Chapter 1757: Stars' End 3

Pfft—"

The icy sound of the soul shattering became the last sound heard by the Ice Frost Controller.

In the moment he was terrified to the point of collapse, as if his cognition had been shattered, Lin An raised his hand and with a single sword strike directly ended his life.

Easy and relaxed, not even needing to blow away dust.

His eyes instantly dimmed.

Under the effect of the Soul's Eye, the precisely targeted soul instantly vanished.

His death was so stifling, so unreasonable.

Even until the moment before his death, he never figured it out; the Ice Frost Controller didn't even know what he had actually seen.

"Boom boom boom! Boom!"

Accompanying the death of this Star-Destroying-level powerhouse, the bursting ice-frost rules erupted with their final power.

Uncontrolled, the out-of-control Death Pillar also promptly began to collapse.

Merely lacking conscious control, amidst the chaotic explosion, Lin An was like a traveler strolling through artillery fire; a few "easy" Void Transports got him out of the blast.

At the same time, behind Lin An.

Seeing that, as usual, Lin An directly instant-killed a Star-Destroying being, the Chimera Emperor couldn't help but gulp, fearful gaze fixed on Lin An's figure.

Indeed, that's how it was.

He couldn't really understand what had just happened in that moment.

He only knew that Lin An, after bearing the rule explosion created by the Ice Frost Controller, then with a casual sword strike instantly killed the opponent.

Finally, strolling leisurely, like a small leaf boat, he easily flashed out of the self-destruct range.

The battle was child's play; it seemed the Ice Frost Controller's mindset had collapsed, even abandoning the last will to survive.

But no matter what, Lin Emperor truly is the Lin Emperor.

"Lin Emperor... he really did hide spatial rules..."

"Is this what Hei Di wanted to probe out? But... it's pretty useless..."

The Chimera Emperor puzzledly glanced at the faint spatial power surrounding Lin An, and didn't think what Hei Di had probed out had any significance.

The ability Lin An just displayed seemed to be a strong spatial rule.

So precise, not wasting an ounce of power in that spatial dodge—he couldn't do that. Although the fluctuation isn't strong, he dodges damn fast...

However, this is completely different from the Chimera Emperor's sighs and random thoughts.

At this moment, with his back to Lin An, Hei Di's lowered head concealed an excitement beyond words, akin to ecstasy shaken to the extreme.

"They're really all those Fifth Stage ones I captured!"

"It really is Void Transport!"

"I guessed right! I guessed the truth! I actually found the sole path to survival in this mission!"

"Everything, everything can now be explained!"

A cold wind blew, frost covering the ground.

Half a minute later.

Far more respectful than before, Hei Di knelt before Lin An, devoutly offering with both hands a blood-stained ice core.

That is the crystal residue left within the Ice Frost Controller's body after death.

Unlike other Star-Destroying-level beings, the Ice Frost Controller, having elementalized itself, will burst out "materials" upon death—this is also why it refuses to team up with people.

"Lin Emperor, this ice core contains the rule experience summarized by the Ice Frost Controller."

"Whether used to forge weapons or for research, it holds considerable value."

"You surely know these, so I won't waste words."

Like fawningly presenting a treasure.

After painstakingly finding this ice core amidst a pile of self-destructed ice ruins, Hei Di unhesitatingly chose to offer it to Lin An rather than keep it for himself.

Unlike the Chimera Emperor, who feels some regret, Hei Di now completely doesn't care about this gain.

"Good."

Lin An nodded, casually taking the crystal core from Hei Di's hand.

Instantly, a piercing chill froze his "health bar" to drop instantly.

Pretending not to care about its value, Lin An secretly marveled, instantly realizing this thing's value is actually high.

Even dead, its power is this great?

This thing, it's a good thing...

Not wanting to reveal his ignorance as if he knew nothing, Lin An tossed it into his ring and then coldly said:

"Well done."

"Keep hunting the other Star-Destroyers; if you run into a few grouped together, give me a heads-up. Don't let this bunch of trash escape!"

