The Nine Secrets of Swallowing the Stars Combined

In the extraterritorial battlefield, there are still significant differences between the Immortal Squad and the Realm Lord Squad.

A team of Realm Lords typically requires more than ten members to form, and the team leader is usually at the level of an Immortal Army Lord, while the team members are also at the Realm Lord level.

An Immortal Squad can be formed with a minimum of three people. Of course, all members must be Immortals, and the captain is almost always a Marquis or above.

After all, the immortal teams are active primarily in the inner battlefield, or even in the core area.

Those places are places where even immortal marquises can easily perish; they are not places where world lords can survive, not even world lord generals.

"So, what's your decision?"

At this moment, in front of Ba Qi in the hall, there was a man who was only a little over a meter tall, thin, with purple skin all over his body and a somewhat gloomy face, looking at Ba Qi with a calm and collected expression.

"If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate at all."

"Fortune favors the bold."

"Is it necessary to think about whether to stick with them picking up trash on the outermost edge, or to come with us to the inner region and earn tons of military merits?"

"You should know that our captain is at the peak of the Marquis level, a top-tier existence even in the inner region."

"The weakest member of our team is a peak Immortal Army Lord."

"You're just lucky; we happen to be short one person. Otherwise, how could such a good opportunity have fallen to a high-ranking immortal military lord like you?"

Across from him, Ba Qi listened to the other party's contemptuous words, and a playful smile gradually appeared on his lips.

"You mean, you want me, a high-ranking immortal military lord, to join you and go to the inner battlefield to fight against those armies composed of marquis-level immortal gods?" He looked at the other party with a half-smile.

"Didn't I say?" The purple-skinned, slender immortal man frowned. "Your main role is to help us lure the alien races into an ambush. As for the fighting and killing, you don't need to do much of that."

"Furthermore, we will proactively protect you."

Hearing this, Ba Qi's mocking expression deepened. "If I'm not mistaken, the reason your team is missing one person is probably because he was used as bait and perished, right?"

Upon hearing this, the thin man with purple skin sneered, "I told you, fortune favors the bold. If you want to gain more military merits, you must pay the price."

"As a high-level immortal military lord, even if you lead a team and have military merit bonuses while lingering on the outskirts of the battlefield, you can only suffer and endure. If you accidentally encounter a powerful enemy, you will still perish."

"But if you come with us into the inner domain, it will be completely different. In just a few eras, you might be able to earn enough military merits. At that time, whether you retire or continue to work with us, it won't be a problem."

Upon hearing this, Ba Qi nodded. "That's quite sincere."

"What a joke, would I need to lie to you?" the thin, purple-skinned man scoffed.

"Alright, I agree to join you," Ba Qi said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the thin man with purple skin immediately smiled. "A very wise choice. Don't worry, perhaps even if we try to get rid of you, you won't want to leave."

"By the way, what's your name?"

Upon hearing this, Ba Qi pondered for a moment before replying, "Forget about my name, you can call me—the Heavenly Emperor."

"Heavenly Emperor?" The slender man with purple skin was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then raised an eyebrow, a half-smile appearing on his face. "Pretty arrogant, huh? A mere high-level immortal military lord dares to wield such a title. Don't you find it laughable?"

"Really? I don't think so," Ba Qi asked in a smile.

He had just thought of the Nine Secrets and naturally thought of this title.

The original nickname "Blood God" was something Ba Qi didn't really like.

Moreover, in his view, with the Nine Secrets in hand, he might just become the supreme Heavenly Emperor of this world!

"Hehe... whatever you like. My name is 'Scorpion,' and I'll be your vice-captain from now on," said the thin, purple-skinned man.

"Come with me."

The next moment, Ba Qi followed the other party directly, and the two walked forward and soon arrived at a luxurious lounge in the hall.

As you can see, there are a total of 8 immortal deities in the room, 7 men and 1 woman. Judging from their appearances, they all come from different human races. At this moment, they are all sitting on the sofa, each with a relaxed expression, talking to each other.

Upon seeing Ba Qi's appearance, all eyes immediately turned to him.

"A newcomer?"

"Impressive, Vice Captain, you've replenished our manpower so quickly?"

"High-ranking immortal military commanders who dare to venture into the inner domain are hard to find."

Inside the room, one immortal deity after another spoke, all looking at Ba Qi with great interest.

Ba Qi also scanned the crowd.

In the extraterritorial battlefield, every person who has passed the authorization verification will be informed of their identity and permissions by the intelligent optical brain they carry when they approach each other.

Ba Qi, for example, has already learned the identities and strengths of everyone present through his intelligent life form, Dika.

There were seven peak Immortal Army Lords in the room, and one more was a peak Marquis, who should be the captain of this Immortal team.

Ba Qi's gaze was fixed on the tall, thin human man sitting on the sofa in front of him.

The opponent was dressed in black armor and looked like a human from Earth, but had a long, narrow face, long blue hair, and a pair of blue wings on his back, making him appear to belong to a branch of the winged human race.

"Captain, this new recruit has agreed to join us," said "Scorpion," a thin, purple-skinned man standing nearby.

The tall, thin man with blue hair and blue wings nodded, then sat down on the sofa, looked at Ba Qi, and smiled slightly, "Newcomer, welcome. By the way, what's your name?"

"Heavenly Emperor," Ba Qi said calmly.

"The Heavenly Emperor?"

"This newcomer is pretty arrogant, huh?"

"Interesting, a high-ranking immortal military lord giving himself such a nickname?"

"Hahaha, not much skill, but quite the boast!"

Inside the room, the seven peak Immortal Army Lords were all discussing among themselves, their gazes toward Ba Qi filled with mockery. In particular, the female Immortal Army Lord covered her mouth and laughed.

"Heavenly Emperor." The blue-haired, blue-winged man stared at Ba Qi, a slight smile playing on his lips, before nodding and saying, "Welcome to my team."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Yuri, and I will be your captain from now on. I come from the Kingdom of Kro. As you can see, I am at the peak of the Immortal Realm."

Ba Qi nodded upon hearing this.

"I won't introduce the others one by one; you can get to know each other gradually later." The blue-haired, blue-winged man named Yuri finished speaking, stood up, glanced at Ba Qi, and then surveyed the crowd. "Now that everyone's here, let's not waste any more time and prepare to depart!"

"good!"

"Finally, we can hunt those alien races again!"

"Military merit, here I come!"

The seven peak immortal military leaders, including the vice-captain "Scorpion," all wore excited smiles.

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