Chapter 351: One woman, two betrothals?

Morale is just that critical!

When morale is low, everyone thinks of fleeing; even if they manage to unleash seventy or eighty percent of their combat power, that's considered excellent.

When morale is high, ten percent of combat power can strike with twelve percent of force.

Especially the four alien Sixth Tier experts who had been slacking off previously—after Xu Jin's outburst, they were more desperate than anyone else, and when it came to slaughtering the fleeing aliens, they were more ruthless and faster than anyone.

In this battle, eight Sixth Tier aliens were beheaded, and three were captured with heavy injuries.

Over a hundred Fifth Tier aliens were beheaded, and seventeen were captured.

Over a thousand Fourth Tier aliens were beheaded, and over a hundred were captured.

The captured Fourth and Fifth Tier aliens were all handed over to the human elites under Ji Cheng of Hongli City to be controlled in layers and tiers, instantly strengthening the forces under Ji Cheng's command.

As for the three Sixth Tier aliens, the normal procedure was to force them to surrender and then control their spirits, which could also strengthen the power of Ji Cheng, the Domain Lord.

However, Ji Cheng was currently considering how to deal with those four wavering aliens.

To deal with them or not?

There was also the disposal of the post-battle spoils.

Not to mention anything else, just the Star Cores dug out, and the scales and hides stripped from the Fire Scale and Rock Armor tribes, were all wealth, let alone the captured loot.

If this were in the past, Ji Cheng would naturally have made the decision alone.

But this time, Ji Cheng did not rush to arrange things; instead, after the battle ended, he specifically invited Xu Jin—that is, Qi Qi Tian Sheng!

Privately, however, Ji Cheng had been inquiring with Cui Zhongguang, Ning Yuchan, and Ji Hongli about the background of Qi Qi Tian Sheng, also known as Xu Jin.

Fourth Tier, Seventh Layer, yet possessing the combat power to instantly kill a Sixth Tier, Seventh Layer alien.

Such a figure was the only one Ji Cheng had ever seen in his life.

Even if one were to stretch the timeline, one could not find many in the vast historical records.

The Master of Star-Plucking Tower from three thousand years ago was rumored to have had such a combat record.

But that was a legend from around three thousand years ago; passed down over and over, who knew what it had become.

But regardless, Qi Qi Tian Sheng's opinion was absolutely worthy of his respect.

In extraterritorial warfare, most of the time, the strong are respected.

Very quickly, Ji Cheng received the replies.

Commandant Cui Zhongguang's reply was that he was a powerful rogue cultivator with a mysterious background.

Ning Yuchan's reply was only six words: Absolutely can be trusted.

The strangest reply, however, was from his daughter, Ji Hongli.

"Father, just discuss it with him; he won't harm you. No matter what, you won't be at a disadvantage."

What a thing to say.

What did she mean by "no matter what, he won't be at a disadvantage"?

Ji Cheng felt that Ji Hongli's thinking was not right.

Although this Qi Qi Tian Sheng was very outstanding, and he liked him very much too.

Even if it weren't for the existing marriage contract, he would have wanted Qi Qi Tian Sheng to be his son-in-law.

But a marriage contract is a marriage contract!

It was set by the old man, and Ji Hongli had agreed to it at the time. Now, no matter how outstanding or dazzling this Qi Qi Tian Sheng was, one could not go back on it.

Ji Cheng had already decided that once the war eased slightly, he had to properly educate this little girl; this line of thinking could not be allowed to take root!

Afterward, he had to find a way to separate Hongli and Qi Qi Tian Sheng.

This Qi Qi Tian Sheng was too dazzling; young girls are easily infatuated.

If Ji Hongli really got the idea of breaking the marriage contract, that would be difficult!

The in-laws had already been brought to this star domain for a long time.

"Young Hero Qi, how do you think the spoils should be distributed?"

In this battle, if not for Xu Jin, Hongli City would likely have been slaughtered by the aliens. Naturally, the post-battle distribution had to follow Qi Qi Tian Sheng's opinion.

As Ji Cheng said this, Li Zhen and Hou Yunzhang both looked at Xu Jin with expectant eyes.

In this battle, three people from the two mercenary squads had died, and everyone else was injured.

Naturally, they hoped for a larger share of the spoils.

