Everything happened too quickly. As the Eternal Star transformed into an eye that exuded an astonishing suction force, and as the battleship roared and approached rapidly, Wang Baole suppressed his original plan amidst the shock and restrained his thoughts of leaving.
In reality, he clearly remembered that the Demonic Eye Art he cultivated was one of the techniques and abilities that the Dark Sect had collected in the Dark Dream.
This technique was incomplete, and it was only at the Yuanying level. A technique of this level would not have been valued by the Dark Sect. After all, the Dark Sect had collected too many techniques. However, this technique was still modified by the Dark Sect due to its demonic characteristics. From this, one could see how shocking and extraordinary the Demonic Eye Art was!
Wang Baole even clearly remembered that in the Demonic Eye Art technique manual he had seen, there was a comment by a Dark Sect expert saying that it was a pity that this technique was only at the Yuanying level!
"The Divine Eye civilization must have a deep connection with the Demonic Eye Art. Perhaps … I can find the rest of this technique here?" As Wang Baole's eyes shone with curiosity, the battleship continued to close in on the star. As the battleship's temperature increased, a gray gas erupted from the star's eye and enveloped the battleship in an instant. It passed through the battleship and circled around all the cultivators inside.
Wang Baole's mind trembled. He had no time to check the gray gas circling around him. In the next instant, the entire battleship trembled violently. Its speed reached an indescribable level as it sank into the star. In an instant … it disappeared!
Both the battleship and the cultivators inside disappeared without a trace!
It felt like a long time had passed, but it also felt like only a breath had passed. When Wang Baole regained consciousness, he immediately felt waves of intense, twisting pain coming from within his body. His eyes were bloodshot uncontrollably, and his breathing was chaotic.
He wasn't the only one. At this moment, everyone in the battleship, including the Grand Supreme Elder, was trembling. Many of them fell to the ground, feeling unwell. There were even dozens of people who seemed to have met with some accident during the process. Perhaps they couldn't withstand the pressure, and their bodies exploded, blood and flesh splattering everywhere!
At the same time, the raspy voice of the Holy Crest Sect's Grand Elder also sounded like a sigh of relief, landing in the ears of everyone present!
"Everyone, please don't blame me. It's just that the Holy Crest Sect has reached a point where we have no choice but to go all out. That's why I've already pawned the entire sect in exchange for the chance to activate one of the two great secret techniques of the Divine Eye civilization's royal family, the … Eye of Ten Thousand Demons!"
When they heard the Grand Supreme Elder's words, the people in the battleship were filled with shock and bewilderment. The faces of the low-leveled cultivators turned pale, and fear appeared on their faces. As for the Yuanying Grand Supreme Elder, most of them had ugly expressions on their faces. They stared at the galaxy outside with dark expressions, and once they exchanged glances with each other, one of the Grand Supreme Elders, who was the oldest among them, spoke in a low voice.
"Supreme Elder, you should have informed us of such an important matter in advance …"
Wang Baole also narrowed his eyes. As he adjusted his breathing, he raised his head to look at the galaxy outside through the battleship's viewport. As for the Grand Supreme Elder's pawning of the sect, he didn't pay much attention to it. What caught his attention were the three terms in the Grand Supreme Elder's words. One was the royal family, the other was the two great secret techniques, and the last was … the Eye of Ten Thousand Demons!
"Royal family, huh …" Wang Baole was deep in thought. The instant he looked at the outside world, his eyes flashed. This was because what was reflected in his eyes was no longer the Divine Eye civilization's star, the sun, but a dim star that was much smaller and seemed to be in a half-extinguished state!
This … was no longer the Divine Eye civilization!
"Star system teleportation?" Wang Baole suddenly understood the Grand Supreme Elder's words about activating the Eye of Ten Thousand Demons. This was clearly a super teleportation!
As he pondered, he retracted his gaze and lowered his head to examine the gray fog around him. This fog didn't disappear with the teleportation. Instead, it faintly permeated the surroundings of everyone. If one didn't look carefully, it would be very difficult to notice.
Wang Baole was able to notice it mostly because of the Demonic Eye Art in his body, which released waves of impulse to devour and absorb it.
This impulse seemed to be because they were now far away from the Divine Eye civilization. Therefore, even though the Demonic Eye Art showed its desire, it could still be suppressed by Wang Baole. Considering that he didn't understand the appearance of the Eye of the Star and the subsequent changes, Wang Baole didn't act rashly. Instead, he focused on the Grand Supreme Elder who was being questioned.
The Holy Crest Sect Grand Supreme Elder took a deep breath. Faced with the doubts of his own sect's elders, a sharp glint appeared in his eyes.
