When Star Picking Girl saw Lu Yin appear, the corners of her mouth curled up. "I'll remember all of you. Our departure is already set in stone, so do your best to buy time. The longer you hold out, the greater your Military Merit will be in the future. Don't worry—I'll make sure it's awarded to your descendants. Remember, delay them as long as you can."
By fleeing now, this woman wasn't just letting the people of the Outer Universe die. She also intended to use them to buy time.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. That altar might be similar to the one at the Heavenly Flame Dojo. The altar there had been so difficult to destroy that even Madam Hong couldn't catch up to it. Madam Hong was a Universe Imprinter, the equivalent of a Ninth Stage Artifact Refiner.
This was Star Picking Girl's final trump card. They hadn't attacked the transport convoy just to get themselves killed. Star Picking Girl had plenty of backup plans.
Lu Yin's mind raced. He couldn't let the people from the Inner Universe leave. Otherwise, even with Master Yuan there, they would all die. They had no chance of escaping. As long as the Inner Universe people stayed behind, they still had hope.
As he thought, a flash of inspiration struck him. He took something out of his Void Ring: Star Picking Girl's invitation.
Star Picking Girl's invitation was a very strange object. He didn't know how the Star Gate made it, but it could tear open the void and take its bearer straight to Star Picking Girl's side.
Bai Xue had once told him that her sister, Bai Qian, had found Qing Yu Bai Ye on Neptune, then used an object engraved with the invitation to open a gateway through the starry