558: Still playing dumb with me?

Directly seizing creation crystal stone veins was undoubtedly an excellent method.

As for who to target, Li Qi had already decided; those dozens of Saint Kings he had already Sealed... were perfect targets.

These Saint Kings all commanded factions. Now that these Saint Kings had fallen, the factions and resources under them naturally lost their protection.

Before long, these factions and resources would inevitably be swallowed up by other Saint Kings!

They would fall into someone else's pockets!

Thinking of this, Li Qi immediately grew anxious.

These are all good things!

Rather than letting others benefit... I might as well take them!

These resources could only realize their maximum value in Li Qi's hands. Moreover, this was for everyone's sake; giving them to others would be a waste.

“Aurora, could I trouble you to help me find the locations of the veins monopolized by these Saint Kings?”

“Compile a map for me, and I will personally go fetch them...”

Aurora Saint King nodded slightly: “Very well, but this will take some time.”

Even for Saint Kings, creation crystal stone veins were incredibly precious resources, strictly locked down and protected.

Furthermore, creation crystal stone veins were buried deep underground and very well-hidden, making their locations difficult to investigate.

Ordinary people would find it hard to locate the specific positions of these creation crystal stone veins; it required a high-ranking Saint King like Aurora to personally make arrangements.

After settling the matter, Aurora Saint King rose and left to personally investigate those hidden creation crystal stone veins.

Aurora Saint King utilized his movement technique and quickly left Gu Yong City.

However, he had only run for a thousand miles when he suddenly sensed something was wrong and came to an abrupt halt.

“What do you few want... following me?”

Aurora Saint King stood suspended in mid-air, speaking calmly, though his entire body was tense as he secretly went on high alert.

At that moment, nine figures appeared out of thin air, surrounding Aurora Saint King. Each one radiated a hostile aura...

And these suddenly appearing figures... were none other than nine Saint Kings!

The leader among them was named Tuoshe Saint King. This Saint King had already achieved Fusion with nine Sacred Thrones, making him an existence even more powerful than Tiankui Saint King!

Tuoshe Saint King was a tall, bald man with a frigid expression. He said coldly, “Aurora Saint King, did you never consider... that we might come looking for you?”

“I didn't. I have no dealings with you,” Aurora Saint King replied, shaking his head calmly.

“And I have said many times, if you want to find the Child of the Great Path, you can go to Gu Yong City at any time.”

“He is right there. Do not come bothering me...”

Tuoshe Saint King sneered: “At a time like this... you're still playing dumb with me.”

“Who doesn't know that you and that Child of the Great Path are thick as thieves?”

Tuoshe Saint King's tone shifted, a hint of killing intent surfacing in his eyes: “Aurora Saint King, you were the one who spread the news about the Child of the Great Path being injured, weren't you? It certainly caused us to lose quite a few men.”

“If you had chosen not to help either side and stayed quietly on the sidelines, I wouldn't have said anything...”

“But since you chose to stand against us and repeatedly assisted that Child of the Great Path... then don't blame me for being impolite!”

Aurora Saint King's expression couldn't help but change slightly. On the surface, he had acted as a mere bystander or spectator, but Tuoshe Saint King was not wrong; he was indeed secretly on Li Qi's side.

Now that the truth was out, the two sides were as incompatible as fire and water. Murderous intent surged from the nine surrounding Saint Kings as they prepared to take down Aurora Saint King.

Aurora Saint King felt a chill in his heart, thinking to himself that things were about to go south.

These people were clearly playing for keeps... he couldn't fool his way out anymore!

What should he do?

Tuoshe Saint King's strength far exceeded Aurora Saint King's. He immediately reached out to seize Aurora Saint King.

[Way of Shattering Light]!

This was one of the Three Thousand Great Daos mastered by Aurora Saint King. The so-called Way of Shattering Light could condense light into sharp sword-beams, cutting through the void to strike enemies with indestructible force.

Wherever the light reached, enemies would fall. This was a Dao of using light as an attack, sharp and unstoppable.

Raising his hand to launch a counterattack, massive light-swords stabbed toward the incoming Saint Kings.

But there were too many opponents. This [Way of Shattering Light] only stalled them for an instant before they charged again.

[Streaming Light Dao]!

This was also one of the Three Thousand Great Daos mastered by Aurora Saint King. The Streaming Light Dao allowed one to use the speed of light to move rapidly and evade enemy pursuit.

With a flash of streaming light, the person would be far away. This was a method of using light as one's steps to escape quickly.

Because Aurora Saint King had mastered a large number of Three Thousand Great Daos related to light, he had earned the name 'Aurora'.

Light is the ultimate speed, which gave Aurora Saint King extremely strong escape capabilities, making him very difficult to deal with.

Sensing that things were bad, Aurora Saint King turned and fled, breaking through the encirclement!

“Damn it, after him!”

Aurora Saint King sped toward the direction of Gu Yong City. Seeing the crowd drawing closer behind him, Aurora Saint King could no longer care about anything else. He pulled a message talisman from his robes...

And then shouted into the talisman.

“Li Qi, save me!!!”