Star Odyssey

There was an ugly expression on Qiong Shanhai’s face. “The Wei family has been defeated, and who else in the central region can still unite the weaves? They’re all exposed to the Great Eastern Alliance’s iron hoof.” 

Qiong Xi'er calmly replied, “Relax, the powers of the central weaves aren’t stupid. The key takeaway from this war is that the Hall of Honor is indeed supporting Lu Yin. Thus, going against Lu Yin doesn’t merely mean having to deal with Lu Yin, but also the Hall of Honor. Lu Yin on his own may not be worth their attention, but the Hall of Honor is a completely different story. As soon as Wei Rong dies, the central region will unite, and those weaves will not allow Lu Yin to easily conquer them.” 

Qiong Shanhai laughed. “Everyone has their own schemes. If they lose Wei Rong, then the central region will have lost its mastermind.” 

Qiong Xi'er’s eyes flickered. “That’s not necessarily the case.” 

Qiong Shanhai looked over at his daughter. “What do you mean?”

As he watched Qiong Xi'er sink into deep thought, he sternly said, “You can’t be thinking of intervening. No, our Millions City definitely cannot interfere. Even if Lu Yin unites the Outerverse, he’ll still be unable to pose any sort of threat to our Millions City, so don’t give him a reason to want to deal with us.” 

Qiong Xi'er replied, “I know.” 

Everyone was waiting for the final moment when the Wei family was annihilated. 

Wei Rong had ordered the Wei family to evacuate from their ancestral planet, but Wei Baichuan did not leave. He was the Wei family patriarch, and he could not leave. 

The Allied Forces quickly approached the ancestral planet. 

Wei Baichuan felt grieved. At this point, he was just waiting for death and the end.

Had the Wei family’s actions of so many years been wrong? Despite having so many connections and a vast network, they still had not been able to overcome Lu Yin’s momentum, and their various allies had all abandoned them without hesitation. This was the result of their diplomacy, and they could only succumb to the trend of the times. 

Lu Yin arrived in Armament Weave and headed straight toward the Wei family's ancestral planet at top speed. 

Wei Rong was not on the planet, and Lu Yin did not want to execute Wei Baichuan. Instead, he wanted to use Wei Baichuan to lure Wei Rong out. Lu Yin did not actually consider the Wei family worthy of his time, as only Wei Rong was able to catch his attention. 

Man proposes, but Heaven disposes.

When Lu Yin finally met up with the Allied Forces and prepared to break through the Wei family’s final line of defense,the entire Outerverse was shocked: The Technocracy had invaded!

The Hall of Honor immediately ordered all conflicts to cease as they mobilized all of the Outerverse’s resources towards Endless Weave. At this same time, all of the powerhouses in the western region immediately headed for the border in Endless Weave, and a draft list was quickly published on the network. 

This was identical to when Ironblood Weave had been invaded by the Astral Beast Domain in the past. Similarly, everyone was ordered to rush to Endless Weave and arrive within a designated amount of time. 

When Lu Yin heard this news, his face turned completely pale. Had the invasion of the Sixth Mainland finally begun? 

He immediately called Elder Lohar, who informed Lu Yin that he was unsure of the details. All that could be confirmed was that the Technocracy had initiated a war against Endless Weave’s border, but nobody knew if it was related to the Sixth Mainland. 

What they needed to do at this time was to prepare for the worst case scenario. 

Even though Lu Yin possessed the Chief Justice’s emblem, making Elder Lohar act extremely respectfully towards the youth, when faced with a war between domains, even if there was just a single step left before the Great Eastern Alliance took care of the Wei family, they could not make any more moves. This was a conflict between domains, and it affected all of humanity. 

Countless people in the Great Eastern Alliance felt that this development was a pity, as it would just take a tiny effort for them to fully occupy Armament Weave. 

Floating through space, Wei Rong closed both of his eyes. In the end, his luck had turned out to be pretty good. 

He had orchestrated this matter from the start. The Wei family had produced intellectuals since ancient times. The good thing about smart people was that they never assumed that everything was under their control. Instead, they believed that everyone had their own destinies, and the Wei family was no different. Starting in some past generation, the Wei family had introduced an ironclad law that could not be removed, which was that they must always have a family member in Endless Weave at the Human Domain’s border with the Technocracy as well as someone in Ironblood Weave near the border with the Astral Beast Domain. The purpose was so that they could incite a war between the two domains at a critical moment. 

A war between domains would force any and all conflicts between them humans to stop, and it would therefore introduce a forced armistice. 

