Damn, I Have to Marry the Strongest Antagonist at the Start?

Chapter 373: Chapter369-The Bickering Duo



"Owen, I'm afraid they might not be willing to part with that many Chaos Stones," Candice asked with a hint of confusion, swallowing nervously.

Owen looked at her seriously and replied, "You don't need to worry about that. The Supreme Elder will definitely give them!"

Chaos Stones were extremely valuable.

The Azure Kingdom was currently lacking in resources, and these stones were exactly what they needed.

Moreover, Leslie and Owen, having chosen a special path, required even more resources.

Not only could they use the Chaos Stones themselves, but they could also trade them with other forces.

In other words, these stones were a hard currency between top-tier powers!

With Chaos Stones, Leslie's and his own strength would grow even more!

At that moment, Lord of the Celestial God Palace looked at Owen, her beautiful eyes filled with disappointment and disbelief.

"Chaos Stones... was this your ultimate goal for saving me?" she asked.

Owen nodded.

"That was my original plan. But Flora's unexpected appearance made me adjust a bit. But in the end, the value I place on you is just as it is."

After hearing Owen's confirmation, Lord of the Celestial God Palace's expression grew even more disappointed.

She had thought Owen kidnapped her because he admired her looks or perhaps had other intentions, given her unique talent.

But now, she realized that in Owen's eyes, she was nothing more than an ordinary tool. She had even been considering that if Owen were truly interested in her, she might have just given in, especially considering Owen's impressive combat abilities.

But now, her previous thoughts seemed like a cruel joke, and the realization nearly made her vomit blood.

Shaken, Lord of the Celestial God Palace staggered backward, nearly collapsing.

At that moment, Owen raised his hand to steady her back and used Order of Life to heal her.

Although her injuries were severe, she was of high tier with deep reserves.

Under the potent life energy of Owen's Order of Life, her condition quickly stabilized.

When she regained consciousness and looked up at Owen, who was standing close to her, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Owen had healed her-he must have softened his attitude!

He had only said those harsh words in anger.

He still cared for her!

Owen, unaware of Lord of the Celestial God Palace's thoughts, feigned weakness and looked at Candice. Wiping his forehead, he said,

"Tell that Supreme Elder that I've spent great effort to stabilize Lord's injuries. Tell him to give twenty Chaos Stones!"

Upon hearing this, Lord of the Celestial God Palace nearly spat out a mouthful of blood!

This guy, he had completely treated her as a hostage! Not only that, but he was using every means to extort her! How outrageous!

Did he really have no feelings or thoughts about her at all?

Could it be that her stunning beauty meant nothing to him?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Candice, not daring to speak more, awkwardly nodded in response.

"Rest assured, Mr. Owen. I will convey your message exactly as you've said to the Supreme Elder of Celestial God Palace."

"Good work, I trust you!" Owen encouraged her, "Make sure you do it quickly!"

"What? I have to come back again?" Candice's vision went dark.

She felt deep respect for Owen's terrifying talent and strength, but his methods of extortion made her not want to interact with him any longer.

His actions were ruthless, like a bandit, and far too terrifying.

Moreover, what Owen was asking her to do was highly dangerous!

She was Celestial God of the Emerald Dreamscape, and the Emerald Dreamscape and Celestial God Palace were bitter enemies!

Delivering a message to them was already dangerous enough, but now to participate in this extortion?

It felt like tempting death.

After thinking for a while, Candice hesitated and looked at Owen, asking,

"Mr. Owen, what if the Supreme Elder of Celestial God Palace refuses to give the Chaos Stones..."

Ten Chaos Stones were already extremely precious, and twenty was a number that even top- tier forces would hesitate to part with.

Though Lord of the Celestial God Palace held a high position, twenty Chaos Stones were still something they had to carefully consider.

Celestial God Palace had their pride and might not be willing to part with so many Chaos Stones. This would be a blow to them.

"The Supreme Elder will definitely give them to us. I know him, and I've already seen that future," Owen said confidently.

Hearing Owen's certainty and seeing his mysterious demeanor, Candice had no choice but to awkwardly nod in agreement.

Flora, observing Owen's confidence, thought he was being overly cocky!

Owen turned to Flora and said, "Lead the way to the Chamber of Riches of the God of Schemes. That old fox, who loves to plot behind others' backs, must bleed this time!"

...

After Owen left the Skyline Gorge forest, spies from various forces, who had already gathered

at Pure Land, quickly relayed the news of his departure.

At once, the forces in Pure Land were shaken!

"Owen has left Skyline Gorge. This news is absolutely true!"

"Besides him, there are also Flora from the Wailing Mountain and the Lord of Celestial God

Palace!"

"Oh? I heard there was an unusual duel at Skyline Gorge. Did Owen save her?"

"It seems it's not that simple. Owen already has someone like Leslie, so other women

probably don't interest him!"

"I heard that Owen didn't save the Lord of Celestial God Palace because he liked her or because it was a hero-saving-a-beauty story, but it was extortion!"

"Extortion?"

"Yes, I have a friend who is a core disciple of Celestial God Palace, and he heard that Owen extorted a billion Mana Stones!"

"Damn, heartless! The Lord is such an outstanding woman, and Owen treated her like an item

to trade!"

"Your information is wrong! I heard that Owen didn't just ask for Mana Stones, but also demanded twenty Chaos Stones!"

"You're all talking nonsense. My cousin's ex-girlfriend is a direct disciple of Celestial God Palace's elder. She said Owen extorted twenty Chaos Stones and ten billion Mana Stones!"

"Is he that ruthless? Treating Celestial God Palace like a sucker?"

"Owen's cruelty is well known. Don't you guys remember the Forbidden Zone incident? Even that high and mighty place was extorted by him!"

...

Meanwhile, with Flora leading the way, Owen and his group continued their journey deeper

into Pure Land.

Along the way, the beauty and grace of both Flora and Lord of Celestial God Palace drew a lot

of attention. After all, who could resist taking a second look at two stunning beauties?

As they observed closely, the identities of Owen, Flora, and Lord of Celestial God Palace

quickly became apparent.

Many who had previously considered approaching them now held back in fear and awe!

These three were not people they could afford to offend!

Especially with the rumors circulating about Owen extorting Celestial God Palace, they dared

not approach him at all.

Flora, upon hearing the various rumors about Owen's extortion of Celestial God Palace,

couldn't help but laugh.

"Heh, a hundred Chaos Stones and ten billion Mana Stones... I don't even know who's spreading such ridiculous rumors. They're getting more and more exaggerated!" Lord of Celestial God Palace's gaze lowered, clearly uncomfortable. This incident was an absolute stain on Celestial God Palace's reputation, but Flora kept bringing it up, rubbing salt

in her wounds.

Unable to take it any longer, she sneered,

"At least I'm worth that much in Chaos Stones and Mana Stones, unlike some people, who

were captured and not a single person came to rescue them. I really don't know what face you

have to laugh here!"

Flora's smile remained as she leaned closer to Owen, wrapping her arm around his, and

whispered,

"I'm now in a partnership with Owen, not just some item he extorted. There's a big difference,

don't you think?"

With that, she provocatively looked at Lord of Celestial God Palace and even rubbed her chest

against Owen's arm.

Seeing Flora nearly pressed up against Owen, Lord of Celestial God Palace could hardly stand

it. She let out a cold laugh,

"Ha, a captive is just a captive. Pretending otherwise doesn't help, does it?"