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The Chief Justice of the Interstellar Supreme Court was one of the top powerhouses who stood at the peak of humanity, and he was an enigmatic character.
Generally, even if an enormous power like the Daynight clan was judged, such matters would not require the Chief Justice’s intervention, and the three Judicial Commissioners were generally more than enough. Just this fact was enough to show the Chief Justice’s influence, as he stood above all living things and was essentially a god amongst men.
Many theorized that the Chief Justice’s strength had surpassed a power level of 1,000,000, but it was certain that he was an absolutely terrifying character who could control everything.
Lu Yin stared at the little blood-red bell, and a chill spread across his entire body. He had actually unintentionally stolen the Chief Justice’s emblem.
Elder Lohar was already a powerhouse that Lu Yin would find it hard to defend against, while the Arrow Mountain Elder from Neo-Vestige Sect, Northgate Taisui from the Innerverse, and the Yōu Elder from the Seven Courts were all able to crush Lu Yin like an ant. And yet, all of these people were mere ants in the Chief Justice’s eyes as he was in theirs.
It was no wonder why Elder Lohar’s attitude toward Lu Yin had changed so drastically.
Lu Yin knew that he had just told a monstrous lie, and it was one that could possibly condemn him forever. Even if the Outerverse was currently isolated from the Innerverse, once this lie was exposed, Lu Yin would absolutely be imprisoned for eternity without any chances of being saved.
Once the Innerverse and Outerverse were reconnected, his lie would be exposed, and at that moment, not even Highsage Leon would be able to protect him. Nobody would.
Lu Yin regretted his actions as he should not have lied about the bell. Once the Outerverse reconnected to the Innerverse, the lie would be immediately exposed.
But if he had not lied, then how could he have explained having the bell? What could he even use to steal something that belonged to the Chief Justice? Should he have tried to claim that the bell was fake? Elder Lohar had immediately sent an Enlighter over, and that might have been with the intention of verifying its authenticity. However, Aden had also said that the entire weave had felt that overwhelming might, which was not an incident that could be hidden.
No, the lie had to be perpetuated, and Lu Yin definitely could not let himself be exposed. His gaze steadied—since he could not justify how he had obtained this bell, he would just follow through with this lie. After all, who knew when the Innerverse and Outerverse would reconnect.
At least for the moment, Lu Yin had no wish to die.
Not to mention, this lie would be of tremendous help to him for the time being.
He looked at the blood-red bell, and his lips went dry. His die’s one pip: Pilfer could truly grab anything, and it had even stolen from the Chief Justice. Would it steal something from one of the Sixth Mainland’s Progenitors next? Lu Yin would have to thank the heavens if that happened.
“The Chief Justice of the Human Domain’s Hall of Honor’s Interstellar Supreme Court’s emblem. Seventh Bro, this Monkey will be blunt—we’re screwed.” The Ghost Monkey was in despair.
Lu Yin picked up the blood-red bell and solemnly stored it away before looking at Aden. “Are you certain that this is the Chief Justice’s emblem?”
Aden’s expression grew complex, but he still seriously responded, “When I was roaming about the Neoverse in the past, I once felt this sort of overpowering might before, and it was the Chief Justice’s emblem. There’s no mistake.” He then looked at Lu Yin. “Your Highness, what relationship do you have with the Chief Justice? Why did he pass his emblem over to you?”
“I don't know.” Lu Yin immediately played stupid.
Aden did not ask anything more, as he naturally associated the bell with how Lu Yin had mysteriously acquired so many items, such as those natural treasures. Everyone was curious about how Lu Yin had obtained them. Aden himself thought that the Hall of Honor must have given them to Lu Yin, as this youth’s backer seemed to indeed be the Hall of Honor, which meant that he had an extraordinary status.
Because of the Grand Lu Auction, countless influential figures had come to Zenyu Star. Under these circumstances, Amethyst Exchange sped up its construction speed, and they were able to finish rebuilding their mall after just a few more days, after which it quickly opened back up for business. The building was filled to the brim on its opening day, and there was an unceasing flow of people after that.
At the top level of Amethyst Exchange, Zi Xianxian was leisurely curled up on a pink sofa as she played games on her gadget.
