Chapter 1505: What Do I Have To Fear

On the sea, a boat shrouded by clear wind and white clouds were sailing freely toward the horizon.

Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou were sitting opposite each other on the boat. One of them looked pale, and the other felt weak.

“Do you think White Robe Demon Master is dead, Qingyou?” Ye Qing drained his cup of wine in one gulp. An unnatural hue of red immediately colored over his pale complexion.

Feng Qingyou said slowly and indifferently, “There is no way someone at that level could die so easily.”

“Still, he must be seriously injured.”

“I thought that might be the case.” Ye Qing sighed with pity. “It’s too bad that we are both exhausted. Otherwise, that would have been the perfect opportunity to slay White Robe Demon Master.”

Feng Qingyou joked, “It’s bad enough that you robbed him of his Rakshasa God Blood, and now you’re going to kill him too? You monster.”

“Wowowow, you’re the one who took his Rakshasa God Blood. I’m at best an accomplice.”

Ye Qing chuckled, though even his chuckle sounded weak and feeble. “I must say that he is a good guy though.”

First, he helped them to take out the Rakshasa King. Later, he gifted them the Rakshasa God Blood. If he wasn’t a good guy, then who was? On a more serious note, he underestimated the Rakshasa King. In his imagination, there was no way the Burning Nether Holy Lord would not be able to wipe out a puny Rakshasa King and Rakshasa Kingdom. He was sure it would be easy peasy.

However, the Rakshasa King’s resilience far exceeded his imagination. Like a cockroach, the bastard just kept coming no matter how many times he killed him. If White Robe Demon Master hadn’t helped him in the end and cut off the Rakshasa King’s connection with the Rakshasa Land’s connection, then this endeavor absolutely would have ended in failure.

If this was the end of the incident, he would have kowtowed to White Robe Demon Master at least one time. The guy deserved it.

Unfortunately, White Robe Demon Master betrayed them and summoned the Rakshasa God Blood.

Even better, the treasure had flown right up to their face.

No matter how he and Feng Qingyou looked at it, they could not think of a reason not to nab a treasure that had delivered itself to their arms. Besides, it wasn’t like White Robe Demon Master was a noble soul. So, they happily accepted the gift.

They made a mistake though. They underestimated White Robe Demon Master’s strength. They did not expect him to be able to produce such terrible power even after spending most of stamina on the Rakshasa Seal.

If the earthly Sovereign bell hadn’t become an Ancient-class Strange Artifact and regained some of its potency as a natural sacred artifact, they could not have blocked his final strike. Both him and Feng Qingyou probably would have disintegrated into dust.

But then again, he would not have taken such a risk if he didn’t have the Earthly Sovereign Bell, so it was a moot point.

Even so, White Robe Demon Master’s final strike was enough to worsen his and Feng Qingyou’s injuries.

Well, calling it an injury would be inaccurate. It was really exhaustion.

Earlier, he had used up almost all of his energy to control the Burning Nether Holy Lord and battle against the Rakshasa King. Feng Qingyou had expended much of her strength to assist him. Later, he had to push the Earthly Sovereign Bell to its absolute limits and combine his strength with Feng Qingyou’s to survive White Robe Demon Master’s attack. Naturally, it worsened their condition even more.

He might look like he was doing okay right now, but he was seriously empty on the inside. A Spirit Master could probably kill him at his current state.

It was the same for Feng Qingyou.

This was why they didn’t try to eliminate White Robe Demon Master earlier even though they both knew he was still alive. It was simply beyond them.

But of course, despite the massive risks they had taken, they had gotten away with equally tremendous rewards.

The Rakshasa God Blood was in no way inferior to the Burning Nether Holy Lord’s heart. From this, one could tell that the Rakshasa God King was at least on par with the Burning Nether Holy Lord, if not greater.

Once Feng Qingyou had successfully refined the Rakshasa God Blood and mastered its power, she would surely be able to take that final step, break through her limits, and become a Sage.

Yes, Ye Qing had no intention of using the Rakshasa God Blood. It was Feng Qingyou’s completely.

