Chapter 72

Chapter 70: Joining Forces

Tuo Ba Ye estimated that the year-end grand competition would start in one or two days, so he finally emerged from his seclusion.

Although the time was not long, his mastery of the Overlord Divine Fist and the War Dragon Overlord Blade had improved significantly.

As soon as he emerged, Lei Ting appeared in front of him.

Tuo Ba Ye frowned and said, "Lei Ting, is there something you need?"

"Ah! Nothing much, why did you seclude yourself for so long?" Lei Ting said.

"I was sharpening my skills at the last minute, hoping to achieve a good result," Tuo Ba Ye said calmly.

"You're just pretending with me," Lei Ting thought to herself.

"Captain, if someone's trump card is exposed, will it affect the competition ranking?" Lei Ting suddenly asked.

Tuo Ba Ye was a bit puzzled but still answered, "If the trump card is exposed, it will naturally be disadvantageous and may affect the final ranking."

"Captain, I know your trump card. Do you think I can make you cooperate with me?" Lei Ting said, extremely pleased.

"What trump card do you know? I already told you my background," Tuo Ba Ye said, puzzled. "I knew you moved near me with ill intentions, and it turned out to be true."

"Born with divine strength! A Body Cultivation expert!" Lei Ting said. "What do you think will happen if I tell your opponents this?"

Tuo Ba Ye smiled bitterly. He had no intention of using his physical strength, but now that Lei Ting knew about his divine strength, it wouldn't be hard for her to spread it.

However, Tuo Ba Ye didn't want to be led by the nose by a little girl. He smiled and said, "Sure, help me spread it. Hopefully, I can win without fighting and get the championship directly."

"Ah!..." Lei Ting didn't expect this result, which was completely different from what she imagined.

She originally wanted to threaten Tuo Ba Ye, but it seemed that wouldn't work.

She quickly had another idea: "Captain, since you're not afraid of your trump card being exposed, would you mind if I sell it?"

Tuo Ba Ye shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Can I stop you if you want to sell it?"

"No!" Lei Ting shook her head.

"Since that's the case, why should I stop you?" Tuo Ba Ye said. "However, if you sell my trump card, shouldn't you give me half of the income?"

"Alright, I'll give you a share!" Lei Ting was quite generous.

She started to calculate: "Captain, how many gold coins do you think your trump card is worth?"

"Ten Essence Force Pills, each person who wants the information should pay ten Essence Force Pills," Tuo Ba Ye suggested.

He knew that Lei Ting could find out his trump card, and others could too. The talent of being born with divine strength would eventually not be a secret. As for being a Body Cultivation expert, it would eventually be exposed, so it didn't matter if it happened now.

"No, if one person buys the information, others will know too. Let me think... Got it! They need to gather five hundred Essence Force Pills, and then I'll tell them the information," Lei Ting said excitedly.

Tuo Ba Ye was speechless. Just this bit of information, and she wanted five hundred Essence Force Pills. That was really greedy.

However, since he could get half, he naturally supported it.

"Alright, should we ask for a bit more?" Tuo Ba Ye found himself becoming a bit greedy too.

There was no choice. The Divine Demon Squad had just been formed and didn't have many gold coins to buy Essence Force Pills. If they could get a batch of Essence Force Pills, it would help the peripheral members of the Divine Demon Squad improve their strength.

Regardless of anything else, it was necessary to first elevate all members to the level of innate martial gods.

"I'll adjust the price based on the situation!" Lei Ting left happily.

Although she couldn't threaten Tuo Ba Ye, it would still be very satisfying to extort others.

Actually, she didn't care about the Essence Force Pills; she enjoyed the thrill of tricking people.

After Lei Ting left, she quickly found the top-ranked teams.

Her background was significant; even the captains of the Ten Absolute Squad and the Six Paths Squad had to give her face, let alone the other teams.

It didn't take long for the top twenty teams to gather, including the captains of the Heavenly Dream Squad and the Sea God Squad. Although these two teams couldn't rank in the top twenty, they had a grudge against Tuo Ba Ye and would definitely be willing to pay Essence Force Pills.

"You're all here. I've gathered you to sell some information about Tuo Ba Ye. Do you want to buy it?" Lei Ting said with a smile.

"Miss Lei Ting, it turns out you joined the Divine Demon Squad to gather intelligence!" Lei Ting joining the Divine Demon Squad was no longer a secret.

"Of course, I specifically investigated Tuo Ba Ye and finally found out his trump card," Lei Ting said with a smile. "I know you all want the first-hand information, but I can't sell it to one person and not the others. So, I gathered you all here. If you gather enough Essence Force Pills, I'll tell you Tuo Ba Ye's trump card."

"Miss Lei Ting, if you want Essence Force Pills, just ask us. Even without the information, we would give them to you," a captain flattered.

Lei Ting frowned, "Who wants your Essence Force Pills? This is a fair trade, one hand pays the Essence Force Pills, the other hand gets the information."

The captain's flattery backfired, and he looked extremely embarrassed, not daring to speak.

"Miss Lei Ting, how many Essence Force Pills do you want? We'll gather them," said the captain of the Ten Absolute Squad, Jue Wuqing.

