Lu Yin suddenly remembered that this person was from the Second Grade Hall. "Why is he with you?"
"I've questioned him, and Anfield said that he was injured by someone from Aegis. If not for his tamed beast's speed, he would already be dead," Tianming said.
Lu Yin raised a brow. "Aegis?"
"Yes. The Second Grade Hall has occupied Northcastle Weave's Greatsword Dynasty ever since the battle on Planet Pyrolyte began. Over the past few days, someone from the Greatsword Dynasty paid a huge price to hire Aegis to slaughter them all and reclaim the Greatsword Dynasty. That person is called Ding Xing," Tianming said.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. "I see. Do you know who Aegis sent to the Greatsword Dynasty?"
"Anfield told me that it was a Hunter, three Cruisers, and ten Explorers."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Aegis' Hunters can injure Anfield?
I want to talk to Anfield. "
"I'm … Ahem, Anfield," a weak voice answered.
Lu Yin asked coldly, "Tell me the details."
Anfield stuttered, "Aegis … Aegis' Hunter, and he's an expert with a power level of 150,000. Furthermore, Aegis didn't fight us head-on. They poisoned the air and assassinated us …"
Anfield did not say much, and the entire process had been brief. However, what Lu Yin saw was a gory scene.
Aegis had used the most despicable method to slaughter the entire Second Grade Hall without any hesitation.
If the Innerverse and Outerverse had not been separated, and if the Second Grade Hall's Enlighter, Karthika, had not died, Aegis would not have dared to do such a thing. But now, Aegis was acting without restraint.
Anfield was filled with resentment towards Lu Yin. If not for Lu Yin, Karthika would not have died, and they would not have ended up like this. An Enlighter could have turned them into predators instead of victims. This was also the reason why Anfield had not gone to Frostwave Weave after being injured. He was afraid that Aegis would kill him, but he was even more afraid that Lu Yin would kill him.
"According to what you're saying, Aegis is more like a killer," Lu Yin said.
Anfield replied, "A professional killer."
Lu Yin grunted in acknowledgment and then gave Tianming a few instructions. Just as he was about to hang up, he suddenly thought of something and blocked the monkey. He then asked Anfield, "How did you manage to subdue your tamed beasts?
Has there ever been a tamed beast that was afraid of death and automatically fused into a human's body? "
Anfield was surprised. "I've never heard of it before. Our Beast Tamers Flowzone has a beast-taming technique that allows one to imprint a beast within their body."
"Are there really no giant beasts that have integrated into their bodies on their own?
For example, what if the giant beast has mastered the Beast Taming Technique? "
Anfield replied, "I've never heard of an astral beast being able to use a human's technique, and it's impossible for a human to cultivate an astral beast's technique."
Lu Yin fell into deep thought.
Soon, the call ended.
Lu Yin glanced at his right arm. Could the monkey really control a beast taming technique?
Back then, Anfield had said that it had used the Beast Taming Technique to brand itself into Lu Yin's body and become his tamed beast. Logically speaking, that should have been true, as Lu Yin should have been able to control Anfield's movements and could have killed it at any time. However, Anfield's words had left him confused.
Either the monkey had lied to him, or Anfield had lied to him. Of course, there was also the possibility that Anfield did not know.
Lu Yin sighed. No matter what, he would need to ask a stronger expert from the Beast Tamers Flowzone if he wanted to imprint something. Anfield was only an early Hunter and did not have much contact with the Beast Tamers Flowzone. Furthermore, he was only from the Second Grade Hall. The top power in the Beast Tamers Flowzone was the Divine Grade Hall, and perhaps even Kuang Wang knew more than Anfield.
Lu Yin decided not to think about the monkey for now, as he needed to consider Northcastle Weave and Aegis.
Ding Xing had actually asked Aegis for help, so where had he gotten the money?
He must have paid the price with the Greatsword Dynasty's treasure trove. That treasure trove had originally been given to Lu Yin, but Lu Yin had not helped Ding Xing expel the Second Grade Hall. Thus, Ding Xing had given up on the Great Yu Empire and sought out Aegis instead.
However, Lu Yin had sent people to monitor Ding Xing and not allow him to leave. This was to prevent him from seeking outside help.
Lu Yin contacted Zenyu Star and found out that the person who had been monitoring Ding Xing had been injured. His face sank. How bold!
Lu Yin felt as if something that belonged to him had been stolen. More importantly, Ding Xing was an important person who had allowed Northcastle Weave to join the Great Eastern Alliance. The Greatsword Dynasty was the top power in Northcastle Weave, and as long as Lu Yin controlled Ding Xing and helped him restore the Greatsword Dynasty, Lu Yin would not have to worry about Northcastle Weave not joining the Great Eastern Alliance. But now, Ding Xing had been intercepted by Aegis. This was not only a loss of wealth, but also a loss to his entire plan.
Lu Yin could not allow such a loss to occur. He immediately contacted Yan Yan and ordered the Seventh Imperial Squadron to head to Northcastle Weave's Greatsword Dynasty and bring Ding Xing back for questioning. Ding Xing's crime was to injure an imperial cultivator.
At the same time, Lu Yin also warned Yan Yan to be on guard, as Aegis' methods were shady. Of course, Lu Yin was not too worried. With Yan Yan's strength, if he could not deal with the people from Aegis in Northcastle Weave, then there was no need for him to compete with Aegis.
Wei Rong was rather busy during this period. On one hand, he had to think of ways to cause trouble in the Great Eastern Alliance, and on the other, he had to contact a central weave to establish an alliance to resist the Great Eastern Alliance. He also had to prevent Sourcepeak Weave from being pulled away by Lu Yin. Even with his abilities, he felt overwhelmed.