"These captives, including the Sixth Tier ones, will be left to the Domain Lord to deal with!" Xu Jin stated his first opinion.

"Young Master Qi is generous!"

Ji Cheng stood up to express his gratitude.

If Xu Jin had really haggled with him over these captives, selling them to him for some jade talismans or heavenly treasures, it would have been acceptable.

"I have a use for the Sixth Tier Star Cores; they all belong to me." Xu Jin looked at Li Zhen and Hou Yunzhang.

The two hurriedly shook their heads, indicating they had no objections.

They didn't dare to have objections!

In the previous battle, they were all heavily injured, and half of them were critically wounded!

If Xu Jin hadn't personally treated them, many of their injuries would have required mid-tier star healing to recover.

Using a mid-tier star healing would have likely cost half their reward for this mission.

Since Xu Jin treated them for free, how could they dare to have any objections!

"For the remaining loot, the mercenary squads take thirty percent, Commandant Cui and his subordinates take thirty percent, and you, Domain Lord, distribute the rest!"

This made Li Zhen and Hou Yunzhang overjoyed.

Usually, they could only get at most twenty percent; now, they got an extra ten percent.

The key was that so much loot was obtained because of Xu Jin.

For a moment, the Fifth Tier members of the mercenary squads gave Xu Jin a thumbs-up!

For such a major battle, getting an extra ten percent of the harvest was an astronomical gain for them, securing their cultivation resources for the next half a year or even a year.

"Young Hero Qi, how do you think these four Sixth Tier aliens should be dealt with?" Ji Cheng briefly explained the previous situation to Xu Jin and asked for his opinion, also out of respect for Xu Jin's opinion.

"This is simple. The Domain Lord is currently in need of manpower, so it is not yet appropriate to execute these aliens. However, such flip-flopping must be punished. Leave them to me to handle.

I guarantee the Domain Lord will find them much easier to use in the future!" Xu Jin said.

"This..."

Ji Cheng had only intended to ask for an opinion and didn't expect Xu Jin to take full responsibility. Just as he was hesitating, his daughter Ji Hongli's voice transmission sounded in his mind: "Father, just do as Senior Brother Qi says."

This made Ji Cheng's expression stiffen!

She had developed feelings!

This is bad!

Must hurry!

The marriage contract was already established, and the in-laws were right there in the manor; this kind of thing could not happen!

Ji Cheng had already decided that his daughter needed to be disciplined sooner!

In fact, the reason Xu Jin took full responsibility was also because of Ji Cheng's identity.

Ji Cheng didn't know who he was, but he knew who Ji Cheng was!

At the very least, he was his father-in-law in name.

His father was still staying here.

He had to manage things for this man, to make him as stable as Mount Tai within the Huashi Star Domain!

It could also be considered as ensuring the safety of his father and sister!

"In that case, very well, then leave it to Young Hero Qi."

Not long after, Xu Jin began to process these Sixth Tier aliens one by one, especially the few just captured.

This was also one of the reasons he had volunteered to process them.

First, he had to interrogate them for relevant intelligence regarding the connection between this star domain and the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven.

The result was that it was still in the process of connecting; they didn't know exactly how long it would take to succeed, but it should be soon.

The reason the Earth Lei Lingwang brought them to attack the city was mainly because that Holy Clan envoy had spoken.

After the connection succeeded, they were to use humans as blood sacrifices to the Ancestral God to celebrate the glory of the Eight Desolations Ancestral God shining once again upon this world, which was why the Earth Lei Lingwang had received orders to come.

"Already able to contact that Holy Clan envoy?" Xu Jin frowned.

"My Lord, more than that; above that Heavenly River, we have already been able to see that Holy Clan envoy; he is truly majestic..."

Halfway through the sentence, this Sixth Tier alien abruptly shut his mouth.

He hated his own brain a bit; he was already a captive, yet he was still praising the Holy Clan envoy...

Xu Jin didn't care, but was thinking about another matter: could the progress of this Huashi Star Domain connecting to the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven still be stopped?

If it couldn't be stopped, then he would arrange for a major evacuation of the humans in the Huashi Star Domain!

This was also the most important decision to discuss with Domain Lord Ji Cheng later!

The subsequent matters were simple. Xu Jin first processed the four wavering aliens. How to process them?

Gentle Dream!