Lei Ting thought for a moment and said, "Gather one thousand Essence Force Pills. Once you gather them and give them to me, I'll tell you Tuo Ba Ye's trump card. In the year-end grand competition, knowing your enemy will make it easier to defeat Tuo Ba Ye."

One thousand Essence Force Pills were worth 100 million gold coins.

Everyone present was among the richest in Immortal Cloud Valley, but hearing such a large amount of Essence Force Pills still surprised them.

However, none of them haggled with Lei Ting and started discussing how much each team would contribute.

Who would dare to haggle with Lei Ting? That would just invite trouble.

Duan Tianmeng and Lu Haicheng were very frustrated. Among the teams present, their teams were the weakest.

They thought they had a chance to interact with Lei Ting, a great opportunity, but it turned out they had to pay Essence Force Pills.

There were twenty-two team captains present. After discussing, they decided that each team would contribute fifty Essence Force Pills, totaling 1,100 Essence Force Pills, all to be given to Lei Ting in exchange for Tuo Ba Ye's trump card.

"Miss Lei Ting, a total of 1,100 Essence Force Pills. Can you tell us Tuo Ba Ye's trump card now?" Jue Wuqing said.

"Of course, you're all so generous, even giving an extra one hundred Essence Force Pills," Lei Ting said happily. "Let me tell you, I investigated for a long time and finally found out Tuo Ba Ye's trump card. Tuo Ba Ye is only an eight-star innate martial god. How could he easily defeat Leng Yidao and Duan Tianmeng?"

Leng Yidao and Duan Tianmeng were present, and their faces were somewhat embarrassed, not daring to look at anyone.

Lei Ting scanned the room, seeing that she had piqued their interest, and then said, "Tuo Ba Ye is a Body Cultivation expert! His physical strength is incredibly powerful, making him much stronger than other experts of the same level. That's all I can tell you about Tuo Ba Ye's trump card. I'll leave now; I still need to gather more intelligence to see if I can find more useful information."

She left in large strides, and the strong members of the teams only then realized what had happened.

"Tuo Ba Ye is actually a Body Cultivation expert! No wonder he's so strong!" Leng Yidao said.

He had been defeated in one move, losing face, but knowing this, his face was somewhat salvaged.

Body Cultivation experts were extremely rare in the Divine Martial Continent, and their cultivation was very difficult. Once they succeeded, their combat power was extremely strong.

Losing to a Body Cultivation expert was not a shameful thing.

Jue Wuqing said, "It's rare for a Body Cultivation expert to appear in our Pill Cauldron Sect."

"It seems we have a strong opponent in this year-end grand competition," said the captain of the Six Paths Squad, Bi Yuntian.

Among the one million outer disciples, Jue Wuqing and Bi Yuntian were definitely in the top ten. Their strength was comparable, and they were the most popular candidates for the championship.

Now, with the appearance of Tuo Ba Ye, they were somewhat worried.

Jue Wuqing said, "Miss Lei Ting didn't tell us how strong Tuo Ba Ye's physical strength is. Sigh!"

"Yes, Miss Lei Ting probably doesn't know either, or she wouldn't have hidden it from us," Bi Yuntian said.

"Everyone, in this year-end grand competition, we will inevitably face Tuo Ba Ye. Go back and prepare, and think about how to deal with a Body Cultivation expert," Jue Wuqing said.

None of them felt cheated. Fifty Essence Force Pills were not much for each team, and the information they received was quite useful, making it a good deal.

Lei Ting was extremely excited. She didn't expect to get over a thousand Essence Force Pills so easily, even though she couldn't deal with Tuo Ba Ye.

"Tuo Ba Ye's information is very valuable. Should I make Tuo Ba Ye reveal more trump cards and sell them again?"

She was already thinking about this. She felt that following Tuo Ba Ye was a good choice, giving her a new way to trick people.

Lei Ting happily returned to the outer area of Immortal Cloud Valley and found Tuo Ba Ye: "Captain, it seems your trump card is very valuable. I sold quite a few Essence Force Pills."

"Oh! How many Essence Force Pills did you sell? Remember, we agreed to split it fifty-fifty, no backing out," Tuo Ba Ye said with a smile.

He had become a bit greedy, but it couldn't be helped.

He now had to manage the cultivation of all members of the Divine Demon Squad, and Essence Force Pills were essential.

"Here, I promised to give you half, so I won't go back on my word," Lei Ting said.

An Essence Force Pill was very small, and 550 Essence Force Pills only filled a small bag about the size of two palms.

Tuo Ba Ye took the bag and was surprised, "So many Essence Force Pills!"

Although he didn't know the exact number, it was definitely a lot.

"In total, 1,100 Essence Force Pills, I gave you 550 Essence Force Pills. I was very fair, right?" Lei Ting smiled.

"Not bad, not only fair but also very capable!" Tuo Ba Ye praised.

Lei Ting was very proud, "Captain, you don't know, I only sold one trump card. I haven't told them about your divine strength."

"Ah!" Tuo Ba Ye was shocked again. "They are too easy to deceive, giving so many Essence Force Pills so easily."

"Who are you talking to? Others wouldn't be able to do it. Captain, if you have other trump cards, tell me, and we can work together to earn more Essence Force Pills." Lei Ting, having tasted the sweetness, couldn't forget it.