Chapter 781: That's the Price You Should Pay

After plundering the elemental pearls of the Mu family, Lin Mo turned to Yue Zongmian.

"President Yue, do you need me to take action myself?" Lin Mo inquired.

Yue Zongmian, with a fierce glare in his small eyes, replied sternly, "Take them. Consider my elemental pearls a gift to the dogs."

"Oh?" Lin Mo raised an eyebrow. "In that case, how about I return your elemental pearls to Fang Fan? After all, he has brought me considerable benefits and deserves some reward."

With that, Lin Mo took down his Qiankun pouch and tossed it to Fang Fan. Upon seeing the pouch, Fang Fan's expression twisted with anger, and he exclaimed, "Lin Mo, you've insulted me too much!"

"Hey, hey, don't take it the wrong way. I'm compensating you for your trouble, especially since you're the president who rules over the Eight Directions and has quite a few elemental pearls," Lin Mo said in a seemingly sincere manner.

"As for what he said," Lin Mo continued, "don't take it to heart. After all, you're all like one big family, and there's no need to distinguish who's a 'dog' or not."

In fact, Lin Mo had already used his mental power to investigate. Yue Zongmian had lost quite a few elemental pearls to Lin Mo earlier, so giving some to Fang Fan wouldn't make much of a difference.

"Lin Mo!" Yue Zongmian couldn't help but feel extremely angry but was helpless. At this moment, Lin Mo held all the cards, and they had no way out.

Subsequently, Lin Mo kept his word and looted all the elemental pearls from the members of the Dragon City Association and the Ruling Over Eight Directions, amassing nearly three million elemental pearls in total. This audacious act left even Yan Ruyu and the others in astonishment.

Such behavior was undoubtedly bold, considering the future consequences. After all, they still had a long way to go in the Azure Dragon Academy, and making enemies of two major alliances like this seemed unwise.

"Senior Sister Ruyu, your two hundred thousand elemental pearls!" After plundering everyone's elemental pearls, Lin Mo promptly returned Yan Ruyu's two hundred thousand as promised.

Yan Ruyu received the Qiankun pouch containing her elemental pearls with a bewildered expression, her previous anger replaced by astonishment.

"Junior disciples, I also promised to give you elemental pearls," Lin Mo addressed the numerous new disciples. "So, I'll keep five hundred thousand and distribute the rest among all of you, including those senior disciples who helped me."

A murmur of excitement swept through the crowd as the new disciples jumped for joy. However, the members of the Dragon City Association felt an unbearable pain in their hearts. This was undoubtedly the worst outcome they had ever experienced, being collectively looted.

"Lin Mo is so generous! There are fewer than eighty people here, so each of us can get around thirty thousand elemental pearls..."

"If I had known, I would have gone to help too. It seems like a good opportunity to gain elemental pearls, not only from the Academy but also from Lin Mo."

"Sigh... regret won't change anything now."

The senior disciples who hadn't taken part in the action before were now filled with regret as they watched everyone receive their shares of elemental pearls.

After distributing the elemental pearls, Lin Mo approached Fang Fan.

"Lin Mo, I'll never forgive you!" Fang Fan watched as everyone celebrated while holding their elemental pearls, his heart filled with self-blame and anger.

"Sure, you can return to recuperate for now. Just wait for me outside," Lin Mo said with a faint smile.

"Outside? What do you mean?" Fang Fan asked, a hint of confusion in his voice.

In the next moment, Lin Mo used actions to convey his meaning. He waved and called out, "All of you, come over!"

As a result, Mu Jiu Ge, Fang Qilin, Lonely Ming, Lin Ying'er, Mu Qingqing, Luo Yao, Fang Yuyan, and Fang Yuqi all flew over simultaneously.

Seeing these people approaching, Fang Fan suddenly realized what was happening, and his face turned pale.

"Lin Mo, you've taken our elemental pearls. There's no need to be so ruthless," Fang Fan protested.

These eight people, together with Lin Mo, formed a group of nine. The rules for the exchange meeting were well-known; each person had nine Azure Dragon Seals, and once they were all plundered, they would be expelled from the Dragon City Association.

As expected, Lin Mo's direct approach had allowed him to rob all of their Azure Dragon Seals at once, just as Fang Fan had mentioned earlier. If Lin Mo hadn't shown up, Fang Fan had planned to eliminate them in advance. However, now it was Lin Mo who was expelling them.

"Is it necessary?" Lin Mo replied coldly. "I don't want to stay here and worry every day about when you guys might plot against me. Besides, you all should pay the price for your actions, right?"

"Isn't that so?"

"Take action!" Lin Mo said with a stern tone.

...

In the square of the Azure Dragon Ancient Academy, the atmosphere was no longer as lively as it had been before the exchange meeting began. Most of the people had entered the Dragon Domain to participate in the exchange meeting, leaving only a few individuals sitting cross-legged on the square.

The most conspicuous among them was Wei Wenxuan, dressed in white, calmly cultivating while waiting for good news. Behind him were members of the Dragon City Association with lower strength and the Mu family members who shared his grievances.

Standing beside him was Mu Shaofeng, the Mu family genius, but his expression wasn't pleasant at the moment.

On another part of the square, there were several top alliance members who didn't have any important business and had come to watch the commotion for fun.

"Wei Wenxuan, you've gone too far this time," Mu Shaofeng said in a low voice.