Chapter 979 - 430: Chu Xiu’s Threat (Part 2)

Upon hearing this, Duan Yan did not say much, just nodded to indicate that he understood.

As for Chen Huang at the end, he was originally there to drive down prices. Chu Xiu and the Sun King didn’t have much camaraderie, so naturally, they wouldn’t sponsor him much for free. They only provided a few large demon puppets from the Wizard Council, worth a couple of billion, barely considered a fighting force.

"The bulk of the support still has to come from the three major forces," Chu Xiu mused inwardly.

But what made him somewhat helpless was that even after Zhang Zhengdao tried to raise the stakes, the three major forces remained indifferent, as if they did not feel any pressure.

This left Chu Xiu to shake his head with a bitter smile, realizing he underestimated these human elites. They had already thoroughly analyzed him, and his little tricks would be useless.

In the end, the gathering concluded hastily as no party was willing to retreat.

But Chu Xiu felt anxious because the most crucial goal of this trip had not been achieved.

That is... Heroic Spirit Mechanician!

During the past five days, the Leader-level Old Remains continued to shuttle through the past but only retrieved a fragment of Aurora, with the rest still being searched for.

On average probability, eventually, Aurora’s soul should be assembled, but the trouble is, the probability of each fragment’s collection is not equal!

Since the Old Remains search randomly, there’s a certainty that the ultimate fragment will be significantly harder to find than the earlier ones. Adding another logic: certain fragments have remained unfound because they are deeply hidden, further increasing the difficulty of search.

If Aurora’s soul isn’t fully gathered, then relying on the Heroic Spirit-level Mechanician would be necessary; otherwise, not only would Titan Giant Mechanism’s full power not be unleashed, even achieving half would be doubtful!

Let alone the Heroic Spirit Mechanician themselves would extraordinarily enhance the Titan Giant Mechanism, and the difference between this and the former could be as much as three or four times!

Yet Mechanicians are extremely rare, and Heroic Spirit Mechanicians can be counted on fingers, all within the three major forces!

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu’s brows furrowed even more.

Just as he was pondering, Zhao Jie approached him.

Everyone else had left; only he remained.

Chu Xiu looked up and said, "Brother Zhao, is there anything else?"

Zhao Jie looked at him and smiled, "Do you know why the three major forces offered such a low price?"

Chu Xiu replied, "Isn’t it because we find it challenging to achieve mutual trust?"

Zhao Jie nodded, "That’s indeed the main issue, but there’s actually a more important reason."

Chu Xiu was startled, "What else is there?"

Zhao Jie said, "Given my position, I shouldn’t say this, but Brother Chu, you saved my life. I can’t stand idly by at this moment."

"The true issue is... your talent is simply too astounding!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu’s expression changed slightly, and he immediately showed a thoughtful look.

Zhao Jie continued, "Your battle with the Murder Ghost was kept strictly confidential, so apart from the Jiang Family, other forces still perceive you at the Peng City level, where you displayed near-Demigod strength."

"While indeed your talent is unprecedented, achieving such strength in such little time is unbelievable, but due to the existence of Cause and Effect Points, time is trivial for Awakened ones."

"With enough Cause and Effect Points, a year can count as ten thousand or even a hundred thousand years of strenuous practice!"

"And as everyone knows, the initial stage of the awakened trials is when resources are easily obtained; it’s not strange if one suddenly gains immense Cause and Effect Points from a great opportunity, allowing rapid growth. Yet, this growth slows down significantly once reaching High Tier strength."

"After all, Fierce Tier and General Tier opportunities are abundant, but Heroic Spirit and Demigod Level opportunities, not even a few decades of searching might encounter one."

"Thus, while you are positioned as a genius never seen before in Huaxia or worldwide, with a gap from others, it’s still within regular understanding."

"However, your fight with the Murder Ghost, including your brief clash with Ashtar in the Corpse Demon World, this information cannot be hidden from the three Celestial Kings!"

"Elevating to Heroic Spirit and Demigod combat prowess yet still maintaining such an incredible speed of power growth, with no sign of stopping... that’s terrifying!"

"Terrifying to the point... even the Celestial Kings feel pressured!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu’s expression changed entirely.

He suddenly realized, there exists a fundamental conflict between him and the Celestial Kings!

Indeed, the three Celestial Kings are not like conventional stories where they’re either the final boss of the opposing side or experienced seniors nurturing the protagonist’s team. Instead, they hold a more complex standing: they are essentially the exploitative class!

Through their absolute leading advantage forged in the dark turmoil and the Second Path to Divinity, they built an unbreakable monopoly, continually drawing resources from the entire human society over the past decades! In turn, immense resources further widen the gap between the Celestial Kings and everyone else!

Now, no one even knows how strong the Celestial Kings are!

In this positive cycle, it’s nearly impossible to disrupt the Celestial Kings’ monopoly; their gap with others will continue to grow, unless an aberration defying the norm arises...