Spider Den had been particularly boisterous recently. All the scumbags of the Flying Star Sector had gathered there. Niu Youyi, the black market merchant, had told them the latest news many times. His analysis was concise and concise, too. He had analyzed the situation in the past year with only a few sentences.
More than a year ago, the Temple of Immortals had suddenly surfaced. Not only was it a great shock for all the Cultivators, most of the space pirates were caught unprepared, too.
At first, Bai Xinghe did not fall out with the Temple of Immortals openly.
It was because he knew that the Temple of Immortals had been lurking in the dark for hundreds of years. Now that they had shown up, they must have made a lot of preparations. Most of the forces of the organization were still lurking in the darkness. It was not the right time to take action recklessly.
Therefore, he pretended to be tough on the outside but weak on the inside. He pretended that he was tough on the Temple of Immortals, but he was still cooperating with Black Spider Tower, a branch of the Temple of Immortals, in private. Most of the business was still conducted through Black Spider Tower. People of the Temple of Immortals contacted him frequently and invited him to join them officially. Although he did not agree on the spot, he did not reject them completely, leaving room for negotiation, either.
When the Temple of Immortals supported Fengyu Zhong as the second dominator of space pirates to check and balance him, he was naturally infuriated. He had planned many operations against Fengyu Zhong in secret.
However, the operations were all clumsy. They were all thwarted by Fengyu Zhong time and time again.
As a result, Fengyu Zhong and the people of the Temple of Immortals naturally thought that he was just so-so.
For the Temple of Immortals, they did not want to fall out with Bai Xinghe completely, either.
After all, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. Bai Xinghe had been operating on Spider Den for almost a hundred years. The resources and forces under his control in secret were immeasurable. Falling out with him recklessly would do no good to either of them.
The best solution was to boil the frog in warm water. On one hand, they would make all kinds of promises to Bai Xinghe and even paralyze him with the title of the fifth king of the Temple of Immortals. On the other hand, they would support Fengyu Zhong's rise and weaken Bai Xinghe's influence without him noticing. One day, when Fengyu Zhong naturally took over Bai Xinghe's influence in the eyes of most space pirates, Bai Xinghe would have no choice. He could only lower his head obediently.
Over the past year, the strategy had been very successful.
The feeling that Bai Xinghe gave was that he was truly old and had lost the vigor of his youth. On one hand, he was wary of the decades of hard work that he had put in. He did not have the courage to compete with Fengyu Zhong, who was an ambitious young man. On the other hand, he was also calculative and demanded every detail of his future position, power, and resources with the Temple of Immortals. He seemed to be greedy, as if he could really become the fifth king of the Temple of Immortals as long as the Temple of Immortals agreed to his terms!
As a result, many pirate gangs that supported Bai Xinghe in the beginning joined Fengyu Zhong's side.
Even a lot of space pirates in the Abyss Pirate Gang who had fought together with Bai Xinghe in the beginning were not spared. They were all secretly involved with the Longevity Palace.
Bai Xinghe seemed to know nothing about it. He was still coming up with one hilarious plan after another, as if he were competing with Fengyu Zhong for his favor.
Later, as soon as his plan was announced, everybody on Spider Den learned about it.
After failing repeatedly, he seemed to be afraid of being beaten, and he completely shrunk back. His character became unsociable and perverse, and he seemed to have given up on himself.
Even when Fengyu Zhong was training in seclusion for a month to break into the Yuanying Stage. Bai Xinghe did not do anything.
"Boss Bai is really old, and the Temple of Immortals is too strong!"
At that time, all the space pirates were discussing in secret.
If it were a year ago, it would not have been a discussion at all. Nobody even had the courage to think about it.
However, none of the space pirates knew that Bai Xinghe had not really taken action yet.
The man, who had been able to stay in the dark world below Spider Den for half a month and melted the darkness into his blood, was very clear about it. Although Fengyu Zhong was in seclusion to enter the Nascent Soul Stage, the Temple of Immortals was still far more powerful than him on Spider Den.
There was no chance of winning if he took action right now.
He had to wait, even if he had to die.
He knew that the Temple of Immortals could not lurk on Spider Den all the time. No matter how they intended to overthrow the reign of the Cultivators, they would have to mobilize a lot of manpower to fight the Cultivators in space.
His guess was correct.
The battle of Heavenly Saints City was the largest operation of the Temple of Immortals since it surfaced. More manpower and resources had been mobilized than the battle on Iron Plateau.
The Immortal Cultivators under the direct command of the Temple of Immortals, the assassins in Black Spider Tower who were adept at stealth, and the space pirates who had joined Fengyu Zhong's side had all been lurking in Heavenly Saints City in the past few months.
The intelligence network under the control of Black Spider Tower was also competing with the 'Immortal Slayers' of the Cultivators in order to dig out the Cultivators such as' Torch Dragon 'who were hiding in the Temple of Immortals.
