Chapter 381: Holy Emperor
“We must at least be able to restrict this spaceship,” Shen Xing said, looking up at the sky and scrutinizing it carefully. “If we can take it away, that would be the best.”
A Void Spaceship like this, even within the Martial Alliance, must be an extremely powerful one, completely different from the previous ones.
Just the level of Yuan Power, in fact, is no less than that of an Eighth Realm Fourth Stage martial artist.
Clearly, the martial artist controlling this spaceship, or even the one who has been stationed inside it, is definitely no weaker than Eighth Realm Fourth Stage.
In fact, there might even be more than one.
Under such circumstances, even Shen Xing wouldn’t dare to act rashly.
At least not too violently.
Facing a single Eighth Realm Fourth Stage martial artist, he wouldn’t have the slightest fear, but adding this spaceship to the mix makes things a bit tricky.
No one understands better than Shen Xing the pressure this Void Spaceship exerts when it comes to escaping.
And after he shared this information, the expressions of Lin Zhaoyang and the others were somewhat odd.
“You’ve always used the tactic of running away when you can’t win against others, and now someone is using the same tactic against you,” Wenren Caifeng teased.
“This kind of spaceship was originally modeled after the treasure I obtained,” Shen Xing said grumpily.
Although he hadn’t directly shown the shuttle to others, at this point, he didn’t have much to hide from this group of people from the Federation.
Everyone already knew that the so-called “Supreme Treasure” that the Martial Alliance paid a huge price to obtain was in Shen Xing’s hands.
Just that alone made it impossible for them to have a friendly relationship with the Martial Alliance.
“Since it’s not easy to make a move for now, why don’t we go find our ‘colleagues’ first?” Lin Zhaoyang suggested.
“You have a way?” Shen Xing’s eyes lit up.
“Didn’t I tell you, last time I came here, we almost made a move?” Lin Zhaoyang smiled. “We managed to establish some contact. Although we can’t say we trust each other completely, we are all on the same page when it comes to dealing with the Martial Alliance. Moreover, we are now a powerful support for them.”
When he said the last sentence, he kept his eyes on Shen Xing.
The others also nodded in agreement.
Indeed, although Shen Xing was only at the Eighth Realm Third Stage in terms of cultivation, his strength was already very close to the Eighth Realm Fifth Stage. Ordinary Eighth Realm Fourth Stage martial artists were no match for him at all.
If the resistance forces in this Meng Hao World had such a powerful expert, they wouldn’t have been suppressed so badly.
They could just hide in the void and not be easily found.
Having made a decision, Lin Zhaoyang quickly took action.
They had indeed agreed on a certain method of communication before, but it was relatively secretive, and the trust between them wasn’t very strong, so it would take some time.
The group took advantage of this time to further understand this martial arts world, which was more powerful and prosperous than the Tai Xu World.
This world did not follow the path of Sacred Grounds, but rather a system of nations.
The world was also vast, with thousands of kingdoms. Those with Sages were called Great Nations, and those with Eighth Realm martial artists were called Sacred Nations!
There was even once an extremely powerful Immortal Dynasty that ruled over more than half of the world’s land, and it was the undisputed strongest Sacred Nation. Their emperor even called himself the “Holy Emperor.”
However, that was 30,000 years ago.
Ever since the people from the Martial Alliance arrived here, everything changed.
The Martial Alliance possessed strength far exceeding that of this world. The so-called “Holy Emperor” was actually just an Eighth Realm Third Stage martial artist. He was easily defeated in a direct confrontation with the Martial Alliance, and if he hadn’t had a hidden trump card, he might have even perished.
After that, the largest Sacred Nation was completely destroyed, replaced by the “Alliance.”
In fact, all the other Sacred Nations also joined the “Alliance.”
However, this so-called “Alliance” was fundamentally different from the real Martial Alliance. It was merely a tool for the Martial Alliance to plunder this world.
At first, those Eighth Realm martial artists who surrendered were hoping to truly join the Martial Alliance and enjoy the vast power and benefits it possessed. But as time went on, they gradually realized that the Martial Alliance didn’t care about ordinary Eighth Realm martial artists like them.
