Starforce Warriors-Chapter 919: Holy Ruins (2)

Li Xiaofei understood that point. When he had fought the real Death God's Eye Delta, he had discovered that although the other party possessed a somewhat human form, its fighting style leaned heavily toward the Primal Faction. It relied more on innate speed, strength, reflexes, and instinct. Even when it used techniques, they only had the form but lacked the spirit.

The Reapers simply could not cultivate human techniques. This had always been one of the main reasons why, even after countless years of war, they had never been able to completely defeat humanity. In short, they were a warlike yet highly curious race.

Li Xiaofei felt that freeing the testing grounds had now become an imperative mission. Otherwise, if the Reapers really discovered something significant, wouldn’t that spell disaster for humanity?

“I want you to promise not to attack Testing Ground Number Seven, and to cover up everything that happened there,” said Li Xiaofei.

“Fine.” Wei Xiaotian agreed without hesitation.

Li Xiaofei immediately felt a bit uncertain and thought, He agreed so quickly, is it a trick?

Wei Xiaotian immediately saw through what he was thinking and said helplessly, “Hall Master Xiaofei, you really don’t have to always think of me as such a bad guy. Even though I’m wearing a Reaper’s form, my heart is still that of a human. My plans and actions will always prioritize the interests of the human race.”

Li Xiaofei snorted coldly as he simply didn’t believe it.

“All right.” Wei Xiaotian suddenly smiled and said, “Actually, no matter how Testing Ground Number Seven changes, it has always been under the control of the human race. Even with your outside intervention, it doesn’t affect the value of the experiment itself. For the Reaper faction, this actually gives them an even better experimental target. They also want to see whether Testing Ground Number Seven might evolve along a path that no other testing ground has ever seen after interference from someone like you.”

Li Xiaofei and Liu Shaji’s involvement had been an accident. But it was also something allowed by the experimental rules. So Wei Xiaotian had no reason to worry about leaks.

Li Xiaofei thought for a moment and understood what he meant. In that case, there really was no need to worry too much.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll wait for your news,” nodded Li Xiaofei.

After thinking for a while, he asked, “Since you’ve infiltrated them for so long, you must have a good understanding of the hierarchy within the Reaper faction, right?”

Wei Xiaotian complained, “The moment we meet, you want to squeeze me dry, huh?”

Li Xiaofei said, “Since we’ve decided to cooperate, knowing more information would benefit our plans, wouldn’t it?”

Wei Xiaotian touched his nose and said, “Fine, you make sense.”

He thought for a moment and began to explain.

“From what I know, the hierarchy within the Reaper faction is very simple. At the top are the Two Ancestors, called the Ancestor of Wisdom and the Ancestor of Strength. They are the two great progenitors of the Wisdom Faction and the Primal Faction.

“Legend has it that these two ancestors emerged from the Holy Ruins. They are the origin of the Reaper faction. Below the Two Ancestors are the Three Emperors and the Four Sovereigns. The Three Emperors are stronger than the Four Sovereigns.

“They are terrifyingly strong, and possessing an Emperor’s weapon alone wouldn’t be enough to challenge them. If you encounter them, you must be extremely cautious. Below them are the Kings. The Kings are divided into Royal Kings and Ordinary Kings.

“There are roughly several hundred Royal Kings. There are several hundred thousand Ordinary Kings. Below the Kings are the Dukes. Below the Dukes are the Marquises. Below the Marquises are the Generals and Ministers.

“The total number of Kings, Dukes, Marquises, Generals, and Ministers is enormous, reaching into the billions. And I am one of them.”

Wei Xiaotian explained all of this in great detail.

Li Xiaofei quickly compared everything in his mind and couldn’t help but secretly take a deep breath.

The Delta that Wei Xiaotian had disguised himself as, the Death God’s Eye Delta, possessed the strength of the Seven Transformation Realm and commanded countless fleets and beasts, with experts everywhere and strong warriors like rain.

Such a force, placed within the human race, would absolutely dominate an entire military district. Yet humans only had about a hundred large military districts. However, in the Reaper faction, Delta and his subordinates were just one part in a billion. When he considered this comparison, Li Xiaofei felt another wave of worry for his race.

At the same time, a question arose in his heart, Given such a huge disparity, how had humanity managed to hold on for so long?

Perhaps it was because of the Five Immortal Emperors who defied the heavens and changed fate.

