Chapter 289: Eye Of Cold Indifference (2/2)

In the eleventh filament of the Great Yu Empire, many abandoned spacecraft floated through the darkness of outer space, carrying a number of corpses within them. Some spacecraft even exploded violently, lighting up a portion of the heavens when they did so.

Countless scraps from different machinery floated around the area as well, and it almost looked like a veritable river of machinery when viewed from afar.

“Can anyone tell me how this small empire in a fringe weave has withstood our Ross Empire’s invasion even though we have more than one Hunter overseeing operations? Even a power that controls an entire weave would not be this powerful!” the Ross Empire’s general, Angelo, shouted within a huge warship as he stared at a screen.

The surrounding officers all lowered their heads.

After they had declared war against the Great Yu Empire, the Ross Empire had assumed that things would be one-sided. However, who among them could have predicted that there would be so many experts within the Great Yu Empire? This was especially true for the captains of their Thirteen Imperial Squadrons, where each one was stronger than the last. Even Hunters had appeared! Damn it, how could a powerhouse of that caliber appear in a small empire that only occupied thirteen filaments?

“Marshal, that powerhouse has come back!” someone cried out.

Angelo’s expression became even uglier as a bald, blind man carrying an iron shovel appeared on the screen. The man was only slightly more than a meter tall and looked just like a miner, but this bastard had single-handedly destroyed three of their fleets. Each fleet could rival a Hunter, but they had been destroyed extremely casually. Five Explorers and three Cruisers had also died along with those fleets. This was the greatest loss the Ross Empire had suffered after initiating this war.

Every Cruiser was extremely precious, regardless if one was in the Outerverse or Innerverse. The loss of those three fleets meant that Angelo would have to face a court martial trial when he returned even if he won this war.

The bald, blind man was naturally the blind monk. He towered over the heavens and raised his shovel only to violently smash it down. His brutish movements caused the void to shatter, and the resulting massive spatial crack was like an enormous beast opening its maw wide to swallow the Ross Empire’s fleet whole. One person moved out from the fleet and raised his hand, releasing an intense shock wave from his palm that then collided with the spatial crack.

This entire region of space shuddered.

The enormous impact caused the void to collapse like a breaking wave. It rushed out in all directions and destroyed countless abandoned spacecraft. In that instant, even a few of the Ross Empire’s warships were disabled.

The blind monk slowly set his shovel down. On the other side, the Ross Empire’s Hunter had a pale face. He was no match for the blind monk and felt greatly pressured. This person had a power level of at least 110,000 while his own had only just broken past 100,000.

The shockwave from the collision between the blind monk and the Ross Empire’s expert swept out, and Lu Yin’s spacecraft swayed violently as a result. He hurriedly steadied it and sped up to enter the eleventh filament.

When he arrived, he found that it had already been sealed off and that those who wanted to enter needed to go through a security checkpoint.

Lu Yin’s identity immediately shocked the entire region. The descendants of the Great Yu Empire’s Yushan family had been almost completely wiped out. This had caused King Zishan Lu Yin to become much more politically important, as he now qualified to ascend to the throne of the Great Yu Empire.

Coincidentally, at this time, Peach was also in the eleventh filament, and she was assisting the blind monk in fending off the Ross Empire’s invasion.

“Lu Yin, you’re back!” Peach delightedly cried out as she rushed to Lu Yin’s side.

Lu Yin was happy to see Peach alive and well. He was most afraid that, upon returning to the Great Yu Empire, he would find that all of his friends were already dead. That would be the worst case scenario.

Peach was Lu Yin’s friend, and she had taught him Flash as well as shown him great kindness.

“Peach, are you alright?” Lu Yin asked with a concerned tone.

Peach shook her head, and her face that had been initially happy sank into despair. “The war’s just begun, but many have already sacrificed their lives, including His Imperial Majesty.”

A bitterness rose up within Lu Yin’s eyes. He had even used his innate gift, the die, to save Undying Yushan’s life once. However, the emperor had still ultimately been unable to escape from his fate of death.

“It’s alright as long as you’re fine,” Lu Yin said as he patted Peach’s head.

Peach usually did not like it when taller people approached her, and had therefore taken to standing next to the blind monk. However, she did not mind Lu Yin’s actions right now. Jue Lang is dead and so is Di Ou.”

Lu Yin sighed.

“Also, from the captains who joined the second prince’s rebel army, Patterson and Felut are dead. If you include Dorren Yushan, then five of the original Thirteen Imperial Squadron captains are dead,” Peach said painfully. Her face had become slightly pale, and it made Lu Yin’s heart ache. Although she was not young, she had the appearance of a child, and sometimes even seemed to have the temperament of one.

Lu Yin grew serious. “Rest easy. I’m back now, and I’ll end this battle.”

Peach raised her head and looked at him expectantly. “Really?”

Lu Yin earnestly promised her.

“The extended relatives on the other side of the emperor’s family are trying to usurp authority back on the capital star. You should hurry back or else it’ll be too late,” the blind monk said in a heavy tone as he stepped out of the void.

Peach was shocked. “Right! Lu Yin, you need to hurry back to the capital star. Those extended family members of the Yushan Family are trying to gather officials in an attempt to take over the throne. It’s too much! They can’t even be bothered with this war, and our resources are almost gone. They’re the ones who have cut off our resources in an attempt to force us to acknowledge their right to the throne.”

A chilling coldness seeped into Lu Yin’s eyes. “Rest assured. When I return to the capital, not a single one of them will escape.”

The blind monk turned around. “You’re that confident? All of them have the support of various powerhouses. They’re not just from the Great Yu Empire. Some of them have persuaded the conquered forces of the Frostwave Weave. After His Majesty’s death, all those people leapt out of the woodwork, and someone from the Fireforge Planet even appeared and tried to use the name of the Outerverse Youth Council to command Yu Academy to split apart the families of the academy’s elites.”