sovbooks Chapter 200 The Domineering Aura of the Signer of the Gate of Stars!
Chapter 200 The Domineering Aura of the Signer of the Gate of Stars!
Chapter 200 The Domineering Aura of the Signer of the Gate of Stars!
There was a brief silence in the Hall of Stars.
It immediately caused a complete sensation!
"I... I'm not seeing things, am I? The leader really is a merman?"
"My God! Chief, you—you—!"
"Hehe, this is going to be interesting. The most powerful pirate group on the Baron Ocean, the Wanxing Pirate Crew, has a pirate emperor, the father of Wanxing, who is the most prestigious. He is actually a fishman—"
"What is his purpose? What has he been trying to do after lurking among us humans for so many years?"
"To be fair: to be fair..."
"Do you think you're funny? Seriously, let me say something fair: to be fair..."
"You two have really gone too far. To be honest, even if the Father of Ten Thousand Stars is a fish-man, I don't think there's any need to be so wary of him. In these past few hundred years, has he ever done anything to harm us humans? Absolutely not!"
"But no matter what, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars is indeed a fish-man. Are you willing to let fish-men mingle among us humans? Especially the ruler of the fish-men, a fish-man emperor!"
"I don't believe it! I absolutely refuse to believe it! My life was saved by the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, it must be the Crimson Executor who framed him!"
"Yes, it's definitely the Crimson Agents framing the leader!"
"Come on, the time recorded by the Time-Spying Telescope, how can that be faked? Do you guys even have any basic knowledge of the occult?! Unless it's the influence of those two righteous gods, [Temporary Reality] or [Silver Universe], it's more likely!"
Inside the Hall of Stars, the argument grew increasingly heated. Many pirates, at the slightest disagreement, were even about to draw their swords or pull out their revolvers or muskets to shoot each other in the head.
Among them were even some audacious individuals who dared to question the Crimson Executor, this extraordinary monarch. However, these questioners were mostly from the Myriad Stars Pirate Crew or the Shark Pirate Crew. With their respective leaders present, they were filled with righteous indignation and couldn't care less about anything else.
Xia Fa, however, pondered with a serious expression. First of all, as a fellow signatory of the Gate of Stars, he was quite certain that if his cousin Hercules wanted to run away, he could definitely do so, and might even be able to take his cousin Locke with him.
Furthermore, he had now disguised his identity using the legendary treasure "Haircutted Face," and happened to be mixed in with a group of ragtag pirates, keeping far away from the rulers and extraordinary monarchs present, so he was not afraid of being exposed.
Therefore, the real question that Xia Fa was pondering was: what exactly is a Scarlet Agent supposed to do?
Only by understanding the Crimson Agents' objectives can we better target and even sabotage their actions—that's what Xia Fa wants.
This was not a momentary impulse, but rather a feeling that Xia Fa could sense that the Crimson Agent was plotting something extremely astonishing. If he succeeded, the Crimson Agent would likely become the strongest among the extraordinary monarchs, just like Dictator and Patriarch Osius.
At that point, wouldn't it be equivalent to facing imminent disaster?
Therefore, seeing that his cousins had escaped and that he was relatively safe, Xia Fa took this opportunity to observe the behavior of the Crimson Agent while deducing the cause in his mind.
From the very beginning, the Crimson Executor had Pompeiibald kidnap refugees everywhere, creating a second wave of out-of-control Snow Wraiths—
Then, the Snow Demon, out of control a second time, ensnared her, descending outside St. Vivian's Church, beside Daniel Street. Then, the Crimson Proxy suddenly appeared in the sacred land of the desert during the Foggy Carnival, attempting to suck away and kidnap Princess Victoria with its nostrils larger than the sky—
Furthermore, the Crimson Proxy hunted down Bluebeard, one of the Howling Emperor's men, and ultimately succeeded in taking the unknown transparent crystalline light hidden in the brains of Bluebeard and two of his pirate subordinates. Pompeiibald's death, or rather, Pompeiibald's death at his own hands, was something Shafa guessed the Crimson Proxy hadn't anticipated.
But it seems that it didn't affect anything. The thing on Pompeiibald, the thing that he hated and resented and that he hated himself, didn't seem to be very important to the Crimson Agent.
In fact, if it were truly important, he wouldn't have entrusted it to Pompeii; he would have kept it with him long ago.
Now, the Crimson Agent has turned Omega, the vice-captain of the Fangxing Pirate Crew, against his own leader, Hercules, the father of all stars, revealing his identity as the Fishman Emperor. Xia Fa even suspects that Omega's sudden encounter with the Father of all stars, who revealed his true form as the Fishman Emperor, might have been due to the Crimson Agent's "Conditions Eternal" overlord-level secret contract.
