Chapter 271: Sky-High Demands

In this silent battle, the White Tiger eventually compromised and said to Zhang Mu, “I can accept only a part of The Source of Wood’s Essence Crystal as a condition for me and my beast group to leave.”

A part of the Essence Crystal?

Zhang Mu first posed this difficult question to Blood Lotus, asking how important its Essence Crystal was. If it wasn’t crucial, it could send the White Tiger away for now and settle the score later.

However, when Zhang Mu conveyed this idea to the will of Blood Lotus, it strongly resisted. It refused to give up its Essence Crystal, retracting all its vines back into itself, showing a firm refusal to compromise with Zhang Mu.

Zhang Mu tried to gently ask Blood Lotus, “What is this Essence Crystal? Show me a glimpse of it.”

His mental strength slowly connected with the core of Blood Lotus, passing through his left arm and gradually penetrating inside, ignoring the vines tightly enveloping his body, and looking towards the direction of the lotus seed.

The Blood Lotus felt Zhang Mu’s spiritual energy entering, without resistance, hesitatingly and reluctantly, it opened up its body as urged by Zhang Mu.

Beside the original Blood Lotus Seed, there were two slightly smaller lotus seeds, quietly guarding next to the main lotus seed, like its offspring.

“Are these the ones you’ve nurtured with flesh and blood essence all these days? Are they your Essence Crystals?”

After receiving confirmation from Blood Lotus, Zhang Mu started to contemplate slowly.

It’s worth noting that the amount of flesh and blood consumed by Blood Lotus is not small. It’s remarkable that it has only nurtured two in all this time. No wonder it seems reluctant.

However, since there are two of them, there is room for negotiation.

At this point, Zhang Mu, scheming in his heart, began to coax Blood Lotus, “Look, there are two. Give me one, and with enough flesh and blood essence, we can nurture another one. Let’s deal with this big white cat first.”

But no matter how Zhang Mu persuaded, Blood Lotus remained unwilling, directly taking back control from Zhang Mu and ignoring him.

In the process of negotiation between Zhang Mu and Blood Lotus, all the mutant beasts were quietly waiting, including the white tiger, creating a eerie scene.

A human stood upright on top of a bug-like creature covered in armor-like defenses, surrounded by countless mutant beasts, but he seemed to be thinking about something, completely ignoring the mutant beasts around him.

However, the mutant beasts cooperated and did not attack this arrogant human.

“What is he doing?”

The human evolvers on the city wall looked in Zhang Mu’s direction, whispering to each other, unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.

“Why are the mutant beasts not attacking this Zhang Mu? Even a fierce white tiger like that is now peacefully coexisting with him. Even at close range, even when Zhang Mu made the white tiger look up at him, there was no attack. Could it be that this is just a paper tiger?”

A newly arrived evolver at the city wall was a bit puzzled upon being informed, but immediately faced mockery from those around him.

“What do you know, paper tiger? Do you see those dozens of mutant beasts lying lifeless next to the tiger? That’s the masterpiece of the white tiger’s single slap. If it was a paper tiger, there wouldn’t be any real tigers in this world.”

The person who spoke then looked towards Zhang Mu with reverence, sighing as he said, “This is a real man. When the beast king showed his might just now, I trembled a bit, almost wet myself. But Zhang Mu didn’t react at all, instead meeting the gaze of that white tiger, whose power was so exaggerated, without flinching. He may be smaller in size, but he wasn’t overwhelmed in any way.”

To be so composed in such a situation is true freedom, true joy.”

Now Zhang Mu doesn’t care what the people watching him and the mutated beasts are thinking. He and Blood Lotus struggled for a while before showing a bit of willingness to compromise, making the white tiger look slightly impatient.

“How about this, if I provide enough flesh to create an Essence Crystal for you, will you agree to step back now?”

Once Zhang Mu and Blood Lotus confirmed its demand, they finally raised their heads to face the white tiger.

“Have you made a decision?”

The white tiger looked at Zhang Mu’s left arm, wishing to tear it off to claim The Source of Wood as its own. However, it wasn’t sure if Zhang Mu could escape its attack. After waiting patiently for so long, if it were someone else, the white tiger would have already taken action. Why would it waste time chatting with Zhang Mu?

Seeing that the white tiger was determined to win, the initiative was in Zhang Mu’s hands. He smiled and replied to the white tiger, “Well, it can be done, but…”

The white tiger narrowed its eyes and raised its white tiger whiskers slightly, asking along Zhang Mu’s words, “But what?”

Seeing the white tiger’s response, Zhang Mu acted as if he hadn’t noticed and continued calmly, “However, creating an Essence Crystal consumes a lot of Blood Lotus’s energy. It has only created one so far. If I give it to you, it will greatly harm its vitality. Therefore, in exchange, I not only want you to lead the mutated beasts away from Luo Yang City, but you also have to agree to two other conditions.”

When it came to his business negotiations, Zhang Mu became alert. Since they didn’t need to compromise based on strength at the moment, it was a seller’s market. Zhang Mu was not going to be polite to the white tiger.

With a loud roar, a wave of sound surged towards Zhang Mu and Obsidian Beetle. Although there was no physical attack, the force of the sound wave was immense. With their close proximity, Zhang Mu had to quickly activate his mental shield to block the sudden thunder in his ears.

Despite the pressure from the white tiger, Zhang Mu remained calm and raised his hand towards the tiger, saying, “You see, without this Essence Crystal, Blood Lotus’s power will greatly diminish, possibly leaving permanent damage.”

Moreover, whether you withdraw from Luo Yang City or not, do you really pose a threat to me? We’re cut from the same cloth.

“Would I, Zhang Mu, sacrifice my own interests for those who have nothing to do with me? It’s simply a joke!”

The white tiger’s tone seemed to suppress its anger as it responded to Zhang Mu without discussing terms, “What conditions do you seek? If suitable, I will consider.”

Zhang Mu had initially thought the white tiger would only agree to one condition at most, but he was surprised by how accommodating the white tiger seemed, willing to consider three conditions, including leaving Luo Yang City.

This was the perfect opportunity to strike a lucrative deal. With such a tempting offer, how could he pass it up?

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