Chapter 179: Section 180: Zi Di Battles Jia Sha


    Lord Zhenjin was extremely angry.


    Any man who saw his fiancée’s heart set on another man would be infuriated.


    Lord Zhenjin had originally resolved to extract the maximum value from the substitute before letting him die a terrible death. But not long before, the substitute had already died! There was nothing to be angry about with a dead man.


    Furthermore, compelled by the situation, Lord Zhenjin chose to temporarily forgive Zi Di.


    But who would have thought, Zi Di actually wanted to resurrect his substitute!


    Although Lord Zhenjin did not speak again, his gaze was like flames, seemingly accusing:


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    “You just can’t stop thinking about him! What’s so good about him?”


    “Right in front of me, you want to resurrect your lover, what am I to you?!”


    Zi Di spoke to calm him, “Lord Zhenjin, we must resurrect the substitute. Because once we leave this island, we won’t find another Magic Ban environment. We’ll face a Silver Priest and four Knights of the Black Iron Level. I’ve already reclaimed many teleportation permissions, and if we transport a second Divine Artifact, the Mana will only be enough for a limited number of people to escape!”


    Looking at Zi Di’s eyes, twinkling with intelligence, Lord Zhenjin’s heart chilled.


    “You make a compelling case!”


    “Yes, once we escape from here, if Jia Sha reneges and occupies the spoils of war again, we simply won’t have the strength to resist.”


    “This woman is still very astute, worthy of being the Chairman of the Purple Vine Chamber of Commerce, thinking further ahead than I did. But is this really all there is to her schemes?”


    Lord Zhenjin felt mixed emotions at the moment, and his thoughts were somewhat chaotic.


    Jia Sha let out a cold laugh, “Resurrect the substitute? Holy Temple Knight, it seems the relationship between your fiancée and your substitute is quite unusual. When the substitute was just killed by me, she almost wanted to die with him.”


    “Ha, ha, ha. Holy Temple Knight, do you really trust her that much?”


    “She’s even been in secret contact with the War Merchant, and you’re not afraid that after the substitute is resurrected, you’ll be replaced by him?”


    Lord Zhenjin scoffed, “Lord Jia Sha, I am a Noble, after all, a Holy Temple Knight! Don’t try to deceive me with such talk.”


    “If Imperial Nobles were so easily impersonated, Human Race society would’ve been in chaos long ago. First and foremost, Bloodlines are extremely difficult to forge, and secondly, senior officials holding important positions are verified by clergy using Divine Arts at regular intervals. Who can deceive the gods?”


    “I have a marriage contract with Zi Di, which is a strict Magic Contract. Betraying each other will come at a dire cost.”


    “And most crucially, the best ally for the Purple Vine Chamber of Commerce is my Hundred Needle Family, our interests are highly aligned! If I die here because of her betrayal, the Purple Vine Chamber of Commerce will surely be destroyed.”


    “As for her secret dealings with the War Merchant? Ha, ha, ha, what does it matter? Many Nobles of the Empire also have contact with Demons, making secret transactions! For a huge Guild like hers to have secretive connections like the War Merchant is quite normal.”


    Looking at Lord Zhenjin speaking confidently, Jia Sha was slightly taken aback.


    He had originally despised the cowardly Zhenjin, but didn’t expect that at a critical moment, he remained unmoved, showing a side of himself that surprised Jia Sha.


    “Damned Noble. Once it involves their own interests, they often become incredibly shrewd!”


    “Do I really have to compromise with these two?”


    Jia Sha found this ridiculous and was also incredibly angry. He had paid such a great price, but in the end, others stood to benefit.


    The priest was particularly unwilling.


    He shook his head, making excuses, “Resurrection Technique? Miss Zi Di, don’t you have any knowledge about this? Such Divine Arts can only be used by bishops, I am merely a Silver Priest. You’re purely making things difficult for me.”


    Zi Di sneered, “Lord Jia Sha, you manage to investigate the members boarding the Pig Kiss. Would I not investigate your background? In truth, based on your accomplishments, you should have been promoted to bishop by now, which aligns with common sense. You’ve long been able to use the Resurrection Technique, one of the clear proofs of your exceptional talent.”


    “Father. I know much more than you think, so get moving.”


    “Impossible,” Jia Sha shook his head, “I’m just a Silver Priest. To trigger the Resurrection Technique, one must be in peak condition, and you all have seen for yourselves the state of my body. My Divine Power isn’t even a tenth of what the Resurrection Technique would consume, and to forcibly initiate this Divine Art would be asking me to willingly die.”


    Lord Zhenjin’s expression slightly changed.


    With a gleam flickering in her eyes, Zi Di said, “How am I supposed to believe you, Father, when you can occupy the Central Tower? Tell me, you don’t have enough Divine Power now?”


    “It’s precisely because I’ve occupied the Central Tower that I’ve expended a great deal of Divine Power. I have no need to deceive you, as we are not enemies, are we? At most, we have some disputes over the division of credit.” Jia Sha tried to defuse the tense atmosphere.


    Zi Di narrowed her eyes slightly, “Father, do you truly lack Divine Power? Or perhaps saving it to deal with us after teleporting out sounds like a good plan!”


    Jia Sha’s complexion changed as sweat started to form on his forehead during their conversation.


    This was because while Zi Di negotiated with Jia Sha, she never stopped assaulting him with her spirit, attempting to take back the permissions he held.


    “Miss Zi Di, don’t go too far!” Jia Sha could no longer support himself, continuously losing permissions, and even beginning to experience dizziness.