These clues and pieces of information were now connecting in Xia Fa's mind. He seemed to have grasped something vaguely, but it also seemed that he had missed a very crucial part.
The Crimson Agent is already a transcendent monarch. In other words, given the restriction that "only transcendent beings can sign a hegemon-level secret contract after signing the first nine secret contracts," he is probably not aiming to sign another secret contract to become the Emperor of Secrets.
Since he couldn't become the Emperor of the Secrets, he probably wasn't doing this for the "proof of eternity."
So, what exactly is his self? What does he really want to do?
Even if he hadn't formed a life-or-death feud with the Crimson Agent, Xia Fa wouldn't easily let him off the hook just because the Crimson Agent kidnapped and killed refugees.
Moreover, at this point, he and the Crimson Agents were already at a point where it was either him or her to die.
"In any case, rashly exposing the identity of Crimson Executor's cousin Hercules, the Fishman Emperor and Father of Ten Thousand Stars, would not benefit him at all, and his previous actions were at least somewhat purposeful."
"Especially since Cousin Hercules, despite being a merman, managed to sign the 'Gate of Stars,' a supreme-level secret pact. Offending a transcendental monarch who signed the Gate of Stars at sea—even if the Crimson Executor is also a transcendental monarch, he probably can't handle it..."
"unless"
As Xia Fa thought of this, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had grasped something.
"...Could he be planning to seize control of the Myriad Star Pirate Crew?"
"Then, he'll use the Myriad Star Pirates to achieve some kind of goal?"
"In particular, the kidnapping and killing of refugees is now known almost only to Marshal Gaius and me; the people at sea are unaware of it."
"Moreover, without the strict discipline of the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, many inherently cruel pirates wouldn't even care about this..."
"Or perhaps he doesn't need to step forward himself; he can simply support Omega as the vice-captain—"
Xia Fa thought about it more and more and felt that this was possible, so a problem was placed in front of him.
Should he take advantage of the Wanxing Pirate Crew's disarray and the Scarlet Executor's opportunity to recruit pirates, and infiltrate to investigate the Scarlet Executor's conspiracy?
Should we wait and leave while the chaos rages, then search the seas for opponents of angelic rank to fight, and even try to engage the young overlords, so as to greatly advance our understanding of the "Gate of Stars" covenant, and then sign the "Mystic Singularity" covenant, an overlord-level covenant, and after gaining the strength to fight against the Overlord, directly disrupt the Crimson Agent's actions?
After thinking it over, Xia Fa decided that the second option was better.
After all, if the first option is to stay on the "Starship", one's disguise could be exposed as soon as one comes into contact with the Crimson Agent.
At that point, there won't be any way to escape.
The reason he was able to escape last time was mainly because the Crimson Agent never expected that an Eagle-class pirate could break free of the time restriction in the cabin below the deck of the Bluebeard, and even escape using the "Starlight" ability in the Starlight body of the Stargate.
It was only by using the intense burning sensation generated by stress in my body to activate the starlight that I was able to escape.
If it were a face-to-face confrontation with the Crimson Agent, Xia Fa had no doubt that this extraordinary monarch had a thousand ways to restrain him.
Moreover, on the Starship, which is commanded by the Crimson Agent, all kinds of actions are greatly restricted, far less free than adventuring at sea on one's own.
Having made his decision, Xia Fa slightly concealed his aura, becoming even more indistinguishable from the crowd, and remained still as the situation unfolded.
Although he had absolute confidence in his cousin Hercules's abilities, he would still have to take action if anything unexpected happened.
Putting everything else aside, disrupting the meeting is something they can do.
"alright."
Just then, a majestic voice, extremely powerful and unshakeable, rang out.
The Hall of Stars, which had been brimming with tension and seemed like a powder keg about to explode, fell silent in an instant.
All the pirates turned their heads and looked towards the source of the sound—the star-like throne.
The Father of Ten Thousand Stars sat on his throne, showing no anger or panic even after his identity as the Fishman Emperor was exposed.
He raised his deep, dark eyes, as dark as the starry sky, and looked at the crimson executor below the platform. His voice was flat, without any emotion or anger, only carrying a faint question:
"Are you satisfied now?"
The Crimson Proxy spread his hands and shrugged:
"I have nothing to be satisfied or dissatisfied with. As your first mate said, we can't let a fishman, especially a fishman emperor, mingle among us humans, can we?"
Seeing the truth revealed, although he had lost face and exposed a rather shameful secret, the vice-captain of Omega had at least uncovered the identity of the Father of Ten Thousand Stars.
He gave a bitter laugh, and with a single palm flip, he pulled out a bundle of explosives.
The red outer casing of the explosive was covered with skull and crossbones patterns engraved in secret script. Many pirates' expressions changed immediately after just one glance.
"Destroying explosives?!"
