After hearing the phantom's words, Li Xiaotian's eyes flashed. It seemed cooperating with the God Eater race would bring him no harm.
Instead, it would lighten his burden significantly.
However! Did good things fall from the sky for no reason?
The two parties were cooperating, but Li Xiaotian himself had not paid any price.
Furthermore, Li Xiaotian's enemies were not just the Ancient God tribe, but the entire Savage Continent!
He could expect to be besieged by at least a dozen overlords.
The God Eater race joining forces with him was supposedly to avenge the Ancient God tribe, but even if they succeeded, they would have offended the other powers of the Savage Continent.
This would be too costly for them.
Li Xiaotian's eyes flickered. This mode of cooperation was clearly abnormal, yet he couldn't fathom the true intentions of the God Eater race.
Perhaps they were genuinely seeking revenge.
“Lord Li, what do you think? If you agree, when the war domain entrance returns to normal, our clan leader will infiltrate and join forces with you.” The phantom asked, his tone full of expectation.
“Then let’s join forces. I don’t seem to have any reason to refuse.”
Li Xiaotian said with a smile, his eyes playful.
No matter what the God Eater race's objective was, if they could help him fight a common enemy, why should he refuse?
Of course, if the God Eater race truly had other intentions, he wasn't one to be trifled with either.
“That’s excellent, Lord Li. I believe you will be happy with your decision!”
The phantom said excitedly, bowing to Li Xiaotian again in thanks.
“Then I shall take my leave.”
The phantom bid farewell and gradually disappeared from the ground. Even though Li Xiaotian’s divine sense was locked onto him, he couldn't discern how he vanished.
The phantom’s body seemed to merge with the ground, using it as cover to depart.
“Strange.”
Li Xiaotian murmured. It appeared the other party had the ability to completely shield him, suggesting that his initial discovery of the phantom might have been intentional.
“Roar, Li Xiaotian, this being is not simple, and this cooperation they speak of, I feel uneasy about it.”
The Dragon Horse grumbled, its eyes filled with suspicion.
“They must have other motives, and this motive is definitely related to you, but what it is, is unclear. However, their cooperation with you is indeed helpful.”
Qing Lin spoke slowly, her expression complex.
Even though she knew she could no longer return to the Ancient God tribe, she still had feelings for it.
Now, witnessing the appearance of the God Eater race and their alliance with Li Xiaotian, it was extremely disadvantageous to the Ancient God tribe.
Therefore, she felt some worry and hesitation.
“It’s alright. We’ll face whatever comes. I also have my trump cards.”
Li Xiaotian said with a smile, completely unconcerned.
“What do we do next?”
The Dragon Horse asked instinctively.
“Next?”
Li Xiaotian's eyes flickered. He sensed the level of chaos in the war domain space, a smile tugged at the corner of his lips, and then he looked at the Dragon Horse.
“Next, I’ll collect a debt for you.”
Late that night, a shocking surge of battle fluctuations erupted in a certain area of the war domain, but it was short-lived, disappearing after a few minutes.
In a cave, Li Xiaotian casually tossed aside the semi-crippled East Heavenly King of the Black-Clad Alliance, his expression indifferent.
“Roar! Old fellow, do you remember this seat?”
The Dragon Horse roared, pouncing forward and stomping on the East Heavenly King with a hoof, then continuing to roar.
“Surprised? Shocked? Didn’t this seat say it would get even sooner or later? Didn’t expect this seat to be so fast, did you?”
“Roar! Pay up! A drop of this seat’s Ancient God essence blood! If you hadn’t gone too far back then, would this seat have wasted a drop of Ancient God essence blood?”
The East Heavenly King struggled, letting out unwilling and furious roars. Especially upon hearing the Dragon Horse’s words, his eyes were filled with killing intent, humiliation, and some confusion and surprise.
“You provoked this Heavenly King first, why couldn’t this Heavenly King retaliate? Why should the essence blood you wasted to escape be counted against this Heavenly King? Also, do you really think this Heavenly King knows nothing? Can’t you distinguish between essence blood burst and ordinary divine blood burst?”
The East Heavenly King shouted, unwilling and deeply humiliated.
He was hiding to recuperate, only to be disturbed repeatedly.
Of course, this time, what shocked and terrified him even more was that the one who attacked was actually Li Xiaotian!!!
