Chapter 349 - 207: The Foundation of Starlight City and the Star Emperor

Chapter 349: Chapter 207: The Foundation of Starlight City and the Star Emperor

’A bit of arrogance is perfectly normal!’

After seeing Tao En’s attitude toward him, Keran immediately adjusted his own mindset.

This showed that Keran, a Five-finger High Level Creator, possessed a rather high degree of emotional intelligence.

Zhong Yi got straight to the point. He handed over all the main ingredients for Sixth Level Potions that he had obtained from Star Night, along with the Guardian Beasts capable of producing them, to Tao En.

Staring at the vast amount of high-end materials before him, even Tao En couldn’t help but look a bit dazed.

"Y-Young Master, you..."

Looking at such a large quantity of high-end materials, Tao En couldn’t help but swallow.

An amount of high-end resources like this simply wasn’t something a single faction could produce.

Even super-factions that had been developing for centuries might not have such a collection.

Tao En found it truly difficult to imagine where on earth Zhong Yi had acquired so many high-end resources.

Keran’s eyes widened beside them.

Every Five-finger Creator dreams of becoming a Six-finger Creator.

Veteran Five-finger Creators like Keran would willingly spend even more resources to collect the main ingredients for concocting Sixth Level Potions if they came across them.

Right now, Keran didn’t even have a single Guardian Beast that could stably produce the main ingredients for Sixth Level Potions.

In total, he had only managed to collect six or seven types of main ingredients for Sixth Level Potions.

If Keran were to liquidate his entire fortune and use all his wealth to buy the resources Zhong Yi had just presented, he could at most afford a quarter of them.

"These materials are what all of Starlight City has stockpiled to date. About a third of them were given to me by Star Night."

"She said that rather than letting these Sixth Level materials collect dust, it would be better to put them in your hands and let them become Sixth Level Potions."

Since arriving in Starlight City, Tao En had been staying in Zhong Yi’s residence, living a reclusive life.

In the past half-month or so, he had only visited the Craftsmen’s Guild twice.

During this time, Tao En could clearly feel how much Starlight City valued him.

Wen Tao had helped him apply for research funding, and Star Night had even given him all of Starlight City’s stockpiled High Tier Materials.

After leaving his hometown of Longya City, Tao En felt a rare sense of belonging.

"Young Master, I will do my best not to waste these materials and concoct as many Sixth Level Potions as possible."

"Among Six-finger Creators, there is a cross-federation organization called the Six-finger Alliance."

"I’m preparing to join this alliance. Joining allows me to access and share many kinds of Sixth Level Potion formulas."

"It’s also another channel for acquiring information and high-end resources."

"The alliance doesn’t restrict the freedom of Six-finger Creators; we just have to pay an annual fee to maintain its operations."

"It’s a fee I can earn back quite easily."

Not only did Zhong Yi not oppose Tao En’s desire to join the Six-finger Alliance, but he was actually very supportive.

Tao En joining the Six-finger Alliance and gaining access to shared Sixth Level Potion formulas was a minor matter.

Zhong Yi already knew plenty of Sixth Level Potion formulas!

Compared to the potion formulas and the channels for trading high-end resources, Zhong Yi was more interested in the High Tier Creators within the Six-finger Alliance themselves.

Zhong Yi’s Soul Nourishing Gu Mother had the Exclusive Trait, Insect Soul Nourishment, and his Longevity Empress Bee produced Longevity Insect Honey by breeding offspring.

As long as Tao En joined the Six-finger Alliance, Zhong Yi could use him to try and bring other Six-finger Creators under his command.

For now, Zhong Yi didn’t discuss the matter of joining the Six-finger Alliance in detail with Tao En.

After all, Tao En had yet to publicly reveal his identity as a Six-finger Creator.

"Grandmaster Tao En, please help me take good care of these six Guardian Beasts that can produce the main ingredients for Sixth Level Potions for a while."

"Once these Guardian Beasts have recovered to their optimal state, give them to me along with the Dragon Blood Rose."

While helping Zhong Yi cultivate the Sunshine Rainbow Sunflowers planted next to the Sun Wheel Thorns, Tao En had noticed the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot.

After some research, Tao En was astounded by the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot’s effects.

