Chapter 1052: sWho Do You Think You Are?” (2/2)

He Lianxiong snorted coldly. “I don’t know him well, but since he’s a Son of the Stars of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, it was his bad luck that he ran into me! The same goes for you!”

Before Nie Tian could speak, he flicked his sleeve and added, “Alright, your job here is done. Chulan and I will take it from here. You may return to your sect now. Afterwards, Chulan will inform your sect of the fact that you saw through the Phantasms’ scheme. I’m sure they’ll give you the contribution points you deserve.”

Nie Tian grinned. “You think you’re in a place to tell me that my job is done? Who do you think you are?”

Hearing this, He Lianxiong roared furiously, “Nie Tian! You’re only at the Profound realm, and don’t have a single late Saint domain subordinate. You still smell of your mother’s milk! (Idiom: be young and inexperienced) With what do you plan to contribute to this operation?”

He Lianxiong himself was at the middle Void domain, and he had brought a late Saint domain, three middle Saint domain, and five early Saint domain subordinates.

Such a force was every bit as strong as Hou Chulan’s.

Compared to them, Jing Feiyang, Yue Yanxi, and Jiang Feng, who Nie Tian had brought, were much weaker. The gap between their strength was obvious and unbridgeable.

This was why he was so arrogant.

Nie Tian smiled. “One’s ability can’t always be measured by the things you can see. Let’s say you came here with martial sister Hou instead of me. I bet Qiu Hanshan from the Earth Spirit Sect would have informed the Phantasms of your strength and whereabouts long ago.

“Once the Phantasms had such information, they’d be able to make their moves accordingly.

“Then, instead of a regular Phantasm force, you may have had a Phantasm grand monarch waiting for you to walk into their trap.”

He Lianxiong gave a cold laugh. “You think Phantasm grand monarchs are so common that you can see them running in the streets? If I joined this mission in the first place, the Phantasms would have given up on their scheme against Chulan as soon as they learned about our strength. All of this trouble would have been saved!”

The two of them detested each other. Upon meeting, they confronted each other without backing down in the slightest.

He Lianxiong detested all Sons of the Stars due to his previous experience with Sikong Cuo, while Nie Tian detested him for what he had done to Fang Yuan in the Dead Star Sea and his arrogant manners.

Hou Chulan was angered by their brawl. “Alright, alright! Would you stop?! He Lianxiong, if you’re here to brawl, you may leave now. We’ll do just fine without your help, as long as we are extra careful. The reason I don’t want to see you is because you always think you’re so great!”

He Lianxiong shut up immediately.

Only after a long while did he say reluctantly, “If Nie Tian and his men are attacked and surrounded by powerful Phantasms, I won’t try to save him.”

“I don’t presume that you will,” Nie Tian said with a cold smile.

With an ordering tone, Hou Chulan said, “How about this: Nie Tian and his people will go with me. You and your people go search another area in the vicinity. Once any of us finds a teleportation portal, we let each other know and act as a whole.”

He Lianxiong disagreed. “No! I’ll go with you!”

“If you don’t agree, you should leave with your people now!” Hou Chulan said with determination.

Hearing this, He Lianxiong instantly became listless. “Alright, as you wish.”

“You’ll stay here, Sectmaster Wei,” Hou Chulan ordered. “Guard the teleportation portal on this ancient starship well. We’ll need it to travel between this region and the outside world. Nie Tian, you’re coming with me.

“Okay, let’s spread out to search the surrounding area of the realm where the Earth Spirit Sect is located.”

With these words, she summoned an air-transportation spiritual tool made of wood and boarded it with a light leap.

Then, she beckoned Nie Tian with a wave of her hand. “Considering that you’re only at the Profound realm, you’ll probably have a hard time fending off the harmful impurities in the starry river by yourself. Come join me. I’ll take care of you.”

He Lianxiong laughed broadly. “A man that needs a woman’s protection.”

Nie Tian rubbed his nose for a short while, then flew squarely onto Hou Chulan’s air-transportation spiritual tool.

The air-transportation spiritual tool then shot into the distance, giving rise to a loud whoosh.

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