Chapter 2794: Fang Bai’s Helplessness

Chapter 2794: Chapter 2794: Fang Bai’s Helplessness

Through Zishi’s accounts, Fang Bai came to understand Ziyun Starlord a bit better, and the vigilance in his heart rose a few degrees.

Although Ziyun Starlord had, over these years, followed the rules and not done anything outwardly abnormal, no matter how you put it, he ultimately belonged to the Starry Sky Demon Clan.

As long as it’s the Demon Clan, there will be demonic nature.

Just like a born carnivore, it’s impossible to change its habit of eating meat.

Maybe Ziyun Starlord kept his demonic nature under tight control so it never erupted.

Of course, it couldn’t be ruled out that he was gentle on the surface while secretly doing things that harmed other races, merely not yet discovered by experts of those races.

Fang Bai felt that Ziyun Starlord recruiting him might just be a kind of appeasement policy, and perhaps once his strength reached a higher realm in the future, Ziyun Starlord would make a move on him.

The reason Fang Bai had such a guess was because he understood that his own special constitution was extremely attractive to bloodthirsty powerhouses like the Starry Sky Demon Clan.

Precisely because of this worry, after becoming an Elder of Tribute of Purple Cloud Star’s Starlord Hall, Fang Bai cultivated even more diligently, thinking that once his cultivation level advanced another minor realm and reached the High Rank of True God Realm, then even if Ziyun Starlord harbored ill intent, he would be helpless against him.

He felt this was something Ziyun Starlord would never expect.

While diligently cultivating himself, Fang Bai also frequently guided the gods of the Emperor’s Palace in continuing to practice formations.

Among Fang Bai’s future opponents, besides the potential Ziyun Starlord, there was also the Scorpion Clan Ancestor.

Thus, he not only wanted his own cultivation level to progress, but also hoped the Emperor’s Palace gods could also advance, then use formations to achieve the goal of countering Divine Venerable Realm Experts.

In this way, once they simultaneously clashed with those two Divine Venerable powerhouses, Ziyun Starlord and Scorpion Clan Ancestor, he could deal with one Divine Venerable Realm Expert himself, while the Emperor’s Palace gods formed a formation to deal with the other.

After learning from Fang Bai that Ziyun Starlord might be their potential opponent, the Emperor’s Palace gods also began to grow tense, and thus set aside everything else to devote themselves wholeheartedly to cultivation.

Ziyun Starlord provided Fang Bai with a large amount of Divine Crystals, and Fang Bai then parted out a portion of these Divine Crystals to give the Emperor’s Palace gods for their cultivation.

In this way, the strength of Fang Bai and the Emperor’s Palace gods, including Fang Bai himself, all advanced at a miraculous pace.

It was just that most of the time they cultivated inside Fang Bai’s Five Elements Space Ring; even when they broke through, it was inside the Five Elements Space Ring, so the experts of the Starlord Hall did not know.

As his own strength increased, Fang Bai needed more and more Orange Divine Crystals, yet the Divine Crystals Ziyun Starlord supplied him did not grow by much, and Fang Bai also couldn’t very well open his mouth to ask Ziyun Starlord for more. Even going into the city’s Cultivation Resource Exchange Market to refine pills and artifacts for other experts was not feasible, lest he arouse Ziyun Starlord’s suspicion.

With Divine Crystals stretched thin, Fang Bai couldn’t help feeling somewhat troubled, thinking that if the Scorpion Clan Ancestor weren’t standing guard outside Purple Cloud Star, he could temporarily leave Purple Cloud Star and head to nearby crystal zones to look for Orange Divine Crystals.

"Elder Fang, I intend to make a trip to Vermilion Phoenix Star. I wonder if you’d be willing to come along?"

One day, Ziyun Starlord suddenly came to Fang Bai and asked with a smile.

"Vermilion Phoenix Star?"

Fang Bai looked at Ziyun Starlord, his face full of inquiry.

During his temporary stay on Purple Cloud Star, he had gained some understanding of the nearby stellar bodies, but he hadn’t heard of Vermilion Phoenix Star.

