Chapter 371: Muddy the Waters

"Stanley, where is the main battlefield between Saster and Amethyst currently?" Li Yu asked.

Stanley was currently feeling somewhat anxious in his heart. He could feel that something big was definitely going to happen, but it was obvious that their current Strength could not help.

This made him feel ashamed. Now hearing Li Yu's words, he hurriedly answered: "The main battlefield is in the Holm Galaxy. That's an extremely important administrative star of Amethyst."

"The war has already lasted for 17 days. The Amethyst Civilization is continuously sending reinforcements. I'm afraid the stalemate will last for a long time."

"Very good, then head to Holm!" Li Yu said coldly.

Anthony's pupils shrank, instantly sensing the unusualness behind this order.

The frontal battlefield between Saster and the Purple Crystal Imperial Family was undoubtedly extremely dangerous.

Normally, Li Yu upheld the principle of having one less trouble rather than one more, and would bypass battles from far away.

But this time, actively heading to the extremely dangerous main battlefield, Anthony could only think of one explanation: an extremely terrifying danger was approaching.

Sigh... My Lord, you must be safe and sound.

Anthony couldn't help but sigh secretly. Having been transformed into a Jedi Knight, he had long been deeply bound to Li Yu and could never betray him.

He even had a feeling that if Li Yu died, he would also die along with him, because the source of his power was Li Yu.

So at this moment, his only thought was to pray that nothing would happen to Li Yu.

Stanley didn't think that much. He honestly executed the order and let the Spaceship set sail.

Relying on external forces to Fish In Troubled Waters might be the only way to delay time.

But right now there was another problem to solve: he needed to make sure the other party wasn't someone from the Star Glory Empire.

Otherwise, heading to the Holm Galaxy would instead be walking into a trap.

Because Saster had obviously already defected to the Star Glory Empire. If the one ambushing him was also from the Star Glory Empire, under a pincer attack from both sides, he would probably be GG even faster.

If one were to discuss who understood the Star Glory Empire best, Returning Star was undoubtedly one of them. He opened his Smart Terminal, originally wanting to contact Klein.

But a name caught his eye—Titus. Li Yu narrowed his eyes. Klein was too young; perhaps she didn't know as much as Titus.

And the person pursuing him might very well have been sent by Titus.

After pondering for a moment, he still dialed Titus's communication. In the past forty-odd days, Titus had bizarrely not contacted him; his patience was indeed ample.

He didn't wait too long. The Holographic Screen popped up. Titus was sitting at a desk, seemingly eating, his demeanor calm, smiling:

"Commander Li Yu, you finally remembered to reply to me. If you hadn't sent Gust back a while ago, I would have thought you died in Amethyst."

Li Yu feigned confusion and said, "His Highness Titus, what are you saying? To tell you the truth, I was being hunted down before and really didn't have time. Now that I finally have some time, I hurriedly replied to you."

Listening to Li Yu's conversation, Stanley and the squad members Looked at Each Other in Dismay, all somewhat horrified.

It's actually His Highness Titus!?

Even though they had already followed Li Yu, this first prince with an Illustrious reputation in Returning Star still possessed deep majesty.

And Li Yu was obviously deceiving Titus, which made Stanley and the others feel Trembling With Fear while at the same time feeling a sense of pride.

See... their boss could even chat cheerfully with Titus.

Titus knew Li Yu was spouting nonsense, but didn't delve into it. He changed the subject and said, "Give the Heart of the Titan to me. It has no value in your hands. You can propose any conditions."

Li Yu smiled awkwardly, unable to help feeling a bit of a Guilty Conscience, because the Heart of the Titan had already been swallowed by him.

But then he thought that he had snatched the Heart of the Titan fair and square, why should he feel a Guilty Conscience? He immediately puffed up his chest again.

Titus added: "You should know that holding onto that thing is completely useless. Many factions will have their eyes on you. Handing it over to me is your best choice."

This was also the reason why Titus had been so nonchalant for so long, because in his view, there was absolutely no need for Li Yu to master the Heart of the Titan.

Although the Heart of the Titan was extremely valuable, it required extremely harsh prerequisites to be used.

It was better to use it to exchange for abundant resources; it wouldn't be a loss no matter what.

