Chapter 210: Dead, Problem Solved
Although the vibrations had faded, the distant flames remained clearly visible.
How could these so-called geniuses, who had never seen the world, possibly witness such a scene?
The two sides were locked in a back-and-forth battle, fighting to the death, with their conflict spreading far and wide.
That they had seen.
They had also witnessed the spectacular duels among the sect’s senior brothers.
But they had never seen such a one-sided, extreme annihilation.
This was clearly a case of denying the opponent any chance of survival.
At this moment, Qin Bei was once again elevated in the eyes of these onlookers.
They had come to a new understanding of this Prince Bei.
He was indeed the kind of person rumored to jump straight into action at the slightest disagreement.
Not only did he kill, but he wiped out all traces of his opponent.
At this point, everyone looked at the now-smiling Qin Bei without a shred of doubt.
“I’m starting to question Prince Bei’s identity. With a personality like that, could he have some connection to devil cultivators?”
“Yeah, while we can’t claim to be magnanimous, we wouldn’t behave like that. I’m afraid…”
“Don’t dismiss it too quickly! It’s actually possible. Only devil cultivators can suddenly boost their cultivation and combat power, although it messes with their minds, making them irritable and bloodthirsty. From what I can see, Prince Bei checks all those boxes.”
“Hiss~ Can you stop scaring me? This is Prince Bei! The Three-Seal Prince of Great Xia! You’re telling me he’s connected to devil cultivators? Do you think that’s possible? If he really had any links to them, would Emperor Xia treat him so kindly?”
“Why is it impossible? Have you forgotten what happened a thousand years ago?”
“Shh! Are you mad? You can’t talk about this in a place like this! Do you want to get us exterminated?”
“Relax! With someone like Prince Bei, you can bet many are keeping an eye on him. If he really had ties to devil cultivators, think he could slip under the radar?”
…
The crowd around murmured, but this time they were all hushed.
They feared that Qin Bei and his companions up front might overhear.
“Dead, the problem has been solved.”
Qin Bei glanced at the fire in the distance.
If Ling Tianyi was still alive after that spectacle, then my name isn’t Qin Bei!
“If I can settle the score, I’ll definitely do it at the first opportunity. I can’t stand waiting for days!”
As Qin Bei spoke, he cast an intentionally casual glance towards Beast Frenzy.
Beast Frenzy didn’t pay much attention to the look.
After all, he didn’t know that the entire Beast Control Sect had been exposed, nor that Qin Bei had caught wind of his prior schemes against him.
However, even if he knew Qin Bei intended to handle him, Beast Frenzy wasn’t particularly worried.
Because this time, he came with the mission to destroy everything.
These royal geniuses entering the inner circle would be swept away in one fell swoop.
As for Qin Bei, he was certainly within his targets.
He planned to topple the royal family from the inside out.
Beast Frenzy had already envisioned himself as the Supreme General of the Holy Demon Dynasty.
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“Alright, enough with the spectacle; it’s just killing someone. What’s there to gawk at? Those who should go into the inner area, get moving; those who belong outside, stay outside.”
Qin Bei didn’t mind the shifting gazes directed at him.
This was the effect he desired.
He wanted everyone to know that not only was Qin Bei not someone to mess with, but even his subordinates were formidable!
Even his temporary recruits were not to be trifled with!
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Inside the palace.
Emperor Xia observed the events unfolding within the royal tomb.
To be honest, even he hadn’t expected Qin Bei to pull off such a trick.
However, he knew more about Qin Bei than most and hadn’t heard of Qin Bei purchasing anything unusual from the Talismonger Sect.
Besides, if the Talismonger Sect had truly developed such a novelty, it would have been reported to the royal family immediately.
He had not received any report.
Turning to regard the Grand Elder of the Talismonger Sect, he noted the look of hunger on the elder’s face; thus, Emperor Xia deduced that this was not something from the Talismonger Sect.
Otherwise, that elder wouldn’t have exhibited such eagerness.
It appeared likely that this was something Qin Bei had come up with on his own—its power was indeed considerable.
At that moment, the elder of the Talismonger Sect seated below became very curious about the landmine after witnessing the happenings in the royal tomb.
He thought to himself that once Qin Bei emerged, he had to ask how he’d done it; it was even simpler and more user-friendly than their own talismans.
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“That was boring; let’s go.”
Qin Chen, along with Princess Ling’er, was the first to step into the inner area.
Seeing that some had already entered, those eligible for the inner circle followed suit.
Everyone found ten soul beads in front of them upon entering, with the lowest being a third-level soul bead.
Each team stuck together to avoid being forcibly separated upon entrance.
As they crossed into the inner circle, the ten soul beads in front of everyone vanished.
This was the sacrifice needed to enter the inner area.
Ten soul beads of at least third level.
Otherwise, they couldn’t get in.
“Xiao Bei, I’m going in too,” Qin Zhen declared, unwilling to lag behind now that everyone was inside the inner circle. He left that sentence before leading his team in.
“Then let’s go, too,” Qin Bei said to his two wives.
“Mm~”
Behind the trio trailed Peng Yuan and his group.
Together, they totaled ten people.
That meant one hundred soul beads would just vanish like that, and they were all sixth-level soul beads.
But Qin Bei didn’t care about this.
A hundred sixth-level soul beads were merely a trifle for him.
Just when Qin Bei was about to step through the entrance, Qin Xiu in the distance finally couldn’t hold back any longer.
“Wait! Prince Bei, let’s make a deal; I’ll buy thirty soul beads!”
Under the incredulous gazes of everyone, Qin Xiu hurriedly approached Qin Bei.
Everyone was a bit bewildered. What was he up to?
Wasn’t it just that he couldn’t bring everyone in together?
Why the hefty price for bringing a few people in?
And it was only three people—was it really necessary to go to such lengths?
But these folks had no idea who was in Qin Xiu’s party.
With ten people, who would he not take inside?
These were all talented scions from prominent families closely tied to the Ling family.
If they didn’t get these people across due to a lack of soul beads, it wouldn’t be long before other families might think poorly of Qin Xiu.
They’d likely chalk it up to his incompetence.
But what’s the actual truth?
The truth was, Qin Xiu had originally gathered enough soul beads, but in his attempt to trip Qin Bei, he got hoisted by his own petard.
If due to his brainless actions these people couldn’t enter the inner area of the royal tomb, then when they emerged, Qin Xiu couldn’t guarantee how their families might react to him.
His standing had only risen above the other Three-Seal Princes thanks to those very people.
Without their backing, it was a long shot to contend for the crown prince position, let alone whether he could keep his current status intact.
So even though Qin Bei’s asking price was staggeringly high—outrageously so in Qin Xiu’s eyes—he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
Ultimately, he needed to get these people inside.
‘Thank goodness the Ministry of Revenue is still under my control. I can make some extra moves this year to retrieve this amount!’
Qin Xiu thought to himself, relieved that he had a handle on the Ministry of Revenue—his big money bag!
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