Weave a dreamscape that made them extremely fearful, and then repeat it constantly.

After repeating it enough, the dreamscape would become a real memory.

If they encountered similar things in the future, they would never dare to do it again.

This sounds simple, but it is very complex to do.

Of course, now that Xu Jin had done it many times, it was quite easy; it was just a matter of convenience.

Half an hour later, it was finished.

At the same time, he obtained fifteen drops of Golden Lei Lei Xiangxing Pattern inheritance essence blood and fifteen Blood-Veiling Essence Blood Beads!

After finishing, that Sixth Tier, Seventh Layer Golden Lion alien was almost exhausted into a soft-legged lion.

It was also through this interrogation that Xu Jin discovered that the Golden Elephant, Fire Elephant, and Earth Elephant star patterns were not something everyone could do, even among the aliens.

Only some top-tier aliens could.

Among the seven Sixth Tier alien captives, there were Fire Scale tribe, Earth Spirit tribe, and the most were Golden Lion tribe, but only the Sixth Tier, Seventh Layer Golden Lion alien knew the Golden Elephant star pattern.

And this was only because this Sixth Tier, Seventh Layer Golden Lion alien was a royal of the previous Golden Lion tribe.

The other six Sixth Tier captives knew neither Earth Elephant nor Fire Elephant.

However, Xu Jin was not in a hurry; with the channel, and even more so with the method of analysis, research, and deduction, it was only a matter of time before he obtained the Earth Elephant and Fire Elephant star patterns.

Even for the Golden Elephant star pattern, Xu Jin didn't have time to study and research it now.

The Thunder Elephant star pattern and Thunder Escape star pattern obtained from the Thunder Lei Lingwang and Thunder Eagle King hadn't even been researched and deduced yet.

Xu Jin planned to hand the Golden Elephant star pattern inheritance essence blood to Ning Yuchan, and at the same time teach Ning Yuchan the method of analysis, research, and deduction, to see if Ning Yuchan could deduce the Golden Elephant star pattern.

Theoretically, the possibility was not high.

Because under normal circumstances, even Xu Jin would need forty or fifty drops of Golden Elephant star pattern inheritance essence blood to possibly research, analyze, and deduce the Golden Elephant star pattern.

And because Xu Jin didn't have much research on metal-type star patterns, he might need even more.

However, it was precisely because of these various situations that Xu Jin wanted to hand this Golden Elephant star pattern inheritance essence blood to Ning Yuchan for research and analysis.

Ning Yuchan had always focused on metal-type star arts and star patterns.

Without the assistance of the Star Dome Secret Realm for enlightenment, and even without the help of the metal-type heaven and earth star will, she had directly and forcefully used a golden star to comprehend the Golden Source star pattern in the Seventh Tier, and then deduced it to the Seventh Tier; even the Eighth Tier had been deduced halfway, just not completed.

This talent!

Or rather, her accumulation in the metal-type aspect was something even Xu Jin felt inferior to!

Then handing this to Ning Yuchan might yield surprising results!

Of course, he had to prepare a bit more.

And just as Xu Jin was teaching Ning Yuchan the relevant Golden Elephant star pattern inheritance essence blood, the Golden Lion alien's essence blood beads, and the Star Core, including the method of analysis and deduction, Domain Lord Ji Cheng, who had just found some free time, called his daughter Ji Hongli into the study, and conveniently set up a star barrier to prevent eavesdropping.

"Hongli, from childhood to adulthood, in every aspect, your father has supported your decisions! Even when people in the clan say I spoil you, I don't care! If they have the ability, they can go and guard the extraterritorial regions like me and spoil their own children; I wouldn't object either.

But regarding this matter, I must remind you, or even warn you!

What you are doing is wrong!" Inside the study, Ji Cheng said earnestly.

"Father, what matter are you talking about?" Ji Hongli was somewhat confused.

"You and Qi Qi Tian Sheng!"

"What about me and Senior Brother Qi?" Ji Hongli was puzzled!

"You!"

Ji Cheng was anxious; did this daughter really want him to say it directly?

"You..."

"Father, speak up!" Ji Hongli was even more confused.

"Hongli, did you really not notice?"

"Notice what?"

"Sigh!"

