Chapter 1321: Insisting on Continuing the Investigation

In reality, the Capital Star, Lans Palace.

"My lord Yisen, the sovereign will arrive shortly to explain this matter to you personally."

Following Noah's instructions, Lans spoke to Yisen.

Upon hearing this, Yisen furrowed his brows, a sense of unease rising in his heart.

Just tell me the killer's name—why does the sovereign need to come here himself?

Just as he wondered, a voice like a great bell rang out:

"Yisen."

The words barely finished when Sovereign Noah had already arrived.

"Sovereign."

Lans and Yisen bowed respectfully.

"The matter of Di'er ends here—you must not investigate further."

You paid a heavy price to summon the Prophet Sacred Temple for this case.

Here is the 'Fruit of Life'—enough to compensate for your losses."

Noah waved his hand slightly.

A emerald fruit radiating vigorous life energy appeared in his palm, drifting toward Yisen.

Fruit of Life!

Capable of healing the wounds of Immortal Gods, it is akin to a second life for Immortal-stage cultivators—invaluable.

"Ends here?"

Yisen froze, then fell silent.

He crossed several star systems, tens of millions of light-years, coming from another cosmic nation.

He paid a great price to summon the Prophet Sacred Temple—not to receive such an answer!

But he knew: if Noah had spoken, it meant he would not be allowed to interfere further.

"Di'er is your son."

"Since you've said so, this matter ends here."

"As for the cost of summoning the Prophet Sacred Temple, you need not pay it."

He didn't even glance at the Fruit of Life.

With those words, Yisen transformed into a crimson flame and flew straight out of the palace.

"From his attitude, Yisen won't let this go."

After Yisen left, Lans spoke up.

"Don't worry—as long as I'm here, he can't touch Xu Jingming."

Sovereign Noah said coolly.

As an Immortal Peak cultivator, he didn't care what Immortal Sixth Stage Yisen thought.

"He won't even tell me the name."

"Noah is this biased—the killer must be the descendant of some Immortal God."

"If he won't let me investigate, then I'll investigate even more!"

Above the royal palace, Yisen's eyes glinted with icy light.

Unlike most Immortal Gods who kept vast harems, he had only one companion.

His descendants were exceedingly rare.

Over endless eons, most of his kin had died of old age.

Now, fewer than ten blood relatives remained alive.

So he cherished kinship deeply.

With his most beloved grandson Di'er dead, he certainly wouldn't let this go easily...

On the other side, Lei Kuang's consciousness returned to reality soon after being slain by Xu Jingming.

He snapped open his eyes, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead.

His chest heaved violently, as if still trapped within that golden lightning that pierced heaven and earth.

"Xu Jingming has mastered the Lightning Principle!"

Lei Kuang whispered low, his eyes still filled with shock.

As a top prodigy of the Star Torch Empire's younger generation, he never imagined he'd be defeated so utterly.

The opponent hadn't even summoned his Law Manifestation!

"Xu Jingming is almost certainly Xue Sha—he must report this to his teacher immediately!"

Lei Kuang leapt to his feet and fled the training chamber like a bolt of lightning.

Although his preliminary match was over, his total points were high enough.

Even if he lost half his points, he'd still qualify for the arena tournament.

But right now, the most important thing was reporting that Xu Jingming was Xue Sha.

After all, the entire Star Torch Empire had nearly gone mad searching for Xue Sha just recently!

Lei Kuang quickly reported the news to his Immortal God teacher.

That Immortal God immediately came to the royal palace and met with the Star Torch Sovereign to report the matter.

"You're saying the number-one contestant in Zone 65, Xu Jingming, is Xue Sha?"

On the magnificent Wang Zuo, the Star Torch Sovereign's eyes, as stern as a star, gazed down at the Immortal God below.

The several ministers beside him also wore expressions of astonishment.

'Yes!'

The Immortal Deity bowed respectfully and reported:

'According to my student Lei Kuang, Xu Jingming has mastered the Lightning Principle and killed him in a single glance.'

'Our Star Torch Empire, aside from Xue Sha, should have no other Star Radiance-tier adept who has mastered a Principle.'

'Hmm.'

The Star Torch Emperor nodded slightly and ordered:

'Smart Brain, compile a dossier on Xu Jingming for me.'

'Yes, Your Majesty.'

The Smart Brain's voice sounded, and immediately a holographic projection appeared before them.

'According to archival records, Xu Jingming hails from a native planet named Lanxing.'

'He obtained Cosmic Human status two years ago, at which time he was merely Star Radiance Stage Two......'

Because Lanxing had already entered the interstellar age.

Xu Jingming's deeds on Lanxing were naturally recorded.

Thus, the holographic projection's data spanned nearly everything from Xu Jingming's birth to the present.

Though the data was extensive, everyone present scanned it once and absorbed all the information.

They then fell into shock.

This resume was simply too outrageous!

He had single-handedly altered the entire fate of Lanxing!

More crucially, Xu Jingming had only entered the cosmos for two years.

Yet he had already broken through to Star Radiance Stage Nine and comprehended the Lightning Principle!

'24 years old......'

Even the Star Torch Emperor was momentarily dazed: 'When I broke through to Star Radiance Stage Nine, I was already over fifty.'

By the time I comprehended a Principle, I was over a hundred years old......'

As the founding emperor of the Star Torch Empire, his talent was naturally beyond question.

Yet compared to this Xu Jingming, he seemed ordinary, even mediocre.

'Your Majesty! This Xu Jingming is likely a supreme prodigy who appears only once in tens of millions of years in our Star Torch Empire!'

A minister stepped forward, his expression excited: 'I recommend immediately dispatching an Immortal Deity to make contact!'

'No.'

The figure upon the Wang Zuo slowly rose: 'I shall go myself.'

The ministers were all stunned.

This was a terrifying being who ruled over tens of billions of inhabited planets!

The last time the Emperor moved his true body was ten thousand years ago.

'The Noah Empire has finally produced a true dragon.'

Amid a low chuckle, the magnificent figure upon the Wang Zuo slowly dissipated.

The Star Torch homeworld is roughly over one hundred million light-years from the Noah Empire.

Even with a warp engine-equipped starship, it would take nearly half a year to reach.

But as a Dominance-tier powerhouse, if he uses his Divine Realm teleportation combined with cosmic star gates,

he should arrive at the Noah Empire on the day the preliminary tournament ends......