Only a few who could reach the Eighth Realm Second Stage had a slight chance of joining.
And it was just a slight chance.
Now was the time when the Martial Alliance was at its most arrogant. They didn’t even have enough resources to cultivate their own Eighth Realm martial artists, so how could they possibly recruit other Eighth Realm martial artists?
As for the so-called Holy Emperor, if he wanted to join, there was actually a good chance.
In the Martial Alliance, Eighth Realm Third Stage martial artists were considered to be truly part of the upper echelons.
Their numbers were very limited, and even outsiders would be genuinely recognized and welcomed.
However, the Holy Emperor was different.
He had his own principles. His country was occupied by the Martial Alliance, which was the greatest humiliation for the Holy Emperor.
He also went from being the emperor of a powerful Immortal Dynasty to becoming the leader of the Martial Alliance resistance organization.
Under this pressure, the Holy Emperor’s strength actually came close to the Eighth Realm Fourth Stage, and he even caused the Martial Alliance some trouble.
But after that spaceship began to be stationed in this world, everything changed.
The resistance forces of the Meng Hao World were rapidly losing everything they had worked hard to accumulate over the past 30,000 years. One by one, powerful individuals were falling, and the remaining people had to hide in the void, severely lacking resources, and were almost on their last legs.
Facing this situation, Shen Xing knew how to deal with them.
They wouldn’t give up any opportunity, even if it seemed to have great risks.
Sure enough, after only a few decades, Lin Zhaoyang’s contact received a reply.
“They require us to first prove that we are indeed resisting the Martial Alliance,” Lin Zhaoyang said with a smile.
“That’s normal,” Shen Xing said, not surprised. “In that case, let’s give them this opportunity.”
“Huh?” Lin Zhaoyang was taken aback, but he quickly understood Shen Xing’s meaning and couldn’t help but smile. “That’s interesting. Even if they ask us to attack that big guy up there, we’ll do it?”
“Why not?” Shen Xing shrugged. “Although there’s a chance of failure, if there’s no other way, we have to give it a try, right? If we succeed, it’s a huge win. If we fail, we’ll just find another opportunity. Either way, we won’t come out empty-handed.”
That’s right, although he was very interested in the Void Spaceship above, Shen Xing also understood that he didn’t have complete certainty.
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If they had to fight in the end, then they would give it a try.
At worst, if they found that things were not going their way, he would just plunder a bit, take away hundreds of Eighth Realm martial artists and many resources, and then slip away.
If they couldn’t catch the enemy, they wouldn’t be caught by the enemy either.
Moreover, it was uncertain how the Holy Emperor would choose when faced with such a situation. If they really let them do as they pleased and then just left, it would be this group of people with nowhere to go who would be in trouble.
Under these circumstances, Shen Xing’s approach could be considered a good one.
Sure enough, at this moment, the Holy Emperor, hiding in a small world, burst into laughter after receiving the message and remaining silent for a moment.
“There are actually people even more arrogant than this Emperor. Well, that’s right, if they weren’t arrogant, how could they be enemies with the Alliance?” The Holy Emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at an Eighth Realm female martial artist standing beside him. “Yingying, what do you think we should ask these people to do?”
This Eighth Realm female sage, nicknamed “Yingying,” was the most outstanding among the Holy Emperor’s tens of thousands of descendants.
Eighth Realm Second Stage.
The Holy Emperor had even once wanted to pass the throne to her and then go explore the endless void, but before he could, the Martial Alliance arrived.
Even so, Yingying joined the resistance organization after that and could be considered the person the Holy Emperor trusted the most.
“Attacking the Martial Alliance’s Fourth Stage Great Sage will most likely fail,” Yingying’s voice was very cold. “But they should have the confidence to escape. Just this point alone confirms the possibility of them having an Eighth Realm Fourth Stage expert. It would be better to let them deal with other Eighth Realm martial artists. Not requiring strength, but quantity.”
“Reduce the number of the Martial Alliance?” The Holy Emperor nodded. “Do it this way. Let them capture two hundred, no, one hundred will do. One hundred Eighth Realm martial artists from the Martial Alliance, and bring them before me. Then I will believe that they are also enemies of the Martial Alliance. After that, even if I join them, so what?”