Under such circumstances, no one would pay any attention to an old toad that had been half-boiled in warm water.
Therefore, when the battle of Heavenly Saints City broke out, Bai Xinghe took action!
He either did nothing or went all out. Within one night, six strongholds controlled by Black Spider Tower on Spider Den were uprooted. Seven black markets controlled by Black Spider Tower were looted. Twelve docks and Crystal Suit Centers controlled by Fengyu Zhong were attacked at the same time. Not only were the facilities destroyed, but a lot of refiners had also gone missing. Some of them were even beheaded and killed on the spot!
Overnight, the winds and clouds changed.
Before dawn, the leaders of eleven pirate gangs were beheaded uncannily.
They had all been loyal to Bai Xinghe in the past and had been greatly helped by him. But when Bai Xinghe showed his weakness, they had joined Fengyu Zhong's side.
More than half of the space pirates that the Temple of Immortals had left on Spider Den were wiped out overnight.
Just like that, Bai Xinghe seized the initiative again after a year of forbearance and a night of outburst. He proved with the most brutal methods that the Pirate Potentate might not be able to accomplish anything, but he was definitely capable of 'sabotaging everything'!
Right now, the situation on Spider Den was as messy as a pot of hot porridge.
Many space pirates were deeply awed and joined Bai Xinghe's side again.
But many other space pirates believed that the Temple of Immortals was too rich and powerful for Bai Xinghe to compete with the Temple of Immortals for a long time even though he had gained the upper hand. The best he could do was to ask for a decent cooperation from the Temple of Immortals.
Therefore, those space pirates were determined to stand on the side of Fengyu Zhong, Black Spider Tower, and the Temple of Immortals. They even worked harder than before, hoping that their loyalty would be revealed with time.
Although the Abyss Pirate Gang controlled by Bai Xinghe and the Storm Prison Pirate Gang controlled by Fengyu Zhong had not engaged in a large-scale war yet, the subordinate pirate gangs of the two parties had started fighting first.
It was like the scouts that were sent out by the two parties were engaged in small-scale, brutal battles before the war.
"Right now, Spider Den is a mess. Almost every city is on fire!
"However, as a result, foreign space pirates like you will have a chance to show their talents, too!
"Many pirate gangs are hiring at a high price. You can hire them by the day or by the number of enemies you kill. If your performance is outstanding, you may even be noticed by Boss Bai or Fengyu Zhong. Then, you will have a meteoric rise! "
Niu Youyi said affectionately, as if he were very considerate of Li Yao.
Li Yao asked, not giving any comment, "Do you have any connections?"
"Of course!"
Niu Youyi grimaced. "Although I cannot introduce you to the Abyss Pirate Gang or the Storm Prison Pirate Gang directly, I do have some connections with some middle-sized pirate gangs on both sides."
"Is that so?"
Li Yao blinked and said, "I wonder, which party is more likely to win? I've never liked to side with the losers. "
Niu Youyi said, "In terms of odds, Fengyu Zhong is more likely to win. After all, he has the support of Black Spider Tower and the Temple of Immortals. However, Boss Bai has his own advantages, too, which are the secret treasures from below the ground! "
Li Yao's eyes suddenly shone with brilliance. "What do you mean?"
The gate of the warehouse was closed, but Niu Youyi still looked around and said in a low voice, "How did Boss Bai rise to fame? Even if you are not a native of Spider Den, you must know a thing or two about it, right? But I don't think you know the details.
"It is said that Yan Xinjian, the Supreme Space Pirate five hundred years ago, went deep into the underground and found the control center of the underground fortress of Spider Den before the coalition fleet of the Cultivators arrived. He activated 5% of the defense system of Spider Den, which was why the army of Cultivators was able to resist the overwhelming army of Cultivators!
"Boss Bai, on the other hand, accidentally found Yan Xinjian's notes in his early years as a treasure hunter. He inherited Yan Xinjian's knowledge and grasped the secrets below Spider Den!
"Think about it. The military of the Star Ocean Imperium ten thousand years ago considered Spider Den to be the last fortress of the Flying Star Sector! The resources, Cultivation arts, and magical equipment on the planet were immeasurable! Any one or two of them would be of great use! "
Li Yao sneered. "Even if Boss Bai has received Yan Xinjian's heritage, how can such a huge secret be known to everybody?"
Niu Youyi replied without changing his expression, "Of course, it is hard to tell whether it is true or not. But the Cultivation arts and magical equipment that Boss Bai has offered are all authentic!
"This time, Boss Bai is really putting his life on the line. He's going to risk his life!"
"All in all, this is the situation. Joining Fengyu Zhong's side, with the support of Black Spider Tower and the Temple of Immortals, is more likely to win. But the benefits that you will get are few. Many of your promises are empty promises that will never be fulfilled.
"Siding with Boss Bai will be more likely to fail than to win, but the benefits you will get will be real!"
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