Multiverse Skill System

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"Actually, I came here on a mission. The Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World issued a mission to investigate the cause of your battle. Could you let me complete my tasks first?"

"One cannot hit a smiling face," Yi Shuihan said in a very calm tone.

"What's wrong? Is there something you can't say?"

Seeing that Tu Ba and Bing Lan remained silent for a long time, Yi Shuihan asked again.

"Ahem, actually, it's like this. As you know, our two worlds were originally in a state of hostility. This war is actually to settle things once and for all. The loser will withdraw their troops from the other world. The reason for choosing this battlefield is also to show our strength to the Primordial World. After all, the Primordial World has only produced four Saints!"

"Yes, that's exactly it."

There's some truth to what they're saying, but Yi Shuihan can tell it's a complete lie. If that were true, these people wouldn't be fighting at all.

The reason for choosing a battlefield outside the Primordial Continent is probably more because the Heavenly Dao's control is weaker here. Even if they don't go all out, the probability of the Heavenly Dao finding out is not high, and they will definitely send people to investigate.

If the person sent was not Yi Shuihan, but another saint, he would be deliberately killed by mistake, depending on the circumstances, until the final fish is brought out.

Yi Shuihan's appearance was also part of their plan, which is why such a tacit scene occurred.

"How much tolerance do they really have for me? Are they willing to ruin this plan rather than offend me?"

This is something Yi Shuihan needs to continue probing.

Chapter 1221, Unveiling

"I feel like you're lying to me! Why won't you tell me the truth? Don't worry, I won't get involved once I know the truth."

Yi Shuihan said slowly.

"What I said before was really the reason; I didn't lie to the shop owner."

"Shop owner, please don't make things difficult for us. Why don't you go ask someone else?"

Tu Ba is trying to shift the blame; as long as he didn't leak the information, he won't bear the greatest responsibility in the end.

"Alright then! I'll go ask the others."

Yi Shuihan readily accepted Tu Ba's suggestion, mainly because these two were acquaintances and he didn't want to take advantage of them too much, so he simply went along with their wishes.

"What if he asks other people and gets a different answer than us?"

After seeing Yi Shuihan leave, Binglan spoke to Tu Ba.

"As long as the others are smart, they shouldn't give any other answers. If anyone talks nonsense, then we'll have to listen to the team leader. To be honest, I don't want to go against the shop owner."

Tu Ba looked at Yi Shuihan's figure with a helpless expression; he truly had no other choice.

Meanwhile, Yi Shuihan found a wizard he considered to be of higher strength, because this wizard was the only one fighting two opponents at the scene, while the others were fighting one-on-one, and there were two wizards fighting two against three.

Generally speaking, the stronger one is, the higher one's status will be. Although this rule is sometimes broken and people with high IQs hold power, Yi Shuihan believes that he is unlikely to be so lucky as to encounter such a situation.

Upon seeing Yi Shuihan approach, the three who were fighting immediately stopped. The wizard on the wizard's side was an old man with many wrinkles on his face, looking to be around 70 years old. This was quite rare at the level of a saint. Even if Lao Tzu appeared as an old man, his age was only reflected in his hair and beard, while his skin was still the same as that of a young man.

The old wizard's eyes were very sharp, reminding Yi Shuihan of Hawkeye he had seen in the One Piece world, though Hawkeye was certainly not as strong as this one.

"Albert, greetings to the shopkeeper."

The old wizard performed a wizard's salute that Yi Shuihan was familiar with. His movements were so standard that it was hard to find fault with them; all that could be said was that he had given it a perfect performance.

"Hollin (Holder) has met the shopkeeper."

The two Yu Di inside the mecha spoke almost in unison, demonstrating a remarkable level of understanding.

Greetings, everyone.

Nodding, Yi Shuihan smiled and made a gesture to express his friendliness.

"You should have guessed why I'm here. I hope to find out the real reason for this war. Tu Ba and the others said it was to resolve the grudges between your two worlds, and that the loser would have to withdraw their troops from the other world. I don't agree with that. I hope the three of you can tell me a different reason."

Although there were supposed to be three people, Yi Shuihan was actually looking more at the old wizard Albert.

