Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 287 Misunderstanding?

"They are three powerful individuals skilled in soul attacks!" King Lin Yuan was completely stunned the moment he was attacked, and endless despair welled up in his heart.

He could never have imagined that the enemy was so powerful. First, three experts at the peak of the King level appeared, two of whom were carrying valuable treasures.

At this moment, three more peak-level experts skilled in soul power suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

It should be known that Soul Masters are extremely rare in the universe and are rarely seen on ordinary days. Now, three of them have suddenly appeared. How could this not shock and frighten him?

If King Lin Yuan were still fully recovered, he might still have the confidence to try to escape. However, now that his divine body is only 43% intact, his strength has been greatly reduced, and he has completely lost his confidence.

In this desperate situation, under attack, he could only make one choice.

"I am under attack by a squad of powerful alien warriors!"

"The alien powerhouse team includes several peak-level King-level experts, and they possess two powerful treasures! These are the coordinates!"

King Lin Yuan quickly connected his consciousness to the virtual universe and sent the message out to everyone without hesitation.

In an instant, all the powerful individuals within the human camp who were within a radius of billions of kilometers, as well as all the powerful individuals whom Lin Yuanwang had known and who had left behind the virtual universe code, received this extremely urgent email.

At this moment, King Lin Yuan was pinning his hopes on other powerful figures to arrive quickly to provide support, as he was already in dire straits with his current strength.

"Where did this enemy come from? Two precious treasures, three soul masters—where did such formidable strength come from? When did I provoke such a terrifying enemy?" King Lin Yuan's mind was in turmoil, and countless guesses flashed through his mind, including suspicions about King Shi Jin.

However, he made many enemies throughout his life, and Jiang Ye was not the only one.

"Buzz!"

With the combined efforts of Mirror Soul King and the other two, Lin Yuan King's consciousness was instantly suppressed, and he could no longer make contact with the virtual universe.

"Hold on, hold on, we must hold on until the other powerful figures arrive!" King Lin Yuan roared madly in his heart. Although his consciousness was completely suppressed, he could not control his divine body, could not connect to the virtual universe, and could not even self-destruct his divine body. He was like a vegetable, with only his consciousness stubbornly struggling.

Finally, his body fell straight down.

"Disintegration Tower." King Hanyuan manipulated a portion of the ice chains, dragging the fallen body of King Linyuan aside and casually taking the Disintegration Tower into his possession. At the same time, the other chains of the "Frosty Crystal Thousand Thread Chains," like nimble venomous snakes, frantically coiled around King Linyuan's three unfortunate servants.

Soon, the three servants were completely controlled by King Hanyuan and King Huanjin.

*****
Inside the World Ring.

Jiang Ye, who was worried that his identity would be exposed and attract the attention of many super strong people, also received an email forwarded by several friends, including Qi Meng Wang. The content of the email was a distress message sent to them by Lin Yuan Wang.

"It still got out." Jiang Ye, whose consciousness was in the virtual universe, showed no change in expression; clearly, all of this was within his expectations.

Suddenly, a call invitation came through; it was from Qimeng Wang.

"Receive." Jiang Ye gently raised his head and looked into the air. A screen appeared out of thin air, displaying the figure of the Dream King.

"King of Slaughter," King Qimeng said with a fawning smile. "You just asked me for King Linyuan's coordinates, and before I could even finish my tea, I saw King Linyuan sending out mass emails like a madman. Now, countless powerful figures in the entire human camp know. Don't tell me... it's not you behind it."

Jiang Ye glanced at her but didn't say anything.

Looking at the oblivious Jiang Ye, the Queen of Dreams, unusually, began to question her own allure.

"You'd better be careful," King Qimeng continued. "King Linyuan has quite a reputation in this area, and many people believe in him and he has many friends. Moreover, the attraction of the two treasures is too great... I estimate that a large number of powerful people will rush over there quickly."

"Thanks." Jiang Ye nodded, responding simply, without saying anything more.

He certainly understood the influence of the treasure. Just look at the sensation caused by the sealing of the stars. When the Rift King said that Jiang Ye possessed the treasure, it instantly attracted most of the powerful members of the mechanical camp.

The presence of two powerful treasures would naturally attract a large number of experts. However, the email from the Lin Yuan King group also emphasized the presence of several experts at the peak of the King-level realm.

