"Honey, what happened?" In reality, Alice looked at the heavy expression on Su Kai's face after he exited the Virtual Universe, asking with some worry.
Su Kai stood up and, without a word, grabbed his wife's hand and headed outside.
"Something went wrong. I'll explain as we go."
After a quick, brief explanation from Su Kai, Alice understood what had happened.
The two left the company spaceship and quietly slipped into the city. They didn't have the authorization to pilot the company ship, so they had to buy a new one in the city. However, this planet was quite ordinary, and the best ship they could purchase was only B-Class.
The company soon discovered that the two had abandoned their posts and left the ship, immediately sending communications to demand they return at once, but neither Su Kai nor his wife paid any heed.
At a time like this, it was best not to be in contact with any outsiders.
With a heavy bribe, they quickly purchased a B7-Class spaceship, bought some supplies, and hurriedly left the planet.
"My parents have already set off." Su Ke let out a sigh of relief after receiving the news shortly after.
They had finally managed to let his parents escape before the Blood Spring Society could make a move; the worst-case scenario he had imagined had not come to pass.
As long as they left the planet, it would be extremely difficult for the Blood Spring Society to find them.
No matter how powerful the Blood Spring Society was, they couldn't possibly cover the sky with one hand in the Jialan Empire. Not to mention that their founder, a Domain Lord, had long since died, leaving only Universe Rank members behind; even a World Lord wouldn't dare claim they could do whatever they pleased in the Jialan Empire.
Su Ke sat in the main seat of the spaceship's control room. Their C6-Class spaceship was currently traveling through the Dark Universe.
Zuo Mu and the other friends and family had been settled, and with the addition of numerous slaves, the ship's space was packed to the brim.
After agreeing on a rendezvous point, the spaceship carrying Su Kai and his wife was also heading in their direction. Both sides were traveling toward each other; a ship traveling at the speed of 1 light-year in the Dark Universe covers a distance of 10.081 million light-years in the Original Universe over the course of a year. One day is roughly 27,600 light-years.
Su Ke's C6-Class spaceship, flying at maximum speed without considering energy consumption, could cover 44,000 light-years in a day.
The two sides would be able to rendezvous in less than a day.
Just as Su Ke's family was about to reunite, at the same time, on a planet belonging to the Blood Spring Society headquarters in the Huimo Star System within the Jialan Empire.
This was a strange planet. Seen from the outside, the atmosphere was blood-red. Seemingly affected by something, almost all the trees and plants across the entire planet were red, and the plains, rivers, and oceans were also blood-red, creating a depressing atmosphere.
This planet was called "Blood Spring Planet," and it was quite famous in the surrounding area.
This was the lair of the Blood Spring Society, where the original Domain Lord founder had established the once-renowned organization.
However, as time passed, the Blood Spring Society could not avoid its decline and was no longer at its peak.
The planet's defense system was so formidable that even Universe Rank powerhouses could not force their way through. Huge warships were lined up in space, and the guards were incredibly strict.
At the same time, on the ground and in the sky, there were squads of Stellar Rank powerhouses wearing red combat uniforms in astonishing numbers.
This was the massive army under the Blood Spring Society! They directly controlled over 3,000 inhabited planets, composed their army of Stellar Rank powerhouses, and their influence radiated across several surrounding star systems. In this star system, they were the sole power!
One must know that this was territory directly under the Jialan Empire, where there were no primary cosmic civilization empires. The power of the Blood Spring Society, aside from lacking a Domain Lord, was not much worse than an average primary cosmic civilization empire.
"A bunch of trash!!!" Beneath the blood-colored clouds, in a magnificent blood-red palace covering dozens of kilometers, a roar suddenly erupted. The voice was filled with fury and carried far, causing the large number of "Blood Spring Guards" standing guard and patrolling in uniform red combat gear to look at each other in confusion, wondering what had happened to make such a big shot in the palace so enraged.
"Trash! All of you are trash!" This was a cold, sinister man with a thick, curved brown bull horn on his forehead. He was nearly three meters tall, covered in a layer of red scales, and wore a black cape, exuding a monstrous aura!