Ziyun Starlord explained, "Vermilion Phoenix Star is equal in status to our Purple Cloud Star; it’s also a main star of a Thousand Star System. The Starlord there is a close friend of mine. I’m going this time to celebrate his birthday."

Fang Bai was eager to leave Purple Cloud Star; that way he’d also have the chance to search for some cultivation resources in other regions, so he nodded and said, "I’m willing to go with Starlord."

After the two sides agreed on a departure date, Ziyun Starlord took his leave.

"This trip I can only take you alone. As for your subordinates, let them stay in the Starlord Hall!"

Before leaving, Ziyun Starlord said this to Fang Bai.

Fang Bai watched Ziyun Starlord’s departing back, a trace of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

He understood that Ziyun Starlord leaving the Emperor’s Palace gods in the Starlord Hall was actually to have them act as ’hostages,’ to prevent Fang Bai from slipping out of his control while traveling with him to Vermilion Phoenix Star.

In Fang Bai’s eyes, this was an openly practiced despicable tactic, and yet he was utterly helpless before it.

If Ziyun Starlord hadn’t spoken up, Fang Bai had originally planned to let the Emperor’s Palace gods enter his Five Elements Space Ring and then take them away from Purple Cloud Star with him; but now that it was like this, that plan could only go up in smoke.

So Fang Bai instructed the Emperor’s Palace gods for a while, telling them to stay honestly in the Starlord Hall over the coming period of time—don’t stir up trouble, and all the more don’t leave Purple Cloud Star, to avoid suffering an attack from the Scorpion Clan Ancestor.

Once everything was prepared, Fang Bai and Ziyun Starlord boarded a small Starship, flew away from Purple Cloud Star, and headed for Vermilion Phoenix Star.

When they reached the starry skies outside Purple Cloud Star, Fang Bai discovered the Scorpion Clan Ancestor’s Starship.

The Scorpion Clan Ancestor had been standing guard outside Purple Cloud Star for a long time; seeing Fang Bai appear, his eyes couldn’t help but light up, but then, seeing Ziyun Starlord accompanying him, his gaze turned cold again.

Although he had confidence in subduing Fang Bai, he had no assurance of defeating Ziyun Starlord. Watching their Starship draw farther away, because he couldn’t bear to give up Fang Bai’s Extraordinary Holy Body blood, he also drove his Starship to follow from far away.

"That old thief, the Scorpion Clan Ancestor, has followed us! Looks like he has no intention of giving up on you!"

Ziyun Starlord diffused his divine sense, discovered the trailing Scorpion Clan Ancestor, and said to Fang Bai with a laugh.

Fang Bai let out a sigh, then looked at Ziyun Starlord and asked, "The blood in my body attracts him that much?"

After he finished saying this, he keenly caught the slight movement of Ziyun Starlord’s throat, as if he were swallowing greedy saliva.

"You have a Dual Attribute Innate Spiritual Root and an Extraordinary Holy Body, something rarely seen in the Divine Realm! For that Scorpion Clan Ancestor, drinking your blood would greatly assist his cultivation—how could he not covet it?"

Ziyun Starlord said cheerfully.

Seeing Fang Bai’s face turn pale, he thought Fang Bai was scared, so he patted Fang Bai’s shoulder in comfort and said, "Don’t worry, with me protecting you, the Scorpion Clan Ancestor wouldn’t dare act recklessly! If he really dares to make a move, then if you and I join hands, he’ll surely be defeated!"

Ziyun Starlord had also witnessed Fang Bai’s strength and knew he could withstand more than ten strikes from the Scorpion Clan Ancestor without losing.

Once the two sides clashed, Fang Bai could pin down part of the Scorpion Clan Ancestor’s focus, and Ziyun Starlord, whose battle power was equal to the Scorpion Clan Ancestor’s, could seize the chance to launch a full-power attack and win the battle.

It was precisely this concern that kept the Scorpion Clan Ancestor from launching a sudden attack upon seeing Fang Bai.