While Liyu Zhen hunted the star beetles, he kept hearing the deified star beetle's roar from afar.
"Not bad. You have lasted this long, and you still haven't left the Star Tree," Liyu Zhen joked.
He looked in the direction Han Sen was heading, but he didn't look like he was going to follow.
The deified star beetle was still chasing after him because he had activated his Smell of Death. Liyu Zhen had killed many star beetles, so the deified star beetle could smell him as well.
If he was too far away, he could use a secret skill to suppress it. But if he got too close, the deified star beetle would be able to smell his Smell of Death.
So, Liyu Zhen didn't go to Han Sen's area. He didn't know that the situation was different from what he had imagined.
Han Sen kept dodging the deified star beetle's attacks as he hunted down the King class star beetles. He was killing them faster than Liyu Zhen.
Even the old man under the tree was shocked. Han Sen had been chasing the deified star beetle for a long time, but the deified star beetle's ferocious attacks hadn't damaged the Star Tree.
Clearly, Han Sen was guiding the deified star beetle from the room. If he hadn't, the deified star beetle would have hit the Star Tree a long time ago. At the very least, it would have damaged the leaves.
"That's rare." The old man looked impressed.
Although Liyu Zhen was very good, compared to Han Sen, he was a bit rough. Although there wasn't a huge difference in power, they weren't on the same level.
That didn't mean Han Sen was much stronger than Liyu Zhen. It was just that Liyu Zhen wasn't as good as Han Sen when it came to handling matters.
"Exquisite, can I borrow your silkworm?" When the day was almost over, the old man suddenly looked at Exquisite and asked seriously.
"Uncle, what do you mean?" Exquisite thought of a possibility, but she couldn't quite believe it.
"I want him to guard the Star Tree for me for a year. If I don't return in a year, you and him will take care of the tree until I return," the old man said seriously.
She hadn't expected the old man to make such a decision. He had allowed a silkworm to guard the Star Tree, and he might even be able to use half of the Star Tree. That was something that had never happened before in the history of the Very High.
"Martial Granduncle, are you sure you want to leave the Star Tree in his care?" Ling Long asked in disbelief.
"Yes, I've already thought it through. He's the most suitable candidate. Are you willing to let him stay here for a year?" The old man answered with certainty.
"If you've already made up your mind, your disciple would be more than happy to oblige." Ling Long felt a little strange.
Originally, Han Sen was a silkworm. She should have been the one to help Han Sen grow. But now, Han Sen had gotten the rights to look after the star tree. If the grandmaster didn't come back in a year, she and Han Sen could each get half of the star tree. For Ling Long, this was a huge amount of wealth.
Outer Sky had a lot of resources, but it was too dangerous. Plus, according to the rules of the Very High, if she got a silkworm, she would have to collect the resources herself. She would have to fight for the resources herself. It wouldn't be easy to get them.
But the star tree was different. She could pick the fruit and get the xenogeneics inside. It was much less dangerous than going out to hunt deified xenogeneics.
The day went by quickly. Han Sen was too close to the tree, so he couldn't teleport to the tree. So, he left the tree one hour early and returned to the old man.
The deified star beetle didn't chase after Han Sen after he left the tree. It didn't want to leave the Star Tree.
Liyu Zhen didn't hear the deified star beetle, so he knew Han Sen was gone.
"What's the point of holding on for so long?
He was only chased by the deified star beetle for one day. He won't be able to complete the test set by the grandmaster. "
Liyu Zhen kept hunting star beetles. After an hour, when the time came, he used Galaxy Teleportation to return to the old man.
Han Sen had flown back, so he returned around the same time as Liyu Zhen.
"Grandmaster, I killed 2,416 King class star beetles. Does that mean I passed the test?" Liyu Zhen asked the old man with a bow.
The old man nodded. "Little Song has taught you a good student. Although you haven't practiced the Very High Sense, your power is no worse than the students who have."
Liyu Zhen was overjoyed to hear this. To be praised like this by an Uncle-Master was undoubtedly something to be happy about.
And it sounded like the grandmaster was very satisfied with his performance. That meant there was no doubt that he would be able to take care of the star tree.
"This is a sure thing. I am the best candidate. Otherwise, my teacher wouldn't have recommended me to the grandmaster." Liyu Zhen looked very cocky, and he smiled.
The old man paused and went on to say, "But I already have someone in mind to take care of the star tree. Go back and tell Little Song to thank him for taking care of me."
Liyu Zhen had been feeling very cocky, but when he heard that, he thought he had misheard the old man.
"Grandmaster, you said you have someone in mind to take care of the star tree?" Liyu Zhen hesitated, but he couldn't help but ask.
Although Liyu Zhen knew it wasn't right to question his elders, he didn't understand. If the grandmaster already had someone in mind, why would he need to test him? Wasn't that unnecessary?
The old man nodded slightly and said in his hoarse voice, "Yes, I have found the most suitable person to look after the Stellar Tree. This is all thanks to you. Go and pick ten Stellar Fruits and take them away. Consider it a token of my appreciation as your Martial Granduncle. I can't let you come here for nothing."
"Thanks to me?"
Liyu Zhen didn't know what that meant. What did the old man's choice have to do with him?
The old man pointed at Han Sen, who had just returned, and said, "I have already decided that he will take care of the star tree."
"What? He …" Liyu Zhen looked at Han Sen in disbelief. He couldn't believe something like this had happened. The grandmaster had chosen a silkworm to take care of the star tree.
When Han Sen heard what the old man had said, he was shocked. He hadn't expected to be the one to take care of the star tree. It didn't seem to have anything to do with him.
He was only there to collect star fruits.
"Grandmaster, did you just make this decision?"
Liyu Zhen held back his anger for a while, but he couldn't help but ask. He didn't understand how he was worse than Han Sen. The Uncle had chosen a silkworm to take over the Star Tree instead of him, and Han Sen hadn't even completed the mission the Uncle had given him.
From what Liyu Zhen could tell, Han Sen hadn't killed a thousand King class star beetles. How could he have completed the mission?