This time, Wei Rong had used his final option, and he had ordered the people that the Wei family had hidden near Endless Weave’s border to take the initiative to attack the Technocracy, thereby inciting a Domain War. 

The Technocracy had invaded Endless Weave, which was very far away from Armament Weave. Thus, the conflict might not have necessarily forced the war in Armament Weave to stop. Wei Rong had gambled on his luck again, hoping that the Hall of Honor would attach some importance to the invasion. If possible, he had also wanted to instigate the Astral Beast Domain into invading Ironblood Weave. That way, not only would the conflict in Armament Weave stop, but all of the known powerhouses in the region would be drafted to Ironblood Weave’s defense. 

Unfortunately, the people that the Wei family had planted in Ironblood Weave had died during the most recent invasion. 

At this time, Wei Rong had intended to use luck to save his family, but he had never dreamed that the Hall of Honor would view this invasion with so much importance. In fact, they had practically exaggerated the magnitude of this incident. Not only did they stop all the conflicts throughout the entire Outerverse, but they had also mobilized countless experts and drafted them to Endless Weave, all the while acting as if the Technocracy was about to launch a full-scale invasion. 

Wei Rong had a feeling that the border skirmish he had orchestrated was not as simple as he had assumed. 

Only a few people in the entire Outerverse were aware of what Lu Yin had told Elder Lohar. When Lu Yin had Possessed Tong Chou, who was someone from the Sixth Mainland, Lu Yin had discovered that the Sixth Mainland might have gained control over a portion of the Technocracy’s Master Brain’s authority and that they were planning to use the Technocracy’s territory as a springboard to invade the Outerverse. The Hall of Honor had been investigating this matter this whole time, and although there had been no signs of invasion in their previous investigations, war had suddenly broken out. Thus, the Hall of Honor naturally viewed it as a serious threat. 

Any matter that was linked to the Sixth Mainland was a huge event that could potentially drive the Fifth Mainland’s humans to extinction. 

Lu Yin felt that it was a pity that he could not completely defeat the Wei family. However, even the entire Wei family was too insignificant compared to the Sixth Mainland. 

The border war that Wei Rong had orchestrated had caused both the Hall of Honor and Lu Yin to misunderstand the situation, but it had also saved the Wei family. It could only be said that it wasn’t the Wei family’s time to die just yet. 

Lu Yin ordered the Allied Forces to withdraw back to the Great Eastern Alliance’s territory, and the 100,000 disciples from the Neo-Vestige Sect all returned to Mordo Weave. The invasion of Armament Weave could only be put on a temporary hiatus. 

Still, it was only a temporary armistice. As soon as the Human Domain’s border was confirmed to be safe, the Allied Forces would instantly return. 

Lu Yin ordered the experts from the various powers of the Great Eastern Alliance to join the Allied Forces in preparation for their next battle. Of course, these efforts were also made with the possibility of an invasion from the Technocracy in mind, as Lu Yin wanted to be ready. 

“Your Highness, it’s such a pity. We were just one step away,” En Ya said reluctantly. 

Lu Yin had already returned to Zenyu Star by now, and he was looking at a star chart, studying the border between Endless Weave and the Technocracy. “If the Outerverse is taken out, then just the Wei family is nothing.” 

“What did you say, Your Highness?” En Ya was puzzled.

Lu Yin shook his head. “Nothing. Go and tally up our casualties. Then, quickly recruit some experts into the Allied Forces so that we can maintain the Allied Forces at full strength.”

“Yes.”

The war had stopped, but there was still a pile of matters that needed to be attended to, and all of this administrative work was giving Lu Yin a headache. 

When the war against Armament Weave had first started, everyone had been united as if they were facing an outside threat and were working towards a common goal. But now that the war had stopped, the divisions had reappeared. 

His gadget rang, and Lu Yin saw that it was a call from Wei Rong. 

He opened the screen, and Wei Rong appeared with a very happy smile. “Brother Lu, I’m sorry to disappoint you.” 

Lu Yin solemnly answered, “This border war concerns our entire domain, so it would be best if you used your smarts to deal with the Technocracy. I’m glad that I didn’t kill you.” 

Wei Rong’s expression remained serene. “I admire Brother Lu’s righteousness.”

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. “During this war, Brother Wei gathered his forces together at every step, and you also schemed three steps further at every turn. I also admire you.”

Wei Rong smiled. “But unfortunately, we still ended up losing to Brother Lu in the end. Speaking of which, I have to thank Brother Lu for not hiring Smoker to assassinate me.” 

