That noble was far weaker than Guang Yuxing, but as a noble, how could he neglect his own defenses? The ring on his right middle finger flashed, and a fiery-red protective shield instantly enveloped him!
Guang Yuxing had originally intended to grab the noble by the collar and force him to hand over the ancient tree seed, but he had not expected this move! He condensed his psychic power into a needlepoint and viciously stabbed at the shield. He had no idea which company had made it, but its quality was absolutely guaranteed—despite Guang Yuxing attacking with all his strength, it remained completely unscathed!
With his strike failing, Guang Yuxing knew he had lost his chance. A deep sense of loss swept through him as the seven guards rushed over at top speed, their seven alloy longswords seeming ready to cut Guang Yuxing down on the spot.
"Everyone, stop!" A sharp shout rang out, accompanied by psychic power shaped like a massive hammer smashing violently into the silver lightning sphere. The lightning sphere had only been meant to detect stealth functions and was not sturdy in itself; it was shattered at once by the hammer-shaped psychic power. After surrounding Guang Yuxing, the seven guards immediately turned around, fearful that whoever stood behind them might launch a sneak attack!
Chi Lu frowned deeply. What had been going on lately? After the military had displayed Alvin Civilization's formidable military strength to the outside world, shouldn't Alvin have become more stable? Yet first there had been reports of a massive explosion beyond the system's orbit, and now incidents kept occurring in the noble district of the home planet!
Looking at the newcomer before him, Chi Lu found him familiar. "You are... Ye Luo?" He remembered now. He had seen this guy while on