Chapter 737 - 387: Heavenly Pillar Royal Family [Ying Clan]
Zhendan Court, Beast Fighting Hall.
Bang!
The energy impact derived from the collision of the Power of Laws appeared time and again in the Beast Fighting Arena, rupturing and then spreading outwards, only to be eventually blocked by the Array Curtain surrounding the arena, which had a diameter exceeding one hundred thousand meters.
As a result, two half-step Fourth Rank Alien Race giants, each a kilometer tall, were locked in a desperate fight to the death on the arena, with the Origin Laws of fire and metal continuously clashing against each other, splattering copious amounts of blood all over the white jade platform. Below the arena, tens of thousands of Low Rank Torch Ship Captains sat encircling the stage, their faces flushed with excitement as they cheered for the carnage unfolding before them.
At the top level of the Beast Fighting Hall, several elegantly dressed young men and women stood with their goblets, looking down with great interest at everything happening below.
“Mr. Ke Lin, who do you think will win this fight?”
A young man with naturally upturned lips next to the High Rank metal railings spoke.
Upon hearing the question from the progeny of the third generation of the Zhendan Commerce Guild, another man of noble birth, whose aura indicated that he had already advanced his Guidance Technique to Fourth Rank, casually glanced at the arena below.
“The Red Fire Tiger, I guess—it does have the advantage of timing!”
Hearing this, the progeny of the Zhendan Commerce Guild’s third generation shook his head slightly.
“My view is quite the opposite, in my opinion, that Shattered Gold Beast has a greater chance of winning!”
Just as the two were about to continue debating the matter, the face of the third-generation progeny of the Zhendan Commerce Guild suddenly brightened with joy. Without even taking the time to explain to the others around him, a surge of Spectral Energy emerged from his body, and in the next moment, he soared into the sky, shooting straight out of the Beast Fighting Hall.
Seeing this, Mr. Ke Lin, who had been following behind, was the first to react, quickly chasing after him.
The last to follow were the two attractive women.
As soon as he flew out of the Beast Fighting Hall, Ke Lin saw the Zhulu Warship silently floating above the Zhendan Court, along with the Cruiser beside it.
Ke Lin’s pupils narrowed slightly as he immediately began speculating about the identities of the two starships.
It was well known that the Zhendan Commerce Guild had strict rules forbidding any Warship from entering or leaving the Zhendan Court by flying.
Once, a Fifth Rank Battleship, relying on its own strength, had brazenly ignored this rule, only to be directly confiscated for a hundred years.
Reportedly, only the Warships that had received the Guild’s permission could freely enter and exit the Zhendan Court.
To this, Ke Lin felt quite astonished since he, as the legitimate successor of the Ke Family lineage, had not been granted such privilege.
And the Ke Family was a Kingdom-level power with an Ultimate Dreadnought at its disposal.
Before Ke Lin had time to ponder further, the two ships in the sky were recalled one after the other, and two figures stood tall in the high sky, wrapped in Spectral Energy.
When Ke Lin identified Song Chi standing beside Scorching Sun, his pupils contracted, and soon his eyes reflected a look of sudden understanding.
If it was him, then it made sense, whether it was the free entry and exit from the Zhendan Court, or the third-generation progeny of the Commerce Guild personally coming out to greet him.
At that moment, the plush woman who had been following closely behind him whispered:
“Young Master, who are those two people that Zhou Li personally came out to greet?”
Ke Lin, who was fond of the lady behind him, glanced at her indifferently and after some thought, quickly explained:
“This is the only person who has been selected as an official member of the Big Dipper Seven Stars Hall from our Kingdom in the last three thousand years.”
The woman was not ignorant of all matters; upon hearing Ke Lin’s explanation, her shining eyes trembled:
“The Fifth Prince from the Frank Royal Family? The prodigy of the Royal Family who joined the Shaking Light Star Tower three hundred years ago?”
Zhou Li, who had completely ignored the three people following him, immediately showed a radiant smile on his face when he saw Scorching Sun. He controlled the Spectral Energy inside his body and quickly approached.
Different from his previous forced smile, this time Zhou Li’s expression was incredibly sincere and came straight from the heart.
“Fifth brother!”