He felt that Zhong Yi placing the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot next to the Sun Wheel Thorns was a bit of a waste.

In Tao En’s mind, the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot’s Combat Attributes couldn’t compare to its ability to nurture other Production-type Guardian Beasts.

Tao En had specifically sought out Zhong Yi because of this Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot, hoping Zhong Yi would use it to cultivate those fragile Production-type Guardian Beasts instead.

Tao En was dead set on persuading Zhong Yi to change his cultivation direction for the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot.

Zhong Yi had no choice but to tell Tao En he had another Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot, which was the only thing that made Tao En drop the matter.

Once Tao En had nurtured these six Guardian Beasts to their optimal state, Zhong Yi would place them in his Soul Base and use a Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot to form a Contract with them.

Afterward, these Guardian Beasts would just need to stay safely within his Soul Base and continuously produce the main ingredients for Sixth Level Potions.

Now that he had Tao En, a Six-finger Creator, Zhong Yi’s focus had shifted to other Six-finger Creators.

He had no intention of actively recruiting Keran and Zhou Bin to join his Soul Soil.

Because of their relationship with Tao En, Keran and Zhou Bin would continue to help him concoct Fifth Level Potions.

That was enough for Zhong Yi!

For the next two nights, Zhong Yi entered the Virtual Source Network.

In the Soul Fighting Bar whose number he had given, Zhong Yi never saw any sign of Luke.

Zhong Yi wasn’t concerned. In any case, Luke was already bound by the Soul Taming Seed Contract, so the Contractual Relationship was established.

Thanks to the Soul Taming Seed, Luke’s Bloodline had been achieving successive breakthroughs.

’He probably has a lot to deal with back in his own world due to his elevated Bloodline.’

Zhong Yi’s third and fourth Ranking Competition matches were not easy wins.

The opponent he faced in the third Ranking Competition match had a special Bloodline Ability, spending more than half the battle invisible.

This made it impossible for Hong Ji to lock onto the opponent.

If Zhong Yi hadn’t contracted the Rejection Crystal Bee, which released its shield twice in a row to protect him, Zhong Yi might very well have been defeated in the third promotion match.

The fourth promotion match wasn’t as dangerous as the third, but his opponent was a guy who was extremely proficient in strength.

In Zhong Yi’s eyes, the attacks this opponent launched with every move were infinitely close to the Extraordinary Tier Peak.

If it weren’t for the fact that this opponent’s attack methods were too one-dimensional and they had weak mental Defense Power, even if Zhong Yi could ultimately kill this opponent, Hong Ji would have likely suffered a defeat.

Judging by the caliber of his third and fourth opponents, they were far beyond the standard of a First Level Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.

If his fourth opponent had entered the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm that Zhong Yi had previously been in, he likely could have steamrolled the entire Secret Realm with his raw strength, becoming unstoppable.

However, if he were to face Luke, Luke’s Fallen Power Heart Aspect was a strong counter to opponents who used a single type of Energy.

Coupled with Luke’s superior agility, the outcome of a fight between the two would be uncertain.

In Zhong Yi’s heart, however, he still felt Luke had higher potential.

Zhong Yi didn’t feel intimidated by the two consecutive tough battles. On the contrary, he was looking forward to the fifth and final Ranking Competition match and the opponent he would face.

Just as Zhong Yi was about to step onto the Soul Fighting Platform to queue for his final Ranking Competition match, a notification popped up on his Soul Fighting Bracelet.

Other than adding Taya, the member of the Dusk Lion Race who had acted as his guide, Zhong Yi hadn’t accepted any other friend requests.

For his Soul Fighting Bracelet to actively show him a notification, the message could only be from Taya.

Zhong Yi remembered that Taya was busy recruiting new members for the Lion Heart Association.

’Is she contacting me again about recruiting for the Lion Heart Association?’

Taya: Can I ask how much Divine Origin Value you have?

Taya: If you have enough Divine Origin Value, I can make a trade with you.

When Zhong Yi saw Taya’s message, a strange expression appeared on his face.

Zhong Yi had always thought Taya was a very forward woman, but now it seemed she wasn’t just forward, but also foolish.

For a moment, Zhong Yi couldn’t tell if Taya was trying to scam him or if she was just so desperate she was grasping at straws.