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71: No matter what, your island nation must pay five God’s Crystals to our lighthouse.Ember Sky Son’s voice was deep and solemn.

As soon as he finished speaking, a gray sword light suddenly bloomed, and the world seemed to be covered by a layer of ash, even time itself froze.

The Blazefiend let out a deafening roar, molten energy surging wildly within its body, trying to resist the strange power of the ash.

However, the falling ash was like a gangrene, once it touched the Blazefiend’s body, it spread rapidly, gradually staining its massive body grayish-white.

”Roar—!”

The Blazefiend struggled madly, Mount Fuji collapsing under its power, lava gushing out, yet solidifying into black rock under the erosion of the ash.

It swung its massive arm, trying to smash the Ember Sky Son in front of it, but its movements became slower and slower, finally freezing in mid-air.

Ember Sky Son’s face was slightly pale, clearly this move had taken a great toll on him.

He took a deep breath, and with a flick of his sword, the gray world began to collapse.

The area covered by the sword energy not only included the Blazefiend but also the entire Mount Fuji, which was swept into it.

When the sword energy dissipated, Mount Fuji completely disappeared from the island nation’s map.

It wasn’t a collapse, nor was it a sinking, but rather as if it had been erased by some force with an eraser.

Where the mountain body once stood, there was now only a giant crater tens of kilometers in diameter, with edges as smooth as a mirror, and only some tiny protrusions where the Blazefiend had been previously.

And in the very center of the giant crater, there was a pitch-blackcrack.

That was the Critical Point.

Ember Sky Son stood at the edge of the crater, his grayish-white long hair fluttering in the wind.

The Xuanjin longsword in his hand had returned to gold, but some gray still remained on the blade.

Rodriguez and Storm Empress gasped when they saw this scene.

”This sword, even a world-class powerhouse might not be able to withstand it, right?”

Storm Empress couldn’t help but whisper, ”He really hasn’t broken through to world-class yet?”

”Wait?!”

”Where’s the mountain?!”

Just then, a cry of surprise came from afar.

The three of them instinctively looked over, only to see Tanaka Katsuyu had arrived at some point.

He knelt before the giant crater, mouth agape and eyes wide as he stared at everything.

Subsequently, several more island nation powerhouses arrived at the scene.

Tanaka Katsuyu knelt at the edge of the giant pit, his voice trembling:

”This... what exactly is going on? Where is Mount Fuji?”

He dug his fingers fiercely into the mud, his fingernails almost embedded in his palms.

Behind him, the island nation’s transcendent beings arrived one after another, but they all froze in place, some even went limp in the legs and directly collapsed to the ground.

”Baka... How is this possible...”

An old man in a shrine priest’s robe tremblingly took off his glasses and wiped them repeatedly.

”Mount Fuji is a place protected by eight million gods!”

Ember Sky Son sheathed his sword, the blade rubbing against the scabbard with a harsh metallic sound.

Rodriguez noticed that his right hand’s tiger’s mouth was already seeping blood, and gray patterns were slowly spreading up his wrist.

”You were backlashed?”

Space Grand Magister asked in a low voice.

Ember Sky Son did not answer, but suddenly turned to look in the direction where the Blazefiend was.

Thump—thump—

Almost at the same time, a series of low heartbeats came from the pitch-black crack at the bottom of the pit, the rhythm getting faster and faster.

”That monster isn’t dead yet.”

Ember Sky Son said softly, his tone calm, but it sent chills down one’s spine.

After speaking, he turned to leave.

Just then, Rodriguez sensed Ember Sky Son’s intention and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him:

”Wait! The matter hasn’t been resolved yet, how can you leave?”

Rodriguez was truly anxious.

The benefits of this mission could only be obtained by resolving this Critical Point.

If he had known this monster was so powerful, he should have directly asked for god’s crystals back then, why take on a mission that only pays upon completion?

But the problem now was, if they didn’t deal with this monster, they would get nothing.

Even if they were to demand some compensation from the island nation later, they wouldn’t find a monster like this again.

If they could get its body, they might even be able to create a world-class powerhouse!

But the problem was, the strongest one, Ember Sky Son, was leaving, and the rest would have to rely on him and Storm Empress.

