I Am Super Rich

-Book XV-

Chapter 701

Boom!

A stronger and more domineering aura erupted from Azul's body.

Two of David's three clones were immediately blown away.

The remaining one remained in front of Azul because Azul was holding the blade of his sword.

If it was someone else, they would have released the Ice Soul Excalibur at this moment.

However, David's clone was summoned by a drop of blood essence, and he was not afraid of sacrificing himself. Thus, he held onto the hilt of his sword tightly and was not blown away.

David wanted to see up close how Azul did it.

There were two consecutive explosions, and it was unreasonable for him to continuously get stronger with every explosion.

Perhaps Azul had used some forbidden technique.

If it was a forbidden technique, then there would definitely be a time limit.

Once the time was up, it would lose its combat effectiveness.

Thus, it would be better to use a clone to attract Azul's attention.

In the event that all the clones were destroyed and Azul attacked the main form, David would really suffer.

"David, you forced me to do this. So don't think you'll have it easy after I die. All of you will be my burial offering and I will wait for you in hell. Hahaha! All of you will die!" Azul roared with a ferocious laugh.

After speaking, he grasped the blade with his right hand, yanked hard, and pulled the clone holding the Ice Soul Excalibur over.

When the clone realized he was being pulled by a huge force, his body started leaning over to Azul.

Azul's left hand, which was crippled by the God of Thunder Hammer, was also forcibly regrown. Then, he used the generated hand to punch.

Naturally, David would not give up just like that.

So, he punched back.

Boom!

After the loud noise, the clone felt a huge force rushing at him and his body flew backward.

At this time, his left and right hands were caught by Azul, and he was forcibly yanked back.

Before David could react, Azul's sinister face appeared in front of him.

Boom!

Then there was a sharp pain in his head.

Azul had hit him violently with a headbutt.

Although the clone was summoned by the blood essence, the mind power used to manipulate the clone was derived from David himself.

Therefore, he would also feel pain when the clone was badly injured.

However, after the clone died, David could recover his mind power. Therefore, aside from feeling pain, it would not do much harm to him.

David would only suffer damage if the opponent could destroy the mind power in the clone.

After all, a part of him would go missing.

Even if David's mind power was strong, losing some of it would have an impact on him. Azul slammed his head directly into David's clone's head, causing David to feel a little dizzy as well.

This all-out fighting style made David feel overwhelmed.

He cursed secretly in his heart, 'F*ck, this kid wants to die.'

At the same time, he was very glad that his main form did not participate in the battle, otherwise, it would be troublesome if the main form had suffered this attack.

David never thought that Azul would fight back with everything he had when he felt his life being threatened.

Azul held the clone's hands, so the clone could not run away.

Right now, Azul was furiously emitting his energy, so David did not want to go over to join in the fun. He did not want to experience the pain of being attacked.

Therefore, he retracted his mind power from the clone.

Without the mind power, the clone was just a shell.

Azul had no idea that David had secretly recalled his mind power.

He only knew that the person in front of him was a partial Pre -Deity.

He had already cast Soul Blaze, and at the moment of crisis just now, he had ignited all his soul power, so he would die soon.

With that being the case, Azul had to take one of their lives and make them his burial offering no matter what.

After that, he would wait until someone from the Feather family came to avenge him.

The clone, who lost his mind power, could no longer hold the sword in his hand, so he dropped the sword.

At this time, Azul had gone mad.

He paid for his powerful strength with his life.

When he first ignited the Divine Fire, it was burning slowly, and it could be stopped at any time. As long as the soul power did not burn to a critical point, there was still hope of survival if he stopped it in time.

However, the second eruption indicated that Azul had completely ignited all his soul power in order to gain more power.

This was irreversible and could not be stopped.

The only thing waiting for him now was death.

Azul knew that he was going to die.

Naturally, he was ready to fight madly.

"Ah!"

Azul's face was covered in blood as he roared to the sky.

The clone that had lost control could not withstand Azul's attack.

Snap!

One of his arms was ripped off by Azul.

Then…

Chop chop chop!

Azul directly chopped the clone into pieces.

However, there was no blood or gore since the clone was made of just a drop of blood.

The severely injured clone finished his mission and disappeared from in front of Azul.

'Huh?

'What happened?'

Azul noticed something was wrong.

He opened his blood-red eyes and stared at his hands.

The person who had been in his hands a moment ago had just disappeared.

He quickly looked at the other parts that he removed and saw that they had all disappeared too.

'Where is he?

'Why is he gone?'

A series of questions appeared in Azul's mind.

He even wondered if everything he saw just now was just an illusion.

At this time, Soul Blaze had come to an end.

If he did not have a second big explosion, he could still last a little longer.

Now, Azul's soul power was almost exhausted.

The energy in his body was also rapidly weakening.

David's main form could tell this at a glance.

Time was up for Azul's forbidden technique.

'Here's my chance!'

He swung the Evil-Splitting Sword and the red sword light flashed before reaching Azul.

At the same time, the other two clones appeared in front of David's main form in an instant, blocking and protecting the body in case Azul decided to play another dirty trick.

David was still wary of this guy from a level 9 civilization, even though he was already exhausted.

It would be fine for a clone to die, but David could not let anything happen to his main form.

Azul watched helplessly as the red sword light swung across his body and cut him in half.

At this moment, he could no longer feel the pain.

His soul was about to disappear, so how would there still be pain?

Looking at the two masked figures in front of David, Azul recalled what happened just now.

He was stunned.

It turned out that these three masked people were nothing more than three puppets.

No wonder there was no blood.

No wonder they would obey David's every word.

No wonder they would immediately rush to the front of all the conflicts.

No wonder they never said a word the whole time.

No wonder David was always at the back.

The person he worked so hard to kill was just a puppet.

Thinking of this, Azul felt sad.

