Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 968: Schemes and Power Struggles

Chapter 968: Schemes and Power Struggles

"I admit, I do want those human prodigies dead—the more of them, the better. But I haven’t lied to you. If Your Majesty doubts me, capture any Green Lotus Sect disciple and ask about the gold token’s holder," the masked man replied without a hint of worry. He had anticipated this reaction after his identity was revealed.

"The Green Lotus Sect is the largest faction on the Mystic Void Continent. Its geniuses are powerful, so it’s no surprise if they secured one of the tokens."

The crimson spirit saw no reason to doubt him. "I’ll confirm it myself. What about the other gold token? Who has it?"

"It’s with a disciple from the Eternal One Sect, the second largest sect on Mystic Void," the masked man said with a steady expression.

These two factions were indeed the main targets for the devil race.

"Very well." The crimson spirit nodded his head satisfied. He didn’t question the man’s words. "Guards, take him away and lock him up for now."

The masked man’s expression changed instantly. "Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this?"

"What do you think?" The crimson spirit narrowed his crimson eyes. "Once I’ve confirmed your words, I’ll have you released." The masked man’s face paled immediately.

His words, naturally, were half-truths. The Eternal One Sect had not actually obtained a gold token, but he had lied to the crimson spirit, claiming the Eternal One Sect possessed one, in hopes of taking out the prodigies of these two powerful factions.

From his perspective, as long as one sect was truly in possession of a gold token, the crimson spirit would believe him. Furthermore, the Eternal One Sect had long had an eye on the Green Lotus Sect—they had investigated thoroughly.

Amalia’s Eight Gods Blade was originally from the Eternal One Sect, which had been seeking to capture her to uncover the secrets of the blade. As long as they caught Amalia, even if they couldn’t learn about the blade technique, they would surely seize the gold token from her.

But he had not anticipated that the crimson spirit would detain him, intending to verify his information before releasing him. This was vastly different from setting him free and verifying the information afterward. If the spirit detected even a hint of deception, it might kill him in a rage.

The crimson spirit snorted coldly; few in this world could deceive it. Such a meager power stage dared to try.

After the man was taken away, the crimson spirit immediately summoned a few of his minions, instructing them to capture disciples of the Green Lotus Sect and Eternal One Sect. Although he didn’t entirely trust the masked figure’s claims, he would strike just in case.

The same scenario played out among three other crimson spirits. Four masked individuals had done the same thing, sharing the news of the gold tokens with the crimson spirits, causing them all to target the Eternal One Sect and the Green Lotus Sect.

"Where’s Amed?" The third masked figure returned but didn’t see the fourth.

Two masked figures shook their heads. "We’ve been waiting here a while, and he hasn’t come back. Likely, he’s in trouble."

The masked figure fell silent for a moment, then replied calmly, "Most likely, he was detained by one of those crimson spirits. We’ll rescue him when there’s a chance. For now, we’ll just sit back and watch."

The two masked figures sneered coldly.

"I can’t wait to see the fall of every single prodigy from the two top factions on the Mystic Void Continent."

"What about the other sects, Ulgar?" Nahul asked.

Ulgar, the leader, replied, "No rush. With all the spirits out hunting them, those people will perish eventually even without our intervention. The few who survive, we’ll deal with later. For now, we should stay hidden and avoid drawing any attention from those humans."

The other two nodded. If their identities were revealed, death awaited them.

Before they could bring back news from the Path of All Immortals and the items found here to the devil battlefield, they had to remain concealed. If not for the heavy task at hand, they wouldn’t have refrained from acting for so long. Otherwise, these factions’ prodigies would not have had a chance to live until now—they would have been dealt with long ago.

The entire swarm of wandering spirits that was come out this time not just the blue spirits but also the purple ones.

These purple spirits all possessed powers at the Soul Formation stage, and with their overwhelming numbers, even prodigies at the peak of the Soul Formation stage struggled to withstand them.

"What’s the situation?" Eunbyeol Ling instructed Seongwoo Jin to guard the entrance to prevent any spirits from discovering them there, and then returned to Taeseon Lei’s side.

"Still missing a bit of an opportunity," Taeseon Lei said while holding a purple spirit orb in his palm.

He had absorbed most of the energy from the orb, and its color had dimmed.

"As expected, breaking through directly isn’t possible." Eunbyeol Ling didn’t seem surprised.

If absorbing the spirit orb’s energy were enough to break through from the peak Soul Formation stage, all the prodigies here would have achieved it by now.

The Deity Transformation stage was not so easily attained.

"I’m confident I can break through, but I need to head out and fight again," Taeseon Lei’s eyes gleamed with fighting spirit.

The prodigies of the Green Lotus Sect were known for breakthroughs in the midst of battle, rather than in seclusion.

"Then that’s the only option," Eunbyeol Ling nodded her head.

Taeseon Lei handed the remaining spirit orbs to her. "I’ll guard you and Seongwoo Jin. Use this chance to absorb as much energy as you can."

"All right." Eunbyeol Ling called Seongwoo Jin over, "Taeseon is watching over us. Let’s make the most of this time."

Without hesitation, Seongwoo Jin grabbed a handful of spirit orbs and sat down to start cultivating.

Once Taeseon Lei saw them entering a meditative state, he moved to guard the entrance.

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