Chapter 741: Comparing numbers with me?

"Galava, what’s the matter?" Ye Xiu asked, his face devoid of emotion.

Galava was the name of the Xuan Ming Sect Hierarch, a prominent Hermit.

"What’s the matter? Ha! Ye Xiu, there’s no need for pretense between men of our stature. Don’t you know why I’ve come for you?" Galava snorted coldly. "Someone from my Xuan Ming Sect was killed, yet you protected the murderer and even beat my men. I’m here for an explanation."

Galava stood tall with confidence. After all, he was flanked by four Seventh Realm War Gods, and he himself was a Seventh Realm War God. Five against one, he wasn’t afraid of Ye Xiu.

"What kind of explanation do you want?" Ye Xiu asked.

Seeing Ye Xiu’s response, Galava assumed he was scared and ready to compromise, and his pride swelled. He spoke more aggressively, "A life for a life, a debt for a debt. I want you to hand over the murderer and give Jie Ding a sincere apology."

Jie Ding, the leader of the group that had been beaten, immediately puffed out his chest upon hearing this. He strode before Ye Xiu, pointed at his own feet, and said arrogantly, "Apologize!"

Ye Xiu was amused by the man. "A mere booger like you dares to boss me around? Is that appropriate?"

Jie Ding flew into a rage and complained to Galava, "Sect Hierarch, he called me a booger! That’s not just an insult to me; it’s a disgrace to our entire Xuan Ming Sect!"

Galava’s face turned cold. He had thought Ye Xiu was afraid, but seeing him laugh while insulting Jie Ding, he realized Ye Xiu had no respect for him or the Xuan Ming Sect at all. He said in a chilling tone, "Ye Xiu, don’t make me do this the hard way. I’ll ask you one last time: will you hand over the murderer and apologize to Jie Ding, or not?"

Ye Xiu’s smile vanished. "Jie Ding and his men started this conflict. They killed over a hundred people. How do you propose we settle that account?"

"I’m asking you for the killer!" Galava bellowed.

Ye Xiu shrugged. "You hand over the killers who slaughtered those hundred-plus people, and I’ll hand over mine."

"They deserved to die! It was their honor to fall at the hands of the Xuan Ming Sect. But for them to dare kill one of my people, that is an unforgivable crime," Galava declared tyrannically.

"You’re being a bit unreasonable," Ye Xiu said with a frown.

"Reason is for the weak!" Galava assumed an air of superiority. "Ye Xiu, I’m giving you one last chance. If you don’t hand over the murderer and apologize to Jie Ding, don’t blame me for getting rough. Although Huang Quan has a stake here and I can’t kill you, I can still give you a beating. And Huang Quan doesn’t care about the lives of anyone else in the Abandoned City."

Ye Xiu’s eyes sharpened. "Are you threatening me?"

"Exactly!" Galava readily admitted. "Including me, I have five Seventh Realm War Gods on my side. That’s more than enough to deal with you and wipe the Abandoned City off the map."

Heaven knows, if this had happened before, Galava’s face would already be swollen!

Ye Xiu suppressed the urge to crush Galava and asked, "Are you trying to challenge me based on numbers?"

"Exactly!" Galava shrugged.

The words had barely left his mouth when sixteen elderly men and women emerged from the tunnel. They were the sixteen Seventh Realm War Gods of the "Alliance That Owes Ye Xiu 2,500 Lives."

"Then let’s see who has more men. Surround them!" Wang Jianhan snorted.

Instantly, the sixteen Seventh Realm War Gods enveloped Galava’s group of six.

"Wang Jianhan? You... you people..." Galava and the four Seventh Realm War Gods under his command all recognized Wang Jianhan’s group. Shocked, Galava exclaimed, "I came here today to demand the killer from Ye Xiu! Why are you meddling?"

"We all serve Divine Doctor Ye," Wang Jianhan stated.

GAH!

Galava’s expression was priceless.

Ye Xiu laughed. "Weren’t we comparing numbers? Bring it on!"

Galava’s face turned dark. Seventeen against our five? Compare my ass.

He said angrily, "Ye Xiu, you... you’re using your numbers to bully the few!"

"Weren’t you the one who proposed comparing numbers?" Ye Xiu asked with a smile.

Galava was speechless. He had no idea Ye Xiu had so many Seventh Realm War Gods on his side.

"You four," Ye Xiu said, no longer bothering with Galava but turning to the four Seventh Realm War Gods behind him. "Why did over five million of us Martial Artists come to Biluo Island? We came to annihilate the three Judicator Families and the Eternal Kingdom. Our forces are already weaker than theirs. Now, Galava is deliberately starting internal strife. Do you want the Judicator Families to die laughing at us?"

The expressions of the four Seventh Realm War Gods grew complicated.

Ye Xiu pressed on, "The Spiritual Energy on Biluo Island is incredibly dense. While the three Judicator Families have yet to make their move, this is the perfect time for us to increase our strength and gather our Power. Yet Galava is leading you into infighting. He’s trying to get you all killed."

Galava panicked. Ye Xiu was driving a wedge between him and his men. "Ye Xiu, stop sowing discord!" he said quickly. "You were the one who protected a murderer. We just came for an explanation!"

"It was your people who started the trouble and killed over a hundred people," Ye Xiu reminded him. "If those hundred-plus people hadn’t died, how many members of the Judicator Families and the Eternal Kingdom could they have killed in the coming war?"

Galava was rendered speechless.

"I now have serious reason to suspect that you’ve sided with the Judicator Families and are deliberately helping them weaken the forces of the world," Ye Xiu said, making a damning accusation.

"Nonsense!" Galava panicked, unable to bear such a charge. "Ye Xiu, that’s a malicious accusation! You want to use public opinion to destroy me and the Xuan Ming Sect. You... your intentions are despicable! You’re too treacherous!"

Ye Xiu ignored him and continued speaking to the four Seventh Realm War Gods. "Gentlemen, you’ve all seen what kind of man Galava is. Is it truly possible for him to lead you in an assault against the three Judicator Families?

"I know you joined the Xuan Ming Sect for two reasons: first, their offer was too generous to refuse, and second, you wanted to find an organization to resist the Judicator Families together.

"But I don’t think the Xuan Ming Sect is the right place for you. Come over to my side. I will lead you to crush the Judicator Families and the Eternal Kingdom..."

Hearing this, Galava couldn’t help but interrupt, "Shut up!"

This damn Ye Xiu was brazenly poaching his people right in front of him! It was infuriating!

Just then, Wang Jianhan spoke up. "You four, we are old acquaintances and understand each other well. As for what kind of man Ye Xiu is, you can just ask around. Following him definitely holds a better future than following the Xuan Ming Sect. Ye Xiu will lead us to annihilate the Judicator Families and ensure we survive. The Xuan Ming Sect will only lead you to your deaths."

The four Seventh Realm War Gods exchanged a look, swayed by the words of Ye Xiu and Wang Jianhan.

It wasn’t that they were easily fooled; they all had their own minds. Over the past few days, they had all seen the true colors of Galava and the Xuan Ming Sect. It was a selfish organization run by Official Families, concerned only with jockeying for power and profit. The sect was plagued by severe infighting, with members ostracizing each other and forming cliques. This completely contradicted their original reasons for joining.