Sha Yulan found it hard to believe. "If everything is a scheme, isn't the force behind everything too horrifying? Are the two of you going to wage a total war against them?"
Li Yao replied, "When we were in the periphery of the Iron Plateau Space Zone, I was on my own, and I won the battle, too! In today's battle, our combat ability has been doubled. Is there any reason why we shouldn't start a war? "
Xiong Wuji said solemnly, "As long as you and Xiao Yan are behind us, who dares to wage a war against the entire sea of stars?"
Sha Yulan was silent for a moment. Then she suddenly made a shocking move. She picked up a True Qi gun from the ground and manipulated it as if she were a real person.
Xiong Wuji was dazed. "Yulan, what are you doing?"
Sha Yulan smiled. She bit the belt of the gun with her teeth and tied her hair into a neat ponytail. She said, "Our combat ability has not been doubled, but tripled!
"Don't look at me like that. I've been on Iron Plateau for so many years, and I've even been through the battle of the apocalypse. I've probably seen more dead people than you, Chief Xiong. Do you think that I don't know how to wield weapons?
"I don't know what kind of scheme is behind all this, and I don't know who is behind it, either.
"I only know that the scheme will hurt the two men that I love most!
"Whoever wants to hurt my son and … my husband, I have no choice but to fight them to the end!"
Kacha!
Sha Yulan loaded the gun, her face brimming with killing intent.
…
An hour later, Li Yao returned to the surface.
The temple of techniques had been guarded by the six tribes of Iron Plateau. Everybody entering and exiting the underground world had to undergo a thorough investigation.
However, Li Yao had stored all the war assets into his Cosmos Ring and left empty-handed.
Although the representative of the Burning Sun Tribe had his suspicions, this place was the territory of the Furious Bears Tribe after all. Since they hadn't found any conclusive proof that Li Yao was a murderer, they could only watch Li Yao walk away.
As for Sha Yulan and Wu Mayan, they stayed in the prison of the mad warriors to accompany Xiong Wuji until the appointed time.
In everybody's eyes … It was only natural that the three space residents were hiding below the ground, considering the chaos outside.
When Li Yao was walking on the street, it was already late at night. But Furious Bears City was still ablaze with lights, as bright as daytime. Noisy crowds were everywhere on the streets.
Thinking back to last night, on the same street, with the same crowd. Instead, it was a harmonious scene of the six tribes united as one, full of jubilation and joy.
Right now, everybody was seething with killing intent and nerves. Now and then, True Qi tanks carrying teams of fully-armed qi-trainers would rush past. The atmosphere was so tense that it could explode at any moment.
Li Yao calculated silently in his heart. The Oasis Tribe was located in the depths of the Darkness Continent. Since they had sent a battle report, they would definitely make some preparations before moving out.
He had just gone through a battle of heavenly tribulation. All the tanks and war machines had been seriously damaged. Even if the elite forces of the six tribes were to be mobilized, they would have to carry a lot of True Qi balloons and perform thorough maintenance and reinforcement on the tanks. Then, they would have to march to their destination. Taking into account the supplies and rest on the way, the journey would take at least five days.
On the other hand, if Li Yao were to go to the battlefield as fast as lightning on Black Wing, he would be able to cross a continent in one day as long as he had enough crystals!
However … He still needed a lot of time to craft magical equipment and build war machines.
After pondering for a long time, Li Yao made all the necessary arrangements. Li Yao found Xiong Zhenzhen and Shi Meng.
The two leaders of the most elite forces of the Furious Bears Tribe had indeed received the message and were going to the depths of the Darkness Continent thousands of kilometers away. They were preparing and gathering their troops.
The place where the three of them met was still the test field of the weapon factory. They were performing emergency maintenance on the armor that had been damaged in the battle of heavenly tribulation.
Without saying anything, Li Yao gave the two letters that Xiong Wuji had written to them.
The two of them read the letters carefully. The more they read, the harder they frowned, and the deeper their eyes became.
Seeing that the two of them had finally closed the letters, Li Yao said in a hoarse voice, "I want to know the exact location of the Oasis Tribe."
Xiong Zhenzhen and Shi Meng looked at each other, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. Suddenly, they changed the topic and asked solemnly, "Sand Scorpion, are you a space resident?"
Li Yao's pupils constricted. He replied casually, "No."
Shi Meng clenched the letter hard and gnashed his teeth. "Sand Scorpion, your valiant performance in the battle of heavenly tribulation has been witnessed by everybody. We've been through life-and-death situations together. We all consider you a real brother!
"The two of us are here today thanks to Chief Xiong's training. To this day, I still don't believe that Chief Xiong is up to anything!
"However, what can the two of us do if we believe everything in the letter? We can't even convince the entire Furious Bears Tribe, much less the other five tribes!
"The most critical question right now is you, Sand Scorpion. Are you a space resident or not?
"Don't blame us for not trusting you. It's just that your appearance is too uncanny, and the abilities that you have demonstrated are too weird! Not only have you advanced into the 70th level of the Refinement Stage in only one month, your armor is also very delicate!
"Other than the Furious Bears Tribe, none of the other five tribes has ever lost a warrior like you. Also, two months ago, the Burning Sun Tribe encountered a space resident. I can't find a second explanation other than that you are a space resident!"
