Chapter 549

Chapter 549: A Strong Being for Free

“Is he the strongest member of humanity, Yi Chen?”

Mares couldn’t help but ask the Shadow King beside him.

“Yes!”

The Shadow King confirmed Mares’s guess.

“The strongest member of humanity has already signed a vassal contract with our Tree-Dwelling Tribe. You can’t cooperate with him at all. So, you have controlled him?”

Mares thought he had figured out the truth and couldn’t help but sigh, “No wonder Morris has always struggled to find this strongest member of humanity, and no wonder you just said that even if Morris recovers his injuries, he can still be killed!”

He believed that Yi Chen was hidden by the Shadow King.

And Yi Chen was the only one who could get close to Morris.

As long as they found a way to leave something on Yi Chen that could suddenly deal a heavy blow to Morris or make Morris lose his strength in a short time, they would have a chance to kill him.

“No, we from the Shadow Clan have already pledged our loyalty to Emperor Yi Chen, and we firmly believe that under his leadership, we can surely return to our peak and even reach new heights.”

The Shadow King shook his head, once again denying Mares’s guess.

“How is that possible?”

Mares was stunned by this statement.

He couldn’t understand how Yi Chen, this strongest member of humanity, could force the Shadow King and the Shadow Clan to pledge loyalty to him.

It was even more surprising that the Shadow King and the Shadow Clan were willing to be loyal.

Strength? That was completely impossible.

Talent…

He began to realize.

In just a few years, Yi Chen had risen four major realms from level 100. Such talent would surely be considered astonishing in the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

The Shadow King knew that Mares still couldn’t comprehend how powerful Yi Chen really was, but he didn’t explain further.

“Your Majesty!”

When Yi Chen teleported closer,

The Shadow King and the others showed great respect.

Yi Chen nodded and looked up at Mares, who was over one hundred meters tall, and said, “You can recover from your injuries in about a year?”

“Yes!”

Although Mares still couldn’t fully understand why the Shadow King and the Shadow Clan would pledge loyalty to Yi Chen, and why Yi Chen, as the strongest member of the vassal races of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, secretly controlled the Shadow Clan, he still tried to maintain his respect.

However, as a powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, even with his life in someone else’s hands, his pride made it hard for him to truly respect someone who was a level 140 genius.

Yi Chen didn’t mind Mares’s attitude. He took out a flying treasure from his storage ring and tossed it to Mares.

“This flying treasure was personally crafted by me. Although you are from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and can’t control it, the Shadow King can use the power of the Shadow Clan to bring you into the flying treasure.”

“From today on, stay by the Shadow King’s side and recover inside the flying treasure. If I encounter any unexpected events, in about half a year, go with me to the super star cluster.”

“Go to the super star cluster? Are you planning to bypass Morris and go straight to the foreign affairs department?”

Mares thought that Yi Chen was worried about Morris possibly reaching an agreement with the Federal Parliament and Senior Military Officials, so he wanted to bypass Morris and connect directly with the foreign affairs department.

“Take him inside first!”

However, Yi Chen did not respond to Mares. He disliked subordinates who were too curious and asked too many questions.

Even if Mares was a powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, it was no exception.

“Understood!”

The Shadow King immediately wrapped Mares in energy and began to pass through the defensive formation within the flying treasure, entering the internal space of the flying treasure.

Mares felt somewhat frustrated.

He was also displeased with Yi Chen’s arrogant attitude.

Unfortunately, his life was in the Shadow King’s hands.

To be honest, he was nothing more than a subordinate to Yi Chen, and even if he had some dissatisfaction, he had to suppress it.

After sending Mares, the Shadow King exited the defensive formation and returned to the outside of the flying treasure.

He put the flying treasure into the Space Stone.

This way, even if the warships of the human federation covered the entire star cluster, they would never find where Mares was.

“Let’s go!”

Yi Chen also took out a flying treasure and entered it.

The seven Shadow Kings followed closely behind Yi Chen as he closed the defensive formation of the flying treasure.

The Shadow King wrapped the flying treasure in energy and quickly flew toward a deserted star where Yi Chen had set up a teleportation array.

Upon arrival, Yi Chen used the teleportation array to send the Shadow King back to the exile planet in the galaxy.

The Shadow King then returned to the life planet, the headquarters of the Federal Parliament, to monitor Morris’s actions.

Meanwhile, Yi Chen, along with the seven Shadow Kings, reached the blood-colored planet through the teleportation array.

He felt incredibly joyful.

This operation was undoubtedly a great success.

It exceeded his expectations by tenfold or even a hundredfold.

What he had worried about most was that Morris would lose patience and force Mares to compromise with greater strength.

However, to his surprise, Mares managed to withstand Morris’s pursuit despite being heavily injured, thanks to various powerful treasures and immortal materials.

He even managed to severely injure Morris in return.

This outcome was undoubtedly perfect for Yi Chen.

In this way, Morris wouldn’t fall into complete despair and wouldn’t choose to contact the high-ranking leaders of the foreign affairs department to abandon his mission or request support from the strong.

With a bit of luck, they could even stall for another two to three years.

What Yi Chen didn’t expect was that, beyond this perfect outcome, there was an even greater surprise.

Mares’s injuries were serious enough that even with the combined strength of the Shadow King and the seven Shadow Kings, they could defeat and control him.

Mares’s hatred for Morris also led him to unhesitatingly choose to surrender to the Shadow King as long as the Shadow King was willing to help kill Morris.

This meant Yi Chen had unexpectedly gained a strong being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe for free.

With his current strength realm, and with more than half a year, he would have to face the limitation of the heavenly path in the star cluster and could not break through to a higher realm.

At that time, a trip to the super star cluster would be unavoidable.

According to Yi Chen’s original plan, he intended to visit other star clusters outside the Tree Star Cluster.

Since the Shadow Clan had been destroyed by the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the Shadow King had to stay behind to monitor Morris, while only the Shadow King would take him there.

However, taking the Shadow King to roam the Tree Star Cluster was a bit too dangerous.

Once they encountered a powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the chances of being discovered were extremely high.

So, they could only go to other star clusters outside the Tree Star Cluster.

Now, with Mares around, it was entirely different.

He could take Mares directly to the Tree Star Cluster.

Not only could he enhance his strength realm, but he could also gather information and materials needed for the Fourth Generation Cave Paradise.

Additionally, he could set up a teleportation array in the Tree Star Cluster, laying the groundwork for quick travel between the star cluster and the Tree Star Cluster in the future.

Successfully controlling Mares, this powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, brought him an abundance of benefits.

At present, not only was the crisis temporarily resolved, but even the matter of going to the super star cluster had a clear path.

He just needed to focus on cultivating and quickly raising his realm.