Hearing these words, no one present was surprised.
They knew their emperor’s character too well.
He didn’t care about the Sacred Dynasty he had created, nor did he care about being under someone else’s command.
The only thing he cared about was the breath in his heart.
If the Martial Alliance hadn’t destroyed his country and defeated him in a provocative manner right from the start, but instead directly invited him to join, the outcome would have been completely different.
But by the same token, a Martial Alliance that would do that would not be the Martial Alliance of today.
On the other side, Shen Xing smiled slightly after receiving the reply.
“One hundred? This requirement is really low.”
That’s right, capturing one hundred First Stage Eighth Realm martial artists would also be considered as completing the task.
But the Martial Alliance really wouldn’t care about these mere First Stage Eighth Realm martial artists.
If they could capture the Holy Emperor, a Third Stage Eighth Realm martial artist, even if they had to sacrifice more than one hundred First Stage Eighth Realm martial artists, the Martial Alliance wouldn’t even blink an eye.
Of course, for the Holy Emperor, the worst situation was not death.
It was surrender.
The values of the Martial Alliance were cruel. For them, greater strength meant greater value!
The Holy Emperor was not an ordinary Eighth Realm Third Stage martial artist, but one who had the opportunity to step into the Fourth Stage. Martial artists of this level were only a few hundred in the entire Martial Alliance.
“Since they have shown their sincerity, I will show ours as well,” Shen Xing said with a smile. “There should be more than one hundred Eighth Realm Second Stage martial artists in the Martial Alliance of this world, right?”
“There are indeed,” Lin Zhaoyang nodded. “According to the usual practice of the Martial Alliance, when an Eighth Realm Fourth Stage martial artist goes on a mission, they will bring their subordinates with them. This is also an unwritten rule. A large portion of the various transcendent resources in this world will fall into the hands of these people, rather than belonging to the Martial Alliance.”
“Hehe,” Shen Xing laughed. “They want resources? Even better. Go and find them for me. As long as you give me the coordinates, I can capture any one of them in an instant!”
With the strength of an Eighth Realm Fourth Stage expert attacking Eighth Realm Second Stage martial artists, Shen Xing did indeed have the demeanor of a resistance organization.
In the past, the favorite thing for the resistance organizations of the Human Federation to do was to use the strong to bully the weak.
When Shen Xing was still weak, he even encountered it once.
So, Lin Zhaoyang and the others began to investigate, and Shen Xing also began to act directly.
The efficiency was very high.
All the time was spent on searching, and the actions were completely silent. In front of Shen Xing, the mere Eighth Realm Second Stage martial artists had no power to resist at all.
In fact, even when he had captured more than fifty of them in a row, the Martial Alliance didn’t even notice.
Because the time was too short.
For martial artists at the Eighth Realm level, they might suddenly have an inspiration and sit down to meditate in a certain place, and hundreds or even thousands of years would pass in an instant.
In just a few years, there was no contact, and they disappeared without any movement. No one could have guessed that these incredibly powerful martial artists had been “kidnapped.”
Only the Holy Emperor and his group, who had been constantly observing, noticed something.
When they realized that the people being captured were all Eighth Realm Second Stage martial artists, the Holy Emperor’s mood visibly improved.
Even his old ministers beside him felt the same way.
Because they all realized that they had really encountered a group of powerful martial artists who didn’t care about the Martial Alliance at all!
This greatly relieved their pressure.
After all, the Martial Alliance was too powerful. Just its incredibly vast size was enough to deter many martial artists from directly provoking it.
Martial artists do need to strive and have courage, but that doesn’t mean they should seek death.
Not many martial artists who were bent on seeking death could reach this level.
However, just as Shen Xing captured the eighty-seventh one, his brows suddenly twitched.
Three martial artists had appeared around him without a sound!
Just by sensing the vast power, Shen Xing knew that these three were all genuine Eighth Realm Fourth Stage martial artists.
“Three of them came. ” Shen Xing still didn’t have any worries. “A trap? It seems that something went wrong on that side.”
