Chapter 431: Player of the Fourth Scourge (11)

Su Chen left the Xiao family continent and departed the Starry Sky Alliance. He intended to head for a far broader world.

Once the progress of the "Mandate of Heaven" game reached Emperor rank, it became necessary to obtain coordinates of additional realms. From ancient times to the present, those coordinates had all been collected within the Federation.

The place Su Chen intended to go was precisely the Federation. Yet he was not alone.

"Master, we have already arrived at the Federation."

Xiao Yaozi at his side spoke with utmost respect.

Xiao Yaozi's master was a powerhouse of the Federation.

Thus, Su Chen had brought him along to the Federation.

Upon reaching the core region under Federation jurisdiction, Su Chen casually swept his gaze across the surroundings before withdrawing it.

"It seems there is no small number of rebirths within the Federation as well."

In the unseen, certain auras had begun probing toward this place the moment Su Chen set foot in the Federation. Although their actions were extremely hidden and cautious... to Su Chen, it was no different from exposing themselves in broad daylight.

Yet as long as these rebirths did not provoke him, Su Chen would not go out of his way to hunt them down. He was no timeline repairman.

His current goal was simply to kill bosses and level up.

...

Within the Federation, in a certain small world, no fewer than twenty or thirty figures had gathered. If any outsider had been present, they would have been utterly shocked.

For among those gathered here, any one of them taken at random was either an absolute top genius of the outside world, the number one, two, or three genius of the Federation over several million years, or a renowned great expert backed by an undying orthodoxy and belonging to the highest ranks of power and influence... These people who appeared completely unrelated had now all gathered in this place.

"That person has still come here."

The moment those words were spoken, everyone present fell silent at once. Even the atmosphere itself grew still.

"Was it not agreed that the moment that person set foot here, we would join forces and, while he was still weak, strangle him in the cradle ahead of time?"

A handsome young man questioned the others.

Someone nearby pointed at a blond man. "It was previously agreed that Charlie would act personally while we sealed off that person's escape routes. Yet Charlie did not act, causing us to miss the best opportunity to strike."

Everyone turned their gazes toward the blond man in unison, seeking an explanation.

The blond man named Charlie sat in the seat of honor, majestic and extraordinary like a male lion. He possessed a resounding title even within the Federation.

Golden Lion Emperor Venerable!

Among them, the one with the strongest cultivation was precisely the Golden Lion Emperor Venerable.

According to their discussions, the Golden Lion Emperor Venerable was to strike first and fire the opening shot, while they sealed off every possible escape method of that man to ensure absolute certainty.

Yet when that man stepped into the core region of the Federation, the critical Golden Lion Emperor Venerable had not acted. They could only watch helplessly as that man entered the "Mandate of Heaven" game once more and vanished without a trace, missing the best moment to strike... After all, according to their calculations, when that person entered the core region of the Federation, his cultivation was at most only at the initial stage of Emperor rank. Even with numerous methods, he should not have escaped the inescapable net they had painstakingly laid.

After all... the man of the present was not yet the supreme lord who would one day reign over all heavens in the future!

Facing the crowd, the Golden Lion Emperor Venerable said coldly, "Have none of you noticed that a person who has never been recorded now accompanies that man?"

At the Golden Lion Emperor Venerable's words, someone seemed to recall something and said, "It is said that when that man entered the core region, he once stirred up a storm within it. Now no such storm has appeared... could it be that that man is also like us, reborn from the future?"

At those words, the crowd felt a chill. If that were the case, would not every one of their actions have already been completely seen through?

The Golden Lion Emperor Venerable shook his head. "Perhaps it is not so. That man is not a rebirth, yet the person at his side is certainly a rebirth like us. The existence of rebirths in this world has long been exposed. With that man's scheming mind, it is impossible for him to have made no preparations. Perhaps our considerations have not been thorough enough... We only have one chance to act. If we fail to strangle that man ahead of time,

"This seat believes you all understand that man's terrifying nature. Once he successfully survives, we will have no possibility of turning the tables. We may even die because of it. Perhaps... we will not have another chance to start over!"

Hearing the Golden Lion Emperor Venerable's words, the others withdrew their gazes and fell into thought.

The Golden Lion Emperor Venerable's words were not without reason. It seemed something unknown to them had occurred, producing a change.

Perhaps they had not been cautious enough.

After a long while, one of them spoke. "I will have the clan's strategists reconsider according to the changes surrounding that man and formulate a new strategy that is even more foolproof."

"I shall take my leave first."

With one person taking the lead, a second and third soon followed... until in the end only the Golden Lion Emperor Venerable remained in the small-world Rebirth Alliance.

The Golden Lion Emperor Venerable gazed in the direction the others had left and sank into deep thought.

...

Under Xiao Yaozi's guidance, Su Chen arrived at a login point in the core region of the Federation.

Xiao Yaozi's master held a respectable position in the Federation, so Su Chen easily obtained the coordinates of several world bosses. Through unremitting effort, he finally cleared them all.

The moment Su Chen returned, he saw Xiao Yaozi waiting outside the door.

Su Chen logged out of the game. Noticing Xiao Yaozi's uneasy expression, he casually said,

"Come in."

"What is it?"

Xiao Yaozi pushed the door open and entered. A trace of hesitation showed on his face, yet he still spoke. "Master, there is someone outside who wishes to see you."

"He... may be a rebirth like this subordinate, yet... that person's status and position within the Federation far exceed those of this subordinate's master."

Su Chen perceived Xiao Yaozi's hesitation and said, "You fear he intends harm toward me?"

Xiao Yaozi nodded.

After all... that person's status within the Federation was far beyond anything he could compare to. A great figure of that level was destined from birth to stand at the peak of the Federation. As a rebirth, he would certainly not easily submit to another as Xiao Yaozi had.

Su Chen shook his head. "The moment I set foot in the core region of the Federation, I already sensed these people's auras. If they dared to act, they would have done so the instant we entered the core region. Why would they wait until now?"

Xiao Yaozi froze.

So his own master had known everything all along... Did that not mean everything was under his control?

Terrifying... truly too terrifying.

Xiao Yaozi felt immense relief that, upon being reborn, he had not chosen to make an enemy of Su Chen.