Chapter 351

Chapter 351: Showing Off Muscle

As the Soul Emperor approached the cosmic storm zone, Yi Chen learned of his movements through the Shadow King and decided to join the fun.

Therefore, even though the Shadow King was much faster than the Soul Emperor, when they arrived at the exile planet with Yi Chen, it was already the time when the Soul Emperor began his second search.

The entire perimeter of the exile planet was now surrounded by large battleships.

Additionally, there were massive Space Fortresses, each as large as a planet, intertwining to form a terrifying Defense Line that completely sealed off the exile planet.

The Shadow King didn’t even glance at these war behemoths, capable of easily destroying planets, and instantly passed through all the battleship fleets to enter the large Defense Systems’ interior.

“Get close to that Soul Emperor!”

Yi Chen transmitted his thoughts to the Shadow King.

At that moment, he was enveloped by a shadow, shrunk to an even smaller size than a speck of dust.

His divine consciousness also dared not expand.

Fortunately, the Shadow King would relay the situations he sensed back to Yi Chen through his Perception Ability.

Receiving Yi Chen’s instructions, the Shadow King swiftly arrived beside the Soul Emperor, less than a hundred meters away.

Yet the Soul Emperor remained completely unaware, oblivious to the tiny black dot following him closely like a shadow.

Yi Chen secretly clicked his tongue and felt relieved.

Thankfully, the Shadow King and the Shadow Clan were now his subordinates.

Otherwise, having such a formidable opponent would be incredibly troublesome.

Assassination would be easier to handle; the main issue was having such an opponent constantly lurking nearby without realizing it, making any plans or secrets impossible to conceal.

On the contrary, the Shadow King and the Shadow Clan had now become his allies.

When the third envoy of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe arrived, the Shadow King would be positioned beside him, allowing Yi Chen to grasp every action and decision of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy and the Federal Parliament.

If the Shadow Clan came as well, sending their strong members beside the Soul Emperor and the strongest members of various races, there would be no important news from the entire star cluster that he didn’t know.

Taking a breath, Yi Chen activated the Luck Technique towards the Soul Emperor while transmitting a message to the Shadow King:

“See if the Soul Emperor notices anything. Try to sense if you can discover what I’m doing.”

“Okay!”

The Shadow King couldn’t understand Yi Chen’s intentions.

He had already reminded this big brother that he could hide alongside him, but the premise was that they couldn’t reveal their aura or Perception Ability.

However, as his subordinate, since Yi Chen didn’t want to elaborate, he felt it was inappropriate to ask further. He could only respond and keep a close watch on the Soul Emperor’s every move while also dividing some of his attention to Yi Chen.

As a result, neither the Soul Emperor nor Yi Chen sensed any abnormalities with the Shadow King’s Perception Ability.

Little did he know.

At this moment, in Yi Chen’s Qi Sea, the purple luck surged like a tide.

‘This Soul Emperor actually has purple luck!’

Yi Chen clicked his tongue inwardly.

But he quickly regained his focus.

This Soul Emperor gathered an immense amount of calamity, so it was normal for his luck to be strong.

“How is it?”

After a few minutes of drawing energy, Yi Chen transmitted a message to the Shadow King.

Like the other dominant races, he needed the Soul Emperor to distract the human federation’s attention, so he did not plan to drain the Soul Emperor’s luck completely.

“There’s nothing unusual about the Soul Emperor, and I haven’t sensed what you’re doing…”

The Shadow King was very doubtful, thinking that Yi Chen hadn’t done anything at all.

Otherwise, how could he not sense anything with his strength realm?

“Try sensing if there’s something wrong with yourself!”

Yi Chen stopped drawing the Soul Emperor’s luck and switched to drawing from the Shadow King instead.

The result left him somewhat speechless.

This powerful little brother seemed a bit weak!

With his overwhelming luck, logically, having the Shadow King as a subordinate should mean he would absorb quite a bit of luck.

However, the luck drawn from the Shadow King was merely white luck, and its purity was not high.

