Rescuing the Xuanming Domain Lord

Fortunately, this one-eyed old man's strength was only so-so.

Dealing with him turned out even easier than expected.

"One last chance: why did you attack me?"

"It was... the Cloud Sea Association... they hired me to kill you..." The old man's reply came in broken fragments.

"The Cloud Sea Association? Fine, I understand."

Bai Yuan nodded, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"You can die in peace now."

Before the words faded, the Cloud-Touching Vine coiled around the old man suddenly tightened!

The crushing force surged, instantly pulverizing the already broken body.

With the one-eyed old man dealt with, Bai Yuan turned his gaze to the guard cowering on the ground nearby.

The guard trembled all over, clearly convinced he was doomed.

But the next words made him overjoyed.

"You can go. Go back and tell your supervisor: I'm filing a complaint with the Consumer Association!"

Bai Yuan retracted the vine, his tone flat.

At this point, killing one more irrelevant guard served no purpose.

Besides, this man was only at Star Second Rank, worlds apart from the one-eyed old man's strength—most likely a puppet controlled by mental manipulation.

The guard, as if granted a pardon, scrambled away without daring to look back.

"Master, the complaint has been sent to the public acceptance channel of the Heavenly Fiend Planet Consumer Association."

Xingwu's voice suddenly sounded beside Bai Yuan.

"Huh? There really is a Consumer Association? I was just saying that offhand."

Xingwu added, "According to local public network information, the Heavenly Fiend Planet Consumer Association was founded thirty thousand years ago, jointly initiated by the Xuanming Domain Lord and six other Domain Lord-level powerhouses. It primarily mediates commercial disputes and service complaints."

"Although its constraints on Domain Lord-level experts are limited, at least on the surface, it maintains a certain degree of fairness."

Bai Yuan suddenly understood. On Heavenly Fiend Planet, Domain Lord-level experts were not limited to the Xuanming Domain Lord alone.

But without a doubt, the Xuanming Domain Lord was definitely the strongest.

Bai Yuan collected the one-eyed old man's storage ring, and the Cloud-Touching Vine once again transformed into armor covering his entire body.

Just as he stepped out the door, he immediately felt a powerful mental force lock onto him.

"Universe Realm!" Bai Yuan frowned.

But he wasn't overly afraid. As a formal citizen of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and a member of the Blade Clan, unless the other party was a complete madman—

Even a Universe Realm expert wouldn't dare openly attack him in broad daylight.

At the same time, in another location, the supervisor's expression shifted slightly.

"Du Yan is dead? Could the other party be Universe Realm?"

Although Du Yan was only at Star Ninth Rank, he was proficient in soul attacks. Coupled with the shady deals he'd made over the years, his wealth was considerable.

Not only did he possess a third-rank force suit, but he also had several trump cards hidden away.

Under normal circumstances, even against elites carefully trained by major powers, he shouldn't have died so quickly.

In truth, if Bai Yuan hadn't wielded a third-rank mid-grade force weapon, had a Star Ninth Rank Cloud-Touching Vine, and caught him off guard with a surprise attack, taking down an old veteran like Du Yan would have required considerable effort.

After all, that was a monster who had lived for thousands of years—who knew what hidden killing moves he still had in reserve.

"Master, the Consumer Association has replied. Do you want to check it now?"

Xingwu's voice suddenly rang out.

Bai Yuan casually opened the message. The content was concise and clear:

"Complaint accepted. A specialist has been dispatched to the scene for investigation."

"That efficient?" Bai Yuan was slightly surprised.

Meanwhile, the commotion in the villa area had already caught the attention of nearby residents, and news spread rapidly.

Whoosh!

A low pressure of wind suddenly descended. A man in a light purple robe, his skin shimmering with a purple luster, stood atop a colossal beast, hovering in midair.

The beast was over three hundred meters tall, with eight translucent wings as thin as cicada wings on its back, its entire body covered in dark green hide, exuding a heart-stopping Universe Realm pressure.

"Apologies for the disturbance, everyone. We will handle this matter properly. Please rest assured."

The purple-robed man—the supervisor of this district—spread his calm voice throughout the area, then floated down from the beast's back, landing before Bai Yuan.

He gave a slight bow, his tone carrying an apologetic note: "May I have a word in private?"

Bai Yuan nodded first, then turned his gaze to the massive beast, asking with interest:

"This giant beast—did you raise it yourself? Its strength is quite impressive, already having broken through to the Universe Realm."

In the vast cosmos, beast tamers count as a popular profession.

Not only can ordinary demonic beasts be tamed, but even starry sky giants have the potential to be subdued.

Though the latter is extremely difficult, most attempts can only start from the juvenile stage.

For instance, the Golden Horn Clan once captured a Huisuo Giant Beast but could never force it to submit.

The supervisor smiled faintly. "Just luck. I poured no small amount of effort into barely managing to raise it to the Universe Realm."

As he spoke, the two lightly leaped and landed on the beast's broad, platform-like back.

The giant beast's cicada wings vibrated at a low frequency in the air, yet stirred no turbulence—clearly, it had been tamed to an extremely docile state.

The giant beast's cicada wings vibrated at a low frequency in the air, yet stirred no turbulence—clearly, it had been tamed to an extremely docile state.

Boom!

The giant beast carried the two straight into the high sky, until they neared the planet's edge, almost breaking into the cosmic void, before slowly coming to a halt.

"Let's stop here."

As the supervisor's words fell, the giant beast hovered quietly, like a floating platform.

The supervisor turned to face Bai Yuan, hesitation written across his expression, as if he had something difficult to say.

"Sigh, you've gotten yourself into trouble. Take my advice—leave now, and never come back."

"Why?" Bai Yuan's gaze sharpened.

"From what I know, the Lord of Tiansha City is a direct blood descendant of the Heavenly Fiend World Lord, but the actual ruler of Heavenly Fiend Planet has always been Xuanming Domain Lord. And Xuanming Domain Lord doesn't seem like an autocratic or overbearing person."

Before coming here, he had already roughly understood the situation.

Xuanming Domain Lord had established many rules, intended to maintain order and protect the weak, and had always had a decent reputation.

Surely his luck couldn't be so bad as to run into another True Blood Lord.

"That was in the past." The supervisor shook his head, his tone heavy.

"The current Xuanming Domain Lord is nothing like before. Sometimes I even wonder if it's really him anymore."

He paused, as if sinking into some memory, then lowered his voice to warn:

"Did you send a message to the Consumer Association? Remember, don't trust any information they send you. It's best to just block their communication signals."

Bai Yuan listened, somewhat stunned. He had only come to participate in a probationary mercenary assessment—how had things suddenly become so complicated?

Just as his thoughts were in turmoil, the system prompt suddenly rang out:

[Quest issued: Xuanming Domain Lord is currently trapped in Red Mountain World, with three layers of barriers set around it. Host is to rescue Xuanming Domain Lord. Quest reward: 1 Epiphany Point]

"Rescue Xuanming Domain Lord? Then who is the 'Xuanming Domain Lord' currently stationed on Heavenly Fiend Planet?"

The system's quest made Bai Yuan's heart tighten.

The real Xuanming Domain Lord was actually trapped in Red Mountain World—a world that was supposed to be used only for probationary assessments!

Logically, even if a World Lord's created world was dangerous, it should never be able to trap a Domain Lord.

From this, it seemed Xuanming Domain Lord had likely been ambushed.

But if they could trap him, why not just kill him outright?

Clearly, there were too many hidden circumstances unknown to anyone.