Chapter 949: Farewell, Emperor (Requesting Moon Tickets)

Xu Jin had intended to hunt down several more Silver Wing clan Spatial True Persons in the Star Surge Chaos Void region, but after searching for a quarter hour, he found not a single Silver Wing Spatial True Person.

He hadn’t even seen a single Tenth-Rank Star Lord of the Silver Wing clan.

This puzzled Xu Jin.

As the alien vanguard, why had the Silver Wing clan become increasingly cautious in battle?

If so, as long as they located the Star Realm fragments in advance, the chance of capturing them remained very high.

What Xu Jin didn’t know was that the change in the Silver Wing clan’s operational style was directly caused by him.

After a hundred breaths, Xu Jin could only return to the Star Realm fragment site and join the sequence for capturing it.

“Great Saint!”

“Great Saint!”

Upon seeing Xu Jin return, cheers erupted—among them, Guan Laohei’s voice was the loudest.

With Xu Jin safe, he felt at ease.

He had genuinely feared that Yu Kun Emperor would recklessly target Xu Jin here.

In the Star Surge Chaos Void region, alien Emperor-class beings had appeared again; whoever died here would die without witnesses.

It seemed he had misunderstood Yu Kun Emperor—Yu Kun Emperor still possessed a certain sense of the bigger picture.

On the other side, Lin Bowei, the Fat One, also cheered upon seeing Xu Jin return.

When Xu Jin looked over, Lin Bowei waved vigorously at him, his eyes brimming with joy.

This surprised Xu Jin.

In the very instant he turned back, he had fully activated Ming Qian Touch, sensing and visually scanning Lin Dapang—the very man who had nearly killed him.

But Lin Dapang showed no abnormality.

His round face bore a touch of happiness and a hint of innocence.

He looked nothing like someone who had betrayed Xu Jin.

Xu Jin scanned the others, including Chunshui True Person, and found no anomalies.

“This is strange.”

Lin Dapang’s reaction suggested he genuinely had no idea.

“There are two possibilities: either he truly doesn’t know, or he’s faking sincerity perfectly.”

“But it doesn’t matter—once we capture the Star Realm fragment and return, the truth will come out.” Xu Jin thought to himself.

With Xu Jin’s return, the True Persons redoubled their efforts.

Another quarter hour later, the main force of Star Lords arrived, accelerating the progress of capturing the Star Realm fragment.

Not long after the main Star Realm force arrived, Xu Jin’s Ming Qian Touch suddenly sensed dozens of True Person-level auras.

These were the True Persons from Luanxiang Star Island arriving.

As he continued sensing, surprise flickered in Xu Jin’s eyes.

The Luanxiang Star Island True Persons fought with extreme caution.

But compared to the True Persons under Hu Yu’s command on Hu Ling Star Island, they still fell far short.

Hu Yu of Hu Ling Star Island was truly a coward.

Over twenty True Persons and three hundred Star Lords formed an array, linking their bloodlines as they advanced.

That formation was so formidable that even an Emperor-class being would pause to consider.

Even if Xu Jin had detected it, he’d have no way to strike.

But the commander of Luanxiang Star Island had given Xu Jin an opening.

Perhaps because the Silver Wing clan’s Spatial True Person scouts had been slain, they were still searching for the Star Realm fragment’s location.

Their search method was cautious enough.

Five or six True Persons per team, divided into six small squads, searching in different directions.

Each squad’s composition was carefully arranged: teams led by a Ninth-Catastrophe True Person typically included two Mid-Rank True Persons and two Low-Rank True Persons.

Teams without a Ninth-Catastrophe True Person consisted of two High-Rank, two Mid-Rank, and two Low-Rank True Persons.

Frankly, this lineup was extremely cautious.

Even if they encountered a Minor Prohibition Emperor, they could hold out for several breaths until reinforcements arrived.

At worst, some could still escape.

Below Emperor level, it was virtually impossible to swiftly eliminate these combat squads.

Unfortunately, they had encountered Xu Jin.

“Laohei, the enemy is coming.” Xu Jin suddenly transmitted a message.

Guan Laohei’s expression hardened. “Great Saint, how many are coming, and how far are they?”

“I’ve sensed thirty-four True Persons so far. No Tenth-Rank Star Lords detected yet.”

“So many!” Guan Laohei’s eyes flickered with concern; he grew anxious and glanced toward the distance—why hadn’t Jin Nanzhi and Shen Zhenxuan returned yet?

“They’re approaching in small squads—six squads total.” Xu Jin transmitted again.

At this, Guan Laohei’s eyes suddenly lit up—he understood. “Great Saint, you mean—?”

“Wanna take a shot?” Xu Jin glanced toward the distance.

Hearing this, Guan Laohei looked at Xu Jin and exclaimed excitedly, “Great Saint, we follow you—if you think we can do it, let’s strike!”

“I’ll wait for you three thousand li ahead.” As he spoke, Xu Jin vanished instantly.

“The alien enemy has arrived! Focus on capturing the fragment—we’ll ambush their True Persons to buy you time.”

Guan Laohei roared once, then instantly turned into starlight and shot toward the distance.

In the same instant, Nian Qinggui and Cao Bin followed Guan Laohei and vanished.

Worth noting: these three had repeatedly earned military merit, and with two extraordinary feats, their cultivation had advanced significantly.

Guan Laohei had reached the peak of Ninth-Catastrophe, on the verge of breaking through; Nian Qinggui’s cultivation had also broken into Ninth-Catastrophe and was nearing its peak; Cao Bin’s cultivation had leapt directly from Seventh-Catastrophe Peak to Ninth-Catastrophe, though he had only just crossed the threshold.

Regardless, all three were now Ninth-Catastrophe True Persons.

This was precisely the confidence Guan Laohei had held in his worst-case scenario: if Yu Kun Emperor truly intended to strike Xu Jin, the three of them combined with Xu Jin’s own combat power could certainly resist him.

In the Star Ruins’ starry void, Xu Jin sensed the approaching auras of Guan Laohei, Nian Qinggui, and Cao Bin, and a smile appeared on his face.

These three were trustworthy, and their karmic ties with him were growing deeper.

When such ties reached a certain intensity, they became imprints—irreversible.

In truth, even five or six True Persons—even with a Ninth-Catastrophe among them—could be slain by Xu Jin now, with Zhu Lin’s flute aiding him, though it might take two or three extra breaths.

He brought these three along partly to deepen his karmic entanglement with them, but more importantly, he considered the possibility of Emperor-class opponents.

Did Luanxiang Star Island have an Emperor-class guardian?

Given that Chi Feng Star Island had been overrun, and that Yu Kun Emperor, though he hadn’t acted, had appeared in person within the past month, it was nearly certain that Luanxiang Star Island had an Emperor-class presence.

At present, if Xu Jin encountered an Emperor, he’d have to fight to the absolute limit.

One misstep, and he’d die.

But bringing these three changed everything.

Three Ninth-Catastrophe True Persons, working with him, might even have a chance to hold off a Minor Prohibition Emperor.

As long as they didn’t face a top-tier Mid-Prohibition Emperor like his own master, survival was guaranteed.

Safety and rapid elimination—that was the core reason Xu Jin brought them along.

Three breaths later, the arriving Guan Laohei and the other two were absorbed into the Abyss Domain.