Right now, he carried the heart of the Burning Nether Holy Lord inside his body. He hadn’t had the time to absorb, refine, and master it. It was common sense that one should not bite off more than they could chew; to covet what lay in the pot instead of eating what was already sitting in their bowl. This was doubly true for warriors.

“You call him a good guy, but he’s probably plotting to rip us to a million pieces right now.” Feng Qingyou giggled. “Aren’t you afraid?” Ye Qing declared confidently, “What’s there to be afraid of? The next time we meet each other, you and I would have become Sages. The day he shows his ugly mug is the last day he sees the sun.” “Makes sense.” Feng Qingyou did not deny his bold statement. After all, she was exactly as confident as he was.

“Is there a chance he might vent his anger on others though?”

“You mean the Profound Alliance?” Ye Qing thought for a moment before answering, “It should be fine. We don’t share a deep bond with the Profound Alliance, and their knowledge of what happened is extremely limited. If we leave now and never interact with the Profound Alliance again, White Robe Demon Master should not take out his anger on them.” This was one of the reasons they did not choose to return to the Profound Alliance. If they got too involved with the Profound Alliance, and White Robe Demon Master were to find out about it, then they would be bringing tragedy upon their fellow humans. The two of them might not fear White Robe demon Master’s retribution, but the Profound Alliance certainly would.

That was why they didn’t return to the Profound Alliance to rest and recuperate.

Additionally, they were too weak right now. If they went to the Profound Alliance in their current state, it was extremely possible that they wouldn’t live to see another day.

Some people might say that wasn’t possible. After all, they had killed the Rakshasa King and wiped out the Rakshasa Kingdom for them. They were the biggest benefactors of the Profound Alliance bar none. They would never do such a thing!

However, the world was never lacking in ungrateful people. If you gave a starving man a bowl of rice, he would be very grateful. But if you continued to give the same man a bag of rice so that he could lead a better life, he would only hate you for not giving enough.

In this case, the favor the Profound Alliance owed was so huge they might never be able to repay it in their lives. Therefore, it was entirely possible that they might just kill them so that they would never need to repay it.

Even assuming that he was just projecting his own insecurities upon the Profound Alliance, even assuming that everyone in the Profound Alliance were good people, his situation was like a kid carrying bars of gold in a busy market right now. They might be able to resist the temptation at the beginning, but who could say what would happen in the future?

One should never test human nature.

Therefore, the best way was to leave the Profound Alliance behind completely.

As for where they would go after this, they did not have a specific destination in mind. Following the currents were good enough for them.

After chatting for a little while longer and recovering a bit of energy, they both closed their eyes and fell into meditation.

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It was night. The sky was windless, moonless, and starless. It also looked chaotic and blurry.

However, the sea was filled with stars, bright and brilliant. Some were far, and some were close. Some were big, and some were small. The distant stars were as small as fireflies, whereas the close stars were as big as suns. The small stars were too small to fit in a handful, and the big stars were bigger than the eyes could see. It was like a dream.

Journeying through this place felt like treading across the stars. It felt as if heaven and earth had been reversed, as if one could admire the sea of stars if they simply bowed their heads, as if they could even hold the stars in their hands if they simply tried.

The sky had no stars, for they were all in the middle of the sea. This was the true portrayal of this sea region.

This sea region had a very fitting name: Sea of Stars.

The Sea of Stars was originally an ordinary sea region. It wasn’t all that different from the other sea regions. Rumors claimed that in ancient times, a Colossus once sailed a boat through this area. He saw that the sky was tall, and the sea was as wide as the eyes could see, but the sky was filled with stars, and the sea was pitch black. The incongruity disturbed him, and he declared that if the sky was tall, and the sea was vast, then the two should share the same color. The sea should have stars just like the sky.

So, he plucked the stars out of the sky and deposited them all in the sea.

Since then, the sea and the sky shared the same color. They were both filled with stars. There were rivers of stars in the sky, just as there were sea of stars on the earth.

That was how the name Sea of Stars came to be.