Chapter 342: 200: Alliance

Although they didn’t want to admit it, Mo Baiye and the others knew this was the truth.

The young man seemed to possess a different kind of magical ability, not only effortlessly resisting their collective attacks but also taking the opportunity to absorb all the Heavenly Mandate Vitality from the entire pond.

“Should we continue… studying the Heavenly Mandate?”

After quite some time, Mu Xiaoqing finally turned to everyone with an awkward look.

All the forged Heavenly Mandate Vitality had been stolen. Even if they completed what was so-called ‘Apprentice Gift,’ they couldn’t get the full inheritance.

It was like getting through hurdles to win a reward—a carriage, thinking they could enjoy the ride and avoid walking, only to find there were no horses…

In such a situation, dragging the carriage wouldn’t be a gain but a burden.

The most critical issue was that the last sculpture was also smashed, even if they wanted to learn, they couldn’t complete the Apprentice Gift, and as a result, they would still be punished by the rules…

“Study my foot! Chase down that kid, we must snatch the Heavenly Mandate Vitality back!”

Brother Du snorted coldly.

“Exactly, seize the Heavenly Mandate Vitality!”

Mo Baiye nodded and then glanced quietly at everyone. He saw Su Chen and the others looking excited, seemingly lost in thought.

“They’ve realized it too…”

His heart sank with a ‘clunk’.

Heavenly Mandate Vitality was a trading item that could be used as money in the outside world. While more was better, with everyone’s status, as long as they wanted, there was always a way to earn it.

But the means to ignore the rules of the Heaven Mandate Domain and the sword art of Heavenly Mandate they had seen earlier were too tempting!

If they guessed right, everyone had already realized by now—this Zhang Xuan himself was a great treasure!

That is, as long as they could capture him, the benefits gained would even surpass forging the entire domain.

Knowing that everyone had realized this, continuing to feign ignorance would be unfavorable for unity. Mo Baiye pondered for a moment and then said, “Gentlemen, I trust I don’t need to stress the importance of this Zhang Xuan—you all understand!”

Su Chen did not deny it but nodded instead, “What does Master Mo plan to do?”

“Quite simple!”

Mo Baiye’s eyes flashed, “From now on, let’s genuinely cooperate to capture this guy and force out the secrets we want to know from him!”

“Easy to say.”

Su Chen scoffed, “What after we know the secrets? I don’t believe you haven’t harbored the intention to kill us!”

Mo Baiye responded, “Brother Su, what are you talking about! We all share the same goal, not only wouldn’t we do that, but we also need to join forces with more people to move together!”

“Join more people?” Su Chen puzzled.

“Exactly!”@@novelbin@@

Mo Baiye nodded, “As you’ve also seen just now, this kid seems to know all about our Heavenly Mandate and can pinpoint flaws in our skills. This makes it very difficult for us to eliminate him even if we join forces, especially since he can ignore the rules… Once he lures us into breaking the rules, not only might we miss out on benefits, but we could also die here.”

The people like Su Chen fell silent.

Ignoring the rules without being punished was too much of a bug in the Heaven Mandate Domain, virtually making him invincible.

They could defeat him together, but once he deliberately violated the rules like he did now, jumping into the water, how could they fight?

Not to mention other methods, if he hid in a restroom and didn’t answer a knock… they would be equally powerless!

According to the rules of the Heaven Mandate Domain, one shouldn’t barge into an occupied restroom, or else it was considered rude as well…

For others, they might gamble, but they had nearly all experienced three punishments already. Enduring another could mean they might not even need an adversary to die on the spot.

“This is true but… are you willing to share this secret with others?”

Wen Lingxun scoffed.

It was logical, but not necessarily achievable.

After all, the secret of entering the domain without breaking any rules was better kept to as few people as possible. Once everyone knew, the so-called benefits would no longer include them.

“Reluctant… but we can spread other news, such as… this Zhang Xuan has obtained all the inheritances of the Tri-Colored Land, or he is… a Mandate Chaos Master!”

Mo Baiye’s eyes flashed.

“Exactly… as long as the news that he is a Mandate Chaos Master and has obtained artifacts spreads, any Fate Master will surely try to find and kill him…”

Su Chen nodded then said, “But have you considered, what if we are not around and he really gets killed by someone else? Wouldn’t we have made a loss?”

“That’s why we can let the news out but not too much, and the key is to keep them with us all the time! Only then can we ensure the maximum benefits.”

Mo Baiye said, “As for your worries whether I would kill you afterward, I, Mo Baiye, swear here—if I harbor such intentions, may I be struck by the heavens and the earth!”

“Since we’ve spoken to this point, I will no longer be pretentious. From today, we’ll follow your lead!” Su Chen bowed his hands.

Through this experience, they had realized that this Mo Baiye was much smarter than them; following his lead would more likely yield benefits.

“Thank you, Brother Su, for your trust. Now that we’ve decided, let’s leave this place!”

Mo Baiye smiled slightly, took off his shoes, and was the first to walk towards the water; everyone else followed.

Unaware of their thoughts, Zhang Xuan had already reached the outside of the Tri-Colored Land.

“What a pity…”

He shook his head, his face showing a hint of helplessness.

Earlier, to outsiders, he seemed unfazed, but in reality, he had already exerted all his strength.

He had even burned a part of the New World during several crises.

Even so, he only managed a draw against Brother Du and the others.

“It looks like I need to find a secluded place and try to break through to Galaxy 4-dan!”

Zhang Xuan pondered.

His strength was not weak now, but compared to the experts within the Heaven Mandate Domain, he still fell short. If he could break through to Galaxy 4-dan and reach Grade-5 or 6-dan, then he would truly have the power to protect himself.

He quickly found a quiet cave after circling around the mountain range in front of him, and Zhang Xuan stepped inside.

After laying down some dry grass, he flipped his wrist, and a girl suddenly appeared.

It was Liu Mingyue.

The girl was still unconscious and hadn’t yet woken up. He had been busy dealing with Mo Baiye earlier and hadn’t had time to check; now that he had a moment, he would first revive her.

He laid the girl on the ground, his finger resting on her pulse.

Just as he had guessed, Mo Baiye had used her as a hostage without causing too much harm; therefore, her injuries were not severe. The reason for her unconsciousness was just a drug.

With a flick of his finger, a stream of Heaven’s Path zhenqi surged into her body, and moments later, Liu Mingyue let out a soft moan and slowly opened her eyes.