He was a civilized person, why resort to robbery? Peaceful trade was the preferred solution.

"Haha..." Li Yu grinned and laughed twice. If Titus acted a bit more forcefully and used his Identity to force him to hand it over, he might have disgusted him back.

But this open-priced trading method really made him unable to bear hurting Titus's heart. Most importantly, he still needed to use Titus right now and couldn't stimulate the other party.

Without delving deeper into this topic, Li Yu changed the subject and said: "His Highness Titus, there is a relatively urgent matter that needs to be handled right now. There is a Third-Stage Evolutionist pursuing me. I need to determine the other party's Identity."

"A Third-Stage Evolutionist?" Titus was originally a bit displeased that Li Yu changed the subject, but after hearing Li Yu's words, he was also somewhat astonished: "Who is so generous as to deploy a Third-Stage Evolutionist to hunt you down."

It doesn't seem to be him... Li Yu temporarily excluded Titus and said with a bitter face: "Yeah, I also don't know who it is."

Titus put down his Wine Glass and looked at Li Yu with a fake smile: "Rest assured, it's not me. You are a rising star in Returning Star. I'd much rather resolve the issue through trade."

"Of course I know it's not you..." Li Yu said sincerely: "The other party seems to be able to lock onto my location directly through unconventional means."

"I wanted to ask, do you have any clues..."

Titus frowned tightly. Li Yu being hunted down was not what he wanted to see.

If something happened to Li Yu, then the Heart of the Titan would inevitably fall into the hands of others.

The first solution he thought of now was even to send people to support him, but a lifeform at the Third Evolution level was somewhat troublesome even for him to dispatch.

By the time people rushed over, I'm afraid Li Yu would have already been posed in ten thousand different positions; it would be too late.

For a moment, Titus also felt it was somewhat tricky. An enemy far exceeding what Li Yu could currently deal with, and an unconventional locking method.

Almost unsolvable!

But looking at Li Yu's current attitude, it seemed he was far from being At the End of One's Rope.

Could it be that he has a way to deal with a Third-Stage Evolutionist?

Titus frowned tightly, shook his head and said: "With only this one condition, it's very difficult to deduce the other party's origin."

"However, we can deduce backwards through importance. Most factions only want the Heart of the Titan. Only two factions want both the person and the heart together."

"That is the Salvation Ark and the Star Glory Empire."

"In their eyes, your priority is very high, worth paying a greater price..." Speaking of this, Titus suddenly froze, and then said to Li Yu:

"Alexei should be able to help us exclude one of the factions, or confirm."

Li Yu's original intention was to have Titus help analyze how high the possibility of the enemy being the Star Glory Empire was, but under Titus's few words, he didn't even have a chance to speak.

Hanging up the communication, Li Yu's expression was strange. Why was Titus even more attentive than himself? Was it because he was afraid the Heart of the Titan would be snatched away by others?

Poor child. If he knew the Heart of the Titan had long merged with him, who knows how heartbroken he would be.

When the time comes, he would most likely be extremely angry. But Li Yu needed to solve this immediate trouble first. As for the future, he'd deal with it later.

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In front of the giant mechanical disk, Morgan's subordinate Marta was intently staring at the scene projected by The Overlord.

He looked somewhat nervous. The Overlord was one of the Salvation Ark's highest secrets; his qualifications were completely insufficient to have full control.

It was just that the current situation was special. Morgan chose to act alone, and Marta could only take over here.

This kind of ability to predict the Timeline required The Overlord to pay an extremely high price. Even the Salvation Ark wouldn't use it lightly.

But now it was being used because of Li Yu, which was enough to show their high regard.

What kind of person exactly could make the Ark pay such a huge price... Even Lord Keek was killed by him.

However, he definitely won't be able to escape Lord Morgan's pursuit...

Just as these thoughts emerged in Marta's mind, the scene projected by the Giant Mechanical Ring changed again.

It was a tragic battle scene. Countless battleship wrecks collided with corpses that had already been burned to cinders.

"This is...?" Marta was somewhat puzzled, and immediately searched for information through the observed battleship Emblems. After a short while, his face changed slightly, and he exclaimed in shock: "It's actually here!?"

He hurriedly contacted Morgan. Morgan hadn't left for long. In the projection, his face was calm: "Holm Galaxy?"