“Li Xiaotian, you’ve already provoked the Ancient God tribe and can barely protect yourself, and now you’re senselessly provoking my Black-Clad Alliance. Do you really think a Golden Body expert is invincible?”
The East Heavenly King yelled at Li Xiaotian, fear and anger churning within him.
“Roar! Shut up, and pay up quickly! It’s uncertain if you’ll survive today, yet you dare worry about others?”
The Dragon Horse roared, tapping the East Heavenly King on the back of the head with a hoof, its words arrogant.
“Ahhh!!! Beast, you’re courting death!!!”
The East Heavenly King roared, but was powerless to resist, only able to endure the humiliation.
Just then, Qing Lin, who was beside them, stepped forward, waved her sleeve, and lifted the East Heavenly King’s veil.
“It’s you!!!”
Upon seeing the East Heavenly King’s appearance, Qing Lin subconsciously exclaimed, her tone filled with surprise, shock, and hatred.
“Who are you? Why do you know this King?”
The East Heavenly King quickly spoke, his voice showing a hint of panic.
“The Ancient God tribe, the previous Ninth Divine General!!! You weren’t dead? Why did you secretly join the Black-Clad Alliance?”
Qing Lin’s face turned ashen as she stared intently at the East Heavenly King.
Hearing this, even Li Xiaotian, who had not been paying attention, was slightly surprised. The people of the Ancient God tribe were so proud; would they stoop to becoming members of the Black-Clad Alliance?
As for the Dragon Horse, it was nonchalant, merely rummaging through the East Heavenly King’s belongings.
The East Heavenly King was stunned, his eyes filled with shock, but then boiling with killing intent.
He wanted to kill the green-clothed woman before him; his identity could not be exposed!!!
Unfortunately, he could only think about it.
“You’ve mistaken me. This Heavenly King is a lone cultivator and has no relation to the Ancient God tribe. Moreover, if this King were truly the Ninth Divine General of the Ancient God tribe, why would I fancy an obscure Black-Clad Alliance?”
The East Heavenly King spoke, hastily distancing himself from the Ancient God tribe.
“You died from severe injuries. The Divine Lord himself held your funeral back then. I never expected you to still be alive and become a Heavenly King of the Black-Clad Alliance.”
Qing Lin murmured to herself, her expression filled with complexity, giving the impression of extreme fluster.
“Did you join the Black-Clad Alliance of your own volition, or was it the tribe’s decision?”
Qing Lin then gritted her teeth and asked again.
The East Heavenly King was truly confused now. He had intended to bluff his way through, but hearing Qing Lin speak so precisely made him a bit flustered.
“I am also from the Ancient God tribe. When you died, I was still young, but I knew your son, Gu Zheng.”
Qing Lin added.
At this moment, the East Heavenly King’s face changed drastically, for he had never expected to be discovered by someone from his tribe.
Recalling his current identity, a flicker of apprehension flashed in his eyes. He could not be exposed, nor could the world know all this!
“Buzz!”
Suddenly, the East Heavenly King’s body trembled. He wanted to self-detonate.
“Hmph!”
But who would have thought a cold snort would sound, instantly destroying all fluctuations within the East Heavenly King and directly destroying his dantian.
The East Heavenly King was crippled!
“You think it’s childish to try and self-detonate in front of me?”
Li Xiaotian said faintly, now also interested in the East Heavenly King.
Anything related to the Ancient God tribe piqued his interest, and judging by the East Heavenly King’s anxious attempt to self-detonate and destroy himself, it seemed there was indeed some connection between the Ancient God tribe and the Black-Clad Alliance.
“Damn it!!! Li Xiaotian, if you have the guts, kill me. What kind of expert is this, torturing me like this?”
The East Heavenly King roared, his eyes filled with fury. He was trying to provoke Li Xiaotian.
“Heh heh, I know you’re not afraid of death, but I wonder if your son is afraid of death?”
Li Xiaotian said with a cold laugh.
Hearing this, the East Heavenly King’s face instantly turned pale. He glared fiercely at Qing Lin and cursed.
“Bitch! Do you know what you’re doing? You’ve done something foolish!! How could the tribe raise such an idiot like you!!!”
Qing Lin did not respond, merely standing there frozen, her eyes filled with disbelief. With her intelligence, she should have guessed something.
Li Xiaotian glanced at Qing Lin, shook his head slightly, then walked up to the East Heavenly King and said plainly.
“Stop struggling. You should understand that I won’t let you die.”