Seeing Lu Yin appear, Old Gu De shouted, "What do you want?
I've saved up quite a bit over the years, and it's enough to buy all of our lives. "
"Hand over your savings first," Lu Yin said calmly.
Old Gu De was on guard. "Let us go first."
Lu Yin left without another word, and no matter how loudly Old Gu De shouted, it was useless.
Very quickly, another two hours passed, and two more Explorers died.
There were a total of seventeen Explorers under Old Gu De's command, but seven of them had already died. The remaining Explorers were in a state of panic, and they all looked at Old Gu De with strange expressions. It was obvious that they had been implicated.
Lu Yin appeared once more, and he repeated the same words: he wanted Old Gu De to hand over his savings.
Old Gu De had been in outer space for many years, and his mind was as sharp as a fox's. How could he possibly trust Lu Yin? "What grudge do you have against me?"
Lu Yin looked at Old Gu De. "Do you remember how many enemies you've made over the years?"
Old Gu De frowned as he stared at Lu Yin. "Tell me. At the very least, let me know what kind of grudge you have against me is worth you coming all the way from Frostwave Weave to kill me."
Lu Yin smiled and then left, not bothering to speak to him at all.
Time quickly passed, and one Explorer after another died. An atmosphere of despair enveloped the entire spacecraft, and everyone's gazes towards Old Gu De became increasingly strange.
Finally, twelve hours passed, and thirteen Explorers had died. One of the Explorers flew out and shouted at Yan Yan, "Let us go! We're willing to hand over our savings! Let us go!"
Yan Yan coldly replied, "You must hand over Old Gu De's savings."
The Explorer despaired. "Old Gu De is a Hunter, so there's nothing we can do."
Yan Yan didn't say anything.
Lu Yin stood within the spacecraft and looked at the frozen planet with a calm expression.
Behind him, the bespectacled Mistchild was curious. "Your Highness, what enmity do you have with Old Gu De?
Did he stop you from going to the Innerverse? "
"What do you think Old Gu De cares about the most?"
The bespectacled Mistchild answered without hesitation, "His son, Gu Er."
Lu Yin nodded. "Yeah, Gu Er."
On a primitive planet, another Explorer froze to death. The remaining three Explorers and five Cruisers could not take it anymore, and they all went to find Old Gu De and begged him to hand over his savings.
Old Gu De's gaze was cold. "Do you think that if you hand over your savings, he will let you go?
That's impossible. His hatred for me runs too deep. He won't let you leave alive. "
"How will we know if we don't try? Captain, please hand over your savings," one of the Cruisers pleaded.
The others surrounded Old Gu De in the middle.
Within the spaceship, Gu Er trembled and looked on in fear.
Old Gu De sneered. "What, are you trying to force me?
With just the likes of you? "
They looked at each other with fear in their eyes, but there was also a strong sense of unwillingness. "Captain, we don't want to die."
Old Gu De suddenly attacked, and his blade tore through the void as he decapitated one of the Cruisers. Fresh blood splattered onto the faces of the others, causing them to turn pale with fright.
"I, Old Gu De, am your captain, and I'm also a Hunter. How dare you resist me? You're courting death!" Old Gu De bellowed. He then looked up at Yan Yan, who was outside the ice. "I know that you want to force them to rebel against me. Since I've fallen into such a desperate situation, I'll fulfill your wishes."
The remaining seven cultivators could not stop Old Gu De's massacre at all. Fresh blood dyed the pristine white ground red. The remaining three thousand cultivators in the spaceship watched in despair as fear spread through them.
Old Gu De gripped his blade and looked at Yan Yan. "Are you satisfied now?
I want to see Lu Yin. "
Lu Yin slowly appeared behind Yan Yan and looked at Old Gu De in admiration. "How ruthless. Those were your subordinates who had followed you for many years. Doesn't it hurt to kill them like this?"
Old Gu De stared at him coldly. "Even if I didn't kill them, they would have died at your hands anyway. Isn't that what you want? I'm already in a desperate situation, and you've already achieved your goal."
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "You never wanted to save their lives from the very beginning. Their lives were just tools that you used to resolve my hatred. I have to say that you did the right thing, and your current fate has helped me vent quite a bit of my anger. In that case, hand over your savings, and perhaps I'll let you off."
Old Gu De's eyes flickered, and he hesitated for a moment before taking out his cosmic ring and a drop of blood. He then placed the two items on the ice, and the ice seemed to come to life as it pulled the ring and the bottle away, landing in Lu Yin's hands.
Lu Yin used Old Gu De's blood to open the cosmic ring, and when he saw the items inside, he was shocked to see so many star crystals.
Old Gu De's cosmic ring was very large, and it far exceeded the ones sold on the market. It was almost as large as the one that Northgate Lie had given him. That cosmic ring had been obtained from the Starfall Sea, and it was worth 20,000 star essence. It was unexpected that a mere Astral River Realm Envoy like Old Gu De would be able to obtain one.
There were many things stored in the cosmic ring, with the most obvious being the nearly 600,000 star crystals and thousands of star essence. There were also some Mavis Bank crystal cards, medicine from Shamrock Enterprises, and various weapons. Among the weapons, there was a wrist guard that contained an especially large amount of rune lines, which was equivalent to a Hunter's rune lines.
