Chapter 409

Chapter 409: Finalizing the Cooperation

"Very good!"

The Shadow King nodded, seemingly approving of the Soul Emperor’s attitude, and then began to explain in detail:

"A few months ago, I received news from my clan members infiltrating the foreign affairs department of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe. The third envoy of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe decided to summon his subordinates because he couldn’t locate me or the strongest member of humanity."

"Among his subordinates, there is one Tree-Dwelling Tribe member skilled in tracking and finding targets, and he must not be allowed to survive."

"With my strength, killing these Tree-Dwelling Tribe members is not a problem, but I must avoid encountering the third envoy."

"To ensure a quick resolution and to eliminate them swiftly, I need your assistance. If you’re willing, and if time permits, you can turn some or all of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe members into hosts!"

"Absolutely no problem!"

The Soul Emperor replied decisively.

He asked, "How can we avoid the strongest member of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and eliminate all his subordinates?"

"Very simply. Once they arrive, they will first search for my location or that of the strongest member of humanity."

The Shadow King explained, "At that time, I will suddenly strike and kill the Tree-Dwelling Tribe member skilled in tracking, and then lure the third envoy away."

"After moving the third envoy a certain distance away and ensuring he cannot reach us in a short time, I will take you over to eliminate the remaining Tree-Dwelling Tribe members."

"Can your speed exceed that of the third envoy of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe?"

The Soul Emperor couldn’t help but ask.

"No, but I have a way to shake off his pursuit."

The Shadow King replied decisively.

In fact, he had no way to escape Morris’ pursuit with his own abilities.

Once his stealth technique was used, it would be undone.

To use it again would require some time to recover.

But Morris certainly wouldn’t give him that time.

However, he was not worried at all.

With the previous experience of stealing Morris’ Space Stone, he understood that when luck is strong enough, anything is possible.

Engaging in things without any assurance is akin to courting death, which would have a huge negative impact on luck.

But with Yi Chen as his master, he believed he wouldn’t lack luck and could surely turn danger into safety.

"When do we act?"

The Soul Emperor felt at ease.

He trusted that the Shadow King wouldn’t take unnecessary risks and only acted when confident.

"If everything goes as planned, they will arrive in ten days."

The Shadow King replied.

The Soul Emperor understood; no wonder this powerful being complained about searching for him for two months when he entered the barriers.

It turned out that ten days later was the time for action.

If he waited another ten days and still hadn’t found the hiding place of the Soul Clan, it would mean he could only act alone, and the success rate would surely be lower than if he joined forces with him.

No wonder he felt anxious.

"Then I will follow all the arrangements and commands of Lord Shadow King!"

The Soul Emperor replied without hesitation.

The Shadow King nodded, "At that time, I will contact you with a communication stone. You should prepare and remember to bring several Soul Kings with you!"

"Understood!"

The Soul Emperor nodded.

"If there is nothing else, I will go ahead and keep an eye on things."

The Shadow King decided.

The Soul Emperor quickly asked, "Do you know where the strongest member of humanity is located, Lord Shadow King?"

"Are you looking to make the strongest member of humanity a host as well?"

The Shadow King inquired.

The Soul Emperor nodded, not denying it, and stated honestly, "Because of this human’s terrifying talent for creating skills, we in the Soul Clan consider humanity the best choice for hosts."

"If we can control this strong human member, it would be almost equivalent to controlling the pace of humanity’s advancement. Therefore, we in the Soul Clan have been trying to find this strongest member of humanity."

"I do know the approximate hiding place of the strongest member of humanity. In fact, I’ve even taken action to help him deal with several pursuers from the Federal Parliament and Federation Military."

The Shadow King said nonchalantly, "Although this strongest member of humanity isn’t very strong, his talent is powerful enough to astonish me. Therefore, I also want to control him."

The Soul Emperor was somewhat surprised, "The strongest member of humanity has already signed a contract with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe. What use would it be for you to control him?"

"Although the Tree-Dwelling Tribe hasn’t obtained the contract yet, it has been successfully signed, and he can no longer do anything harmful to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe; otherwise, he will face punishment from the heavenly law."

"He doesn’t need to do anything harmful to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe. As long as we control him, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe will surely find ways to locate him."

The Shadow King replied calmly, "The strongest member of humanity’s talent for creating skills is also highly valued by the Tree-Dwelling Tribe. Therefore, as long as we control this strong human member, we can use him as bait to easily attract the Tree-Dwelling Tribe."

The Soul Emperor suddenly understood.

"If your Soul Clan wants the strongest member of humanity and if we cooperate happily, I can give him to you once we no longer need him."

The Shadow King pondered.

"Thank you, Lord Shadow King!"

The Soul Emperor felt both joy and concern.

The joy came from the Shadow King having the whereabouts of the strongest member of humanity and being willing to give him to the Soul Clan.

The concern was that the Shadow King wanted to use the strong human as bait to lure the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Who knew how long it would take to reach the point where they didn’t need him?

Over time, there would surely be all sorts of variables.

Seeing that the Soul Emperor had no further questions, the Shadow King’s body began to shrink rapidly, then he fled the scene.

After carefully calculating, the Soul Emperor expanded his Perception Ability and began gathering the Shadow Kings for a meeting to discuss plans.

The arrival of the Shadow King was a matter of great benefit for the entire Soul Clan.

The good news is that the Soul Clan would have the chance to control another group of bodies from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

The Tree-Dwelling Tribe was powerful, and if they could control a batch of their bodies as hosts, the top-tier combat power of the Soul Clan would see a tremendous boost.

Thus, apart from the powerful beings from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the Soul Clan would become formidable within the star cluster.

Another advantage was having news of Yi Chen, and that he was likely under the control of the Shadow King.

Once the Shadow King no longer needed him, the strongest member of humanity, Yi Chen, could also be given to the Soul Clan.

The bad news was that the Shadow King could find out the Soul Clan’s hiding place.

With the Shadow King’s strength, he could wipe out the Soul Clan at any time.

Even though both sides were currently allied rather than adversarial, having life and death in someone else’s hands was an extremely uncomfortable situation.

Furthermore, whether they could obtain Yi Chen under the Shadow King’s control depended entirely on the Shadow King’s mood, which was full of uncertainties.

Any of the good or bad news affected the future development and survival of the entire Soul Clan.

The Soul Emperor had to carefully analyze and find ways to safeguard the interests of the Soul Clan.

But they had no idea that the entire Soul Clan was already playing into Yi Chen’s calculations.

The so-called consensus that Yi Chen had signed a contract with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe was the greatest loophole affecting the judgments of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, Soul Clan, and Federal Parliament.

No one could have imagined that the Shadow King and Yi Chen were working together and that the Shadow King had even directly recognized Yi Chen as his master.

Moreover, the entire Shadow Clan had already migrated to the star cluster, following Yi Chen’s commands.