'David Lidell!'

He deeply remembered the name.

'What a good trick.

'What an amazing trick.'

Since David could control three partial Pre-Deity puppets, it would mean that he was much more powerful than a partial Pre-Deity.

If his opponent was not a Pre-Deity, they would not be able to defeat David in a one-on-one battle.

Even the best geniuses in Leila would not be David's opponent.

David was a genius among geniuses.

Azul was puzzled.

He still had some energy left, should he send the message back to his family?

'Would it bring catastrophe to the family?

'No.

'Impossible.

'No matter how powerful David is, he's just a partial PreDeity.

'He only has three puppets and I've already destroyed one.

'If they send a Pre-Deity over, we can annihilate Star Kingdom.'

Azul was not ready to die like this while his murderer could run free.

Therefore, in the end, he still used his last ounce of energy to send the message back to his family.

"David, what amazing tricks. I, Azul Feather, have never been impressed with anyone in my life. Even before I fell asleep, I had never been impressed with any of the top geniuses of Leila in our generation, but today, you impressed me," Azul said weakly.

"Thank you," David replied nonchalantly.

"I wonder if the existence of someone like you is a blessing or a curse for a small level 7 civilization like Star Kingdom."

"You don't have to worry about this."

"David, can you tell me how you do it? Leila also has forces who specialize in puppets and their ancestry extends very far back, but they can't control three partial Pre-Deity puppets at the same time, unlike a partial Pre-Deity such as yourself. Your technique is really unheard of."

Azul shook his head sadly.

Obviously, casting Soul Blaze and paying with his life to kill a puppet was still unacceptable for him.

Originally, he wanted to drag someone down with him, but it turned out to be David's puppet.

Azul really did not expect that one day he would fail in this small level 7 civilization.

Everything was unpredictable.

When he woke up, Azul once thought that his time was here.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the end of his life. He was not reconciled, but he had no other choice.

He could still forcibly stop Soul Blaze in the first stage, but the second stage was irreversible.

Death was only a matter of time.

"There are always people better than you out there. Men cannot fully fathom the mysteries of the vast universe. Your level 9 civilization is just a drop in the ocean, so why ask so many questions? Sometimes, you only need to look at the results, as the process is not important," David answered irrelevantly.

"Since you don't want to tell me, then forget it. It's useless to know anyway. I'll die soon, but David, I will give you a big gift before I die. Please accept it."

After Azul finished speaking, he gave David a weird smile.

Then, he started burning in an invisible fire and instantly turned into a blue light.

Woosh!

After that, he shot into the void.

David knew what Azul wanted to do after he saw that weird smile.

'You want to send the message?

'Don't even think about it!'

David then immediately chased after Azul.

It did not take long for the three figures to catch up with the blue light.

Just as David was about to intercept the blue light, he stopped.

After thinking about it, he chose to let the clones do his work for him.

One of the clones grabbed the blue light.

Suddenly, a blue light appeared and directly enveloped the clone.

Then, David felt a tingle in his soul.

The clone's mind power was gone, and the clone also dissipated.

"Hiss!"

David gasped.

'It really was a trap!

'That punk Azul is so malicious.'

David almost acted with his main form.

He had no idea if he could resist the blue light if it was used on him.

Fortunately, at the last moment, the cautious David hesitated.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unpredictable.

Even if he could survive, it would definitely be hard on him.

After getting rid of the clone…

Boom!

The blue light exploded and a voice said, "David, I didn't expect you to be so cautious. Sure enough, I still can't hurt you. But I'm not satisfied! But don't be too happy, the Feather family will come soon. According to the distance from Leila to Star Kingdom, you have 300 years to prepare. Of course, you can also choose to escape, but Star Kingdom won't be so lucky. This place will be in ruins, countless human beings will die for you, and you will also become a sinner of the entire Star Kingdom and be reviled by countless people. You will suffer a fate more painful than if you were to die! Hahaha!"

In the end, the blue light shrunk to the size of a fingernail, passing through layers of space barriers and entering the high-dimensional space at a speed that David could not match.

Not even the barrier of the nine-dimensional space could stop it.

David knew he could not catch up, so he did not waste his effort to try.

Chapter 702

The last signal sent by Azul could penetrate even the barrier of the nine-dimensional space, so David was powerless.

With his partial Pre-Deity strength, he could only enter the nine-dimensional space at best.

In a higher-dimensional space, David could not even open the space barrier, so how could he chase after Azul?

Sigh!

David sighed heavily.

Originally, he wanted to kill Azul with one blow, but in the end, things went in an undesirable direction.

The people from a level 9 civilization had too many tricks, so it would be very hard to guard against them.

Even at the moment of death, one would fall into the opponent's trap if one did not pay attention.

According to what Azul said, Star Kingdom and David still had 300 years to prepare.

Judging from this, the distance between Star Kingdom and Leila was quite significant.

It took them more than a year from the Milky Way to Star Kingdom.

Moreover, the capabilities of a level 9 civilization were not comparable to Star Kingdom.

Hence, their speed would definitely be much faster.

Based on this, the distance from Star Kingdom to Leila would be at least five hundred times the distance between Star Kingdom and the Milky Way.

How far was that?

David had no idea either.

He did not know how advanced the technological level of level 9 civilization was nor how fast the vehicles were.

Therefore, he had no idea how to calculate the time.

'Sigh, how annoying'

Three hundred years was long enough for the humans on Earth. After all, the average lifespan of humans on Earth was between 150 and 200 years old, and not many people could live beyond 200 years old.

However, for an average person who was at the bottom tier of Star Kingdom, three hundred years was just around the corner.

Even ordinary people at the lowest level in the Star Kingdom could live for hundreds or even a thousand years without any problem at all using genetic modification technology.

Those who were rich and powerful could even live for thousands of years.

