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Chapter 954: Chapter 954: Peak Prosperity Brings Decline
Ever since the Dark Rising Organization publicly challenged All Celestial Divine Beings and seized the Desire Realm from their hands, the ranks of All Celestial Divine Beings seemed to explode exponentially, with numbers rising crazily.
Those who had been with Dark Star for thousands of years, with considerable power and status, began to develop a sense of vanity.
In taking the Desire Realm, they only saw the immense power of Dark Rising and ignored the fact that All Celestial Divine Beings were not incapable but were calculating their own interests, not giving their all.
Allowing Dark Rising to seize the Desire Realm was merely a way for Divine Beings from different paths than the Immortal King to balance the power of the Immortal King.
Dragon Queen expressed her concern, and Xiyue understood.
Once achieving certain success, becoming complacent is part of human nature.
"The mission Lin Yi undertook this time is not particularly difficult. The reward for the mission increases with the difficulty. According to system evaluation, the task of reclaiming the defense line would offer at most a reward of five Source Power Elixirs."
"Those capable members who could single-handedly accomplish this defense task are unwilling to do it, knowing that the three Upper-Rank Gods with complementary skills have the capability to overturn their plans and cause mission failure."
Compared to the rules set by All Celestial Divine Beings, Dark Rising members face no severe punishment for failing a mission.
"If such a task was offered earlier, countless people would have scrambled to do it."
With a gentle smile, Xiyue patiently listened to Dragon Queen’s words.
Dragon Queen, despite her old age, enjoyed talking with young people, especially with someone like Xiyue who could understand the complexities involved, really helps to relax one’s mood.
"Dragon Queen, life is unpredictable, and everything waxes and wanes. If Dark Rising doesn’t suffer some losses, members won’t see All Celestial Divine Beings as formidable enemies."
Often beside Lin Yi, Xiyue’s insights were naturally broad.
How could she fail to see the current situation?
Upon hearing Xiyue’s words, Dragon Queen suddenly realized she had underestimated this young woman.
She truly didn’t expect that this girl would have such insight and a broad perspective, far wiser than the typical skilled stealth practitioner.
"Young lady, after telling you so much, I wonder if you’re willing to join us and become one of us. Sometimes, small steps leading to big progress is a way of advancement."
Xiyue nodded.
Where Lin Yi is, there she will be.
Becoming a part of Dark Star allows one to undertake tasks and gain corresponding rewards, plus acquire experience from real combat to enhance one’s power. Such a good opportunity, why decline?
Therefore, Xiyue smoothly accepted the ring engraved with the word "申" from the Dragon Queen.
This level, within Dark Star, is only considered the lowest level category, though this posed no concern for Xiyue.
Sometimes, the level symbolizes nothing more than a degree of status.
Currently, Xiyue’s Divine Power Level isn’t high, but when she goes all out, there are less than half the members in Dark Rising who could claim to have the ability to defeat Xiyue.
Dragon Queen just wanted to tell Xiyue that upgrading the ring was not a difficult endeavor, intending to reassure her, but before she could speak, she sensed a familiar presence.
Indeed, Lin Yi was back.
Lin Yi returned this time to take Ao Shu and Xiyue away.
After patching the breach made by All Celestial Divine Beings, Lin Yi clearly realized something, that Dark Rising Headquarters was not entirely safe either.
Just three Upper-Rank Gods with varying strength managed to tear open the defense line of the Desire Realm for such a long period. If more powerful Upper-Rank Gods came, who knows what chaos might ensue?
This concern, Lin Yi did not share with Dragon Queen.
Instead, he spoke to Dragon Queen of wanting to earn more resources.
Planet.
After Lin Yi reported the mission results upward, the Dark Rising Organization immediately dispatched several veteran members to continue guarding.
Dark Rising’s veterans were quite displeased with this.
After Dark Rising’s rise, within the organization, they lived the high life, enjoying their days joyful and carefree.
"You know, that kid receiving an ugly graded ring wasn’t entirely due to connections. To conquer these three planets and over a thousand Divine Soldiers with his strength alone, do you have such confidence?"
A man with scales on his face surveyed the 501 Planet’s environment, speaking to his female companion.
Her figure graceful, charm abundant.
Wrapped in a purple chiffon dress, the woman’s aura was elevated to ethereal levels.
"This 501 Planet almost shows no signs of conflict, clearly proving Lin Yi didn’t exert much effort to settle things, and the data shows he’s only twenty years old. Is this reasonable?"
With a serious expression, the woman analyzed the surrounding environment intently.
"As for your claim that we could easily handle three low-level Upper-Rank Gods, such a feat is indeed within reach for us."
Once she finished, the woman took out her Dark Star Ring, with the word "丑" clearly engraved on it.
This indicated that her rank within Dark Star was indeed not low.
Her abilities were fully deserving of the bold words she just declared.
Her delicate hand grasped the ring tightly.
Then, the woman unleashed her Divine Power, strong and lush.
The man with scales on his face saw her intentions immediately and followed suit.
The woman’s thoughts shifted, and a Communication Spirit Crystal emerged from her personal space.
After a few seconds ticking away, a pale blue holographic projection appeared before the pair.
"Miss Luo, you certainly keep your promises. I see from your location that you’ve arrived on the 501 Planet."
On the other side of the Communication Spirit Crystal was a muscular middle-aged man.
Naked to the waist, his sculpted muscles appeared fierce, exuding a powerful strength.
"Kleben, as one of All Gods, to go to such lengths to contact me, what do you wish to discuss? You should know our stances differ."
Different stances? Is there really such a firm stance?
Men die for wealth, birds for food.
Even if one attunes and becomes a divine being, shedding the mortal for the divine, human nature remains indelible.
Luo Bingxin is no exception.
As a member of Dark Rising, the effort spent guarded the so-called defense line only because Kleben offered something too good to resist that piqued Luo Bingxin’s interest.
On the other side of the Communication Spirit Crystal, Kleben chuckled, signaling his subordinates to bring forth a delicate vessel, and then, right before Luo Bingxin’s eyes, poured its contents onto the table.
One by one, ice-blue, crystal-clear pills, bursting with chilling mist, rolled out.
Kleben touched them and instantly shivered.
He waved his now frozen fingers in front of Luo Bingxin.
"This is the Nine Nether Ice Heart Pill refined from the water of Nine Nether River, capable of solving Miss Luo’s major problems. I have sixteen here, and if you need more, we can keep refining them since we possess the pill formula."
"So, consider collaborating?"