Both Sides Were Furious

"Well... to be honest with you, I'd just arrived in the Local Galaxy Cluster when the Shadow Emperor somehow robbed me of my Space Stone."

Seeing Marys's astonished expression, Morris wasn't stupid enough to think he had been shocked by how high the price was.

He could only smile bitterly and say, "And that Space Stone contained all my resources and treasures. So I truly can't take out any more resources or treasures to compensate you. Even the ten million Medium-Grade Immortal Stones will require killing the Shadow Emperor and taking back my Space Stone first."

"..."

Marys felt that Morris was trying to fool him like an idiot.

Before coming here, he had already gathered the relevant information on the Shadow Emperor's realm. He was only just over level 190.

And the Shadow Race's strength was far inferior to the Earth Tree Race's.

In other words, even a level 190 Earth Tree Race member could defeat the Shadow Emperor head-on.

Let alone Morris, who was two Great Realms higher.

The Shadow Race's true strength lay in their mastery of concealment methods.

If one said that Morris, despite being two Great Realms higher, couldn't see through the Shadow Emperor's concealment methods, Marys would believe that.

There was barely the tiniest possibility that the Shadow Emperor could get close to Morris.

But that he could snatch Morris's Space Stone from his hand? Marys wouldn't believe it even if you beat him to death.

Forget Morris—even with Marys's own strength and realm, he was confident he could sense the Shadow Emperor's presence the instant he made a move, then activate his Defense Shield immediately.

That meant if the Shadow Emperor wanted to seize the Space Stone, he would first have to break through the Defense Shield.

With the Shadow Emperor's attack