Seeing that everyone had stopped attacking, Sorokin finally heaved a sigh of relief. He could only feel the burning pain from the wounds all over his body.
Although the battle did not last long, the difference in strength was too great. He had been beaten up the entire time and was rubbed against the ground by dozens of burly men. His injuries were not light. If not for his extraordinary strength, any other Beyond Grade A would have been beaten into a pancake.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and hit the weak spot of the Holy Covenant. Otherwise, he would have been dead … Furthermore, just knowing the weakness of the Holy Covenant was not enough. He had to have the ability to use it as a threat. Under such circumstances, very few people in the universe could do this, and Sorokin was one of them. No one knew how many doppelgangers he had and where they were hidden.
Furthermore, they were not sure what method Sorokin had to fake his death, so they did not dare act rashly.
This time, Sorokin suppressed the twitching of his nerves, suppressed the anger in his heart, and put on a stiff smile.
"Ahem, that's more like it. We're all old acquaintances. We should resolve today's misunderstanding in a peaceful way. Fighting and killing is not good."
"What do you have to say?" Oathkeeper stood with his arms crossed, hovering in the starry sky, his tone noncommittal.
Sorokin rolled his eyes. "We can definitely work together."
"Work together?" Oathkeeper sized Sorokin up.
"That's right. We're all old fellows from the old era. Our past grudges have long dissipated with time. We're not enemies now. Today's matter is a misunderstanding. My goal is actually just Soul Flame, but I coincidentally found out your secret. The biggest conflict between us is your distrust of me. You're worried that an outsider like me will leak the information, so you plan to capture me … "
Sorokin had already calmed down. He took out the silver tongue that he had honed over the years in the business world to negotiate.
He observed everyone's expressions, paused, and continued.
"But now, you have no way to stop me from leaking the information, and I'm worried that you'll do something to me. Both of us have things to worry about. Therefore, to both of us, working together is the best choice. If we can reach a consensus peacefully, we can avoid the situation from escalating into a situation where both sides suffer."
"Then how do you want to cooperate?" Oathkeeper asked with narrowed eyes.
"It's very simple. You're worried that I'll be exposed, and you don't trust me to act in the outside world. Why don't you just let me join the Holy Covenant? We'll all be on the same side. Won't that solve the problem?"
A smile appeared on Sorokin's face.
His core thought was very simple — if he couldn't beat them, he would join them!
This was not an expedient measure to save his life, but the result of careful consideration. Although the encounter this time brought about life-threatening danger, when he thought about it carefully, he felt that it might be a wonderful opportunity to explore the secrets of the universe.
He was already prepared to give up his identity as' Sorokin '. He originally planned to go to the secondary dimensions and live in seclusion for a while, but now it seemed that the Holy Covenant organization might be a better place to go. Not only did he have a group of old acquaintances to accompany him, but they also seemed to be brewing some big plan. Staying here, he could even pretend to the outside world that he had also revived.
After the initial shock, Sorokin had already developed a strong interest in the Sanctum Revival. His other goal was to reduce the number of Beyond Grade As in the universe, but now that he had discovered that there was a way to revive Beyond Grade As, he would not be able to sleep and eat in peace if he did not figure out what was going on.
At the same time, Sorokin could not help but feel a little jealous. He originally thought that most of the Primordial Ones had disappeared in the long river of history, and he was the only one who had survived to the new era. Although he did not say it out loud, he had always had a faint sense of superiority in his heart, thinking that he was the only one who had the last laugh among the strong people of his generation.
However, now that he saw that a large group of Primordial Ones were still alive, Sorokin's superiority disappeared, and he only felt sour in his heart. Especially when he thought about how he had lived a careful life while hiding his identity for so many years, he could not help but feel jealous and envious of this group of revivors. Therefore, he became even more interested in the Sanctum Revival.
"You want to join the Holy Covenant?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and their gazes became strange.
You want to share the fruits of our victory without giving anything?
Why are you so optimistic?
After not seeing you for so many years, how did the powerful Soul Emperor in their memories become so slick?
Oathkeeper frowned and pondered, not saying anything. He seemed to be conflicted.
Seeing this, Sorokin added fuel to the fire and said, "To be honest, I happen to have thoughts of retiring. If the Holy Covenant is willing to accept me, I won't come empty-handed. You should know that I'm the head of the Limitless Financial Group. I can bring a huge amount of funds to the Holy Covenant. No matter what plan you want to carry out, you need money, right?"
He also coveted the secret of the Sanctum Revival and did not hesitate to exchange for the qualifications to join. If he could enjoy such benefits, his life would be more secure.
Hearing this, Oathkeeper said faintly, "The risk of letting an outsider join is not very controllable. You've hidden so deeply, and we don't know much about you. It's very difficult to trust you."
