Star Gate

Chapter 1928: Cooperation (II)

Eleven seventh ranks, Light, Supreme Zhang, and Ash Cat made for a force that ensured they had nothing to fear from Reincarnation’s bevy of powerhouses. And if a fight really did break out, they might be able to draw the attention of the two Ironeater seventh ranks.

The supreme knew that those two were wandering around, searching for New Martial and Silver Moon in the surroundings. They just hadn’t shown themselves yet.

He glanced at Reincarnation major world—it was ponderous. Many exalted emperors were on duty around the world gates. The supreme looked at them, then at the crowd, then at Light.

“Move out in a strong offensive!”

A strong offensive? registered the surprised Light master. He’d thought that the supreme would have other ideas in mind.

Supreme Zhang didn’t explain himself. He looked around again before a figure flashed startlingly quick past him. It was a hulking bald man with a large blade in his hands. He cackled as he sped for Reincarnation major world.

The supreme didn’t even blink. Qin Fengqing was shameless enough, but he always threw himself into every battle with utmost brutality.

“Enemy attack!” A loud shout rose from the world. Seventh rank presences materialized. The large numbers of exalted emperors within the world seemed to have been prepared, as opposed to being caught completely off guard in the previous engagement.

Hundreds of exalted emperors appeared after that shout. Great dao converged upon them. Even if they weren’t individually strong enough, their joint efforts raised a massive ripple!

The Reincarnation dao universe even appeared right over the world.

Seventh ranks strode out of the world gates and let loose with their presences. Their leader was a peak seventh rank who snorted, “New Martial? The dao master said that these are the preferred tactics of rats like you!”

Clearly, the Reincarnation master had deemed it likely that his home world would be attacked. They were prepared.

There were fourteen seventh ranks and more than one hundred mid and low ranks in residence on the world. This was an extremely strong force.

The supreme swept his eyes over the crowd, face twitching when he assessed their strength. The seventh ranks that’d fallen to the Human King had... come back to life. Although no one had paid attention to those seventh ranks, he’d kept track of everyone in the battlefield.

The moment he saw them on the opposite side was when he realized that they might be in trouble.

This indicated that the three eighth ranks might have come back to life as well. Then Fang Ping was facing at least four eighth ranks.

At least!

Reincarnation major world did not have sufficient ability to revive so many powerhouses. So this meant... that the Reincarnation master might have sworn fealty to one of the three overlords. Who among them had the ability to supply so many resources for the resurrection of three eighth ranks and four seventh ranks?

Chaos Sky!

Then would Chaos Sky send eighth ranks to them?

Probably. They would need at least one powerful exalted emperor to transport resources, so there were likely five eighth ranks going against Fang Ping!

No wonder!

The supreme abruptly understood why he’d felt a bit uneasy during this expedition. If Fang Ping faced at least five eighth ranks and someone like Reincarnation, then he was in a great deal of trouble!

However, he didn’t seem to be in life-threatening danger at the moment. Had someone made a move to help him?

Who?

Li Hao?

Possibly.

If they weren’t at Thunder World, they might have encountered Fang Ping...

Various possibilities popped into the supreme’s mind. But if Li Hao’s group was present, then he had eighth ranks Fog Mountain and Thunder Emperor with him. Some of the young man’s seventh ranks could also rival one eighth rank, plus the dao chess had likely entered eighth rank after gaining Gemini...

Logically speaking, the supreme shouldn’t feel uneasy.

Therefore, something unexpected must have happened!

Twelve of the eastern region’s sixteen major worlds have joined hands. Eight eighth ranks have left for the four regions, leaving eight at their worlds. Gemini has been destroyed, leaving Reincarnation present. That means there’s two more eighth rank worlds that haven’t shown their faces all this time...

Could it be... that they’d joined the battle?

The supreme looked out over Reincarnation major world again. Fourteen seventh ranks were a lot, as well as more than one hundred mid and low ranks. However, that was not an obstacle for New Martial. But it would also be difficult for New Martial to take down Reincarnation. They had home world advantage and foresight that New Martial might ambush them.

Their world master had dared gone after Fang Ping. Would his world not have further plans in place?

Boom!

Battle was joined up ahead!

All of New Martial’s seventh ranks were in the thick of things. Many exalted emperors below seventh rank were quickly dashing ahead. It was only a moment before battle cries filled the void!

The savage New Martial powerhouses were heading straight for Reincarnation. But since their opponents were on their home world, they held some natural advantages. For the moment, their defenses were impregnable. Rather than individually strike back, they joined hands to fend off the enemy!

Indeed, they were focused on defense.

The Light master looked at the supreme. New Martial lacked sufficient seventh ranks. The fourteen seventh ranks they were facing were working together. As strong as the New Martial seventh ranks might be, they were mostly newly ascended exalted emperors. It would be very difficult to break through the lines of defense under these circumstances.

“Fellow Daoist Zhang... shall you and I take action together?”

The Ash Emperor couldn’t contain itself anymore and was prepared to pounce. The supreme looked at the Light master, then at the Ash Emperor, and finally at Reincarnation major world.

