Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 2036: Chapter 876: Heavy Responsibility

[Xu Jin, try your best to buy us some time, while ensuring safety! We still need two more incense sticks of time!]

[As long as we have two more incense sticks of time, we can complete the capture of this medium-sized Star Realm Fragment. Otherwise, if the elite of the Alien Race arrives, we only have two choices.] Upon discovering the main battle force of the Alien Race, Mr. Guan continuously transmitted his voice to Xu Jin.

[What are the two choices?]

[The first choice is to directly destroy this medium-sized Star Realm Fragment, which would be such a pity. You don’t know the significance of a medium-sized Star Realm Fragment to a Star Island.]

[What about the second choice?]

[The second choice is to fight to the death! With our current lead, if a quarter of us die, it would be about right.

But who dies and who lives, it’s hard to say!]

After speaking, Mr. Guan paused and then sent another voice transmission, [Xu Jin, this is not an order! It’s a suggestion, you can refuse.

I just think with your superior combat power, and the exceptional Space Shifting Star Skill, it shouldn’t be difficult to complete this task!

Moreover, during the task, you have absolute autonomy.

Once you detect danger, you can immediately retreat on your own.

Consider it and make a quick decision for me. If you’re unwilling, immediately join the capture process, and still make a contribution!

But I can assure you, if you complete this task, besides the primary merit, I will apply for double Miracle Merit and War Merit for you!

Of course, I know you may not need War Merit at the moment.

But as cultivators, how could we not need War Merit?

The most crucial thing is, this medium-sized Star Realm Fragment is nearly the size of a large Star Realm Fragment, there are bound to be rare treasures appearing.]

Xu Jin was a bit hesitant initially, but upon hearing Mr. Guan’s words, he felt a bit tempted.

What are rare treasures?

For example, Chaos Earth Embryo!

Or Purple Yuan Bodhi Root over a thousand years old.

Or Chaos Elemental Materials, Star Realm Source Core, Star Marrow Core, etc., all are rare treasures.

And over more than a month, according to various intelligence and gossip collected by Yu Zhong for Xu Jin, after large Star Realm Fragments fuse, rare treasures are often found.

Rare treasures are usually acquired by the highest bidder in terms of War Merit.

Even if limited to the elite among the participants, the final bidding is also very high.

Thus, the Miracle Merit beyond the primary merit as mentioned by Mr. Guan greatly tempted Xu Jin.

But Xu Jin didn’t rush to make a decision; he earnestly thought for ten heartbeats before finally making a decision.

He had just discovered the main force of Red Blade Star City.

In haste, he found only one Nine Tribulations True Monarch.

According to usual patterns, high-level True Monarchs wouldn’t exceed four in number.

Based on Xu Jin’s actual combat level today, as long as it doesn’t exceed a Seven Tribulation True Monarch, there shouldn’t be much danger.

Of course, Mr. Guan wasn’t asking Xu Jin to single-handedly resist the main battle force of the Alien Race.

Mr. Guan was asking Xu Jin to use the superb mobility of Space Star Techniques to mislead the advance direction of the Alien Race’s main battle force, giving them time.

Theoretically, as long as the operation is good and cautious enough, it can mislead the enemy, thus gaining precious time.

Of course, all this sounds easy in words.

Actually executing it, it’s hard to say.

After all, Xu Jin is trying to mislead more than a dozen, even up to twenty True Monarch experts.

It’s like dancing on the tip of a knife!

After careful consideration, Xu Jin felt that he could handle this task.

Even if a Nine Tribulations True Monarch caught up with him, he could fully burst out once and secure an escape opportunity.

The potential gains are also completely different!

[Old Guan, I’ll do it, I’m setting off now!]

Upon receiving the transmission from Xu Jin regarding the medium-sized Star Realm Fragment, Mr. Guan’s face immediately showed excitement, [Thank you!

Xu Jin, for your willingness to take this risk, I, Old Hei, will remember it in my heart.

Regardless of success, I, Old Hei, owe you one time!]

