Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 169 Deterrence

Around the Lone King Volcano, the waves of the Blood Sea gradually calmed down.

The torrential rain continued to fall, blanketing the sky and covering the earth.

The Heavenly Martial Souls in the Heavenly Martial Corps base gradually crawled ashore from the sea of ​​blood.

As the tide receded, revealing the destroyed base, they felt as if they were in a dream.

They were unaware of what had happened until they heard from the Heavenly Warriors about the terror of the Heavenly Blade!
Qin Yong and several other martial artists who had been knocked into the sea were carried ashore by the tsunami, watching the towering waves rise and then recede...

In the blink of an eye, the world has changed.

Zhao Youyue emerged from the waves and ran to higher ground. Looking at the Lone King Volcano, which was originally five thousand meters above the sea, she realized it had shrunk by half...

I felt a mix of hatred, sorrow, and grief...

She and Lin Xiufeng came to see her uncle Zhao Zongshan with high hopes, but in a short time, happiness turned into sorrow...

"What should we do about Lonely King Volcano?" a martial artist asked Qin Yong.

Qin Yong remained silent for a while, and despite his resentment, he still had to say:
"Get organized and gather the scattered companions."

"Report to Tianlan Star that we are requesting support from other worlds of equal strength. Until then, we cannot decide the ownership of Lone King Volcano."

None of the Heavenly Warriors had any objections.

They all personally experienced the terror of the Heavenly Blade...

That's really not a chance...

Lin Qiru's repeated warnings were indeed not empty words!

The sea of ​​blood gradually calmed down.

The water in the Lonely King Volcano overflowed the white light barrier at the exit of the Heavenly Martial Realm.

Ren and Fang Yuan went up the mountain to search for Lin Xiufeng and Lin Qiru.

Full of doubt, he asked a series of questions:

"What happened?"

"Is the Lone King Volcano erupting again?"

"How come it even caused half of the mountain to collapse?"

"Why are there only the two of you? Where's the deputy commander?"

"It's a long story..." Lin Xiufeng truly felt that it was difficult to explain in a few words.

Fang Yuan sighed and said:
"It seems that your enemy really is Zhao Zongshan, and Lin Qiru doesn't have a twin sister at all. He is your old acquaintance. So her entry into the Heavenly Martial Realm is probably related to you. Is it revenge against Zhao Zongshan?"

Lin Xiufeng smiled, a bitter smile...

He wanted to ask why Fang Yuan hadn't said it sooner.

But there's no way to say it like that.

Fang Yuan couldn't have said that sooner!

He had no evidence, only speculation.

Moreover, even if there were evidence, Fang Yuan couldn't have spoken up sooner.

Having said that, what benefit could it possibly bring besides causing upheaval in the Youlin Feiyue Group ahead of schedule?
This is simply a predetermined outcome, one that we are powerless to do anything about even if we know it, and one that we cannot change.

Lin Xiufeng can't, and neither can Zhao Youyue...

Renxing was completely bewildered and asked anxiously, "What's going on? What's happening?!"

It's a long story, but even a stubborn and impatient person like me has to tell it.

Renxing never imagined that things would turn out so complicated and convoluted...

So much so that, instead of being outraged by Lin Qiru's concealment, they suddenly felt they had no one to blame.

Hearing this made his head spin...

"Therefore, Zhao Zongshan concealed the truth about Zhao Youyue's parents' deaths. Zhao Youyue had no idea that it was related to the hospital revenge case, so she never considered this possibility..."

"Zhao Zongshan brought Lin Xiufeng to the base to lure the missing Lin Qiru into a trap..."

"Then, so you've become enemies with the vice-captain? You've become enemies of the Heavenly Martial Corps?"

Lin Xiufeng really didn't want to say these things, but he couldn't leave his companion confused, so he could only ask in return, "Otherwise what?"

"What do you mean, 'otherwise'?" the willful person asked, not quite understanding.

"We don't have parents like you, how could we understand your feelings?"

"If it were me or Fang Yuan, we wouldn't let our parents' deaths affect our happiness! We never loved them anyway!"

"So I think all three of you are victims, and none of you are wrong."

"Zhao Zongshan really deserves to die! Qin Yong is no better, aiding and abetting evil! All he does is fawn over Zhao Zongshan!"

