Chapter 129: Star-Region Level Slaves

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The situation at that moment was, in fact, extremely perilous. Every cultivator aboard the cosmic warship behind them had already been killed, and the enormous passenger vessel had been entirely corroded and devoured by parasitic creatures.

All the parasitic creatures had surrounded Blue Sky and Qipeng. If Blue Sky had not discovered that his Origin Universe was recovering at an astonishing rate, he would never have dared delay matters like this.

“Hurry up and enslave Qipeng. Once it’s done, break out with all your strength. Don’t assume that your recovery ability makes you invincible. Don’t forget—there’s still a Gold-Eroding race mother nearby!” Bai’s warning cut through Blue Sky’s self-satisfaction. “Although the Gold-Eroding mother doesn’t possess much offensive power, it’s incredibly fast. You’re completely surrounded by parasitic creatures now. At your current speed of breaking through, if the Gold-Eroding mother keeps following you, you’ll never escape the swarm!”

“Even if you activate the flight mode of the Blazing Xin Divine Armor, you won’t have the chance to accelerate and perform a spatial jump while breaking through the swarm. The nearest life planet is still hundreds of thousands of light-years away. Are you planning to fly there the whole way?”

“Forget about flying there. Once you activate flight mode, if you can’t perform a spatial jump for a prolonged period, you won’t be able to escape the pursuit of the Origin Mist Empire!”

“When that happens, forget Earth—you won’t even be able to protect yourself!”

Bai’s words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly jolting Blue Sky awake. His mind trembled, and the ecstasy he had been feeling turned into terror. Only then did he realize the problem.

There was still a Gold-Eroding mother!

After wasting so much time with Qipeng, they had once again returned to the center of the swarm, so to speak. If the Gold-Eroding mother continued following him, then every bit of ground he gained would immediately be filled by more parasitic creatures. In the end, he still would not be able to break through their encirclement.

At that thought, Blue Sky immediately lost all interest in gloating. He hurriedly directed the Soul Suppressing Seed from afar to invade Qipeng’s soul, while first attempting to break through with all his strength.

No wonder the Soul Suppressing Seed was so miraculous. Once its victim had lost the ability to resist, even an immortal god could be enslaved!

After witnessing the Soul Suppressing Seed take effect within Qipeng’s soul, Blue Sky finally understood why.

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It turned out that once the Soul Suppressing Seed entered another person’s soul, it instantly merged with it, assimilating itself into the victim’s soul. After the assimilation was complete, the Soul Suppressing Seed began to display its effects. From the deepest and most fundamental part of the victim’s soul, a thought of absolute loyalty to the seed’s master would arise.

This thought was not forcibly imposed. It was an instinctive impulse that the enslaved person generated of their own accord. Unless the master dispelled the Soul Suppressing Seed, its enslavement effect was virtually impossible to undo.

“Master.”

Once the Soul Suppressing Seed had assimilated with Qipeng’s soul, Qipeng finally regained consciousness. The instant he opened his eyes, he looked toward Blue Sky, completely ignoring the attacks of the surrounding parasitic creatures as he bowed respectfully.

“Kill the parasitic creatures with all your strength!” Blue Sky ordered.

If he had not continually killed the parasitic creatures attacking Qipeng, Qipeng would probably have been devoured by countless creatures long ago.

“Yes!”

Qipeng obeyed at once and launched his attack. This time, the force behind it was entirely different. Since Blue Sky had ordered him to use his full strength, he had no choice but to do so. With a single slash, a blade radiance nearly a hundred yards long swept out, killing vast numbers of parasitic creatures in an instant.

Blue Sky nodded in satisfaction, though he also felt a lingering fear. Qipeng was, after all, a Starfield-level expert, and his strength was truly formidable. If Blue Sky had not been lucky enough to successfully cultivate the first layer of the Soul Suppressing Tower, he would have possessed not the slightest power to resist Qipeng.

Blue Sky then examined the situation more carefully, only to discover that he possessed control over the Soul Suppressing Seed, but not direct control over Qipeng himself. In other words, he could order Qipeng to raise his hand, but he could not directly control Qipeng’s body and lift the hand for him.

Deeply puzzled, he asked, “Bai, why can I only order him to do things instead of directly controlling his body? The Soul Suppressing Seed isn’t as powerful as I imagined.”

“Look at you, being foolish again. The person controlled by the Soul Suppressing Seed is absolutely loyal to you. Isn’t that enough? Why would you need to control his body directly?” Bai replied, utterly speechless.

“Uh… Why wouldn’t I want to control his body? Wouldn’t complete control be better?” Blue Sky was even more confused.

“...Where did that cleverness you used to trick Qipeng just now go? Let me ask you this: would you rather have an immortal god slave who possesses his own consciousness and is absolutely loyal to you, or an immortal god slave with no self-awareness who requires your complete control?” Bai said disdainfully. “Do you understand the power of an immortal god? Do you know how to use it? Or do you intend to control an immortal god and make him fight others hand-to-hand?”

“The preciousness of the Soul Suppressing Seed lies in the fact that, apart from absolute loyalty to the master, the enslaved person remains completely normal in every other respect. They retain their own thoughts and emotions and can display one hundred percent of their strength. Yet in your eyes, it has somehow become ineffective?”

“...”

Blue Sky was speechless. His thoughts truly had failed to make the turn. After hearing Bai’s explanation, however, everything suddenly became clear.

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That was indeed the truth. No one understood himself better than himself—not only in the use of power, but also in every kind of combat technique and secret art. Everyone had their own fighting style and habits.

As Qipeng’s slave, all that mattered was that he remain absolutely loyal to Blue Sky. If Blue Sky were to control him completely, Qipeng might actually be unable to display the full extent of his combat strength.

Next, as Qipeng unleashed the full power of a Starfield-level expert, the swarm nearby fell silent for a moment, and an enormous area was cleared. Blue Sky stared in astonishment.

This fellow was impressive!

He was, after all, a Starfield-level expert. He expended cosmic stellar energy as though it cost him nothing, spending it as freely as he pleased.

However, the delight on Blue Sky’s face did not last long, because he heard an extremely unpleasant roar.

As vast numbers of parasitic creatures died, the Gold-Eroding mother in the distance seemed to be enraged. It let out a series of shrill roars, while the edge of the enormous pit began to writhe disgustingly. Then even more parasitic creatures poured out...

“This won’t do... We can’t go on like this. That damned Gold-Eroding mother is practically a bug in the system, and there are far too many parasites! Why does it feel as though they’re endless?” Blue Sky said gloomily.

“You don’t understand. The reason the Gold-Eroding race can become one of the great powers in the universe is precisely because of its swarm tactics...” Bai spoke in a similarly depressed tone. “As far as top-tier combat power goes, the Gold-Eroding race amounts to very little. Forget immortal gods—even Creation-level Gold-Eroding beings are exceedingly rare, practically as scarce as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. But their parasitic creatures are simply too disgusting. Every parasitic creature spawned by a Creation-level Gold-Eroding being possesses strength roughly equivalent to that of a Universe-level expert.”

“Can you imagine the scene...? Hundreds of thousands, even tens of millions, of parasitic creatures comparable to Universe-level experts, fearless of death, surging forth like a tide and sweeping away every obstacle in their path. And even after they are killed, endless corrosive matter remains behind... It is nothing short of a disaster on earth...”