How should they avert the crisis surrounding the Feather family that would come in three hundred years?

David felt a lot of pressure on him.

Currently, he was the only one who had this ability.

The others like Sid, Zenon, and the other Sacred Saints were basically useless.

The Feather family was coming, and the possibility of them sending a Pre-Deity was very high.

In that case, David himself must first become a Pre-Deity, and with the help of his clones, he could save Star Kingdom.

However, the problem he was facing now was that he could no longer improve his strength.

Even if he spent all the money in the system, he still would not gain any lavish points needed for the next upgrade.

'Right!'

David suddenly remembered.

According to the previous rules of the system, Azul had contacted the Feather family located in level 9 civilization Leila, so the system should continue to upgrade.

It was the same when they were on Earth.

David quickly turned on the system to check.

It was exactly as he imagined.

The system had started a new round of upgrades.

There was only one sentence.

✦✦[The system is being upgraded. Please wait.]

After the upgrade was complete, the system should be connected to the network of level 9 civilization Leila.

However, there was one more problem now.

He was in Star Kingdom, so how should he spend money to get lavish points?

David wanted to go to the edge of Leila first, improve his strength to Pre-Deity, and then come back. He felt that if he was traveling alone, he would be much faster than the Feather family's entire gang. Then, he should be able to catch up.

However, he did not know the way.

When he was on Earth, he had Pavan's servants leading the way.

Now that Azul and the four elders of the Iridescent Sect were all dead, who would guide him?

'Whatever, I will only think about this after the system finishes upgrading.'

David turned away from the void and went back to the forbidden area of the Iridescent Sect.

Sid, Zenon, and others were still waiting for him.

Lorraine remained where she was.

When they saw that the battle was over, Nova and the rest of the Iridescent Sect seniors came over and stood next to Lorraine.

The two did not see each other very often, but the women got along with each other well.

Moreover, they were now the pillars of the Iridescent Sect.

The four reputable elders were dead.

So, the ones with the highest status in the Iridescent Sect now were Lorraine the Saint and the head of the sect, Nova.

When they saw David return, everyone gathered around.

"Master David!" Sid clasped his fists together, bent down, and greeted David respectfully.

"Master David!"

Zenon, who was with the several Sacred Saints, and Nova, who was with the seniors, echoed.

Everyone understood that Star Kingdom would honor David from now on.

They understood from the conversation between Azul and David that David was the only partial Pre-Deity in Star Kingdom.

David's so-called master was just a puppet controlled by him, meaning that David was a partial Pre-Deity who could also split up into four partial Pre-Deities.

Besides feeling shocked, they no longer knew how to express their feelings.

Only Lorraine stayed quiet at the scene.

She felt that since David and her were from Earth, she did not need to observe these formalities.

Plus, David not only hugged her, but he also looked at her injured chest, so he should be responsible for her.

"You don't need to be so polite with me."

David nodded in response.

His strength had been exposed, so there was no need for him to hide anymore. He still needed to put on the airs of a powerhouse.

David understood that the more modest he was, the more terrified others would become.

Hence, it would be better to be a little colder.

"Master David, may I know what happened when you chased that blue light just now?" Sid asked cautiously.

This was what he cared most about.

Once Azul was allowed to pass the news back to Leila, Star Kingdom would soon be destroyed.

A big force from the level 9 civilization was coming and Star Kingdom did not have any resistance against them.

Sid, who had always been responsible for protecting Star Kingdom, absolutely did not want this to happen.

It took David very little time to chase Azul, but a partial PreDeity was very fast even if the distance was great.

Sid and others had no idea about the result, and they did not hear what Azul said when he was dying.

David shook his head helplessly.

The hearts of the people present sank and they got a bad premonition.

Sure enough, he went on to say, "It's really hard to guard against the tricks of someone from a level 9 civilization. Azul has already planned this, and I wasn't able to catch up with the signal he sent back."

"Y-You didn't?" Sid's eyes went wide and he was in disbelief.

It meant that it would not be long before the Feather family from Leila would send someone to Star Kingdom for revenge.

What would happen to Star Kingdom then?

Would it be at the mercy of the Feather family?

Everyone knew that David had killed a direct descendant, so when the Feather family arrived, Star Kingdom would definitely end badly.

Everyone was shocked speechless by the sudden bad news.

Zenon and the others even started to plan in their minds. When they returned, they would start to settle their family's property and bring the important family members with them to leave Star Kingdom, as it was doomed.

They would find a remote low-level civilization to live out their days.

Although the resources over there would definitely not be as rich as the ones in Star Kingdom, it would be better than staying here and waiting for death.

They knew David's strength now, so they did not dare to question whether it was wrong for David to kill Azul.

They could only think of a way out in secret, hoping to escape the catastrophe and continue to live.

"Yes, I didn't catch up with him. I tried my best," David said with a hint of apology.

He did not want to have things developed to this point.

He had no choice, but since it happened, someone should be responsible for it.

It was useless to worry about it now.

Who could guarantee that after they let Azul leave, he would keep his promise and never step into Star Kingdom again, nor would he expose the location of Star Kingdom?

Thus, David did not regret his actions.

If Azul swore to leave when he got the sword, David would have trusted him.

However, Azul went back on his words.

There was no way David would be fooled again.

"David, you don't have to blame yourself! It's fine as long as you tried your best. With Azul's vile character, even if you had let him go, he would still go back on his words. You did the right thing. I support you. That guy deserves to be killed to avoid future troubles," Lorraine said from the side.

After getting a large amount of vitality from the Stone of Life, Lorraine was pulled back from the brink of death.

She was still a little weak, but it would not affect anything.

"That's right, Master David! We all support you. Those who renege on their promises should not be given another chance, otherwise, they will definitely come back and harm you," Nova also added.

"We all support you, Master David!" The remaining seniors of the Iridescent Sect all echoed.

