If an Imprinter's family didn't have an Imprinter, they couldn't even be considered an Imprinter's family. The entire family would decline in the shortest amount of time.
The Huang family was the most obvious example.
The Yan family looked down on the Huang family, and now, the Yan family had become just like the Huang family.
Yan Xiaojing was very smart, but the smarter she was, the more she understood the severity of the consequences.
Autumnfrost Qing's attitude towards Yan Xiaojing had changed. He was no longer as caring as before, and his tone was much harsher. "Don't worry. Even if Senior Yan dies, the Autumnfrost family will take care of you."
Yan Xiaojing nodded. "Thank you, Brother Autumnfrost."
Autumnfrost Qing raised a hand and caressed Yan Xiaojing's face, looking pleased. He didn't care if Yan Cheng died or not. Having another Imprinter would be helpful to the Autumnfrost family, but it wasn't necessary. Right now, he wanted to enjoy this woman. He hugged Yan Xiaojing and was about to kiss her.
Yan Xiaojing was shocked and hurriedly pushed Autumnfrost Qing away. "Brother Autumnfrost, please behave yourself."
Autumnfrost Qing was dissatisfied. "Xiaojing, you're going to be mine soon. What are you afraid of?"
Yan Xiaojing took a few steps back and stared at Autumnfrost Qing. "Brother Autumnfrost, I-I want to wait until the marriage alliance. I-Then I'll give myself to you."
Autumnfrost Qing's tone was stiff. "We don't know how long this war will last. There's no need to wait. From now on, you're my woman." He reached out to grab Yan Xiaojing.
Yan Xiaojing's face was pale. If Yan Cheng was still alive, she was certain that she could marry Autumnfrost Qing, but now that Yan Cheng was dead, the Autumnfrost family could no longer form a marriage alliance with the Yan family. She definitely wouldn't give herself to Autumnfrost Qing.
However, Yan Xiaojing's strength was too far from Autumnfrost Qing's, and she couldn't resist at all. Her Imprinter had also disappeared with Yan Cheng's death, and her strength had greatly weakened.
With a bang, the door was slammed open. The fatty glared at Autumnfrost Qing. "Let go of Xiaojing."
Autumnfrost Qing's eyes flashed with killing intent. "Damn fatty, you're courting death." He had wanted to deal with the fatty before, but Yan Cheng had stopped him.
He raised his hand and pressed down with the Skyrend Claw.
Fatty opened his mouth, and his body swelled up. The silhouette of the Sky Eater Pig appeared behind him and swallowed the Sky Rending Claw.
Autumnfrost Qing sneered. With Yan Cheng dead, both Yan Xiaojing and the fatty no longer had their imprints. Their strength had greatly decreased. Killing them would be as easy as flipping his hand. With that thought in mind, he kicked out with the power of the Sky Atlas Overlord bloodline, sending the fatty flying.
Fatty spat out a mouthful of blood and smashed into the wall.
Yan Xiaojing hurriedly ran over and supported the fatty. "Hurry up and leave."
The fatty glared at Autumnfrost Qing. "I'm not leaving."
Yan Xiaojing said sadly, "You should leave. He'll beat you to death."
"I'm not leaving!" the fatty roared as he glared at Autumnfrost Qing.
Autumnfrost Qing clenched his fists and wanted to attack again, but the commotion was too great and attracted more and more people. Although he was the young master of the Autumnfrost family, the situation was unfavorable. Mo Jiang's bloodline was filled with anger, and he did not want to cause any trouble. He coldly swept his gaze over the fatty and Yan Xiaojing. "Damn fatty, I'll make you wish you were dead sooner or later." He then looked at Yan Xiaojing. "Think carefully. Without my Autumnfrost family's protection, let's see how you'll survive in the Bloodburn Realm." He then turned and left.
The surrounding people looked at the fatty and Yan Xiaojing sympathetically before leaving as well.
This was how the universe was; it was cruel. With Yan Cheng dead, everything had changed. No one could help the Yan family.
The fatty spat out another mouthful of blood. He looked at Yan Xiaojing and weakly said, "Don't worry, I'm here."
Yan Xiaojing stared at the fatty in a daze. She had never felt that the fatty was so strong before. Although he had been crushed by Autumnfrost Qing, the fatty at this moment made her feel at ease. "Thank you."
The fatty felt bitter, as Autumnfrost Qing's kick had not been gentle. More importantly, they no longer had their imprints, which was the most troublesome part.
They were currently at war, so Autumnfrost Qing could not do anything to them. Once they returned to the Sixth Mainland, Autumnfrost Qing would not even need to show himself, as there would be plenty of people who would help him.
"Xiaojing, let's escape from the Bloodburn Realm," the fatty whispered.
Yan Xiaojing's body trembled. She had always been smart and calm, but at this moment, she was at a loss. After all, she was still a girl. "But what about my Yan family?"
"As long as we can escape, the Autumnfrost family won't do anything to the Yan family. After all, although the Yan family no longer has Senior Yan Cheng, they still have other powerhouses who can barely hold on. Senior Yan Cheng's contributions are also here, so the Autumnfrost family won't dare to go overboard."
Yan Xiaojing thought about it and then resolutely said, "Alright."
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In the Outerverse, there was a white dot in the dark sky. It was a planet that had been completely frozen.
The planet's temperature was so low that even a Hunter would not be able to withstand it.
Starfox stepped out of the void and walked over the frozen planet. As the ground collapsed, a stone staircase was revealed. He followed the staircase down and arrived at a completely frozen underground room. This was the place where the old assassins who had founded Aegis had been frozen. Every thousand years, one of them would awaken to manage Aegis.
