Chapter 1486 - Awaiting Him
’That Soul Emperor has no beef with me, but with me holding the key to a mini realm, I’m already a target. I would be a fool if I thought that I could negotiate with that Soul Emperor, so the only remaining way is to chase him out without causing him to notice the presence of the spatial gate by leaking this information to the Soul Palace.’
’However, the thing is... I don’t know if that Soul Emperor already found us but is just monitoring us for some reason. No, that’s too naive of a thought. How could Soul Emperor Hadrian Cross let us get away like that? Even if he is supposedly injured, his cultivation is at High-Level Emperor Soul Stage, more than enough to kill me in an instant and take over the Grand Sea Continent and its inheritances.’
’Then... could it really be that I was moving right under his nose without him noticing me or us all this time...?’
Davis contemplated hard as if his life depended on it. He couldn’t afford to be careless and began utilizing his overcautiousness to think of all sorts of scenarios where he might’ve gotten caught or treaded on the border of getting caught by that Soul Emperor.
Fortunately, he never traveled to the ends of the Desolate Plains out of pure curiosity, and he felt like patting his back for that. It truly would’ve been curiosity killing the cat, or there might be another scenario where he might’ve been caught by Soul Emperor Hadrian Cross instead of Soul King Garvin Woller, made into a forced disciple or something worse, a repeat of the time with his nemesis.
He didn’t know which would be better, but he knew there’s nothing good coming from a character who the Soul Palace chased as they were a righteous power, known to be second only to the Four Great Righteous Sects, but they were perhaps even equal. The only difference was they didn’t interfere with other people’s affairs like the Four Great Righteous Sects and maintained their credibility as a righteous power, striking only when heinous wicked path cultivators were on their act.
While Davis was thinking, a question abruptly welled up within him.
"Wait... If you know that Soul Emperor Hadrian Cross was hiding, does that mean that Ancestor Dian Alstreim and Ancestor Tirea Snow knew of it as well?"
Weren’t they a part of the Tripartite Alliance? Surely, Ancestor Xanbas Goldsky wouldn’t have been foolish enough to take on a Soul Emperor by himself if he found him on the Tripartite Alliance Territory.
"... Yes."
Came the answer, causing Davis to confirm his doubts.
He felt dissatisfied by their silence about this matter, but on second thought, considering the damage that this Blood Soul Contract had done to Ancestor Xanbas Goldsky, almost killing him miserably, he understood their silence.
’However, they could’ve still given me a hint or something, at least after they knew that I came from the anomaly located around the Desolate Plains...’
A bit of dissatisfaction still remained.
’Wait... Did they already know that the Soul Emperor wouldn’t be interfering and so felt no need to inform me?’
"Is Soul Emperor Hadrian Cross in closed-door seclusion?" He couldn’t help but ask to confirm his theories.
"... Yes."
"Is it due to the injuries or also due to something else?"
"... Yes, because of the injuries, but also because of hiding from the Soul Palace while it seemed as though he understood the danger of the Calamity Light..."
"Explain more detailedly."
"Isabella, it’s unreasonable to reason with unreasonable people. Don’t bother asking questions like these because they would wholeheartedly feel it is their right."
Davis shook his head before his gaze brightened, "Instead, we deal with unreasonable people by ridding them of their existence. Can’t coexist? Well, they have no need to exist then..."
Isabella’s lips curved, "That’s what I thought as well... I’m glad that you enslaved that trash Xanbas. Personally, I wanted to teach him a lesson because he occasionally saw me with that strange gaze when the Aqua Flood Dragon attacked."
"Hehe," Davis laughed, agreeing with her, "There’s no need to worry about that mindless person anymore. I am ready to play with that trash Elizar Yantra with the evidence I gained. However, there’s an even more pressing matter than these two idiots. There’s a Soul Emperor hiding near the spatial gate to the Grand Sea Continent."
Isabella’s black pupils dilated.
"What!?"
"Well..."
Davis wryly explained his findings through enslaving Ancestor Xanbas Goldsky, causing Isabella to tremble.
"What the... I didn’t think I was running around, unaware that such a person was right above me, capable of finding me anytime..."
"True. I had the same feeling, thinking what might’ve happened if we were found out, but fortunately, it seems like the Calamity Light that’s supposed to bring disaster ruined his agenda to resurface and do whatever evil he might’ve thought about."
Davis raised his palm, "But that’s not where the problem lies anymore... Do we leave him alone to his plans, or leak the information to the Soul Palace, or kill him by ourselves?"
Isabella pondered for a moment before she opened her rosy lips.
"He’s a wicked path cultivator, right?"
"Most likely, yes." Davis nodded, "Otherwise, the entire Soul Palace wouldn’t be hunting down their own who is such a massive asset."
"Then we kill him and take his resources."
Isabella’s eyes turned cold as she raised her fist and clenched.
"It would immensely benefit you. Trust me. I can kill him with my fis-"
"Isabella, we can’t decide so carelessly."
Davis shook his head to her enthusiasm, "I know you can kill him, but if we fail, there’s no catching him. Do you know why he isn’t caught? Because Soul Emperors are too fast to catch that even Peak-Level Ninth Stage Essence Gathering and Body Cultivation Powerhouses would find it difficult to keep up with them, and most importantly, they have mysterious attacking methods, Spirit Formations I have never heard of. If we take him on at his hideout, we may even fall at a disadvantage."
"For these reasons, not even the Patriarchs or the Ancestors of the Dragon Families would be willing to offend him."
Davis advised before he pursed his lips with a smile.
"However..."