This surprised Xu Jin a bit, [There’s no owing or not, we’re currently eating from the same pot.]

[You still don’t understand! If it succeeds, you’ll know how important this harvest is to me!] Mr. Guan transmitted his voice.

Suddenly, Xu Jin thought of many possibilities, but at this critical time, there wasn’t much time for idle talk, so Xu Jin immediately transmitted his voice, [Time is tight, I’m going first.]

[Be very careful of everything, if anything seems off, immediately retreat, there’s no need for complete success, safety first!] Mr. Guan reminded again.

[Rest assured!]

As he spoke, a space fluctuation flashed, and Xu Jin had already disappeared from where he stood.

It was only after three shifts that Xu Jin saw the starlight of the Alien Race’s main forces.

Especially when more than a dozen Giant Wing Starships gathered together, their vast starlight was quite noticeable in the Star Ruins Sky.

Xu Jin just estimated from afar that the Alien Race’s main forces hadn’t yet found the precise location of the Star Realm Fragment, but they were heading straight, with the direction slightly off.

But theoretically, as long as they fly another thirty to forty thousand miles closer and dispatch True Monarch experts to fly swiftly for reconnaissance, it would be easy for them to find the current Star Realm Fragment.

No wonder, at the Star Realm Fragment site, nearly two hundred Human Clan experts were gathered together, with their body Star Power erupting, like a group of lights in the Star Sea, easily visible once they got closer.

Something needs to be done!

The simplest method is for Xu Jin to rush up, flash once, then quickly flee, luring the Alien Race.

This method seems the most effective.

But in reality, it’s very foolish.

Or rather, it treats the Alien Race True Monarchs as too foolish.

At most, they would send one person to chase; the main force wouldn’t easily change direction!

In an instant, Xu Jin thought of many things.

"In the Star Ruins, after hundreds of years of fighting for Star Realm Fragments between the Alien Race and the Human Clan, the Human Clan has understood various tactics of the Alien Race.

Then the Alien Race surely understands the Human Clan’s communication methods as well!"

"This method should have a certain chance of success!"

"If the previous Silver Wing scouts had been completely eliminated by me, then the probability of success would be even greater."

After pondering for a few moments, Xu Jin made a decision.

A flicker of spatial fluctuation, then smoothly using space movement towards the left side of Red Blade Star Island’s main battle forces, which is in the opposite direction of the Star Realm Star Island.

*****

Within the main battle army of Red Blade Star Island, the Island Master, Nine Tribulations True Monarch Chize, was in a furious rage.

"Where is Silver Torch, where the hell has he gone?

Why hasn’t he found the Star Realm fragment yet, or sent back any instructions!

Didn’t he say that he would personally take action this time and succeed effortlessly?"

The Eight Tribulation True Monarch Huyu softly spoke, "Island Master, last time someone from the Human Clan killed a Four Tribulation True Monarch of the Silver Wing Clan, and Silver Torch went this time to target that mysterious space adept!

Could it be that Silver Torch...?"

Upon hearing this, Chize sharply turned around, staring at the Eight Tribulation True Monarch Huyu behind him with a starry, flag-like tiger tail, and said, "If I told you to face Silver Torch head-on, could you kill him?"

"If Silver Torch fought me with all his might, I would slay him at all costs!"

"Do you think Silver Torch is foolish?"

The Eight Tribulation True Monarch Huyu shook his head, "He would have to be insane to fight me to the death!"

"Well, that’s settled."

"But Island Master, according to military rules, even if Silver Torch couldn’t find the Star Realm fragment, he should have sent us a signal." Huyu wondered aloud.

"That’s the point of my suspicion! But the likelihood of Silver Torch having an accident is minimal. As long as he is prepared, even I couldn’t stop him." Chize True Monarch said thoughtfully.

"Something strange is going on with this situation!" Huyu said.

Upon hearing this, Chize glanced at Huyu, a peculiar look in his eyes. He knew Huyu’s divine skills had a mysterious sensing ability, often providing vague guidance.

Now that Huyu said this again, he dared not underestimate it.

"Then we’ll change tactics!