Starfox walked over to a white metal coffin, knocked on it, and took several steps back.
Not long after, the white metal lid was pushed open, and a pair of pale hands appeared. The palms were very small, just like a child's. What appeared in front of Starfox was a child, but this child's eyes were not naive. They were filled with ruthlessness and indescribable loneliness.
"It's been a thousand years?" the child asked. His voice was crisp and carried a trace of coldness.
Starfox shook his head. "It's not time yet, but you must come out. The Hall of Honor is forcefully conscripting you to head to the borders of the Endless Weaves to join the war."
The child's voice was cold. "The Technocracy has invaded?"
"It's not just the Technocracy. There's also an unknown power that the Hall of Honor calls the Sixth Mainland."
The child did not understand, but he did not ask any questions. He turned around and looked at the white coffin. "What about him?"
"He's also going to the battlefield." Starfox helplessly answered.
The child walked out of the white coffin. "How's Aegis?"
Starfox had many things to say, but he did not know how to say them. The Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, the establishment of the Great Eastern Alliance, the battle with Lu Yin, and so on. There were too many things that needed to be explained. "I've saved them all on a chip. Take a look for yourselves." He then handed the child a chip.
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In the Outerverse, in outer space, Madam Nalan faced a screen and slowly bowed. "Granny, the Hall of Honor is forcefully conscripting us. The universe is in great danger, so please take action."
An old woman was on the screen. Her face was ruddy, and there were many wrinkles on her face. However, her skin was very smooth.
The old woman had a complicated expression. "The Sixth Mainland?
I seem to have heard of that name before, but it's been too long, so I've forgotten. "
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At the edge of the Endless Weave, a spacecraft flew towards the border with the Endless Borders logo.
This spacecraft had come from the Astral Wilderness, and it was one of the Endless Borders' exploration teams. They had been forcefully conscripted to join the battlefield.
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In the Outerverse, the leaders of countless organizations had also been forcefully conscripted to head to the border battlefield.
The Sixth Mainland's retreat did not mean that the war had ended, but rather that it had escalated.
This was an inevitable outcome. Regardless of whether or not the Outerverse had retaliated, the war would have reached this stage, and no one could stop it.
The only thing the Hall of Honor could do was to dig up as many hidden powers as possible and throw them all at the border.
Of course, no matter how powerful the Hall of Honor was, it was impossible for them to completely understand the Outerverse. There were definitely hidden powerhouses, but 99% of them had already appeared. Even if there were any more hidden powerhouses, there would not be many left.
Once the war collapsed, it would be pointless to hide, as they would eventually appear.
This was the second batch of reinforcements, along with the people who had destroyed the mechanical giant. The Hall of Honor did not wish to forcefully conscript a third batch of reinforcements, as that would mean that the Outerverse's defeat was imminent. This was because there was no such thing as a third batch of reinforcements. The so-called third batch of reinforcements consisted of the remaining forces of the Outerverse, such as Huo Qingshan and Hill Auna from the Great Yu Empire, as well as the remaining members of the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society.
These people would not be of much use to the border battlefield, and using them would mean that the border had been defeated. This meant that the Outerverse would have to sacrifice human lives in this war.
Due to the tense situation in the Damu Cliff District, Lu Yin had been conscripted. He had thought that he would be transferred back to the Ironblood Cliffs District after the Sixth Mainland's temporary retreat, but he had not received any notification.
When the second batch of reinforcements arrived, there were two more Enlighters in the Damu Cliff District. One of them was the captain of Endless Borders' Astral Wilderness exploration team, and he was known as Captain Stone. Lu Yin could see that Captain Stone's rune lines were close to 300,000, which far surpassed Aker's. The other person was a little more terrifying, as his rune lines surpassed even Captain Stone's. Most importantly, this person was an assassin.
Lu Yin glanced at him from afar, and the assassin seemed to sense his gaze. His cold gaze swept over and met Lu Yin's gaze.
In that instant, Lu Yin felt a chill run down his spine.
The first person that came to his mind was Aegis, as this person's power level definitely exceeded 300,000. The only assassins in the Outerverse who had such a power level were definitely the founders of Aegis, and they had been in hibernation for many years.
Lu Yin had already guessed that these assassins would not be weak if they had been able to survive the calamity that had targeted all assassins. They might even have been able to establish Aegis, and now, his suspicions had been confirmed.
Fortunately, he had not fought to the death with Aegis, or else even the Old Smoker would not have been able to kill these people. The Old Smoker might have been able to escape from a powerhouse with a power level in the hundreds of thousands, but it was impossible for him to deal with a powerhouse of this level.
The assassin only glanced at Lu Yin before disappearing, his rune lines completely concealed.
Lu Yin raised his brows. It really was Aegis, as only Aegis had the ability to conceal their rune lines.
Two powerful reinforcements had arrived in the Damu Cliff District, and it should be the same for the other districts as well.
Even the hibernating old assassins of Aegis had awakened. It seemed that there were not many hidden powerhouses in the Outerverse.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. It was good that they were all exposed, but he was afraid of hidden threats.
Not long after, Lu Yin heard a rumor that Astral-9 had arrived.
He was surprised that even Astral-9 had come. Astral-9 had always been in the Endless Weaves, but it was still quite a distance from the border. Without the speed of a radiant-grade Aurora, it would take at least ten days to travel from Astral-9 to the border. He had not expected the Hall of Honor to even recruit Astral-9.
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