I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

"Hmph, that's a fallacy of sophistry. Aren't we the original rulers of this starry sky?"

"Now they know to put themselves in the position of the weak and seek alliances."

"Fine, let them struggle. It will only draw more attention to them, which suits our purposes perfectly."

"Continue, Long Huyue."

"Yes." Long Huyue nodded and retreated, her expression unreadable.

For the next period of time, the Celestial Dragons and the Starry Sky News, two forces that controlled the channels of communication, broadcast one video after another throughout the starry sky, attracting more attention to the 'negotiation' wasteland.

As the largest life-bearing planet surrounding the desolate planet, Bibidi is also attracting more and more alien kings, most of whom are there to learn about the 'negotiation results' as soon as possible and react accordingly.

This planet was naturally under the control of the Celestial Dragons, and so every day, the information collected by the Celestial Dragons was constantly being updated.

"The number of kings on Bibidi Star has exceeded 70,000, and with neighboring planets, the total number is roughly over 120,000."

"The Snow Clan King has appeared! He is the 17th Four-Lamp King to arrive on Bibidi Star!"

"The King of the Moonshadow Clan has arrived!"

"Another pirate crew has made contact with our people. Their captain is Piro Eisenrou, who lit the three lamps, and they have..."

"Since the recruitment video was released, as of now, 4396 players have contacted us to join us, and the number of fans is as follows."

"The number of those joining the Starry Sky News is roughly the same, but most of them are small tribes like the Big-Eared Tribe, the Long-Fingered Tribe, or the Nightwalker Tribe..."

The seven immortals were fairly satisfied with this, which proved that the Celestial Dragons' accumulated prestige was still sufficient. Even though they couldn't win in terms of 'public opinion,' the number of people choosing to join both sides was still evenly split.

But Long Huyue knew that as soon as the Celestial Dragons showed any sign of weakness or even a stalemate, the 12 observing kings would instantly become Starry Sky News agents and help them defeat the Celestial Dragons.

If Starry Sky News loses, the 12 will likely scatter and leave the Celestial Dragons!

The Celestial Dragons are in a dangerous situation!

No, dangerous?

How could I have thought of danger?

With seven predecessors still alive, how could we possibly lose?

As Long Huyue straightened her clothes in front of the mirror, she stared at herself in the mirror for a moment, momentarily stunned.

With only two days left until the day of the duel, their divine generals are about to embark on the expedition alongside Lords Lenos and Diagraga.

The last expedition was more than two months ago, against the Demon Clan. This time, the opponents include the King of Qinghai and the Starry Sky Report.

Last time...

"Xiaoyue, be careful! If you run into Helam, run for your life. It's not shameful." A blue-haired figure appeared before her, smiling. "Hey, why aren't you talking to your brother? Your brother cares about you."

"Flavor, I've told you many times, don't put that fake smile on your face."

“Oh, sorry, sorry. Yue, who ate the Mind Fruit, is more sensitive to these things,” Flavor laughed. “Actually, my kind of obvious falsehood isn’t really falsehood. Those innate falsehoods are much more terrifying…”

"All you ever do is tell me to be careful, you bastard... yet you just say you're going to die like that." Long Huyue looked in the mirror, sighed softly, and her eyes flickered.

There was a statistic she couldn't reveal when relaying it to the seven immortals—most of those who accepted the Celestial Dragons' summons were pirates or wanted criminals.

Two months ago, they were righteous messengers fighting against the demon race. How did they suddenly become villains and end up associating with evildoers?

This disparity made her very uncomfortable.

Every now and then, she would recall the day Figo let her go and led her away, and how he had tried to recruit her—Qinghai…the land of hope…

She shook her head, adjusted her mindset, went to the airship base to assemble, and boarded an airship with a group of divine generals and two immortals to head to the agreed-upon desolate star.

Meanwhile, in the starry sky, the demon race's flying boat, carrying Figo, Lingling, and the Starry Sky King, was getting closer and closer to that place!

Two days later, the three spaceships arrived almost simultaneously. At the same time, tens of thousands of kings were watching them from the starry sky and near the desolate star.

Chapter 273 Contact

"Have we arrived yet? It's quite lively."

The golden spaceship drew closer to a planet. The immortal Lenos stood up and walked to the front of the spaceship: "It seems we don't need any filming. With these people as witnesses, that's enough."

"Shall we go say hello to the starry sky first, Lenos?" Diagraga asked with a smile.

"I'll go myself and open the hatch."

This golden flying ship, designed in the style of a Celestial Dragon, had already attracted much attention. When Lenos, dressed in a blue robe and with gray hair, stepped out of the flying ship into the starry sky, it drew even more attention.

Most of the light sources in the starry sky are reflected from the planet's protective membrane, which is much dimmer than the planet's interior. Even a powerful being who has lit three or four lamps cannot see a person's face clearly with the naked eye across tens of thousands of miles, and the mental network cannot reach that either.

Therefore, Lenos smiled slightly, raised his right arm, and a ray of light emerged from his palm—he created light!

The radiance spread out, illuminating Lenos's figure clearly, making him seem as if he were the only one in the starry sky! His gaze traversed vast distances, capturing every distant floating ship and every person suspended in the starry sky!

Seeing that these people all showed signs of being moved, he seemed satisfied and leaped into the agreed-upon desolate star.

The radiance he created then shrank and vanished, plunging the astonished faces back into darkness.

“Showing off in front of others? How boring.” Diagraja, with his arms crossed, chuckled without making a move.

The gods exchanged glances, and Ya Sheng stepped forward and asked, "Lord Lenos, are you planning to test Gaston Figo's power alone first?"

