"What a strong man."
Han Sen couldn't help but compliment the man in his heart. He didn't suspect anything. He sat down next to him and cast The Story of Genes to recover his lost power.
Heart Connection focused all of his power on a single point. One strike would use up all of his power, and it would take a long time for him to recover.
The reason why Han Sen wanted to use Heart Connection was because he had a way to recover his power in a short amount of time. He didn't need to wait too long to continue fighting.
But if Shale was willing to wait for him, there was no need for him to use such a drastic method.
The three half-deifieds that had run away now realized that Han Sen had used up all of his power. They regretted not turning around to fight Han Sen.
The Very High that had signed contracts with the three half-deifieds couldn't help but shake their heads.
The Very High chose silkworms based on talent, power, and temperament. But temperament was hard to tell. It only showed during a life-and-death situation. If a silkworm's temperament wasn't good enough during a silkworm fight, the Very High might abandon them. That was one of the benefits of the silkworm fights.
Although Gru had lost, the Very High that had signed a contract with him was happy with his temperament. They wouldn't abandon him.
But the mantis man and the three half-deifieds were on the verge of being abandoned.
Of course, this was only temporary. If they performed well in the future, they might be able to turn things around. But the mantis man, who was already dead, had no chance of winning.
With Shale there, the other silkworms didn't dare get close. Han Sen kept using The Story of Genes to recover his power. He didn't seem to notice anything that was happening around him.
"Shale, why aren't you attacking?" the Fox woman asked as she approached Shale. She looked at Han Sen, who was still using his geno skills.
"I came to Outer Sky to practice. I didn't come here to kill," Shale said coldly.
"Don't forget that you are now half-deified. With the power he just displayed, if you wait until he recovers, you might not be able to win. Are you willing to give up the Apollo Set?" the woman asked, blinking her eyes.
Shale didn't say anything. The woman said, "If you don't want to fight, then I will."
As she spoke, the woman walked towards Han Sen, her five fingers flashing with a strange light.
"I told you I would protect him for the next ten hours. If you take one more step forward, you will become my mortal enemy," Shale said.
"You are going to regret this," the woman said. "Surviving in this universe is a survival of the fittest. The way you are now is not enough to support a race."
"Maybe." Shale didn't argue.
Seeing that Shale wasn't moving, the woman rolled her eyes and laughed. "Shale, oh, Shale, you ate the Demon Fruit and became half-deified. You might not be able to beat Han Sen, but you are still so proud. I don't think there are many people in the entire universe who are as proud as you."
Her words sounded like praise and criticism, but her voice was neither too loud nor too soft.
The silkworms and the Very High didn't know Shale had eaten the Demon Fruit, but when they heard this, they were shocked.
"Shale ate the Demon Fruit?" Liyu Zhen and Li Xue Cheng's faces looked glum.
Shale was deified, so he was invincible in the silkworm bouts. But if he ate the Demon Fruit and became half-deified, he might not win.
"It is no wonder Open Sky Elder placed a bet on the Open Sky Orb. He must have known Shale ate the Demon Fruit and became half-deified."
Li Xue Cheng gnashed his teeth. He pointed at Shale in the video and shouted, "You idiot! If you are half-deified, why are you still so proud? Why don't you kill Han Sen while he is weak?"
Now, Li Xue Cheng really wanted to grab Shale's hand and help him kill Han Sen.
Liyu Zhen's face turned green and white. Clearly, his heart was beating very hard.
The two of them were so angry at Shale that they almost coughed up blood. Exquisite and Li Keer, on the other hand, were very happy. If Shale wasn't deified, then Han Sen's chances of winning were much higher. They weren't as hopeless as they had been before.
Whether or not Shale was deified didn't affect the mood of the audience, but to the silkworms in the valley, this was important news that would determine their ranking.
At the foot of the mountain in the valley, a Very High man squinted his eyes. "Shale ate the Demon Fruit and became half-deified. I didn't think he would be able to get first place, but now it looks like he has a chance."
His heart jumped, and the Very High man teleported away. He appeared on the other side of the valley. There were three half-deified silkworms there. They were the three silkworms that Han Sen had fought.
"Mo Fang …" When the three of them saw the Very High man, they were shocked. They quickly gathered up their powers.
Of the Twelve Silkworms, aside from Shale and Han Sen, Mo Fang was the most famous. Some silkworms were more afraid of Mo Fang than they were of Han Sen and Shale.
Although Mo Fang was only half-deified, he was one of the Very High. He couldn't be compared to ordinary silkworms.
"Don't worry. I am here to cooperate with you. I don't want to fight," Mo Fang said with a smile.
"Cooperation?
Are you talking about Shale? "an Extreme King asked. When they heard Mo Fang, they immediately reacted.
Mo Fang couldn't have come any earlier or later. He had come right after the Fox woman said Shale had become half-deified. It was easy to guess what he wanted to do.
"Yes. If Shale was deified, we wouldn't stand a chance. But he is only half-deified now. If we work together, we can eliminate him. We can also take care of the weakened Han Sen," Mo Fang said.
"Even if we beat Shale, we won't be strong enough to take first place. You will get all the benefits. What benefits do we get?
Why should we risk our lives to help you? "the Aichi archer asked, looking at Mo Fang.
"Forgive me for being blunt, but with your power, you are at the bottom of this valley.
Under normal circumstances, aside from the few who have already left, you guys will be ranked last.
If you are willing to help me, we can work together and kick the other silkworms out of the valley.
I will take first place, and the second, third, and fourth places will be yours," Mo Fang said.
"Is that true?"
The three of them were overjoyed. The reason why they had teamed up from the beginning was because they knew that their combat strength was relatively weaker.
"When have the Very High ever gone back on their word?" Mo Fang said proudly.
"Okay, we will do it." The two half-deifieds of the Extreme King looked at each other, and then one of them spoke to Mo Fang.
If other silkworms had come to ask for cooperation, they would have hesitated. But Mo Fang was different. Although he was a silkworm, he was also a member of the Very High. Among the Very High, cooperating with him was the safest choice.