This Grudge Must Be Avenged
Seemingly noticing the expression on Bao Ling's face, Zheng Yutong gave a bitter smile. Of course, she could see what was going on between Li Wei and Bao Ling. Judging from Bao Ling's current state, it was clear that she was too deeply in love to extricate herself.
Given this situation, what else can I say?
Not to mention Bao Ling, Nina and Xue Yan's feelings for Li Wei, Zheng Yutong was also very troubled. However, she didn't know how to deal with these things. Perhaps some things are useless to stop, so it's better to let things develop naturally.
Thinking of all this, Zheng Yutong coughed softly, drawing everyone's attention to her.
"Throughout history, it has always been men who have affairs, but it is we women who suffer. Only women who have experienced it can truly understand the bitterness..." As she spoke, Zheng Yutong glanced at Bao Ling and continued, "But no matter what, from today onwards, Bao Ling is officially our sister. Now, we should celebrate her joining us!"
Nina, who loves to play, was the first to respond. Xue Yan and Green Conch exchanged glances, reading something from each other's eyes, and then joined in.
Bao Ling knew perfectly well that Zheng Yutong was doing this so that she could fit in with them, and she was indeed overjoyed, which meant that Zheng Yutong had accepted her.
Overjoyed, she let go of her worries and began chatting and laughing with others. For a time, the hall was filled with lively chatter, but who, besides themselves, could truly understand the hearts of women?
Nothing more was said that night.
The next morning, Li Wei woke up after a good night's sleep and stretched as he walked out of his room. When he reached the living room, he saw Zheng Yutong and a group of women already sitting there having breakfast. Bao Ling was sitting next to Zheng Yutong, chatting quietly from time to time, appearing quite intimate.
"That's strange?"
Li Wei scratched his head. The atmosphere seemed normal, but Li Wei sensed something was off. The women pretended not to see him, while Xue Yan coolly tore off a fragrant slice of roasted meat and said to Bao Ling, "Bao Ling, what's this Zhuo Qingxuan you mentioned? I heard someone was testing her beauty and even risked their life to save her!"
He then popped a small piece of meat into his mouth and took a few big bites.
Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine, realizing why he felt something was off; these women were digging into his past. He quickly glanced at Zheng Yutong, seeing that she didn't seem to react, before hurriedly giving Bao Ling a meaningful look.
Bao Ling, who was usually obedient, deliberately avoided Li Wei's gaze and continued to talk quietly with Zheng Yutong, which left Li Wei somewhat at a loss.
Fortunately, the fat man and his group rushed in from outside, relieving Li Wei's somewhat embarrassed situation.
With the fat man were Greedy Wolf and the three Ming Brothers, who were clearly very familiar with each other. Seeing this, Li Wei quickly joined their discussion, thus avoiding the murderous glares of the fierce women.
Afterwards, Ghost King and An Hei entered the hall, with Ghost Princess following behind. When she saw Li Wei, she deliberately avoided his gaze.
"Young brother, this Earth Star is truly a wonderful place, but it's only level 3. You need to level up as soon as possible, otherwise, it will hinder your combat power!" The Ghost King's injuries had mostly healed. Although his face still looked pale, the weariness in his eyes had vanished.
Li Wei nodded. He knew that the next step was to collect as many resources as possible and then upgrade the level of his star region.
He currently has two star systems under his control: a level 3 Earth Star and a level 4 Kai Star. Logically, upgrading Kai Star would be more worthwhile, since it is a higher Kai Star. However, Earth Star is Li Wei's home planet, and Li Wei prefers to upgrade it.
Li Wei possesses three Hades Fruits, which can enhance combat power. With these, as long as he upgrades his Starfield to level 6, Li Wei's combat power will immediately rise to S7.
S7 is already considered a very high-end level. At least White-Brow, who was in charge of the Infinite Starfield back then, was an S7 level.
Thinking of the Infinite Starfield, Li Wei couldn't help but picture Zhuo Qingxuan in white again, wondering if she had safely returned to the Infinite Starfield.
Without White-Brow, Limitless Star's days are probably numbered.
Of course, these are not things that Li Wei is worried about. The most important thing for Li Wei to do right now is to upgrade the star field level.
Having completed the second act, Li Wei also obtained 500 units of Star Tear Ore. After consuming these ores, he should be able to gain some upgrade points.
With the upgrade point he already had, Li Wei only needed one more upgrade point to upgrade Earth Star to level 4.
However, even with two level 4 star domains, his combat power was still restricted, preventing him from breaking through to level S5.
Combat power is closely related to star field level. Only when a star field reaches level 5 can the highest combat power of either Destroyer or Reincarnators in that star field be raised to level S6.