When Zenon and others saw everyone expressing their support, they had to speak up as well, especially when they just chose to let Azul go, which was the opposite of David's approach.

What if David decided to settle scores with them if they did not express their opinion?

With David's current strength, dealing with them would be as easy as pie. None of them could escape if he acted.

"Master David, we were blinded just now, and that's why we wanted to let Azul go. Fortunately, you didn't listen to us, otherwise, we would be the sinners of Star Kingdom. Judging from the temper of that punk from a big family, he would definitely come back for revenge in the future. Thank you for stopping us from making a mistake," Zenon said gratefully.

"Zenon was right! We want to thank you, Master David, for stopping us from making a mistake."

"Thank you, Master David!!!"

The group then collectively bowed to David again.

"That's enough. Actually, I didn't want to ask for your opinions. I just wanted to distract Azul and make him lower his vigilance. I didn't expect to be unable to kill with one blow. Alas, I feel so embarrassed. Those who come from a level 9 civilization are indeed amazing!" David exclaimed.

"Master David, you don't need to be embarrassed. We should be the ones feeling embarrassed. As a part of Star Kingdom, we couldn't even help out." At this time, Sid suddenly asked, "Master David, how far is Star Kingdom from Leila? How long will it take for the Feather family to get here after receiving the message from Azul? Can we use this time to make some preparations? We can't just surrender without doing anything, right?" David looked at Sid.

He was truly considerate of Star Kingdom.

As expected of an old man respected by countless people, he was really different from the other Sacred Saints who only had their own interests in mind.

How would David not understand what was in Zenon's and others' heads?

They just wanted to please Azul so that when Azul came back for revenge next time, they would have a chance to survive.

Now, the chance was gone.

They were all probably busy thinking about how to take their family out of Star Kingdom and find a safe place to hide.

Chapter 703

From Sid's words, David understood that the old man in front of him really cared about Star Kingdom wholeheartedly.

Frankly, he could not save them, but that did not stop David from respecting such a person.

"Lord Sid, the distance between Star Kingdom and Leila is great. It will take about three hundred years for the Feather family to receive the news and brings their people here. There may be a little deviation from this estimate, but it will not be too big. In other words, we have three hundred years to prepare!" David replied politely.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that it would take the Feather family three hundred years to come to the Star Kingdom.

This answer was much better than they imagined.

They thought it would only take them ten or eight years to arrive judging from the speed of a level 9 civilization.

It seemed that this level 9 civilization was just so-so.

In reality, the significant time was not due to the inability of this level 9 civilization, but rather that Leila was too far from Star Kingdom.

How big was the universe?

Almost boundless.

A place that could be reached in hundreds of years was not far away at all.

Besides, the information had just been sent out, and it would take some time for it to be delivered to the Feather family in Leila.

"That's fine! Although three hundred years is not a long time, it is not short. We can use these three hundred years to be well-prepared for the upcoming crisis that Star Kingdom will face," Sid said.

"Indeed! A lot of things can be done in three hundred years, and Azul has been sleeping here for more than a million years. Who knows if there have been any changes in Leila? What if the Feather family are also powerless to protect themselves or have been wiped out? The vast universe is changing rapidly every day, so who can say for sure?" Nova comforted everyone.

"Nova was right! We can't be too pessimistic. The message Azul sent might not get delivered to his family. Some accidents might happen, or it might be stopped halfway," Lorraine added.

Nova and Lorraine's words temporarily relieved the tension in the air.

The probability of these situations was very low, but it was not entirely impossible.

"That being said, there are still some preparations that need to be made, so I am going to hand over the position of the head of TSA to Sid. You'll be in charge of Star Kingdom and you can come up with a plan according to your rules. If anyone dares to object, you can directly inform me, and I will talk to them." David said seriously.

"No way! No way! Master David, we'll need you to be the head of TSA and I'll just assist you by the side," Sid hastily refused.

Back then, he was the number one in Star Kingdom, and he felt at ease as the head.

Now, not only had Zenon's strength surpassed his, but David was also miles ahead of him.

In this world where power was paramount, the strongest person should be the head of the Saints Association so he could be both persuasive and deterrent.

Hence, after being defeated by Zenon, Sid acquiesced to Zenon as the new head.

It was not until another person with comparable strength to Zenon appeared that he exerted all his strength to drive Zenon out of power.

"Lord Sid, you are my senior, so you don't need to be so polite with me. I am your junior and I am not used to this. Only after you become the leader can you advance your plan. Just go ahead and carry it out with no scruples, I'll be supporting you."

"But…"

Sid still wanted to refuse.

As soon as he uttered the word, he was interrupted by David.

"There's nothing to worry about, Lord Sid. You should just prepare according to your ideas, and of course, I won't remain idle either. I have to go into seclusion for three hundred years and try to improve my strength so that I will be more confident in facing the Feather family in the future crisis. That way, there will be more hope for Star Kingdom. Now, we have to split up for the future of Star Kingdom."

Since David had said this, Sid had no reason to refuse.

Just like the other party said, they had to split up for the future of Star Kingdom.

If David could improve his strength, it would be best if he could reach Pre-Deity Rank.

That way, the possibility of Star Kingdom surviving the crisis would greatly increase.

"Master David, since you said this, I would seem disrespectful if I keep refusing. Don't worry and go to retreat! With me here in Star Kingdom, I won't let you down," Sid solemnly promised.

"Alright, Lord Sid, I believe in you!" David smiled.

He knew that whether Star Kingdom could survive the crisis brought about by the Feather family all depended on whether he could improve his strength or not.

All other preparations were useless.

A Pre-Deity from the Feather family could annihilate Star Kingdom. If no one could deal with this top combat power, it would be useless no matter how well-prepared they were.

Of course, David would not dampen Sid's enthusiasm.

