Chapter 718: Chapter 718

"Boom!" A tremendous tremor erupted.

The ground erupted with flying sand, stones, and dead branches.

Both Dragon and Wood, the Island Masters, had employed the Thousand Jin Fall, their bodies plummeting to the ground. They fiercely drove their legs into the earth, barely stabilizing their forward-leaning figures.

However, the Good and Evil Envoys, who bore the brunt of the attack, weren’t so lucky and were each seized by Jiang Dali with a palm strike.

In an instant, shrill and pitiful screams filled the air.

The Envoys’ faces trembled violently, their eyes bulging with terror and their bodies quickly losing power, being devoured and absorbed by Jiang Dali.

"Sir, that’s too cruel! Stop at once!"

Dragon and Wood, the two Island Masters, simultaneously shouted in anger. They wanted to intervene but hesitated because of the Absorption Skill. They also considered attacking from afar, but they feared Jiang Dali might use the Good and Evil Envoys as shields. For a moment, they were stuck in a dilemma.

All this happened in but three breaths’ time.

Under the horrified gaze of the onlookers and a vast number of Players, the once-renowned Good and Evil Envoys were reduced to skin and bones, barely breathing, their veins bulging, unable to utter even a plea for mercy.

"This world is not merely black and white. After gaining fame, did you really conduct your assessments with impartiality, and have your punishments and rewards been truly just?"

Jiang Dali snorted coldly and casually flung the already enervated Good and Evil Envoys aside like throwing away trash, then looked at Dragon and Wood, the rushing Island Masters, who were trying to catch them, and said with a faint smile.

"Just so you Dragon and Wood, the Island Masters, understand, I, the Village Chief, indeed had some grievances with these two of your disciples, but those are old stories and not worth mentioning. Therefore, today I merely crippled these two’s Martial Arts and refrained from killing them, lest people accuse me of bullying the weak and being small-minded."

Dragon and Wood looked at Jiang Dali with furious eyes.

As they caught the Good and Evil Envoys, they immediately knew that their disciples’ powers were completely drained and their meridians were severed, with no possibility of practicing Martial Arts again - nothing more than trash. For two people who were once Martial Arts experts, was this any different from being dead? It was even more humiliating and agonizing.

Yet, they also understood the implication in Jiang Dali’s words.

It seemed that the Good and Evil Envoys, once active in the Martial World, had not always acted impartially, letting personal sentiments affect their judgment, which led to mistakes and attracted the wrath of the Black Wind Village Chief, resulting in this calamity.

The Island Master in green robes managed to suppress his fury and said to Jiang Dali with a bow, "My two disciples may indeed have done something wrong in the past and offended you. I ask you to speak plainly. If there is truth to this, I, as the Island Master, will certainly not indulge them."

Jiang Dali looked toward the large crowd of heroes arriving on the island and said coldly, "Bygones are bygones. The deserved punishment has already been delivered by me, the Village Chief. What I want to do next, I hope you two Island Masters can accommodate."

It would have been unimaginable to anyone that when the Good and Evil Envoys incurred Jiang Dali’s wrath, it was in a past life.

In this life, before they even had a chance to act, they were already sought out and incapacitated by Jiang Dali.

Of course, Jiang Dali was not about to explain this.

Dragon and Wood exchanged looks, both feeling anger and a headache, anticipating what Jiang Dali was about to say, though they were also deeply puzzled.

Sure enough, Jiang Dali stood with his hands behind his back and spoke loudly, "I have long heard that although you two Island Masters have obtained the Divine Skill from the stone walls of Hero Island, you do not selfishly treasure it but invite people from the Martial World to the island every ten years to ponder over Martial Arts. On this alone, even though I’ve played the villain once, I have great admiration for you. I do not wish to put you in a difficult position. Please, lead the way. I am eager to witness that Divine Skill."

Saying this, Jiang Dali turned back to look at the group of more than eight hundred Players following him and pointed, "And these Abnormal People as well. They came with me, the Village Chief, and also want to witness the Divine Skill. We can’t allow the Divine Skill to gather dust."

the Players were all delighted beyond expectation, nearly worshiping Jiang Dali.

But the heroes of the Martial World who had arrived felt greatly insulted, seething with anger.

"What does he mean by ’the Divine Skill gathering dust’?"

Did their inability to learn the Divine Skill mean they had let it waste away?

Did it mean that these Abnormal People, with poorer Martial Arts theory and basics, could succeed where they had failed?

Almost simultaneously, the Players received a mission prompt on their panels.

"You have triggered the temporary scene mission ’The Gift from the Black Wind Village Chief’

Mission description: The Black Wind Village Chief values loyalty and follows the Green Forest rule of sharing meat and drink with comrades. He invites you to join him in visiting the stone chamber on Hero Island to study the Divine Skill.

Mission requirements: Become a good brother of the Black Wind Village Chief, join the Slaughter Pig Alliance.

Mission reward: Accompany the group to the stone chamber on Hero Island to study a potential Divine Skill that exceeds the Heaven Rank.

Upon seeing this mission content, the Players were all stunned.

Those who were already part of the Slaughter Pig Alliance, like the Eight Desolate Disciples, were overjoyed.

This was like manna from heaven, offering them the Divine Skill that surpassed the Heaven Rank for free, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The majority of the Players who were not part of the Slaughter Pig Alliance were shocked at first but soon briskly accepted the mission.

Simply joining the Slaughter Pig Alliance to become a hypocritical Eight Desolate Disciple wasn’t tantamount to betraying their sect.

They could always wear a hood to disguise themselves in the Martial World, unrecognizable even by their own wives, so a little compromise of integrity was no big deal.

The chance to observe the Divine Skill was indeed rare.

However, a few, like the fat man, remained very calm and experienced, instantly judging that the rewards of this mission would not be easily obtained.