After they exchanged greetings, Scorching Sun patted the shoulder of Song Chi next to him and said to Zhou Li:
“Xiao Li, this is the only new member of the Star Tower in the last hundred years besides me and the person who needs the Neutron Star Remains. You can call him Waking of Insects!”
Following Scorching Sun’s introduction, Song Chi took the initiative to speak with a smile:
“Brother Li, Scorching Sun has talked about having a really close buddy before; just call me Xiao Zhe!”
This was truly a Fourth Rank Torch Ship Captain, and although he didn’t deliberately exude his own aura, under his Double Pupils, Song Chi could see everything clearly.
Moreover, it was because of Scorching Sun’s face that he had left behind the Neutron Star Remains; both emotionally and reasonably, he should be treated with this attitude.
Hearing his words, Zhou Li’s smile broadened, and without another word, he promptly took out a small storage box and tossed it to Song Chi.
After scanning the storage box and confirming that it contained the Neutron Star Remains, Song Chi pressed down the excitement in his heart and then said, shaking his head:
“Brother Li, this isn’t right, no matter how you look at it…”
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Li waved his hand dismissively.
“It’s not really anything valuable to begin with, it just so happens you need it. Placed anywhere else, it might not even sell for the value of one Orange Component. Since you’re a friend of my fifth brother, you’re my brother too from now on. Let’s just call this a welcome gift from me to you!”
Zhou Li was no fool; being well aware of Scorching Sun’s status, he naturally understood Song Chi’s potential as a fellow member of the Shaking Light Star Tower. Currently only at Third Rank, but in the future, as long as nothing went wrong, reaching Fifth Rank or Sixth Rank wouldn’t be difficult.
For such a prodigy, it was natural to establish good relations.
Seeing Song Chi about to say more, Scorching Sun also spoke up.
“Alright, since it’s been given to you, just keep it…”
Hearing this, Song Chi finally gave up on arguing any further.
Three people began to slowly descend, and when they passed beside Ke Lin and his company, Zhou Li thought it over and still decided to introduce Song Chi to Ke Lin.
Scorching Sun naturally didn’t pay much attention, as with his background, the legitimate heir of a first-rate power in a kingdom wasn’t anything special.
However, Song Chi still showed the due respect. After all, he was a guest, and a family stationed with an Ultimate Dreadnought was far from weak in strength.
Soon, Zhou Li’s side treated Song Chi and his companion with the highest of standards, even his father—known as the third elder of the Zhendan Commerce Guild and a Fifth Rank Battleship Captain, Zhou Xiao—made an appearance.
There was no helping it, as Scorching Sun’s identity was truly extraordinary.
Afterward, Song Chi also learned of the real identity of Scorching Sun, number 19 of the Star Tower. His name was Gary Frank, the Fifth Son of the current King of Frank, and also the Fifth Prince of the Frank Kingdom.
When he first learned of this, he was somewhat astonished. Scorching Sun had already told him he was from the Frank people, but Song Chi had never imagined connecting him to the Imperial Family.
What kind of force was the Frank Royal Family?
That was a power with a legacy spanning over thirty thousand years and more than one Annihilation Starship Captain under its name, a truly Immortal Power. Compared with the Yaohan Liu Royal Family, the foundation of the Frank Family was clearly even more astonishing.
Legend had it that they had once received the legacy of a Domination Level Phoenix, and the Phoenix Mysterious State was the fundamental secret technique of their family.
Just as he was thinking this, he saw Zhou Xiao depart, and Zhou Li instantly reverted to his previous flamboyant self, following up by saying to Gary, who was beside Song Chi:
“Big Bro Five, there’s a banquet at Fire Dragon Castle tomorrow night. Should we go and have some fun?”
“Fire Dragon Banquet?” Gary Monk seemed to recall something.
“Yes!”
Hearing Zhou Li’s affirmative reply, Gary Monk turned his head to glance at Song Chi, then nodded, saying:
“Okay, if I remember correctly, isn’t there a famous dish there called ‘Blood Dragon Paste’?”
At this, Zhou Li was instantly intrigued.
“Exactly, exactly! I remember back then I just followed behind you, Big Bro Five, and got to share half of that Blood Dragon Paste, to the point that I almost couldn’t get out of bed the next day.”