It would be of great benefit to the future development of Star Kingdom if he could take advantage of this opportunity and unite Star Kingdom.

The two reached an agreement.

Then, David looked at Zenon and the others again.

"You guys should cooperate well with Lord Sid from now on, understand? If I find anyone playing tricks behind my back, then don't blame me for not being sympathetic when it's time to settle scores."

David's words had put a halt to Zenon and others' plans to escape Star Kingdom with their family members.

The means of partial Pre-Deity were beyond the comprehension and imagination of a Sacred Saint.

Just like how David could not fathom the power of a real Pre -Deity now.

If Zenon and the others chose to escape at this time, it would be a blatant betrayal of Star Kingdom.

If David found them while they were mid-escape, he might even wipe them all out in a fit of anger.

If that happened, they would be wiped out before the Feather family arrived three hundred years later.

That would be so sad.

None of the five dared to gamble this.

"Yes, yes! Don't worry, Master David! We will fully cooperate with Lord Sid and we will not dare to have second thoughts." York was the first to step forward and say.

"Master David, we are all members of Star Kingdom. If Star Kingdom is in trouble, we will busy ourselves helping Lord Sid. How could we play any dirty tricks? Wouldn't we be sinners of Star Kingdom if we do that?" Vaughn echoed.

The remaining three also expressed their opinions one after another.

They would definitely cooperate with Sid to make preparations.

"That's good! I hope you can keep your promise. Star Kingdom is our home. We will share our joys together, but if Star Kingdom is in trouble, don't think about abandoning us, otherwise… Hmph!"

"Please rest assured, Master David! We will do our best to cooperate with Lord Sid to protect our homeland."

"Okay, you may leave now," David asked them to leave.

"Goodbye, Master David!"

After saying that, the five left quickly.

They did not want to be here anymore.

There was too much pressure facing a partial Pre-Deity like David, especially for Zenon who had beef with David.

It was a torment for him to be in front of David.

He was afraid that David would slap him to death if he was upset.

David could even kill the partial Pre-Deity Azul from a level 9 civilization.

Thus, if David used a little of his Divine Power, he would be able to kill Zenon and his measly strength with just one move.

After Zenon and the gang left, only David and Lorraine were left at the scene, as well as several seniors of the Iridescent Sect, including Nova.

"Nova, now that the four old women are dead, I believe that no Saints will ever disappear again in the future. You're in charge of the Iridescent Sect now and I hope you can lead everyone to restore the glory of the Iridescent Sect," David said.

"Thank you, Master David!" Nova bowed to David.

This was a heartfelt thank you, and it was not because she was scared of David's strength.

If not for David, she might never have learned the secrets of the four reputable elders, what would happen when the four reputable elders' master woke up, or where the Iridescent Sect would end up.

They would all be mysteries.

"Thank you, Master David!" Several other seniors said.

They did not know as much as Nova.

However, the Iridescent Sect had been established for so many years, but except for the four True Saint reputable elders, there were no other Saints, which was obviously unreasonable.

Unexpectedly, it was the four reputable elders who secretly led these Saints to the forbidden area and sacrificed them to their master.

How many seniors of the sect spent their entire lives getting into Saint Realm with great difficulty? They thought that the future would be bright, but in the end, they became nourishment for others.

How unwilling would they be when they were dying?

The truth was out now, and the Iridescent Sect could finally get back on track again.

All thanks to David.

"Nova, you don't need to be courteous with me. In truth, I should be the one thanking you. If I hadn't made an agreement with you, I wouldn't be here today. Once Azul completely absorbed the alluring body and returned to his peak, no one can say for sure what would have happened. You have a lot of credit for being able to nip the threat in the bud."

Lorraine also stepped forward at this time. She then bowed and thanked, "Thank you, David! Thank you, Nova!"

She was able to survive because of these two people in front of her. If not for them, she would have become someone else's nourishment.

"You're welcome, Lori. I didn't expect it to be like this. It was all by mistake and we were saved all thanks to Master David's strength. If I had known the truth, I wouldn't let Master David come to take risks. Fortunately, Master David was strong enough, otherwise, the consequences would have been unpredictable," Nova said, feeling terrified in her heart.

Who would have thought that a partial Pre-Deity from level 9 civilization was sleeping in the forbidden area?

If she had known, she would never have told David.

At the same time, Nova was also horrified by David's true strength.

He still remembered when David was brought back by Elder Red, he was just a kid who had just entered Eternal Realm.

How long had it been?

Now, he even killed a partial Pre-Deity.

He was truly blessed by the Gods.

He was sent from heaven to save Star Kingdom.

Nova was not even worried about the Feather family coming three hundred years later.

She knew that David would definitely protect Star Kingdom.

Three hundred years was enough for David to get over the obstacle faced by partial pre-Deities and become a true Deity.

"David is my savior, and Nova, you also indirectly saved me. So, I have to thank both of you," Lorraine said with a smile.

"Master David, why don't we get out of here first? Let's go back to the Iridescent Sect while Lori can tell us about your experience in the forbidden area and how you discovered that the four reputable elders had ulterior motives," Nova suggested.

"Okay, let's get out of here!" David agreed.

Naturally, no one would object the moment he opened his mouth.

The group left the forbidden area and returned to the living area of the Iridescent Sect.

Nova found a room and the three sat together.

Lorraine began to recount what happened after she entered the forbidden area.

From the normal practice at the beginning to the forbidden technique performed by Eira and her sisters to help her improve her strength.

Then, when Eira and her sisters were in a weak state, she followed them into the depths of the forbidden area and discovered its secrets.

Chapter 704

In the end, she learned the general truth of the matter from her four teachers.

Lorraine was unwilling to give up her life and become a sacrifice, so the two sides fought.

That was why they overturned the forbidden area and alarmed Nova and the others.

Then, Azul woke up.

At a critical moment, David arrived.

