Chapter 492 (2/2)

“Hehehe, I’ve come to meet you randomly, yet there I actually got to see a stage two World Deity coming to seek shelter under you?” The White Sand City Lord sighed. “Tell me, how many stage two World Deities have you recruited so far?”

“It’s not that many. Just three,” Xue Ying replied.

“And you’re saying that’s ‘not many?’ How long has it even been since you started recruiting…” The White Sand City Lord sighed. “If you’re to continue recruiting at this pace, you’ll likely have more than ten stage two World Deities before long! I’ve lived for a few billion years already, but even I have no more than eight stage two World Deities under me. Not only that, the majority of them were weaker at first, and they only gradually cultivated and improved to reach their current level. How many were already accomplished in terms of strength when they came to seek shelter under me? I’ll tell you—very few of them! Meanwhile, these people can see that you are His Majesty’s personal disciple, and they can also sense your extraordinary potential for the future. That’s exactly what led them to seek shelter with you from early on. Ai…I’m truly envious of you.”

Xue Ying laughed.

“Brother Bai Li, if there’s any matter, just come and find me.” Ge Bai laughed. “In the future, you shall live here, in this cavern dwelling. As for whether you will become a commander in the personal guard…there’s no rush. His Highness will eventually make his selection. With your combat power, even if you don’t become a commander, you’ll surely be a vice-commander at the very least.”

“Thank you, Brother Ge Bai.” Bai Li Shang chuckled.

Ge Bai nodded. “I won’t keep you any longer then. Rest well. When you’re free, you can travel around the place. I’ve already instructed the female attendants to let you know where you’re allowed to go and where you can’t enter.”

With those final words, Ge Bai left.

Bai Li Shang turned around. The cavern dwelling he received was not the sort that was reserved temporarily for guests. On top of that, he was also a stage two World Deity, so his assigned lodgings occupied an area of several thousand kilometers. World Deities would not be able to practice their cultivation properly unless they had enough space, after all.

“Unless there’s an important matter, do not disturb me,” Bai Li Shang ordered his attendants. He then quickly entered his personal hall’s cultivation room.

Once inside, Bai Li Shang inspected his surroundings and then waved his hand, causing black World Deity energy to fly in all directions so as to shroud the cultivation room. The energy then formed into a complex array that isolated any and all methods of scouting. He had even taken out a specific pendant from his storage treasure, which he then placed in front of his chest. The pendant quickly began to emit waves, enveloping the surroundings and further protecting his room from prying eyes.

Assassins and people with high status, for instance, would usually own time-space isolation treasures which they could use to obscure their surroundings.

Hu.

Bai Li Shang let out a sigh of relief, and a feeling of excitement he could hardly contain overcame him. With a flip of his hand, an ordinary wooden box appeared before him, which he carefully placed down and opened.

A black sphere covered in a large volume of uneven vein patterns could be seen inside this wooden box

I finally have it! Bai Li Shang’s eyes beamed with excitement. Monarch Cang Yong took out all the resources he could in an attempt to get his hands on this treasure, even causing our entire group to be killed. Hmph, hmph. Even so, this treasure is finally in my hands.

Bai Li Shang caressed the black sphere in his hand, sending his World Deity energy inside.

Weng!

The initially black sphere gradually brightened up. The uneven patterns on its surface were now glowing, which served to light up the whole area. The sphere formed an extremely complex image of truly unmeasurable might. As he looked toward the image that was floating in mid-air within the cultivation room, Bai Li Shang was quickly engrossed by it. He had already witnessed this image several times before as he fled for his life. It had only been in short bursts, but it was still able to bring about huge changes in his understanding and sensitivity in regard to the Laws of the World.

Within those vast ruins, even stage four World Deity might has lost their lives at any given moment. Seeing how Monarch Cang Yong went so mad over it, this treasure is sure to be extraordinary. Bai Li Shang carefully pondered the item. At first, he had been nothing more than cannon fodder which Monarch Cang Yong forcibly captured after he set out an inescapable web within the ruins. Logically speaking, he should not have been able to escape.

However, the very moment he got his hands on the black sphere, the ruins began to crumble, and the array set down by Monarch Cang Yong followed suit. He had no time to care about others, so as soon as the spacetime within the area turned to chaos, all of the many World Deities that were to be cannon fodder escaped wherever they could.

He, Bai Li Shang, had been the most fortunate of the bunch, having escaped the ruins with the precious relic.

I’ve been running away all this time, all while moving stealthily and even isolating myself from all spying methods… I’ve passed through the boundary of the Temporal Island territory before finally reaching the Bloodshed God Palace’s turf. And now I’m here, under Dong Bo Xue Ying. Bai Li Shang grinned. Dong Bo should be able to protect me, while Monarch Cang Yong is very unlikely to find me in any case.

Upon finishing his mental recollection, Bai Li Shang began to carefully ponder the black sphere, in search of the secret hidden within.