Chapter 455

Chapter 455: The Misunderstanding is the Soul Emperor

Could it be…

The Undying King was startled.

He thought of another possibility.

The Soul Clan’s Soul Emperor!

It was said that this Soul Emperor from the Soul Clan had obtained the body of a powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, and now his strength exceeded the limits of the star cluster. He hid away, fearing the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, and had not dared to show himself.

Apart from the strongest members of various tribes, only this Soul Emperor had the qualifications to come to the Undying Star and kill strong fighters without any hesitation; he would dare to strike at them all.

Moreover, the Soul Clan had little contact or ties with other tribes.

Having always hidden away and lacking various resources and treasures, they had a reason to come to the Undying Planet, killing strong fighters and plundering their resources.

This was troublesome!

The Undying King felt a headache coming on.

Why did this guy choose the distant Undying Star as a target, far from the galaxy?

His strength could not match that of this Soul Emperor.

Going out could even mean walking to his doom.

But if he stayed in, he was confident that the barriers would protect him, and his own safety would not be an issue.

Yet he could not just watch as the strong members of the Undying Star were killed one by one, could he?

The Undying Race warriors on the Undying Star were all his loyal subordinates.

Wait!

The Undying King suddenly had a thought.

If the other party really was the Soul Emperor, while it posed a crisis, it also presented an opportunity.

An opportunity to form an alliance with the Soul Clan.

He had always felt frustrated because of the secret dealings between the Undying Race and the human federation, finding no allies to ally with.

The Soul Clan was undoubtedly the best choice.

They were already enemies with the human federation, and in terms of top-tier combat power, they might even surpass the strongest members of various tribes.

If he could ally with the Soul Clan, he could leverage the Soul Emperor’s power to suppress and kill Duke Bolai.

The only drawback was that allying with the Soul Clan would offend the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

This could lead to retaliation from them.

But he couldn’t care less about that now.

The most important thing was to resolve the immediate problem with Duke Bolai.

Even if the Tree-Dwelling Tribe intended to strike, they would likely hit the Soul Clan first.

Since the Soul Clan had survived for so many years, it was reasonable to think they could continue to endure.

If one day the Soul Clan suffers a devastating blow, he can find a way to lead the Undying Race to escape the star cluster in a hurry.

Long ago, when the Tree-Dwelling Tribe first appeared, he had been planning for the possibility that the human federation might rely on the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to unify the star cluster.

Now it was just the right time to use it.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became.

The Undying King’s Perception Ability quickly expanded to cover the entire Undying Star, searching for the whereabouts of the Soul Clan’s Soul Emperor.

……

On the Undying Star, Yi Chen continued to hunt for targets to kill and gather resource materials.

The number of strong fighters who had died at his hands had already exceeded five hundred.

Based on his estimates, these five hundred fighters with various levels of skill possessed resource materials stored within the Space Stones.

This should be enough to gather the remaining materials needed for the third generation of Cave Paradise.

However, to be safe, he continued to search for more targets to kill.

After all, he felt completely secure.

His divine consciousness faintly sensed the Undying King’s Perception Ability.

Clearly, the Undying King had received word and was searching for the mysterious strong fighter who kept killing other strong fighters.

What surprised Yi Chen was that the Undying King’s Perception Ability bore goodwill, seemingly attempting to communicate with him.

Yet, he had continually withdrawn his divine consciousness, and even as he killed strong fighters, he always remained aboard the flying treasure that could shield him from detection.

The Undying King had no way to communicate with him.

In Yi Chen’s mind, as long as the Undying King remained still, he would keep hunting and gathering as many Space Stones as possible.

When the Undying King finally came searching, he could use his Teleportation Technique to escape the Undying Planet.

However, the Undying King seemed lost in thought, making no moves at all.

Only after Yi Chen had killed strong fighters could the Undying King vaguely sense the area he was in, using his Perception Ability to convey goodwill and a willingness to communicate.

Yi Chen ignored this and continued to gather resource materials as planned.

……

"What’s going on?"

In the blood pool, the Undying King felt a bit of a headache.

He could be sure that the other party must be the Soul Clan’s Soul Emperor without a doubt.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been unable to sense the presence of the opponent despite his powerful Perception Ability.

He often lost track of the opponent’s movements, only sensing them when they made a move.

Moreover, it seemed that the Soul Emperor was not just killing strong fighters; he was capturing them.

In an instant, one strong fighter lost all traces and presence.

This completely aligned with the characteristics of the Soul Clan.

They not only needed resources and treasures, but also hosts at the Strong Fighter Level.

This Soul Emperor continuously captured strong fighters from the Undying Race to serve as hosts. Logically, the Undying King should have been extremely angry.

However, he had no time to be angry.

He only wanted to form an alliance and cooperate with the powerful Soul Emperor.

Unfortunately, the other party ignored the goodwill and cooperation he conveyed through his Perception Ability.

He did not dare to seek out the Soul Clan’s Soul Emperor personally.

He worried that once he left the barriers, the Soul Emperor would strike and defeat him, just like those strong fighters, erasing his consciousness and turning him into a host for the Soul Clan.

This way, collaborating with him would mean losing control, while obtaining half of the Undying Race’s interests.

What should he do?

He couldn’t just let the other party continue to capture strong fighters and take all of them as hosts for the Soul Kings, could he?

An idea sparked in his mind.

The Undying King decided to show his sincerity and leave a way to make contact.

As long as he could cooperate with the Soul Emperor, he could easily eliminate Duke Bolai, the greatest threat.

With a firm resolve, the Undying King took out a huge Space Stone and stuffed it full of various resources and treasures.

Then, he took out a smaller Space Stone and placed a communication stone imbued with his Perception Ability inside.

He also placed the large Space Stone filled with abundant resources into the smaller Space Stone.

His Perception Ability began to control the small Space Stone to fly out of the blood pool, passing through the barriers, and rapidly heading toward Yi Chen’s direction.

……

"What’s happening?"

While Yi Chen was using the Binding Immortal Rope and the Map of Mountains and Rivers to capture a strong fighter and was about to incinerate the opponent with a sea of fire, he sensed through his divine consciousness that the Undying King’s Perception Ability was controlling a Space Stone flying toward him.

Was the Undying King planning to pay him a protection fee without personally taking action?

Yi Chen guessed the general intention behind the Space Stone sent by the Undying King through his Perception Ability but could not fathom the Undying King’s true thoughts.

"No way, this can’t be true, can it?"

Yi Chen focused his divine consciousness on the Space Stone and carefully examined it.

He confirmed that, at least on the outside, the Space Stone did not have any special toxins or issues.

He immediately changed his previous thought of continuing to plunder as long as the Undying King did not act.

Regardless, the internal conflict between the Undying King and Duke Bolai would allow the Undying Race to focus less on the Tianling Star Cluster.

If the strong fighters under the Undying King suffered heavy losses, it would give Duke Bolai more advantages.

According to estimates, the materials should have already been gathered.

If the Space Stone truly contained the Undying King’s protection fee, leaving would not be a problem.

His divine consciousness wrapped around the Space Stone as he flew toward the flying treasure.

Then, he brought the Space Stone into the flying treasure.

Upon entering the Space Stone with his divine consciousness, he found nothing to be concerned about; it only contained a larger Space Stone and a communication stone.

When he took the Space Stone out, he entered it with his divine consciousness.

Even Yi Chen’s eyes widened in surprise.

Inside, immortal materials and immortal mines were piled up like mountains.

Among them were even some mid and low-grade immortal materials that could directly enhance talent and strength realm.

This protection fee was far more generous than he had expected.