After listening to Lorraine's narration, David and Nova understood the reason for the sudden increase in Lorraine's strength.

It turned out the four True Saints sacrificed one of their ranks in exchange for it.

Only the loyal Eira and her sister would do such a crazy thing to wake up their master.

First, they sacrificed one rank, dropped from True Saint Rank to Pre-Saint Rank, and then sacrificed themselves for Azul to absorb them and recover from his injury.

It was unclear what Azul did to bewitch them, as they did not even come back to their senses after more than a million years.

They might have been brainwashed since childhood. In the hearts of the four, Azul was everything to them and the motivation for them to live, even at the cost of their lives.

In reality, this kind of person was the most terrifying.

They could even give up their lives, which meant that they had completely lost their minds.

Nova thought that Lorraine came from the same planet as David, and that was why she was extremely talented.

Unexpectedly, her strength was improved by the four reputable elders using forbidden techniques.

It seemed that David was still the only one blessed by the Gods.

After this, David began to think about where he would go in the future.

The plan to live in seclusion on Earth had to temporarily be set aside.

He would be Star Kingdom's first line of defense three hundred years later when the Feather family struck.

His success or failure was directly related to the life and death of Star Kingdom.

So, David also had to attach value to this.

The main consideration was that he had no idea what kind of people the Feather family would send.

Would they send a Pre-Deity or a Primordial Deity?

The unknown made David dare not be careless in the slightest. He had to try his best to make preparations for this.

In the end, he decided to use the Iridescent Sect as his base of operations and bring Celia and the others over.

It would be completely safe here now.

The atmosphere for cultivation was also very good.

Celeste grew up here, so she would be happy to live here.

"Nova, I want to bring Celeste and Celia back to live in the Iridescent Sect. What do you think?" David asked.

"Great! Of course, that'll be amazing! Master David, don't worry, I will definitely teach them well and let them all achieve Eternal Realm," Nova happily replied.

She wished David would take everyone back to the Iridescent Sect so that David would definitely live here too.

He was a Partial Pre-Deity, and he was the only one in Star Kingdom.

Once David lived here, the Iridescent Sect would become a sacred place in Star Kingdom.

"Alright then, I'll pick them up later. I'll have to trouble you in the future, Nova."

"It's no trouble! No trouble at all!" Nova beamed.

"Nova, don't call me Master David anymore. It sounds so foreign. You should just call me David."

"Well… Alright!" Nova agreed after thinking about it.

With what she knew about David, the other party was not the kind of person who would care about such small things.

Calling him Master David did put a certain distance between the two sides.

After saying goodbye to Nova and Lorraine, David left the Iridescent Continent.

He was going back to the Central Sacred Continent, where Celia and the others lived.

After he briefly told everyone what happened in the Iridescent Sect, David concealed the fact that Azul was from level 9 civilization and the possibility of the Feather family coming three hundred years later in order not to worry everyone.

He only said that Azul and Eira and her sisters were not from Star Kingdom.

His statement caused everyone to scream.

They were all disciples of the Iridescent Sect, but it turned out that the four reputable elders were not even from Star Kingdom.

It turned out that the Saints cultivated by the sect over the years were all sacrificed to the reputable elders' master.

It turned out that they wanted to cultivate Celeste to be the last sacrifice after she became a Saint.

How horrible.

The reputable elders were so evil.

Everyone felt pity for the sect seniors who were sacrificed. Their seniors fought wholeheartedly for the sect, but in the end, this was how they ended up.

Celeste had a complicated look on her face after she heard that Eira and her sisters were people from an alien civilization and were now dead.

She grew up with four of them, so she would be lying if she said that she did not feel anything for them.

Her teacher cultivated her just so she could become a sacrifice. After knowing that, the only bit of guilt in Celeste's heart disappeared.

Now, she had finally let everything go.

David also said that they might not return to Earth for the time being.

However, Celia and others did not mind.

As long as they could be with David, it would be the same no matter where they went.

After picking up everyone, David went to the Iridescent Sect.

David still intended to return to Earth after everything was settled.

At the very least, he had to bring some high-tech products of Star Kingdom back to Earth so that Earth could also develop faster.

Genetic reagents and medicines that could increase longevity were especially important.

He did not want everything on Earth to change when he returned three hundred years later.

How could earthlings live for three hundred years?

If he did not bring things that could alter genes and prolong life, the earth would be replaced by another group of people in three hundred years.

The people he was familiar with would have long since become dry bones.

This was what David did not want to see.

Since he had the ability now, how could he not help the earthlings?

Plus, it would not take long.

When he came here with Celeste, he used the three- dimensional space.

Now, he would be going back using the nine-dimensional space.

No one knew how many times faster this would be.

Then, David told Alba that he wanted some genetically modified medicines.

With the strength of Treasure Trove, it would be easy to get as many of these low-level trinkets as he wanted.

Although Alba was curious why David needed them, she would not ask.

She would just execute what David asked of her.

There was no need for her to know all of his reasonings.

Since there were not a lot of people present and David told everyone not to spread what happened in the Iridescent Sect, news of this matter did not spread.

The only ones who knew were those who were present.

After David's order, no one dared to spread any rumors.

Alba still had no idea that David had become the only partial Pre-Deity in Star Kingdom.

With this, everything was now in place.

David shut himself in the room and took a deep breath.

The system had been upgraded successfully.

He wanted to open the system to see how to get lavish points to continue to improve his strength.

This was not only related to the life and death of Star Kingdom but also to David's own safety.

After he opened the system panel, a text bubble popped up.

✦✦[The system upgrade is complete and has successfully connected to the network of level 9 civilization Leila.

✦✦[The system has completed all upgrades after this upgrade.

✦✦[However, according to the rules, the system can still undergo an ultimate evolution.