Li Xiaofei asked, “Do you have any other detailed information?”

Wei Xiaotian raised his hand. A stream of Single-Dao light flew toward Li Xiaofei. Li Xiaofei reached out and caught it. It was a jade slip that contained even more information about the Reapers and the Holy Ruins.

Li Xiaofei accepted it, looked at Wei Xiaotian, and asked, “With such thorough preparations, you must have known I would come to you, and you had already prepared to accompany me to the Holy Ruins, right?”

Wei Xiaotian neither confirmed nor denied it.

Li Xiaofei did not press further and said, “I’ll go visit the other testing grounds you mentioned in the next few days. Once your application is approved, send word to me at any time.”

“Suit yourself,” Wei Xiaotian replied.

Li Xiaofei nodded, put away the Blood-Drinking Sword, and turned to walk out of the great hall.

“Hey? You’re leaving already?” Wei Xiaotian suddenly stood up and said cheekily, “Don’t be in such a rush. Since you’re a guest, I prepared a banquet here in the King’s Palace to welcome you and wash away the dust.”

“Who cares about your so-called delicacies?” Liu Shaji said disdainfully, “I advise you to behave yourself and stop playing your tricks... Let’s go.”

He followed Li Xiaofei out. Wei Xiaotian shrugged and spread his hands.

He muttered to himself with great regret, “What a pity. I even prepared so much fine wine, all of it King’s tribute. Looks like I’ll have to drink it all by myself...”

Before his words even faded into the air.

Whoosh.

Liu Shaji appeared like a ghost in front of Wei Xiaotian.

“Alright then. Considering your sincerity, I agree. I’ll give you some face and stay behind to have a drink with you,” Liu Shaji said with utmost seriousness.

At the door of the great hall, Li Xiaofei paused and turned back helplessly. His eyes met Liu Shaji’s.

“Just now, I suddenly felt like this kid is extremely cunning and devious, so I must stay on guard. Brother Li, let me be the bait and remain in the most dangerous place to monitor him. I will prevent him from playing any tricks behind our backs.” He spoke with righteous conviction.

Li Xiaofei was speechless.

“Alright then,” said Li Xiaofei. He turned and left.

Although he could see that Liu Shaji was staying for the wine, it was fine to let him stay. Liu Shaji’s strength had recovered quickly, so there was no need to worry about him encountering any danger. It would also give him a chance to probe Wei Xiaotian’s true motives.

***

Testing Ground Number Four.

It was another continent floating in the void. This one had twin suns and twin moons. Its gravity, ecology, and environment were identical to those of Earth. There were also humans living in this world.

However, unlike Testing Ground Number Seven, there were no cultivators here. It was an entirely ordinary and normal world. There were three nations who fought one another, each seeking to unify the entire world.

Li Xiaofei walked through the world but found no traces of the Reapers. The Death God's Eye clan had not interfered with this relatively ‘primitive’ world, allowing it to develop naturally.

Li Xiaofei even discovered many Jurassic fossils in the rock layers and ancient ruins, a detail that made no scientific sense, since the entire continent had definitely been created no more than a thousand years ago.

“This must be the Reapers’ arrangement. They put real effort into constructing these testing ground worlds, considering every detail and even fabricating a history for the world.”

Li Xiaofei believed that if nothing unexpected happened, the Reapers might really observe this world for thousands of years, watching it progress from the feudal era to a technological civilization, and then watch how humans discovered those ruins and fossils to piece together their history.

Li Xiaofei stayed in this testing ground for two days. He did not interfere in the wars between the three nations. But he did take on three disciples, one from each nation.

He taught each of them differently. Through the technique of Enlightenment in a Dream, he created dream realms to pass on his teachings.

It was as if these three had suddenly received the teachings of an immortal, achieving significant progress overnight. They would eventually awaken to these teachings.

Li Xiaofei had carefully examined the three and felt confident in their character and talent. One day, when they awakened, he would return to this continent and transform it.

Afterwards, Li Xiaofei continued to travel to Testing Ground Ten and Sixteen in the same manner. Testing Ground Ten had already entered the modern civilization era. Unlike the previous continents, this was a truly habitable planet, with its own sun and moon.

If not for the fact that the surrounding star systems were completely different and the distribution of oceans and landmasses on the planet were also completely different, Li Xiaofei would have really believed this was Earth projected into another part of the cosmos.