"Is it too late now?"
The most senior elder fell silent upon hearing this. The other elders also kept quiet. Seeing this, Wang Baole also didn't speak.
The Holy Crest Sect Grand Supreme Elder's expression was solemn. After his gaze swept across all the elders, including Wang Baole, he spoke in a deep voice.
"I don't need to explain the sect's situation in detail. All of you know very well that it's not that easy to go out and obtain resources. Most of the safe star systems outside the Divine Eye civilization that can be explored have already been plundered. There isn't much to be gained. Normally, it wouldn't be much, but this concerns the survival of the Holy Crest Sect. We need to reap great rewards to reverse the situation … Rather than being half-dead, why not take a gamble?
"Therefore, this time, I've mortgaged the sect in exchange for the right to open the Eye of Ten Thousand Demons. I've obtained the right to use the passageway to teleport back and forth once. I've come to this unknown space extremely far away from the Divine Eye civilization!
"This time, this old man will make it clear. If we don't succeed, this old man doesn't plan on returning. I want the warship. As for you, unless you pay me enough resources, it's impossible for you to use the Eye of Ten Thousand Demons' imprint to return!"
"That's how it is. Everyone … please consider this carefully."
After the Grand Supreme Elder finished speaking, he looked deeply at Wang Baole and the other elders, then turned and walked towards the secret cultivation chamber. He knew that his actions would definitely cause fear in the crowd, but he didn't care. However, in order to avoid unnecessary losses, he understood that he had to give the crowd some time to digest and accept his actions.
After the Grand Supreme Elder left, the crowd immediately burst into an uproar. Discussions broke out, and most of the elders' eyes turned red. However, there was nothing they could do. It was obvious that the right to open the passageway and return was in the hands of the buyer. Unless they really obtained enough resources here or killed the Grand Supreme Elder to obtain the right to use the passageway, it would be too difficult for them to return.
At the same time, although the Grand Supreme Elder's words were harsh, the logic was solid. If the Holy Crest Sect didn't obtain a great reward to replenish its resources, then the sect wouldn't be able to continue existing. Therefore … it was indeed better to take a gamble!
When Wang Baole heard this, he also felt that the Holy Crest Sect's Grand Supreme Elder was a ruthless person. At the same time, he thought about the faint gray fog that surrounded everyone's bodies and roughly determined that the function of this fog was perhaps the Eye of Ten Thousand Demons that the Grand Supreme Elder had mentioned.
"From the looks of it, the function of the Eye of Ten Thousand Demons is to allow people to teleport over extremely long distances and use the mark to directly return to the Divine Eye civilization? A two-way teleportation array? " Wang Baole was puzzled. This was completely different from the Demonic Eye Art that he had cultivated. However, Wang Baole wasn't anxious. Instead, he had a dark expression on his face as he discussed and communicated with the elders beside him. He also tried to find out more about the royal family and the Eye of Ten Thousand Demons.
Everyone had mixed feelings. Moreover, Wang Baole wasn't asking about secrets that couldn't be said. Although they were surprised that he didn't know, considering that Wang Baole had just advanced, the elders didn't pay too much attention to it. Soon, Wang Baole obtained the answers he needed.
In the entire Divine Eye civilization, the royal family and the three greater sects seemed to coexist peacefully. However, in reality, there were deep conflicts!
The former was unwilling to be taken over and couldn't take back their authority. However, they couldn't retaliate and could only barely protect themselves. Although the latter wanted to destroy the royal family, they couldn't do so due to some unknown reasons.
The reason why the former could protect themselves and why the latter couldn't destroy them was … the two great mystic arts that the royal family possessed!
The first of these two great mystic arts wasn't known to the elders of the Holy Crest Sect. They had only heard that this mystic art was rumored to be able to intimidate even Planet realm cultivators. Furthermore, only the royal family possessed this mystic art. It was difficult for any external forces to seize it.
As for the second mystic art, it was the Eye of Ten Thousand Demons. This mystic art was owned by the royal family. However, due to some special reasons, it couldn't be transferred. It seemed to be related to the royal family's bloodline. However, the situation in the Divine Eye civilization meant that the royal family no longer had the right to use it. Instead, the three greater sects held all the rights to use it!
"Interesting." After understanding what he needed, a dark light flashed in Wang Baole's eyes. When he thought about how the Demonic Eye Art could increase one's cultivation to a ridiculous degree, the idea of obtaining it rose in his heart.
"This Divine Eye civilization isn't in a hurry to leave. In the hands of this civilization's royal family … there's a high chance that they've mastered an even higher level of the Demonic Eye Art!"
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