Ji Cheng stomped his foot and could only say it directly: "Hongli, didn't you notice that you and Qi Qi Tian Sheng are getting too close? The way you look at Qi Qi Tian Sheng is also different! You must know, you are someone with a marriage contract!

Although you aren't married yet.

But your marriage contract was stamped by your grandfather and the in-laws, and even the Grand Master was invited to witness it!

If there were no such marriage contract, you could like whoever you want!

Father would support you!

But with this marriage contract, you cannot like Qi Qi Tian Sheng!

You must keep your distance from Qi Qi Tian Sheng!

How about this, once this matter is over, I will ask the Grand Master to assign you a new task, far away from this Qi Qi Tian Sheng..."

Ji Hongli was dumbfounded: "Father, what are you saying? My marriage contract isn't with Qi Qi Tian Sheng... no no no, my marriage contract is with Senior Brother Xu Jin..."

"Look, you still say you don't! You can even remember the object of the marriage contract wrong!

Your marriage contract is with Xu Jin!

You still want to have a marriage contract with Qi Qi Tian Sheng!

How can one woman have two betrothals!

No!

Can't wait until later!

From today on, you must separate from Qi Qi Tian Sheng!"

"Father!"

Ji Hongli had already been stimulated by this explosive news.

The marriage contract she received was with Qi Qi Tian Sheng; Grandfather said Qi Qi Tian Sheng saved him!

And her father said the marriage contract was with Xu Jin!

Suddenly, Ji Hongli understood and completely reacted!

"Father, Qi Qi Tian Sheng and Xu Jin are the same person!"

"How is that possible! You girl, have you gone muddled!"

"Father, think carefully about the combat records of Xu Jin and Qi Qi Tian Sheng; is it possible for Da Chen to produce two such heroic figures in just a few years?

Grandfather, it's Grandfather, that big bad guy!

He must know the truth!

He even lied to me before, saying Senior Brother Xu Jin died in battle!" Ji Hongli was so angry she gritted her teeth.

Ji Cheng was also confused.

But he was also a clever person; half an hour later, he completely understood.

It turned out his father had performed a two-way deception, lying to his daughter and even more so to him, his son.

Of course, one thing was true: the marriage contract!

"Hongli, does Xu Jin know that you know his true identity?" Ji Cheng asked.

"He probably doesn't yet! I only confirmed his identity this morning when I inadvertently heard his conversation with his sister Jiang Er using the Hundred Flowers star pattern." Ji Hongli said.

"In that case, this son-in-law of mine..."

"Father!"

"Alright, alright, this Xu Jin knows all this, but he thinks you don't know yet, is that it?"

"That should be it."

"Then for now, don't mention it, and don't tell anyone. The Grand Master arranging it this way should be to protect him; we should protect him even more, and you should protect him even more, understand?" Ji Cheng instructed.

"Understood!"

Half an hour later, inside the Domain Lord's manor, Xu Jin, Domain Lord Ji Cheng, Military Advisor Ji Xiuchuan, Cui Zhongguang, Li Zhen, Hou Yunzhang, and others gathered together and made the final decision!

The major evacuation of humans in the Huashi Star Domain must begin!

Just in case!

Although evacuation requires a large amount of time.

But if this star domain succeeds in connecting to the alien Ancestral Land Cave Heaven, then save as many humans as possible!

But one cannot completely give up either.

A team of elites must be sent to the place where the aliens are connecting to the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven to investigate and see if there is any possibility of stopping it.

The Huashi Star Domain had supported over one-tenth of Da Chen's previous extraterritorial income; it could not be easily abandoned.

At the same time, they must try their best to buy time for the human evacuation in the Huashi Star Domain.

And also buy that glimmer of survival for Domain Lord Ji Cheng and Military Advisor Ji Xiuchuan!

Throughout the Huashi Star Domain, others could evacuate, but if the evacuation really began, the Sixth Tier Domain Lord Ji Cheng and Ji Xiuchuan could only stay here and fight to the death, until the last drop of blood was shed!

The altar for the aliens to connect to the Ancestral Land Cave Heaven was within the Rock Armor Wang Cheng of the Huashi Star Domain!

Three thousand eight hundred miles away!

An hour later, Xu Jin and his group of dozens boarded a starship and quickly killed their way toward the location of the altar connecting to the Ancestral Land, the Rock Armor Wang Cheng!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 352 =====