170 Protect
"Please protect our Wood Spirit Race!"
These words resounded in the area.
"And why are you asking me about this?" Yang Tian still had to play his part, so he got into the character again.
It was the man who spoke of the reason, "That wicked man was from the Southsea Divine Realm, if he brings the experts from his realm, the Wood Spirit Race wouldn't have a chance of resisting at all. But just like that wicked man, esteemed Star God is also the Prince of a King Realm… You are the only one I can ask who can protect the Wood Spirit Race."
"Protecting the Wood Spirit Race?" Yang Tian muttered out as if confused by the words.
The man from the Wood Spirit Race immediately stood up, "Yes, esteemed Star God… Please protect the Wood Spirit Race. I beg you…"
Yang Tian remained silent as if he was contemplating something…
"…"
His silence was more terrifying to these two members of the Wood Spirit Race than he could think of.
"Oh, right. How could I be so thoughtless?! Esteemed Star God has already angered that wicked man by saving us…" The man guessed the reason behind Yang Tian's silence.
"You aren't wrong…He might make things difficult for me now. I can't really act against him without a good reason; otherwise, I might be grounded and not be able to protect the Wood Spirit Race at all." Yang Tian lied masterfully… He wondered if he had unlocked the perfect deception skill or not.
At that time, the husband and wife seemed to have already thought of this issue and replied, "We understand the reason behind why you are hesitating. What if I give you a good reason to protect the Wood Spirit Race?"
"Hmm? Are you going to give me your Wood Spirit Orb? I am not interested in your Wood Spirit Orb… It's not useful to me." Yang Tian seemed to have understood what he was saying.
The man was shaking as if his intentions were seen through by Yang Tian. He then chuckled a little and said, "Esteemed Star God must have heard of the name Royal Wood Spirit Orb?"
"Royal Wood Spirit Orb?" Yang Tian stared at the man with a somewhat interested look on his face.
"Yes, sir… My Wood Spirit Orb is much more special than an ordinary Wood Spirit Orb. If you sense the energy inside it, you will understand." The man said with an excited smile on his face.
If he could convince this Star God, he could save his Wood Spirit Race from extinction. Just what could be more significant than this?!
His life? He was already prepared to give it away moments ago! Why would he be scared of this prospect now? In fact, if he could give his life away and secure the future of the Wood Spirit Race, that would be the greatest act of his life.
"Husband… You…" The woman spoke out, very saddened as she heard her husband's words.
The man, in turn, stared at his wife, and said, "This is for our children… Don't you want them to live in peace without running around? You must survive…And take care of our children…"
"Royal Wood Spirit Orb… This thing does hold enough value for me to risk my life and protect your race. However, are you sure that you should trust me?" Yang Tian asked with a neutral look. This was going too smoothly… So smoothly that he felt as if something was wrong.
"I may just be someone at only the Divine Spirit Realm, but even I have heard of the name of Heavenly Wolf Star God Xisu… I have heard that you are the strongest Star God within the Star God Realm. The man who is noble and benevolent, the one who went against the Moon God Realm alone and killed 3 Moon Envoys because the Moon God Realm made a move against your mother. If I have your word, I will happily give away my life 100's of times." Those words did shake Yang Tian a little.
A troubled smile appeared on Yang Tian's face as thought 'This is cruel of you old man… You are forcing me to feel guilty at this point. It somewhat hurts me that I am drowning your reputation by scheming against them, Xisu…'
However, did this stop Yang Tian? Not at all.
He could tolerate going against his conscience… He could tolerate feeling guilty for being so scheming against such a good-natured person. Still, he won't be able to handle himself if this hesitation and guiltiness become the very reason why someone he wanted to protect gets hurt or dies.
This was something he had felt when he was hiding from those God Emperors…At that time when Yang Tian had felt how Cang Yue, Chu Yuechan, and his unborn baby might be in danger, he wanted to be stronger. No matter what way it was… Whether it was despicable or not, he wanted to be stronger than a God Emperor at that time.
Although the Royal Wood Spirit Orb wouldn't directly increase his cultivation, it would allow him to use some forbidden techniques.
"Very well, I accept your request. You have my word that I will take the Wood Spirit Race under my protection and protect them." As soon as Yang Tian had uttered out those words, the man from the Wood Spirit Race felt as if all of his worries had vanished into thin air.
Yang Tian continued speaking to himself though 'In my own way, that is…'
"Please accept this life of mine…" The man said while closing his eyes with an earnest expression. The green glow within his chest seemed to be getting brighter as it slowly neared Yang Tian's body.
It fused with Yang Tian's body, giving him a little more than 80,000 Years of Life Force.
All sorts of knowledge about the vegetation in the Realm of the Gods appeared in Yang Tian's mind. He could feel the greenery all around him and felt a sense of intimateness with them…
His senses, hearing, and sense of smell which were already quite a lot better than even profound beasts received a significant boost as well.
Yang Tian understood why he had received such a large amount of Life Force 'I see now… The bloodline of the father was even purer than the bloodline of He Lin. The life aura contained in his Royal Wood Spirit Orb was naturally going to be much greater than the life force contained in his son's Royal Wood Spirit Orb.'
