Star Odyssey

Chapter 804: Forceful Slander

Lu Yin had already decided to have the Great Yu Empire fully upgrade his previous small Radiant-grade Aurora. However, upgrading it to the blackhole grade was not a simple task, and it required time.

Such a spacecraft was essentially a strategic military resource.

That was right—East San Dios should also have a Blackhole-grade Aurora in its possession. Wendy Yushan’s vessel had been destroyed in Tempest Flowzone, but there should be some more ships that belonged to the other councilors.

As he thought about it, Lu Yin immediately contacted Barley to inquire about the Blackhole-grade Auroras.

Barley was placed in a difficult position. “I’m sorry, Representative Lu, but East San Dios doesn’t have any other Blackhole-grade Auroras.”

“Where did they go? Shouldn’t there still be five left?” Lu Yin’s void betrayed that his mood wasn’t great at this moment. It had taken him a while to think of this option, but now, he was finding out that it was all for naught.

Barley answered, “Indeed, there were five, one each for each councilor. But three of them vanished when the councilors died, and Councilor Wendy’s vessel was taken by you. Finally, Councilor Puyu’s spacecraft was taken by Councilor Liu.”

“Liu Shaoge left San Dios?” Lu Yin’s gaze trembled.

Barley replied, “He has already returned, but that spacecraft is now missing.”

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. “Pay attention to Liu Shaoge, and don’t allow him to leave again. If he does, let me know immediately.”

“Yes,” Barley answered respectfully as he wiped the sweat off his forehead.

For some reason, Lu Yin was extremely wary of Liu Shaoge, and it was quite possibly related to his personal history. He was perfectly aware of how difficult it was to start cultivating from a remote planet like Earth and make one’s way into the rest of the universe, let alone reach his current status. Lu Yin had survived numerous narrow scrapes with death, and he had actually had a much easier time than most because Big Sis and the others had helped him forge a new identity. Otherwise, he would have never even had the chance to reach his current status. But in that case, what about Liu Shaoge? The man was a genuine Earthling who had managed to become a Representative of San Dios, which proved that his abilities were astounding.

He was an Earthling who had entered Arbiter Zhenwu’s eyes and even qualified to borrow his strength, when someone from the Nightking clan might not have the opportunity to do so. Liu Shaoge’s thoughts, methods, and schemes were all completely terrifying.

Wang Wen had said that he only cared about Wei Rong and Qiong Xi'er as he only recognized them as being on the same level of intelligence as himself. However, Lu Yin believed that if these three had all been born on Earth at the same time, they may not have done as well as Liu Shaoge had, who was a truly mysterious person.

Earth was a mysterious planet; not only had it produced Liu Shaoge, but Bai Xue and Zhang Dingtian also hailed from it. The former had joined Amethyst Exchange while the latter was on the Starfall Sea’s Grayweed Continent. There was also another person who had yet to appear, but she still silently existed in Lu Yin’s memory: Bai Qian, who was Bai Xue’s older sister. She had discovered Qingyu, and she had also been the first to step out into the greater universe. She was someone who even Zhang Dingtian could not match up to.

If that woman was still alive, Lu Yin wondered how she was doing for herself. She had been able to suppress Zhang Dingtian, Liu Shaoge, and other such people back on Earth. If she had not died, then she might reappear in the future after obtaining some astounding status.

Beep beep beep!

Lu Yin raised a hand, and the screen of his gadget appeared. Elder Lohar appeared on it, and he looked at Lu Yin with a kindly expression.

“Junior Lu Yin pays his respects to Senior,” Lu Yin respectfully greeted the man.

Elder Lohar hurriedly said, “Alliance Leader Lu has no need to be overly courteous. You can just call me Lohar.”

Ever since the old man had seen Lu Yin’s blood-red bell, Elder Lohar’s attitude towards Lu Yin had taken a complete 180.

Lu Yin smiled. “How would that be acceptable? After all, Senior is Senior.”

Elder Lohar said a few more courteous words, but then he asked Lu Yin about the incident that had occurred at Millions City. Any move that the Neohuman Alliance made was a big deal to the Hall of Honor.

Lu Yin described the event from Millions City to the elder in detail, and he also mentioned that he had lost his memory when they went underground, which was the same as everyone else’s report.

Elder Lohar was disappointed, but he did not ask any further questions. He clearly already knew what had happened to the others, as everyone had reported that they had lost their memories of those ten minutes.

