Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1741 - 1778: Undermining Morale

"If he can come up with tens of millions of Spirit Stones, then I can cultivate to the Spirit Severing Cultivation!"

"Haha! That’s utterly ridiculous, dreaming with open eyes?"

"Youngsters really speak without restraint..."

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For a moment, many soldiers began to chatter, apparently finding Ding Fan’s earlier words unbelievable. In the eyes of everyone, it’s not even worth mentioning that the other party could produce tens of millions of Spirit Stones; if he could take out tens of thousands, it would already be quite extraordinary. Many soldiers felt similarly to the deputy general.

They believed Ding Fan was just a foppish young master from some influential family. Although he might have some Spirit Stones on him, at most, it would be a few thousand or a few hundred, which, though a large fortune in the eyes of those soldiers, was nothing compared to the hundreds of thousands mentioned by the deputy general or the tens of millions claimed by him, which was mere boasting.

"Kid, boasting is not a skill. Now, be obedient, surrender, and you might get to live a bit longer!"

Ruo Zhong, upon hearing the soldiers chatting behind him, naturally agreed. At this moment, he looked at Ding Fan with disdain and said with some malice in his eyes.

Upon hearing his words, Ding Fan remained silent for a while, merely looking at him calmly.

The three other elders from the Thirty-Six Caves were also in the dark about what their Lake Master wanted to accomplish. According to these elders, since the deputy general had already stepped forward with the entire camp behind him, they might as well go on a rampage and end it all in one go.

Although the three elders thought this way and felt somewhat thrilled, they understood that Ding Fan’s goal was not to harm a single soldier. If they followed the elders’ violent suggestion, they certainly couldn’t achieve that aim, which they all knew too well.

For the time being, they couldn’t think of any better ideas and could only rely on Ding Fan. However, they had no insight into Ding Fan’s thoughts and could only watch the situation unfold. But they took Ding Fan’s statement about the tens of millions of Spirit Stones as a joke.

After all, even they, as influential elders in the Thirty-Six Caves, couldn’t come up with so many Spirit Stones at once. Having a few hundred thousand would already be quite good, and even the maximum they could produce wouldn’t exceed a few million. Even their Lake Master, Long Ren, probably couldn’t immediately produce tens of millions of Spirit Stones.

Therefore, they didn’t take Ding Fan’s words seriously since, in their minds, it was an unrealistic notion.

If the entire Thirty-Six Caves could produce tens of millions of Spirit Stones, that would be more plausible, given that the Thirty-Six Caves are one of the top powers on the Donglai Continent. There are few entities more powerful than them, and no influential family could match that level.

At this moment, Ruo Zhong watched Ding Fan, who remained silent, with a flicker of suspicion in his eyes, but quickly saw Ding Fan pulling out a storage bag from his robe. It was a High Level storage bag, capable of holding an immense amount of items, even a house could easily fit inside.

Ruo Zhong watched as Ding Fan produced such an item, puzzled, but what Ding Fan did next completely left him dumbfounded.

It also left the thousands of soldiers completely stunned, and the three Thirty-Six Caves elders standing by Ding Fan were all left gaping.

Only to see Ding Fan lift the High Level storage bag and pour it downward, unleashing a flood of Spirit Stones as if opening a reservoir that had been accumulating for decades. As everyone stood slack-jawed and thoroughly astonished, the Spirit Stones continued to pour out with a rush, quickly turning the area around Ding Fan into a sea of Spirit Stones.

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone was utterly stupefied!

For a moment, the only sound around was the clatter of numerous Spirit Stones rolling down. Everyone fell silent, as time quietly passed in this oddly stillness, and the flow of Spirit Stones from Ding Fan’s High Level storage bag showed no sign of diminishing; it grew more and more...

Quickly, over the entire camp centered on Ding Fan, the air became extremely dense with Spiritual Energy. Seeing the mass of Spirit Stones dumped out with just a rough glance, even someone poor in math could deduce that these Spirit Stones now surpassed one million, quickly approaching two million, three million...

In no time, the number of Spirit Stones Ding Fan poured out became incalculable, leaving everyone in utter shock, unable to comprehend how this young man could indeed produce so many Spirit Stones, which was utterly inconceivable!

Among them, Ruo Zhong, witnessing Ding Fan’s act, couldn’t help but feel intensely shocked, his expression stiffened with disbelief. He had never considered that this young man he paid so little attention to could suddenly reveal such a ridiculous amount of Spirit Stones!

At this moment, Ruo Zhong suddenly remembered Gao Jian’s previous words, that the man possessed enormous wealth that could significantly bolster the military resources for the general. Though Ruo Zhong previously speculated that the individual might have some Spirit Stones, he never imagined they amounted to such a staggering quantity, which was simply outrageous!

Before this moment, Ruo Zhong had calculated that extorting a few million Spirit Stones from the person’s family would be satisfactory. Yet, now it turned out that the individual themselves could produce such a vast amount of Spirit Stones, completely beyond his expectations.

