787 Meeting the Patriarch! (1/2)
How can I not be scared? There's a Planet realm monster inside, and an almost Planet realm cultivator in front of me smiling at me creepily… Wang Baole thought. But after thinking that he hadn't only seen other Planet realms but had seen two Planet realm ferocious beasts crash into each other and die in front of him…
Besides, killing Planet realms is a piece of cake for my missing senior brother. What's there to be scared of! When he thought about it that way, Wang Baole immediately felt more confident. So, he cupped his fists and bowed towards the overall manager in front of him, purposely took a deep breath, and then stepped into the palace!
Wang Baole didn't know if the palace was magnificent. That was because his consciousness and vision were drawn towards the silhouette sitting in the giant chair in front of him. The silhouette was like a giant whirlpool that could absorb everything.
This made Wang Baole unable to take notice of the surrounding decorations. All he could see was the deity shrouded in darkness at the top of the stairs in front of him!
The Sovereign Patriarch!
Even though this wasn't Wang Baole's first time seeing him, this was the first time he was seeing him alone. Especially because the atmosphere in the palace felt suppressed, Wang Baole stopped breathing for a moment unwittingly. Wang Baole probably thought that his senior brother was more powerful, as he quickly calmed down, took a deep breath, took two quick steps forward, and bowed deeply towards the patriarch.
”Greetings, Patriarch, I wish you…”
”Enough!” Wang Baole was just about to start bootlicking when he was cut off by the Sovereign Patriarch's deep voice, and he didn't give Wang Baole any time to reply. Afterward, he grabbed towards the air with his hand, and the Divine Justice Shield floating in front of Wang Baole immediately lost its connection with him. It was engulfed by a powerful force and flew towards the Sovereign Patriarch after being isolated from everything.
The other Divine Justice Shields that were hidden on Wang Baole's body also flew towards the patriarch. In the end, one could only see a string of lights shining as all of the Divine Justice Shields left Wang Baole's body and gathered in front of the Sovereign Patriarch, forming a palm-sized oval light shield!
The light shield was illusory, as though it didn't really exist. At times, it was crystal clear, while at other times, it would be dark and murky. Sometimes, it would appear resplendent, while at other times, it would be dim and dull.
This scene made Wang Baole's pupils shrink unnoticeably. But he didn't reveal too much through his expression and stood there with his head lowered respectfully, waiting silently.
He was very clear about the difference between himself and a Planet realm cultivator. At the same time, the formula for making the Divine Justice Shield belonged to the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect anyway. Even though he modified it somewhat, he didn't stray too far from the basics. He wasn't sure whether the patriarch made use of his powerful cultivation to sever the connection by force, or whether he made use of a hidden backdoor technique in the treasure to do that. Regardless, while Wang Baole was slightly surprised, after thinking, he felt that it was within reason.
Time slowly passed as the Sovereign Patriarch stared at the Divine Justice Shield in front of him. Because his face was hidden in the darkness, one couldn't make out the exact situation. It was only after quite a while that the Sovereign Patriarch spoke coldly.
”Xu You, what do you think?” As he spoke, the Sovereign Patriarch flicked his right hand. Instantly, the Divine Justice Shield in front of him flew towards the empty space on his right and was pressed on by an ancient hand that stretched out suddenly from the void. After that, flesh and blood spread, starting from the arm of the hand, as though a formless brush was sketching out the outline of the Divine Justice Shield. Chief Minister Xu, who exuded an eerie aura, had his entire body appear from the void.
He bowed slightly as he stood beside the Sovereign Patriarch and lowered his head as he stared at the Divine Justice Shield in his hand. After a long time, he spoke softly.
”Crude workmanship, ordinary materials, normal quality. There are many people in the sect who could refine the production of such a treasure to a much higher degree. If we have the materials, there should be almost no difficulty in raising its quality to a higher level.”
Hearing the words of Chief Minister Xu, Wang Baole couldn't help but raise his head to look at him. At the same time, after hearing Chief Minister Xu's comments, the Sovereign Patriarch immediately shifted his gaze onto Wang Baole and spoke slowly.
”Long Nanzi, do you wish to retaliate?”
Wang Baole felt a little unhappy in his heart. He secretly thought, I didn't offend him at all. Why would he purposely try to devalue my Divine Justice Shield?
However, his many years of experience in the Federation caused Wang Baole to faintly feel as though there was a hidden meaning. But it was hard for him to confirm that. So, after a brief deliberation, he forced a smile as he cupped his fists.
”I don't wish to retaliate. The Divine Justice Shield is truly like that.”
When Wang Baole finished speaking, the elder's expression was normal and didn't change at all. However, the Sovereign Patriarch narrowed his eyes. He took a look at Wang Baole, then looked at Chief Minister Xu beside him, shook his head, and laughed.