Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children
Chapter 522 - 521: Paper Tiger
"Jing Jiang" smiled. "I understand now. As long as it’s something you couldn’t stop from happening, it’s all in the past. You won’t pursue it further, and we should just look forward, is that right?
Fine, then. Let all the Beastmen who devoured my flesh and blood and divided my cultivation among themselves repay me tenfold.
After all, I lost my life, while you’ll only receive a small punishment so you won’t act so wantonly in the future!"
Knowing today’s "performance" was special, Ali had also come with their Father and Mother.
As the words of "Jing Jiang," played by their Mother, faded, Ali put their hands together and slowly, silently, began to chant.
’I hope all the Winged Tiger Beastmen who bullied Jing Jiang are here!
As fellow Beastmen, they should have helped each other, not ganged up to take a life just to vent their jealousy and anger...
The Winged Lion Beastman Jing Jiang was a famous Warrior of the Far East Land and made many contributions to the Beast World Continent. Yet his life was taken by these brutal Winged Tiger Beastmen in such a tragic way... If divine punishment isn’t delivered, it will be hard to quell the public’s fury. Besides, these Winged Tiger Beastmen will only become worse, just like how they’ve been bullying the defenseless female, Ding Yin...
Just as debts are passed down, so should compensation. Jing Jiang has already reported to the Beast God, so he can no longer receive compensation from his murderers. Therefore, this compensation... should be split into three parts and paid to Jing Jiang’s female, Ding Yin, and their two winged lion cubs! Besides, a life for a life—repaying tenfold isn’t excessive...’
Ali’s Judgement Ability was equivalent to that of a Judge or magistrate. As long as there was a sound basis in reason and evidence, a verdict could be executed, regardless of whether the target was an ordinary Beastman, a Clan Leader, an elder, or even a High Priest.
At first, the crowd was a little nervous. After all, they truly believed "Jing Jiang" was a Servant of the Beast God, possessed Divine Power, and could make anything he said come true.
The Beastmen who had participated in devouring Jing Jiang alive were especially terrified, their hearts leaping into their throats.
But they waited for several breaths, and nothing happened! They exchanged glances, let out a huge sigh of relief, and couldn’t help but burst out laughing. "Oh, come on, Jing Jiang! You’re as good at bluffing as you’ve always been."
"I see you’re just a soul body without a physical one. Don’t tell me you used up all that little bit of Soul Power on those cheap tricks from before?"
"Repay tenfold? I’m standing right here, perfectly fine. Why don’t you come and take it!"
"Tsk tsk, we were just talking about you, and here you are. Perfect timing. You can watch with your own eyes how the female you once cherished so dearly will serve us brothers..."
As they spoke, they all crowded around again in excitement.
Ding Yin seemed not to see any of this. From the moment "Jing Jiang" appeared, she couldn’t bear to look away, not even daring to blink.
So many beautiful memories from the past resurfaced in her mind with "his" appearance. Her former life had been one of bliss, as if she were floating on the clouds; her life now was like being in a deep abyss.
"He" had finally come to see her.
Those Beastmen surrounded Ding Yin. When nothing unexpected happened, their faces lit up with joy. It was just as they’d guessed—"Jing Jiang" was just a paper tiger! He must have already used up that little bit of Spiritual Power.
Just as they reached out to touch Ding Yin, a pain like flesh being carved from their bodies suddenly erupted from somewhere on their persons. Their faces turned deathly pale as they collapsed to the ground in unison.
However excited they had been while tearing at Jing Jiang, however viciously they had gnawed on him, that same agony was now being returned to them tenfold.
The sheer force of the pain left them without the strength to even cry out; they bit their gums until they bled.
Moreover, it wasn’t just the feeling of their flesh being ripped away—they could also keenly feel their cultivation plummeting!
The former was just pain and scarring, something they could endure until it passed. After all, a Beastman’s body recovered quickly, and a superpower user’s even more so.
But once cultivation was lost, it was incredibly difficult to raise it again. At the rate they were losing it, their very foundations could be damaged. In other words, their aptitude would drop a tier, and their future Cultivation speed and potential heights would be nothing compared to what they were now.
"Jing Jiang... you... HSSS... you’ve got guts. If you have what it takes... then kill me!"
"That’s right! If you don’t... kill us... can you watch her every second of every day?"
"Everything you’ve inflicted on us today... we will repay it a hundredfold... upon your female and your cubs..."
They were furious, cursing through gritted teeth, "You’d better give us back our cultivation... Otherwise, we’ll wipe out your Winged Lion Tribe..."
"Jing Jiang" chuckled and said nonchalantly, "It seems you still haven’t learned your lesson. The great laws of heaven and earth are not for you to trifle with. You attacked me, so you suffer this punishment.
If you attack the Winged Lion Tribe without reason, your punishment will be far more than just having your flesh carved off and your cultivation lowered.
And I guarantee you absolutely do not want to find out what it is!"
The crowd fell silent. They desperately wanted to disbelieve him. In the past, instances of one tribe wiping out another were commonplace, and nothing ever came of it.
Why was it that when it came to them, they had to face the possibility of a backlash?
But the lesson was still ongoing, and they couldn’t bring themselves to say anything defiant.
"Jing Jiang" continued speaking with a faint smile, "It seems the Beast God has already used these wounds to mark all the Beastmen who participated in devouring me.
Why didn’t you just cooperate earlier? All I wanted was a little compensation, but you just had to be difficult. Look at you now. You insisted on having your flesh carved off. Does it hurt?
What just happened was merely you repaying your debt to me. Now, let’s talk about compensation!"
The Beastmen sprawled on the ground glared. "Didn’t we already repay you tenfold? What else is there to compensate?"
"For emotional distress, of course. And for the years of inhuman treatment my little female suffered, and for my two cubs who lost the care of their Father and Mother at such a young age.
Without me around, my two cubs haven’t received any proper training to this day. Doesn’t that also require compensation?" "Jing Jiang" counted on his fingers, listing the items one by one. "Look at this list. Isn’t every single one of these damages a direct result of you eating me?"
"What do you want?" the Clan Leader asked helplessly, his patience worn thin.
"Jing Jiang" frowned in thought, then turned to Ding Yin and asked in a gentle voice, "Um, Little... Yin’er, what kind of compensation do you think we should ask for?"
Ding Yin was taken aback for a moment. Only after "Jing Jiang" repeated himself did she give a small smile and say, "Then have them provide some supplies to get through the rainy season and the coldest season, and add some Crystal Stones on top of that. Will that do?"
She was asking for both of these things for her two cubs.
Si Shuo understood perfectly. So, she raised an eyebrow at the crowd. "We’ll go with what my Little Yin’er asked for. Each of you will contribute half of your supplies and eighty percent of your Crystal Stones.
Don’t even think about trying to pull any tricks. Otherwise, I’ll take all of your supplies and Crystal Stones!"