✦✦[To meet the requirements of the system's ultimate evolution, the host needs to gather the top three Ancient Weapons scattered in the universe.

✦✦[The three Ancient Weapons are the Sky-Splitting Ax, the God of Thunder Hammer, and the Sun Bow.

✦✦[Currently, the host already has the God of Thunder Hammer. Only the Sky-Splitting Ax and the Sun Bow are needed to start the ultimate evolution of the system.

✦✦[After the ultimate evolution, the system will reveal the mysteries of the universe. Please stay tuned, Host.]

David looked at the introduction given by the system and fell into deep thought.

It seemed that level 9 civilization was its peak.

There was no way to upgrade the system anymore.

The system had already hinted that the three Ancient Weapons could trigger the ultimate evolution of the system when it detected the God of Thunder Hammer at Treasure Trove's auction.

Now, David was curious.

'What is the mystery of the universe?

'How big is the universe? How did it form?

'What is beyond the universe?'

Shaking his head, David put those thoughts aside for a moment.

'Let's get over the immediate crisis first.

'It's still early for ultimate evolution.

'And the universe is so big that it is almost boundless.

'I was lucky to come across the God of Thunder Hammer.

'Where can I find other Sky-Splitting Ax and Sun Bow?

'It is infinitely more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

'It's also very unrealistic.'

David stopped chasing after these unreal things.

If he could get them, it would be great.

If not, then whatever.

The system panel popped open and displayed David's latest stats.

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[Host: David Lidell ]

[Balance: 10000000000000000 (L Dollars) ]

[Body: Sacred level 10 (You may upgrade one level using 100 lavish points)

[Mind: Sacred level 10 (You may upgrade using 100 lavish points)

[Combat: Partial Pre-Deity Rank ]

 Combat Skills:

-Void Punch (Perfection)

-Air Crushing Slap ( Perfection)

-Evil-Splitting Sword Technique (Perfection)

[Skills: Ancient Traditional Medicine (Perfection) ]

[Lavish Points: 0 ]

[Special skill: Cloning (level 3)]

✥✥✥✥

David stared at his stats carefully for a while, and it seemed that apart from updating the currency and balance, there was not much change from before.

L Dollars should be the virtual currency of the level 9 civilization, Leila!

While David was thinking about this, the system refreshed and a new interface appeared.

There was another long introduction.

✦✦[Leila, the level 9 civilization, has built a huge virtual world called The Spirit Cage. As long as you can connect to Leila's network, you can put mind power (soul power) into The Spirit Cage through special equipment.

✦✦[In the world of The Spirit Cage, everyone can live, learn, and fight like the real world, and there is no difference from the real world. At the same time, The Spirit Cage also plays a huge role. All races will flock to The Spirit Cage and try their best to enter it. Once you enter The Spirit Cage, your mind power (soul power) will be tempered, achieving rapid growth.

✦✦[As we all know, mind power (soul power) is the most difficult thing to improve. The initial design of The Spirit Cage intended it to exercise mind power (soul power). With continuous optimization, the effect became better and better. Now, The Spirit Cage has become the second-largest world for humans in Leila. Countless forces have taken root in it whilst fighting to occupy a better position so that the mind power (soul power) of their family can be better exercised. Furthermore, countless races are also doing everything in their power to try to enter The Spirit Cage.

✦✦[Does the host want to enter The Spirit Cage?]

There were two options: yes or no.

Chapter 705

David looked at the introduction of the system and was a little confused.

'The Spirit Cage?

'A virtual world built by the level 9 civilization Leila?

'I can put my mind power into it, live, study, and fight?

'Isn't this similar to a fantasy?'

David had been inside a fantasy more than once, so he was well aware of how realistic it was.

He still remembered the first time he was forced into it. It felt even more real than the real world.

'Someone actually built such a huge virtual world.

'They really deserve to be a level 9 civilization.'

'The level 7 civilization Star Kingdom could never keep up with this.'

According to the introduction of the system, as long as mind power entered The Spirit Cage, it could be exercised to grow rapidly.

'Then wouldn't everyone rush into The Spirit Cage as soon as they have time?

'They can increase their mind power!

'Who doesn't know that in the later stage of cultivation, the greater the strength, the greater the effect of mind power?

'Something that can increase mind power is precious, but most importantly, is extremely rare.

'Every time it appears, it will attract countless forces to fight for it.

'In this situation, who wouldn't want to step into The Spirit Cage to boost their mind power?

'No wonder The Spirit Cage can become Leila's second largest world.

'With such an effect, only fools would not want to enter it.'

Suddenly, David's eyes lit up.

Since The Spirit Cage was no different from the real world and he could live, learn, and even fight in it, was it possible to complete transactions with L Dollars in it and get lavish points?

If it was possible, it was definitely great news for David.

If that were the case, there would be no need for him to go to Leila. He just needed to enter The Spirit Cage with his mind power from Star Kingdom. Then, he could spend money to get lavish points to improve his strength.

It would be best to maximize his strength before the Feather family struck.

At that time, he would not have to worry about the Feather family.

David suppressed his excitement and chose yes.

He wanted to go into The Spirit Cage to have a look and see if he could spend money there as this would affect his next series of actions.

After agreeing to enter The Spirit Cage, David felt his vision go dark.

Immediately afterward, he felt dizzy, as if his body was floating in the air.

After a while…

When David felt his feet hit the ground, he opened his eyes.

What greeted him was a bloody mouth.

Before David could react, the mouth that smelled a little fishy bit him.

How could David endure this?

Covering his nose, David dodged the bloody mouth. Then, his body appeared beside the owner of the mouth as he punched its huge head.

Smash!

After the punch, the head he hit flew out quickly with the body and rolled a few times before finally stopping after knocking over several big trees with a diameter of more than one meter.

Only then did David see clearly what was attacking him just now.

