Delaying tactics, Daji's probing

However, Ye Xingyu showed a thoughtful expression.

Soon, he publicly rejected the Brocade of Mountains and Rivers's proposal.

"Shan He Leader, I think you're oversimplifying things."

"The Summoner of the Blood Crows is not in the Corrupted Zone ahead."

"His true body is most likely hidden deep within the Dark Star."

"Going to the Corrupted Zone won't allow us to encounter him at all!"

"So, I cannot agree to this. Going to the Corrupted Zone would be a futile effort."

Ye Xingyu spoke with conviction.

This stunned everyone else.

He could just directly reject the official proposal like that!?

The Brocade of Mountains and Rivers was not as easily fooled as Ye Xingyu had imagined.

He didn't get angry on the spot; instead, he gravely questioned Ye Xingyu:

"Guild Leader Luo, how can you be so sure that the Blood Crow's Summoner isn't nearby, but rather hidden deeper within the Dark Star?"

Just then, Goddess Daji leaned in and interjected: "I advise you two not to argue. Whether there's a Summoner hiding nearby, we just need to send out a team of stealthy rogues or assassins, and we'll find out immediately, won't we?"

Her words instantly resolved the dispute between Ye Xingyu and the Brocade of Mountains and Rivers.

"That's right! Although the Corrupted Zone is vast, in terms of straight-line distance, it's less than 20 li from the spatial rift!"

"Send out a few more teams of rogues, and we're guaranteed to find the Summoner's tracks within a day!"

This problem was thus concluded.

Goddess Daji smiled and met Ye Xingyu's gaze.

Ye Xingyu thought to himself: "Is this woman from the Goddess Palace speaking up for me, trying to curry favor?"

Since Ye Xingyu had openly refused to form an alliance last time,

this was the first time Goddess Daji had spoken up for him.

The Brocade of Mountains and Rivers saw that the leaders of both major guilds had expressed their opinions.

They clearly didn't want to go to the Corrupted Zone.

Therefore, he had no choice but to accept the compromise: "Alright, it's settled for today. We'll first send out a special operations team to explore the entire Corrupted Zone."

"As for eliminating the Summoner, we'll discuss that later!"

The future plan was immediately set.

Everyone returned to the city.

After returning to the city,

the Brocade of Mountains and Rivers again expressed one of his concerns:

"Guild leaders, once the investigation is clear, if the Summoner is indeed hiding within the Dark Star, will we have no way to deal with him?"

Hearing this,

the guild leaders of War God, Martial God, Thunder Roar, Emperor Rules the World, and several other guilds couldn't help but righteously declare in unison:

"Don't worry, Shan He Leader! If it's proven that the Summoner is hiding within the Dark Star,"

"we can lead a large number of players to actively invade the Dark Star and completely eliminate the Summoner!"

Regarding this suggestion,

the Brocade of Mountains and Rivers frowned slightly, not feeling entirely satisfied.

It was Ye Xingyu who stepped forward and said: "Everyone, please don't treat the Dark Star as an ordinary place."

"That is enemy territory, completely unfamiliar to us."

"Without sufficient preparation and enough information, rushing in could very likely be a dead end!"

"Don't be overconfident!"

"If the Summoner is hiding within the Dark Star, my suggestion is to hold our ground and focus on eliminating the Blood Crows he summons."

"Don't rush into the Dark Star; it could lead to total annihilation!"

The reason he was so eager to remind everyone

was because Ye Xingyu still had a faint impression of the Blood Crow swarm from before in his mind.

He remembered that among the generals leading the Dark Star warriors,

there was a being who summoned black crows!

And the strength of this Summoner

was only at the lowest tier among all Dark Star generals!

If they killed this weakest general,

it would immediately attract even more powerful enemies!

In other words, killing him might be worse than not killing him.

Keeping him as a delaying tactic

might be more beneficial for Xia Kingdom!

Of course.

These words could not be openly explained to others.

It was up to the Brocade of Mountains and Rivers to grasp the implication.

Ye Xingyu's words

perfectly aligned with the inner thoughts of the Brocade of Mountains and Rivers.

He echoed, saying: "Our war with the Dark Star is no child's play. Guild Leader Luo's caution is absolutely correct!"

"At this stage, we indeed do not have the strength to invade the Dark Star."

"Rashly invading a planet about which we have no intelligence will likely result in a crushing defeat!"

"I agree with Falling Nine Heavens's view. For now, let's thoroughly search the Corrupted Zone first."

"If the Summoner isn't found, then this matter will be temporarily put on hold."

..."Guild leaders, our future tasks are very heavy!"

"During this time, please cultivate your players well and establish more guilds!"

"Try your best to expand the strength of your guilds!"

"The number of guilds in our Xia Kingdom has just exceeded 12, which actually still holds immense potential!"

...After the Brocade of Mountains and Rivers gave an impassioned pep talk to all the elite Xia Kingdom players present,

everyone quickly bid farewell to each other.

Divine Diaochan and Goddess Daji quietly approached Ye Xingyu,

sandwiching him between them.

Mysterious smiles appeared on both their faces.

Goddess Daji, when no one was paying attention, quietly said to Ye Xingyu: "Fallen Sky God, after you killed so many Dark Star Creatures yesterday, when you returned to reality, did you notice any changes in your body?"

Ye Xingyu exclaimed in surprise: "Huh!?"

Could it be that they also extracted attributes from the game?

And discovered the secret of being able to extract attributes into reality!

As soon as this thought arose,

Ye Xingyu immediately understood the key.

Yesterday, Goddess Daji and Divine Diaochan had put in a lot of effort during the city defense battle.

The Dark Star Creatures they killed were enough for both of them to extract a certain proportion of attributes into reality.

Moreover, magic-based professions were easier to verify their own strength.

As long as their mental power in reality met certain requirements,

they could cast spells in reality!

So, when verifying their own abilities,

it was much more intuitive than professions that could only use brute force!

No wonder when facing the Blood Crows today,

they didn't need anyone to say much.

They immediately rushed out, eager to eliminate the monsters!

It turned out they had already tasted the benefits of farming Dark Star Creatures!

Ye Xingyu smiled slightly and, in response to Goddess Daji's question, said: "There were indeed some changes. I feel like I can take on 10 people by myself now!"

"Hiss!"

Goddess Daji and Divine Diaochan were both startled upon hearing this.

They gasped in unison,

then their eyes revealed a deep sense of apprehension.

Thinking about how Ye Xingyu had killed tens of times more Dark Star Creatures than them yesterday,

they both felt deep down

that Ye Xingyu's current strength in reality was more than ten times greater than theirs combined!

This filled Goddess Daji and Divine Diaochan with deep fear.