Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 698: Alliance (Part 1)

Chapter 698: Alliance (Part 1)

"Don’t worry! With martial aunt and junior master uncle here, no matter how many devils try to ambush us, they won’t be able to match us," Vincent Tan said, showering them with flattery.

Everyone else nodded in agreement as if they had found their leader.

Whatever Amalia said, they had no objections, much preferring to follow her lead than wandering aimlessly through the secret realm on their own.

Kenny Lin sneered, "A bunch of bootlickers," and then this biggest bootlicker immediately squeezed over to Amalia’s side, "Let’s go."

The few people who were pushed aside didn’t dare make a sound and quietly followed behind them.

The closer they got to the cliff, the more demonic beasts they encountered.

In the distance, they could hear the roars of Golden Core stage demonic beasts.

Several powerful Golden Core stage demonic beasts were engaged in fierce combat, occasionally causing the ground to tremble.

The weaker demonic beasts didn’t dare approach them, even though the Eight Stars Of Heavenly Jade Flower was just as tempting for them.

In the dense forest, which was filled with many unknown dangers, everyone moved forward cautiously, creeping closer until they could lie low and observe the battle between several Golden Core stage demonic beasts at the base of the cliff.

One Golden Core stage demonic beast was the first one to be defeated and being torn apart by two stronger demonic beasts.

Its stomach was ripped open, revealing its internal organs as it dragged its body away in a desperate attempt to escape.

Seeing this, some of the hidden human cultivators and Devils quickly followed, hoping to take advantage of the situation.

But when too many people tried to scavenge, they started fighting each other.

This almost led to mutual destruction, so the others quickly learned their lesson.

Losing the chance to obtain the Eight Stars Of Heavenly Jade Flower for the sake of one Golden Core stage demonic beast wasn’t worth it.

The major factions didn’t have many spots to begin with.

Even powerful sects like Eternal One Sect, which managed to secure ten spots at once, couldn’t match the seven Devils that had been killed by Kenny Lin.

Eternal One Sect once sent several disciples, led by Ruma Yang, to hunt down a defeated and fleeing Golden Core stage demonic beast, only for them to be ambushed by Devils.

They nearly lost their lives, and after that, Ruma Yang didn’t dare send people out so recklessly again.

They now had a significant advantage, and if they could maintain this advantage, they might have a chance to become the ultimate winners.

The only group capable of rivaling them was the Green Lotus Sect.

"Where are the people from Green Lotus Sect now?" Ruma Yang asked.

"They’re probably nearby, observing the situation. They’re surprisingly patient. Earlier, several groups went out to seize the injured Golden Core stage demonic beasts, but they didn’t send a single person," Vijaya Tao explained.

Ruma Yang considered the signal Renshu Chang had sent earlier, "It’s not just patience. It’s more likely they haven’t gathered all their people yet."

"However, it seems the women from the Divine Maiden Sect have formed an alliance with the Green Lotus Sect."

"Kailash Ren? She’s quite clever, actually allying with Green Lotus Sect," Ruma Yang said with a grim expression.

"Senior Brother Liu, should we also consider finding allies? Otherwise, if a real fight breaks out, our advantage might turn into a disadvantage," Vijaya Tao said worriedly.

The Eternal One Sect had more disciples, with nine members remaining after one had died during the earlier demonic beast uprising.

This was nearly double the number of disciples other sects had.

If someone attacked them secretly, it wasn’t impossible for them to be overwhelmed.

Ruma Yang had considered this, "Who do you think would be a good ally?"

"Artifact Refining Valley only has three people left. The Beast Tamers from Beast Tamer Valley have the help of beasts, which could be a potential problem, and they still have all their members. We definitely can’t cooperate with the sects from the demonic path, so that leaves the Nine Cauldron Sect, which has only four people left."

Before they could approach the four members of the Nine Cauldron Sect, Hari Liu from Artifact Refining Valley approached them first, proposing an alliance.

"You want to cooperate with us?" Ruma Yang was skeptical.

He didn’t believe Hari Liu didn’t understand the situation—they had the numbers, while Artifact Refining Valley only had three people left.

Even if Artifact Refining Valley managed to obtain the Eight Stars Of Heavenly Jade Flower in the end, they wouldn’t stand a chance against them.

Moreover, as far as he knew, Artifact Refining Valley also had elders who needed the Eight Stars Of Heavenly Jade Flower to save their lives.

Hari Liu didn’t directly answer Ruma Yang’s question but instead saw through his intentions, "You wouldn’t be thinking of forming an alliance with the Nine Cauldron Sect, would you?"

Ruma Yang wasn’t angered by having his thoughts exposed; after all, what they had analyzed could be easily figured out by others as well.

"And if we are?" he calmly countered.

Hari Liu chuckled softly, "To tell you the truth, you have no other choice but to cooperate with me now because the Nine Cauldron Sect has already allied with the Beast Tamer Valley."

Ruma Yang frowned, "Even so, why should I believe that you genuinely want to cooperate with us?"

Hari Liu laughed derisively, "Genuinely want to cooperate? Go out and ask around—how many of the sects that have formed alliances are truly sincere and do not harbor ulterior motives? Let me be honest, our goal is also the Seven Stars and Eight Stars Of Heavenly Jade Flower. If you’re afraid of the three of us, you can simply choose not to cooperate."

Ruma Yang sneered, "Why would we, with so many people, be afraid of just the three of you?"

"Then what reason do you have not to cooperate with us?" Hari Liu retorted.