Star Gate

Chapter 128: Teacher and Disciple Plot Again (III)

What if accessing the ruins required Li Hao’s blood, and not just a small bloodletting? Yuan Shuo could resist the urge to kill his student, but his old friends?

What was a dead Li Hao worth to them??

Some things didn’t require further explanation to the young man. His old friends might not commit such actions, but Yuan Shuo still had to be on his guard.

Teacher and disciple sighed again!

“If we have no other option, we can go to Hao Lianchuan!” Yuan Shuo suddenly said after a long while.

Li Hao blinked. Hadn’t they just said they wouldn’t go to the Night Watchers?

“This is the backup of backup plans. The Night Watchers are a legitimate organization of the government so they need to follow their own processes. They won’t seek to kill you straight off the bat. They’ll at least discuss the situation and see if they can offer some sort of payment. They’re a bit pedantic!” Yuan Shuo laughed at them for being fussy, then self-deprecated in the next breath. “It’s because of this obsession with detail that you can look to them if you really run into trouble. They’re the best out of a pool of mediocrity! The Night Watchers are more reliable than others when it really comes down to it.”

That was the key—they had no other options!

“As opposed to creating a full blown mess and attracting the attention of Yama and the other great organizations, we might as well pay a price and have the Night Watchers take action!” Yuan Shuo determined. “Even if they take the ruin in the end, they won’t kill you to open it. They’ll at least think of a way...”

“So my death is necessary?” Li Hao scratched his head.

“It’s hard to say,” Yuan Shuo laughed. “Of Course it’s best if you don’t have to die. The Night Watchers probably won’t do anything to you if they claim it. Think about it, kid. Do you want the Night Watchers to help, or shall we risk it ourselves?” Please visit fr𝐞𝐞w𝒏.𝒸𝑜𝔪 website to read fastest update

A dangerous look glinted in his eyes. “I can try ambushing Qiao Feilong. If I’m successful, I’ll have enough strength left to deal with those Sunflares at the mines and the rest of the superhumans...”

That was exceedingly risky! Li Hao didn’t need to think further before shaking his head. “Then we might as well ask the Night Watchers for help.... Right, teacher, can I... can I give some sword energy to Captain Liu? Maybe he’ll be able to break through to Dominator?”

What if Liu Long also became a Dominator? That would place him on par with some Sunflares, or even make him stronger. Martial masters were hard pressed to triumph over their supernatural counterparts when they were below Sunderer of Hundreds. But once they reached this level and commanded the consciousness, it was Sunflares who often fell short.

“He doesn’t know the aura yet!” Yuan Shuo frowned. “If he does and you share the sword energy with him, he might stand a chance of breaking through before it’s exhausted. The key thing is, the guy hasn’t grasped enough aura!”

Liu Long was more reliable than Hao Lianchuan, relatively speaking. Sadly, he was weaker.

A pensive expression crossed Li Hao’s face. “Aura... I wonder if the chief understood anything after I spoke to him. Things will be much easier if he can sense the aura, absorb sword energy, and rise to Dominator!” The young man heaved a sigh. “Teacher, I’ll probe the chief’s intentions. If the circumstances still aren’t guaranteed after the chief breaks through, we can grab Director Hao.

“Regardless, we can expose some of our aces if it means we can eliminate the Qiaos. We can give up the ruins if it comes to that!”

Li Hao held quite an open mind about treasure and loot. It wasn’t his style to pursue wealth at the cost of his own life. The Qiaos very likely had their eye on him. His identity as the heir to the eight families had been exposed after the rains. Perhaps only Red Moon had certain methods to lock onto him prior to that; the Qiaos hadn’t known anything.

Yuan Shuo nodded. “Little Hao, outsiders are outsiders in the end. Do not let anything impede your cultivation! I’m trading for mysterious power of the five elements. When I collect them all, you must focus on training and break through as fast as possible!”

......

Yuan Shuo’s smile faded away after his student left, replaced by a heavy sigh.

Oh my word! I’m a Dominator and can fight Solars, but the kid’s attracting bigger and bigger fish. I can’t improve much in Silver City anymore, it looks like I have to go to the central region.

Martial masters would eventually disappear into the crowd if they didn’t evolve through battle. He’d been able to rise to Dominator because he’d swept the four lands as a Sunderer and battled countless opponents.

But now, his foundations were empty.

“Silver City is not a place to stay for long... Even in the battle to come, the strongest there will only be a Solar...”

Those above Solar!

Yuan Shuo craved to witness this level. Not only that, he wished to visit the central region and visit other martial masters. He was first in the Silver Moon martial dao domain, but that didn’t mean there weren’t formidable martial masters elsewhere.

He’d reigned supreme only in Silver Moon when he was a Sunderer. There had already been Dominators outside the province in his time. Were they still alive and did they yet roam the world?

It was highly likely they were still alive! Dominators rivaled Sunflare. When the supernatural domain rose, it threatened Sunderers, but not Dominators. In fact, the latter group might have walked further down the path of martial dao since they could absorb mysterious power.

“I should leave after taking care of this matter!” Yuan Shuo sighed, worrying about Li Hao. If he holed up here, he would only grow steadily weaker. The supernatural was developing too quickly.

Yuan Shuo’s battle intent abruptly flared! Let’s start with the Qiaos!

“I’ve underestimated you, Qiao Feeling!” The image of that smiling tiger rose in his mind. The inwardly cruel man’s strength really hadn’t been detectable before.

......

The Law Enforcement building.

Li Hao and Wang Ming swiftly made their way to Liu Long’s office when they returned to headquarters. It was time to report in.

......

Inside the office.

Liu Long leaned back on the chair with a frown, his thoughts inscrutable. He called out when he heard a disturbance, “Come in!”

The two pushed open the door.

“Are you done?” A distracted Liu Long asked in a muffled voice.

“We visited half of the dojos,” Wang Ming swiftly responded. “The Veteris Institute, Galaxy Group, and Qiao Mining Industries. There’s a few we’ll visit tomorrow because it’s too late tonight.”

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