Before becoming his subordinate, he must have been a super unlucky person.

Unable to do anything else, Yi Chen reversed the Luck Technique and sent some luck to the Shadow King.

“How is it?”

He asked.

“I don’t feel anything…”

The Shadow King was confused, unable to comprehend what Yi Chen was doing.

“Your luck is too poor, so I sent you a bit of luck. Now, let’s go! Take me back, and when the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s third envoy arrives, bring me to meet them.”

Yi Chen hesitated for a moment but still explained.

After all, this little brother had great power, and to make him obedient, Yi Chen needed to show his strength.

The only strengths he could showcase right now were his talent and the Luck Technique.

The former demonstrated long-term potential, while the latter allowed his subordinate to see immediate benefits and intimidation.

“You… you can observe my luck, and even draw and bestow luck?”

The Shadow King was astonished by these words.

Was it really this terrifying?

The Tree-Dwelling Tribe was proficient in the causal path and had a deep understanding of luck.

Even powerful beings from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe mostly know how to align with destiny to accumulate luck or guide opposing forces or those they wish to conquer away from their fate, reducing the opponent’s luck.

However, they have never heard of any strong or top-tier individuals from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe who can draw and bestow luck on others.

This ability is simply mind-boggling.

Let alone the fact that it involves drawing and bestowing the luck of a being at level one hundred and ninety while one is only at level one hundred and ten.

Moreover, to do so silently and without the other party noticing is remarkable.

Just like Yi Chen had just felt fortunate that the Shadow King had become his subordinate.

At this moment, the Shadow King felt incredibly lucky for having made the wisest choice by holding onto this golden thigh while Yi Chen was still weak, disregarding the dignity and pride of the strong.

“Yes! Whether I can draw the luck of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s third envoy without being detected depends on luck.”

Yi Chen affirmed the Shadow King’s guess.

The third envoy of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe was already two major realms above the Shadow King and belonged to a race that mastered the causal path, suggesting they had considerable understanding of luck.

Just because one can silently draw the Shadow King’s luck does not mean one can do the same with the third envoy’s luck without being noticed.

However, his Luck Technique was also under improvement.

When the third envoy of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe arrived, the effectiveness of the Luck Technique would surely reach a new level.

Plus, if he stacked some luck upon himself before drawing, the success rate would not be low.

With this confirmation, the Shadow King hesitated no longer.

He suppressed his excitement and enthusiasm and left the control range of the large Defense Systems at full speed.

Once he exited the cosmic storm zone, he took Yi Chen back to the outer space of planet A61258.

The next second, he transformed into the shape of a human shadow and prostrated on the ground.

“I, Shadow King, swear to the way of heaven that as long as it’s the emperor’s command, even if it requires my self-destruction, any hesitation will earn me the most severe and merciless punishment from the way of heaven for eternity!”

“…”

Yi Chen was speechless.

This guy was completely insane.

A terrifying being at level one hundred and ninety.

Having signed a life-and-death contract, he still felt it was not enough, ignoring all dignity to make such a harsh vow.

“Don’t worry, since the Shadow Clan is with me, as long as they make a significant contribution, they will naturally reap considerable benefits. When I can directly transport luck to an entire race, the Shadow Clan will not be left out.”

Yi Chen understood the Shadow King’s unvoiced concern and made a corresponding promise.

“Thank you, mighty emperor, for your favor. Regardless of the outcome or what happens, the Shadow Clan will unwaveringly follow the emperor’s lead.”

The Shadow King couldn’t contain his joy.

He understood well what Yi Chen’s character and this promise meant.

From now on, the Shadow Clan would be the top subordinate of the Great Flame Empire.

Wherever the Great Flame Empire goes, the Shadow Clan would follow.

Even if they fall behind in the future, Yi Chen would pull them up, rather than just giving them some benefits to be left in a corner gathering dust.

Most importantly, Yi Chen also had the ability to uplift the Shadow Clan.