Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 240 Framed
"Hmm?" Jiang Ye frowned slightly. Just as he was filled with doubt, the communicator on his wrist suddenly vibrated, and an email from the Prince of Zhenyue suddenly appeared in his eyes.

The email was brief and almost blunt: "Shijin, did you obtain the Sacrifice Tower Treasure on the Yanji Continent?"

"What?" Jiang Ye was startled when he saw the email.

It was already widely known that Jiang Ye was the personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord. The alien powerhouses in the universe had been searching for "Jiang Ye." Naturally, Jiang Ye dared not reveal his identity, and even in the extraterrestrial battlefield, he used the identity of the Primordial Era.

The title "Human Killer of the Golden King" was given to Jiang Ye by some alien races on the Yanji Continent. Although the three major factions issued arrest warrants for Jiang Ye on the surface, for various reasons, judging from his battle record, Jiang Ye had only killed some alien races at the initial level of the King rank. He had never even fought against a peak King rank expert. In the eyes of some true King rank experts, Jiang Ye, who bullied the weak and feared the strong, was simply not worth their attention.

Jiang Ye was quite pleased with this, after all, making a fortune quietly was the most practical approach.

But now that news of the Sacrifice Tower's treasure has spread, the situation is completely different. Those who covet the Sacrifice Tower's treasure, yet secretly believe that the human King of Gold is incompetent and easy to deal with, will likely swarm in.

By then, it will be harder than climbing to heaven for Jiang Ye to keep a low profile!

After all, in this dog-eat-dog world, true treasures have always belonged only to the strong!
However, one thing is very strange: how did those alien races know that Jiang Ye had obtained the treasure of the sacrificial tower?
"Where are you, Prince Zhenyue?" Jiang Ye immediately contacted Prince Zhenyue.

……

A moment later, the imposing figure of the King of Zhenyue passed through the protective light shield of the villa courtyard, his earthen-yellow battle armor still bearing traces of spatial law aura.

"King Zhenyue, you said I obtained the treasure of the sacrificial tower, where did you hear this news?" Jiang Ye asked with a look full of doubt.

Logically speaking, besides him and Dark Thunder King, only the native inhabitants of the Flame Sacrifice knew about his taking the treasure from the Sacrifice Tower.

As a soul servant, Dark Thunder King would never betray them; and the native inhabitants of the Flame Sacrifice clan are unlikely to show themselves, since they are wanted by the four top clans and can hardly protect themselves.

King Zhenyue frowned slightly, his gaze searching: "Shijin, news of the Sacrifice Tower Treasure has already spread within the Hong Alliance. Many Kings are discussing it. What exactly is going on?"

"I don't know which bastard is spreading this rumor. Isn't this trying to kill me?" Jiang Ye feigned anger, slamming his fist heavily on the stone table beside him. With a muffled "bang," cracks appeared on the surface of the stone table. His face was full of rage, as if he was truly furious at this sudden rumor.

"I was also shocked when I first heard this news. If it were false, the person who spread it would be incredibly ruthless." King Zhenyue shook his head and smiled. "But the news is so real, and it even gave an exact cosmic coordinate: XMSE-234957... And there is indeed a sacrificial tower there. The news claims that you, King Shijin, obtained the treasure from that sacrificial tower! Moreover, many powerful figures on the Yanji Continent have already gone to investigate the location of that sacrificial tower. Now, the news has spread throughout the entire Yanji Continent... Even some King-level experts in other places like the Star Tower have learned about it."

Jiang Ye's face immediately turned ugly.

coordinate?

Could it be that I was being secretly watched when I entered the sacrificial tower? No, with the sensitivity of my detector, if there really was an enemy I couldn't detect, they must possess terrifying strength. If they had that kind of strength, why didn't they show themselves and steal it right away?

Jiang Ye found it increasingly strange, his fingertips flying across the virtual screen as he searched for the coordinates and related information given by the King of Zhenyue.

"These coordinates are wrong; this isn't the location of the sacrificial tower I entered."

Jiang Ye took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, his brain racing as he sorted through all possible clues.

First, it's certain that the person who framed him must be one of his mortal enemies. Furthermore, the location given by the King of Zhenyue also contains a sacrificial tower; if the information is true, it proves that this person also happened to have discovered a sacrificial tower.

As for why this person framed him, Jiang Ye felt that the other party probably wanted to use this method to force him to show himself.

However, the accuser never expected that Jiang Ye had actually obtained a treasure from a sacrificial tower.

"Strange, who is behind this, trying to frame me?"

The images of several alien races he had encountered before flashed through his mind. He carefully examined them one by one, and then the image of a mechanical race appeared in his mind.

……

King Zhenyue looked at Jiang Ye and said softly, "Shijin, are you alright?"

"It's nothing. I was just wondering who's spreading rumors to cause me trouble." Jiang Ye smiled coldly, a smile that was chilling to the bone, as if it could freeze the surrounding air. "To frame me like this, it seems they have a mortal grudge against me."

“If you need anything, just summon us. Human powerhouses are not to be trifled with.” King Zhenyue also spoke up. “You can invite some human powerhouses, as well as other allies in the human camp… If all else fails, we can go to war. What’s there to be afraid of?”

"Mm." Jiang Ye nodded slightly.

"Zhenyue, thank you for telling me this news. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known the enemy was coming to our door," Jiang Yelian said.

“Ah, it’s not your fault. This news spread the most among the machine race before reaching our human camp. As soon as I heard about it, I came to find you immediately,” said King Zhenyue.

"Mechanical race!"

Jiang Ye nodded, his expression grave: "This matter is very troublesome. I need to think carefully about how to deal with it. I'm sorry, Prince Zhenyue, I won't see you off."

"It's alright." King Zhenyue patted Jiang Ye on the shoulder and reminded him, "Be careful. The battlefield outside the realm is a mixed bag, and those alien races are all greedy. To deal with them, you have to be ruthless from the start, beat them until they feel pain to the bone, and instill fear in them so that they won't dare to act rashly. If you don't hurt them, I'm afraid more and more alien races will swarm in like sharks smelling blood."

"Ah."

Jiang Ye agreed, a surge of murderous intent welling up within him. He thought to himself: "Kindness is often taken advantage of, and good horses are often ridden. Everyone thinks I'm easy to bully because I keep a low profile. It seems I need to find an opportunity... to truly show my skills."

It's utterly foolish to constantly deal with the harassment from those greedy individuals. The best approach is to demonstrate your strength to everyone through a truly bloody and insane battle, thus intimidating other powerful individuals.

By making them clearly aware of Jiang Ye's power and danger, no one would dare to provoke him again. Without enmity and with his own strength, no one would dare to harm him for the sake of the treasure.

It seems... it's time to unleash a killing storm that will make the entire extraterrestrial battlefield tremble.

(End of this chapter)