“As long as Alliance Leader Lu is alright, everything is fine. In the future, you must inform me as soon as you encounter anyone from the Neohuman Alliance. I do not wish for anything to happen to Alliance Leader Lu,” Elder Lohar said.

Lu Yin smiled. “Thank you, elder.

“Right, is Senior Akira accustomed to life on Zenyu Star yet?” Lu Yin quickly asked. Akira was the Enlighter who Elder Lohar had sent to protect Zenyu Star at Lu Yin’s request.

Elder Lohar smiled. “There’s nothing for him to grow accustomed to. He’s merely cultivating in a different place. Thank you, Alliance Leader Lu, for your concern.”

Lu Yin made a few courteous comments to maintain the conversation.

“Right, there is something else that I must share with Alliance Leader Lu.” Elder Lohar’s face became more solemn. “Do you have any sort of conflict with the Dark Phoenix family?”

Lu Yin’s eyes flashed. “There was indeed a little conflict during Millions City’s Qiong's Banquet. What’s the matter?”

Elder Lohar frowned. “Only at the Qiong's Banquet? Was Taylor Phoenix’s death related to you in any manner?”

Lu Yin shook his head. “Definitely unrelated. Junior only remembers up until when everyone fell underground, but that’s where my memory stops. When we got out, Taylor Phoenix was nowhere to be seen.”

Elder Lohar continued, “According to the information that I received, Sall Phoenix has pushed the blame for Taylor Phoenix’s death onto you. He claims that you were the one who caused Taylor to fall underground, where he died, and that he witnessed this himself.”

Lu Yin grew furious, and he nearly cursed. Taylor had clearly been vaporized by the blast from the energy cannon, but that stupid old bastard actually wanted to slander him, and he was even claiming that he had personally witnessed it. It was nauseating, and it was also forceful slander that was taking advantage of everyone’s loss of memory.

“Elder, Junior definitely did not kill Taylor, and the others can bear witness to this matter,” Lu Yin said.

Elder Lohar felt helpless. “Everyone lost their memories of that period of time. Sall Phoenix reported that his impression of you killing Taylor is too deep, that he will never forget it, and that it can never be eradicated from his memory. He insists that you are the one who killed Taylor, and today, the Dark Phoenix family put you onto their must-kill list. Taylor was the youngest son of the patriarch of the Dark Phoenix family, so you must be careful.”

Lu Yin was left speechless, as this was an unexpected disaster. There was no way for him to explain this slanderous misunderstanding since there was no one who could attest on his behalf. That was, unless of course, everyone’s memories were restored. He really wanted to curse.

“Seventh Bro, did you really kill Taylor?” the Ghost Monkey asked. He had also lost his memories of those ten minutes, as Mister Mu’s methods were all-inclusive. Even the Ghost Monkey had not been able to escape from it.

Lu Yin remained silent, as it was useless to try and explain himself at this time. The Dark Phoenix family would definitely believe Sall Phoenix, which meant that Lu Yin had gained yet another powerful enemy in the Outerverse in the form of the Dark Phoenix family.

He ended his call with Elder Lohar and then opened the star chart to check the location of the Dark Phoenix family.

Endless Weave was the largest of the Outerverse’s seventy two weaves, and it was also the weave with the most experts. The eastern weaves’ responsibility was to defend against any invasions from the Astral Beast Domain, and in doing so, support Ironblood Weave. Meanwhile, the western weaves were tasked with withstanding any invasion from the Technocracy. In other words, Endless Weave was the warfront that resisted the Technocracy.

Due to Grand Marshal Shui Chuanxiao’s actions, in the past, nearly half of Endless Weave had been occupied by the Technocracy. Even so, there were still a vast number of powerhouses in Endless Weave, and the Dark Phoenix family was often constantly embroiled in wars with other powers, which was different from Neo-Vestige Sect and Millions City’s situations.

Since they had become mortal enemies, even if they were based as far away as possible, the Dark Phoenix family would still be a thorn in Lu Yin’s side.

Lu Yin had to consider what would happen next. The Dark Phoenix family was no Aegis, and just Smoker would not be able to subdue the clan’s formidable nature.

In the same region of space, but aboard a different spacecraft, Wei Rong embraced Angie’s waist as he calmly looked at the screen in front of him. There was a skinny middle-aged man on it, who was the Shadowsword Sect’s leader, Gui Wuzong.

