Chapter 336
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Chapter 336: The Candidate for the Third Envoy is Confirmed
After breaking through to the Xuan Immortal stage, the time required for training increased exponentially.
Given Yi Chen’s current level, his greatest constraints should logically be his talent and his speed in comprehending the principles of heaven and earth.
However, for him, the biggest limitation in raising his level was the lack of sufficient high-quality resources to assist in his training.
The higher the level, the greater the demand for high-quality resources.
Relying solely on spirit energy for training, at his current stage, he needed to spend a lot of time converting the spirit energy into the purer immortal energy.
As he continued to rise in level, the difficulty of training increased, which did have an effect on him.
However, with the expanding influence of the Great Flame Kingdom, this impact was not too significant.
Thanks to the Low-grade Immortal Stones gifted by Chief Nika, Yi Chen’s training speed remained incredibly fast, and in just over ten days, he advanced to the second level of Xuan Immortal.
His divine consciousness coverage expanded dramatically to twenty thousand square kilometers.
Even when outside the monitoring range of the Ground Defense Systems, his divine consciousness could now reach the surface of the A61258 planet.
While striving towards the third level of Xuan Immortal, Yi Chen’s avatar outside the exile planet received word from the Shadow King’s avatar.
The foreign affairs department of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe had selected the candidate for the third envoy and was ready to depart at any time.
The task was to retrieve the signed contract while also assisting the human federation in suppressing the Shadow King.
This was a very strange method of communication.
To avoid being monitored by the human federation, Yi Chen had never used their communicator.
Also, since the Great Flame Kingdom had not officially launched an expedition to the Fengmang planet, he had no immediate interest in researching various spirit mines to attempt creating a unique communication treasure.
But he had other means of communication.
His avatar’s every move on the exile planet was clearly understood by his main body.
For any situation or matter happening on the exile planet, he could directly consult the avatar.
Similarly, the Shadow King had left an avatar in the hidden chamber of the Great Flame Kingdom to help obscure the teleportation array.
If he needed to discuss anything with Yi Chen, his avatar could communicate directly with Yi Chen’s avatar.
"The candidate has been confirmed, so they could arrive in as little as two months."
Yi Chen found himself unsure about how to deal with this Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy.
The addition of the Shadow Clan already gave him an unbeatable advantage in the star cluster.
However, this invincibility was limited to the star cluster itself.
The true force balancing the speed of the Great Flame Kingdom’s development remained the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.
If he were willing to sign a loyalty contract with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and lead all of humanity as their vassal, everything would be easily resolved, allowing him to sit back and become the overlord of the star cluster.
But he was unwilling.
The first two envoys from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe had one dead and one injured.
If the third envoy were to encounter any accidents in the Milky Way, it would become quite troublesome.
Based on the information provided by the Shadow King, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe can actually determine whether he has signed the contract.
However, perhaps because the Tree-Dwelling Tribe elder and the foreign affairs department see him as just a small ant, they subconsciously assume that he would not dare to, nor would he refuse to, sign the contract.
Therefore, even though they have not received the contract, they have never checked to see if he has signed the loyalty contract.
Once they check, the possibility of giving up on recruiting him as a subordinate is incredibly slim.
After all, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe is incredibly strong, and being so toyed with would surely infuriate them. They would either find him and force him to sign the contract or simply kill him.
So, he must not be found by the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy, and he absolutely cannot kill this Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy.
He needs to keep him in the star cluster for as long as possible to help buy time.
“How strong is the third envoy from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe?”
Yi Chen’s avatar asked the Shadow King’s avatar.
“He is at the Huaxing level, equivalent to around level 210, which is a major realm stronger than Ketes.”
The Shadow King explained.
“Level 210…”
Yi Chen frowned. The Shadow King could quietly follow any Tree-Dwelling Tribe being below level 220.
This detail was crucial.
But being at level 210 meant that this envoy was a major realm stronger than Ketes.
This was not bad news but also not good news.
He inquired, “Can your ability to conceal your presence allow me to quietly follow the third envoy from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe?”
“As long as you don’t release any energy or aura, there’s no problem following any Tree-Dwelling Tribe being below level 220!”
The Shadow King replied confidently.
He couldn’t defeat Tree-Dwelling Tribe beings above level 200, not even those at level 190, but his abilities in stealth and tracking far surpassed those of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.
“Not releasing energy or aura…”
Yi Chen felt a headache coming on.
His initial plan was to quietly follow the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy through the Shadow King, attempting to use the Luck Technique to drain the envoy’s luck down to just a little bit.
This way, the Shadow King could call upon the Soul Emperor for help, and there might be a chance to injure the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy.
That would help the envoy stay in the star cluster to recover, assisting with the delay while also preventing too much chaos.
Now, with the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy being a major realm stronger than Ketes, even if the Shadow King and the Soul Emperor teamed up, adding all the strongest members from the star cluster and the human federation’s Space Fortress, they could only face complete annihilation.
Moreover, he had no confidence in using the Luck Technique to drain the envoy’s luck without being detected.
His Luck Technique had a silent function, but he was facing a Tree-Dwelling Tribe being even stronger than Ketes.
The difference in realms was too great.
The last time he dared to drain Ketes’s luck was purely based on a guess that Ketes’s soul was injured, so he took the risk to try.
If the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy discovered that their luck was being drained and forced out his aura, everything would be exposed.
With the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s understanding of the laws of causality, they could easily deduce that Ketes had likely been drained of luck to his death.
Fortunately, his current strength realm was far beyond what it had been when he drained Ketes’s luck.
With his current understanding of the laws of causality and the laws of fate, he could further enhance the Luck Technique, making its silent function even stronger, thus reducing the risk of detection.
If he consumed a bit of luck before taking action, he could increase his chances of success.
If there were no better alternatives, it might be worth taking the gamble.
However, injuring the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy and forcing him into seclusion for recovery was definitely out of the question.
He would have to take it step by step.
After careful consideration, Yi Chen felt it was time to retreat.
If he waited until the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy arrived and then retreated, anyone could easily assume that he had special channels to know the envoy’s whereabouts.
Knowing the third envoy’s location but not trying to contact him, then suddenly disappearing with the entire Great Flame Kingdom would raise suspicions.
Although he could argue that it was out of caution against the Federal Parliament and Military using force or preemptively bribing the third Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy, it would still lead to doubts about whether he had signed the loyalty contract with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.
They would only need to contact the foreign affairs department of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to find out he hadn’t signed the contract at all.
The plan to buy time would be completely ruined.
