Star Gate

Chapter 1929: Cooperation (III)

“Big Cat, those two worlds must be nearby. They won’t be too far away from Reincarnation. Some of their eighth ranks and seventh ranks are gone, so the two of us can take them on one person each...”

“One person and one cat, respectively, each!” corrected the Ash Cat.

The supreme started wordlessly at the cat. What the hell, this is what you’re concerned about at a time like this?

“Cut the nonsense! Remember that once we find them, it’ll be... one person and one cat respectively to each of them. We need to eliminate an eighth rank world as fast as possible. Remember to extinguish their dao universe as well! Only then can we break their eighth rank daos as fast as possible and create some opportunities...”

Supreme Zhang rattled off a string of instructions with an aloof expression. “Fang Ping isn’t in life-threatening danger yet because he hasn’t utilized his final strike. That means we still have a chance!

“Can you swiftly annihilate an eighth rank dao universe?” He frowned at the cat.

Ash Cat tilted its massive head at him and looked back without a word. Who are you looking down on?? You’ve only just entered eighth rank. How dare you talk like that to a cat who entered eighth rank three days before you?

“What are you looking at? Hurry up and look for it!”

The glum Ash Cat twitched its nose. Its sense of smell was very keen. Long distance might render it less effective, but since the Martial King said the worlds were nearby...

Although the cat didn’t know how the man had determined they were nearby, the Martial King usually wasn’t wrong. He was too smart for that.

Nose sniffing through the void, joy quickly dawned in the cat’s eyes. “Over there... there’s ripples from a dao universe over there. It’s just... are you sure...”

“Shut up!” the supreme quickly interrupted. No shit, of course it was the world they wanted. This was the ninth layer, not the eighth!

Regular eighth rank worlds wouldn’t dare make their way up here. Only a few such as Reincarnation or Arctic Frost could be seen here. Any dao ripples that could be detected would clearly belong to the worlds that he was looking for.

As for how the supreme was so confident why those two worlds would be near Reincarnation if they were participating in battle, that was a given. Otherwise, they would be devoured if anyone discovered hints of them after their eighth ranks left. Who would give up a chance to obtain an eighth rank world?

Staying in close proximity to Reincarnation would ensure their safety in the face of danger! If everyone had their eyes on Reincarnation, who would pay attention to the region around it?

This was a very basic tactic!

The outer region powerhouses had some brains to their name after living for so long. The supreme felt that it was very normal for the other two worlds to be hidden here. And if they were here, that meant his judgment was correct. They were part of the battle.

Based on his understanding, one of these worlds had two eighth ranks to their name! That one was stronger and was named Sun Moon. The other was more run-of-the-mill and only had one eighth rank. They were known as Earth Fissure.

“Big Cat, how about you take Sun Moon?”

Ash Cat was still tracking the world when it turned back with an incredulous look. You want a cat to handle the stronger world?

“Their eighth ranks should be gone and likely their seventh ranks as well. Or at least half of their seventh ranks are gone. There’s not much danger.”

That wouldn’t do either!

“You do Sun Moon.” The big cat shook its head. “This cat... will take the other one!”

Do you think this cat is a fool?

“Whatever you want,” laughed the supreme. “But go faster! You’re too slow! It looks like you don’t have much confidence in yourself...”

Trying to provoke this cat?

Ash Cat kept its mouth shut as it didn’t care. It wasn’t human, so it didn’t care about face. Shameless Zhang, you won’t get anywhere with this tactic.

One human and one cat sped through the chaos universe. They even showed signs of teleportation under the supreme’s leadership. Their speed was too fast to be believed.

Two worlds soon appeared in front of them. They were close to each other and not that far away from Reincarnation major world.

As I thought!

The supreme heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the two worlds. I was right!

But... this means that Fang Ping and them might be facing eight eighth ranks or even more? Who knows if the other overlord sent one eighth rank or more...

He’s really durable to be surviving so many eighth ranks!

The supreme maintained his calm even at a time like this.

“Li Hao should be over there... Fang Ping is no fool. He would’ve run off at first light if eight eighth ranks immediately showed themselves. It probably wasn’t eight at first. Which means... the ones that appeared later are probably the three from these two worlds.

“They were meant to waylay us, but now their opponents are probably Fog Mountain and the rest!”

Ash Cat prepared to dart forward, but paused and looked back with urgency. “Are we still not attacking?”

“Not yet!” said the calm supreme. “There’s no rush. If the three are up against Fog Mountain and the others, then their opponents are also strong. However, they’re newly ascended and might not be able to seize the proper timing to swiftly defeat these three eighth ranks.

“In that case, they’ll miss the best timing! We share a mutual understanding with Fang Ping, but not the rest of the group... It’ll be a waste of our effort in the end!