Twin Daemons’ death was a heavy blow to the Shadowsword Sect. Originally from the Suna Weave, the Shadowsword Sect stood at the same level as the Moke Sword Sect, and they could even beat them. However, with Twin Daemons’ death, the Shadowsword Sect would definitely be unable to withstand the Moke Sword Sect.

Gui Wuzong spoke in a cold voice. “We will make Cai Jianqiang pay the price, but Wei Rong, you must take responsibility for this matter as well.”

Wei Rong held a glass of wine as he replied in a perfectly calm voice, saying, “I already told Twin Daemons that they couldn’t be exposed within Millions City, but they were still discovered by Saul and even ended up being ambushed by Cai Jianqiang. Even if I was on the scene at that moment, I wouldn’t have been able to save him. Cai Jianqiang is no ordinary Hunter.”

“This is not the answer that I’m looking for,” Gui Wuzong retorted fiercely.

Wei Rong looked up. “I promise you that I will take care of the Great Eastern Alliance, and Cai Jianqiang will be given to you to handle as you wish.”

Gui Wuzong stared at Wei Rong. “You really do think that you can deal with Lu Yin.”

“Definitely not by myself, and it’s still impossible even with your assistance. However, what if we ally ourselves with the Dark Phoenix family?” Wei Rong continued

Gui Wuzong was stunned. “You’ve convinced the Dark Phoenix family?”

“My enemy’s enemy is my friend. The Dark Phoenix family now views Lu Yin as their mortal enemy, but since their base is too far away, they will need a springboard to invade the Great Eastern Alliance, and my Armament Weave can coincidentally provide that service,” Wei Rong said in high spirits as he looked at Gui Wuzong. “With the assistance of the Dark Phoenix Family, the Great Eastern Alliance is no longer a threat to us.”

“Lu Yin has the Neo-Vestige Sect.”

“Wrong, the Neo-Vestige Sect has not allied with him yet, and I naturally have my ways to prevent him from gaining their support.”

Gui Wuzong fell silent for a moment. “Something’s happened with the pirates.”

Wei Rong’s gaze trembled. “What is that supposed to mean?”

“The people that I sent to assist the pirates have all disappeared, and people like Thousand Eyes are still living well,” Gui Wuzong explained.

Wei Rong’s face grew solemn. “When did this happen?”

“Before you went to Millions City,” Gui Wuzong replied.

“Why didn’t you tell me sooner?” Wei Rong’s expression was ugly.

Gui Wuzong did not reply. Before the events in Millions City, he had still had Twin Daemons, and his cooperation with Wei Rong had not been as important. Thus, this sect leader naturally would not report everything to Wei Rong. However, things had changed, as the Shadowsword Sect’s strength had dropped dramatically after Twin Daemons’ death. Now, Gui Wuzong’s attitude had subsequently shifted, and he had to clearly explain the situation to Wei Rong.

“Are these pirates very important to you?” Angie asked. She hardly ever intruded into Wei Rong’s conversations.

Wei Rong nodded and then caressed Angie’s cheek. “All pirates are a bunch of maggots, but they are also unassuming and found everywhere in the universe. Thousand Eyes’ intelligence network is extremely effective, and if we took control of the eastern weaves’ pirates, then they would be able to provide us with countless pairs of eyes to monitor Lu Yin, and they wouldn’t be easily discovered either.”

“I’ll send my clansmen to assist you,” Angie offered.

Wei Rong thought about it, but then he shook his head. “With the Shadowsword Sect’s strength, they are already able to eliminate the eastern weaves’ pirates, but despite that, they still failed. This means that there are other powers interfering. Lu Yin is very smart, and there aren’t any movements that can be hidden from him. If the commotion becomes too big, it will naturally draw his attention. We won’t be able to use the pirates any longer.”

Wei Rong then looked at Gui Wuzong. “Leave those pirates alone and cease all interactions with them. Also, banish all pirates from the central weaves.”

Gui Wuzong frowned. “Do we really need to go that far?”

“Follow what I say or else you’ll suffer from Lu Yin’s counter.” Wei Rong’s tone was unquestionable.

Gui Wuzong couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “Aren’t you evaluating this Lu Yin too highly?”

Wei Rong’s lips curled upwards. “We must always be cautious when dealing with him, and we can’t afford to slip up in the slightest. Otherwise, we’ll all become ghosts by his sword.”

Wei Rong directly ended the call and then rubbed his forehead to dispel his growing headache.

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