Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 754: Chapter 304: If Not You, Then Who?_2

”Let the battle begin! They killed our First True Inheritor, and with Tianyang present, I’ll fight them to the end!”

Cheng Yuxiao roared, his fingers brushing over the Nine Bright Chime which suddenly emitted a bell-like booming sound. The sound seemed to directly shake the depths of the soul, causing Xia Zhong and Hu Jinsan to bleed from their seven orifices and freeze in their movements.

The next instant, four-colored Starlight, like a sickle, directly shattered Hu Jinsan’s head.

A Primordial Spirit Embryo emerged, the sound of a great bell rang again, causing Xia Zhong to bleed from seven orifices and freeze in his movements again, but Hu Jinsan’s Primordial Spirit Embryo directly collapsed under this strike.

Xia Zhong knew he was at the brink of life and death.

Biting down on the tip of his tongue, he fully activated his Sixth-tier Star Device, covering himself in a moment of Starlight. As Cheng Yuxiao’s four-colored meteor struck, it not only shattered his Star Device but also blasted his torso into pieces, sending him flying backward.

At that moment, the tension in the expression of Xia Zhong, the Sixth Elder of the Tianyang Star Hall, reached its extreme—he knew his life depended on this moment.

The next instant, while his body was thrown backward, Xia Zhong directly crushed a Sixth-tier Transferring Emblem.

It was a space Life-saving Emblem he had acquired for a hefty price from the Sumeru Mountain.

Amid the flashing Starlight, the blasted Xia Zhong vanished.

Cheng Yuxiao suddenly lost his target.

Meanwhile, Huang Kejia of the Cangming Star Hall had already escaped far away.

This left Cheng Yuxiao slightly miscalculating.

He had intended to capture both Seventh-tier fighters from the Tianyang Star Hall.

It would have been part of slowly eroding the power of the Tianyang Star Hall.

After all, the total number of Seventh-tier fighters from various factions is very limited.

Losing one, let alone two, is a loss.

What a pity!

Below, a host of Great Chen warriors were dumbstruck by witnessing this great battle, and Sixth-tier Alien Species trembled under the Eighth-tier pressure.

In an instant, Cheng Yuxiao flew in, his ten fingers continuously brushing over the Nine Bright Chime. Starlight rained down like a shower, each strand able to slay an Alien Species.

In just a few breaths, several hundred Alien Species, including those four Sixth-tier ones, were all cleanly slain!

”National Master is mighty!”

While the Great Chen warriors cried out excitedly, Vice Academician Song Ziyue was distressed, ”National Master, it is my fault for not protecting Xu Jin well!” Song Ziyue took responsibility.

”Ah!”

Cheng Yuxiao sighed, ”It’s not your fault. The Tianyang Star Hall has ulterior motives, sending two seasoned Seventh Tiers to assassinate Xu Jin. Even if you wanted to protect him, you couldn’t!”

Song Ziyue was staggered, ”National Master, Xu Jin was actually killed by a Sixth-tier Alien Race...”

”Xu Jin’s strength was not something a couple of Sixth-tier Alien Races could overcome. He had once stormed through the Fifth-tier Spirit Martial Star Domain with Dong Zhao. Wouldn’t he fear two Sixth-tiers?

It must have been the Tianyang Star Hall’s Seventh Tier who schemed against Xu Jin! With all his protective treasures, how could he be killed by a Sixth-tier Alien Species?” Cheng Yuxiao shouted angrily.

Song Ziyue froze.

After thinking for a bit, it indeed seemed possible.

The probability judged by the National Master was quite significant.

Otherwise, how could Xu Jin have died so strangely!

The thousands of Great Chen warriors present, after a mental recap, nodded incessantly.

Who was Xu Jin?

Xu Jin was none other than the exceptional First True Inheritor bestowed with Protective Treasures by the National Master himself!

If not for the dark schemes of the Tianyang Star Hall’s Seventh Tier, Xu Jin would never have died!

Great Chen’s First True Inheritor Xu Jin had been killed by the Tianyang Star Hall’s Seventh Tier!

Instantly, the masses were inflamed.

This matter was firmly characterized as a cast-iron case, Cheng Yuxiao started to search for Xu Jin’s corpse, even shedding a few tears.

Then came the moment to act.

[All set, proceed with the plan! Remember, from this moment on, toss your Star-picking Order into Sumeru Space and do not retrieve it unless absolutely necessary. Start traveling under the identity of Heavenly Saint Qi.

After you finish visiting your father, explain everything to him and have him reside in another Star Domain for a few years.]

[National Master, I shall leave now.]

Having replied to the Starlight Transmission, Xu Jin, already transformed into the appearance of Heavenly Saint Qi and donned in a new outfit, tossed the Star-picking Order he was using directly into Sumeru Space.

