Chapter 656

Chapter 656: Take One Step at a Time

Back on the blood-colored planet, Yi Chen began to cultivate at ease.

Although the upper limit of the laws of heaven in his star cluster was not high, he still needed to be in the super star cluster to break through to the small realms.

However, he had set up teleportation arrays in the Tree Star Cluster, Lance Star Cluster, and Time Star Cluster.

Through these teleportation arrays, he could easily travel back and forth between these star clusters.

This meant that whenever he wanted to break through to a small realm, he could simply use the teleportation arrays to reach these three star clusters and easily make his breakthrough.

The Shadow King then made his way to the life planet where the headquarters of the Federal Parliament was located, planning to monitor Morris’s every move and find out in advance when the strong fighters from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would arrive.

However, this meant he had to pause his cultivation.

Maintaining a hiding state made it impossible for him to train.

Once he began to cultivate, his hiding state would end.

Fortunately, he was already over level 200, and with the treasure refined from the Tai Ning Stone, he could easily keep his distance close to level 220 strong fighters while remaining undetected, which was sufficient for a time.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and just as Yi Chen completed a trip to the teleportation array in the Tree Star Cluster, successfully breaking through to the fifth level of the Tao Immortal Stage, the Shadow King sent a message.

In about two days, the strong fighter team from the foreign affairs department of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would arrive in his star cluster.

The action taken by the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s foreign affairs department was mainly to conceal their movements, fearing that spies and insiders from the Time Tribe, Reincarnation Tribe, and others would discover the existence of the human federation.

Thus, the information on the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s side was kept extremely strict and secretive.

Because of this, the Shadow King and the Shadow Clan who remained in the Tree Star Cluster could not find concrete information, even though the foreign affairs department had developed quite a few insiders.

However, the foreign affairs department had no secrets regarding Morris, who was responsible for contacting the human federation.

The Shadow King easily learned relevant details during the communications process with Morris and the leader of the strong fighter team.

The entire team was led by two level 220 strong fighters from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Just this alone was enough to show the significance of their arrival.

After all, the enmity between the star cluster and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe was already well-known within the foreign affairs department, almost becoming a firm rule.

Even level 220 strong fighters were wary and extremely reluctant to go to the star cluster.

The fact that they could mobilize two level 220 strong fighters despite the opposition of these fighters indicated how much importance the high-ranking leaders in the foreign affairs department placed on this matter.

In addition to the two level 220 strong fighters, there were also five level 210 strong fighters.

There were more than twenty strong fighters at level 200.

The number of high-end fighters from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe at level 190 and 180 exceeded two thousand.

"It seems the high-ranking leaders of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s foreign affairs department are determined to thoroughly resolve the various troubles coming from the human federation."

Upon receiving the news, Yi Chen felt both shock and joy.

He was shocked by how much the high-ranking leaders of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s foreign affairs department seemed to be taking the situation seriously, perhaps due to the increasingly dire circumstances in the super star cluster, far exceeding his expectations.

Their first move included two level 220 strong fighters.

If he could deal with this group of Tree-Dwelling Tribe strong fighters, the next wave might very well bring level 230 high-ranking leaders from the foreign affairs department in person.

He was pleased that such a large number of Tree-Dwelling Tribe strong fighters and high-end combatants would undoubtedly bring him an astonishing amount of luck.

In front of Yi Chen lay the challenge of how to deal with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s forces while also delaying their actions as much as possible. He aimed to make the foreign affairs department believe that everything was the work of the Shadow Clan.

Only by doing this could he buy enough time for the Shadow King to break through to level 210 before the level 230 high-ranking leaders from the foreign affairs department arrived.

Once the Shadow King broke through to level 210, his strength would undergo a significant transformation, allowing him to approach level 230 strong fighters without being detected.

With the addition of two level 220 strong fighters, they could ensure they were not afraid of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s threat.

"Shadow King, are you saying that the resources and treasures sent by the foreign affairs department of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe include materials for making Large Battleships, in addition to resources that help the human federation increase their strength realm?"

"Yes!"

The Shadow King nodded. "It seems the foreign affairs department plans to stockpile a large number of Large Battleships and the necessary personnel to operate them in response to the tense situation in the super star cluster. This group of Tree-Dwelling Tribe strong fighters is coming not only to resolve the various problems and troubles presented by the human federation but also to escort a batch of battleships and their operators back to the Tree Star Cluster."

Yi Chen felt overwhelmed.

In his mind, if the Tree-Dwelling Tribe managed to acquire a significant number of Large Battleships and related operators, it would undoubtedly reduce the urgency felt by the foreign affairs department regarding the human federation.

At the very least, even if the problems on the human federation’s side were not entirely resolved, the foreign affairs department would not send high-ranking leaders in a rush to handle the situation.

The issue was that this group of Tree-Dwelling Tribe forces had the primary task of solving all the existing problems and troubles of the human federation.

Only after that would they escort a batch of battleships to the Tree Star Cluster.

And he, as the strongest member of the human federation, was considered one of the three major troubles in the eyes of the foreign affairs department.

The other two troubles were the Shadow King and the Soul Clan.

In comparison, the Shadow King ranked higher as a trouble, while the Soul Clan ranked lower than him.

Even if the Tree-Dwelling Tribe dealt with the Soul Clan, which was the smallest problem, Yi Chen felt they would not leave afterward.

This made the problem nearly unsolvable.

He needed to delay time as much as possible.

It seemed he had to find a solution from other angles…

"Does this Tree-Dwelling Tribe force have anyone skilled in tracking and searching?"

Yi Chen suddenly asked.

He thought that to delay time effectively, he would need to keep this group of Tree-Dwelling Tribe forces in his star cluster and not deal with them too soon.

"The communications between Morris and the leader of this force did not mention anything about that."

The Shadow King pondered. "However, whether they are trying to find His Majesty or me, or dealing with the Soul Clan, they will need someone skilled in tracking and searching to resolve these troubles."

"The foreign affairs department can’t rely entirely on Mares; they must have brought personnel with such abilities."

Yi Chen nodded slightly.

In that case, dealing with those who possessed tracking and stealth techniques would be a solution.

The key was how to deal with those Tree-Dwelling Tribe members who had these abilities.

After all, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe force included two level 220 strong fighters, five level 210 strong fighters, and more than twenty level 200 strong fighters.

None of these strong fighters could be confronted directly by the Shadow King.

"Whatever the case, we’ll assess the situation when they arrive!"

After thinking deeply and failing to come up with a good plan, Yi Chen decided to take it one step at a time.

He would first see what the Tree-Dwelling Tribe planned to do before making any decisions.

"Alright!"

The Shadow King nodded.