"First Mate Omega, don't be impulsive!"
"What are you doing with the Soul-Destroying Explosives? Even if the Father of Ten Thousand Stars is a fish-man, he's still the ruler of the fish-men. You can't possibly be his match!"
Like annihilation bullets, annihilation fog, and other supernatural items, annihilation explosives are capable of completely obliterating the soul of a supernatural being.
When the first mate of Omega suddenly produced this, many of the pirates present were thrown into a panic.
After all, such a large bundle of extermination explosives, if detonated on the spot, would cause the aftershocks alone to kill many pirates.
But then, the first mate, Omega, turned around, his face pale and filled with despair, and looked at the many pirates in the Hall of Stars:
"Don't worry, I'm not using this against the Father of All Stars. I'm not stupid. Even if this Hall of All Stars were filled with Spirit-Destroying Explosives, let alone a bundle of them, it wouldn't be able to harm the one who signed the Overlord-level secret pact of the Gate of All Stars."
Suddenly, he raised the annihilating explosive. The fuse on the explosive ignited spontaneously without wind, hissing and crackling, emanating a sinister, deathly aura. It was about to detonate.
"My life was given to me by the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, but my entire family truly perished in the merman frenzy. So, since I've exposed the Father of Ten Thousand Stars' identity as the Merman Emperor, but also implicated him in injustice, then I'll just give up my life for him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his mouth suddenly opened wide, as if it could swallow a giant elephant, and he directly threw the burning, spirit-extinguishing explosive into his mouth.
The first mate of Omega acted so quickly that no one around him had time to stop him, and in fact, no one did.
Many pirates in the Wanxing Pirate Crew now utterly loathe their seemingly honest and kind first mate, wishing him dead immediately.
As some other pirates have said, so what if the leader is a fish-man? Has he ever done anything to harm humans in the past few centuries?
Not only did they not treat humans well, but they were far better to humans than the Howling Emperor and the pirates under the Thousand-Faced Prophet!
But Omega, the vice-captain, insisted on stepping forward and revealing the leader's identity. As a result, many pirates in the Wanxing Pirate Crew were practically hoping that Vice-Captain Omega would die immediately.
The first mate of Omega had a bitter smile on his face, but he stood straight, looked up at the sky, and then slowly closed his eyes.
Once the extermination explosive explodes inside the abdomen, the soul will be instantly annihilated, and no one can save it.
In this way, he can be considered to have done right by humanity, his family, and the Father of All Stars.
On the left wall of the Hall of Stars, the bronze clock hangs, its hands ticking away.
One second, two seconds, three seconds.
Five full seconds passed, but Captain Omega remained unchanged; his life force as an angel was still as vigorous as ever.
He suddenly opened his eyes, which had been closed in despair, his expression changed drastically, and he touched his abdomen.
But a hint of mockery appeared in the eyes of the Crimson Agent beneath his crimson mask:
"Alright, First Mate Omega, it seems you're not the kind of truly ungrateful scoundrel. As for death, I don't think you need to die."
Although he didn't say it explicitly, the moment he spoke, everyone could tell that it was this extraordinary monarch, this overlord-level secret contract of "Conditions Forever," who used the secret contract's ability to completely render the bundle of spirit-destroying explosives ineffective!
First mate Omega, what you just swallowed was just a dud.
The Father of All Stars sat upon the throne of the stars, witnessing this scene without uttering a word.
However, when he saw that the vice-captain of Omega had actually swallowed the lit extermination explosive, a complex and inexplicable meaning flashed in his eyes.
Just then, the Crimson Agent turned around and looked at the Shark Princess and the Thousand-Faced Prophet.
"Gentlemen, now that the identity of the Fish-Man Emperor, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, has been completely exposed, why don't you join me in eliminating this scourge for humanity?"
Princess Shark remained silent and still. Beneath her mask of tiny gemstones, her crimson, rose-red eyes held a serene expression throughout.
The Thousand-Faced Prophet, however, flashed and arrived beside the Crimson Agent.
Just then, a burly man covered in bone spurs also appeared out of nowhere, positioned on the other side of the Crimson Agent.
In that instant, the expressions of many pirates present changed completely.
"Roaring Emperor!"
"Why is the Roaring Emperor here too?"
"Isn't he hunting down the Crimson Agent?"
The Crimson Executor glanced at the Thousand-Faced Prophet and the Roaring Emperor beside him, and a triumphant smile finally spread across his eyes beneath the bronze mask.
"Princess Shark only wants to stand by and watch, which is none of my business. But with two extraordinary monarchs and a ruler like the Thousand-Faced Prophet, that should be enough, right?"
"Is that so?"
The Father of All Stars remained seated on his Star Throne, his expression utterly calm.
"If I want to leave, who can stop me?"