"My answer is the same: what you got from Tu Ba is the real reason."

Albert replied without hesitation.

"I do not believe."

As soon as these words were spoken, the chaotic void suddenly became quiet, and the chaotic energy within it ceased to flow.

For a moment, this small area seemed to be paused, and even the Yu Emperor and the wizard who were pretending to fight around them slowed down and finally stopped fighting completely, all looking at Yi Shuihan.

"Stop! Is the fighting up there over?"

"Great, at least it didn't reach the primordial world."

Ordinary beings in the primordial world, including quasi-saints, did not know exactly what had happened. They assumed the war was over simply because they saw the abnormal disappearance of the sky. Only those who became saints could feel the ever-increasing pressure.

The saints, including Zhunti, dared not even breathe loudly, their minds tense, their attention completely focused on the battlefield.

In the chaotic void,

Yi Shuihan maintained his original posture. Under these circumstances, he was somewhat nervous, mainly because he was afraid that these people would back down, leaving him with no reason to extort them.

Suddenly, Albert raised his hand, and with his movement, the surrounding chaotic energy resumed its flow.

"There are some things that shop owners should not get involved in. If they insist on getting involved, they will lose their lives and then it will be too late to regret it."

He threatened with a seemingly benevolent expression.

At the same time, Yi Shuihan felt that he had been locked onto by 18 consciousnesses, which meant that 10 Yu Emperors and 8 Sages were ready to attack him. As soon as a signal was given, Yi Shuihan would become the target of everyone's attacks and be besieged by 18 Saint-level powerhouses.

Yi Shuihan was not surprised but rather delighted, and even had a smile on his face. This was exactly the situation he wanted to see.

"Let me guess what your purpose is. You pretend to start a war between the two worlds, and then lure the people of the prehistoric world to investigate. If it's not a mistake, you kill them by accident. If it is a target, you launch a strong attack. And the only person in the prehistoric world who can become your target is Hongjun. You should know the strength he can have after merging with the Dao. That's why you want to destroy him before he succeeds in merging with the Dao."

After saying that, Yi Shuihan discovered that the task issued by Heaven was already completed, which meant that the conspiracy between the two realms had failed before it even began.

"It's a pity that you've ruined our plans. We can't let you go. Surrender now! Otherwise, we won't show you any mercy."

"Then let's have a battle."

"Go, take him down, regardless of his life or death."

A cold voice rang out, and then the wizards and the Emperors all made their moves at the same moment.

Several wizards simultaneously used mental magic to try to interfere with Yi Shuihan, several Yu Emperors used ranged destructive attacks, intending to destroy Yi Shuihan materially, and some rushed over directly, intending to engage in close combat.

The whole process happened in less than a split second. Yi Shuihan seemed to be in a desperate situation. Under such an offensive, even Hongjun would be seriously injured instantly. It can be said that Yi Shuihan is now completely taking the blame for Hongjun. Yi Shuihan knew this but took the blame willingly.

Faced with this desperate situation, Yi Shuihan's true form finally made a move. With the power of his personal world, he instantly replaced his clone. His spiritual magic had no effect on him in this state, and he easily dodged the ranged attacks, knowing their routes in advance. Then, he directly launched an attack on the 18 saints.

Every Emperor and Wizard felt a dark shadow appear before their eyes. Before they could see it clearly, a tremendous force surged through their bodies, instantly injuring them severely.

The whole thing ended in less than a tenth of a second. Even Zhunti and the others in the primordial world didn't know what had happened. They only saw that the auras of those Yu Emperors and wizards suddenly weakened and they were injured.

Chapter 1222, Extorting Millions in Value Points

"impossible!?"

One of the Yu Emperors exclaimed in surprise. When he was attacked, he thought he was just unlucky to be targeted by Yi Shuihan, but he was not too worried. After all, there were so many strong people on his side. If he was seriously injured, others would take the opportunity to attack Yi Shuihan. His injury was not in vain.

When the Emperor Yu saw the actual scene, he was immediately incredulous. It was completely different from what he had imagined. Just now, it wasn't just him who had been attacked by Yi Shuihan, but everyone.

