Chapter 418

Chapter 418: All Resolved

The Shadow King and the Soul Emperor, along with the Soul Kings, moved swiftly.

In just about half an hour, they could resolve one target.

Most of that time was spent on the journey.

It wasn’t until three days later that the biggest surprise occurred.

The Federal Parliament and the Military had been anxiously waiting for results and wanted to inquire about the search situation.

Lu Qingxian, Parliament Chairman, could not help but use his communicator to contact Morris and ask for an update.

However, Morris brushed him off.

This third envoy of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe was currently not only outside the star cluster, but he also did not wish to have too much contact or interaction with the Federal Parliament and the Military.

Although the overall search route was not long, Yi Chen’s flying treasure had the ability to shield perception.

Morris estimated it would take at least more than six months to complete the search.

With less than a month passed, it was entirely normal not to have found anything yet.

In this way, Morris not only managed to brush off the Federal Parliament and the Military but also successfully brushed off himself.

He did not contact his subordinates to inquire about their progress.

Of course, even if he did, he would likely not uncover any abnormalities.

In these past few days, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe members had also contacted each other.

However, when they reached out to their companions, they did not notice anything unusual.

This was because the Soul Kings could control those who had their consciousness erased from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and make them respond.

Even if Morris contacted two level ninety Tree-Dwelling Tribe members, under the circumstances where the Soul Kings had already obtained their memories, it would still be challenging to find any clues through remote contact.

In just seven days, all three hundred Tree-Dwelling Tribe members had been turned into hosts for the Soul Clan.

All the Space Stones had also ended up in the hands of the Shadow King.

The Soul Emperor and the group of Soul Kings were overjoyed.

Over three hundred Tree-Dwelling Tribe bodies, with power levels between one hundred sixty and one hundred ninety, equated to the fact that once they restored these bodies, the Soul Clan would gain over three hundred members with top-tier combat power between one hundred sixty and one hundred ninety.

Although the Soul Kings could not unleash the full strength of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe hosts even if given their level ninety bodies, the difference was not substantial.

The Shadow King remained calm and composed, with an easy demeanor.

The resources and treasures stored by over three hundred Tree-Dwelling Tribe members, including two Tree-Dwelling Tribe beings at his level, would surely stir the entire Shadow Clan.

But he had already prepared himself mentally, so he did not share in the overwhelming excitement like the Soul Emperor and the Soul Kings, who had gains far exceeding their expectations.

“Shadow King, when we successfully restore all the Tree-Dwelling Tribe hosts’ injuries and work together with you, will we have a chance to defeat the powerful beings from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe in one go?”

The Soul Emperor approached the Shadow King, filled with hope.

“Unless the opponent is heavily injured, it’s impossible to kill him!”

The Shadow King shook his head decisively.

He knew that the Soul Emperor was getting a bit overconfident.

However, even with the Soul Clan completely in control of over three hundred Tree-Dwelling Tribe hosts, killing Morris was nearly impossible.

The problem was that Morris was just too strong.

If he had just entered the Strong Fighter Level, at only level two hundred, there might have been a glimmer of hope.

But at level two hundred ten, Morris was two major realms higher than him.

Even if allowed to attack along with two Tree-Dwelling Tribe members at level ninety, it would still be difficult to make any impact.

Of course, he only felt it was nearly impossible, not absolutely impossible.

In the eyes of the Shadow King, if Yi Chen wanted to kill Morris, it would be simple.

As long as Yi Chen made a move to drain Morris’s luck, that would suffice.

Although he couldn’t predict what misfortunes Morris would face once his luck ran out, it was highly likely that it would end badly for him.

“Alright!”

The Soul Emperor, with a surge of passion, managed to calm himself.

“Opportunities will always arise; let’s stay in contact about any developments or chances.”

The Shadow King spoke up.

“Understood!”

The Soul Emperor agreed succinctly.

Though he still appeared respectful towards the Shadow King on the surface, the respect and wariness in his heart had diminished significantly.

The reason was simple: given time, once all the Tree-Dwelling Tribe hosts had healed, his strength would rival that of the Shadow King.

In fact, he might even exceed it.

Moreover, the Soul King responsible for controlling another Tree-Dwelling Tribe body at level ninety would not be weaker than the Shadow King either.

This meant that the Soul Clan’s top-tier combat power could completely suppress the powerful Shadow King.

There was no longer any need to worry about the Shadow King suddenly changing his mind and wanting to eliminate the Soul Clan.

While the threat of the Shadow King, who could track the Soul Clan’s movements, had been eliminated, the threat from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe still existed.

The Soul Emperor thought that after returning, he needed to carefully plan the future development of the Soul Clan.

But his mood was certainly a thousand times better than when he had arrived.

After all, this operation had greatly enhanced the Soul Clan’s top-tier combat power.

Psychologically, they had gained a substantial advantage.

Even though the Soul Clan needed time to recover the injuries of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe hosts, with Morris as a significant threat, they had to continue being low-key and endure.

However, both the Soul Emperor and the Soul Kings felt significantly less panic and fear towards the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

This prompted the Soul Emperor to have a sudden idea and ask the Shadow King if there was a possibility of working together to eliminate the powerful beings from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

In their eyes, although the Tree-Dwelling Tribe was terrifyingly strong, it always gave them the feeling of a fortune-bringer.

So far, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe had continuously provided unimaginable boosts to the Soul Clan.

Vaguely, they even looked forward to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe sending more personnel to their star cluster to suppress the Soul Clan.

The Shadow King ignored the Soul Emperor and the group of Soul Kings, quickly disappearing as he hurried to the area where Yi Chen was located.

"Your Majesty, the situation has been successfully resolved with no unforeseen events."

After finding Yi Chen, the Shadow King presented a Space Stone to him: "Inside is all the harvest from this operation."

Yi Chen waved his hand: "Just like last time, leave the resource materials suitable for the current stage of the Great Flame Empire and various higher-grade spirit mines that make it easier to comprehend the principles of heaven and earth."

"Understood!"

The Shadow King nodded.

"Let’s go! Take me back."

Yi Chen commanded.

The Shadow King immediately took Yi Chen and headed towards the second teleportation array.

While on the way, he used his Perception Ability to inspect the grades and effects of all the resources and treasures within the Space Stones.

Upon arrival, although they had too many Space Stones to sort them all out, Yi Chen didn’t mind.

He directly used the teleportation array to return to the blood-colored planet.

Any resources and treasures useful for the Great Flame Empire would naturally be sent to the Political Council by the Shadow King through the Shadow Clan.

The Political Council would then deliver various grades of spirit mines, which would facilitate the understanding of the principles of heaven and earth, directly into his hands.

Meanwhile, the Shadow King began to locate Morris’s position and distance, following Yi Chen’s instructions to head towards where Morris was, to continue monitoring his movements.

The crisis brought by this batch of Morris’s subordinates had been successfully resolved.

But there was still a larger crisis looming.

That was the possibility that Morris might spend a great deal of resources to invite powerful beings from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe who specialized in tracking and searching for help.

Although it seemed somewhat insurmountable, the Shadow King felt no worry at all.

This was the benefit of being a subordinate.

When trouble arises, you have a stronger leader to rely on, so you just need to focus on doing your part.

There was no need to worry about the rest.