The Sword God of the Universe-Chapter 1145: Ruthless Predators

The shouting of the town population at the teleportation point pulled Jing Yan’s thoughts back.

Narrowing his eyes, Jing Yan lightly furrowed his brow.

"Is there a fee?" Jing Yan saw some armored warriors accepting divine crystals from the martial artists preparing to enter the town.

His divine thought instinctively swept through the Qiankun Small World.

With that sweep, Jing Yan’s brows furrowed even tighter.

The divine crystals in the Qiankun Small World were surprisingly scant.

During the ten years of cultivating in the Luojiu Space Secret Realm, Jing Yan ascended from a three-star True God to the Nine Stars True God Realm; his cultivation speed was astonishing, but the consumption of divine crystals and other resources was also a staggering figure.

The divine crystals and Vermilion Pills he had accumulated earlier had indeed been nearly exhausted.

After leaving the Luojiu Space and shortly after becoming a Supreme Elder, he embarked on the road to escape. Jing Yan truly hadn’t had the time to refine pills again to earn divine crystals.

Shaking his head, Jing Yan stepped forward.

The number of people entering the town at the teleportation point wasn’t many; after the three or four people in front paid their fees and entered, it was Jing Yan’s turn.

"Stop!" An armored warrior shouted at Jing Yan.

"One person, one million level one divine crystals." The armored warrior extended his hand toward Jing Yan.

One million level one divine crystals?

Jing Yan was momentarily stunned!

Honestly, one million level one divine crystals was nothing to Jing Yan. If it were before entering the Luojiu Space, that amount would be just a drop in the ocean. But now, Jing Yan didn’t have many divine crystals left on him.

"One million level one divine crystals to enter the town at the teleportation point?" Jing Yan widened his eyes.

That fee was indeed quite expensive.

"Cut the crap. If you want to go in, pay the fee honestly. If not, get lost immediately and stop being an eyesore!" The armored warrior looked at Jing Yan with an impatient and fierce expression.

Jing Yan sighed and shook his head.

"I don’t have any level one divine crystals. Can I use level five divine crystals instead?" Jing Yan didn’t even have a single level one divine crystal in his Qiankun Small World.

"Sure, hurry up!" The armored warrior urged.

Reluctantly, Jing Yan took out a hundred level five divine crystals and handed them to the armored warrior. The armored warrior counted them and directly kept them, then gestured for Jing Yan to pass.

"Go in!" The armored warrior said.

Jing Yan sighed inwardly and stepped inside.

"What’s going on?" Just as he entered the town at the teleportation point, Jing Yan’s eyebrows furrowed again. This time, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.

He saw a male and a female martial artist killing another martial artist. The martial artist who was killed, Jing Yan had seen just a moment ago at the town gate, entering just a few breaths before Jing Yan did.

Just a few breaths after entering, that martial artist was killed on the spot by the male and female martial artists, leaving no remains. The female martial artist was smiling contentedly as she collected the Sumeru Ring and other items left on the dead martial artist’s body.

"A fool seeking death, daring to trick this young master, courting death!" The male martial artist muttered with murderous intent, his fierce and cruel gaze seemingly brushing over Jing Yan unintentionally.

Beside Jing Yan stood two or three martial artists who had just entered the town’s teleportation point as well.

"Remember, if you dare offend this young master, there’s only one word for it, death!" The male martial artist said ominously.

Just then, another martial artist who had just entered the city walked over.

"Young Master Feng, heh heh... this little one greets you!" The approaching martial artist was quite clever, with a face full of smiles, bowing respectfully to the young male martial artist addressed as Young Master Feng.

"You lad have some manners, not bad! Hmm, I do have an impression of you." Young Master Feng glanced askance at the martial artist and spoke casually.

"Young Master Feng actually remembers this little one? Haha, what an honor!" The martial artist in the gray robe smiled even more brightly.

"Don’t talk nonsense. Though I remember you, this fee can’t be waived completely. However, it can be a little less. Just pay two Void Stones." Young Master Feng waved his hand and said.

"Yes! Yes! Thank you, Young Master Feng! Thank you, Young Master Feng!" The martial artist thanked repeatedly, quickly extracting two black stones from the Sumeru Ring and respectfully handing them to the female martial artist.

The female martial artist moved her fingers and took the two black Void Stones in hand.

"Only two Void Stones, isn’t that a bit too little?" The female martial artist seemed unsatisfied with letting the martial artist off with just two Void Stones.

The martial artist paying the Void Stones shuddered momentarily upon hearing this.

"No matter, I do find this lad rather pleasing; let him off cheap this time." Young Master Feng said indifferently.

"Young Master Feng, so generous! Heh heh, um... little one won’t disturb you any further and will take my leave now." The gray-robed martial artist bowed repeatedly.

"Get lost!" Young Master Feng turned his eyes and shouted.

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"I already paid the fee when entering the city. Why do I have to pay Void Stones inside as well?" Jing Yan muttered under his breath.

"Hush! Brother, lower your voice. If Young Master Feng hears you, even with nine lives you would die without a grave." The middle-aged martial artist beside Jing Yan heard his muttering and whispered in a low tone.

Jing Yan frowned and glanced at the middle-aged martial artist.

"Brother, is this your first time at this teleportation point?" The middle-aged martial artist asked in a low voice.

"Yes, this is indeed my first time here." Jing Yan nodded.

"No wonder. You’ll get used to it eventually. Near this teleportation point, Void Stones are relatively abundant in the void. Therefore, even with someone like Young Master Feng, who would eat people and not spit out the bones, many martial artists still come to this teleportation point to try their luck, just for the Void Stones. How was your haul, brother?" The middle-aged martial artist casually asked.

Jing Yan knew he was asking how many Void Stones Jing Yan had acquired, assuming Jing Yan was also there to collect Void Stones.

As for Void Stones, Jing Yan knew they were quite precious minerals, mainly used for forging Divine Artifacts and Array Formations. Jing Yan was entirely unaware that there were Void Stones in the void near this teleportation point. After arriving here via the teleportation passage from Luo Jiu Divine Palace, he flew directly to the teleportation point and did not encounter a single Void Stone on the way.

So, Jing Yan shook his head.

"Alas, my harvest this time was poor too; only managed to get eight Void Stones. I don’t even know how many I need to pay in a while. Brother, when Young Master Feng asks you for Void Stones, make sure not to oppose, or you’ll end up like the martial artist who was just slain." The middle-aged martial artist referred to the one who had been killed.

Jing Yan once again checked the scant divine crystals in his Qiankun Small World. He didn’t know if these few divine crystals would be enough to cover the cost of the Void Stones.

At this moment, the middle-aged martial artist who was talking to Jing Yan started walking toward Young Master Feng.

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