Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 2065: Chapter 887: The Mastermind and the Live Capture

With two pieces of True Monarch Blood Crystal in hand, Xu Jin directly drew out the Sumeru Space of these two high-level True Monarchs, but his gaze was fixed on the Chaos Cloud Tower before him, which was emitting a faint glow.

At this moment, the Chaos Cloud Tower was covered in cracks, a bit like the ice cracks on porcelain—looking densely cracked on the outside, yet in Xu Jin’s perception, though the exterior was full of fissures, the interior remained perfectly intact.

In other words, even after being bombarded at full power for two breaths by that Space Seven Tribulations True Monarch, it was still far from the Chaos Cloud Tower’s limit—one could even say it was still some distance away from its true limit.

This made Xu Jin suddenly realize something.

Then he looked at the Chaos Fire Dragon Cover; although it had consumed a great many Chaos Elemental Materials, and the Law Paths of suppression and Evolution he had comprehended in it had reached thirty strands, it had still been blasted dim by Seven Tribulations True Monarch Wuo Feng in an instant burst.

Whereas the Law Paths suppressed by the Chaos Cloud Tower numbered only forty-two.

With this comparison, Xu Jin suddenly discovered that he might have somewhat underestimated the Chaos Cloud Tower before.

The Chaos Cloud Tower was likely his strongest Lifebound Suppressing Artifact.

And the reason the Chaos Cloud Tower was so powerful was that back then it had fused the Chaos Origin from a Chaos Earth Embryo.

If he ever got the chance to fuse another piece of Chaos Earth Embryo?

It might even be able to tank attacks from an Emperor.

As these thoughts flashed by, the Sumeru Spaces of Eight Tribulations True Monarch Zou Shan and Seven Tribulations True Monarch Wuo Feng were pulled out by Xu Jin. Just as he was about to inspect his spoils, a thought flickered through his mind—his expression turned razor-sharp in an instant, and cold sweat abruptly seeped out all over his back!

Because in that split second, Xu Jin thought of two extremely critical questions.

First question: in the vast Star Ruins Sky, while he was in a Space Movement state, Wuo Feng and Zou Shan, these two True Monarchs, absolutely could not have discovered him on their own.

Which meant that at the very least, there had been a True Monarch Expert who cultivated the Source Thousand Touch Divine Power assisting them, for them to be able to discover Xu Jin within the boundless Star Ruins Sky, then send a signal to intercept him, and carry out the encirclement-and-kill plan.

Ambushing and killing him, a candidate Saint Heir of the Imperial Palace—generally, the fewer people who know, the safer it is. So most likely, only a single True Monarch who cultivated Source Thousand Touch was cooperating with them.

So where is this True Monarch Expert now?

This was Xu Jin’s greatest loophole and danger at the moment.

Second question: he had been ambushed by Zou Shan and Wuo Feng, these two high-level True Monarchs, and then Xu Jin erupted and counter-killed them.

So the biggest issue that followed was the aftermath: the deaths of two high-level True Monarchs were absolutely no small matter, and would definitely cause a huge uproar.

How should he handle this?

How he handled it would also determine how he addressed the first question.

In a short span, Xu Jin thought of several possibilities.

The simplest and most direct was for Xu Jin to report this matter, rush to Tongxuan Battle Zone Star City, blow the whole thing wide open, and lodge a formal accusation to Kongyuan Emperor, the supreme Commander of Tongxuan Battle Zone.

After that, the direction of events would no longer be under Xu Jin’s control!

Theoretically, Wuo Feng and Zou Shan bore no particular grudge against him; for them to ambush him like this, there had to be someone instructing them from behind.

It could be the True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment, or it could be Yu Kun Emperor—True Monarch Tianzhang had previously mentioned the conflict between Yu Kun Emperor and their Dongxuan Star Realm; it could also possibly be True Monarch Bixuan, though that probability was extremely small.

If True Monarch Bixuan had that much clout, Xu Jin would never have lived to this day.

If the ones behind these two were the True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment and Yu Kun Emperor, then what?

If he himself were the True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment or Yu Kun Emperor, and discovered that the operation he had instigated was exposed while the operatives were already dead, how would he respond?

As he pondered, cold sweat poured from Xu Jin.

The chance that Grand Marshal Kongyuan Emperor would stand up for him, in Xu Jin’s estimation, would not exceed twenty percent.

The two high-level True Monarchs who had ambushed him were already utterly obliterated, dead with no proof left behind.

In other words, the so-called truth existed only as Xu Jin’s personal account.

"If I were the True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment or Yu Kun Emperor, I would definitely deny it, and might even... frame me as a traitor of the Alien Race!"

At this thought, cold sweat streamed from Xu Jin in an instant.

Just recently there had been talk of a Nine Tribulations True Monarch of the Alien Race infiltrating them—if they played off that, things might well fall neatly into place.

How was Xu Jin supposed to distinguish the truth from that?

Once he tried to distinguish it, he would fall into the self-proof trap!

Of course, Kongyuan Emperor might demand that he prove his Combat Power.

But the Chaotic Star Gang in his body had already been completely exhausted and could not be replenished for the time being. In other words, in the short term, Xu Jin could not prove that he possessed the Combat Power to blast an Eight Tribulations True Monarch to death.

Moreover, once he tried to prove it, all of Xu Jin’s secrets would be fully exposed.

He might even be thoroughly stripped clean!

The consequences of that would be even harder to predict!

Reporting this matter would bring more harm than benefit!

In that instant, Xu Jin decided not to report.

Then if Xu Jin did not report, would the True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment or Yu Kun Emperor, because of the disappearance of Zou Shan and Wuo Feng, maliciously accuse Xu Jin of killing his comrades?

Thinking it over, Xu Jin rejected that possibility.

The True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment and Yu Kun Emperor could not be that stupid.

If they did that, it would be tantamount to voluntarily exposing their operation to ambush Xu Jin.

Once exposed, they would not merely offend Xu Jin alone, but an entire group—the group of Imperial Palace Saint Heir candidates—and it would even be a slap in the face to the Emperor.

On the contrary, they were highly likely to cover up this matter.

In a heartbeat, Xu Jin’s eyes grew firm.

Which meant there was only one thing left now, one final hidden danger or threat.

That was the True Monarch Expert who had used Source Thousand Touch to search and discover him.

If this person were left alive, the hidden danger would be immense; with deliberate arrangements, he could even become a living witness for framing Xu Jin.

At the same time, Xu Jin’s true Combat Power would be fully laid bare before the True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment or Yu Kun Emperor.