430: Wandering in the sky

The Clan Chiefs at the round table exchanged glances.

After a few seconds of hesitation, Arthas nodded to Helden and said in a deep voice, "Not touching the Earth Goddess Church is acceptable."

"However, you cannot leave this sacred temple."

Upon hearing this, Helden's expression remained calm.

Negotiations were always like this.

First, he would feign confusion, making others believe he was undecided.

But that wasn't enough.

Then, he would chat with Arthas about childhood memories, shifting the atmosphere in the room to another context, revealing Helden's inner thoughts.

This way, others would gradually understand him and believe more strongly that he was truly hesitating.

However, Helden couldn't keep retreating, allowing others to perceive him as an easily manipulated soft persimmon.

Therefore, the Earth Goddess Church could not be conceded!

This condition sounded excessive.

Because the Earth Goddess Church was the core reason preventing internal unity among the alien races.

As long as the Earth Goddess Church existed, internal unity among the alien races would remain elusive.

It was like a needle stuck in these people's throats.

Therefore, Arthas proposed the condition that Helden could not leave the Blood Clan.

Because, as long as Helden could not return to the church, others could secretly and slowly erode the Earth Goddess Church; everything was just a matter of time.

Once the Earth Goddess Church was completely eroded, Helden would be unable to stand alone.

Helden had anticipated this; from the beginning, he knew this would be the outcome.

The other party dared not refuse to compromise.

The Earth Goddess, Helden, and the Black Ink Pupil Clan behind him, along with the Qujiao Immortal Clan, constituted a very formidable force.

This force was completely unafraid of other alien races.

If they truly tore off all pretense and fought, no one was confident they could defeat Helden with minimal sacrifice; there would undoubtedly be heavy losses and mutual destruction.

At that point, if the Human Race seized the opportunity to invade, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Negotiations and maneuvering ultimately depended on the bargaining chips one held.

Helden and the forces he represented held too much weight, so as long as the conditions weren't too excessive, they couldn't refuse to accept them.

Liu Yuan said Helden was in a difficult position.

The difficulty lay in the fact that he was an alien, and behind him were countless loyal believers.

He could disregard everything else, but he could not disregard those who had followed him for hundreds of years.

To put it bluntly.

If Helden were to reveal his hand now.

If he directly fought these people, causing chaos within the alien races, and the Human Race seized the opportunity to launch a full-scale attack, then the Human Race would definitely win.

But what about the alien races then?

What about his followers?

Would they just become complete captives of the Human Race?

Moreover, while this would unite the entire Blue Star, its overall strength would significantly decline, let alone facing the visitors from the heavens in the future.

This was the worst possible strategy.

So Helden was maneuvering, trying every possible way to guide the entire situation towards the best possible outcome.

Arthas wanted to control Helden to erode the Earth Goddess Church and the entire alien race.

Helden's thoughts were the same; he needed time, time for Liu Yuan, time for Hara, to awaken those within the alien races who might recognize reality, to gain more allies, and to make these fools wake up!

Arthas believed that without Helden, the Earth Goddess Church would be a scattered mess, easily defeated.

He thought that by simply holding Helden, victory would be within reach.

But he greatly underestimated this church and Helden's schemes over the past few centuries.

Helden intended to make the other side believe that without him, they would have no enemy.

Just as they naively believed that without Xiao Fan, the Super God Class was worthless.

At this moment, Helden bowed his head, his fingers gently tapping the table, seemingly contemplating the other party's conditions.

But he wasn't.

He even let out a soft chuckle.

Because he had finally found the similarities between himself and Xiao Fan.

He also understood why he could bear the power of the sub-Fire of Resistance.

We are never fighting alone!

The Fire of Resistance chose Xiao Fan and chose him.

It wasn't just because of Xiao Fan himself, but also because of the companions whose destinies were inextricably linked with Xiao Fan's.

He, Helden, was also the same.

He seemed to have made up his mind, looked up, and scanned the Clan Chiefs before him, calmly asking, "I accept your conditions."

"Before the war between the Human Race and the alien races, I will not leave this sacred temple."

As soon as these words were spoken, Arthas breathed a sigh of relief.

Helden was finally stabilized.

In this era where most powerhouses had already made a qualitative leap.

Helden still stood like a towering mountain, making it difficult for people to breathe.

Because he himself carried the blood of an alien species, and he had also Awakened his abilities.

And it was two sets!

He couldn't beat them before.

Now, he certainly couldn't beat them.

Finally.

Helden crossed his legs, leaning quietly in his chair, his expression indifferent.

Then, Arthas discussed another matter.

The matter was extremely important!

It was the upcoming small-scale battle at Tianhe Pass!

This was also why so many Juniors were present today.

Arthas looked at Jacob, the Clan Chief of the Devouring Heart Clan.

The Devouring Heart Clan had no Physical Body, only a black spirit body floating in the air, extremely fragile, but their ability was to erode the hearts of others and occupy their Physical Bodies.

Only those with inner demons or flaws in their state of mind would fall prey to the Devouring Heart Clan.

In earlier years, the Human Race suffered greatly at the hands of the Devouring Heart Clan; too many top powerhouses were corroded by them, almost causing the Human Race to lose its defenses.

Later, the Human Race, with the strength of its entire clan, finally created methods to counter the Devouring Heart Clan, which were also hidden in every warrior's information watch.

This led to the Devouring Heart Clan being almost inactive for the next few centuries, until today.

This race was such a group with obvious strengths and equally obvious flaws.

But now, they had also Awakened their ancestral power, possessing more potent means of bewitching people's hearts.

Therefore, the Devouring Heart Clan was preparing for a comeback.

They were the biggest masterminds behind the battle at Tianhe Pass.

They planned to manipulate some of the Water Spirit Clan members.

They would make the Water Spirit Clan warriors attack the Wild Bone Clan on the battlefield, giving the Wild Bone Clan a legitimate reason to devour the Water Spirit Clan.

Furthermore, they had formulated a series of plans for the future, with the ultimate goal of having Huang Prison, the Clan Chief of the Wild Bone Clan, devour the Sea Emperor.

And the Lilith Squad would also participate in the battle, as they had long realized that the Human Race's trump card was the Black Heaven Squad.

Lintao would fight the Light Squad.

Lilith would fight the Black Heaven Squad.

Then, Yinyin, the Genius of the Devouring Heart Clan, would assist Huang Lin, the Genius of the Wild Bone Clan, in devouring power on the battlefield.

These terrifying plans were unknown to the Sea Emperor on the front lines, and even less so to the Human Race at Tianhe Pass.

Everything was indeed as Liu Yuan had expected; those alien species had already united.

The Wild Bone Clan, just like in the past, served as enforcers, with someone behind them formulating their plans.

Now, all these plans were relayed to Helden's ears.

But Helden could not tell anyone else!

Because the other party had deliberately told Helden!

If the people on the front lines made preparations against the Devouring Heart Clan in advance.

Then Helden would be problematic!

He was not confused or hesitant at all; he had already taken a stance!

Arthas had been observing Helden's expression changes from beginning to end.

But he seemed not to be listening to their meeting at all, lost in thought.

This temporarily put Arthas at ease; it seemed Helden didn't care about their affairs.

But they wouldn't let their guard down; he would continue to send people to monitor Helden.

If he made any unusual move, all plans would have to be changed.

But Arthas didn't know.

No one in the world, except Xiao Fan, knew either.

Helden had Cultivated his Mental Energy to a terrifying level!

His being lost in thought was not a synonym for daydreaming.

He was truly lost in thought!