He was currently beyond furious!
"A bunch of trash! I told you to be careful, careful, and careful! And yet, as soon as they left the Amgu Wasteland Planet, they were intercepted and killed! Is this really the work of our Blood Spring Society?"
The massive sound formed waves that echoed through the empty palace.
Inside the palace, there were several other powerhouses in black capes and blood armor, their expressions looking quite grim.
"Chairman." A powerhouse with a tiger's head spoke up, "The Feiluo Star System is not our main territory, after all. The other two factions have operated there longer and more powerfully than we have, and they had a very unpleasant falling out with our Blood Spring Society years ago. In recent years, they have been fighting fiercely for profit... This discovery on the Amgu Wasteland Planet was completely accidental. We had already dispatched the nearest Blood Spring Army, and Commander Menluo rushed over immediately, but who would have thought they would be intercepted by other factions halfway there! Not only that, but we also lost some men after the battle broke out." The tiger-headed man said helplessly.
The Blood Spring Society had expanded rapidly under the hands of its founding Domain Lord. With such rapid expansion, they naturally encroached on the interests of others and offended many local factions. Some of those factions had long since vanished over the years, but many still existed! They had been in constant conflict with the Blood Spring Society. Individually, they were no match for the Blood Spring Society, but if they united, even the Blood Spring Society had to be wary.
"Those guys... one day, I will make them know the consequences of opposing our Blood Spring Society." The chairman of the Blood Spring Society gripped the armrest tightly, the rare metal deforming under his pressure. His lingering anger remained; although he knew he couldn't blame his subordinates entirely, the thought of this loss made his heart burn with rage.
"Regardless, we must get the item back." The chairman said coldly, his eyes scanning downward sharply, "How is the investigation going?"
A woman with pitch-black wings on her back and a charming face spoke up, "Chairman, the sequence of events has been uncovered. The ones who fought us on Moon River Planet were a local resident of Moon River Planet named Su Ke. He was originally just an Apprentice Rank, but he somehow obtained a fortune. Half a month ago, he purchased a large batch of slaves on Purple Phoenix Planet and just returned a few days ago. Among the slaves were two 9th-rank Stellar Rank and two 8th-rank Stellar Rank powerhouses..."
Although they couldn't fully investigate Su Ke's information—such as how he won the lottery involving the Virtual Universe or how much money he received from the Universal First Bank—the overall picture was clear enough.
The tracking of Su Ke's relatives and friends was also underway, but firstly, the investigation took time, and secondly, the other party reacted faster than the Blood Spring Society had imagined, causing them to come up empty-handed.
As for the negative impact caused on Moon River Planet and the attention from the Empire... it was just an ordinary planet, inconspicuous among the billions of planets in the Empire, and not many people had died. The Blood Spring Society could withstand such pressure; at worst, they could hand over some scapegoats to take the blame, or even bribe the imperial officials managing the star system to classify this as a low-level private conflict unrelated to the Blood Spring Society.
Look, as soon as the Blood Spring Society's fleet landed on Moon River Planet, they executed all the perpetrators. That was their stance, full of sincerity; what else was there to doubt?
Having been able to roam across multiple star systems for so many years, the Blood Spring Society wouldn't dare act this way if they didn't have some backing.
"A..." The scaled man on the seat had his eyelids twitching, his face slightly distorted.
Was it because of such an upstart, a little Apprentice Rank brat, that their Blood Spring Society had fallen short of success?
"How ridiculous!" The chairman was so angry he laughed.
He issued a direct order.
"Those two Stellar Rank adventurers are still alive. List them as the primary targets for pursuit. We must find them before other factions discover them."
"And that Su Ke, daring to oppose our Blood Spring Society—regardless of whether he has any connection to those adventurers, list him on our Blood Spring Society's wanted list as well, and release it publicly!"
"One trillion! Give me a bounty of one trillion!! As long as anyone can provide true and useful information, whoever they are, they can receive our Blood Spring Society's reward!" The chairman's cold voice echoed throughout the entire palace.
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