Chapter 2797: The Emperor’s Palace Gods Who Wish to Hold Their Heads High

Chapter 2797: Chapter 2797: The Emperor’s Palace Gods Who Wish to Hold Their Heads High

In Ziyun Starlord’s view, if Fang Bai already had the strength to personally behead the Scorpion Clan Ancestor, that would mean even he himself was no longer Fang Bai’s match.

Ziyun Starlord, who like the Scorpion Clan Ancestor coveted Fang Bai’s blood, how could he possibly allow Fang Bai’s strength to surpass his, thereby slipping out of his control?

Not long ago, in his battle with the Scorpion Clan Ancestor, Fang Bai had advanced to mid rank of the True God Realm. Ziyun Starlord thought, even if his physique was special, wanting to advance to high rank of the True God Realm, aside from encountering a great stroke of fortune, was simply impossible without several decades of accumulation and tempering.

And by the time Fang Bai advanced to the Divine Venerable Realm and possessed the strength to slay a Divine Venerable Realm initial rank expert, that would at least be a hundred years away, perhaps several hundred. By then, he himself might already be a Divine Venerable Realm mid rank expert and would still be able to firmly suppress Fang Bai.

Besides, he could summon Vermilion Phoenix Starlord over at any time to act as his helper.

The reason Ziyun Starlord’s gaze carried disdain and contempt was because he felt Fang Bai was somewhat overestimating himself.

In his eyes, within several hundred years Fang Bai’s cultivation level would likely find it hard to surpass the Scorpion Clan Ancestor, who possessed initial rank Divine Venerable Realm cultivation level and was still constantly improving.

And by the time Fang Bai advanced, the Scorpion Clan Ancestor’s strength would definitely have become even stronger, and his plan to butcher him would have to be postponed yet again.

So Ziyun Starlord felt that Fang Bai wanting to behead the Scorpion Clan Ancestor was absolutely impossible for at least a hundred years, purely wishful thinking.

Upon returning to Purple Cloud Star, the gods of the Starlord Hall and the gods of the Emperor’s Palace came out one after another to welcome him.

"It’s great that you’re alright!"

Seeing Fang Bai return safe and sound, Baihua, Linglong and the other women all secretly let out a breath of relief.

Although the gods of the Emperor’s Palace already knew Ziyun Starlord might harbor ill intent toward Fang Bai, they had all received Fang Bai’s instructions and would not let any anger or dissatisfaction show on their faces, so as not to arouse Ziyun Starlord’s suspicion.

All the gods of the Emperor’s Palace were looking forward to Fang Bai’s next advancement.

They knew their Palace Master’s terrifying ability to challenge across realms: once he advanced again, he would be able to counterattack Ziyun Starlord, take his place, and become Purple Cloud Star’s new Starlord.

Ziyun Starlord ruled over more than a thousand stellar bodies; once Fang Bai became the new Starlord, even if he just sat still, the amount of Divine Crystals he could obtain each year would be astronomical, and he would no longer have to worry about Cultivation Resources.

Fang Bai led the gods of the Emperor’s Palace back into the Temple where he lived, then laid down an Isolation Formation, and said sternly to the gods, "This time, when I went to Vermilion Phoenix Star, I obtained some opportunities. I plan to go into seclusion for Cultivation. If all goes well, I might be able to advance."

He paused, saw the gods of the Emperor’s Palace all wearing joyful expressions, and added, "During my seclusion, you must act as usual. Under no circumstances let that bunch from the Starlord Hall see any flaws."

The gods of the Emperor’s Palace responded in thunderous agreement.

In fact, Fang Bai was not worried at all that any traitor would appear among the gods of the Emperor’s Palace, because all the Cultivation Techniques and secret techniques they cultivated had been transmitted by Fang Bai. No matter who among them developed disloyal thoughts, Fang Bai would be able to sense it on his side and then strike with lightning fury.

Although Fang Bai was deeply sentimental and loyal, having already suffered a heavy loss in this regard, he would absolutely not be softhearted toward traitors and spies.

Moreover, those who had followed Fang Bai all the way to the Divine Realm had all been tempered by time. Fang Bai believed they would not grow a second heart.

