I Truly Am The Villian Chapter 2479 - 2478: Traitor, Ambush

First, let's talk about the benefits.

Once we have a vassal force, as long as the Fixed Light Ice Tribe is obedient enough,

then the Divine Continent will be equivalent to having a force it can command.

Although a medium-sized world can't compare to a large-sized world, it still carries some weight.

Secondly, the Divine Continent's economy and various foundations can expand into the Tianzhu World, allowing sufficient early-stage expansion.

As for the downside, it's that we might end up confronting Madman Star ahead of time.

Don't be fooled by how the Divine Continent and Madman Star now seem like they're at each other's throats and can't see eye to eye.

As long as there's no conflict of interest at this stage, the two worlds simply won't go to war.

In wars between large worlds, the biggest beneficiaries are the other large worlds watching from the sidelines.

But if Xu Zimei decides to support the Fixed Light Ice Tribe,

then it's obvious he'll have to clash with Madman Star in advance.

Moreover, over at the Elken Basin, there's still the involvement of the Demonic Spirit World.

With a two-front war, Xu Zimei has to weigh the gains and losses.

Seemingly seeing Xu Zimei's hesitation, Song Yi continued at the side, "My lord, in terms of strength alone, we're not weaker than the Long-Eared Flame Tribe.

We even managed to suppress them before."

"If the Divine Continent is willing to support us, there's no need for you to make a move against the Long-Eared Flame Tribe.

We only hope that if Madman Star intervenes, my lord can help block them for us."

It was clear that what the Fixed Light Ice Tribe feared was Madman Star, not the Long-Eared Flame Tribe.

Xu Zimei fell silent for a moment.

He finally opened his eyes slowly and replied, "I can agree to your terms, but what can the Divine Continent gain?"

"As long as we can seize control of the Tianzhu World, all the cultivators and resources within the Tianzhu World will strictly obey the Divine Continent's allocation."

Song Yi replied with utmost seriousness.

What he meant was essentially selling the Tianzhu World completely to Xu Zimei.

From then on, Xu Zimei could wield full power of life and death over everything in the Tianzhu World.

Xu Zimei nodded slightly.

He said, "Then let's hope we have a pleasant cooperation. I never go easy on my enemies, but I'm always generous to my friends."

After that, Xu Zimei summoned the Flying Celestial Devil Elder over.

Although the entire Divine Continent's forces currently followed Xu Zimei's command,

in certain important matters, Xu Zimei was still willing to seek assistance from the Demon Race; after all, they were his own people.

Other forces, at most, acted out of interest.

As for the Tianzhu World's matter, Xu Zimei didn't need to personally oversee it; he just handed it to the Flying Celestial Devil to handle later.

The Tianzhu World's current situation, the strength on the Long-Eared Flame Tribe's side, and even Madman Star's movements—

none of these were important in Xu Zimei's eyes at the moment.

He could simply leave them to his subordinates to resolve.

The struggle over the Elken Basin was what truly mattered at this stage.

There was also one more thing.

Xu Zimei instructed the Flying Celestial Devil, "I don't want that Madman Mang returning alive to Madman Star."

"My lord, you mean for me to kill him?" the Flying Celestial Devil tested the waters and asked.

"Won't the other worlds have objections if we do this?"

After all, everyone had come to attend a banquet; if you rely on being on your own turf to casually kill others,

then who would dare attend your banquet in the future?

This would be a huge blow to the Divine Continent's reputation.

"Who said you should kill him now? Wait until he leaves the Divine Continent. When he's killed then, it won't have anything to do with us."

Xu Zimei replied.

"Remember, bring more people. You must ensure there's no room for failure."

"Don't worry, my lord," the Flying Celestial Devil Elder guaranteed.

"I'll make sure he never comes back once he goes."

Xu Zimei nodded slightly.

The banquet continued, and it could be said that the Divine Continent's gains from this banquet were quite substantial.

Many worlds were interested in the Divine Continent.

According to the statistics, roughly over thirty small worlds and twelve medium worlds were willing to establish a Will of the World Bridge with the Divine Continent.

As for the large worlds, they all still seemed to be deliberating.

Xu Zimei was in no hurry.

After all, for everyone, the main purpose in establishing a Will of the World Bridge was profit.

They had to first confirm that this world posed no harm to their own.

For some worlds, which were in a competitive relationship, establishing a Will of the World Bridge would instead be of little significance.

Xu Zimei knew this was a major affair.

He had never thought it could be settled in one go.

As the banquet ended, the Divine Continent had essentially greeted all the worlds formally for the first time.

Everyone harbored their own thoughts.

Some felt the appearance of a large world was a great opportunity.

Others felt this would intensify competition.

Take Madman Mang for example; as he left, he was still trying to rope in other large worlds.

But these large worlds were all crafty veterans; how could they follow his lead just because of a few words?

Madman Mang then went to win over some medium-sized worlds.

In short, he had one guiding principle: try not to let them establish a Will of the World Bridge with the Divine Continent.

...…

In the boundless Cosmic void.

The Cosmic Battleships belonging to Madman Star were quietly docked outside the Divine Continent.

Madman Mang led a group of people as they walked out from the Divine Continent.

He frowned slightly.

He beckoned to the person beside him and said, "Da, how's the information you gathered?"

This banquet looked like it was orchestrated by Madman Mang.

In fact, he had only stepped forward to draw people's attention; the group he brought were the real professional team.

They would use the banquet and trade to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Divine Continent.

As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will be invincible in a hundred battles.

Madman Mang might look hot-tempered, but in truth he was more meticulous than anyone.

His so-called madness was just a disguise to fool others.

The youth called Da stepped forward and said respectfully, "My lord, by using the banquet and trade, we've established contact with some people from the Divine Continent."

"From what we can see so far, there are still many unknowns in this world, but we obtained a map."

As Da spoke, he took a scroll map from his sleeve.

Rolled up, the map was as thick as several trees put together; if it weren't shrunk down, it would be hard to imagine it was a map.

"Well done," Madman Mang praised.

In fact, those who infiltrated the Divine Continent from Madman Star earlier and turned people against it were far from just a single person.

For many, as long as the benefits were enough, there was no shortage of traitors willing to sell out their ancestors and their own world.

"My lord, what do we do next?" Da asked.

"Are we going to go to war with the Divine Continent?"

"Why should we go to war? You think destroying a large world is that easy?"

Madman Mang sneered.

"Since ancient times, countless small and medium worlds have been destroyed, but the number of large worlds wiped out is extremely few."

"If we want to bring down a large world, we have to start by collapsing it from within."

"Let's return to Madman Star first. I'll discuss the rest with Lord Mad God."

"I'm afraid you won't be going back," suddenly, a light shout rang out from all around.