    Zi Di emphasized again, “Resurrect the substitute, and I can temporarily halt my offensive! In your current state, you can’t possibly be my match, can you?”


    “You’re pushing me to my death!” Jia Sha was so angry that he felt consumed by rage.


    “Hard to imagine, I, Jia Sha, a Silver Priest, am actually being coerced by a mere merchant woman.”


    “This is an utter disgrace!”


    Looking at Jia Sha’s fearsome expression, Zhenjin turned to Zi Di and said, “Perhaps we should choose to trust him, after all, putting Jia Sha to death would be quite harmful to us as well.”


    Zi Di slowly shook her head, “I have signed a magic contract with the Tower Spirit, I must eradicate or expel Jia Sha’s spirit from the Central Tower.”


    “As long as I complete this step, my contract would be fulfilled.”


    “Not only would we be able to obtain rewards from the Tower Spirit, but also greatly weaken Jia Sha’s combat ability. Once we leave this island, he won’t make a move against you, but he would have no reservations against me.”


    “Lord Zhenjin, do you think my analysis makes sense?”


    Zi Di’s words were so sound and well-founded that Zhenjin could only nod in agreement.


    It seemed reckless for Zi Di to have made a contract with the Tower Spirit, but in reality, without it, they would not have been able to reach this standoff, and the spoils would have been completely under Jia Sha’s control.


    “So!” Zi Di once again turned her gaze to Jia Sha, raising her voice urgently, “Death is not the end, Father. As long as you resurrect the substitute, everything is negotiable. Even if you should perish, we will use this tremendous merit to pray to the deities for your resurrection in the temple.”


    Jia Sha sneered, “Miss Zi Di, your heart is rather cruel. The limits of the Resurrection Technique are clear, and once exceeded, the soul of the deceased will dissipate. Without a soul, even if deities themselves performed the resurrection, they could not bring me back to life! How can you guarantee that after my death you would be able to resurrect me in time? Even with the use of the Teleportation Gate here, we could only reach nearby islands.” Sёar?h the N?vel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Zi Di’s expression darkened slightly.


    This was also where her anxiety lay, if not for this, she wouldn’t want to force Jia Sha into using the Resurrection Technique.


    “Wait, I have an idea, we can retrieve the Green Jade Gold Coffin! Isn’t this Divine Artifact capable of bringing back the dead?” Zhenjin had a flash of brilliance and exclaimed.


    Jia Sha sneered, “Retrieve the Green Jade Gold Coffin and send it out again? There isn’t enough mana!”


    “Besides, the Green Jade Gold Coffin is a Divine Artifact; we have no way to activate it. The Alchemy Array that the War Merchant set up here is mostly destroyed, and even if it weren’t damaged, this Alchemy Array was used for Transformed Magical Beasts, not for resurrecting corpses.”


    “In that case…” Zhenjin furrowed his brow deeply, straining to think, his face showing signs of misery.


    Just then, Zi Di once again achieved a huge victory.


    Jia Sha’s expression changed dramatically, as shock and anger intertwined!


    It turned out that after a moment of gathering strength, Zi Di suddenly launched an attack, not to seize teleportation privileges but to aim for the weather control privileges.


    “Zi Di, you’ve done well!” Caught completely off guard, Jia Sha desperately fought back, trying to hold onto the last of his privileges.


    The priest couldn’t help but take a fresh look at Zi Di once more.


    Lightning shouldn’t appear on the fourth floor; this is the core of the core, where the War Merchant would not allow it to fall under the influence of the weather.


    The priest had wanted to rely on the weather control privileges to negotiate with Zi Di, but the latter had already anticipated this and struck suddenly, intending to take away Jia Sha’s trump card.


    Watching Zi Di succeed step by step, he was about to lose this bargaining chip.


    Jia Sha, having no other choice, played his hand ahead of time.


    “It’s you who forced me!” Jia Sha roared, using his weather control privileges to unleash bolts of lightning.


    Zi Di, meanwhile, gritted her teeth and tried to use the newly acquired privileges to stop the lightning from erupting.


    Crackle, crackle.


    The lightning changed from dense to sparse; where it struck, the man-made magical beasts were either killed or severely injured.


    “What’s happening?” The survivors on the third floor were confused and uncertain.


    Previously, the conversation between the Tower Spirit and Zi Di had informed them that something had changed on the fourth floor, but no one dared to risk ascending.


    “Tower Spirit, come help me,” Zi Di, unable to close off the lightning, called for reinforcements.


    The Tower Spirit appeared, inserting itself into the struggle between Zi Di and Jia Sha.


    However, contrary to what both of them expected, the Tower Spirit didn’t directly assist Zi Di, but instead, took the opportunity to manipulate the lightning, causing it to escape Jia Sha’s control and become Chaotic Lightning.


    Sanda, caught by surprise, almost got struck by the lightning.


    “What on earth is going on on the fourth floor?!”


    “Father Jia Sha, why are you striking us!”


    The survivors fell into chaos.


    Jia Sha’s voice came through, “I’m no longer able to control the lightning now. Zi Di, this is all your fault! Your companions are about to be struck dead because of you.”


    Zi Di quickly responded, “Hide near the Blood Core, within three meters of the Blood Core is a safe zone!”


    Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly huddled around the Blood Core.


    Lan Zao, clutching the corpse of the substitute, also rushed over.


    Zong Ge and a few others took the risk to drag the still twitching Big Guy into the crowd.