278 That One Person You Canst Poison (1/2)

The idea of the bearded explorer was simple. The only reason why the newly found group was convinced that they deserved to receive reparation for their losses, was due to the wrong assumption that the explorers were the strongest individuals that the universal government had to offer.

On the other hand, from the point of view of the universal government, for the beings that had been sent through the wormhole to explore the unknown space on the other side.. to be the strongest amongst the warriors of their own dominion.. It made sense.

Both groups had sent strong individuals, and yet not their top warriors.. And that, paired with the assumption that there was nothing more to see of each other's repertoire, made them certain of the fact that they were the strongest.

The negotiation that took place during the past eight months, were basically a game of arm wrestle.

Naturally, they were both sorely mistaken. There were thousands of explorers within the universal government, and those who had made their appearance during the first encounter, were only the ones that were currently free. The others were all focused on their many tasks, and exploring the various sectors of space far away from home.

The bearded explorer was more than aware of how dangerous the situation currently was. With both groups slamming their fists on their own chests, and trying to gain dominance over the other, the negotiation could soon fail, and turn into an all out conflict.

The only solution to this, was to determine which group was the strongest.

Despite of the scale of the conflict, within a universe which evolved within the laws of cultivation, there was an unspoken rule that was above all others. That rule said that the holder of the power, was the group that was lead by the most powerful individuals, and that was the same no matter if one talked about a battle between low level cultivators, or between groups whose members numbered in the trillions.

Taking this notion into consideration, the bearded explorer had suggested a friendly competition between the two groups.

Theoretically, neither would have ha a reason to refuse, as the outcome would not only ascertain which group was the strongest once and for all.. But also prevent both parties from having to suffer a massive amount of losses in an all out conflict.

The grand judge, which was in charge of handling the entire matter that revolved around the xeno protocol, was still forced to discuss this proposal with the other grand judges. After all, this was a matter that regarded the entire universal government.

In the end, his proposal was met with little opposition, and during the next meeting with the ambassadors of the other nation, the idea had been pushed forward. The plan consisted in the creation of a friendly competition, where the population of the two territories could witness the power and uses of one another. Naturally, the implicit meaning of this proposal, was to settle the matter by combat.

Ultimately, the date was set for ten years later.

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Galaxy S41, territory of the Garden of Death.

”Sir! We are being attacked!” said a man covered in tattered black robes, to a thirty years old, good looking man in loose green clothes. He was covered in injuries, but none of them were lethal, which made it odd not to think about the fact that if someone was able to leave so many shallow wounds on his body, he should have been able to kill him as well.

The green-clothed man was enjoying the company of two women, but it didn't look like the women were in their right mind. Their eyes were dead, and it seemed that they were in some sort of trans. On the table next to them, were two half empty glasses with oddly colored wine.

”Who is it?” responded the green clothed man with an irritated tone. The interruption of his subordinate had clearly spoiled his fun. ”It better be urgent.”

After a quick explanation, the two left the city and flew towards the atmosphere. There, they found an old man facing a young man, and a masked man. The first of these three individuals was the keeper of key of the planet, while the other two were, of course, Daniel and Aeron.

There was no trace of Xargy.

”Why are you causing a ruckus? Don't you know who resides here?” Aske the keeper of key in anger, before turning around, and noticing the presence of the green-clothed man. He then bowed with politeness, and simply said ”My lord..” He felt an extremely large amount of respect for this individual, as he was an elite of the Garden of Death.

While the other groups did not require one of the elites to suffer in order to gain the status of elite, and obtain a gift, the same was not for the Garden of Death. In the Garden of Death, the cultivators needed the courage to gamble their life in an attempt to gain more power, and that made them extremely respected through their faction.

These individuals were the women and men that each person that came from their faction wished to be, and their courage was sung in ballads, and told in tales. The keeper of key was extremely honored to have been chosen to protect the territory where one of these individuals resided.

”What is the matter?” Asked the green-clothed cultivator with irritation. By his sides, the two women were still present.

”My lord, I am not sure. They simply approached an-” The keeper of key wanted to respond to his lord, but he was interrupted by the voice of an individual that, until now, had refused to answer to his questions.

”You are the matter. We have come here for you.” Said Daniel while looking at the man's negative karma, and the two drugged women next to him.

The green-robed man looked at Daniel for a few moments, then, and instead of responding to his threat, he allowed a faint purple-black colored mist to come out of his eyes.. It almost looked as if the moisture in his eyes was evaporating.