Lu Yin took it out and looked at Old Gu De.
Old Gu De looked at the wrist guard and felt his heart ache. "That's a power vessel. Anyone who wears it can display double their physical strength as long as they don't exceed the peak of the Hunter realm."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, and he looked at the wrist guard with a burning gaze. It was a good item, and it was perfect for him.
As for the fact that the wrist guard could not exceed the peak of the Hunter realm, it was nonsense to him. He could level up to the Enlighter realm or even higher, and then he would be able to display double his strength with a single punch. Just the thought of it was terrifying.
"I've given you everything I've saved up over the years. Please, let us go," Old Gu De begged.
Lu Yin casually gave the bespectacled Mistchild a million star crystals as payment. Phantom Sting's starting price was three million star crystals, and a million crystals was already more than what the Mistchild could afford.
The bespectacled Mistchild did not want it. "I want the poison."
Lu Yin did not give it to her. "This isn't worth the poison. It was made by the Enlighter Elder Wu."
The bespectacled Mistchild pouted.
"Lu Yin, I beg you, let us go!" Old Gu De shouted.
Lu Yin looked at Old Gu De. "How can I believe that you've already handed over all your savings?
You've been in the universe for so many years, so you don't think that I'm that naive, do you? "
Old Gu De's face paled, and he pointed at Yan Yan. "Ever since the frozen planet, I've never left that person's line of sight. You can ask him."
Lu Yin sneered. "People like you have long since hidden away their most important things. For example, your son."
Old Gu De's expression changed, and the spacecraft below them suddenly exploded. Flames shot up into the sky, and Gu Er's screams could be heard.
Old Gu De immediately rushed over to save Gu Er, but he was blocked by the frigid air. "Lu Yin, what are you trying to do?!"
"Hand over all your savings, and I'll let you save him," Lu Yin said calmly.
Old Gu De slashed through the frigid air and struggled to make his way back to the spacecraft.
But below them, Gu Er's screams grew louder and louder.
Old Gu De's eyes widened, and he watched as Gu Er screamed in despair. His skin was already charred, and he tore open his shirt, pulled out a cosmic ring hanging around his neck, and tossed it at the ice.
Lu Yin was not surprised, as it would be strange if someone like Old Gu De did not hide anything. This might not even be the last of his savings, but it did not matter, as this was not Lu Yin's goal.
"Lu Yin, let me save him!" Old Gu De shouted as he slashed at the frigid air.
Lu Yin waved at Yan Yan. "Alright, let him go."
Yan Yan was helpless. "I'm sorry, Your Highness. He's already dead."
As the frigid air dissipated, Gu Er had already turned to ash and completely disappeared.
Old Gu De's pupils shrank, and he trembled as he returned to the spacecraft. He looked at the ashes on the ground and then turned around to glare at Lu Yin with a venomous glare.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Did the late rescue remind you of anything? It happened eight years ago." Old Gu De's eyes widened.
He stared at Lu Yin for a moment before laughing maniacally. Gu Er's death had caused him to lose control of his emotions. "So that's how it is! Hahahaha! I remember now! It's you guys! Eight years ago, a bunch of homeless dogs who had been chased out of the Innerverse were being chased. I purposely stalled for time so that you guys would suffer heavy losses.
Hahahaha! "Lu Yin had Yan Yan remove the ice seal, and he looked down at Old Gu De from high up in the sky." You remember now? Then your son's death was not unjust. "
Old Gu De's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Lu Yin. "I never thought that a homeless dog from eight years ago would be able to reach this point. If I'd known, I would have listened to that person and slaughtered all of you to feed the fishes in the Astral River."
Lu Yin's eyes widened, and his body suddenly vanished. When he reappeared, he was already beside Old Gu De. He kicked out and sent Old Gu De flying, crashing into the ground. Old Gu De wanted to resist, but his limbs were frozen in place and his body was smashed into the ground like a sandbag.
Lu Yin stepped on Old Gu De's body and looked down at him. "Who was that person?"
Old Gu De spat out a mouthful of blood, and his hair was disheveled. His eyes were bloodshot. "Did you think that I would purposely stall for time if no one ordered me to?
Did you think that a bunch of homeless dogs like you would be chased down so easily?
Do you know how strong your pursuers are? "
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. In the past, he had not known, but ever since he had learned that Big Sis and the others were from Leon's Armada, he knew that things were not as simple as they seemed.
Leon's Armada dominated the Cosmic Sea, and it was the undisputed number one overlord of the Cosmic Sea. Not a single member of that group was easy to deal with. The fact that Big Sis and the others had been able to leave the Armada safely proved that their status in the organization was extremely high, and they were naturally very strong. Not many people in the Innerverse could hunt down such people, let alone the Outerverse.
Seventy-two people had died during that pursuit, and as a normal person, Lu Yin had not dared to watch the battle. However, with his current experience, he could imagine how intense the battle had been and how strong the pursuers had been. It was definitely not the Leo Clan that Uncle Reuben had told him about. The Leo Clan had definitely participated in the pursuit, but they had not been the main force. Even Old Gu De had been involved.
The pursuers had joined forces with many powers in the Innerverse and Outerverse, and they all had very high statuses. It was even possible that the Lu trial that the Ten Arbiters had sent to Lu Yin had been a part of it.