Chapter 925: Happy Cooperation

"You... oh no, perhaps I should address you as Your Majesty." The Silver King spoke with an innocent air. "Your Majesty has misunderstood. I came this time to cooperate with you."

"Cooperate?" Ying Fu was expressionless.

"The Human Domains want Your Majesty dead because they fear you, fearing that you will overturn the current structure of the Human Domains... But I am different." The Silver King opened his arms and said with a smile,

"What I want is to overturn them and create a new order... In this regard, my goal is consistent with Your Majesty's.

I already have an Ancient Treasury of my own, a domain of my own, a large population, sufficient productivity, a group of subordinates with absolute power, and a Witchcraft Ancient Treasury that can continuously create witches... Besides that, I have an ally, one of the Nine Monarchs, who can transform infinite resources.

Combat power, population, resources, heritage—I have everything..."

The Silver King stared into Ying Fu's eyes, like an ambitious man standing on a stage, delivering his speech eloquently.

"And Your Majesty, you possess the Imperial Divine Path. As long as you have enough subjects and resources, you can increase your combat power without cost in the shortest possible time... Right now, you are all alone. If you accumulate power step by step and absorb subjects, how long will it take to overturn this world?

Cooperate with me, and I will bestow upon Your Majesty the resources and power you need...

It won't be long before you, I, and Lou Yu join forces to sweep across the world."

"Bestow."

This word, mixed into the Silver King's speech, seemed intentional, or perhaps unintentional, conveying a certain message to Ying Fu...

How deep were Ying Fu's thoughts? When that word came out, he guessed the other party's purpose... In the end, the Silver King wanted to pull him into the fold and use the [Emperor]'s suppression of other Divine Paths to deal with the Human Domains.

A Silver King and a Wu-Ji Monarch, Lou Yu—the combat power of these two was already enough to contend with the other human domains. If the [Emperor]'s power were added, the collapse of the Human Domains would become almost inevitable... Therefore, the Silver King was willing to cooperate with him, even using some of his own resources to help the [Emperor] grow as quickly as possible, because the stronger Ying Fu grew, the easier it would be for them to conquer the other human domains.

But all of this, naturally, was not without a price.

The current Ying Fu had just obtained the Imperial Divine Path, had no subjects, no power, and not even the Ancient Imperial Treasury as a backer. He was a truly lonely Emperor... while the Silver King's power was too vast. The two sides were unequal from the start. It was called cooperation, but what the Silver King actually wanted was the [Emperor] as a tool.

That was why, upon meeting, he had tried to steal his Divine Path. If the Silver King could steal it, he would possess the power to suppress other Divine Paths, and Ying Fu would be of no value to him...

The so-called cooperation was merely a fallback option after the Silver King's theft failed.

There was no expression on Ying Fu's face; he just looked into the Silver King's eyes and said a faint "Oh?"

"It's our first meeting, so it's normal for Your Majesty not to trust me... But coincidentally, I found something interesting on the way here that I can give to Your Majesty as a gift."

The Silver King smiled slightly, waved his hand in the void, and a muddy figure appeared out of thin air, hitting the ground with a thud.

If Bai Ye and the others were here, they would surely be extremely surprised... because it was none other than the Thief Saint Mo Lian, who had gone missing just moments ago.

"A gift?" Ying Fu looked at the unconscious Mo Lian, his brows slightly raised.

"He is my subordinate, but his memories have been dug out. Now he is just a blank sheet of paper with only rank and a Divine Path." The Silver King grabbed him by the hair, lifted him from the ground, and laughed,

"I'll give him to Your Majesty as a subject... What does Your Majesty think?"

A strange glint flashed in Ying Fu's eyes as he looked at the Silver King.

Regardless, Mo Lian was a Tier 7 Thief Saint. There weren't many such talents in the world. That the Silver King was willing to give away his subordinate so casually made him somewhat surprised...

Ying Fu was currently only Tier 3, but in Mo Lian's current state, it was almost impossible for him to refuse the [Palace Examination]. If he were subdued, Ying Fu's rank would span four tiers, leaping directly to Tier 7.

Not to say he would be invincible in the world, but at least in this era, he would have the power to protect himself, and it would be much easier to subdue other subjects.

"You are quite generous."

Ying Fu only glanced at Mo Lian, then moved his gaze away indifferently, looking back at the Silver King. "And after overturning the world? What do you want?"

"After?" The Silver King laughed. "After that, I have no other requests. Just establish churches all over the world, spread the doctrine of the Fire-Usurpers, and let the people believe in me. That is enough... As for the rest, I'll leave it to you."

Hearing this, Ying Fu's eyes narrowed slightly. No one knew what he was thinking, only that his gaze was as deep as an abyss.

He stood there quietly, as if weighing and thinking, and finally spoke slowly:

"I can cooperate with you... but I have two requirements."

"What requirements?"

"First, I must be able to come and go freely, without restrictions on entering or leaving any place. Second, except for you and Lou Yu, I must have jurisdiction over all others." Ying Fu said slowly, with his hands behind his back.

Hearing this request, the Silver King was somewhat surprised. He frowned at Ying Fu, as if he couldn't guess what the other party was thinking...

"...Agreed, but coming and going freely is limited to the Wu-Ji Domain." The Silver King pondered for a long time before nodding.

The meaning of this sentence was actually quite clear. Although it was called cooperation, the Silver King wanted to place Ying Fu under house arrest within the Wu-Ji Domain. Once he left the Wu-Ji Domain, his actions would have to be directed by the Silver King.

"Brother Xiao Li... are we going back to the Wu-Ji Domain again?" A-Qian couldn't understand their conversation, but she could roughly tell that they seemed to be going back.

Before Ying Fu could speak, the Silver King smiled and said,

"Yes, little sister... But don't worry, the Wu-Ji Domain is my territory, and I will ensure your safety."

As the Silver King spoke, he stroked the air in front of him from a distance. At the same time, A-Qian's hair, far away, was gently ruffled as if by a large hand... A-Qian hugged her head, at a loss.

"This little sister is truly cute. No wonder Your Majesty insists on keeping her with you." The Silver King smiled and looked back at Ying Fu, his meaning profound.

Ying Fu's gaze turned instantly icy and bone-chilling!

He raised his hand and placed it on A-Qian's head. The Silver King, who had been stroking the air, made no further moves, only smilingly raised the empty wine glass in his hand and shook it at Ying Fu,

"Your Majesty, happy cooperation."