However, he received some good news today. Aegis had actually gone to a weave in the east and had been hired by Northcastle Weave's Greatsword Dynasty.
Wei Rong was very cautious in his actions. Since he was destined to become Lu Yin's enemy, he had already investigated many things regarding the Great Yu Empire, including the Greatsword Dynasty's request for assistance from the Great Yu Empire. He had taken note of this matter and wanted to use it to make a fuss, but who would have thought that Aegis would actually intervene?
Aegis and Lu Yin definitely did not have any enmity, but Aegis was tyrannical in its actions, especially since the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, which made Aegis even more unbridled. Lu Yin was just as tyrannical, and he was the type who refused to suffer losses. Aegis had stolen something from the Greatsword Dynasty from Lu Yin's hands, and a conflict had already formed between the two sides. There would be a good show to watch soon.
"Young Master, should we do something?" a figure appeared behind Wei Rong and asked in a low voice.
Wei Rong smiled. "There's no need. Aegis is incompatible with Lu Yin, and there's no need for us to act. They will naturally become enemies."
Northcastle Weave was located to the north of Frostwave Weave. Before the battle on Planet Pyrolyte, Northcastle Weave had been very prosperous. Anyone from the Innerverse or Outerverse who wanted to explore the Astral Wilderness from the east would have to pass through Northcastle Weave, and these people had brought great wealth to Northcastle Weave.
However, after the battle on Planet Pyrolyte, Northcastle Weave had been the first weave of the Outerverse to be divided. The Greatsword Dynasty was one of the strongest powers in Northcastle Weave, but it had been occupied by the Second Grade Hall.
Swordorigin Planet was a rather peculiar planet in Northcastle Weave. It was not accurate to call it a planet, as Swordorigin Planet was shaped like a broadsword, which was why it had been named Swordorigin. It was more like a floating continent in the universe, and the Greatsword Dynasty had originated from Swordorigin Planet.
At its peak, the Greatsword Dynasty had ruled over more than twenty filaments, and it had been the undisputed overlord of Northcastle Weave. However, as the successive emperors had become muddle-headed, the dynasty's territory had gradually fragmented. By the time of the battle on Planet Pyrolyte, only twelve filaments had remained. At that time, the emperor had even been unwilling to interact with Frostwave Weave because of Undying Yushan.
At this moment, in the capital of Swordorigin Planet, a group of courtiers were kneeling and trembling within the lofty imperial palace. At the front of the group was a youth dressed in embroidered robes, and beside him was Ding Xing. All around them were mercenaries from Aegis, and it was obvious that they were different from Ding Xing and the others.
These mercenaries had come from all over the Outerverse, and they all wore Aegis battle suits and wielded technological weapons. They looked mighty and majestic, and most of them looked normal. However, there were also some who had strange appearances. For example, their arms were especially long, their heads were squarish, or their bodies were covered in scales. Different environments gave birth to different people, and although they were all humans, some places had developed over hundreds of thousands, millions, or even billions of years, so there were bound to be differences.
The mercenaries under Aegis came from all seventy-two weaves of the Outerverse, and there were all sorts of people.
Among these people, the leader was a tall and skinny man who was almost three meters tall. His legs were especially long and slender, and his legs alone were two meters long. He looked very out of place.
Ding Xing occasionally looked up in fear, and his heart was filled with bitterness. He had been living well on Zenyu Star, waiting for the Royal Regent to rescue the Greatsword Dynasty. Although he had been very anxious, he had been left with no choice. One day, someone from Aegis had contacted him and asked if he wanted to rescue the Greatsword Dynasty. At the time, he had been very hesitant, but he had not been granted an audience with the Royal Regent.
Aegis had been too ruthless. Not only had they massacred the Second Grade Hall, but they had also massacred many of the Greatsword Dynasty's cultivators in the palace. These people did not care about the lives of others, and more importantly, they had no intention of leaving.
Ding Xing had originally thought that they would leave after he gave them the Greatsword Dynasty's treasures, as this was the reward that they had agreed upon. However, they had now gone back on their word and wanted to stay in the Greatsword Dynasty just like the Second Grade Hall. They had even said that they were going to build a training base on Swordorigin Planet, which made Ding Xing realize that he had been tricked.
Aegis wanted to occupy Swordorigin Planet, which was why they had tricked Ding Xing out of Zenyu Star. These people's ultimate goal was the Greatsword Dynasty.
The tall, thin man sat nearby and looked at the star chart on his gadget. Aegis' target was the Greatsword Dynasty, which was a very important location. Although the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, the search for pyrolyte had not stopped, and many people had entered the Astral Wilderness to search for pyrolyte. As the price of pyrolyte in the black market had risen, the search for pyrolyte had become increasingly popular.
Before the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, Aegis had not dared to target pyrolyte. It was not just them; no power in the entire Outerverse had dared to target pyrolyte. But now that the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, Aegis was not afraid of anyone, and they naturally set their sights on pyrolyte. Controlling Northcastle Weave was equivalent to controlling a passage from the Astral Wilderness to the Outerverse. Not only would it be convenient for them to transport and explore, but it would also be convenient for them to plunder.
The more pyrolyte they obtained, the more powerful their weapons would become, and the stronger they would become.
This was the wish of all of Aegis, as they wanted to suppress the Outerverse.
"Ding Xing, where are the treasures you mentioned?"
The tall, thin man asked slowly. Although their goal was to occupy the Greatsword Dynasty, they could not ignore the reward.
Ding Xing's expression changed. "If I give you the treasures, will you leave?"
The tall, thin man sneered. A figure suddenly appeared in front of Ding Xing, and a kick sent him flying a hundred meters into a wall.