Chapter 251
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Chapter 251: Threats and Surprises
Looking at Lie Bo, who voluntarily surrendered, Yi Chen spoke up.
"Since you are willing to be captured, you should also be willing to share information, right?"
"I am a member of the great Angelic Beings, coming from other life planets. I have abandoned my cultivation to enter this planet to assassinate you. Your talent and ability in creating skills have aroused our concerns in the Angelic Beings."
Lie Bo couldn’t help but glance at Bai Ruo Xin beside Yi Chen, feeling curious about her lack of reaction.
"Continue!"
Yi Chen signaled.
Lie Bo understood well that the longer he delayed, the bigger the trouble for the human federation would be. He shook his head: "You can try to use the most brutal methods to force me to reveal how the Angelic Beings know about your situation, and why I had to abandon my cultivation to enter this planet."
"I believe I could hold out for about a year and a half before I talk."
"You can waste time trying to create a skill that extracts others’ memories."
"However, I personally suggest that torture would be more effective. You don’t have much time, and wasting it on this isn’t wise. Accelerating your strength is the best choice for your self-defense and perhaps even a counterattack."
Yi Chen felt surprised.
Lacking crucial information, he couldn’t quite grasp what the self-identified Angelic Being was thinking.
"What do you think?"
He turned to Bai Ruo Xin.
Lie Bo also looked at Bai Ruo Xin with curiosity.
He wondered why she had neither attacked him nor reacted to his words.
She seemed to be neither someone from the Federal Parliament nor the Military, nor a top wealthy individual or a rebel.
She gave off the impression of being a remnant of the Revival Army.
Only the remnants of the Revival Army would be absolutely loyal to Yi Chen, disregarding their own lives and whether he revealed the truth.
This was quite interesting.
A remnant of the Revival Army had infiltrated the fake heavy criminals and had even gained Yi Chen’s trust.
Perhaps Yi Chen already knew the truth.
Even if, for the sake of Yi Chen’s safety, they had temporarily withheld that truth, it at least meant that Yi Chen was not isolated and had the Revival Army as external support within the human federation.
Even though the Revival Army was in ruins, having allies made a significant difference.
"According to him, there are other life planets outside this one. Moreover, the races on those life planets are aware of the Country Lord’s existence and want to kill him."
Bai Ruo Xin calmly said: "Regardless of whether it’s true or not, his existence, and his ability to control powerful fierce beasts, at least confirms that such a race indeed exists."
"All the various chaotic reasons behind this can be temporarily set aside. The Country Lord can leave it to our Intelligence Organization to investigate."
"Like he said, for the Country Lord to protect himself, the most important thing is still his own strength."
Yi Chen slightly nodded.
Bai Ruo Xin’s analysis incisively pointed to the heart of the issue, resembling the act of swiftly cutting through confusion.
No matter how many unknown secrets are hidden inside, strength is the foundation for solving all problems.
If the other party really comes from a powerful race on other life planets, this poses a significant threat and a tremendous surprise for Yi Chen.
With his speed of strength improvement and the development of the Great Flame Kingdom, as long as there is enough time, any powerful enemy would be less than a concern.
As for the surprise, it came because when he had just broken through to the first level of the Crossing Tribulation Stage, he was still troubled by the fact that his strength realm on this life planet was nearing its limit, and he needed to search for and explore other life planets.
He never expected that in just a short time, evidence would emerge indicating that there are other, more advanced life planets in the vast starry sky.
This was far better than aimlessly searching and exploring each planet in the endless starry sky in the future.
The benefits of strong fortune were exemplified here.
When he felt sleepy, a pillow would always come knocking at his door.
After some thought, Yi Chen enveloped Lie Bo with his divine consciousness.
All the treasures on Lie Bo flew up and were gathered into his storage ring.
Then, he forced his divine consciousness to break through Lie Bo’s life magnetic field.
Lie Bo understood that Yi Chen wanted to prevent him from having any schemes if he surrendered voluntarily. He intended to take away all the treasures on him and inspect them one by one.
He did not resist but allowed Yi Chen’s divine consciousness to invade his body.
After a detailed examination, Yi Chen could confirm that Lie Bo had no treasures on him, nor did he possess any special items or energy inside.
"Take him away!"
Yi Chen nodded and signaled to Bai Ruo Xin, instructing, "Quickly find out all the details and also notify the Political Council to arrange some drills."
"Organize the citizens to quickly gather at specified locations once they hear the alert."
"Understood!"
Bai Ruo Xin immediately informed the members of the Intelligence Organization to take Lie Bo away and sent someone to the Great Flame Kingdom to convey Yi Chen’s orders.
As for the details, she already knew them all too well.
In her mind, she planned to wait until Yi Chen breaks through to a higher realm and gains the strength that the human federation could not confine. Then, she would choose a good moment to reveal the truth to him.
Based on her understanding of Yi Chen, even if he trusted her loyalty, he might not tolerate the fact that she had known the truth all along without telling him.
Finding a good time to reveal the truth could possibly allow her to escape a calamity.
Even if Yi Chen lost his temper for a moment and killed her, he would likely have some regret afterward. After all, her intention was simply that if Yi Chen learned the truth too early, it would prompt the human federation to act quickly to imprison him.
Taking matters into one’s own hands is a big taboo in the eyes of those in power; life and death can be decided in an instant.
Yi Chen did not belong to the category of wise kings, but with his mindset and intellect, he would not be foolish enough to indiscriminately retaliate against the Revival Army.
Moreover, the Revival Army still had some value. Whether from personal feelings or interests, it would at least be easier for the Revival Army to gain Yi Chen’s understanding in the future.
“Let’s stop in a similar area!”
Yi Chen glanced at the forest, burned fiercely by the firebird’s attack, as the flames ravaged in all directions, and then he instructed Bai Ruo Xin before returning to his flying treasure.
He began to create new skills again.
In his heart, he felt a sense of urgency.
Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy leads to victory in every battle. Without knowing how powerful the strongest existence of the Angelic Beings was, the only thing he could do was to improve his strength as much as possible.
Logically speaking, he should interrupt the creation of new skills now and focus all his efforts on cultivating to the peak of the ninth level of the Crossing Tribulation Stage.
Then he could create a set of Defensive Skills to withstand the Tribulation and break through to a higher major realm.
Only then could his strength be greatly enhanced.
But on the contrary, at this moment, he wanted to create a skill that could extract and deprive fortune as soon as possible.
This skill has the trait of allowing the weak to overcome the strong across multiple major realms.
The premise is that the new skill can extract the enemy’s fortune without their awareness.
For this reason, he changed his approach to creating new skills, incorporating the feature of silently extracting fortune as a primary direction and goal in the creation of the new skill.
