Lord Egret's eyes turned cold, and his expression suddenly changed. He turned around and attacked, shattering the space around him. Incomparably violent star energy surged out as if a giant monster was descending from afar.
Lord Egret's face turned solemn.
Aden and the others also sensed it, and this violent energy shocked them. What was even more shocking was that this energy did not surpass the limits of a Hunter's realm. An absolute powerhouse had descended.
Lord Egret was about to speak when a figure in front of him struck out with a palm. The palm had a dark luster and contained an incomparably violent energy. Lord Egret instinctively dodged, but a deep darkness appeared where he had been standing as the void was shattered. The aftershocks rippled out and touched Lord Egret, causing his eyelids to twitch. What a ferocious palm.
"You're the Lord Egret who fought with Saul?"
A voice rang out from nearby, and Cai Jianqiang appeared.
Lord Egret stared at Cai Jianqiang. "So it's you."
Cai Jianqiang clenched his right fist. "If not for you, Sourcepeak Planet might not have ended up in such a miserable state. Today, I'll make you pay the price." Nine lined battle force erupted from his body, and there was an explosion as Cai Jianqiang vanished.
Lord Egret growled, "Arrogant brat!" His body glowed with a white light, and the phantom of a heavenly egret appeared above his head. This was his innate gift, but he had not used it against Aden. The egret's main purpose was not to attack, but rather to defend.
Cai Jianqiang pressed down with a palm. "Heart Tempering Palm." The palm's strength was so violent that even the heavens could not withstand it. Layers of pressure formed as the palm slammed down in all directions. The palm pressed down on Lord Egret's head, but it was blocked by the white light. "Brat, you underestimate me too much. I'm an Enlighter with a power level of 260,000, and I once cultivated in the Innerverse before returning. I'm not someone who those Enlighters in the Outerverse can compare to."
Flying Bird Smashing Thousand Mountains. Cai Jianqiang was sent flying by the enormous force.
Lord Egret's eyes turned cold as he raised his hand. One bird after another spread their wings and soared towards Cai Jianqiang, Aden, and Zenyu Star.
This was Lord Egret's true power, and Cai Jianqiang made him feel threatened.
Cai Jianqiang turned his body and broke away from the impact of the flying bird. He looked at Lord Egret and smiled.
As Overlord White Egret saw Cai Jianqiang's smile, he had a bad feeling. In the next moment, there was a stuffy cough and his complexion changed. He quickly fused the starry sky egret phantom into his body, a trace of blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.
"What kind of battle technique is this?" Lord Egret looked at Cai Jianqiang in shock. His heart had been damaged.
Cai Jianqiang dodged the flying birds. "The Heart Tempering Palm comes from ancient times. How many palms can you withstand?"
Lord Egret wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "I've underestimated you. Unfortunately, you won't be able to defeat me with just this battle technique."
Aden rushed over again, his thunder shield expanding infinitely. The flying birds crashed into the thunder shield one after another, forcing him to retreat continuously.
Cai Jianqiang leaped over the lightning shield and raised his hands. His arms continued to press down, and countless Heart Tempering Palms erupted, blasting towards Lord Egret.
A bird flew out from Lord Egret's palm towards Cai Jianqiang, but it was still blocked by the Thunder Shield. Strangely, the Thunder Shield did not block Cai Jianqiang's Heart Tempering Palm. This was a one-way block. Lord Egret could only choose to dodge or block.
It was obvious that Lord Egret did not want to take the Heart Tempering Palm head-on, so he had no choice but to retreat.
Cai Jianqiang was a berserk spear, while Aden was a sturdy shield. The combination of spear and shield left Lord Egret helpless. Not long after, Lord Egret disappeared and left.
In the distance, Huo Qingshan, who had been watching the battle, stared at the sky in astonishment. Aside from Lu Yin, Zenyu Star still had a power that could defeat an Enlighter. The Great Yu Empire had truly risen.
Lord Egret's departure meant that this attack had come to an end. Aden was free to enter Zenyu Star and enter the frozen trading company.
He was one of the few powerhouses who could change the outcome of a battle.
Aegis clearly understood Aden, as the moment Aden had entered, the Aegis assassin had already prepared to retreat.
Zi Rong had been careless, and he had relaxed when the Aegis assassin had retreated. However, Lu Yin saw rune lines fill the void and wrap around Luoshen. This was not a poisonous gas, but rather an illusion. Unparalleled Beauty had actually used an illusion to attack Luoshen.
Lu Yin rushed over, grabbed Luoshen, and threw her out for the third time. At the same time, he followed the rune lines and saw Unparalleled Beauty. She had actually disguised herself as a corpse whose life force had been absorbed by an Infernal Judge, and she had been lying not too far away from Luoshen and the others.
Lu Yin's hand transformed into a claw as the Skybeast Claw pressed down. Unparalleled Beauty could no longer disguise herself, and she stood up and glared at Lu Yin with cold eyes. At the same time, a giant python emerged from the ground and bit at Lu Yin. The python's body was connected to Unparalleled Beauty, and she had two heads: a human head and a snake head.
Lu Yin did not dodge and allowed the python to swallow him.
Unparalleled Beauty was shocked, as she had not expected Lu Yin to be swallowed so easily.
But the next moment, her expression changed, and she howled in pain. The python's body was corroding from the inside out; she had been poisoned.
Lu Yin tore apart the python's body and casually sprinkled the remaining poison from Elder Wu onto Unparalleled Beauty.
