Chapter 672 - 418: Lu Xuan, Vice Captain of the Ninth Guard Group

Chapter 672: Chapter 418: Lu Xuan, Vice Captain of the Ninth Guard Group

His face remained calm as usual, merely nodding slightly to the crowd in acknowledgment.

As the vice-captain, Lu Xuan had naturally received the message from Captain Gao Zheng long ago—Chishan betrayed the Empire, falling into the deep crimson, four comrades had met a tragic end.

Fortunately, the original owner was always taciturn, maintaining the aloof demeanor expected of a genius.

At this moment, Lu Xuan didn’t need to deliberately act; he only needed to maintain this distance and calm, and no one would detect that a different soul now inhabited this shell.

"Let’s go." Just these two brief words left no room for doubt among those present.

The seven councilors of the Guyue Imperial Court...

In Lu Xuan’s view, going to meet those high-ranking figures at this moment was no different than wasting time.

Rather than presenting tragedies in solemn halls or listening to possibly ineffectual instructions, he preferred to set off immediately.

Using the annihilation of those deep crimson monsters to verify his conjecture about the "system points."

That was the shortcut that would allow him to break through the constraints of this mundane world faster and return to the Celestial Martial Realm.

However, rationality firmly suppressed this impulse.

Lu Xuan knew that although his body had reached the pinnacle of the Sun Realm, considered top-tier in the Empire, it was by no means invincible.

Within the Stellar Glimmer Empire, forces existed that could threaten his life.

Revealing his "anomaly" or challenging the established order prematurely would undoubtedly be foolish before possessing overwhelming power.

The moment Lu Xuan appeared, Captain Gao Zheng’s eyes flickered with a barely noticeable glint—within which lay admiration and an indescribable complexity.

This prodigy of the Empire, after just two weeks in seclusion, had an increasingly profound and restrained aura around him, vaguely indicating signs of round completeness and touching the barrier of the next realm.

Such dazzling brilliance, in the faction-ridden Stellar Glimmer Empire, was both an honor and a target.

Unless he could truly take that final step, achieving the Star Domain Realm, and crush everything with absolute strength.

Otherwise, this overly striking talent would inevitably attract numerous coveting and scheming lurking in the shadows.

The waters of the Empire were too deep.

The entanglement of various forces and the solidified structure of interests had long been established.

And those at the top of the interest chain were the least willing to see the emergence of a "variable" like Lu Xuan, disrupting the monopoly they painstakingly maintained.

At this thought, a sense of despair and helplessness involuntarily surfaced in Gao Zheng’s heart.

Ah, humanity, even when facing the doomsday crisis of the deep crimson, infighting, greed, and desire remain the unchanging theme song.

Unlike Gao Zheng’s complicated emotions, the other team members’ faces immediately lit up with a smile of exhilaration upon seeing Lu Xuan, as if they had found their backbone.

The female team member even stepped forward a few paces, her voice choked with sobs and uncontrollable anger: "Mr. Xuan! Sister Xin... she was killed by that animal Chishan!

And to think Sister Xin took care of him so much before... I must slay him myself!"

"Hmm."

"I will find him personally."

Just these words put an end to all debate and grief.

The hall fell silent instantly.

Everyone understood that when this exceptionally powerful vice-captain uttered the word "personally," it meant there was no longer any room for maneuver, and the traitor’s fate was sealed.

Captain Gao Zheng gave Lu Xuan a deep look, then surveyed the room, speaking in a solemn voice.

"Alright, everyone is here, set off immediately for the Imperial Court to meet the Seven Councilors."