Chapter 1893: Scapegoat
The flight treasure crashed heavily to the ground, ugly fissures snaking across its surface. Though itâd suffered countless attacks, it managed to remain intact.
The vessel belonged to an incomparably formidable ancient faction in the chief worlds. Only such a faction possessed the right to open transportation lanes in the realm. Basic supremes could not operate a flight treasure.
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This was a barren and abandoned world. Approximately three thousand senior cultivators surrounded a vessel shaped like a bird and barraged it with furious attacks. Their leader was a young girl in a yellow outfit, she was staring fixedly at the damaged flight treasure.
âIs the intelligence correct? Is she really in there?â
âIn response to the princess, our people saw her board this Starcatch Tower vessel with their own eyes,â a man versed in martial arts responded respectfully.fđłđđ˛đ¸eđđđ¨đđŚđ. cođ
The young girl hailed as their princess was a cultivator of twenty-eight levels of sequence. The man by her side was a very powerful supreme. Heâd decapitated the Shangyu Supreme with one stroke.
None of them were void raidersâthey were from one of the divine nations of the chief worlds! Divine nations were formidable factions whose names shook the chief worlds. Any who could establish a nation among the realm was no weakling.
Meanwhile, Starcatch Tower was a renowned merchant company in the chief worlds with strength to reinforce their reputation. And yet, a divine nation had casually intercepted one of their vessels that carried a full manifest of senior cultivators.
The vessel proved so durable that even supremes couldnât break it apart. As time went on, the princess grew more impatient.
âSet up the formation!â she barked out. Though she remained expressionless, her voice betrayed her agitation. It was obvious that there was someone in this flight treasure that she hated with every fiber of her being.
Kaboom!
Rules intersected and laws descended, blasting the vessel with another round of daunting attacks.
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âWhatâs going on? Whoâs she looking for?â Dismay rose and fell inside the flight treasure. The formation being set up was incredibly strong. Once the treasure broke apart, everyone inside would be vaporized!
Their escort was dead and the remaining Starcatch cultivators similarly executed. The treasure had become a can that couldnât be opened from inside or out.
âNo one move, let me try something.â Lu Yun stood up and signaled for Nightmare to stay put. He entered the cockpit, finding nothing but a few balls of bloody mist.
The treasureâs defensive capabilities could withstand a supremeâs attack, but those controlling the vessel were connected to it. The enormous backlash vaporized them on the spot. The center of the cockpit held something similar to a furnace; it was the heart of the vesselâs movement and laid in smoking ruins.
The formation outside continued its offensive. Lu Yun didnât dare connect himself to the flight treasure as itâd consign him to the same fate as the balls of drifting mist in front of him.
âThose guys outside have sealed off the spatial power around us. If I want to leave, I need to go through hell or open the cabin doorsâŚâ Lu Yun glanced outside. Malice had overtaken the princess and she didnât plan on letting any of them live. They would all be executed!
After all, if someone learned that a divine nation had hijacked a Starcatch vessel, the two factions would erupt in all out war.
âIn that case⌠I guess a fight it is,â Lu Yun breathed out gently. He took out a piece of enigma stone and etched runes in the air, directing formation glyphs into the flight treasure. Its bird-like shape began to change and black demonic runes extended from the cabin, wrapping around the vessel.
âStop!â the man shouted. âYour Highness, Iâm afraid there is a supplemental king inside the flight treasure!â
âA supplemental king?â The princess set her jaw. âRising Sunriver does not lack for supplemental kings. Continue at full force!â
âRising Sunriver?â Lu Yun started. âJiang Kuiâs faction? That nation is Corpse Refiner territory now⌠itâs beyond redemption!â
His eyes narrowedâno wonder there was something vaguely familiar about the formation surrounding the flight treasure. It was the Great Formation of Corpse Refinement! But it wasnât just the formation, something else had been added to conceal its true nature. Did Rising Sunriver still wish to give off the impression of autonomy?
Caw!!
The flight treasure emitted a piercing bird call and unfurled massive wings, soaring into the sky and vanishing from the wreck of a major world.
âRising Sunriver, Starcatch Tower will remember this offense!â Lu Yunâs voice traveled out of the vessel.
Neither the Rising Sunriver princess nor the man anticipated this turn of events. They hadnât expected that a flight treasure with only a defensive formation left would come back to life! Victory had been essentially guaranteed!
âNo!!â she shrieked. âAfter it! Donât let it get away no matter what!â
Three supremes rose in the air before she finished to give chase.
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âWhatâs going on? Rising Sunriver bears no grudge against Starcatch Tower, so why did it attack a Starcatch vessel?â Those inside the cabin had heard the commotion outside.
Since their death was all but assured, the Rising Sunriver princess hadnât bothered concealing her identity. Who wouldâve thought that the supplemental king inside the treasure would revitalize the vessel and escape from right beneath her nose?
âHave any of you offended the Rising Sunriver princess?â Xu Che rose and frostily addressed the crowd. âRising Sunriver doesnât have the courage to intercept a Starcatch vessel, so the only reason there can be is that the princess is addressing a personal issue.â
There were three supremes after them and it looked like the supremes wouldnât stop until they reached their goal. They were hardly afraid of being exposed since they were dressed like void raiders.
All of the powerhouses in the chief worlds were at the empyrean supremeâs tomb. The only thing that Rising Sunriver had to do after they were finished was to blame things on the void raiders. It wasnât like Starcatch Tower wished to war with the nation if they could help it.
Of course, the caveat was that everyone on the ship had to die, leaving no proof to the contrary.
Dead silence reigned in the flight treasure. No one said anything or admitted to anything.
âDonât bother,â came Lu Yunâs voice. âThe person that the Rising Sunriver princess is looking for isnât here. Weâre just a bunch of scapegoats for that personâs perfect getaway. If my guess is right, theyâre headed for the Dark World too.â
He wasnât worried about their present situation. Three supremes? They didnât hold a candle to him.
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