After talking with the gods of the Emperor’s Palace for a while, Fang Bai went to see Ziyun Starlord and said that after returning from Vermilion Phoenix Star he had suddenly gained some insight and needed to go into seclusion for Cultivation for a period of time.

Ziyun Starlord also wanted Fang Bai to advance to Divine Venerable as soon as possible, so he could butcher this "fat sheep" and use him to assist his own Cultivation, so he gladly agreed.

After Fang Bai returned to the Temple, he arranged Isolation Formations and Offensive and Defensive Great Formations inside and outside the Temple to prevent other experts from spying or disturbing him, then took out that crimson stone containing Divine Fire within and began carefully studying it.

While Fang Bai was in secluded Cultivation, the gods of the Emperor’s Palace sat cross-legged around the Temple. They were cultivating as well, and at the same time were acting as protectors for Fang Bai, allowing no expert to approach.

Don’t look at the gods of the Emperor’s Palace whose cultivation levels were, for now, all still only in the Void God Realm, but when they joined forces to form a formation, they could already trap a True God Realm high rank expert.

Fang Bai had even said before that if the gods of the Emperor’s Palace fully unleashed their potential, they could fight against a Divine Venerable Realm Expert.

This was thanks to the fact that almost every god of the Emperor’s Palace possessed an Innate Spiritual Root, had a powerful ability to challenge across realms, and their combined combat strength was astonishing.

This one seclusion of Fang Bai’s lasted several years.

During these years, Fang Bai, who was focused on secluded Cultivation inside the Temple, made no movements. Instead, some of the gods of the Emperor’s Palace guarding outside the Temple experienced sudden enlightenment while in meditation and thus broke through and advanced.

Although the gods of the Emperor’s Palace advancing would alarm the experts of the Starlord Hall side, when they discovered that the gods of the Emperor’s Palace were still only in the Void God Realm, they did not take it seriously.

However, what the experts of the Starlord Hall, including Ziyun Starlord himself, did not know was that this large-scale advancement of the gods of the Emperor’s Palace, although still within the scope of the Void God Realm, brought about a massive leap in combat strength when they formed formations.

Previously, when the gods of the Emperor’s Palace joined forces to form a formation, they needed to stimulate their potential in order to battle a Divine Venerable Realm initial rank expert like Ziyun Starlord.

But now, in a normal state when they formed a formation, they could already rival a Divine Venerable Realm expert like Ziyun Starlord.

After advancing, the gods of the Emperor’s Palace exchanged glances, each one’s face filled with joy, and they grew several degrees more confident about counterattacking the Starlord Hall.

After they had consolidated their own realms, they focused their attention on the Temple in the center, praying that Palace Master Fang Bai would successfully advance.

They knew that the day the Palace Master advanced would be the day they launched a counterattack against Purple Cloud Star’s Starlord Hall.

Every god of the Emperor’s Palace carried pride in their hearts. Ever since they learned that Ziyun Starlord harbored malice toward their Palace Master, they had all been suppressing a breath of anger. ℴ

They were merely waiting for the Palace Master to come out of seclusion. At his command, they would wage war against the Starlord Hall, slaughter their enemies, and vent their long-accumulated resentment.

Several more months passed, and the Temple where Fang Bai was located suddenly trembled, a powerful aura beginning to seep out. The gods of the Emperor’s Palace knew the Palace Master was on the verge of advancement and were overjoyed.

"Withdraw a thousand miles at once!"

Fang Bai’s urgent voice suddenly sounded in the ears of the gods of the Emperor’s Palace.

"Let’s go!"

Hearing Fang Bai’s transmitted voice, the gods of the Emperor’s Palace did not dare to delay. Under the lead of Baihua and Linglong, they immediately shot up into the sky, retreating to the starry void a thousand miles away from the Starlord Hall.

"He’s advancing this quickly?"

Ziyun Starlord’s Divine Sense detected the intense aura fluctuations from the Temple where Fang Bai resided, and his expression turned to shock. He immediately flew out of the Starlord Hall and came over to observe at close range.

From the aura fluctuations before Fang Bai’s advancement, Ziyun Starlord knew that after this advancement Fang Bai’s combat strength might rise to an extremely terrifying level, so he immediately crushed a jade token, sending a summons to his younger brother Vermilion Phoenix Starlord tens of millions of miles away, to guard against any unforeseen events.