Playing It Safe

In the Eternal Kingdom, within a colossal steel city, streams of light flashed everywhere, the cold gleam of metal shining under the sun.

Amidst the countless skyscrapers and sky-bridges, there was also an ancient courtyard.

At this moment, in the main hall of the courtyard, several middle-aged men looked grimly at the sky, watching the molten iron falling from above. Their faces were etched with pain.

"The battleship Elder Ming made was destroyed, and my daughter is dead..." one middle-aged man murmured, his face pale, clutching his chest as he spoke with a trembling voice.

His only daughter had gone out for training, only to be killed. And she was killed right above their heads, with the perpetrator never showing themselves.

Hate!

"I told you I should have gone with them back then, but you insisted they go alone to forge their own path. And look at the result now!" an elder with white hair pointed at the middle-aged man and berated him furiously.

However, someone calm said, "To kill them in one blow and destroy a Saint-grade Battleship in one blow, that's no ordinary person. How did they offend him?"

"To destroy a Saint-grade Battleship in one blow, it must be a powerful Saint, or even a Saint King."

Inside the hall, they discussed amongst themselves. Their Luo Family had finally produced a prodigy, only for her to die in the vastness of space. How ironic.

"What do we do now?" someone asked, looking at the Luo Family Patriarch.

The Luo Family Patriarch was a middle-aged man, appearing very amiable, gentle, and refined. He had a neat crew cut and wore a form-fitting mechanical combat suit, his eyes closed in deep thought.

"I want revenge for my daughter," Vice-Patriarch Luo said, his face fierce and tear-streaked. His daughter was that loli girl.

He couldn't fathom how anyone could bring themselves to kill someone as adorable as his daughter.

Surely, anyone with a shred of humanity wouldn't kill a beautiful woman, especially one who looked like a teenage loli.

"What will you use for revenge? Your Severing the Dao cultivation?" At this moment, the Luo Family Patriarch opened his eyes, his gaze profound, lost in thought.

Vice-Patriarch Luo felt immensely wronged. His beloved daughter was dead, and he was powerless.

"A set of data was sent back when the battleship was destroyed," the Luo Family Patriarch said calmly.

He took out a silver block, a unique item of theirs, capable of contacting people in a distant star domain. The silver block was as thin as a paper wing, like a sheet of paper in his hand.

With a gentle touch, blue screens popped out from the silver block, displaying dense lines of text.

The hall fell silent as they watched the Luo Family Patriarch operate it.

After about a minute, the Luo Family Patriarch's face showed surprise. "How is this possible? How could a Half-Saint shatter a Saint-grade Battleship in one blow?"

At this moment, the screens displayed a photo from the silver block: a close-up of a white-haired young man. He was incredibly handsome, looked approachable, and not fierce at all.

Name: ???

Strength: Half-Saint.

Physique: ???

Estimated Combat Power: Easily Crushed.

But on the other side of the photo, there was a video. In the video.

The white-haired young man stood in the darkness of space. With a casual wave, a white barrier appeared before him, blocking the Saint-grade attack from the blue battleship.

Then, they saw the white-haired young man suddenly appear in front of the blue battleship and punch it, making the battleship tremble violently before finally shattering.

The Saint-grade laws were casually shattered by him.

Ultimately, the white-haired man did not kill the three women. Instead, he had them lead the way to the Eternal Star Domain.

Upon arrival, the image suddenly shook. A white streak of light pierced through countless meteorites, and the heads of the three women fell simultaneously.

The video ended there.

In the hall, not a single person dared to speak, their very breathing ceased.

"So strong," Elder Ming couldn't help but whisper. Even with his Saint cultivation, he could feel the power of that strike.

Vice-Patriarch Luo's pupils constricted. He felt dizzy and staggered to the ground, pointing at Xu Changqing's portrait, his mouth opening but unable to utter a sound.

After his shock, the Luo Family Patriarch calmly analyzed, "Revenge is something we cannot achieve."

"Given the power of this white-haired man, he might be the disciple of a major figure. Although he's from another star domain, a Half-Saint capable of destroying Saint-grade laws in one blow is definitely not simple. Perhaps his guardian is secretly following behind."

"Our family only has four or five Saints. According to ancient records, even a Great Emperor in his youth could achieve the feat of a Half-Saint killing a Saint and entering the legendary Divine Prohibition."

"Even if we find him, we can't kill him."

"He must possess many life-saving items. If we fail to kill him, we'll be in serious trouble, possibly facing annihilation."

The Luo Family Patriarch was self-aware. He wouldn't sacrifice his life for pride. He wasn't that kind of person, and he wouldn't let temporary anger cloud his judgment.

"So, we just let it go like this?" Vice-Patriarch Luo couldn't help but ask. He hated himself for not being powerful enough, for being too confident.

He thought having a Saint-grade battleship would guarantee their safety in space.

"What else can we do? Your daughter provoked him. If you want revenge, go yourself. Don't drag the entire Luo Family down with you," the Luo Family Patriarch said helplessly.

"He's likely the possessor of a special physique. We can spread the word that an outsider with a special physique has arrived in the Eternal Kingdom, and let those powerful families help us get revenge," someone suggested quietly.

"Foolish!" the Luo Family Patriarch roared, his face turning red with anger.

Right now, only their family knew that Xu Changqing had arrived in the Eternal Star Domain. Who else?

"Once the news is out, that person will definitely suspect the Luo Family. Then, before anyone else can react, he'll go on a rampage. The Luo Family cannot afford such a loss."

"Someone who can cross the starry sky alone with the cultivation of a Half-Saint, someone who can shatter a Saint-grade Battleship with a single blow, can they be an ordinary person?"

"Use your pig brains to think, why did he dare to kill our family members right above our heads?!"

The Patriarch of the Luo Family berated them loudly, his originally refined face turning extremely grim. He truly felt exhausted for the family.

Everyone in the Luo Family was dejected and fell silent. They couldn't help it; their Patriarch was the strongest.

The person had come to their territory and acted wildly, yet they pretended not to know.

They couldn't stand it.

"No one is to spread today's news. Also, lock up Vice-Patriarch Luo and release him after that young man leaves."

"Remember, greed is acceptable, but you must spit out what you can't swallow, or you will pay a heavy price."

"How many young powerhouses heading to the Ancient Path have those families captured over the years? How many Divine Bodies? Haven't some of those families been destroyed?"

"Think about it yourselves."

After giving his orders, the Patriarch of the Luo Family left.

If Xu Changqing were here, he would have to give the Patriarch of the Luo Family a thumbs-up. As expected of the head of a family, he considered everything so thoroughly.

He didn't think about any benefits, only about all the disadvantages.

The Patriarch of the Luo Family glanced at the various powerhouses, sighed, and left. He knew his words might not have much effect.

"Greed makes people pay the price. I should hurry and take some young children to settle in another star domain," the Patriarch of the Luo Family murmured to himself.

He wasn't being cowardly; this was prudence.

He knew the character of the people in this star domain. After observing for hundreds of years, he already knew that powerful families would secretly capture Divine Bodies crossing the starry sky, imprison them, and drain their blood.

However, he also knew that a few years ago, someone tried to capture the owner of a special physique but failed. Instead, their entire clan was annihilated.

Although there was only one such case, he didn't want his family to become the second clan to be wiped out.