143: Chapter 143 Good and Evil, Star Palace Join Forces!

Chapter 143: Righteous and Demonic, Joining Forces with the Star Palace!

Zhao Changsheng felt it was still difficult for him to kill someone to silence them the moment he got what he wanted.

However, if Savage Beard truly harbored ill intentions, then he wouldn't be polite.

To Zhao Changsheng's surprise, however, he hadn't even rested for a few days before things changed.

The news of Golden Flower Ancestor being slain instantly spread throughout the entire Chaotic Star Sea.

"The speed of this spread is truly fast enough, far exceeding my expectations. But even so, what of it? Can they even find trouble with me?"

After hearing this news, Zhao Changsheng laughed. To him, these were all just minor matters that weren't worth his concern at all.

In reality, this small matter was fundamentally insignificant.

"Now the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path are preparing to join forces against you. Do you really not care at all? Do you truly believe that relying on those dozen or so immortal extermination pearls will allow you to deal with both the Righteous and Demonic Paths?"

Facing such a nonchalant Zhao Changsheng, Madam Wen found it somewhat strange and pressed him further with a face full of worry.

After all, when the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path joined forces, even the Star Palace would be wary.

"I'm not relying on the immortal extermination pearls, but on my own ability. If they really want to make a move, I don't mind wiping them all out. But as it stands, the possibility of them acting isn't high—it's practically negligible. Under these circumstances, there's even less need for me to strike first; it's not particularly beneficial for me, wouldn't you agree? At the very least, I'll wait for them to take the initiative before I retaliate. I'm thinking of catching them all in one fell swoop rather than seeking them out one by one. Wiping them out all at once is actually better and faster, with fewer complications. It only takes one strike to solve everything, which only brings us benefits without any drawbacks. I'm sure you understand this; I made it very clear before that what I want is to catch them all in one net."

"Doing it this way will also be of great benefit for our future unification of the entire Chaotic Star Sea. However, the prerequisite for all of this is to first deal with the Star Palace. That is indeed a problem."

Zhao Changsheng's words didn't make Madam Wen feel much better; instead, she spoke again.

"The Star Palace still wants to cooperate with you and doesn't want to be your enemy. They want to join forces with you to completely cripple the Righteous and Demonic Paths, ensuring they no longer pose a threat to the Star Palace."

"The reason the Righteous and Demonic Paths joined forces and gained the ability to threaten the Star Palace is mainly because the Twin Saints of Heavenly Star are simply too foolish. Both of them clearly had the possibility of advancing to the Soul Transformation Stage in the future—though it wasn't a large chance, there was still a sliver of hope—yet they just had to extinguish that sliver of possibility. Now, they can't even leave Heavenly Star City. Under these conditions, if I were to cooperate with them, wouldn't I have to be out of my mind? How could that be possible?"

"Furthermore, they all wanted to kill me before. Cooperating with them would be pure self-destruction; it's absolutely impossible. Tell them to give up on that idea and never think of it again. I actually have many things to do now. First is to destroy the Reverse Star Alliance built by the Righteous and Demonic Paths. Second is to overthrow the Star Palace. Once these two powers are completely uprooted, the Chaotic Star Sea will naturally belong to me alone, and I'll no longer be restricted by anyone. Although the time and energy required in this process are a bit much, it's not something I can't bear or endure. I think you should be very clear on this point as well, without me needing to say more."

"But if we cooperate with the Star Palace, our combined forces toppling the Righteous and Demonic Paths would only be a matter of time, and we could gain enough benefits. Most importantly, the Two Holy Lords promised that if you are willing, the position of Holy Lord will definitely be yours in the future. This way, you can obtain the title of Holy Lord and unify the entire Star Sea without any effort. What do you think? I think it's quite suitable. We wouldn't need to pay a great price to achieve all this; there's no need to risk everything to do it."

Madam Wen's persuasive words made Zhao Changsheng laugh, and then he shook his head.

"Previously, it was because my strength was insufficient that I had to agree to their conditions, be used by them, and help them solve so many problems. Now that my strength is sufficient, why should I still agree to their terms? I'm not crazy; how could I possibly agree? Besides, they only feel that I, as a blade, am now difficult to control, so they want to create a scabbard to keep me in check. That way, it would be convenient for them to solve many things in the future. They could better use me as a tool to solve troubles they can't handle. Once the Righteous and Demonic Paths are dealt with, which power do you think is next? Don't you know? The next to be dealt with is the Yao Race. If nothing unexpected happens, they will certainly find every possible way to make me clash with the Yao Race. And when the Yao Race sees me as such a great threat, they will surely exhaust all their power and strike at me at any cost to completely eliminate me. They'll want to avoid being suppressed by me alone in the future—you should know the current Yao Race is already suppressed by the present Holy Lords. If another existence even more powerful than the Holy Lords appears, do you think they'll live in peace? They will definitely want to destroy me."

"So everything they are doing now, no matter what kind of cooperation they propose, their ultimate goal is to use me to deal with their enemies, and then discard or directly destroy me once I've been used. Since the Righteous and Demonic Paths can't kill me, they'll let the Yao Race do it, because compared to the Yao Race, the Righteous and Demonic Paths are nothing. The strength of the Yao Race is inexhaustible. One could say that as soon as they know there's a future threat like me, a major threat, they will absolutely kill me at any cost."