"His strength is so high, it's unfair."

Having witnessed Yi Shuihan's strength firsthand, Tu Ba was less shocked than the others, but he still found it somewhat hard to accept.

"This is not even in the same league. Even the strongest person in the empire is not this strong. His realm is only Quasi-Saint, but his strength has already surpassed that of a Saint."

Indeed, in everyone's eyes, Yi Shuihan's strength was already at a level above that of a saint, a level belonging to the Heavenly Dao. After merging with the Dao, Hongjun's strength was probably only about that level.

"I shouldn't have been under some kind of illusion, right? What I saw was that Yi Shuihan seemed to have defeated 18 Saint-level experts."

"I saw it too."

Just moments before, when Yi Shuihan was surrounded and attacked, the saints, including Zhunti, thought that Yi Shuihan was going to die. But the next moment, an astonishing reversal occurred. They couldn't even understand how Yi Shuihan had done it, and they were all completely dumbfounded.

"He's so strong. Even if I ruled the entire prehistoric world, I might not be his match. Moreover, he knows the system's weakness."

With the help of the system, Di Jun also reached the level of a saint and could see the battlefield clearly. It was precisely because of this that he felt a deep sense of despair. Having someone like Hong Jun above him was already putting him under immense pressure. However, Hong Jun was at least a Dao-merging being and would not interfere too much in the affairs of the prehistoric world in the future, so his presence was not strong.

Unlike Hongjun, Yi Shuihan was completely unrestrained. Coupled with his relationship with Houtu, Yi Shuihan posed a greater obstacle to Dijun than Hongjun. The key point was that Dijun was completely helpless against Yi Shuihan, and even his biggest trump card, the system, was purchased from him.

Compared to Di Jun and Zhun Ti's wariness of Yi Shui Han, Di Jiang was much better. He hoped to see Yi Shui Han become stronger, as the stronger Yi Shui Han was, the more beneficial it would be for their Wu Clan. After all, if we were to say which side Yi Shui Han had the deepest connection with in the prehistoric world, it would definitely be the Wu Clan, since the Wu Clan had Hou Tu.

"You were trying to kill me? In that case, it's only natural that I killed you!"

Yi Shuihan strolled through the void to the side of the nearest Yu Emperor, and under the terrified gaze of the Yu Emperor, he threw a punch.

"and many more!"

Hellin shouted loudly, but it was over.

"what do you want to say?"

He turned around in confusion and looked at Xiulint.

Xiulin stared blankly behind Yi Shuihan. There used to be a Yu Emperor there, but now nothing was left. Yi Shuihan had completely blasted the Yu Emperor into nothingness, leaving not even a single atom.

For the first time, for the first time in the primordial world, a saint-level powerhouse has fallen. However, since the Yu Emperor did not belong to the primordial world, there was no extraordinary phenomenon of heaven weeping blood. To the Heavenly Dao of the Qian Yuan Empire, the Yu Emperor was an invader. Why would anyone be saddened by his death? It would be good enough if there wasn't a time for universal celebration.

The Yu Emperor is an extremely important fighting force for the Qian Yuan Empire. If they could, they would rather lose tens of thousands of Zhou Emperors than see the Yu Emperor die.

Even when the technological world and the wizarding world went to war, no Yu Emperor died; at most, he was seriously injured. But now, a Yu Emperor died so easily at the hands of Yi Shuihan, and the death was so simple. This undoubtedly made everyone feel a bit surreal, and also a sense of shared sorrow.

Did I do something wrong? I shouldn't have provoked him.

Albert, the leader of the wizarding camp, couldn't help but question himself, and his beliefs began to waver.

No, this isn't the time to think about these things. We can't let this continue, or the next one to die might be the sage of my wizarding world.

Albert cleared his mind of all distractions and focused all his attention on how to get Yi Shuihan to stop and let the matter drop.

“I apologize for our previous behavior, but we have already paid the price. Please forgive us, shop owner, and we are willing to make compensation for this matter.”

It seemed very strange that they had to apologize when their own people had died, but none of the people present thought there was anything wrong with it. They didn't want to continue being enemies with Yi Shuihan, and it would be better if there was another way to resolve the situation.