“Li Hao... Li Hao is a smart lad.” It suddenly occurred to the supreme. “We need to pass a message along to him. He’s worked with New Martial before. If he’s aware of our thoughts, he’ll be able to seize the correct battle timing. Everything can change so long as these three die!”

Ash Cat didn’t know what to say. The others were so far away. How are we supposed to communicate with them? Do you have a replica over there?

“Don’t look at me,” sighed the supreme. “I don’t have a replica over there. Those Silver Moon folks are very proud. I would’ve caused severe dissatisfaction if I sent anyone to keep an eye on them. In that case... my poor grandson will have to suffer!”

What do you mean by that?

The supreme extracted a drop of blood essence before the cat thought the reply through.

“My poor grandson, you’ll have to be our phone for a bit,” he sighed softly. “I hope Li Hao understands me and seizes the correct timing!”

The blood essence burned, manifesting a humanoid shadow. It seemed to be... Zhang An!

They were of the same bloodline!

The supreme sighed again. I’m sorry, my grandson. It’ll be painful, but the chaos is simply too big. This is what we’ll have to do in order to transmit messages.

......

At the same time.

Li Hao kept waiting for a sign. The Reincarnation master chuckled softly, “I thought that they would come. It looks like they trust the Human King immensely and chose to attack my world!”

As a world master, he could naturally sense some of the developments elsewhere. New Martial had gone to Reincarnation major world.

That was good! Perhaps they would be able to capture these four region interlopers in one fell swoop in this campaign.

“They won’t be coming here then. My world is very far away from here and they’ll have to spend quite some time traveling...” laughed the Reincarnation master.

New Martial had shown itself. There were no more obstacles in this area. Reincarnation had far more than fourteen seventh ranks, it had twenty-four!

There were double the expected number because another four had been revived. If New Martial truly mounted an offensive, they would discover to their great surprise that they couldn’t conquer the world!

Many of the Human King’s bones had shattered. Bone marrow dripped along the golden bones like blood. He didn’t have the organs to pant with. However, his jaw still worked and he sneered, “Be careful of ending up in the dumps when you try to take advantage of someone! Let’s see what you’ll be arrogant about when Old Zhang and the others take your world!”

“Then I look forward to it!” laughed the Reincarnation master. Could that happen? If they could so easily destroy twenty-four seventh ranks, then New Martial would’ve become an overlord of the chaos a long time ago.

The power of life and death once more came down with a loud boom, cracking some more of the Human King’s skeleton.

“You’ve certainly got a stubborn life force,” the Reincarnation master sighed with appreciation. “No wonder you’re still alive...”

This guy was too hard to kill!

If it wasn’t for his perfect machinations and reinforcements from many powerhouses, just two or three eighth ranks alone really wouldn’t be able to do much to the Human King.

No wonder he was so arrogant!

His internal world had become a dao domain and supplied him with endless strength. It was a terrifying prospect.

Among the Silver Moon exalted emperors fighting the wraiths, someone screamed with agony. A wraith seemed to have hit him and his blood began boiling—no, burning. His screams were so grisly that even Li Hao tilted his head for a look.

Who was suffering so badly?

Eh? Zhang An?

How could that be? Although Zhang An was mediocre in his eyes, he was a proud person to his core. He wouldn’t wail like this even if he was injured. Li Hao focused for a good look and saw that all of Zhang An’s blood was burning...

His blood is burning?

That’s not a sign of being struck by a wraith. His blood suddenly burning... A bloodline of the same origin?

The supreme?

Li Hao suddenly felt that the New Martial supreme was behind this development. He seemed to want to use this method to tell him something. Logically speaking, there was no need for the supreme to say anything to the young man...

But Zhang An’s abrupt self-immolation must mean there was important information that Supreme Zhang wished to share.

What was it?

His sudden lapse in concentration resulted in a palm strike from Drifting Life. Li Hao kept his eyes trained on Zhang An as he vomited blood. Drifting Life didn’t care about a third rank, but the young man very much did so.

Supreme Zhang seemed to be attacking Reincarnation, but also sending a message to him at the same time...

Zhang An screamed with agony as his blood continued to burn. It was exceedingly painful and he knew his grandfather was behind it. He wanted to break out into loud curses!

What was the old man doing?? Trying to end his family line??

Li Hao peered through the void and saw that Zhang An seemed to be splitting apart from the burning. His fast was ashy and dusty, as if... the supreme had purposefully reduced him to that state.

Inspiration struck.

“Earth Fissure!” he shouted. There was a world among the eighth rank worlds called Earth Fissure!

Yet he did not recognize its world master. Was Earth Fissure among the other three eighth ranks?