"It seems he not only knows he will encounter danger, but also knows that with his current abilities he simply cannot deal with this danger, wanting to muddy the waters this way."

Marta said somewhat hesitantly: "The Holm Galaxy is currently the main battlefield. Both Saster and the Amethyst Civilization are continuously sending reinforcements. If you expose your Identity, you will probably be targeted."

A sneer appeared at the corners of Morgan's mouth: "This is exactly his idea, resisting danger with danger. He certainly has a lot of nerve."

"Then I'll play with him. Once he exposes his Identity, Saster won't let him go either. I want to see exactly how he wants to play."

Morgan hung up the communication. The Spaceship was like a black water drop, resembling a phantom in the Warp channel.

In fact, the distance between him and Li Yu wasn't considered close. Even if he didn't want to play with Li Yu, there was nothing he could do; he couldn't intercept him for now.

Li Yu was relatively close to the Holm Galaxy, only needing about ten days' time.

During these ten days, Li Yu frequently used the [Peeking into the Future] ability to check whether the enemy would suddenly appear.

Because he didn't know the exact location of the enemy, but fortunately, the enemy seemed to be relatively far from him and didn't suddenly appear to intercept him.

"The Salvation Ark spared no expense this time. Morgan—Third Gene Evolution Body, highest burst Energy Level exceeds two million, nicknamed Blood Sea..." Li Yu skimmed over some information in his mind:

"The Overlord... an extremely mysterious existence of the Salvation Ark, is the one locking onto my location..."

This was what Titus learned from Alexei's mouth. Who knows what methods Titus used.

Alexei also claimed that this arrangement had absolutely nothing to do with him.

"A bunch of research fanatics..." Li Yu felt a Headache. The Salvation Ark also placed too much importance on him, using over-the-limit power to pursue him every time.

"If there really is such an Other-Dimensional Camp, I'd also like to cooperate with you."

……………

"Stop the Spaceship, you guys leave here."

When still a distance away from the Holm Galaxy, Li Yu ordered thus.

Through the porthole, flashing artillery fire could already be seen. This might be the light of artillery from a battle several hours ago.

"My Lord..." Stanley couldn't help but want to say something, but was interrupted by Li Yu raising his hand:

"Too many people are too conspicuous. It's more convenient for me to act alone. You go pick up Kansa, and then leave the Amethyst Galaxy."

Li Yu wasn't taking the opportunity to buy people's hearts; that was meaningless to him.

In the combat level involved next, everyone wouldn't provide any help, and might instead become a key factor in exposing Li Yu. It would be better to let them leave and only bring Soul-Shaking Heaven.

"Yes!" Anthony replied. He knew staying wouldn't be of any help, and meaningless sentimentality was a waste of time.

Li Yu called Carol and Peter over and simultaneously transformed the two into Jedi Knights, eliminating the possibility of betrayal.

As for Sixteen, he still had uses for him and wasn't transformed for the time being.

Mainly because he didn't know if transforming the other party into a Jedi Knight would damage Gust's so-called Alpha Cells in Sixteen's body.

Boarding the Millennium Falcon, Li Yu carefully approached the edge of the battlefield. Since both sides were in a stalemate here, they were continuously sending reinforcements.

The total number of battleships on both sides was approaching a million. Such a massive number of battleships exchanging fire formed a grand Interstellar War scene.

Brilliant energy beams of various colors crisscrossed, tearing through the pitch-black universe, carrying Bitingly Cold killing intent in the silence. One battleship after another was destroyed, turning into fireworks in Interstellar space.

Individual lifeforms exuding a majestic Aura traversed the entire battlefield, their numbers not a few.

After such a long period of clashes, the battle between the Purple Crystal Imperial Family and Saster had stepped into the mid-stage.

In the battles near various important resource star systems and administrative star systems, both sides had victories and defeats.

But Saster, as if destined by heaven, raised his arms in a call, and many A-Tier Lifeforms popped out from various Hidden Corners to join his ranks, threatening to liberate Amethyst.

As time passed, the ones falling to a disadvantage were actually the Purple Crystal Imperial Family.

"Time..."

Li Yu looked at the massive battlefield, the artillery fire reflecting on his face. His figure flashed, and he disappeared from his original spot.

(End of this chapter)