Chapter 879
Chapter 879: Zhang Xuan's Means (1)
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97
"Fifty thousand high-tier spirit stones? Five hundred grade-6 Spirit Gathering Formations? Impossible, you must be dreaming! Come up with something else!" School Head Mo's face darkened .
You are clearly trying to take advantage of us!
Fifty thousand high-tier spirit stones? Even if you overturn the entire Master Teacher Academy, you won't be able to find that much money!
Besides, it is not like our Master Teacher Academy is afraid of you . It is only in consideration of the death and suffering that a full-blown war will bring that we are negotiating with you . If it really comes down to it, we can definitely overthrow your Cloudmist Ridge if we mobilize all of our strength .
"Come up with something else? I'm afraid that those are the only things I want . Accept it or not, the decision is in your hands . But of course, if you turn down the offer, the war will immediately resume . I haven't mobilized our aerial spirit beasts yet . Once we do, do you think that your students who are still incapable of flight will be able to stop them? Once they reach Hongyuan City, the death toll won't be just a dozen people or so . I sure would like to see how you will account to your headquarters and the populace once that happens!" the Golden Beartiger Beast sneered coldly .
Master teachers were tasked with the responsibility of ensuring the peace and security of the region . If aerial spirit beasts were to really overrun Hongyuan City and massacre the populace, the credibility of the Master Teacher Academy would surely be destroyed .
At the same time, the trust in the Master Teacher Pavilion's capability would also waver .
"Are you threatening me?" School Head Mo asked with a cold glint in his eyes .
For the Master Teacher Academy to be threatened by a bunch of saint beasts, what a joke!
The dignity of master teachers could not be sullied .
Those weren't just empty words . If anyone were to dare do so, the Master Teacher Pavilion wouldn't hesitate to wipe them off the face of the world .
Back then, the soul oracles had been a very powerful faction themselves, but they had still disappeared in the annals of history .
The poison masters were also known for their fearsome capability to defeat opponents stronger than them, but they still dared not build their Poison Hall openly .
No matter what, School Head Mo couldn't let this threat pass . But just as he was about to lash out at them, he suddenly heard Principal Zhang's voice in his mind . "Find a way to uncover the location of their aerial spirit beasts and send me over to take a look!"
School Head Mo was stunned .
Why would Principal Zhang ask this? Furthermore, why would he want to take a look at the aerial spirit beasts?
But since the other party had requested it, he must have had his reasons for doing so . Thus, with a deep frown on his face, School Head Mo turned to the Golden Beartiger Beast and sneered, "So what if there are aerial spirit beasts in the Cloudmist Ridge? We have hundreds of cultivators capable of flight in our Master Teacher Academy, what makes you think that we won't be able to stop your forces? Even if you wish to threaten us, at least find something that can scare us!"
"Hah, hundreds of cultivators capable of flight? Let me tell you this, our Cloudmist Ridge has three thousand aerial spirit beasts, and each of them is capable of flying at incredible speeds . There might be many Saint realm experts in the Master Teacher Academy, but there is no way they will be able to stop every single one of them . As long as several hundred of them bypass your defenses, they will be able to bring forth devastating destruction . Besides, we can choose to launch an attack on the nearby small towns instead . I don't believe that you have enough Saint realm experts to clear off each and every one of them quickly!" the Golden Beartiger Beast sneered coldly, his tone dripping with threat .
"Three thousand?" School Head Mo burst into laughter . "Do you take me for a fool? Are you including those Transcendent Mortal 1-dan and 2-dan aerial spirit beasts in your calculation as well?"
Aerial spirit beasts were capable of causing massive destruction as ordinary cultivators were incapable of flying to hunt them down .
However, the strength of the aerial spirit beasts mattered as well . If they were only at Transcendent Mortal 1-dan or 2-dan, what harm could they cause in Hongyuan Empire, which was filled with Transcendent Mortal cultivators?
The Master Teacher Academy could easily destroy them all just by dispatching a few students here and there .
"Transcendent Mortal 1-dan 2-dan? School Head Mo, it seems like you are lacking intelligence on the prowess of our Cloudmist Ridge . Even the weakest of our three thousand strong aerial spirit beast troop is at Transcendent Mortal 7-dan! Do you still think that your Master Teacher Academy has the ability to stop them in their tracks?" the Golden Beartiger Beast scoffed .
"Transcendent Mortal 7-dan? You sure know how to brag!" School Head Mo shook his head with a look of disbelief .
"You don't believe me?" The Golden Beartiger Beast frowned .
"How can you expect me to believe such blatant lies? Since you are clearly insincere in the negotiations, I think there is no need for us to talk any further!"
At this point, School Head Mo hesitated for an instant before adding, "If you want me to believe your words, there is one way . You can send a saint beast to escort this student of mine to take a look . If you really do have that many powerful aerial spirit beasts, I will immediately send a message to the other school heads and even Emperor Yu Shenqing to ask for permission to negotiate in their stead . "
The Golden Beartiger Beast raised his massive paw and harrumphed . "You obstinate old fogey… Fine! Black Spirit Panthers, take the student of School Head Mo to take a look at our army of aerial spirit beasts!"
Even though he had spoken with great bravado, the truth was that he was also fearful about the might of the Master Teacher Academy as well .
As an organization that had groomed many generations of master teachers, it was surely filled with many experts . If it was just the students, he was confident that they would be able to wipe them out easily . However, if the opponent included the teachers and elders as well, even with the geographical advantage they possessed, it would still be a matter of time before they were overrun .
Furthermore, the Master Teacher Academy still had the headquarters behind it . Even if they were to win the battle against the Master Teacher Academy by some incredible stroke of luck, what they would face next would be an impossible enemy .
In light of this, they couldn't give up on the negotiations easily either .
"Roar!"
The two Half-Saint realm Black Spirit Panthers answered with a call before heading toward them .
"School Head Mo, try to stall them for as long as you can, and don't engage them in a battle if possible . Take care of yourself…" Sending a telepathic message to School Head Mo, Zhang Xuan turned around and followed the Black Spirit Panthers out of the cavern .
"Noted!"
Even though School Head Mo was unsure what Zhang Xuan was up to, he still had some trust in Zhang Xuan's capability . He turned to the Golden Beartiger Beast and said, "If the situation is as you have said, I will report the matter as it is to the Master Teacher Academy before making a decision . I can't give you an affirmative answer right now, but if you really do have such a powerful army of aerial spirit beasts, it is not entirely impossible for us to give in to your terms…"
"Oh? I will be looking forward to your reply then!" the Golden Beartiger Beast replied with a smirk .
At the same time, a hint of relief flashed through the eyes of the other saint beasts in the area as well .
If they could avoid battle, that would be for the best .
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