Deployment Preparations

After bidding farewell to Great Sage Leaning Jade, Lu Chong returned directly to his territory planet, where he met Fang Xiao, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Senior Brother Lu, were those feats all your doing?" Fang Xiao asked as he hurried forward, visibly thrilled.

Lu Chong merely glanced at Fang Xiao without speaking.

Fang Xiao quickly raised both hands and declared, "I understand, I understand. It definitely wasn't Senior Brother Lu."

The feats he meant naturally referred to the mysterious powerhouse who had emerged recently and turned the Purgatory Universe battlefield upside down.

Although Lu Chong did not state it outright, his silence amounted to an admission. It filled Fang Xiao with an irrepressible excitement, as though he himself had taken part in it.

Fang Xiao had followed Lu Chong for years, so it was not difficult for him to guess that Lu Chong was the mastermind behind it all.

And Lu Chong's lack of denial indirectly proved that he trusted Fang Xiao.

Fang Xiao knew very well what consequences would follow if Lu Chong's identity were exposed.

When that time came, Lu Chong might still be able to escape alive, but these planetary territories would certainly be impossible to keep. As for the guardians like them, they would be left homeless.

"Senior Brother, you probably don't know this yet. Since they couldn't uncover that mysterious powerhouse's identity, they ended up giving him quite a few nicknames," Fang Xiao continued excitedly, not daring to pry any further.

"What names?" Lu Chong asked with some curiosity.

"Some call him the Shadow Hunter, others call him the Black-Hand Great Sage. Anyway, they're all full of praise," Fang Xiao said exaggeratedly.

Lu Chong smiled without comment. Full of praise? More likely cursing without end.

After all, neither side found what