interrogate them severely first."
"You dare!" The demonic horse bared its large teeth, snorted, and stamped its hooves, appearing exactly like a tyrannical great demon.
"Heh heh, your reliance is these two quasi-saint demons, right? They can cause trouble elsewhere, but don't think they can run rampant on our Myriad Artifact Island!"
Wan Guanning continued to sneer.
"Four elders, you deal with these two beasts and make them guard our Myriad Artifact Island from now on! I want to humiliate Chen Xia in front of this brat right now and see what he can do."
Wan Guanning grinned ferociously, his confidence unwavering. An unruly demonic hand reached out, its five fingers forming a claw, grasping towards Chen Xia.
"Don't!"
Chen Xia felt goosebumps all over her body as she watched the hand approaching her, her delicate body tensing.
The more Chen Xia struggled, the more excited Wan Guanning became. Just as his hand was about to grasp Chen Xia's body, Ling Fan let out a soft hum and casually waved his hand.
*Slap!*
A crisp slapping sound echoed.