Chapter 2676 - Shale (1/2)

Han Sen had used Heart Connection because he had a way to recover in a short period of time, if necessary. He wouldn’t have to wait too long before he could fight again.

However, if Shale was willing to wait for him, then Han Sen wouldn’t have to use his method of accelerated recovery.

Up until that moment, the three half-deifieds who escaped hadn’t realized that Han Sen’s power had been exhausted. They regretted how quickly they had been to flee. They should have immediately attacked Han Sen again.

The Very High masters of the three half-deified silkworms shook their heads in dismay.

The Very High selected a silkworm based on three things: talent, power, and personality. Their personality was difficult to fully judge, however. The truth of a person’s character was only revealed during real life and death moments. If the silkworm’s personality was shown to be poor or weak during the silkworm bouts, there was every chance that their Very High master might cast them away. That was the purpose of this battle royale.

Although Gru had lost, the Very High who had signed a contract with him was happy with his personality. Gru wasn’t going to be cast out. But the mantis-man and the other three were probably going to be discarded.

Of course, that was just how things looked at the moment. If the silkworms worked hard and showed that they really were resilient and determined people, there was a slim chance of them earning their masters’ love back. Only the dead mantis-man had no chance of that.

With Shale sitting nearby, no other silkworm would get close to Han Sen. He continued casting The Story of Genes to recover his power. He didn’t do anything else.

The Fox woman approached Shale and glanced at Han Sen, who was focusing on his geno arts. “Shale, why aren’t you doing anything?”

“I came to Outer Sky to practice, not to kill,” Shale said expressionlessly.

“Have you forgotten that you’re no longer deified? With the power he just demonstrated, if you allow him to recover, you might not win. Are you really willing to risk giving up the Apollo Set?” the woman said with a blink.

Shale didn’t respond, which prompted the woman to continue. “If you don’t want to do it, then I will.”

After that, the woman walked up to Han Sen. A strange light began to glow around her fingers.

“I told him I would protect him for ten hours. If you get any closer, I will consider you an enemy,” Shale said.

“You will regret this. This universe only progresses by the strong feeding on the weak. It is survival of the fittest. If you continue to act like this, you won’t be strong enough to lift the rest of your race,” the woman said.

“Maybe.” Shale didn’t bother arguing.

Seeing that Shale had no intention of arguing with her further, the woman rolled her eyes and laughed. “Shale, Shale, Shale. You ate the Demon Fruit and fell from your deified rank. You might not beat Han Sen, but you still sound so proud. I’m afraid that in this universe, not many people can be as proud as you.”

Her words could have been either insult or praise, but one thing was clear; she had pitched her voice loud enough for those watching the contest to hear.

Many of the Very High hadn’t known that Shale had eaten a Demon Fruit. They were shocked to hear this.

“Shale ate Demon Fruit?” Liyu Zhen and Li Xue Cheng looked ill.

The deified Shale was previously considered the strongest fighter taking part in the silkworm bouts, but if he had eaten a Demon Fruit and his rank had fallen, there was the very real chance of him not winning.