True Monarchs and other experts will pair up, forming a fan-shaped search. Any discoveries should be signaled immediately." Chize True Monarch instructed.

Upon hearing this, Huyu nodded, "Island Master is wise."

Immediately, Chize True Monarch issued the orders.

But just as his orders were given, a Four Tribulation True Monarch Luan Jia suddenly had a spark of divine light in his eyes, pointing towards the left rear and said, "True Monarch, look over there, there’s a blue starlight signal."

In an instant, the nineteen True Monarchs all turned their attention.

In the distant Star Ruins Sky, a blue flame with a long tail flame had just erupted, rushing towards the direction of Changxing Star Island.

The direction pointed by the tail was precisely towards their left front side.

The left rear was also within this Star Surge range.

"This is a signal from the Human Clan’s vanguard scout, indicating the location of a Star Realm fragment to their main force! Have we checked our left front before?" Chize True Monarch’s eyebrows immediately furrowed, "Did the Human Clan’s vanguard scout discover the Star Realm fragment before Silver Torch?"

"Send my order, change the direction of the whole army!"

As soon as Chize True Monarch’s voice was transmitted, the flight direction of the elite Alien Race immediately shifted.

They had been flying towards the right front, but now they changed to the left front, a direction change of over ninety degrees!

In the distance, Xu Jin, who was using the Invisibility Star Skill to remotely observe the maneuvers of the Alien Race elite, breathed a sigh of relief, as they had turned.

He hadn’t expected success to come so easily.

It might be because few have dared to attempt such a trick before.

Pioneers like Xu Jin are exceedingly rare!

As the Red Blade Star Island’s main forces began chasing after the blue signal star flame discovered by Xu Jin, Huyu True Monarch’s brows remained lightly furrowed.

The more his brow furrowed, the faster the tiger tail behind him gently swayed, the flashing starlight becoming more frequent.

A few dozen breaths later, Huyu suddenly spoke up, "Island Master, something feels off!"

"What do you mean?" Chize True Monarch frowned, "How does it feel off?"

"I don’t know either, but in my sensing, something is indeed off, in my divine sensing, it’s just wrong!

And this feeling is getting stronger!" Huyu True Monarch explained.

In an instant, Chize True Monarch’s expression turned serious. Huyu True Monarch’s divine skill, although vague, rarely made mistakes.

But the problem is, there was no signal from their scouts, leaving him with no options!

"Island Master, you see, according to the habits of Human Clan’s elites, scouts release signals only after getting within a few thousand miles.

Theoretically, after releasing the signal upon finding the Star Realm fragment, we should be able to see a large amount of fast-moving starlight from afar.

But all around, there’s simply no fast-moving starlight.

Something’s wrong!

Something’s terribly wrong!" Huyu judged!

"So what are you suggesting?"

"I don’t know, but this direction is definitely wrong! It’s not like how it felt when we found Star Realm fragments smoothly before; especially with the closer distance now, it feels completely off!"

"Are you saying we’ve been tricked? So which direction is correct?" Chize True Monarch asked.

"This... I don’t know either, but this direction is definitely wrong!"

Chize True Monarch was at a loss, but he knew Huyu True Monarch’s divine skill, so he swiftly ordered another change of direction, turning back to the previous right front.

"All True Monarchs below Eight Tribulation, pair up and fan out in this direction for a search!"

The entire force immediately turned, and ten breaths after giving the orders, Chize True Monarch again looked at Huyu True Monarch and asked, "This time, what does your sensing tell you?"

Huyu True Monarch’s tiger tail quickly swayed a few times and then said, "The previous wrong feeling has disappeared!

This choice, even if not absolutely correct, won’t be too far off!"

In the distance, Xu Jin suddenly frowned.

How did the Alien Race elite adjust their course again in just over a hundred breaths?

Could they have seen through it?

Suddenly, two streaks of light rushed rapidly toward Xu Jin’s direction.

Hidden, Xu Jin was about to leave, but upon seeing these two streaks of light, he suddenly had a thought, an idea!