As his words fell, Lin An signaled Hei Di to open a portal to send him back.

It's not that he doesn't want to keep pretending, lest he reveal his slight guilt and eagerness to leave.

But at this moment, Lin An truly feels little sense of safety.

Hard to imagine.

Although this time Hei Di brought him here, he had no intention of scheming against him.

The portal's location was fairly normal, just letting him happen to intercept the Ice Frost Controller.

But Lin An himself hadn't expected that the Ice Frost Controller's final trump card would exhaust his rule props in one go.

To put it bluntly, his combat power has plummeted by multiple folds!

If not for the decent kill reward, Lin An would be heartbroken.

I must fill in the rule blank, or I can't act anymore!

Without rule Props to match the omniscient domain, my combat power has dropped terribly!

In the brief silence, Lin An secretly gave a wry smile.

Others thought he was making a profit, but he himself knew he was suffering a loss! He now only wants to keep a stack of trump cards to use at the last moment!

If Hei Di later finds another star destroyer, they'd still team up.

To be honest, Lin An doesn't know what to do.

He had deliberately mentioned it earlier when he notified him, just in case they met, he would simply pretend to be dead and hide at the redemption point!

"Subordinate understands."

"If I find any other star destroyers later, I will definitely notify you in advance to ensure everything is safe."

Hearing Lin An's instructions, Hei Di blinked slightly, then quickly replied respectfully.

But with both of them harboring ulterior motives, at this moment Lin An didn't realize that Hei Di's heart also jolted, and he was also pondering that he absolutely must not let Lin An kill any other star destroyers.

Verification successful, Lin An has a 99% probability of being that existence he guessed!

In that case, he absolutely cannot let this monster kill anyone else!

Soon, there was no more nonsense.

As Lin An stepped into the transmission channel, he disappeared from the battlefield with the remaining captives.

The Chimera Emperor, who had never dared to speak, finally couldn't help but glance at Hei Di with some complaint.

"Hei Di, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Why bring the Lin Emperor over? Fine, even if you're afraid the Ice Frost Controller will escape, wouldn't it be better to keep the final ice core?"

It hurts.

The Chimera Emperor sighed long and short, somewhat irritably scratching at the corpses on the ground.

To be honest, the two of them, with a bit of effort, could actually slowly wear down the Ice Frost Controller. Although there is risk, the reward could be monopolized.

But since Hei Di summoned Lin An, they were truly just working for free.

Moreover, Lin An hadn't even thought about looking for the crystal core; maybe he just didn't care for it.

Damn it, that sycophant Hei Di just handed over the crystal core again with his own eyes!

Looking at the pitiful points he got, he felt his heart dripping blood.

"Hei Di, say something."

"If we encounter this situation again later, could you think for us? Some things the Lin Emperor doesn't like, so don't give them away!"

Weapons given away, crystal cores given away, even the captured Fifth Stage given away.

Thinking of Hei Di's fawning face, kneeling and licking Lin An while occasionally acting sick and probing, the Chimera Emperor felt two heads were too big.

Not understanding what Hei Di is really thinking, he wondered if he was overthinking, and Hei Di might actually just be a self-smart big idiot?

As if completely oblivious to the Chimera Emperor's complaints, after seeing Lin An off, Hei Di finally turned his head with a great mood and smiled at the Chimera Emperor.

"Chimera, without the Lin Emperor's deterrence, can we still safely surround and kill the Ice Frost Controller?"

"To serve the Lin Emperor is our honor."

"Let's go, we'll split up and look for the next target for the Lin Emperor!"

After the words fell, Hei Di gave a deep, inscrutable look at the foolish dragon before him.

This idiot two-headed dragon.

He simply has no idea what Hei Di actually knows!

One crystal core?

Heh, compared to what he could ultimately obtain, it's just trash!

Hearing Hei Di's admonition revert to his sycophant manner, the Chimera Emperor jolted, almost cursing out loud.

But vaguely, he caught a glimpse of excitement in Hei Di's eyes that couldn't be suppressed.

"This old guy..."

"Has he made himself high from licking?"