"I understand your concerns, but I'm indeed very sincere. As for what an outsider says, I don't think it's accurate." Sorokin smiled and said, "We're all old acquaintances, and we have a certain understanding of each other's style. We don't lack trust."
Beiger suddenly shook his head and interrupted. "No, we're not close."
F * ck you! You roasted me all those years ago!
Sorokin almost wanted to curse, but he still had to maintain a smile.
Oathkeeper slowly said, "After so many years, you must have changed more than one identity. How do we know what changes you've made?"
Hearing this, Sorokin was silent for a moment, and then shook his head. "Everyone has some secrets. No matter what I've experienced in the past, I'm just Sorokin now."
He did not want to reveal information about his other identities. Soul Emperor and Sorokin's aliases were still considered clean, but he had committed many crimes with his other identities. If exposed, it would become a new weakness. Thus, he refused to reveal the aliases he had used before. He could also take this opportunity to show his toughness in the negotiation and remind the other party of their equal status in the negotiation.
Oathkeeper thought for a moment, changed the question, and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Let me ask you first. You said that you can sense Soul Flame, but there has been no movement for so many years. Why do you suddenly want this ability back? If you don't explain this clearly, we won't believe you."
Sorokin hesitated for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "Actually, I met a strong enemy and wanted to deal with him, so I want to get Soul Flame back and do my best to improve my strength."
"Who's that strong enemy?"
"Black Star!"
As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked. They hurriedly controlled their expressions and did not reveal anything strange.
Oathkeeper suppressed the surprise in his heart and pretended to be puzzled. "Black Star? I know this guy. He has only risen in recent decades and seems to be the top echelon powerhouses in the universe. It is said that his strength is unfathomable. How did you provoke him? "
At the mention of this, Sorokin's face darkened.
"He saw through my identity and came to extort me. I decided to keep the peace and agreed to his request. I cooperated with him at a loss just to satisfy his appetite and not let him leak it out. However, this bastard is too much of a bully. He took my money, exposed my background, and plotted against me behind my back. If I don't teach him a lesson, he might really think that I'm easy to bully! "
This time, Sorokin's anger was not an act but an expression of his true feelings. It was as if he could not live under the same sky with Black Star. It was as if if he was in front of him, he would beat him to death on the spot.
"So, this is the reason why you gave up your current identity and wanted to hide your identity?" Oathkeeper saw that Sorokin's expression did not seem to be fake, and he could not help but think.
"That's right. I don't want to be noticed by the three Universal Civilizations. He forced me to give up the organization I've been building for many years and run away."
Sorokin said bitterly.
He was extremely hostile to Han Xiao, and he even had a greedy thought just now. He wanted to use leaking the secret as a threat to force the Holy Covenant to help him deal with Black Star. With such a strong unexpected armed force, Black Star would definitely be caught off guard.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he still dispelled this impulsive idea. After all, Black Star had the King's Teleportation and would not be surrounded. At the same time, his threat would definitely cause the Holy Covenant to be dissatisfied, and there was a chance that they would refuse to accept him.
Compared to the secret of the Sanctum Revival, dealing with Black Star was not so important, so Sorokin did not want to lose the big picture for a small gain. Furthermore, he had learned a lesson from this encounter. Since he had chosen to be a coward, he should be a coward to the end!
Therefore, Sorokin did not want to cause any more trouble. With the big secret of the Holy Covenant organization in front of him, he secretly decided to cancel the plan to deal with Black Star and retire quietly. Anyway, he felt that there would be a lot of time in the future. There would be a better opportunity in the future to make Black Star pay the price for what he had done.
Oathkeeper narrowed his eyes and suddenly said, "If you're targeted by Black Star, then this is a risk. If we accept you, Black Star might find the organization's location one day because of you, causing us to be exposed, just like today."
Sorokin hurriedly said, "No, Black Star doesn't have much obsession with me. He's probably just after my assets. You guys don't know this, but this guy is insatiable, overbearing, ambitious, cunning, and extremely shameless … Swallowing the Limitless Financial Group's assets is his goal."
If not for the fact that I've come into contact with Black Star, I might have really believed you.
… But it's true that he's shameless.
Oathkeeper secretly rolled his eyes and pretended to be serious. "This is just your guess. You can't guarantee what Black Star will do. If you want to join the Holy Covenant, it's best to deal with this hidden danger first."
Sorokin secretly felt a headache. He had already planned to cancel the plan for the sake of safety, but he did not expect that the Holy Covenant would force him to continue targeting Black Star.
However, in his opinion, Oathkeeper's worries were reasonable, and there was nothing wrong with it. Sorokin did not feel that there was anything wrong with it.
