Chapter 1663 - 1628: Thanos Emerges from Seclusion

The closed cultivation place of Thanos Saint is within the Divine Mountain of the Divine City.

The Shendu College is also at the foot of the mountain; however, Yang Xiao, having cultivated at the Shendu College for one or two years, never knew Thanos Saint was cultivating in the Divine Mountain.

Led by Ying Tianmo, Lei Tianmo, North Heavenly Demon, and others, Yang Xiao and the Divine Hall Elders, along with one to two hundred mid and high-level personnel from the Divine Hall, arrived at a forbidden area somewhere on the Divine Mountain.

This place is at the foot of the Divine Mountain, approximately two hundred kilometers away from the Shendu College.

At a location resembling a base, covered by a Defense Light Screen, there is a team of guards standing watch outside. Upon seeing Ying Tianmo and others approach, these guards immediately gather together.

A guard captain steps forward and says:

"Ying Tianmo, you have arrived."

Yang Xiao was surprised by the guards' attitude. Generally, upon seeing Ying Tianmo, people would kneel and pay respects with trepidation. However, these guards seemed indifferent to Ying Tianmo.

Standing beside Yang Xiao, the North Heavenly Demon used secret communication to tell Yang Xiao:

"These guards are Thanos Saint's personal guard team, all extraordinary experts above Emperor Level. They only obey Thanos Saint's orders and disregard other commands. Be careful when dealing with them; do not offend them."

Yang Xiao nodded.

From North Heavenly Demon's tone, he and others seemed to hold these guards in high respect.

Then the guard captain said:

"Ying Tianmo, please wait outside for a while. The master will be ready to emerge in about an hour."

"Alright, we shall wait here then."

Ying Tianmo turned to everyone and said:

"The Great Chief is about to emerge. Let's wait here quietly; do not make noise as we await."

Eleven Divine Hall Elders, along with one to two hundred mid and high-level staff from the Divine Hall, stood quietly on a patch of grass in front of the light screen, waiting.

The guards manning the Defense Light Screen did not regard Ying Tianmo and the others; they remained dispersed in front of the light screen, standing firm and unyielding.

Everyone waited for more than an hour. Though feeling a bit disgruntled inwardly, they dared not voice their discontent.

Finally, as everyone was growing frustrated, two golden armored guards emerged from the transparent Defensive Light Curtain Gate, opened the gate, and scanned the crowd.

Ying Tianmo hurriedly advanced, respectfully asking:

"Captain Long, has the Great Chief already emerged?"

The Golden Armor guard addressed by Ying Tianmo as Captain Long nodded slightly and said blandly:

"Ying Tianmo and others should continue waiting here. The master has emerged and is inside changing clothes. He will be out shortly."

"Sigh, alright, we shall continue to wait."

Yang Xiao turned to glance at the North Heavenly Demon.

The North Heavenly Demon smiled slightly, using secret communication once more to inform Yang Xiao,

"That guard Long is named Long Jinda, and the golden armored guard beside him is Long Jin Er. They are brothers with a very high Genetic Evolution Level, at Advanced Peak of Emperor Level, and are captains of Thanos Saint's personal guard team."

He added,

"These brothers are exceedingly arrogant, using Thanos Saint's trust to disregard everyone else. Be extra careful when dealing with them in the future."

A moment later, at the cave entrance covered by the Defense Light Screen, a robust and stern-faced man appeared, sweeping his gaze forward with a faint smile as he stepped out of the cave.

Upon seeing the man emerge, Ying Tianmo immediately knelt and shouted:

"Divine Hall Elder Ying Tianmo, leading Divine Hall Elders and others, welcomes the Great Chief from closed cultivation, congratulating the Great Chief, celebrating the Great Chief, and wishing the Great Chief domination over the universe, with a lifespan equal to the heavens!"

North Heavenly Demon and others knelt, following suit and shouting:

"Welcoming the Great Chief from closed cultivation,

Congratulating the Great Chief, celebrating the Great Chief,

Wishing the Great Chief domination over the universe, with a lifespan equal to the heavens!"

For some reason, Yang Xiao suddenly thought of Dongfang Bubai from the novel "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer."

Nima, how similar are Thanos Saint and Dongfang Bubai in behavior?

Thanos Saint scanned the crowd, laughing heartily,

"Haha... Good, very good!"

From the laughter of Thanos Saint, Yang Xiao felt a terrifying pressure, indicative of the strength of a Saint Level Supreme.

Yang Xiao had previously seen Saint Level Supreme Dean of Jingshan, but the Dean was much more friendly and approachable, and had deliberately restrained his pressure when interacting with Yang Xiao, so Yang Xiao felt the Dean was not terrifying at all.

But the current Thanos Saint was different; he openly displayed his powerful Genetic Evolution Realm, using his potent pressure to inform his subordinates,

I am strong, you must submit to me!

Thanos Saint glanced at Ying Tianmo and said blandly:

"Ying Tianmo, how goes the army I asked you to prepare?"

"Reporting to the Great Chief, we have prepared fifty thousand elite guards according to your requirements, all extraordinary experts at Empire Middle Level Realm or higher."

"Fifty thousand is too few; I give you three months to increase the army size to one hundred thousand. I shall lead the army personally to conquer Witch Star and completely sweep away its resistance, taking full control of Witch Star."

Everyone was shocked, a hundred thousand? Nima, even the fifty thousand were difficult to gather, it was fortunate that Yang Xiao emerged as the unexpected benefactor; otherwise, the main forces of all groups would be completely emptied.

Now Thanos Saint matter-of-factly demanded an increase to a hundred thousand, this was practically lethal!

Ying Tianmo, steeling himself, said:

"Great Chief, isn't three months too short?"

Thanos Saint chuckled lightly and said:

"Three months is short? This is an order, it must be completed, otherwise you know my punitive methods."

Ying Tianmo shuddered, immediately responding:

"Yes, I shall go all out to complete the task assigned by the Great Chief."

"Is our Super Transport Ship finished?"

"Reporting to the Great Chief, not yet, it's still lacking a bit."

"Useless, after all this time it's still not finished."

Ying Tianmo was startled, immediately kowtowing and said:

"Subordinate deserves to die, subordinate deserves to die, but I honestly have exerted every effort, the Super Transport Ship has some technical issues that are extremely challenging to resolve,

However, we have been working overtime day and night, finding a solution. It is expected to be completed in around three months at the earliest."

"What's the latest?"

"At the latest, approximately half a year."

Thanos Saint nodded, saying:

"With the three months for recruitment, organize a team promptly to resolve the Super Transport Ship issues as soon as possible, do not delay our plan to attack Witch Star."

"Yes, please rest assured Great Chief, we will certainly complete the task on time."

Thanos Saint scanned the kneeling crowd, suddenly asking:

"I heard during my closed cultivation, your Divine Hall Elder Council added a new Elder?"

Ying Tianmo immediately said:

"Yes, this person unified the Central Continent, established the Central State Empire, with very high Genetic Evolution Talent and strong organizational capabilities, our Divine Hall Elder Council unanimously agreed such talent should be recruited into the Divine Hall Elder's Court,

In this recruitment of fifty thousand troops, he contributed twenty thousand troops."