27: Achieve cooperation

Ye Chen's interest was immediately piqued after hearing Zhou Mingjie's suggestion.

After this battle, no one in the school should be foolish enough to provoke him again.

However, if he only relied on his own Abyss to develop slowly, he would have to wait an unknown number of years to achieve the endless Abyss of his dreams.

The Great World, also known as the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield, was a veritable purgatory where gods and demons clashed.

Not only were there human God Lords, but also countless foreign gods lurking, making the competition extremely fierce and cruel.

However, for Ye Chen, this might be an excellent opportunity.

With the Abyss's unique plundering ability, he would surely be able to rise rapidly there.

Nevertheless, Ye Chen still had doubts about cooperating with Zhou Mingjie.

With a hint of wariness in his eyes, he asked in a deep voice,

"What? Do you have a way to enter the Great World?"

After all, that world, brimming with powerful individuals, had extremely high entry requirements.

Countless God Lords had been defeated and even had their Divine Domains breached in the fierce competition.

For ordinary students like them, who had not yet entered university, it was almost impossible to enter unless they went collectively under the guidance of teachers in their third year.

Zhou Mingjie's lips curved into a confident smile:

"My family has a teleportation array that leads directly to the Great World. As long as you agree, we can depart at any time."

Upon hearing this, ripples formed in Ye Chen's heart.

The Zhou family was a prominent and renowned clan in Evergreen City. While entering would be easy, if the other party harbored ill intentions, he might find himself trapped.

As if seeing through Ye Chen's concerns, Zhou Mingjie spread his hands helplessly:

"Don't worry, you can ask around. Although I act ostentatiously, I've always been open and aboveboard."

"Before, when I suppressed those so-called geniuses, I always won fairly with my true abilities."

"Besides, we became acquainted through conflict. Although I lost to you, I'm genuinely convinced and hold no resentment whatsoever."

After speaking, he smiled dashingly, displaying extraordinary composure.

Ye Chen secretly praised him in his heart. As expected of a scion cultivated by a prominent family, this spirit of being able to adapt and endure was beyond compare to ordinary people.

If it were that brat Chu Tian, he would probably resort to countless underhanded tricks.

Chu Tian, who was standing nearby, was also filled with shock upon hearing this.

He knew that Zhou Mingjie's combat power was the ceiling at Shuguang Middle School, and now he had been defeated by Ye Chen. What about himself then…

This made him feel a sense of dread, and he didn't even dare to meet Ye Chen's gaze, fearing that he might be taken away by the other party's invasion card if he wasn't careful.

However, at this moment, Ye Chen was still considering Zhou Mingjie's proposal and did not pay attention to Chu Tian.

If safety could be ensured, cooperating with Zhou Mingjie would indeed be a brilliant move.

The Abyss could plunder souls and Divine Domains. Even if the spoils were split evenly, he would still make a steady profit.

After pondering for a moment, he finally nodded in agreement.

Zhou Mingjie was overjoyed at this and excitedly said:

"Alright then, I'll recover my combat power these few days, and you should also quickly digest the resources I compensated you with. Once everything is ready, we'll make our move."

With that, the two exchanged contact information and then parted ways.

Once the two walked away, the onlookers who were gossiping exploded into chatter.

"Did I hear that right? They… actually reached a cooperation?"

"Not just that, didn't you hear Brother Jie say he lost? He probably didn't get anything good from the invasion."

"I didn't expect that the Fallen Angel Brother Jie would hit a brick wall this time. Not only did he fail to clip Ye Chen's wings, but he also suffered a loss."

"It's over, it's over. With these two plagues joining forces, will we still have a way to live in the future?"

The rising and falling discussions made Chu Tian's face grow even darker.

Now that the two had allied, if he were to act against Ye Chen again, he would have to consider Zhou Mingjie's attitude.

Back in the classroom, Ye Chen immersed his mind in the Abyss and activated the Divine Domain Expansion Card.

A phantom island of about one hundred square kilometers slowly emerged, with vast plains dotted with dense forests and shimmering lakes.

He adjusted the island's position and placed it around his own Divine Domain.

As the island successfully merged into the Abyss, Ye Chen quickly sealed some of its resources into blank cards.

Although he held twenty thousand divine power value, a mosquito, no matter how small, was still meat.

He then checked the Divine Domain Acceleration Cards: eight ten-times acceleration cards and two twenty-times acceleration cards.

Unfortunately, only one could be used per month, so he could only wait patiently for the next opportunity.

Afterward, Ye Chen released the souls from the Soul Mill, allowing them to be reborn.

Next, he took out the twenty treasured Fire Element seeds and gave them to the Abyssal Fire Spirit to absorb the Fire Element power within, and then released the souls from the seeds.

However, at this moment, the Abyss Power was already exhausted, so he could only wait for the Soul Mill to slowly accumulate energy before these Fire Elements could be resurrected.

Looking at Apollo who was reveling and Gluttony who was feasting, Ye Chen exited the Abyss.

Study time was always boring and tedious. As soon as school was finally over, Ye Chen immediately rushed to the commercial street.

Only by converting divine power value into strength as quickly as possible could he truly feel at ease.

The familiar "Transcendent Card Pavilion" came into view, and the welcoming attendant immediately recognized Ye Chen.

Last time, this young man in a school uniform spent 9,000 divine power value to buy cards, leaving a deep impression on him.

The attendant hurriedly stepped forward enthusiastically:

"Sir, you've arrived! What would you like to see today?"

"Show me the Tier 1 Common Grade Vassal Cards."

That's right, Ye Chen planned to buy some Vassal Cards to expand his Worm Army.

Arriving at the Tier 1 Common Grade Card exhibition area, the dazzling array of Vassal Cards was overwhelming.

From insignificant Worms and rats to large Wild Buffalo and wild boars, the types were numerous, and the prices varied greatly.

The weakest only cost three hundred divine power value, while the powerful ones cost nearly a thousand.

Ye Chen found it difficult to determine which type of vassal produced the most soul fragments and offered the highest cost-performance ratio.

After some thought, he selected several of the cheapest small animal cards, and also chose Wild Buffalo cards, wild boar cards, and goblin cards.

He spent four thousand divine power value to acquire them.

Seeing him spend generously again, the attendant quickly handed over a membership card with a smile on his face.

"Sir, your cumulative spending has exceeded ten thousand divine power value. This is our store's membership card, please keep it."

"The excess amount has been discounted for you, and you will enjoy a 10% discount on all future card purchases."

After accepting the membership card and the refunded divine power value, Ye Chen went to the store's lounge.

After activating the cards in the lounge, a group of animals of various forms appeared in the Abyss.

The number of vassals summoned by race cards was not fixed; generally, the stronger the race, the fewer the number.

As they had not been modified by the Abyss, they were clearly unable to adapt to the environment here and quickly developed various negative statuses.

Ye Chen did not hesitate at all, signaling the Worms to end their suffering.

Afterward, he went to the Soul Mill for testing:

Worms yielded 3 points, rats 5 points, pheasants and rabbits 6 points, Wild Buffalo 13 points, wild boars 15 points, and goblins 12 points.

Considering the card price and activation quantity, rats stood out as the most cost-effective.

He took out the eight Divine Domain Acceleration Cards and resource cards and sold them for 2800 divine power value.

Ye Chen immediately purchased 20 more rat cards, and converted the remaining divine power value into negative aura, one hundred blank cards, and ten invasion cards.

Plundering resources was essential in the Great World, so it was always good to be well-prepared.