"I agree. However, he may have reached the Constellation stage, while I’m only at Heptaglory Sky. I don’t think I’m strong enough right now. It’ll be a while before I head up to see if I can take him down. For now, I’ll leave him to his own devices. Anyway, the Flameyellow Continent is safe," Tianming said. 

"We have no choice then." Li Caiwei hoped to get rid of Bodhi if it was at all feasible; undue delay might bring trouble. Unfortunately, the disparity in their strength made it impossible. 

Once Bodhi was dead, the Flameyellow Continent would be worry-free. Tianming would be able to venture to Orderia on his own and escape the chaos of the three races. Even if matters here alarmed the celestial orderians enough for an investigation, they couldn’t slaughter a world that didn’t have a single god just to force Tianming to appear, could they? What Tianming had done was to protect the Flameyellow Continent, so perhaps Orderia’s objective wasn’t him. That was the best strategy they could come up with. 

He had...