A notification sound beeped, which Zi Xianxian tapped open. She then suddenly stood up. Deng Pu had been sighted.
And at the same time, Zi Fang tried to call her.
Zi Xianxian’s lips curled up as she accepted the call. She looked at Zi Fang on her screen and casually asked, “What’s the matter, Brother?”
Zi Fang coughed and looked at Zi Xianxian with a serious expression. “How’s the situation with the mall’s rebuilding coming along?”
Zi Xianxian cried out, “When did Brother become Chairman? Why haven’t I received any announcements about that? You need to tell me these things earlier as I definitely would have sent you news about the reconstruction progress.”
Zi Fang did not appreciate the mocking tone that Zi Xianxian was using, and he wanted to berate her for it, but after thinking about it, he simply endured it. He then used a patient tone to say, “Xianxian, Brother knows that I was too fierce with you in the past, and I would like to apologize to you.”
Zi Xianxian looked at Zi Fang strangely, and her expression turned wary.
Zi Fang continued, saying, “Aegis raided Zenyu Star, and they’ve already offered reasonable compensation to us. This compensation will be entirely under your name, and not a single star crystal will be removed from the total. This amount will be enough to build a few hundred branches. This matter will end here, and the board does not wish to continue investigating this matter.”
“Oh, I don’t really mind,” Zi Xianxian said.
Zi Fang stared at Zi Xianxian. “Right, have you received the recent piece of intelligence?”
Zi Xianxian nodded. “Deng Pu being discovered?”
Zi Fang’s eyes grew fervent. "Deng Pu has True Insight in his possession, and you should understand the value of that treasure. Do not sell that information to anyone else, as our Amethyst Exchange wants to get a hold of Deng Pu.”
Zi Xianxian felt that this was a bit strange. “We don’t have any Lockbreakers in our ranks, so why do we need True Insight?”
“With True Insight, we will definitely be able to lure over powerful Lockbreakers. With that, we can even cooperate with Saul, who’s an expert on the level of an Enlighter,” Zi Fang explained.
Zi Xianxian thought about it. “Alright, I won’t sell it.”
Zi Fang smiled in satisfaction. “That’s great.”
He then ended the call after making a bit of polite small talk.
Zi Xianxian walked over to a window to look down at the throngs of the crowds around the mall as well as the distant King Zishan's palace. “Don’t sell that information? How is that possible? If you want to coerce me into not causing any trouble for you with just a few sentences, then you must be incredibly naive.”
At this same time, Lu Yin also obtained news of Deng Pu’s appearance, though his information came from Thousand Eyes.
Thousand Eyes’ intelligence network could not compare to Amethyst Exchange’s, as it was inferior in its coverage. However, its accuracy was not any worse than Amethyst Exchange’s. This was especially true for any underworld-related information, as Thousand Eye’s affiliates had their fingers in every pie. The information regarding Deng Pu had coincidentally been intercepted by Thousand Eyes’ network, and he quickly passed that information over to the Second Squadron, which then passed it on to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was excited, as Deng Pu had finally appeared. He immediately had Yan Yan and Phantom Sting set out to capture Deng Pu.
At this time, Zi Xianxian invited Lu Yin to visit her at Amethyst Exchange’s newly rebuilt mall for a tour, as he was one of the shareholders. It was only natural that he would be invited for such an event after the rebuilding was completed.
But did rebuilding a mall really need Lu Yin to observe it? He quickly guessed that the invitation was actually related to Deng Pu. Whatever Thousand Eyes was able to learn, Amethyst Exchange was naturally capable of obtaining as well.
Lu Yin quickly appeared at Amethyst Exchange’s highest level, from where he looked down at the crowds on the ground below. “It’s no wonder this is one of the four great corporations, as even just a single mall is enough to drive the economy of an entire street.”
Zi Xianxian smiled. “Alliance Leader Lu is overpraising us. The economy of this street is not spurred on by only our Amethyst Exchange. There’s also the Mavis Bank, Shamrock Enterprises, Aurora Enterprises, Endless Borders, the Nalan family, and more. This street has embraced practically all of the Outerverse’s most famous companies, and our Amethyst Exchange is just one of them.”
