Chapter 514

Chapter 514: Locking onto the Treasure of Waning Fortune

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

In the blink of an eye, the place was empty, leaving the Shadow King somewhat dazed.

This was completely different from his expectations.

He thought this operation would be similar to the previous ones.

While Mares was on the Large Battleship, gathering Yi Chen and his aura, he planned to hide nearby with Yi Chen, allowing Yi Chen to siphon off as much of Mares’s fortune as possible.

However, after just a few words, Mares left directly.

Moreover, from their conversation, it seemed that Mares did not plan on using search and tracking methods to find their hiding place in the next month or two.

"Let me think!"

Yi Chen was also caught off guard.

The plan was in complete disarray.

Lacking enough information, he could not determine whether Mares was pressuring Morris to compromise or if he would continue to delay even after Morris’s concession in order to take revenge.

Regardless of the situation, it was good news for him.

At the very least, it bought him an extra month or two.

Though it was just a short time, with his current talent, he could easily improve two small realms in that period.

However, Mares still posed a significant threat to him.

"Let’s wait here for one more day. Once we confirm it’s not a trap, we will find Mares’s hiding place and drain his fortune."

After a moment of consideration, Yi Chen quickly made his decision.

Mares intentionally delaying time was indeed a good thing.

But it was uncertain whether after a month or two, he might decide to complete the task due to Morris’s concession.

Or he might choose to search for him and the Shadow King because of Morris’s compromise.

So no matter what, draining Mares’s fortune was the priority.

Of course, draining did not mean completely emptying it, but rather leaving Mares with just a little.

If Mares were still unsatisfied after Morris’s concession and continued to apply pressure, that would be even better.

If Mares chose to fulfill their agreement after Morris’s concession, he would then act swiftly to drain all of Mares’s fortune.

"Alright!"

The Shadow King nodded.

Yi Chen didn’t think any further and entered the flying treasure, preparing to focus on reaching the True Immortal Stage Three.

A day later, after confirming there were no traps, the Shadow King ended his hiding state and began to collect Mares’s residual aura.

Then, using Mares’s residual aura, he activated his tracking methods.

Soon, he confirmed Mares’s approximate location and distance.

Entering hiding mode once more, the Shadow King immediately took Yi Chen to the place where Mares was located.

In about half an hour, they found Mares outside a star.

Mares was currently cultivating with the help of high-quality immortal stones.

The maximum level of this star cluster is only level 150, but the heavenly laws here are quite low, preventing breakthroughs above level 150.

With the assistance of immortal stones, accumulating energy was not affected.

Mares had decided to wear down Morris and was prepared for a long struggle.

He would not let go of this grudge.

As for Yi Chen and the Shadow King, he hadn’t considered them at all.

According to the information provided by friends, even though Yi Chen, the strongest member of humanity, had outstanding talent, his current strength realm was still very low.

As for the Shadow King, he was just above level ninety, a whole major realm lower than Mares.

They posed no threat to him.

What he truly worried about was Morris, who might get angry and force him with strength.

He also worried about the uneasy relationship between the star cluster and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe; staying too long could lead to unexpected situations.

Fortunately, he had already considered these two points before coming and had solutions in mind.

Mares clearly did not realize that less than a kilometer away were the two targets he had completely dismissed, lying in ambush.

Yi Chen focused his mind, and the improved Luck Technique officially activated, connecting to Mares.

In the Qi Sea, an immense wave of green fortune surged in like a tide.

“Hmm…”

Yi Chen was somewhat surprised.

He was astonished to find that the speed of extracting fortune was far below his expectations.

Although this speed far exceeded the rate at which he directly drew fortune from the principles of heaven and earth, that was because the fortune there was relatively thin.

From past experience, the speed of extracting fortune directly from Mares had at least halved.

Moreover, this was compared to how the Luck Technique functioned before its improvements.

In comparison, the speed he was now extracting fortune from Mares was less than one-fifth of his expected speed.

What was happening?

This was the first time he had discovered that the speed of extracting fortune from a living being could vary.

In previous extractions, he had always thought that any creature only differed in their total fortune and its quality.

Yet in using the Luck Technique, he had thought the extraction speeds would be the same.

Or perhaps…

Yi Chen had a thought and sent a message to the Shadow King: "In the super star cluster, is there anything that can slow down the rate of fortune loss?"

"There is, but I have only heard of it and have never seen it," the Shadow King replied with great certainty.

"In the super star cluster, especially among the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, there are quite a few treasures with similar effects, as well as abilities that offer similar benefits, but they are extremely expensive."

Yi Chen felt relieved.

He understood that it was highly likely that Mares possessed a treasure or ability that caused the speed of extracting fortune to drop significantly.

If that was the case, it wasn’t too much of a problem.

It would just take a little more time.

He instructed, “The other party should have a similar treasure. Keep a close eye on him; I worry that the treasure on him will make it easier for him to detect the loss of his fortune.”

“As soon as you notice anything unusual about him, let me know immediately!”

“Okay!”

The Shadow King nodded eagerly.

If the target were Morris, he wouldn’t dare to easily use his Perception Ability to sense the movements of his opponent.

Mares was one major realm lower than Morris, but he was only one major realm higher than Yi Chen, so it was not a big issue.

Yi Chen kept the Luck Technique running, continuously drawing fortune from Mares.

Indeed, just as he suspected, Mares had a treasure that could reduce the loss of fortune.

Furthermore, this treasure could even release and generate fortune after the user’s luck ran out, ensuring that the user would not face any life-threatening crises due to depleted fortune.

However, if the fortune were truly depleted, the treasure would destroy itself after releasing the fortune within.

In the entire Tree-Dwelling Tribe, such treasures were extremely rare and unique.

Even someone like Mares, who had more resources and treasures than many others at his level, did not qualify to own one.

However, he had extensive connections.

He could borrow such a valuable treasure for temporary use.

This was precisely to deal with the issue of the uneasy relationship between the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and the star cluster.

With this treasure, even if the rumors from the foreign affairs department were true and there was a poor alignment between the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and the star cluster, whoever came would be beset by bad luck, and he wouldn’t be worried.

Because of the powerful effects of this treasure, even if a powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe arrived at the star cluster, while there might be some loss of fortune, the treasure would lock the fortune in place and prevent it from escaping.

That was also why Mares was not afraid of wearing down against Morris.

Little did he know, Yi Chen, the strongest member of humanity, could create such a terrifying skill to extract fortune.

Moreover, the strength of this extraction surpassed that of his treasure.

As a result, while the treasure could significantly slow down the speed of fortune being extracted, it could not completely lock in his fortune, preventing it from being lost.