Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill - Chapter 989 - 41: Renowned Across the Starry Skies
Chapter 989: Chapter 41: Renowned Across the Starry Skies
Therefore, even though he was furious inside, he had no way to turn hostile.
Besides, he didn’t intend to turn hostile anyway.
In the struggle of interests, it’s the survival of the fittest.
If his strength is sufficient in the future, he would also fight back forcefully.
Yuanhua’s acting was superb, Wang Sheng didn’t know he had been exposed, or maybe he didn’t care even if he knew, once he wielded the Destruction Spear, he was already prepared.
After all, having exposed Yuanhua presented no problems for him.
Facing Long Yue and Yuanhua’s stance, naturally, he wouldn’t respond with a cold face: “This is everyone’s contribution, otherwise relying on myself alone wouldn’t be able to resist the Devouring Sect’s onslaught.”
His words eased Long Yue and Yuanhua’s moods considerably.
Quickly, they abandoned any unnecessary thoughts.
Then Yuanhua continued: “Although we were victorious this time, neither side suffered losses, the Devouring Sect won’t give up. They will surely attack again, and be more cautious.”
“Next time, they might opt to attack individually. Once besieged by five top-tier Saint Emperors, only Daoist Wu Sheng might hope to escape, but if any one of the three of us faces this, we are likely to drink bitterly.” Long Yue also added, looking at the Star Beast Ancestor, who had shrunk his form to a round, furry appearance.
Wang Sheng and Yuanhua also turned their gaze toward the silent Star Beast Ancestor.
This is the final gambit of the Devouring Sect, and they wouldn’t possibly give up.
A direct confrontation is not their match.
It is highly likely they would choose to besiege one, to widen their advantage.
Among them, the most likely to be besieged is the Star Beast Ancestor, who has always acted alone.
The Star Beast Ancestor understood the situation, so he straightforwardly said: “I will lead my clan into your territory afterward.”
Having boarded the ship, the Star Beast Ancestor didn’t want to be the one left alone outside.
“I thought Daoist Xing Hou would still be like the past millions of years!”
Xing Hou is the Star Beast Ancestor’s external title, because he is extremely mysterious, only a few people know this.
Receiving the response from the Star Beast Ancestor, Long Yue also breathed a sigh of relief.
The Star Beast Ancestor is harmless to others, but he stays distant from everyone, maintaining distrust toward other beings for millions of years.
She had indeed feared the proposal would be rejected.
Should issues arise, the pressure on their side would become immense.
After all, they couldn’t guarantee Wang Sheng could face off against three by himself.
At this moment, Yuanhua also proposed:
“Since this is the case, I suggest we four try to cultivate in one place, so we can respond to any situation, at the same time streamline our forces to deal with the upcoming developments.
Of course, rest assured, there won’t be any Alliance Hierarch, it’s just to prepare for the next actions of the Devouring Sect, which might lead to full-scale war. If we don’t consolidate our strengths, we might not be able to counter them.”
The Devouring Sect won’t give up.
But battles at the Saint Emperor level barely maintain balance.
Besides the guessed individual attacks, the Devouring Sect’s final act might be having cultivators below the Saint Emperor level invade.
Once they succeed in breaking through to the planets of the Conquest Sect, the ultimate benefits will surely go to the Devouring Sect’s top-tier powerhouses.
A way to boost strength indirectly.
Faced with this full-scale war, if they don’t consolidate things, they will likely suffer a terrible defeat.
After saying this, Yuanhua looked at Wang Sheng.
He knew Long Yue and the Star Beast Ancestor had no choice, with no alternatives.
Only Wang Sheng could advance or retreat, making his stance highly important.
And Wang Sheng didn’t hesitate, speaking directly: “Let’s go with Daoist Yuanhua’s idea, but even if we don’t have an Alliance Hierarch, we still need to choose the right people to consolidate power.”
Since he was absolutely participating, he hadn’t intended to back off, moreover, he also directly suggested reinforcing management.
And this was precisely what Yuanhua wanted.
“Daoist Wu Sheng’s suggestion is decent, Long Yue, Daoist Xing Hou, what are your thoughts?”
“Sure!” Long Yue didn’t object.
“I have no objections, but my Star Beast Clan has few members, they won’t participate in wars below the Ten Realms Great Venerable.” The Star Beast Ancestor also raised no major objections, but put forth a condition.