Gary Monk gave him a glance.
“Don’t be smug about getting a deal. Without that physique enhancement back then, would you have been able to increase your Spiritual Force to ‘Seventeen Operations with One Heart’ at Third Rank?”
The moment the word “physique” was uttered, Song Chi instantly understood something.
He previously mentioned high-rank physique strengthening resources in the Star Rank group chat, and it seemed Scorching Sun wanted to specifically take him to try this Blood Dragon Paste.
A warm current naturally rose from the depths of his heart, but Song Chi didn’t say much; it was enough just to keep it in mind.
As for Ke Lin, seated to the side, all of his attention was focused on the phrase “Seventeen Operations with One Heart,” with a bitter smile in his heart.
Back when he was at Third Rank, even after using quite a few high-rank Divine Soul Type resources provided by his family, he had only managed to increase his Spiritual Force to “Fifteen Operations with One Heart,” and he had been extremely excited about that for a while.
Now it seemed that compared to the truly top-tier powers of a kingdom, there was still a considerable gap.
With Zhou Li’s conscientious hosting, Song Chi and his party stayed the night at Zhendan Court.
The next day, at night.
Several of the latest model floating cars left the gates of Zhendan Court, and within the cars, apart from the drivers positioned up front, Song Chi, Gary, Zhou Li, including Ke Lin, all four were present.
Of course, Ke Lin sat in the co-driving seat, while Song Chi and the other three were in the back seat; there seemed to be an endless conversation between Zhou Li and Gary.
Suddenly, Song Chi’s heartsuddenly tensed, as the conversation shifted abruptly to the topic of Yaohan Kingdom’s expansion war.
“Big Bro Five, what do you think about that big expansion war of Yaohan Kingdom?”
Gary Monk glanced at Zhou Li, without beating around the bush, he directly said:
“Are you looking to make a quick buck in the expansion battlefield?”
Once Zhou Li nodded, Song Chi just heard Scorching Sun say casually:
“I’ve heard that this war was instigated by the Immortal Qin Dynasty, apparently looking to bolster a new kingdom in the guise of the opportunity, but it might be contended as well, as it’s said that Yaohan Kingdom itself is also making a push.”
Zhou Li nodded.
“The fourth Starry Sea expedition’s defeat certainly weakened the empire’s power. Now, after resting and recuperating for so long, it’s normal that the empire’s upper echelons would look to expand and further restore power. But would this mean that the ‘Ying Clan’ of Heavenly Pillar will take the initiative to snatch up that other high-rank resources of Sky Plate Galaxy?”
Having said this, Zhou Li’s face appeared quite tense; this was the crux of his query—if it was indeed so, he definitely couldn’t invest his money in those strategic, super-strategic resource businesses, otherwise he’d likely end up working for someone else for free.
Gary Monk fell silent for a moment.
“From what I’ve heard, it’s possible, though it only concerns those truly high-rank resources, after all, that’s the Ying Clan of Heavenly Pillar; they wouldn’t be too unseemly about it. And this only applies to those below Domination Level!”
With these words spoken, the others in the car fell into their own thoughts.
The phrase “below Domination Level” was easy to understand—it meant targeting only those without the protection of Dominator powers. However, for Zhou Li, this was not good news.
The Zhendan Commerce Guild was not a weak force, with his father being the third elder of the Guild and having an Ultimate Dreadnought Captain standing behind him. But even Ultimate Dreadnoughts, when compared to Star-Annihilating Starships, and the Dominators of the Shattered Starry Sea, there existed an insurmountable chasm.
As for Song Chi, his thoughts were somewhat chaotic at the moment.
If what Scorching Sun had said was true, it clearly wasn’t good news.
The only consolation was that the bigwigs of the Immortal Qin Dynasty wouldn’t touch the ordinary high-rank resources, and they wouldn’t occupy the star domains and floating lands of the Heavenly Disk Galaxy. Overall, the impact wasn’t too large.
Of course, the best course of action was to seek the protection of a Dominator power, which would allow for the greatest benefits.
In the midst of contemplation, a magnificent red fortress appeared at the end of their view.