"To be honest, I don't have much confidence in dealing with Black Star alone. He's too strong …" Sorokin was helpless.
Oathkeeper glared at him. "Do you still want our help? Don't push your luck! If you really think you can blackmail us at will, we'll get rid of you even if it means exposing ourselves. "
His attitude was so tough because he did not want Sorokin to think that the Holy Covenant had anything to do with Black Star.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Sorokin asked. He felt that Oathkeeper had said so much, so it was impossible for him to still want to fight to the death.
Oathkeeper narrowed his eyes, and his tone suddenly slowed down. "In short, you can't leave for now. We have to ensure that your main body is within our sight, but we won't do anything to you. This is just an insurance measure to prevent you from leaking the secret. As for the request to join the Holy Covenant … we still need to consider it and weigh the pros and cons. "
Everyone in the Holy Covenant could tell that Oathkeeper was giving in, and their expressions were different.
"No, are we really going to accept him?" Beiger pretended to be surprised.
"This is still a choice. Otherwise, are we really going to let him leak the information?" Oathkeeper turned to look at him, then glanced at the others, secretly giving them a look. He then turned back to Sorokin and said calmly, "This is my condition. If you don't accept it, then there's nothing to talk about."
Sorokin weighed the pros and cons for a while and realized that he did not have many choices. This result was already not bad, so he exhaled and slowly nodded.
"Okay, I agree to this condition. I'm willing to be under your control for the time being, but you can't secretly set up a trap to block my mental fluctuations. Although this kind of thing is not very useful to me, as long as you show such signs, I'll regard it as your lack of sincerity in cooperating. I'll immediately tear up the deal and let my manifestation expose the information."
"Okay." Oathkeeper nodded.
Both sides reached a consensus, and the atmosphere quickly eased.
Everyone surrounded Sorokin and brought him to the Holy Covenant's fleet, intending to monitor this guy every minute and every second as a new form of entertainment other than playing cards.
Sorokin was obediently taken away by the crowd. He secretly wiped his cold sweat, feeling that this experience was like a dream, and secretly rejoiced.
"Fortunately, I'm quite persuasive and won a turn for the better …"
When everyone was far away, Oathkeeper also heaved a sigh of relief. His plan was more or less the same — to stabilize the other party first.
Actually, to Oathkeeper, if Sorokin was sincere about joining, then accepting him was not a big deal. Both sides did not have any deep grudges, and they were acquaintances from the same era. They had common topics to talk about, and it could prevent secrets from being leaked.
Holy Covenant was not an affiliated force, so they did not need to report to Black Star when recruiting new members. However, Oathkeeper felt that it was better to inform Black Star about this.
After all, Sorokin and Black Star had conflicts, and Oathkeeper was still biased toward Han Xiao. To him, the Black Star Corps was a more important partner.
Thinking of this, Oathkeeper closed his eyes and secretly used his mental projection to contact Han Xiao.
…
Black Star Palace, Army Commander's office.
Oathkeeper's mental projection appeared in the room, and he looked up and saw the burly figure handling documents in his seat.
Noticing Oathkeeper's arrival, Han Xiao looked up and smiled.
"Yo, Old Qi, what a rare guest."
Oathkeeper was not in the mood to chat and said in a deep voice, "Black Star, something unexpected happened just now. I feel like I need to inform you. This might seriously affect our plan."
"Then tell me. I didn't gag you." Han Xiao was not nervous and teased him.
"Just now, Sorokin came looking for me …"
Oathkeeper recounted the situation without holding back.
"There's such a thing? I thought my luck was trash. I didn't expect you to be so bad. "
Han Xiao was instantly amused. He did not expect Sorokin to be so brave as to barge into the nursing home.
"You can still laugh!" Oathkeeper was annoyed. "Tell me what to do about this. If you don't have any objections, I'll really take him into Holy Covenant!"
"Sigh, what's the rush? Isn't this very easy to solve?" Han Xiao waved his hand casually.
"What ideas do you have?"
"I think you've misunderstood. It's understandable that you're confused because you're too concerned." Han Xiao put his hands on his chin and chuckled. "You're worried that he'll leak information, but he doesn't know that I'm in contact with you. So, in his eyes, exposing information can only threaten the Holy Covenant organization and is useless against me. If you think about it from another perspective, you'll know that this is actually good news for me."
"You mean …" Oathkeeper's heart skipped a beat.
"I've never had a chance to secretly take action against him, but now, you've helped me secure my prey and indirectly created a secret execution ground. Sorokin doesn't even know that the information he has is useful to me. All I need to do is put on a simple show, and the problem will be solved. This is the meaning of partners. In other words … "
Han Xiao smiled faintly, and the Mark of the Underworld on the back of his hand flashed.
"He's gone."
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