At this moment, he was obviously looking at Ding Fan, and the impression in his heart was completely different from before. Ruo Zhong even suspected that the other party was not some kind of spoiled young master from a family, but actually a core disciple of that Great Sect. After all, judging by the amount of Spirit Stones, the ones the other party poured out were at least several million.

After all, a spoiled young master from a family absolutely cannot produce so many Spirit Stones, but Ruo Zhong was also puzzled in his heart. Even as a core disciple of a Sect, they probably could not produce so many Spirit Stones. Even if a Sect produced this many Spirit Stones, it would be considered quite remarkable.

Some small Sects could not even produce these Spirit Stones, and most of the small countries on the Donglai Continent cannot produce so many Spirit Stones either. Not to mention other countries, Ruo Zhong knew that even in their Tufan Country, it would be very difficult to produce so many Spirit Stones so freely.

So many Spirit Stones are enough to fund an entire army for several years. If they had these Spirit Stones, their country might be able to wage war for at least ten years. Their land would definitely be more expansive, and the country would be wealthier, no longer a small barbaric country.

At this moment, Ruo Zhong looked at the massive number of Spirit Stones around Ding Fan like a vast ocean and felt a thrill in his heart, his eyes slightly red...

As for the soldiers behind them, they were completely stunned. In their lifetime, they had never seen so many Spirit Stones. This was simply the most astonishing and shocking thing in their lives. They believed that even if they talked about it with others, not many would believe them!

Not to mention the poor soldiers in the camp, even the three experienced Elders were completely dumbfounded seeing Ding Fan’s display. They never expected that the Lake Master’s elder brother would actually produce so many Spirit Stones. It was incredible!

They initially treated Ding Fan’s words as a casual joke. They never thought that hearing these words, the speaker was not uttering them offhandedly. They all held high positions in the Thirty-Six Caves. If it weren’t for Long Ren requesting them to come out this time, they would not have come out casually.

In the Thirty-Six Caves, a few million Spirit Stones are nothing; they occasionally see them. But that is the Spirit Stones belonging to the Thirty-Six Caves. They had never seen an individual produce so many Spirit Stones, which opened their eyes.

At the same time, their hearts were full of admiration for the Lake Master’s elder brother. The other party was not only excellent in various aspects but also so wealthy. They quickly realized that Ding Fan was no ordinary cultivator. He was already a Sect Master of the Great Ocean Sect. But they believed that even Long Ren, also a master of the Thirty-Six Caves, could not casually produce so many Spirit Stones.

At this moment, Ding Fan looked at the stunned Ruo Zhong, then casually tossed the unopened storage bag with remaining Spirit Stones aside, and calmly said to him:

"You can take all these Spirit Stones, and not just you. Your soldiers beside you may take them freely, but not for free—I have a condition."

As soon as Ding Fan finished speaking, the soldiers around Ruo Zhong could no longer remain calm. They never expected that they, as soldiers, could have a chance to obtain these Spirit Stones. It was beyond what they could dream of. The Spirit Stones before them were enough to sustain them for a lifetime, even advancing their cultivation. It was truly life-changing!

"So many Spirit Stones, taking just a few would be enough for a lifetime..."

"Yes, it’s completely unimaginable. If we could get these Spirit Stones, it would completely change our lives..."

"If these Spirit Stones were distributed among all of us soldiers, each person would get at least hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones..."

"Just the thought of it makes one excited..."

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For a moment, all the soldiers were abuzz with discussion, their eyes fixed on the vast number of Spirit Stones before them, hearts filled with excitement. They so dearly wished to obtain these Spirit Stones, believing they would never encounter such an opportunity again in their lifetime. Missing this would mean missing out on a moment that could truly change their destinies...

Thousands of soldiers began to stir; clearly, many soldiers were eager to act...

Seeing this scene with his soldiers behind him, Ruo Zhong’s face became much darker. At the same time, he was no longer restless from seeing the massive number of Spirit Stones. Clearly, at this moment, the army’s morale was already unstable. Their forces had not yet marched, but the opponent had already used the Spirit Stones to sway the army’s resolve. This was a very serious situation.

At this moment, Ruo Zhong somewhat understood the opponent’s intention. However, he still admired the opponent for using a huge number of Spirit Stones to shake the army’s resolve. One must remember, these were millions of Spirit Stones, and Ruo Zhong’s gaze frequently fell on the high-level storage bag carelessly tossed aside by Ding Fan.

He clearly saw that there were still a large number of Spirit Stones inside the storage bag that hadn’t been poured out. The total number of these Spirit Stones might easily be in the tens of millions...

But as a general, he naturally knew stabilizing the army’s morale was the most urgent matter at such a time. He couldn’t help but reprimand some of the officers and soldiers below:

"Anyone who breaks military discipline should know their end will not be pleasant. Don’t think you’ll get to enjoy these Spirit Stones without staying alive to do so. Behave and stay quiet!"

Ruo Zhong’s words had some effect, and the soldiers behind him immediately quieted down quite a bit. However, their hearts remained fervently hot...