Chapter 1379 The Conditions of Jonathan
“Are you threatening me?”
Jonathan gave Zack a cold look, then without any hesitation, he turned around and walked away.
Damoyed was slightly taken aback when he saw that. However, he quickly regained his composure and turned to leave with Jonathan.
With even strides, Jonathan covered the ground effortlessly. In just a few steps, he had leaped a hundred meters and would soon disappear into the valley.
“Jonathan, since the great purge has already begun outside, now is the best time to join forces with the respectable families,” Damoyed advised Jonathan while standing next to him.
Upon hearing the words, Jonathan didn’t hesitate at all. He quickly leaped up and vanished directly from Caleb’s line of sight.
“We can’t go back, and we can’t linger. These are the rules of bargaining in Chanaea.”
“Haggle?” Damoyed repeated somewhat absent-mindedly.
And just at that moment, Caleb flashed by above the two of them.
With a cold expression, Caleb intercepted Jonathan and said indifferently, “Hold on, Mr. Blackwood has something to say to you.”
Perhaps due to the intense jolting, the image of Zack was somewhat blurred. A few seconds later, the screen finally stabilized.
But this time, standing in the middle was the slender and plainly dressed Graeme.
“Jonathan, do you still remember me?”
Graeme spoke in a very amiable manner without any arrogance.
And Jonathan treated Graeme with the utmost respect. Before saying a word, Jonathan was already bowing toward him.
“Greetings, Mr. Blackwood.”
Jonathan’s completely different attitudes toward Zack and Graeme was a direct slap in the face to Zack.
Even Caleb’s gaze toward Jonathan turned unfriendly.
Yet, at this moment, Jonathan seemed completely unconcerned.
Since the other party wanted Joshua, Jonathan was in control of the situation.
Zack thought he could make use of his seniority. If I don’t slap that old face of his, people might really start to think I’m a pushover.
As the head of a respectable family, Jonathan’s differential treatment to him naturally made Graeme feel extremely valued.
With a smile on his face, Graeme extended his hand in a gesture of offering.
“We’ve known each other for a long time, there’s no need for formalities.”
Jonathan lifted his head and said with a smile, “All right, Mr. Blackwood.”
Graeme nodded in satisfaction.
“Jonathan, since you’ve respected me by calling me Mr. Blackwood, I’ll set aside my pride and entrust you with an army. For the sake of our past camaraderie, I speak on behalf of the others to ask you for a chance for us to leave.”
As Graeme spoke, he surprisingly bowed down to Jonathan.
Upon witnessing that, Jonathan quickly sidestepped because he didn’t dare to accept Graeme’s bow even if he was just a projected image.
“Mr. Blackwood, Jonathan will never forget your help with Asura’s Office. Please feel free to give me any instructions directly,” Jonathan spoke to Graeme with a hint of difficulty.
Glancing at Caleb beside him, Jonathan’s frowned.
“Joshua is right here in the Coffin. You can have him if you want, but as I just said, I trust you but not the other noble families. Even though I understand the urgency of the situation, Mr. Blackwood, you must realize that I can’t risk my own life as a joke.”
Upon hearing this, Graeme gave a slight nod to show his understanding.
“Jonathan, since it’s your life at stake now, you should be the one to figure out a way to achieve balance.”
Jonathan once again stressed his concerns about safety and expressed his desire for Graeme to provide him with a guarantee.
Surprisingly, Graeme didn’t take the bait. Instead, he treated the issue like a football, kicking it right back.
Staring at his own reflection, Jonathan understood that Graeme did not want to go against the other families because of himself.
After much thought, Jonathan finally rested his gaze on Damoyed and Caleb.
Even though Damoyed only wanted to use Jonathan to find the remaining followers of Seboxia, Jonathan could certainly use his status to put on a strong front.
As for Caleb, he would play a more important role than Damoyed.
“Cough, cough…”
After clearing his throat, Jonathan gave a slight bow to Graeme.
“Mr. Blackwood, since I can’t guarantee my own safety, I have no choice but to tie my fate with the sons and daughters of your noble families as a deterrent to all.”
Upon hearing Jonathan’s words, the expressions of the elders on the other end of the screen all changed.
“What do you mean, Jonathan?”
Caleb also noticed that something was wrong, so he immediately opened his mouth to ask cautiously.
Jonathan reached behind him, his spiritual energy enveloping a coffin over a meter long. The coffin flipped in mid-air and landed in front of him. Then, as if responding to the wind, it expanded into a gigantic coffin over ten meters long.
Jonathan formed a seal with both hands, and the coffin lid slowly opened, revealing the scene inside.
Caleb’s pupils contracted sharply, his gaze filled with a sense of caution.
The inside of the coffin was quite a mess at this moment.
Lying in the center of the Coffin was Seboxia’s body, which was over ten meters tall.
In each of the four corners of the coffin, four cultivators lay in a deep slumber while seemingly floating.
Joshua, Hayden, Sirius, Alec…
When Graeme saw them, he exclaimed, “Sirius! Jonathan, what’s going on with Sirius?”
Jonathan gave a slight bow to Graeme.
“Rest assured, Mr. Blackwood, Sirius has only fainted from serious injuries. His life is absolutely not in danger.”
As Jonathan spoke, he looked at Damoyed with an amused smile on his face.
“Ladies and gentlemen, this Coffin was crafted over sixteen hundred years ago by the founder of the Seboxiasm, Seboxia himself. This was all for the sake of concealing celestial enigma and deceiving everyone!”
Jonathan continued, “It is engraved with thirty-six thousand large formations, while the number of smaller formations is simply incalculable. Once you’re locked in there, even if you’re a Divine Realm cultivator, it’s absolutely impossible to escape using your own power.”
“For instance, him. I don’t know if any of you know him, but he is Alek, the founder of Sanctuary at Remdik. I’ve confined him to the Coffin, and he can only submit to my constraints,” Jonathan concluded.
Upon hearing Jonathan’s words, the faces of several heads of respectable families turned somewhat unsightly.
Jonathan truly had an abundance of treasures in his possession.
If the Coffin was truly like what Jonathan described, then just this one secret treasure alone would be enough to establish an undefeatable position.
Although Caleb was green with envy on the side, at this moment, he could only grit his teeth and say, “Alright, stop showing off your precious item. Why did you bring this out? What are you trying to imply? Just say it directly.”
Jonathan looked at Caleb and chuckled softly.
“All right. I see that the Grays are indeed straightforward. I have but one request. That is for you to enter my Coffin and be sealed within it. If you dare to do so, then I’ll immediately go and join them.”
“No way!”
Before Jonathan could finish his sentence, Caleb had already started to voice his refusal.
The two belonged to different factions. There was absolutely no way he could entrust his life to Jonathan.
Caleb was about to say something more, but then he heard the slow, resonating voice of Zack from the projected illusion.
“Deal!”