Chapter 2291: The Situation Shifts Again, Another Crisis Emerges

Originally, Teng Yue thought that when they exchanged hostages, there would still be all kinds of haggling and bargaining with Chai Jiu.

But there wasn’t...

Just as the two Divine Martial Master uncles had said, Chai Jiu had actually already declared him and Uncle Ying innocent, and agreed to all their terms, and that made Teng Yue feel extremely uneasy.

At the same time, Teng Yue also felt that this mysterious Hei Lin brother would definitely have his own means to counter Chai Jiu’s hidden backhand.

All in all, he and Uncle Ying were clearly the main characters of this struggle, yet somehow they felt more like Hei Lin’s assistants. Teng Yue really wanted this matter settled quickly so he could sit down and talk properly with Hei Lin.

Beside him, Ying Sanmeng’s mouth opened slightly.

This junior nephew of his knew nothing, and just kept doing everything according to that Black Scale Demon’s words—wasn’t that way too reckless?

Seeing his uncle’s strange expression, Teng Yue reaffirmed, "No matter what, his Domineering Soul Soldier Killing Array is real."

At that, Ying Sanmeng’s expression relaxed slightly; precisely because of this, the Black Scale Demon was worth their trust.

Time passed in a suffocating crawl with the steps of both sides’ hostages.

Finally, Sikong Jing brushed past a large group of Yu Vein people.

The Yu Vein people naturally opened up a path so Ying Sanmeng could keep his aim locked on Sikong Jing...

The footsteps continued. Sikong Jing and the Yu Vein crowd slowly separated, back to back.

The Yu Vein crowd walked toward the prison, while Sikong Jing faced Chai Jiu and the others.

At this moment, Sikong Jing naturally also saw the cold, gleaming eyes of the Cang Lineage crowd. His eyes narrowed slightly as he kept moving forward, the distance shrinking... swoosh!

A figure suddenly flashed out from the Cang Lineage crowd and landed at Sikong Jing’s side—it was Elder Ruan.

His lips trembled slightly as he said, "Hei Lin, you’re finally back. You really scared me half to death."

At the same time... swoosh swoosh!

Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue also flashed out from the prison gate, landing in front of the Yu Vein crowd, and then Ying Sanmeng shattered the shackles on the bodies of the two Divine Martial Master War Puppet Body uncles...

He hurriedly said to them, "You two uncles, quickly unlock everyone’s shackles."

The two Divine Martial Masters nodded heavily. They likewise understood that the crisis was still far from over.

They had to restore everyone’s combat strength at once to face the unknown upheaval to come, and though Yu Vein had few people and many shortcomings, on this Divine Demon Island they at least had Ying Sanmeng, the only Divine Martial Stage expert!

Only by completely forcing back the Cang Lineage next could they truly be safe.

Yet at that very moment, Chai Jiu’s gloomy, terrifying voice suddenly thundered into the sky: "Elders, you may act now."

Chai Jiu’s hidden backhand had finally appeared, sudden and fierce.

As his words fell... boom boom boom!

Out of nowhere, several terrifying Peak of Holy Martial Stage auras erupted from the ground beneath the walls. Several old elders of the Cang Lineage surged up onto the wall, and in the blink of an eye stood atop it.

Before anyone could react, the elders suddenly blasted out Soldier Killing Array Patterns, which flashed out from beneath their feet...

Line after line of Soldier Killing Array Pattern linked to the Demon Soldiers still inside the walls.

In that instant, Chai Jiu coldly barked again, "Demons, immediately kill your way out of the prison, or die by heart-devouring."

The sudden turn of events made Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue’s faces drastically change.

Still before they could react, the elders again spewed out a mouthful of fresh blood, and almost simultaneously rammed their Soldier Killing Array Power outward, crashing for the outside of the wall—in other words, they were trying to jump back down from atop the wall.

But...

Once you were on the wall, you were already half a step into the prison; it was extremely hard for them to get back out.

However... roar!

With a furious bellow from the elders, two of them actually tore free of the prison’s rule force tugging on the wall, forcing their way out, while the remaining two elders... exploded on the spot, dying instantly.

Seeing this, Ying Sanmeng, Teng Yue, and the others were already wide-eyed.

At the same time, Chai Jiu laughed savagely again and again, "Ying Sanmeng, your Yu Vein will be completely buried here today. You dare use hostages to threaten me? You think I grew up being scared? You think you can play schemes better than me?"

"For the four elders on the wall, as long as even one could get out, that’d be enough."

"And my luck’s pretty good—I got two."

As Chai Jiu’s booming voice rolled skyward, the two elders were already carrying Demon Soldiers in a Soldier Killing Array as they burst out from inside the wall. In an instant they blocked off all the Yu Vein people.

In other words, they cut off Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue’s path back to the prison.

At the same time, Chai Jiu led the Cang Lineage’s high-level experts up into the air, and he sneered again, "Ying Sanmeng, I agreed to all your conditions. I even publicly proclaimed you innocent..."

"But you’re still going to die."

"Right now your Yu Vein people’s shackles aren’t fully removed, and you’re hemmed in between me and the Demon Soldiers—you’re dead for sure."

As he said this, Chai Jiu’s lips curled wildly.

Previously he had indeed been extremely frustrated by the threat, but after agreeing to Ying Sanmeng’s terms, he’d immediately moved on to the next stage of planning.

Namely, how to kill Ying Sanmeng even after the hostage exchange was complete.

During this time, they had agreed on a deployment: they would gamble the lives of several elders, hiding them beneath the wall and betting that once on the wall, at least one elder could then lead Demon Soldiers and suddenly charge out.

That way, they could instantly form a Soldier Killing Array with the demons, preventing Ying Sanmeng from ever getting back into the prison.

Thus they could strike the Yu Vein people from front and back in one go.

As Chai Jiu’s狂 arrogant words rang out, as the Cang Lineage crowd burst into wild laughter, Teng Yue couldn’t hold back and shouted angrily, "Chai Jiu, you actually used sacrificing elders as a wager—is that how you treat your own seniors?"

He’d expected Chai Jiu to have a backhand, but he’d never imagined it would be so vicious, so utterly unscrupulous.

At his words, Chai Jiu merely shrugged, looking at Teng Yue like he was still green...

"The elders only have a few years left to live. What’s wrong with them sacrificing for the Cang Lineage?"

"For the future of the Cang Lineage, what’s a few dead people?"

He then smiled eerily again, "Xiao Yue, you can rest assured—I absolutely won’t kill you... I’ll make sure you wholeheartedly serve the Cang Lineage. You’ll definitely come to like the Cang Lineage."

Of course he wouldn’t kill Teng Yue; this was the Yu Vein’s Inheritor and Super Genius, far more important than Ying Sanmeng.

Teng Yue’s fists clenched tight as he answered resolutely, "Dream on."

Hahaha...

Chai Jiu laughed triumphantly, then his gaze turned sinister, "You have no choice."

He looked at Ying Sanmeng again, "Ying Sanmeng, you’re the only Divine Martial Stage on Divine Demon Island, right? But how many Holy Martial Stage cultivators can you alone defeat? How many Yu Vein people in shackles can you alone protect?"

Putting shackles on all the Yu Vein people was likewise something Chai Jiu had prepared for this battle.

Ying Sanmeng’s face was ashen as he stared frantically at the Yu Vein people around him.

At the same time, the two Divine Martial War Puppet Body uncles were frantically unlocking the shackles of the Yu Vein crowd.

They had to be fast—they had to be faster!