Chapter 239: Decisive Battle (1/2)

The soldier did not completely believe Lu Yin since the people who had fallen under its control would do anything to gain the troops’ trust. He could not ascertain if Lu Yin was speaking the truth, but he also could not take the responsibility of killing him because of Lu Yin’s status. “Get on. I’ll take you to see Lord Qu Ao.”

The guardian of the right thirty seven planets was none other than Qu Ao, a Hunter. Lu Yin recalled his battle in space against the Tan Gang firebeast. Their battle had affected the entire Planet Conan, and the signal still had not been restored even now.

Lu Yin got on the warship and many of the soldiers transferred to another spacecraft. This was a precaution being taken in case Lu Yin had been compromised.

Lu Yin did not pay it any mind, and he calmly stood in the corridor as he watched the ground grow more distant. As it turned out, he had indeed still been on Planet Conan.

While travelling, no one disturbed Lu Yin. He was in no hurry, but less than an hour after they left, the spacecraft docked onto a giant warship that held Qu Ao.

On the other end of the humans’ border, in the dark void, a tripartite of black, white, and red flames intertwined as they burned in outer space. They were even more dazzling than the stars, and within the tricolored fire, there was a giant beast; it was Soaring Firebeast, the commander of the Astral Beast Domain’s forces that were clashing with the humans at the border.

A group of powerful giant astral beasts circled around the flame beast, their occasional roars distorting the void.

Suddenly, the void was torn apart, causing all of the giant astral beasts to turn vigilant.

Yao Gu emerged from the void and silently stood in front of Soaring Firebeast. “Emperor, may I have a word with you?”

The three flames covering Soaring Firebeast’s body surged as it replied, “It is my Wilderness Beast Alliance’s honor to receive a powerhouse on the Skymender List.”

Yao Gu’s eyes narrowed. “No, not the Wild Beast Alliance. This time, I want to speak to Soaring Firebeast.”

“Yao Gu, it was the alliance’s agreement that initially allowed you to come to my frontier. What do you want now?” Soaring Firebeast was dissatisfied with Yao Gu’s response.

“I don’t want anything. I came just to give Soaring Firebeast some good luck.” After saying this, Yao Gu’s mouth continued to move, but no voice came out. Instead, it directly entered Soaring Firebeast’s ear.

After a while, the three fires extinguished themselves, revealing the Soaring Firebeast’s giant body. “What did you say? You’re actually willing to help my Blazewhiz clan move up in the Heavenly Beast List?”

The void fell silent, but shortly after, the emperor’s loud voice reverberated out once more. “We haven’t had a decisive battle against the human allied troops for a while. Now’s a good time as any.”

In the darkness of outer space, Lu Yin met with Qu Ao on the giant warship.

Somehow, everyone in the Erudite Flowzone seemed to have similar characteristics; they all had a scholarly demeanor and a very gentle mien. Qu Ao was the guardian of the right thirty seven planets, and it astonished Lu Yin that he could maintain this calm of a temperament despite overseeing such a bloody battlefield.

“You’re Lu Yin?” Qu Ao’s tone was gentle yet firm.

Lu Yin respectfully replied, “Planet Conan soldier Lu Yin reports to the guardian.”

Qu Ao nodded in satisfaction and studied Lu Yin. Like many, he had thought that the students of the Astral Combat Academy would have an arrogant attitude since they typically had powerful backgrounds. Even Lu Yin was a prince back in his home empire, even if that empire was just a fringe weave in the Outerverse. It was not a given that the students would quickly adapt to military life, but Lu Yin’s performance was very satisfactory.

From the previous two base attacks, Qu Ao had already seen the Astral Combat Academy’s battlefield performance and knew that they were strong fighters. This was especially true for Lu Yin, who had repelled the Explorer realm astral beast, Zi Tie; it was truly a marvellous feat.

“Tell me about your experiences over this period,” Qu Ao said.

Lu Yin recounted what he had gone though at the Human Domain’s warfront from start to end, but he specifically left out the part about the Ghost Monkey, Progenitor Wushang, and the inheritance. He focused mostly on the time he spent hiding within the astral beast drove, and especially on the two unique astral beast species that had given him a great amount of difficulty.

Qu Ao’s face turned heavier the more he listened to Lu Yin’s story. When Lu Yin finished speaking, he and he studied Lu Yin’s face carefully. “That invisible astral beast is called a Yin Guai and those sound-based astral beasts are called Sheng Guai. Together, they are termed as the Astral Beast Domain’s two Guais. Their coordination can mow over many powerhouses within the same realm. The two hardly ever appear together, but here, their appearance was to protect the Sheng Ao.” At this point, Qu Ao stared at Lu Yin intently. “Give me a reason to believe that you are not controlled by a Sheng Ao. Otherwise, we have no choice but to isolate you.”

Lu Yin spread his hand and revealed the round ball that he had retrieved from the Sheng Ao’s head. “Have you seen this before, guardian?”

Qu Ao retrieved the sphere, studied it a little, and then shook his head. “Where did you get it?”

“It’s the object in the top of the Sheng Ao’s head. I discovered that every time this thing lights up, the Sheng Ao changes directions and avoids that area. While I was hiding in the astral beast drove, they were forced to change directions five times because of this phenomenon. My guess is that it’s related to sensing other Sheng Aos,” Lu Yin explained with a serious tone.

Qu Ao was shocked. “Are you saying that this thing reacts when it nears other Sheng Aos?”

Lu Yin nodded. “That’s just my guess. The specifics will have to be tested and verified.”

“Conduct the test,” said a voice from behind Lu Yin. It was from a screen that showed the image of an imposing man. It was the commander of the Human Domain warfront’s allied troops, Shui Chuanxiao.

Lu Yin turned and immediately bowed. “Planet Conan soldier Lu Yin pays respects to the commander.”

Shui Chuanxiao nodded. “If this theory of yours is true, then you’ll have made a great contribution.” With that, the screen directly turned off.

At the other end of the room, Qu Ao immediately ordered someone to take the sphere onto a warship and fly towards Planet Conan to then search it area by area.

Lu Yin had hidden amongst the astral beast drove for many days and had witnessed it change directions five times, which indicated that there were quite a few Sheng Aos on Planet Conan.