However, he had to find a chance later to transfer the Starlight of the Star-picking Order from Xu Jin’s identity to that of Heavenly Saint Qi; otherwise, he had to accumulate wealth from scratch.

As for the arrangement to visit his father, the National Master originally did not want Xu Jin to go and planned to directly send his father, Xu Dajiang, to another Star Domain to hide for a few years.

This was the arrangement of the State Preceptor.

According to State Preceptor Cheng Yuxiao, first, as the Qian’an Emperor was still the emperor of Dachen, as long as he casually revealed his thoughts, countless people would scramble to carry out his orders.

In this world, there is no shortage of those who cling to and serve the powerful.

Second, there is a saying that one can only be a thief for a thousand days, but cannot guard against a thief for a thousand days.

Even if Cheng Yuxiao were as fierce as a tiger, there would be times when he dozed.

Once a slight mistake occurred, it would be a tragedy.

Therefore, it was better to secretly send Xu Jin’s father to live in the Alien Realm for a few years, to avoid the limelight.

That would be safer.

The reason he asked Xu Jin to make the trip was for fear that the old man couldn’t handle it, wouldn’t believe it, wouldn’t cooperate, or would encounter a major change, in case something unexpected happened.

Then, Cheng Yuxiao wouldn’t have a good way to explain to Xu Jin.

Thus, he had Xu Jin personally make the trip to ensure the matter was handled properly.

breaths later, Xu Jin arrived at the Star-picking Tower Branch Building in Yangjiang County.

Here, the Pill Dawn Guard had already taken over, and Xu Jin simply displayed the Star-picking Order from Heavenly Saint Qi, then smoothly teleported away.

But he was teleported to the Star-picking Tower Branch Building in Pill State.

The county-level Star-picking Tower Branch Buildings did not have the direct teleportation ability; one had to first teleport to the Pill State Star-picking Tower Branch Building, then to the Yan State Branch Building, and then to the Jinshan County Branch Building.

Among the entire teleportation system, only the Da Chen Star-picking Tower Main Building possessed the ability to teleport directly to any branch building.

Previously when teleporting, Xu Jin was performing official duties, so naturally, it was free of charge.

Now, however, it was at his own expense.

Each teleportation required the use of 100 threads of Starlight.

With no other choice, Xu Jin took out that Star-picking Order again, first transferring 10,000 threads of Starlight to himself, but only 8,000 threads remained in his possession.

It could only be said that the Star-picking Tower was really a rip-off!

Just with a transfer, 20 percent was deducted!

However, Xu Jin was in a rush because of time.

Because according to the State Preceptor, that Foolish Emperor was very likely to take action against his father, so speed was essential.

Still, the State Preceptor had made additional arrangements.

After three consecutive teleports, taking a total of 100 breaths and consuming 300 threads of Starlight, Xu Jin arrived at the Star-picking Tower Branch Building in Jinshan County city.

Just as he arrived, a terrifying burst of Starlight exploded in the distance.

A great battle was underway.

The aura of Sixth Tier experts clashing!

Xu Jin cautiously approached, merely glimpsing from a distance, and he was shocked.

The location of the ongoing battle was surprisingly right above the airspace of his family’s previous courtyard.

A Sixth Tier eunuch was fighting another Sixth Tier expert.

The Sixth Tier eunuch fighting was actually Ji Bang!

This astounded Xu Jin immensely.

Could this be another fallback plan arranged by the State Preceptor?

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Inside the Moon-getting Building of the Great Chen Imperial Palace, the previously dispatched Seventh Tier eunuchs, Sun Rang and Li Teng, knelt there with bruised noses and swollen faces, looking utterly dejected!

Qian’an Emperor clasped his hands inside his sleeves, his face turning extremely gloomy, ”Did Elder Peng really say that?”

”Your Majesty, Elder Peng from the Pill Dawn Palace truly said that; he said that during the battle, no one is allowed to enter the National Taoist Institute, even if Your Majesty were to go!” Sun Rang said.

Just earlier, as they two attempted to enter the National Taoist Institute and were stopped, they tried to force their way in but were beaten up by Elder Peng to the point of bruised faces. They couldn’t even sneak in and had to return with dust and dirt!

Qian’an Emperor waved his hand, signaling the two eunuchs to leave, but his mood had already soured to an extreme.

”State Preceptor, are you truly planning to completely break with me over this Xu Jin?”

”If that’s the case, don’t blame me for being unkind!”

In the next instant, Qian’an Emperor’s eyes became exceedingly resolute.

The Star-picking Order emerged, but Qian’an Emperor actually issued two Starlight Transmissions!

One of them was to the Tianyang Star Lord!