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Chapter 1488 - 752: Urgency 4
But where exactly did this hand reach in from?
Ji Jue couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.
With lowered eyes, lost in thought, a large number of hidden drones equipped with the Spiritual Blade of Chun Jun had already flown across Luo Island, relying on a trace of the Fire of Fate sealed within the blade.
Through the reaction of Fate, he carefully sensed the traces of the other's contamination.
The invisible Law of the Usurper, spreading out radially, blooming in the center, quietly and continuously extending outward... And at the very heart of the Erosion was actually the reservoir in the center of Luo Island!
The reservoir constructed around the island's only freshwater lake was undoubtedly the lifeline of Luo Island, its largest source of drinking water.
Following the samples Ji Jue collected during a normal patrol, he could finally determine the entry direction and specific source of the Law of the Usurper—right at the bottom of the reservoir, at an underground fissure resembling a spring, connecting to underground waterways!
The fissure had been present for an unknown number of years, eroded by the current, growing incredibly smooth as if naturally formed, still slowly leaking fresh water.
Such a narrow fissure, yet the reaction of Fate was incredibly intense.
If Ji Jue guessed correctly, this fissure was likely personally opened by the past Tyrant!
Even though it was so tiny, not even the size of a palm, doesn't a dyke of thousands of miles collapse from an ant tunnel?
There's an old saying, "Do not drink from a thief's spring," and sometimes it's not a matter of moral integrity, but a vital survival guide!
The premise of the contract is exchange.
Once the pie from the sky is eaten, the price for it will no longer be in your control!
Contracts with Tian Yuan are usually quite fair, at most with some added interest, and even for tyrannical contracts, everything has clear price tags written on paper.
But what the Usurper offers is all high-interest loans, the kind with compound interest rolling over incessantly!
You might not even have to agree actively, just a slight shake of the phone during a game might accidentally scan your face, and with a ding, the loan is approved... By the time you come to your senses, the collection team is already at your door.
If Ji Jue's guess was correct—over hundreds of years, everyone on Luo Island drank water with a hint of the Usurper's gift!
That included Ji Jue himself!
Even if it's just a drop of water, at a critical point, the Usurper could forcibly demand a return in full measure!
Even the Usurper couldn't have anticipated that what was originally a hold over the Sujano Family would now be used against Ji Jue.
If there wasn't any prior guard, amidst the internal strife and external threats from Sea Locust attacks, should the opposite side forcefully activate it, Ji Jue couldn't begin to imagine the disastrous consequences.
He might end up being completely under the control of the Usurper!
Hmm, without the Fire of Fate, the Non-Attacking Hand, Pan Ying, Zanlu, Giant Que, the Red Cloud Foundation, the curtain, the Fly King, the identity of the Swordsmith and the Tian Yuan Position of the Emperor's Hand, the identity of the White Deer Wolf and the Evil Demon Fire, or even the Doomsday Special Train of the Sky Rail Group, etcetera, he would be at their mercy.
As for now, seeing the Usurper's hand reach in from the outside, rummaging quietly, Ji Jue was unexpectedly troubled—just what should be used to entertain the guest with so many things?
And why is this scoundrel lingering!
You've been brewing and probing for so long, damn it, why not come in and take a seat!
I've already laid out the Red Cloud Foundation as bait...
Why won't the fish bite?
He's anxious.
.
.
Not just Ji Jue, everyone else was anxious too.
Beneath the churning sea waves lay the fathomless Sea Abyss, among the decayed palaces shrouded in eternal darkness, the prompting voice echoed once more:
"Luo Island is within reach, all conditions are fully met, the opportunity is rare, why does the Abyss Lord hesitate?"