Li Yao was still as calm as before. "I am not a space resident."
Xiong Zhenzhen raised her voice and said anxiously, "Sand Scorpion, since you have given the two letters to us, it means that you trust us. If you want us to help you and Chief Xiong, you have to tell us the truth first!
"I'm willing to trust you. Even if you are a space resident, it doesn't mean that I will regard you as an enemy. But we have to consider the whole thing carefully!
"Your performance in the battle of the apocalypse was too eye-catching. All the tribes were paying attention to you. Now that such a thing has happened, do you think that everybody else is an idiot and won't suspect you?
"Tell us the truth now. There is still room for us to salvage the situation. Let's figure out a solution together!
"If you don't tell the truth now, nobody will believe you if you are exposed in front of so many people, even if everything else you say is true!"
Li Yao smiled bitterly and said hoarsely, "I am really not a space resident. How can you believe me?"
Xiong Zhenzhen and Shi Meng stared at him and said at the same time, "Swear!"
Li Yao declared resolutely, "I swear that I am not a space resident!"
The two of them looked at each other and were silent for a long time. Shi Meng let out a long sigh and said, "Alright, since you're willing to swear, I'll believe your words for the time being. But if I find out that you're lying, I'll kill you. If I find out that you are a space resident, I will be the first to kill you! "
Xiong Zhenzhen said, "Sand Scorpion, you are a smart man. You should know that it is useless to lie to us right now. If you are a space resident, you will never pass the test of the Truth Cabinet! If you say so, I will believe you for now. This is the map that the Burning Sun Tribe gave us. The location of the Oasis Tribe is clearly marked on it. "
"I am not a space resident."
Li Yao looked at them in the eyes without flinching and said, "I will say the same thing even if I go to the Truth Cabinet."
…
The hubbub lasted for an entire night. Furious Bears City seemed to be on fire from every corner of the city at the same time. The furious flames almost burned a hole in the dark night. Before dawn, the qi-trainers of the tribes who had been busy all night finally stopped to take a rest. Another piece of shocking news came from the northwest of the city.
Xiong Wuji had run away!
Together with Sha Yulan and Wu Mayan, the two space residents, he suddenly disappeared from the underground prison and reappeared in a river dozens of kilometers away. Then, he stole a heavy tank and fled all the way to the south toward the desert!
As a result, the entire Furious Bears City was in an even greater uproar. The elite qi-trainers of the tribes were all mobilized to hunt him down to the south.
Naturally, the qi-trainers of the Furious Bears Tribe did not want their 'former chief' to fall into the hands of outsiders. Therefore, a lot of people were sent to the south.
Furious Bears City, on the other hand, had been burning for an entire night because of the incident. It cooled down a little bit, like a drunkard who had fallen asleep after a crazy night of exhaustion.
It was half past six in the morning. Half an hour after the elite experts of the major tribes had gone to hunt Xiong Wuji …
A ghostly shadow slid into the warehouse where the trophies were stored without a sound.
Although the trophies were precious, they were all raw materials that had not been refined yet. In such a chaotic situation, hands were needed everywhere. Therefore, not many people were guarding the warehouse.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Sounds of wind breaking echoed in the air. Two guards fell to the ground before they even had the chance to grunt.
When the third guard realized what was going on, he felt that a shadow had passed by him. Then, he felt that the back of his head was cold, and he passed out.
The last guard was about to scream when his voice was stuck in his throat. A stream of spiritual gas flowed into his brain through his throat, making him pass out instantly.
On the gate of the warehouse was a complicated gear lock that could be opened by adjusting the angles of six gears. As long as one of the gears was not adjusted to the right angle, the whistle inside the door would let out an earsplitting shriek that could be heard by more than half of Furious Bears City.
Thankfully, it was very tedious to change the code of such gear locks. Also, Xiong Wuji's behavior the previous day had been quite 'magnanimous'. Therefore, the three elders had to deal with a lot of errands and did not have time to change the code.
"Crack!"
After a crisp sound, the gate of the warehouse was slowly opened.
The most solid shells of apocalyptic beasts, the sharpest claws and teeth of apocalyptic beasts, the cores of apocalyptic beasts that contained abundant spiritual energy … All the trophies of the battle of apocalypse were stored in the warehouse.
To a Weapon Refiner, was there any place more wonderful than this?
…
Three hours later, some of the experts who had gone to stop Xiong Wuji finally arrived.
Yan Xibei, the chief of the Giant Axe Tribe, and the chief of the Feathered Snakes Tribe were standing at the center of the warehouse. Their faces seemed to have been punched so hard that there was a bottomless hole.
The qi-trainers from the six tribes were checking the losses.
"The teeth of the Electric Spider, the shell of the Heavenly Star Bug, the cores of the Red Horned Giant Beetles … All the most valuable Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that contained the most spiritual energy have been stolen. None of them were left?"
Yan Xibei's voice was shivering. His face was full of brutality, which was rare for him, as he gnashed his teeth.
"None of them were left, especially the cores of apocalyptic beasts," one of the qi-trainers who was responsible for checking the losses replied in fear.
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