“Fellow Daoist Light, I will need you to oversee operations here. I am putting the lives of more than one hundred New Martial exalted emperors in your hands!”

Light blinked with confusion. What did the supreme mean by that?

“I will also request help from some of Light’s mid and low ranks. They will not participate in the battle of Reincarnation. Instead, they will leave with me...”

“Are you guys heading to where the Human King is?” realized the Light master. I’ll keep them occupied here and you go save your guy?

That wasn’t out of the question either. Just that the odds of winning against Reincarnation were slim once they left.

The supreme took another look at the major world instead of saying anything. “There might not be only fourteen seventh ranks on that world!”

“Eh?” gaped the Light master. More than fourteen?

Supreme Zhang was speculating that there might be foreign seventh ranks on the world. They were yet to put in a showing, and they might even have eighth ranks with them.

Granted, the eighth ranks might not be on the world, but the seventh ranks absolutely would be. There were certainly more than they saw at the moment, and perhaps many more at that.

Fourteen seventh ranks were a lot, but they could not withstand New Martial’s eighth ranks. If the Reincarnation master really was prepared, then he would have more than five seventh ranks held in reserve. They would deliver a devastating blow to New Martial at a critical time!

“Be careful, Fellow Daoist Light, do not enter the battlefield for now. Just hold down the fort! I will leave a replica behind to confuse the enemy with. The three of us will not participate in the battle for now. The hidden powerhouses will not reveal themselves so easily!”

Supreme Zhang was already gone, but someone who looked exactly the same stood by the Light master’s side. Not only that, but the Ash Emperor had left a replica behind as well. The cat was traveling with the supreme.

The Light master was truly shaken. Had they... really left?

He was the outsider here and one hundred of New Martial’s exalted emperors were engaged in battle. It would be the worst possible scenario if anything went wrong.

And the key was, the supreme didn’t want him in the battlefield.

The Light master was well and truly taken aback. If anything untoward happened at all, then New Martial would be completely lost. These guys were utterly too bold.

However, the Light master was an eighth rank exalted emperor at the end of the day. He was a veteran master of the world. Despite his shock, he kept himself under control and looked on expressionlessly.

“Bring your full force to bear and kill them all,” his voice boomed over the battlefield. “This seat and some others will cut down Reincarnation when he returns!”

“Kill!” War cries echoed through the void.

There was a silent group within Reincarnation. They looked quietly at the sky and didn’t move a muscle. Their leader frowned. "None of their three eighth ranks joined the fight! We cannot move if they do not move either! It looks like Reincarnation occupies the advantage for now, so we can just let the situation drag on!”

There were many powerhouses to be found here. All of them were seventh rank and there were around ten of them.

Some were from seventh rank worlds—the world masters and dao masters of worlds recruited by Chaos Sky. Others were from the other two eighth rank worlds. One eighth rank world would have at least three or four seventh ranks. Seven or eight, or even more of them, would also be normal.

Reincarnation had only taken his eighth ranks with him, which left a lot of seventh ranks here!

One or two of them would be hard pressed to fight an eighth rank, but if there were many of them, as well as the fourteen outside... Two dozen seventh ranks would be able to withstand New Martial for a while.

And if New Martial was overconfident, they might even be defeated in an ambush!

“It’s good that they aren’t part of the fighting yet!” One of the seventh ranks smiled as the rest nodded. “Otherwise, we’d be a bit nervous going against eighth ranks! Since they want to wait until Reincarnation returns, then let them wait!

“We only have one mission. and that is to safeguard Reincarnation. Once their exalted emperors start to fall, that is our cue to act. It’s best if we can strike fast and sure, killing some of New Martial’s seventh ranks...”

The group nodded again.

They weren’t on their home world, after all. Although they were working with Reincarnation, or rather, everyone had sworn fealty to Chaos Sky, it was very dangerous to fight a group of fearless high ranks. It was best if they could refrain.

......

“Where are we going? Fang Ping’s not here...” fretted the Ash Emperor. It could sense that they were not going to the Human King.

The supreme looked ahead expressionlessly. “We’re not going to Fang Ping. Water that is far away cannot quench a nearby thirst. We’re too far.

“There should be two more eighth rank worlds here not too far away,” he rumbled. “Find them, right now! Only when we break through them will we have a hope of rescuing him. Be fast about it. Your nose is better than the Heavenly Dog’s!”

Reincarnation was not an easy target to take down! Fang Ping might be dead by the time they managed the feat. Even if they brought their full strength to bear to kill a dozen or even more seventh ranks, some time was needed.

At the moment, they could only gamble or make decisions based on their judgment. If no other eighth rank was involved, then Fang Ping would not be in unsalvageable danger. If there were... then it would come from the other two eighth rank worlds.

It wasn’t likely that other regions were involved. None of those overlords would want their eighth ranks to depart from home. It also meant that taking these two eighth rank worlds was the easiest way to defuse the danger.

The key being, both of them had to be taken at the same time!