It turned out to be a giant python with a length of tens of meters.

'This thing is going to become a spiritual being!'

At this time, the giant python's head had been flattened by David's single punch. Blood mixed with its brains flowed from its closed bloody mouth. The python was completely dead now.

The strength of an individual in The Spirit Cage was a reflection of their mind power's strength in the real world.

It meant that the stronger the mind power in the real world, the stronger one would be after entering The Spirit Cage.

With the help of the system, David's mind power was like a cheat code in the real world.

Hence, after entering The Spirit Cage, naturally, it would not be lacking.

Looking at the dead python in front of him, David lifted his fist speechlessly.

Just now, he did not exert much force at all.

Despite this, the python had unexpectedly died.

The giant python looked rather intimidating.

The scales all over its body were silvery white, and there were two horns measuring nearly ten centimeters on its head.

'Perhaps it's evolving, but I didn't expect it to be so weak.

'What a mess.'

David had no idea that this was no ordinary python.

It was a flood dragon that was transformed from a python.

Although not a real dragon, it still had the word 'dragon' in its name.

Therefore, it was the overlord of this area.

When it saw David appearing suddenly, the flood dragon thought that its food had arrived.

It had eaten many humans before and each of them had been beneficial for its growth.

In the end, it did not expect to trip and fall and ultimately get killed by a light punch.

Shaking his head, David stopped paying attention to the python and began to look around.

Numerous towering trees towered around him.

This place looked like an old-growth forest.

'Is this The Spirit Cage?'

He then lifted his hand and put his right hand on the back of his left hand. After pinching the skin there, he twisted hard.

"Hiss!"

David gasped.

'It hurts so f*cking bad!

'It's so realistic!'

Walking in front of the python's corpse, David reached out and touched the python's silver-white scales before tearing off a piece and throwing it forward lightly.

The scale spun and flew out, piercing a big tree with a diameter of two meters. Then, it continued to fly forward without stopping until it passed through several big trees and then plunged into a tree with a diameter of at least five meters. After this, it didn't come out again.

'It's so smooth and also very sharp!

'If the scales on its body alone can achieve such an effect, this snake shouldn't be that weak!

'How come it couldn't even block a single one of my punches?'

David was a little puzzled.

After thinking about it, he still could not understand what was going on.

'Never mind! Let's leave first!'

Finding a city to see if he could trade was the most important task on his plate right now.

With one leap, David disappeared.

Not long after David left, a team of five or six people was walking by cautiously and slowly.

"C-Captain, w-why do I feel like something is wrong? It's too quiet. Have we strayed into the territory of some overlord-level beast?" One of the members of the team asked cautiously.

His voice sounded shaky.

"W-What are you talking about? I am familiar with this area. There aren't any overlordlevel beasts. They are all low-level beasts," the leading man replied.

However, he did not sound too confident.

Obviously, he did not even believe what he said.

"Captain, y-you won't harm us, right? I don't want to die. I just want to find some medicinal materials to go back and increase my mind power, so that I can be more confident when I breakthrough."

"What's the good of me harming you? Won't I be harming myself too if I harm you? Who doesn't want to find some good things to take back? Those places outside have been trampled to pieces, so how can there be anything good left there? If you want treasures, you have to go into the depths of the dense forest. Wealth is obtained by taking risks, do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand! But I don't want to die!"

"Who wants to die? Do I want to die?"

The men talked cautiously as they walked.

'Hmm?'

They found that their field of vision in front of them had suddenly become wider.

The sunlight hitting the ground immediately aroused the vigilance of the team.

It was definitely not normal to see the sun shining through the cover of towering trees in the dense old-growth forest.

There was usually something strange going on when things appeared abnormal.

The team wanted to leave this place, but they could not stifle the curiosity in their hearts, so they approached slowly.

When they reached a spot with a clear view, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.

They saw that several towering trees had collapsed and that the area was a mess.

What was even more shocking was that there was a huge creature lying there motionlessly.

The huge head was beaten badly, and its body was covered in blood that came out of the giant's mouth.

Apparently, the giant had been hit in the head and was dead.

"This… This… This…" A member of the team stammered for a long time but still could not say the rest of his sentence.

"C-Captain, isn't this… isn't this the legendary overlord-level beast, the Silver Flood Dragon?"

Another team member who was a little bolder asked in a trembling voice.

The Silver Flood Dragon was a famous overlord-level beast.

Not to mention its strength, its whole body was full of treasures.

On the bounty list, this flood dragon was listed as worth tens of billions of L Dollars.

This was tens of billions of L Dollars!

A temporary medicine collection team like theirs would have to work hard for a month to collect hundreds of thousands of elixirs if they were lucky.

Of course, there were also certain individuals with extremely good luck who could collect an elixir worth hundreds of millions in one go.

However, that would be too rare.

What was lying in front of them now was something worth tens of billions of L Dollars.

After seeing this, everyone could probably guess that a big battle had just happened here not long ago, and the Silver Flood Dragon had died in the battle.

However, they had no idea what kind of beast killed the Silver Flood Dragon.

It never occurred to them that a human had killed it.

After all, this was something worth tens of billions of L Dollars. Who would not take it away after they killed it?

This would be ridiculous even if the person was rich.

Unfortunately, the truth of the matter was that David had just entered The Spirit Cage, so he had no idea about the value of this thing yet.

Even if he had known, he would not have taken it.

Ten billion L Dollars? It was nothing to him!

It was not worth it for him to carry such a big corpse back home.

"Well, it does seem to be a Silver Flood Dragon," the leader replied tremblingly.

His name was Maximus Ledger.

He was the captain of this small team and was also the strongest member of the group.

"D-Does it mean we're rich? The Silver Flood Dragon's reward is tens of billions of L Dollars! If we bring it out of here and collect the reward, we can live as freely as we want!" Another team member cried excitedly.