With their strength, the chances of victory were slim.

Seeing this, Tanaka Katsuyu also hurried over, bravely saying to Ember Sky Son:

”That’s right! We paid three god’s crystals, how can you leave when the matter isn’t resolved?”

Ember Sky Son stopped at the sound of this, and coldly swept his gaze over the two people in front of him.

”First, that sword strike just now did cause me some backlash, but I also felt the urge to break through my cultivation realm. I need to go and break through.”

After speaking, he turned to look at Tanaka Katsuyu.

”Second, about the three god’s crystals. We previously said that one strike would exchange for three crystals. Do you think my sword strike just now wasn’t worth that price?”

”And third, your island nation clearly has its own world-class powerhouse, why don’t you call him to take over, instead of always wanting me to bear the burden? Your island nation’s shamelessness is truly something else!”

Tanaka Katsuyu opened his mouth but couldn’t speak.

Could he say that sword strike wasn’t worth it?

Of course not!

He would be willing to exchange this sword strike for three god’s crystals, even ten more times.

After all, no matter how many god’s crystals there were, most of them couldn’t actually be used by their island nation.

However, what did that last sentence, ”the island nation has a world-class powerhouse,” mean?

Their strongest was only Radiant Star, right?

And that person had already died half a day ago.

When did the island nation produce a world-class powerhouse?

Rodriguez also fell silent after listening.

If it were anything else, he would still try to persuade, but when it came to a major event like a realm breakthrough, he had no right to interfere.

However, with that reminder, he suddenly remembered: the island nation indeed had a world-class powerhouse!

So, they were fighting with all their might, while the island nation was preserving its strength?

Even if that world-class powerhouse might not live for a few more days, he was still world-class!

Thinking of this, Rodriguez’s gaze suddenly sharpened, and he looked directly at Tanaka Katsuyu, his tone carrying an undeniable sense of oppression:

”Mr. Tanaka, I think we need an explanation—where is Watanabe Ichiro?”

Tanaka Katsuyu’s face instantly turned pale, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead, and he opened his mouth, about to explain.

Boom boom boom!!!

”If you have time to chat there, can’t you come and help?”

Storm Empress’s roar came with a huge sound.

At this moment, Storm Empress was preparing to deliver the finishing blow, but found that her attack had no effect on the Blazefiend.

After hearing the roar, Rodriguez looked at Tanaka Katsuyu again, and said coldly:

”The information you provided is problematic. Are you sure this is a disaster-level Critical Point?”

”But never mind, I won’t ask anymore, but one thing, if we really can’t hold on, I can only do nothing.”

”But no matter what, after this is over, your island nation must give our Beacon Country five god’s crystals.”

After Rodriguez finished speaking, without even giving Tanaka Katsuyu a chance to speak, he directly turned to support Storm Empress.

Tanaka Katsuyu’s face flushed with anger when he heard this.

But upon closer thought, he couldn’t say anything to refute.

After all, he had already witnessed the monster’s power, and if it wasn’t dealt with, the island nation really might face the crisis of national destruction.

So, he didn’t dare to refuse.

More importantly, their island nation didn’t have that many god’s crystals.

How could they hand them over?

However, compared to this, Tanaka Katsuyu was still more puzzled:

Why were these people so certain that Watanabe Ichiro was not only alive but had also reached world-class strength?

But he only thought for a moment before giving orders to his subordinates:

”Go find Watanabe Ichiro, and also tell Nakamura Shinji about this.”

Although Tanaka Katsuyu wasn’t sure if what they said was true or false, what if?

What if Sword Saint-sama really reached world-class, that would be wonderful!

One must know that currently, only three major countries in the entire world possessed world-class combat power.

If the island nation could also have a world-class powerhouse, wouldn’t it be able to directly become the fourth major country?

Just as Tanaka Katsuyu was lost in fantasy—

”Roar—!”

The Blazefiend let out an unprecedented roar of fury.

That last attack almost killed it.

It now had only one thought: kill all these ants!

Rage made the Blazefiend completely lose its mind.

”Roar—!”

The Blazefiend roared again, and its body began to swell rapidly.