Having said that, he suddenly added:

"I'll go see Zhao Youyue! You two can comfort each other. She must be very sad by herself. I'll keep her company." After saying this, she left on her own.

Fang Yuan breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that Lin Qiru didn't say anything.

Lin Xiufeng, fearing Lin Qiru would mind, deliberately said:

"That's good, at least we didn't involve willfulness in our affairs."

"Mm," Lin Qiru responded, indicating that she understood that there was no choice between two options regarding her willful stance.

Fang Yuan then asked them, "What are your plans next?"

"You'd be better off staying with the Heavenly Martial Clan."

Lin Xiufeng truly believed this.

Fang Yuan went straight to the point:

"First of all, she is willful. She doesn't care about the Tianwu Group, and she doesn't think the Youlin Feiyue Group has disbanded either."

"As for me, it depends on the leader's needs. I personally believe there is no need for me to stay in the Heavenly Martial Guild, unless you need me to be a bridge for your future retreat."

Lin Xiufeng still remembered that when they were in the Northern City, he suggested that Fang Yuan stay with the Tianwu Group as a way out for his willful behavior.

Now, Fangyuan is willing to be their fallback plan.

Lin Xiufeng was thus forced to seriously consider his next steps...

He had no interest in thinking about what to do after taking revenge.

In reality, after the revenge, all that remained was the excruciating pain that tore at both Zhao Youyue's heart.

But before they could even grieve, they felt guilty and heartbroken because of Jacqueline Hsu…

Only now, seeing Fang Yuan, have I been able to calm down and think about the future...

"To be honest, I haven't thought too much about it yet, but one thing is certain."

"If the Heavenly Martial Group takes our base, then we will make Lonely King Volcano our new base!"

"Your strength is clearly needed here!"

Fang Yuan's eyes lit up, and he asked with a look of speculation, "Was the strange change just now related to Lin Qiru's power?"

"Ah, you guessed right. But actually, her name is Xu Xinying."

"It's alright, Lin Qiru will be my name in the Heavenly Martial Realm. Everyone's used to calling me that."

Lin Qiru doesn't want to revert to her original name right now; she doesn't feel that she is the same wonderful Xu Xinying she once was.

Furthermore, Lin Xiufeng's heart no longer belongs solely to Xu Xinying.

"I understand." Lin Xiufeng did not insist, although he would no longer call her Lin Qiru.

"There probably won't be many people from the Youlin Feiyue base coming; we're short-handed."

Fang Yuan had many considerations regarding this.

Lin Xiufeng thought of the thorny rose and asked:

What do you think of Xiaoying as the leader of the Overturning Heaven Organization?

"I don't want to do it, it's too much trouble."

Lin Qiru refused immediately, without a second's hesitation.

"Okay, I'll take the role, how about that?"

Lin Xiufeng corrected the question and asked again.

Fang Yuan's eyes lit up even more. His original idea was to use the Anti-Heaven Organization.

So far, their impression of the Anti-Heaven Organization has been relatively positive.

But if one wants to become the leader who rebels against Heaven...

Fang Yuan nodded and said, "The exit of the Heavenly Martial Realm is in the Lonely King Volcano? Inside the crater? If so, becoming the leader of the anti-heaven organization is very promising!"

"Thorn Rose contacted me..." Lin Xiufeng gave a brief account.

Fang Yuan immediately made preparations to depart, saying:
“I’ll make a trip to contact Fantian; after all, you guys still need to stay here.”

"Also, shouldn't we go back to Mirror Lake? The clones need to understand the latest situation."

"It's fine to go," Lin Xiufeng said after some consideration.
"It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but it won't have much of an impact for now. With Xiaoying's clone guarding the area, it won't be of any use to the Tianwu Group."

"Zhao Youyue knows that if she shares the secret, others won't be able to use the miraculous effects of cultivating star acupoints with the clone, so she shouldn't expose the secret unnecessarily."

Fang Yuan listened, seemingly wanting to speak but hesitating. Lin Xiufeng guessed that he was worried that Mirror Lake might experience internal strife because of Zhao Youyue, so he comforted him further:

"You don't need to worry about internal strife. As far as the clones are concerned, our grudges and grievances don't have that much of an impact on them."

Fang Yuan had nothing more to say and went off to find the thorny rose that defied the heavens.

(End of this chapter)