Star Odyssey

’s python body had been corroded by the poison.
She could not escape it, and her human body had similarly been struck by the poison, her body quickly eroding away. 

Her wails echoed throughout the entire mall. 

Zi Rong and the others watched the events unfold, staring indifferently as Peerless Beauty was reduced to a puddle of blood that finally evaporated, leaving nothing at all behind. 

Another top ranked assassin had perished. 

The remaining Aegis assassins suddenly gathered together under orders from some unknown person, and they all attacked the ice seal in unison.
With the Magistrate’s hair combined with Poisonmaster’s poison, the ice seal was not able to endure as a hole was torn open, though which the various attackers charged out of the ice seal. 

Yan Yan tried his best to hold them back from escaping, but multiple assassins still managed to succeed. 

Poisonmaster left the ice seal, releasing his gas the entire way, and it rapidly pervaded the surrounding area. 

Lu Yin grew anxious, and he hurriedly used the Backlash Pearl to absorb all the poisonous gas.
Meanwhile, Aden and the others were still exterminating the remaining assassins that were in the mall.
After a bit more time, everything calmed down, leaving only a huge mess behind. 

Zenyu Star’s most bustling street had been completely destroyed.
The ice seal melted, and the cold water trickled down, diluting the blood as it flowed into the sewers. 

The remaining 20,000 odd people had escaped with their lives, and many of them were bawling and rejoicing that they were still alive. 

On the ground, piles of corpses were strewn about in disorder. 

The venue for the performance had devolved into this macabre scene.

Lu Yin floated calmly in the sky.
Unexpectedly, he was not furious, and there were no other emotions within him either.
He was already enemies with Aegis, so being attacked by an opponent was nothing unexpected.
This debt would have to be paid back some day. 

On the other hand, Zi Rong was exceptionally angry.
Aegis had carried out an assassination attempt within Amethyst Exchange.
They had not just merely destroyed the mall, as they had repeatedly tried to assassinate Goddess Luo Shen.
This would have harmed Amethyst Exchange’s reputation.
Aegis had gone overboard this time. 

Gavin, Garope, and the other high officials from the Great Yu Empire quickly arrived to pacify the masses. 

There were many spacecraft wrecks and cultivator corpses scattered throughout space, and all of this had to be taken care of. 

Lu Yin gave out some orders and also commanded them to not publicize this attack.

Aegis would definitely disseminate information about this attack, and they might have even secretly recorded it, which was something that Lu Yin could not control.
He could only reduce his side’s casualties to the minimum. 

He looked towards the ruins of Amethyst Exchange’s mall, coincidentally exchanging glances with Zi Xue in the process.
Lu Yin’s gaze trembled, as at one point during the chaotic battle, Luo Shen had been protected by a wall of blue ice.
That blue ice was Bai Xue’s innate gift.
He was now completely certain that Zi Xue was Bai Xue, and Lu Yin descended to the ground, wanting to talk to Zi Xue. 

Zi Xue saw that Lu Yin was approaching her, and she quickly turned to leave.

Lu Yin wanted to chase her, but he was stopped by Zi Rong.

Zi Rong’s expression was not good, but he could not be angry at Lu Yin.
During the attack, if not for Lu Yin, Luo Shen would have died.
However, this attack had also been because of Lu Yin’s grudge with Aegis.
Zi Rong did not quite know what to say.
“Alliance Leader Lu, our Amethyst Exchange has always refrained from getting involved in the struggles between the various powers.
This time, because of your conflict with Aegis, this mall was completely destroyed.
I wonder, how are you planning on compensating us?” 

Lu Yin apologetically answered, “I’m sorry.
I will take responsibility.”

Zi Rong nodded, but he did not say much more.
He rather appreciated Lu Yin and had even pleasantly drank wine with him before, which was not common for the Hunter.

Lu Yin still wanted to look for Zi Xue, but Zi Rong blocked his way.

Lu Yin had no choice, so he turned to leave.

As Lu Yin left, Goddess Luo Shen was nearby.
She wanted to hurry over to thank Lu Yin, but she was similarly stopped by Zi Rong.

“Brother Zi Rong, I wish to thank Alliance Leader Lu,” Luo Shen delicately said, and as she looked over at Lu Yin, her eyes spun.
They seemed to be filled with curiosity along with a hint of something else.
She had just been saved by this man thrice, and she had also been embraced by him thrice.
From a young age, nobody had ever held her in such a fashion, but it had been very comfortable. 

“You’re not permitted to go over there, and you are not allowed to have any relations with him.” Zi Rong rejected her request without mercy. 

Luo Shen grew sullen.
“Brother Zi Rong, he saved me three times.
Shouldn’t I thank him?”

“This attack also happened because of him, and keeping you safe is a must.
There’s no need to thank him,” Zi Rong replied. 

Luo Shen pursed her lips and looked over Zi Rong’s shoulder.
She watched as Lu Yin’s figure gradually vanished, and her heart sank.

Lu Yin immediately returned to King Zishan ’s palace and activated his gadget to contact Madam Nalan. 

She quickly answered his call. 

“Aegis launched a surprise attack on Zenyu Star.” Lu Yin got right to the point.

She was not surprised.
“This matches with Aegis’s style, so it’s not unexpected.
Didn’t Your Highness already know that Aegis would attack Zenyu Star?” 

“Yes, but I never expected the scale of their forces would be so great.
Four of the top ten assassins of the Outerverse came, and there were at least 100 other assassins scattered across Zenyu Star, placed there solely to slaughter commoners and create chaos.
On top of that, there were mercenaries that attacked from space, hired independent cultivators, as well as Lord Egret.
That wasn’t something as simple as a raid.
That was war,” Lu Yin explained in a low voice. 

She smiled.
“It looks like Your Highness is not injured.
Are you angry? How can I help?”

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed.
“Give me a brief introduction of Aegis.
I need to know some deeper secrets about them.” 

Her eyes flashed.
“Your Highness, the four great corporations of the Outerverse will not interfere in each other’s affairs.
These are the rules.
If you want information, you can look towards Amethyst Exchange.
Selling information is just another part of their business, so Aegis cannot do anything even if they tell you everything.” 

“Looking for Amethyst Exchange will cause Aegis to become wary, and they will definitely cover up the secrets that Amethyst Exchange tells me, so there’s not much meaning in going to them.
I wish to obtain some information from your side that even Amethyst Exchange may not necessarily be aware of,” Lu Yin said.