Chapter 876 - Hidden Thought! (1/2)

Killing and capturing had vastly different meanings to Wang Baole. He was very clear that the Violet Gold civilization didn’t prioritize the three greater sects but the places to enter the Graveyard of Stars. As long as he didn’t ruin their plans, other things could be discussed after he captured them.

Such a method was still quite gentle. It seemed to be high-risk, but if carried out properly and if the second wave of teleportation was delayed, there was a high possibility of success.

But if he killed them…

Killing the entire royal family is akin to messing with the Violet Gold civilization’s plans. And for me, because of the incident in the imperial cemetery, I’ve already been exposed, and it’s highly possible that the Violet Gold civilization has targeted me. That’s despite me not knowing about the Fallen Star mark and definitely not having that mark. Wang Baole pondered. He was about to speak when he saw the corner of the Sovereign Patriarch’s mouth with a sweeping glance. After he saw a profound smile, his heart jolted.

That old fox, he was trying to test me just now! Wang Baole understood that he had fallen into a trap. The Sovereign Patriarch obviously knew about the transaction between the Violet Gold civilization and the royal family regarding the Graveyard of Stars. At the same time, he also had some suspicions towards Wang Baole. So he used the word kill to test his reaction!

If he agreed, it would mean that he didn’t have much connection to the royal family. But his hesitation and pondering just now was equivalent to directly telling the Sovereign Patriarch about his connection to the incident in the imperial cemetery. Although he didn’t decide to completely hide it previously, getting found out like that made Wang Baole feel very uncomfortable in his heart.

It looks like all of his words today were said to dig this answer out of me! Wang Baole humphed in his heart.

The Sovereign Patriarch obviously noticed Wang Baole’s unhappiness as he narrowed his eyes slightly. Since he didn’t hide his profound smile previously, he obviously had no intention to continue testing Wang Baole. Instead, he spoke slowly.

“After killing everyone in the royal family, there’s another benefit. That is, the right to control the Eye of the Eternal Star… might appear in your hands!” As he said that, his pupils shrunk lightly as he looked closely at Wang Baole as though he took this matter very seriously.

It wasn’t difficult to see why he took it seriously. To a certain extent, one could say the Eye of the Eternal Star was a super teleportation array formation. Once they obtained the right to control this teleportation array formation, the three greater sects could attack and retreat at will in battle. They could control it such that their enemies couldn’t use it to teleport in while they could use it to escape from their enemies’ pursuit. In fact, according to the strength of the teleportation, it was highly possible to teleport planets after paying a certain price.

All these thoughts appeared in Wang Baole’s mind instantly. At the same time, he was in a bit of a trance as he understood why the patriarch tested him. It seemed to be due to the right to control the Eternal Star.

So he sighed in his heart. He couldn’t help but admit that the Sovereign Patriarch was extremely sly and thought things through extremely thoroughly. It was extremely scary!

That was because controlling the Eye of the Eternal Star was only Wang Baole’s guess. He felt that he might be able to do it, but he hadn’t tried it before. So, he decided that there was no point in hiding it as he spoke calmly.

“I can’t guarantee that. But we’ve already come to this point. I support this battle!”

The Sovereign Patriarch took a deep look at Wang Baole as though he was analyzing the truthfulness of Wang Baole’s words. The expression he displayed was like this too. Even though Wang Baole couldn’t notice it, what he was thinking of in his heart wasn’t the right to control the Eternal Star at all!

No one knew exactly what he was thinking except himself. So, after displaying a look that showed he was thinking to ensure that Wang Baole didn’t see through his plans, he took out a jade slip and contacted the Violet Gold New Dao Sect’s patriarch. It seemed like they were discussing the answer they dug out from Wang Baole.

Wang Baole stood at one side and was also thinking about what happened today. Wang Baole hadn’t met many occasions where he was in a passive position as he engaged in a battle of wits and tongues in his life. Hence, he had to analyze the reason it happened.

But he didn’t analyze for long before the Sovereign Patriarch put down the jade slip. When he raised his head, a sense of decisiveness and strictness flashed across his eyes.

“Fellow Daoist Little Long, no matter if you can control the Eye of the Eternal Star or not, the battles require its activation. When that time comes, everyone in our two greater sects will be mobilized. I’ll lead our forces together with the Violet Gold New Dao Sect’s patriarch to distract the main force of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. Would you be willing to lead a team of elites from both sects to complete the mission with all your might and obtain the right to control the Eye of the Eternal Star?”

“If you’re willing, this should be done as soon as possible. After three days… the battle will restart!”The Sovereign Patriarch took a deep breath, and when he looked towards Wang Baole, his eyes were full of sincerity. What he said was to complete the mission with all their might but not to kill or capture. This was obviously not a grammatical error but an obvious hint to Wang Baole to make his own decision.

That way, he could express his sincerity. Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. Although he was in a passive situation today, no matter what, the plan progressed almost completely according to his plan in the end. Therefore, a glimmer flashed between his eyes as he nodded and left.