Lu Yin’s lips curled upwards. “There’s no need to thank me so early.”

Wei Rong laughed. “Did Brother Lu consider hiring Smoker to assassinate me?”

“What do you think?” Lu Yin retorted.

Wei Rong looked into Lu Yin’s eyes and then sighed. “We really are the same type. If I had a way to kill Brother Lu, I also would not have been able to bear letting Brother Lu die so easily. What a pity.”

Lu Yin declined to comment. 

“Brother Lu, why don’t we come to an agreement?” Wei Rong suddenly asked.

Lu Yin was interested. “Speak.”

Wei Rong spoke solemnly, “In the future, if Brother Lu can defeat me openly and occupy the central region of the Outerverse, then I’ll willingly assist Brother Lu in opening new frontiers. I’ll become your lackey and help you overcome all obstacles as we kill our way into the Innerverse.”

Lu Yin was amused. “‘Kill our way into the Innerverse’? I’m not that ambitious.”

“If Brother Lu can truly unite the full Outerverse, then regardless of whether your ambition leans that way or not, the circumstances will force Brother Lu into that direction,” Wei Rong said in a profound manner. 

Lu Yin shook his head, as the Innerverse was still on the verge of collapse since it was currently facing the invasion of the Sixth Mainland. It was actually impossible to know how many survivors there were at the moment. “You must be afraid that I’ll hire Smoker to take you out.” 

Wei Rong smiled. “Then is Brother Lu willing to accept this proposal?” 

Lu Yin stared at Wei Rong for a while. “Sure.”

Employing assassins was a bad move, and doing so would not be too different from how those great powers from the Innerverse used their overbearing strength to push others around. Wei Rong was correct—Lu Yin could not bear to give up on Wei Rong. However, nobody had said that Lu Yin could not use other methods to kill Wei Rong. If the war became heated enough, Lu Yin would not show mercy, as he was no fool either. 

Wei Rong wanted to use words to agitate Lu Yin, as he naturally still had a backup plan. 

“Alright, since the proper businesses have already been discussed, then there’s another question I would like to have clarified by Brother Lu,” Wei Rong said solemnly. 

Lu Yin replied, “What’s the matter?”  

Wei Rong’s lips curled upwards. “Every step that Brother Lu has taken, I have investigated everything that can be found. According to my analysis of Brother Lu, you should be the type of person that absolutely has to seek revenge. In that case, is Brother Lu curious about which of the Ten Arbiters issued that judgement back then?” 

Lu Yin’s eyes turned cold, and he stared at Wei Rong. “You know?”

Wei Rong shook his head. “No, but Brother Lu’s reaction makes me certain of one thing: Brother Lu, you will definitely end up fighting against that Arbiter in the Innerverse in the future. I’m looking forward to it.” 

Lu Yin indifferently responded, “There’s no need for you to make any guesses. No matter who issued that paper with the names of seventy two people surnamed Lu, I will find and chase that Arbiter down as well as all of the people who chased after us. I will find them all.” 

Wei Rong nodded. “Then I’ll extend my best wishes for Brother Lu’s success in advance. Right, before you face off against the Ten Arbiters, is there anyone who Brother Lu would like to use as practice? Such as… Yu Mu?” 

Lu Yin smiled. “This must be your true goal. You want to move against Shamrock Enterprises?” 

Wei Rong answered grudgingly, “There’s no other choice.”

He took out a cosmic ring that he tossed in the air and casually caught as it fell. “Chairman Yu generously gave this to me as compensation for his actions, but he threw it on the ground.” 

Wei Rong’s eyes were so cold that it felt as though his gaze could pierce straight to the bone. “Since ancient times, our Wei family has always conducted ourselves strategically, and although we’ve never been extremely powerful, we have never been the ones to be looked down upon. I didn’t check what’s in this. What about you, Brother Lu?” 

Lu Yin took out a similar cosmic ring. “I didn’t check it either, but one day, I’ll return this to him.” 

“Hahahaha. Then let us work hard together. Yu Mu is an old monster whose power level approaches 400,000 after all.” Wei Rong smiled in a carefree manner as he stored that cosmic ring once again. 

Lu Yin similarly put the one in his possession away. “You’d best cherish this next bit of time, as you don’t have much of it left.” 

Wei Rong held his forehead. “If Brother Lu still wants to move against me, then I’d best prepare some more backup plans. Farewell, Brother Lu.”