"These little tricks and schemes can't possibly be hidden from me. Even if they aren't thinking it now, they definitely will later. For them, the most important thing right now is the Righteous and Demonic Paths. And because the Righteous and Demonic Paths are deceiving themselves into thinking they can't deal with me even by joining forces, the Star Palace only has the choice to join forces with me to wipe them out—to let me wipe them out. Later, they'll have me deal with the Yao Race and eliminate them as well. That way, they'll be overjoyed and have no more problems."

"Even if I can't ultimately destroy the Yao Race, I would still be able to wound their Origin Qi severely, leaving them with nothing to worry about."

"At least for a thousand years, or even several thousand or ten thousand years, they won't have to worry about anything anymore."

"All of this is just your speculation; it's not certain. What if the Two Holy Lords don't have that intention?"

After listening, Madam Wen was still somewhat skeptical.

"Whether you believe it or not, and whether it's true or not, as long as I believe it's like this, then it is. As for what others think, what does that have to do with me? Don't bother me with things that have nothing to do with me. I really have no interest in managing so many affairs; if I had to manage everything, wouldn't I be worked to death? Right now, what I need to do is Cultivate in peace and then wait for the Righteous and Demonic Paths to join forces and come here to find trouble with me, wanting to kill me. That will be the time for me to strike and wipe them out. So we just need to wait on the island, and we don't need to worry about the rest."

"I might have had a bit of concern before, but now I have none. Because my current strength is enough to handle all troubles, and since I can handle them all, there's fundamentally no need to cooperate with other powers. Not to mention these powers could turn against me at any moment. I don't want to be suddenly stabbed in the back. What if they cooperate with us on the surface but choose to cooperate with the Righteous and Demonic Paths in secret, and then stab us in the back during the fight? It would be too late for regrets, and the losses would only be more severe. Therefore, one cannot and must not trust such powers or people. To trust them would be truly insane."

"But the Two Holy Lords are willing to use their daughter as a hostage. As long as you agree, they are willing to send their daughter into your hands."

As soon as Madam Wen said this, Zhao Changsheng was momentarily stunned, as he hadn't expected the Twin Saints of Heavenly Star to be willing to pay such a high price, even involving their own daughter.

"That's quite bold. But could this daughter be a fake, intentionally meant to lure me into a trap? It's not like they couldn't do such a thing; in fact, it's quite likely they would. I think you should be very clear on this point too."

Zhao Changsheng thought of another possibility. Although the likelihood wasn't very high, it was still a possibility after all.

Sure enough, upon hearing Zhao Changsheng's speculation, Madam Wen didn't know how to continue her persuasion, as things had reached a point where further talk was useless.

The main reason was that the Star Palace had deceived Zhao Changsheng too many times and used him too often, resulting in Zhao Changsheng having basically zero trust in the Star Palace. Under these circumstances, even Madam Wen felt a massive headache.

Attempting to persuade him was almost an impossible task.

"Alright, you should go back and rest well. You don't need to worry about this matter; I'll handle it myself. There won't be any problems, and if there are, I'll come straight to you. Don't worry, I'll solve everything."

Hearing Zhao Changsheng's dismissal, Madam Wen could only leave silently, no longer trying to persuade him.

After Madam Wen left, another guest arrived. The appearance of this guest was also somewhat beyond Zhao Changsheng's expectations.

"To think even you have come. It's truly a surprise. But if you're here to be a lobbyist, you'd better not, because it's pointless. It's impossible for me to agree to the Star Palace's conditions. Their terms no longer hold any temptation for me. Perhaps they would have before, but now there's not a shred of temptation. Because I now have enough strength to solve all troubles, and all troubles are already insignificant to me. In this situation, their previous promises and everything else are useless—not of the slightest use."

Zhao Changsheng's words caused the visitor's expression to shift slightly.

For the visitor was none other than the Sect Leader of the Wonderful Sound Sect, Zhou Yuan.

"You should know that I didn't come here for that matter. I only wanted to see how you are doing now."

Faced with Zhao Changsheng's rhetoric, Zhou Yuan, the Sect Leader of the Wonderful Sound Sect, was also helpless.

Because now, no matter how much was said, it was useless—not a bit of use. Since it was useless, there was no need to continue and waste one's breath.

"Alright, stop trying to make our relationship sound so close. Go do what you need to do. If you want to stay on the island and seek death, I won't object. Right now, this island could be overturned at any moment. To put it bluntly, this island could be finished at any time. No matter how vast my Divine Ability or how great my strength, I cannot protect the entire island by myself. That is something I cannot do, and I hope you can understand. So go back to wherever you came from; don't stay on the island anymore. It won't do you any good because, if nothing unexpected happens, a great battle is about to occur on this island, and even I cannot avoid this battle."

"The Righteous Path, the Demonic Path, and the Star Palace are preparing to join forces against you. Do you know that?"

"Of course I'm perfectly aware of that. If they want to join forces, let them. I already guessed they would. It would be strange if they didn't. Since they've chosen to join forces, there's nothing more to say. I'll just solve them all at once; it's the perfect chance to catch them all in one net without wasting too much effort. Otherwise, if I had to go door-to-door to find them, it would be a significant loss for me as well. It would waste a lot of my energy, and that's not a good thing. What I hate most is wasting energy like that."

"Then you must be extra careful. This time will likely be much more formidable than before. It won't be some small skirmish, but a total effort to strike at you and eliminate you as much as possible."

"Don't worry, I've already found help. You can just tell them this news. That way, you'll have accomplished a great task. Once you've told them, your mission is complete, and you can hurry back. No need to stay here and worry about me; it's pointless."