A number of Kings at the pinnacle of power possess two powerful treasures; they are not to be trifled with!

“There probably aren’t many who would dare to intervene rashly,” Jiang Ye mused to himself. “However, the Seven Swords King and the Black-Shaving King are likely to take action.” In the human faction of the seventh battlefield of the extraterrestrial battlefield, both the Seven Swords King and the Black-Shaving King are feared figures. The Seven Swords King is a pure human, while the Black-Shaving King, although belonging to the human faction, is not even considered a member of the Hong Alliance.

“However, it will take them some time to get here from all over the outer battlefields,” Jiang Ye thought to himself. “As long as I act quickly enough to end the battle and then retreat swiftly, I should be fine. If I’m too slow, I’m afraid I’ll have to endure a bloodbath.” A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Ye’s eyes.

Now that he has retired and is no longer bound by the military system, even if some powerful alien races in the human camp dare to attack him... there is only one word for him—kill! Kill them until they are terrified!
"Master, King Lin Yuan is powerless to resist and can be controlled by his soul at any time. Will you come in person, or will we take control?" King Ling Tong contacted Jiang Ye through consciousness communication.

"Yes!" Jiang Ye's face lit up with a hint of joy. "I'll do it myself!"

Not to mention that King Linyuan himself is a soul master at the limit level of the King-level, and he also controls three powerful servants behind him.

Controlling King Lin Yuan is equivalent to controlling four powerful figures. If one of King Ling Tong or the others were to control them, and that controller were to fall in the future, wouldn't that mean losing five powerful figures at once?
******
"It's over." King Lin Yuan lay on the shattered rocky ground of the continent, his consciousness completely suppressed, powerless to struggle, and could only wait for his soul to be controlled. This profound sense of powerlessness filled King Lin Yuan with despair, and he regretted not self-destructing earlier.

Just then, a figure in golden armor and silver robes appeared out of thin air.

However, because his consciousness was completely suppressed, everything that Lin Yuanwang could see with his naked eye could not be transmitted into his consciousness, so he could not see Jiang Ye at all.

"King Lin Yuan, I told you you would pay the price for this." Jiang Ye's voice echoed in King Lin Yuan's mind.

"It's you, the King of Gold Slayers!" King Lin Yuan's consciousness roared instantly. "I knew it might be you, and it really is you, the King of Gold Slayers! I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled!!!"

But then, all the roaring stopped abruptly.

King Lin Yuan, lying on the ground, slowly opened his eyes, his gaze towards Jiang Ye filled with a reverence that came from the depths of his soul. He quickly stood up and respectfully bowed, saying, "Master."

Just as Jiang Ye smiled upon seeing the successfully enslaved King Lin Yuan, his expression suddenly changed. Three waves of energy emanated from three directions simultaneously, and three teams instantly materialized.

A ripple spread through the surrounding space, clearly indicating that a powerful being was using "spatial sealing." This sudden turn of events caused Jiang Ye, who had just taken control of King Lin Yuan, to grimace slightly and sigh inwardly.

These powerful individuals who arrived after receiving the news acted swiftly, and the first thing they did upon arriving was to cast a spatial blockade.

...After the three teams appeared, they immediately began searching for their targets.

"Where is the alien squad?"

"Where is the alien squad that attacked King Lin Yuan?" The three teams looked around, their immortal divine power sweeping out like a tidal wave for a comprehensive search. At the same time, they all used their respective detectors...

"not found."

"There's absolutely no trace of them."

"We were already in the Morning Sands Starfield. After receiving the news, we discussed it briefly and arrived almost instantly via three teleportations. As soon as we arrived, we immediately set up a spatial blockade. In such a short time, how could they possibly escape? King Lin Yuan is also a renowned powerhouse. Could he not even hold out for this short period of time?"

The three teams could see each other from a distance. Since they all belonged to the human camp, some of the strong members who knew each other began to communicate.

"Everyone!"

Among the three teams, one of the members, a short and wiry humanoid covered in dark blue scales, spoke in a deep voice.

His eyes were like deep, dark pools, shimmering with a mysterious light, and behind him grew a pair of transparent, cicada-wing-like wings that emitted a faint blue light as they trembled slightly.

“Your detectors didn’t detect anything unusual, but I sensed another life force lurking in that area, just 22 kilometers away from me.” As he spoke, he extended a long, slender finger that glowed blue and pointed in a direction.

