796 Journeying Towards War! (2/2)
He passed a message through Fairy Ling You to Chief Minister Xu. He was going to present the technique as a gift to the patriarch.
He didn't request anything in exchange. This was to be a gift!
There was an advantage to gift-giving. It earned the open approval of the patriarch and gave the Soul Rift Legion the authority to deal with their spoils of war as they saw fit. This meant that the Golden Pool Legion had no way of recouping their losses. In addition, they would be forced to hand over a massive amount of resources as compensation. Their ranking… also plummeted, their nineteenth position being taken over by the Soul Rift Legion!
The challenge had garnered quite a bit of attention. Wang Baole and the Soul Rift Legion started to gain a name for themselves after the two challenges. The most recent challenge had gotten them a place at the nineteenth spot in the ranking. The entire Divine Eye civilization was paying a great deal of attention to him. Within the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, a huge majority of disciples began to treat him with greater deference and respect.
Quite a few armies and cultivators in the sect began wondering privately which spot in the ranking the Soul Rift Legion was targeting next. While they were doing so, Wang Baole was going through his spoils and reallocating most of the resources to the locust. After refining his fleet, he didn't choose to issue a new challenge.
He was now well aware of the difference in power between him and the armies ahead of him in the ranking. Things might have gone better for him if he hadn't handed over his parasitism technique. Even though he had only given the barest of information to the sect, he couldn't keep relying on the technique. The actual workings of the technique would just get exposed in the long run. He had thought it through and concluded that continued usage of the technique wasn't going to pay off.
He should be accumulating his power and building a strong foundation instead. In his next challenge, he should fight for a spot in the top ten or five, perhaps even higher. The resources that he was going to need to achieve that goal would be tremendous. Based on Wang Baole's current situation, getting that amount of resources in the Divine Eye civilization was going to be a feat.
It seems like I'll have to make a trip out. Follow the ways of the Divine Eye civilization… and see if I can bump into a mutant civilization like I did the last time around… Wang Baole considered his options for a moment but decided to hold off against any immediate action. Instead, he took a few days to inspect his fleet and carefully think through his plans. Then, he finally made up his mind.
My army can only grow more powerful with the necessary resources. Besides, I need an opportunity in order to advance my cultivation… A resolute look settled in his eyes. Wang Baole had decided to leave. He located his donkey and Little Wu, who had gotten to know each other during this period. The bond that they had cultivated with each other appeared to be deeper than the one they had with Wang Baole. Having been summoned back to Wang Baole's side, they sat next to each other in the Dharmic Battleship and departed from the Soul Rift Planet with the Soul Rift Legion!
The fleet sped into space and exited the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect's protectorate. The sight of the locust and the ten-thousand-strong Soul Rift Legion in the public cosmic territory was an awesome one to behold. Passing cultivators were dumbstruck, giving way to the passing fleet hastily. Armies from other sects looked on with caution when they caught sight of the Soul Rift Legion as well.
”It's Long the Mad!”
”I heard he's the only cultivator in the entire army. But he's so powerful that his army is ranked nineteenth in the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, and that's before he's even made a move. Should he decide to do it, he might even get a place in the top ten armies in the sect!”
”He's crazy. Anyone who crosses his path is sure to suffer. Let's stay away from him!”
Wang Baole's journey began without a hitch, amidst the wary eyes of the crowd. The bounty that the Violet Gold New Dao Sect had put out seemed to have lost its appeal. As the one who had put up the bounty, the Ink Dragon Legion appeared to have chosen to give up their hunt for Wang Baole. Wang Baole arrived safely at the Divine Eye civilization's Eternal Star, the Eye of Ten Thousand Demons!
With the mandate given to the Soul Rift Legion, Wang Baole got himself the necessary access rights. With a wave of his hand, the fleet rushed at the Eternal Star. In the next moment… the Soul Rift Legion disappeared entirely from the Divine Eye civilization!
When they reappeared again… they found themselves amongst the stars, in the cosmic abyss!