If a star field is upgraded to level 6, the highest combat power can be increased to S7. If a star field is upgraded to the top level 7, the Destroyer and Reincarnators will no longer be restricted and can be directly upgraded to S9.
The Ghost King Star Domain is a level 7 starfield, so all reincarnators in the Ghost King Star Domain, as long as they have the ability, can be upgraded to level S9.
Of course, Ghost King had also mentioned to Li Wei that he should go to Shadow Street in Ghost King Star Domain and change his starfield to Ghost King Star. In this way, Li Wei, who possessed 3 Hades Fruit, could immediately be promoted to S7 level.
However, Li Wei immediately declined the suggestion. He couldn't give up everything here, and even though he had a good relationship with the Ghost King, Li Wei was unwilling to live under the Ghost King's control forever.
"We still need to find a way to get enough resources. Without resources, everything is just empty talk!" Li Wei made up his mind, knowing that this was not something that could be accomplished overnight.
In addition, Li Wei has another trump card: the Pluto King and the Head Monster currently residing in the Copper Pot World. Judging by the time, they should have extracted the abilities they need by now, right? With the Pluto King's powerful physical strength and the abilities of the zombie Sherry, Li Wei is confident that he can contend with experts several levels higher than himself.
Li Wei's ultimate goal is to break through to the S9 level and reach the 'Star King', 'Star Emperor', or even the 'Star Emperor' level.
Just as everyone finished breakfast, Blood Wolf walked in with a solemn expression. He was holding a letter in his hand, as if he wanted to say something, but he held back and silently handed the letter to Li Wei.
Li Wei knew something must have happened, so he quickly took the letter from Blood Wolf, opened it, and his expression changed drastically.
"Something has happened in the Blood Clan Star Domain!" Upon seeing the words in the letter, Li Wei felt a surge of anger and his face immediately revealed a chilling murderous aura.
Judging from the date on the letter, it must have happened a month ago. The letter was written by Flower Demon was lurking in the Blood Clan Star Domain. Perhaps because the situation was urgent when she wrote the letter, the content was very simple, but it was expressed very clearly.
The letter revealed several pieces of information. First, the Blood Clan Star Domain had attached itself to a powerful starfield several months ago, and had now been upgraded to a Level 5 starfield. Second, her and the Pig Demon's identities had been exposed.
The Pig Demon died in battle, his soul scattered, while the Flower Demon fought with all her might, escaping severely wounded, but she was also on the verge of death. Knowing that she could not hold on to return to Earth Star, she wrote this letter and had her subordinates urgently send it back.
The letter ended with a warning to Li Wei to be careful, because the Blood Clan Star already knew that their Prince Hanbani had died on Earth Star and was preparing to launch a full-scale attack to wipe out the Earth Star.
"Snort!"
Li Wei snorted coldly, put the letter away, and his killing intent grew even stronger. That terrifying aura even made the Ghost King, an S9-level powerhouse, tremble with fear. After Li Wei calmed down and told everyone the contents of the letter, they all looked angry and filled with righteous indignation.
"Young brother, just say what you need help with. Hmph, it's just a mere level 5 Blood Clan Star Domain. If you agree, I'll personally go and kill them all. I want to see who will be left with nothing!" The Ghost King's face was filled with ferocity, clearly indicating that he had decided to help Li Wei.
A warm feeling welled up in Li Wei's heart, but he didn't want to rely too much on the Ghost King Star Domain. Moreover, this matter was a bit strange, and he needed to figure some things out.
Suppressing his anger, Li Wei said in a deep voice, "Both the Flower Demon and the Pig Demon were in ghost form, possessing the bodies of vampires. Given their abilities and methods, they shouldn't have made any mistakes. But now they've been exposed and died on this alien planet. Clearly, the enemy is much stronger than I imagined."
These words immediately won everyone's approval.
Li Wei continued, "The Vampire Starfolk don't have that ability, otherwise they would have discovered it long ago, instead of waiting until a month ago. Therefore, I think the problem lies with that powerful starfield that the Blood Clan Star Domain is attached to... So we must find out which starfield the Blood Clan Star Domain is attached to. Ghost King, you are very knowledgeable about this matter. If possible, please help me find out the details of the starfield that the Blood Clan Star is attached to..."
The Ghost King was also very impressed with Li Wei's composure in the face of the situation, and immediately nodded in agreement, and went down to contact his subordinates in the Ghost King Star Domain to investigate intelligence.
At this moment, Li Wei stood up from his seat.
"I don't care whose backer the Blood Clan Star Domain has sided with, nor do I care how many experts they have. I only know that they killed my people... For this alone, we are irreconcilably at odds with the Blood Clan Star. Blood debts must be repaid with blood. This grudge will be avenged!"