This condition was accepted by Wang Sheng and the other three.
The Star Beast Clan indeed has very few members.
The discussion went smoothly, the atmosphere among the four top-tier Saint Emperors was good.
Eventually, they decided to assign the Shattered Star Sacred Land, with the most extensive apparent territory, a suitable world or planet as the headquarters.
Specifically to deal with the Devouring Sect.
By then, including Wang Sheng, the four top-tier Saint Emperors and most ordinary Saint Emperors would station in this world to guard against the Devouring Sect’s attack.
It’s imaginable, once determined, this world or planet will quickly become the center of the Conquest Sect’s starry sky, even if it is a weak planet, it can rise instantly.
Of course, these benefits are not a concern for the four top-tier Saint Emperors.
That’s why they casually let others choose.
After the discussion ended, it was also Wang Sheng who took action, using the Space-time Ring to transfer all Saint Emperors of the Conquest Sect back to their domains.
And naturally, the location was where the Devouring Sect planned to invade.
Many Saint Emperors returned to the vibrant starry sky, feeling like they were experiencing a lifetime.
This time, they all thought a Saint Emperor would die in battle.
“Never thought we’d come back, we thought it was a death battle!”
“I don’t want to go to the Devouring Sect’s territory at all…”
The starry sky controlled by the Devouring Sect was incredibly desolate, making them uncomfortable.
“It’s not over yet, that was just the beginning…”
“Next, we’ll stay together for a long while, until the threat of the Devouring Sect is completely eliminated.”
“That’s not bad, at least safety is more assured…”
Before they returned, they received notification.
In face of such a situation, naturally, no Saint Emperor refused.
Some Saint Emperors even felt indirectly sheltered by the Lifeless True Saint.
And the returning four, Wang Sheng and others handed other matters to others, they were instead discussing different issues.
“The countermeasures are in place, now we need to find out how the Devouring Sect cultivates three top-tier Saint Emperors. If they can cultivate them without restrictions, we must find a way to stop it.” Complete unity, for them, was just a minor issue.
The real challenge was the top-tier combat strength.
This was something worth his dedicated time.
“The cultivators we sent to the Devouring Sect’s territories should soon relay messages, hopefully, there are significant limits on this cultivation!” Long Yue frowned, “The top-tier Saint Emperor I fought against might very well be one cultivated afterward, but during the long battle, although able to suppress, I didn’t find any obvious weaknesses, Daoist Wu Sheng?”
Everyone looked at Wang Sheng.
Wang Sheng not only faced unfamiliar top-tier Saint Emperors, but also two, and he also forced them to reveal their trump cards, maybe he learned more.
Wang Sheng didn’t hide anything, revealing his findings: “They are genuine top-tier Saint Emperors, I tried to use the method to counter the Soul Devouring Evil Technique, but it was ineffective, however, they have a massive flaw, their lifespan is entirely unlike that of top-tier Saint Emperors, no more than ten thousand years!”
On hearing this, Long Yue, Yuanhua, and the Star Beast Ancestor were all shocked.
Then,
“There truly is no free lunch; such a significant flaw in lifespan.” The Star Beast Ancestor’s round body emitted a mocking laugh.
Logically, reaching top-tier Saint Emperor level should extend lifespan considerably, not necessarily double it, but increasing it by several million years. Yet, the extra top-tier Saint Emperors of the Devouring Sect had only tens of thousands of years of lifespan, which obviously wasn’t right.
Clearly, becoming a top-tier Saint Emperor had its price.
“But their lifespan is already enough.” Wang Sheng shook his head.
The other three quickly understood Wang Sheng’s meaning.
“Indeed, tens of thousands of years are enough, as long as their strength has no issues…” Long Yue sighed.
The war, clearly, wouldn’t drag on for tens of thousands of years.
It might end eventually in several hundred years, or even decades.
“So, we still need to learn whether this method can be done without limits…”
“Not necessarily, since there is a flaw in lifespan, possibly there are breakthroughs in other aspects, perhaps we can find out from their method of breakthrough,” Wang Sheng stated directly.
Long Yue replied: “Then let’s await the news, there’s no rush for us now, buying time makes them not our match.”
Ultimately, the four decided to wait…
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