Zi Xianxian was right, as this bustling street on Zenyu Star had become very famous. For a group to establish a business in this place, they had to at least be on the level of a financial power that spanned multiple weaves. Even the wealthiest corporation in the Great Yu Empire had moved away from this street, as they simply did not qualify to remain there.
Also, for anyone to conduct business or shop on this street, one had to be a brilliant or famous person within certain circles, and any given person was able to influence the economy of a filament or more.
This was also why the effect of Aegis’s raid had been so overwhelming, as anyone who had died during the raid had not been someone with a simple background.
If not for Lu Yin using his influence, the Grand Lu Auction could not possibly have had a place on this street.
This was the most flourishing street in the entire Great Eastern Alliance.
“Miss Xianxian shouldn’t have invited me here for something as simple as just looking at the rebuilt mall, correct?” Lu Yin probed as he smiled at Zi Xianxian.
Zi Xianxian sipped from a glass of fruit juice and licked her red lips, her eyes lighting up as she looked at Lu Yin. “Alliance Leader Lu, you are a Lockbreaker, no?”
Lu Yin’s eyes flashed. “Yes, I’m a five star Discerning Elementary Lockbreaker. No, wait, after the Lockbreaker Competition, I was promoted to a one star Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker.”
“So, Alliance Leader Lu should also want to obtain True Insight, no?” Zi Xianxian smiled as she looked at him. She hoped to see Lu Yin lose his self-control, as the chance of obtaining True Insight was enough to cause any Lockbreaker to lose control.
Zi Xianxian had guessed correctly, as True Insight could indeed cause Lu Yin to lose his cool. However, it was a pity for her that Lu Yin had already done so; she just had not been there to see it.
“What is Miss Xianxian suggesting? Does your Amethyst Exchange have True Insight?” Lu Yin asked despite knowing the answer.
Zi Xianxian looked proud, and she smugly answered, “We don’t, but Deng Pu does, and coincidentally, we know Deng Pu’s location. Would Alliance Leader Lu like to know?”
“No,” Lu Yin answered very bluntly.
Zi Xianxian’s proud expression didn’t fluctuate in the slightest, as she thought that she had misheard Lu Yin. “I’m sorry? Come again?”
“I said ‘no,’” Lu Yin calmly said.
Zi Xianxian was lost, as the situation was not following the script that she had planned. “You don’t want True Insight?”
Lu Yin felt helpless. “Of course I want it, but I can’t get it.”
“I know where Deng Pu is, and he has True Insight,” Zi Xianxian repeated, still lost.
Lu Yin shrugged. “Forget it. It’s good that you have that information, but let someone else go and fight over it. It’s none of my business. I don’t want Saul going crazy and creating trouble for me.”
He waved a hand at Zi Xianxian. “If Miss Xianxian doesn’t have anything else to discuss, then I’ll head out first as I’m rather busy.” And with that, Lu Yin immediately disappeared.
Zi Xianxian stood rooted in place and did not react for half a day. What was this? Lu Yin did not even want to chase after True Insight? He was afraid of Saul? That was impossible! He wasn’t even afraid of Aegis, so why would he be afraid of Saul? What had gone wrong? Zi Xianxian could not figure out what had just happened.
But the more she was unable to figure things out, the more curious she became. “No, I have to know the reason!”
She then rushed over to King Zishan's palace. She did not believe Lu Yin’s reaction, as his response had been just too unusual. From Amethyst Exchange’s analysis of Lu Yin’s character based on all of their gathered data, she knew that he should not have had such a reaction. This meant that something was definitely wrong. Had someone else from the exchange already sold Lu Yin this information?
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Spacecraft were not the only means of transportation through the universe—there were also some extremely bizarre vehicles. For example, in the western weaves, there was a region that was significantly colder. In fact, their frigid temperature caused layers of ice to form even in space, which created a peculiar image.
Although the temperatures were low here, there were countless people who visited this region every year as this was a rarely seen phenomenon.
Within that region, there was an icy rail that shot out towards the west, and there was a frozen car sliding atop this rail. This was the vehicle that tourists usually used to roam through this frozen region of the universe.
The icy vehicle was sky blue, and it had been constructed entirely out of ice, but it was not much slower than a spacecraft as it flew towards the west.