"Oh, you think he's not good enough?"

Ya Sheng remained silent.

"Hahahaha, I also think he's no match. Based on your description, I probably wouldn't be a match for Gaston Figo by myself. Otherwise, why would we have come together? But under the spotlight, there's no difference between going head-to-head two against one and falling behind in a one-on-one fight before going head-to-head two against one."

Both will be embarrassing. Since he's willing to try first, let him embarrass himself first.

“And… Lenos’s been lucky; he’s developed a new fighting style in recent decades. Don’t underestimate him, but don’t overestimate Gaston Figo either.” Diagraga pointed to a cabin: “You’ve all seen that thing, haven’t you?”

As he spoke, the Celestial Dragons' spaceship slowly entered the planet's protective membrane, revealing a desolate, lifeless mountainous landscape.

……

At almost the same time, on the other side of the desolate planet, a large and a small flying boat carrying the Starry Sky News team and the Demon Clan team also entered the desolate planet.

Figo didn't hold any unveiling ceremony. The giant airship belonging to the Giant race slowed down and flew inside the planet for a while, like an island. Only after the Celestial Dragons appeared in Bai Ji's mind network did Figo detach from the airship and fly diagonally downwards.

The three airships then met in the air.

One after another, figures flew out from the three flying boats. On the demon side, Heram and Archeri brought five demon sons and five non-supreme progenitors who lit four lamps, totaling 12 people!

On the Starry Sky News side, there are 12 kings, Lingling, Kailin, and six hidden four-lamp supreme level kings, totaling 20 people!

There was also a fake four-light white table hidden inside the flying boat.

On the other hand, the Celestial Dragons only had Diagraja and six generals, seven figures in total!

Without exchanging any words, the two sides immediately became antagonistic, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

The 37 four-lamp powerhouses and two five-lamp powerhouses did not deliberately release their auras; they simply stood nearby, yet the sky and clouds were stirred up.

A strange look flashed through the hearts of the six generals. Judging from their lineup, they were actually at a complete disadvantage.

It wasn't just because they didn't bring the candidate generals along, there was also...

“Oh? It seems there are some people like us who shouldn’t be alive? Interesting,” Diagraga laughed.

"What's so interesting? We've been hiding for countless years, yet we still can't match your power." A giant elder, over two hundred meters tall, stepped forward, his voice booming like thunder: "Fortunately, luck and justice are on our side, while you Celestial Dragons are nothing but arrogance and self-destruction!"

“Yes, what’s fun about treating us like toys!” Heram stared at Diagraja, his red pupils filled with murderous intent.

Diagraga glanced at the old giant and then at Heram, then crossed his arms and chuckled, "Don't look at me. They're the main characters now, and the Demon Liberation Plan wasn't my idea."

Helam looked down.

Figo and Lenos have reunited.

……

at the same time.

"That's... the former Giant King Dexter, he's still alive?"

"And... Jolushi, the three-eyed king who was active more than 500 years ago?"

"The Starry Sky News was indeed well-prepared!"

Beyond the two sides, there are many third parties hidden in the far corners of the desolate planet, mostly kings who have lit four lamps.

The weak simply lack the ability to watch the game.

Among them, special four-lamp powerhouses like the Yeti King live on planets where the daily temperature is around minus one hundred degrees Celsius, which is of no value to other races. Therefore, they don't usually interact with the stars. However, they couldn't help but appear this time.

Several kings of similar races formed a temporary alliance with him, not for any other reason than to prepare for the Celestial Dragons to take action and eliminate those who were watching first.

Because of Lingling's previous statement, they still leaned towards the Starry Sky Newspaper. Now that they discovered that the Starry Sky Newspaper and the Demon Clan were significantly stronger than the Celestial Dragons, they were more pleased than surprised.

"It's too early to tell anything yet. Among the Celestial Dragons' immortals, there are five whose identities are unknown. They may not be weaker than the most famous Lenos and Diagraja. Those who can light five lamps must be the best of their time."

Someone pointed out, "And that was indeed Lenos. The light just now was created by him using the legendary Creation Fruit... This fruit has no limit!"

"Yes, but that's not enough. The Starry Sky News' confidence should come from that King of Qinghai, Gaston Figo. He must at least defeat Lenos for the Starry Sky News to have any chance of winning!"

They also turned their gaze downwards, looking at Figo and Lenos who had gathered together.

……

At the other end, three men, their figures concealed by heavy robes, gazed at the two groups of powerful figures facing each other. The leader, his face beaming with excitement, tugged at his straw hat inside his robe and grinned, his mustache twitching.

"So many amazing people, Charlotte Linlin is already this strong."

"Roger, conceal your presence well. If we are discovered, we will be a burden to Grandpa Figo."

"I know I know."

Roger responded, then suddenly sensed something and turned to look at the sky behind him. A figure wearing a heavy robe was quietly slipping into the planet's protective membrane, and he immediately spotted the three people wearing the same outfit.

Both sides were initially on guard, but then relaxed their guard.

"You are... a dragon?"

"Haha, what a coincidence! Are you here to cheer on Grandpa Figo too? Long time no see! How's Garp doing lately?"

Dragon had no idea what Garp was like. He was greeted with a slipper the moment they met. He hadn't seen Garp in even longer than Roger had. He asked, "Haven't the war started yet?"

"Not yet, you've come at the perfect time. The two sides have just made contact. Come here, come here."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they hid together and looked towards Figo and Lenos in the distance. Just then, they saw Figo ask Lenos, "Why is only one of you coming down? Are you looking down on me?"

Lenos did not respond.