Unparalleled Beauty's body was corroded by the poison, and she was unable to dodge it. Her body was simultaneously struck by the poison and rapidly corroded.
Her howls echoed throughout the trading company.
Zi Rong and the others watched on as Unparalleled Beauty turned into a puddle of blood and disintegrated, leaving nothing behind.
Another top-tier assassin had died.
The remaining Aegis assassins suddenly gathered together under someone's command and attacked the layer of ice. Coupled with the poison gas from the Judges and Poisonmasters, the layer of ice was unable to withstand the onslaught for a while, and a hole was created in it.
Many of the assassins managed to escape despite Yan Yan's efforts to block them.
The moment the Poisonmasters left the layer of ice, they immediately released poison gas that quickly spread out in all directions.
Lu Yin grew anxious, and he hurriedly used the rebound pearl to absorb the gas while Aden and the rest exterminated the remaining assassins in the trading company. After a while, everything returned to normal, and only a mess was left behind.
Zenyu Star's most bustling street had been completely destroyed. The layer of ice had melted, and the flowing water had diluted the blood as it flowed into the sewers.
The remaining 200,000 or so people who had been trapped had managed to escape, and many of them were crying as they rejoiced that they had not died.
On the ground, corpses were strewn all over the place.
A good performance had turned into such a mess.
Lu Yin calmly floated in the sky, surprisingly not enraged or feeling any other emotions. He and Aegis had always been enemies, and nothing should come as a surprise to them. This debt would be repaid one day.
Zi Rong, on the other hand, was furious. Aegis had tried to assassinate the Amethyst Trading Company, destroying it, and even attempting to assassinate Luo Shen multiple times. This was a slap to the Amethyst Trading Company's face, and Aegis had gone too far.
Gavin, Garope, and the rest of the Great Yu Empire's upper echelons had all arrived to placate the citizens.
There were also many spacecraft wreckage and cultivator corpses in outer space that needed to be dealt with.
Lu Yin ordered that no news of this incident spread.
Aegis would definitely spread the news, and they might even secretly record a video. Lu Yin could not stop them, and he could only do his best to minimize the losses.
He looked down at the ruins of the Amethyst Trading Company and coincidentally met Lilac Snow's gaze. Lu Yin's eyes flickered; during the chaotic battle, Luo Shen had been protected by Lan Bing, and Lan Bing was Bai Xue's innate gift. He was certain that this Lilac Snow was Bai Xue, and he decided to descend to talk to her.
Lilac Snow saw Lu Yin approach and turned to leave.
Lu Yin wanted to chase after her, but Zi Rong stopped him.
Zi Rong's expression was ugly, but he could not vent his anger on Lu Yin. If not for Lu Yin, Luo Shen would have already died in that ambush. However, Lu Yin was also the reason for the ambush, so Zi Rong did not know what to say. "Alliance Master Lu, Amethyst Trading Company has never participated in power struggles. This conflict between you and Aegis has led to the destruction of our trading company. How do you plan on compensating us?"
Lu Yin apologized, "I'm sorry, I'll take responsibility."
Zi Rong nodded and did not say anything else. He admired Lu Yin, and it was rare for them to drink so happily together.
Lu Yin wanted to look for Lilac Snow, but Zi Rong blocked his path.
Lu Yin had no choice but to leave.
Not too far away, Luo Shen hurriedly chased after Lu Yin to thank him, but she was stopped by Zi Rong again.
"Brother Zirong, I'd like to thank Alliance Head Lu," the Luoshen said in a crisp voice as she looked at Lu Yin. Her eyes were filled with curiosity and a different meaning. She had just been rescued by that man three times, and she had also been hugged three times. No one had ever hugged her like that before, and it felt so comfortable.
"You're not allowed to go, and you're not allowed to have anything to do with him," Zi Rong refused mercilessly.
Luo Shen felt wronged. "Brother Zi Rong, he saved me three times. Shouldn't I thank him?"
"This ambush was also because of him. It's only right that I protect you. There's no need for that."
Luo Shen pursed her lips and watched Lu Yin's figure disappear from under Zi Rong's shoulder.
Lu Yin returned to King Zishan's palace and activated his gadget to contact Madam Nalan.
Madam Nalan appeared very quickly.
"Zenyu Star was ambushed by Aegis," Lu Yin said directly.
She was not surprised. "That's Aegis' style, so it's not surprising. Didn't Your Highness already know that Aegis would attack Zenyu Star?"
"But I didn't expect the ambush to be so powerful. Four of the top ten assassins in the Outerverse are here, and the rest are at least a hundred. They're all over Zenyu Star, massacring civilians and creating chaos. There are also mercenaries, independent cultivators, and the Enlighter Lord Egret in outer space. This is no longer an ambush, but a war," Lu Yin said solemnly.
She smiled. "Your Highness, you don't seem to be injured. Are you angry?
How can I help you? "
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "Tell me about Aegis. I need to know more about their secrets."
Her eyes flashed. "Your Highness, the four conglomerates do not interfere with each other. That's the rule. You can buy information from Amethyst Trading Company, as that's what they do. Even if they tell you, Aegis won't be able to do anything about it."
"Aegis will be on guard if I go to Amethyst Trading Company, and they'll definitely try to hide the secrets that Amethyst Trading Company can tell me. It's meaningless, but I hope to learn some things that even Amethyst Trading Company might not know."