“Just as expected!” White Tiger said calmly, then looked at Cloud Court. “I’m curious, how did they know we were here?”
“The storage ring he gave last time wasn’t that simple!” White Feather replied.
“Really?” Stout exclaimed. “Can a storage ring be used for tracking?”
“It’s not difficult. Just leave a trace of aura or a Soulbrand inside the storage ring,” White Feather continued.
“Is there a way to interfere with that? Otherwise, we won’t dare to accept storage rings in the future,” Stout asked, clicking his tongue.
“It’s simple. As long as your Psychic Power is stronger than the person who left the mark, you can forcibly sever the connection,” White Feather responded.
“If they could track us, why did it take them so long to find us?” Judge asked.
“We were in the Nine Dragons Cauldron Space before, so they couldn’t find us,” White Feather explained.
“Can the Nine Dragons Cauldron block such connections?” Judge pursued.
“Of course!” White Feather confirmed.
As soon as she finished speaking, the opposing group stopped not far away.
“Mr. Billy, we meet again!” Eliezer Choi smiled faintly at Billy.
“You want the Nine Dragons Cauldron and the Heaven Book?” Billy also smiled.
“Mr. Billy, you’ve misunderstood!” Eliezer Choi smiled again. “This time, I’m here to propose marriage on behalf of my daughter…”
Hearing this, Casey and the others couldn’t help but choke.
Is this even possible?
“Old man, are you blind or just stupid?” Stout clicked his tongue and spoke. “Can’t you see how many beautiful women are around the Boss? He has too many to choose from, he wouldn’t be interested in your daughter even if you gave her away for free!”
“Stout, shut up!” Ivy glared at Stout and then looked at Eliezer Choi. “If you’re here just for that, then please leave. Billy won’t agree.”
“Hehe, perhaps you don’t understand your current situation. Listen to me first before deciding,” Eliezer Choi smiled and continued.
“Mr. Billy killed the Assistant Envoy of the Heaven Alliance. The Heaven Alliance is furious and has dispatched a powerful team to Boundless Ruin.”
“According to our information, the leader of this team is an eighth-rank Extinguishing God Realm expert.”
“You should know what such an expert means. If they find you…”
“Are you threatening us?” Judge interrupted.
“You mean if the Boss doesn’t agree to your proposal, you’ll tell the Heaven Alliance where we are? But don’t forget, you’ve also killed many Heaven Alliance people…”
“The few people we killed are insignificant compared to the Nine Dragons Cauldron, aren’t they?” Eliezer Choi continued to smile.
“That’s true!” Billy’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at him.
As he said, although they had also killed Heaven Alliance people, if they could offer the Nine Dragons Cauldron to the Heaven Alliance, those few deaths wouldn’t matter!
“I’m curious, what do you gain from this?” Billy asked.
“Let me explain,” Eliezer Choi began again.
“Our goal at Cloud Court has never been the Nine Dragons Cauldron or the Heaven Book. We know our limits; such Sacred Objects are beyond our capability to possess.”
“Even if we were fortunate enough to obtain these Sacred Objects, we couldn’t keep them and it would bring disaster to Cloud Court!”
“So what do you want?” Billy asked again.
“Have you heard of the Heaven Alliance’s Exclusive Pavilion?” Eliezer Choi countered.
“No,” Billy replied. “What’s that?”
“The Exclusive Pavilion is something the Heaven Alliance recently established. It’s understandable that you haven’t heard of it,” Eliezer Choi responded and added.
“The Exclusive Pavilion is an institution set up by the Heaven Alliance specifically for other forces in the ninth-tier star domain.”
“According to the Heaven Alliance’s rules, any force that can secure a seat in the Exclusive Pavilion can have the Heaven Alliance intervene once for free, regardless of what it is, as long as it’s within their power!”
“Is that so?” Soul Chaser asked. “How do you secure a seat in the Exclusive Pavilion? With Purple Gems?”
“You can indeed use Purple Gems or Obsidian Gems to buy a seat, but it’s an astronomical amount that few forces can afford,” Eliezer Choi replied.
“So more often, it’s about doing tasks for the Heaven Alliance. As long as the Heaven Alliance recognizes the value of the task, they’ll grant a seat in the Exclusive Pavilion.”
After speaking, he paused briefly and added, “You should have heard of Heaven’s Scourge?”
“What do you mean? What does this have to do with Heaven’s Scourge?” White Tiger asked.
Everyone had heard about Heaven’s Scourge back in the seventh-tier star domain but never understood what it was exactly.
“No one knows when Heaven’s Scourge will descend, but everyone knows that its arrival will be catastrophic!” Eliezer Choi continued.
“And then?” White Tiger pressed on.
“Do you know why the Heaven Alliance created the Exclusive Pavilion?” Eliezer Choi asked.
“No,” White Tiger shook his head straightforwardly.
“If there’s any force in the ninth-tier star domain capable of resisting Heaven’s Scourge, it would be none other than the Heaven Alliance!” Eliezer Choi stated again.
“You mean many forces are trying everything to secure a seat in the Exclusive Pavilion to get help from the Heaven Alliance against Heaven’s Scourge?” Casey asked from the side.
“We at Cloud Court are no exception!” Eliezer Choi said calmly.
“No wonder!” Azure Dragon couldn’t help but speak. “The Heaven Alliance has played a clever game!”
Indeed, it was a clever game!
Most people didn’t know what Heaven’s Scourge was or when it would come. The Heaven Alliance was essentially selling anxiety in advance and reaping benefits early on.
“So what’s with proposing marriage for your daughter?” Azure Dragon asked again.
“You should thank Melina for that; she pleaded on your behalf!” Eliezer Choi said and looked at Billy.
“I promised her that if you handed over the Nine Dragons Cauldron, I could plead with the Heaven Alliance for you. But pleading requires a status; if you marry Melina, it would make things much easier.”
“Thank your daughter for me,” Billy smiled faintly and waved his hand. “For her sake, you can leave now.”
“What do you mean?” Eliezer Choi’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“I won’t give you the Nine Dragons Cauldron, nor will I marry your daughter,” Billy said again. “Moreover, you’re no match for me. Leave while I’m still calm.”
“Mr. Billy, I suggest you reconsider,” Eliezer Choi continued. “Although you managed to kill the Assistant Envoy of the Heaven Alliance, you don’t stand much chance against us…”
“Your reliance must be him, right?” Billy said as he pointed to the white-haired old man beside Eliezer Choi.