"what?"

"Was there life hidden there?"

"Winged King, are you sure you're not mistaken? How come none of us noticed?"

"Don't you know that King Yijue possesses unique innate secret techniques? How can our miniature detection instruments compare? He must be right; there must be an alien team hiding there."

"Haha, whether there's anything hidden or not, we'll find out soon enough... Break!" A powerful, immortal divine force swept out from the hand of a burly, muscular powerhouse towards that area.

How many points can a miniature detector cover?
An area spanning tens of kilometers could be completely swept away by a single, immortal divine power. Any resistance encountered would undoubtedly indicate the presence of a powerful being lurking there.

"Boom~~~"

The divine power surged forth, sweeping away like a tidal wave.

"Boom!" A more powerful divine force suddenly erupted from the hidden area, shattering the incoming immortal divine force like a devastating blow, and in a fan shape, it swept across the three teams in the distance.

"He's a peak-level King-rank expert!"

"Everyone, be careful!"

The three teams were cautious, but not afraid.

Knowing that there was a team of powerful alien warriors from another faction, and knowing that the other side possessed a powerful treasure, the team that still dared to rush over immediately must be one of the strongest teams in the entire Morning Sand Starfield.

After all, each dust belt in the Morning Sands region is only a few light-years in diameter, while teleportation can easily traverse a distance of one or two light-years.

Logically, most teams should be able to arrive immediately, so why didn't the other teams come?
The other teams were timid and wanted to wait and see. They waited for the strong teams to arrive first, and then the teams that thought they were not strong enough would arrive a little later, hoping to see a big battle and maybe even catch the fisherman and reap the benefits.

These three teams comprise a total of 18 powerful individuals, including 9 who are at the pinnacle of the King-level realm, 5 who are at the peak of the King-level realm and are Soul Masters, and the remaining 4 who are at the peak of the King-level realm. Each team is an extremely powerful force.

"Boom~~"

The fan-shaped immortal divine power that attacked them was quickly and directly shattered.

"How dare you attack a strong member of your own faction? Do you want to be hunted down by my human faction?" A cold, angry voice rang out. Suddenly, the hidden area in the distance distorted, and three figures appeared... They were the King of Gold Slayer, dressed in golden armor and silver robes; the King of Abyss, with long, dark blue hair; and the King of Dark Thunder, standing behind Jiang Ye with an aura that shook the heavens.

"It was the murder of King Jin."

"It's King Lin Yuan!"

"It was the murder of King Jin."

"It's King Lin Yuan!"

All three teams were shocked. The victim of this incident, King Lin Yuan, was still alive? Moreover, the infamous King Shi Jin, who had recently killed dozens of powerful figures in the Star Tower, had also come to the Morning Sand Star Region.
"Killing the Golden King, this is a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding. We really didn't know you were there."

"King Shijin, King Linyuan, we've really made a mistake this time. We thought it was an alien team hiding there."

Attacking a strong member of one's own faction is a major taboo. Although no one was injured this time, some strong members of the three teams hurriedly apologized, clearly not wanting to provoke the infamous King of Gold Slayer.

"Hmph!" Jiang Ye's face was as cold as frost.

In fact, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Given his consistently cautious nature, to prevent the enemy from arriving too early and seeing something they shouldn't, he reflexively activated his "miniature detector" to conceal himself when he went to control Lin Yuan Wang's soul.

Having just realized the space was blocked and not having time to leave, they immediately decided to implement the second plan.

First, he took all the other powerful figures into his world ring, then appeared with Lin Yuan King and An Lei King... disguising themselves as members of the human faction.

After all, the King of Killing Gold was originally human!
……

"I risked everything to save my friend, King Lin Yuan, and barely managed to force back the alien team. If he had managed to escape from the alien team, only to die under your attack... then it won't be so easy for us to let this go." Jiang Ye's cold gaze swept over the three teams, and many of the powerful figures in the three teams all smiled obsequiously.

If they accidentally attacked a weak person, they wouldn't even care. But the reputation of the King of Gold Slayer was too great; he had killed many peak-level King-level experts and soul masters.

Furthermore, since the King of Killing Gold is human, within the entire human camp, other alien races are merely subordinates; humans are the strongest. Some rules within the military system also clearly favor humans.

This made the three teams present even more unwilling to provoke Jiang Ye!
(End of this chapter)