"If you want me to calm down, you can do it if you can offer me compensation that satisfies me. Here's what I'll do: I'll give you a chance to make a quote. You name a number, a value that I'm willing to pay. If the number satisfies me, then everything is negotiable."

Yi Shuihan's purpose from beginning to end was extortion; he never truly intended to kill them all. The reason he killed Yu Di was simply to demonstrate his resolve, making it easier to negotiate a lower price.

Instead of giving a specific number, having Albert provide it was much more difficult than giving a precise number. This put considerable pressure on Albert because if he had given a precise number, they could have negotiated further. But now that he hadn't, if he gave a number that didn't align with Yi Shuihan's expectations, Yi Shuihan might have continued the killing spree.

In this situation, Albert could only say the largest number in his mind, and dared not deliberately say a small number, because he could not bear the result that Yi Shuihan was not satisfied with.

"How about 1000 million value points? We are willing to pay 1000 million value points."

Albert felt a pang of pain as he said this. A system for cultivating sages only costs around a million, but thankfully, the Qian Yuan Empire will bear half of it, and the Wizarding World will only need to pay 500 million.

"1000 million! I can't possibly accept that, but since you're so kind, I can't refuse. Let's just leave it at that! 1000 million in value points, and I'll pretend this never happened."

Yi Shuihan said with a smile, secretly feeling that he was too kind; he could have asked for more.

"What do you mean by being too kind? It's not like I'm forcing you to give it to me. Why can't I refuse? Try refusing one and I promise I won't bring this up again."

Albert inwardly groaned, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter 1223, Total War

Not only was their conspiracy exposed by Yi Shuihan, but they were all seriously injured, and one of the Yu Emperors even lost his life. Under these circumstances, the people from both realms naturally dared not stay here any longer. After obtaining Yi Shuihan's permission, they hurriedly returned to their respective bases.

Logically speaking, this should have been the best time for the Primordial Heavenly Dao to deal with them. They could have even taken down many Yu Emperors and Wizards without Hongjun's intervention, as Zhunti and the others could have done so. However, the Heavenly Dao did not make any move until these Yu Emperors and Wizards returned to their respective bases, which made Yi Shuihan somewhat disappointed.

"Heaven's will is too cowardly."

Muttering this under his breath, Yi Shuihan had originally thought that if the Heavenly Dao issued a mission at this time, he would step in and intervene, not to kill the people of the two realms, but to act as a peacemaker, making the two realms spend money to avoid disaster once again, and at worst, he would share some of it with Zhunti and the others.

"Fellow Daoist Taiyi, may I ask what exactly happened just now?"

When Yi Shuihan returned, Zhunti couldn't wait to ask. Even though they were so far away, these saints couldn't hear Yi Shuihan and Albert's conversation, and only knew the general situation.

Not only Zhunti, but the other sages were also very curious about this, looking at Yi Shuihan expectantly, just like children wanting adults to tell them a story.

"It's not a big deal. Actually, their fighting up there this time was fake; their real purpose was..."

Yi Shuihan briefly explained the cause and effect, which immediately caused a burst of exclamations.

"So that's how it is. They really are insidious, trying to scheme against Master. Luckily, Fellow Daoist Taiyi stopped them, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"They're all bad. I used to think that wizards in the wizarding world were more reasonable, unlike the mecha pilots of the Qian Yuan Empire. Turns out they're all birds of a feather."

"We must become stronger quickly so that if something similar happens again, we won't be powerless to intervene."

Under the immense pressure from external enemies, the councilors of the Anti-Invasion Alliance united as never before. Even Di Jun, who had previously been extremely wary of Yi Shuihan, no longer thought there was anything wrong with Yi Shuihan's strength. At least Yi Shuihan was on the side of the Primordial World, and the stronger Yi Shuihan was, the safer the Primordial World would be.

The Primordial World is ultimately the root of Di Jun and his people, and it is extremely important to them at present. They would rather die than have the Primordial World occupied by other worlds. Everyone is in agreement on this point.

"Oh dear! What a pity."