At this moment, an elderly-looking man stepped forward. "Your Majesty, this old subject has a question, but I do not know if I should ask."
Undying Wu Shan smiled. "In this court, you may speak freely."
"In the past, the Zishan Clan had a marriage pact with the imperial family. I wonder if that agreement is still valid today?" the man asked in a loud voice.
Everyone looked up at Undying Wu Shan.
At this moment, even the captains of the Thirteen Imperial Squads and the distracted Second Prince Du Ke Wushan turned their gazes to Undying Wu Shan.
Undying Wu Shan's eyes narrowed. This was a difficult question to answer. To deny it would mean the imperial family would lose all face. To acknowledge it was something he could not do. Currently, in the imperial family, there was only one princess of marriageable age: the Fifth Princess, Wendy Wushan, the youngest princess of the royal house, not yet 30 years old.
No one could decide Wendy Wushan's marriage, because she was no ordinary princess. She was a disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain in the inner universe, and more terrifyingly, she was in the top 20 of the Starry Battle Rankings, one of the few top-tier super experts in the outerverse who could enter the rankings. She was the pride of the Canglan Territory, the pride of the outerverse, hailed as the second Undying Wu Shan.
In terms of status, looking across the entire outerverse, not even Undying Wu Shan could compare to the current Wendy Wushan, let alone make decisions about her marriage. It wasn't that he was unwilling, but that he lacked the ability.
Undying Wu Shan suddenly coughed violently. Immediately, several medical personnel rushed out to inject him with a serum. Before long, the coughing subsided significantly. "Pass the order: the court session is suspended. It will resume after Lu Yin's arrival."
The Willpower slowly descended into the space station of Zhenwu Star. As beams of light landed one after another, Lu Yin and the others finally set foot on the land of Zhenwu Star.
As far as the eye could see, it was a scene of prosperity. Countless advanced and practical technologies were integrated into daily life. Bridges made of unknown metals connected the entire city. In the sky, spaceships streaked across, leaving white trails that vanished in an instant.
Lu Yin stretched his back, feeling the gravity of Zhenwu Star, which was similar to Earth's. The air, however, was exceptionally fresh, and the Star Energy was particularly abundant, far surpassing that of Earth.
Zhenwu Star was ten thousand times larger than Earth. On this vast continent, who knew how many people and how many strange races lived.
Xu San stared blankly at his surroundings. This was the alien civilization that had monitored Earth. Neither its technology nor its cultivation could be compared to Earth's; they were simply incomparable.
Zhang Dingtian, Bai Xue, and Shi Wuzhang were very calm. They had long since read introductions to various technological civilizations in the library and were not overly surprised. On the contrary, the technology of Zhenwu Star seemed a bit backward to them.
The Willpower had returned to a state of calm. Many squads of soldiers disembarked. Soon, Siken Maldo, Sha Luo Shu, and Toleona also appeared. Comilla had left the ship at some unknown point.
At this moment, from a distance, troops suddenly surrounded them.
Zhang Dingtian frowned. Something was wrong. The atmosphere of these troops was stern and carried a hint of killing intent. Having come from the military, he was very sensitive to this kind of aura. This was the prelude to an attack.
"Be careful!" Zhang Dingtian whispered sharply.
Lu Yin also felt that something was amiss. The surrounding soldiers were looking at them with wary eyes.
The area around the Willpower was sealed off. Beams of invisible technological weapons targeted everyone, especially—Siken Maldo.
Siken Maldo's expression was grave as he looked at the man slowly descending from the sky. "Bronson? What is the meaning of this?"
Everyone watched this scene unfold.
The man called Bronson was clearly also an expert capable of Star-Wandering. This level of expert was above the Extreme realm and was called an Explorer. One only needed a combat power of over ten thousand to become an Explorer, which was a Star-Wandering expert. A combat power of fifty thousand was called a Cruiser, and a combat power exceeding one hundred thousand was called a Hunter.
The emperor of the Great Yu Empire, Undying Wu Shan, was a Hunter. In the entire Great Yu Empire, Hunters were few and far between.
Siken Maldo was an Explorer, as were Sha Luo Shu and Toleona, and so was that Bronson.
Bronson produced an arrest warrant. "By order of His Majesty, arrest Siken Maldo. The charge: colluding with foreign races and treason."
A hubbub arose among the crowd. The soldiers who followed Siken Maldo were all shocked. Treason? That was a capital offense.
Lu Yin was also surprised. Treason?
Sha Luo Shu and Toleona exchanged glances. They were also bewildered. As vice-captains of the Thirteen Imperial Squads, they had received no prior information, which clearly meant it had been suppressed. This was a blockade targeting Siken Maldo. The only one who could do this was Undying Wu Shan. Could it be that Siken Maldo had really committed treason?
Siken Maldo frowned, staring at the arrest warrant, his face pale. It was real. "Why? I have not committed treason. Why does His Majesty want to arrest me?"
Bronson's eyes were cold. He waved his hand, and a squad of soldiers arrested Siken Maldo.
Siken Maldo did not resist, merely staring at Bronson.
Bronson stepped forward until he was in front of Siken Maldo and said coldly, "During the Earth evolution trial, 27 Corpse Kings escaped. Baruda has committed treason and blew up Gema Space Station."
Siken Maldo's pupils suddenly shrank. "What did you say?"
Bronson tapped his personal terminal, and a light screen appeared, showing footage of the conversation between Siken Maldo and Baruda. "You were the last person to see Baruda, and you were also the person in charge of the Earth evolution trial. The empire has reason to believe you colluded with foreign races and took the Corpse Kings." After speaking, he shouted, "Take him away!"
Siken Maldo's face was ashen. As an Explorer, he offered no resistance and allowed the soldiers to lead him away.
Everyone watched Siken Maldo's departing back in silence.
A dignified Star-Wandering expert, a general of the empire, had ended just like that.
Lu Yin stared at Siken Maldo's back. He still remembered the moment the man had declared him King Zishan and told him he could seek him out if he encountered any problems. He never thought that circumstances could be so fickle, that this would be his end.
Bronson nodded to Sha Luo Shu and Toleona, then walked directly up to Lu Yin and slowly bowed. "Bronson, third seat of the First Squad of the Thirteen Imperial Squads, pays his respects to King Zishan."
Lu Yin withdrew his gaze and looked at Bronson, saying calmly, "At ease."
"Thank you, King Zishan," Bronson replied, then continued, "His Majesty has ordered this humble subject to welcome King Zishan to the imperial palace. Your Highness, this way, please."
"What about my friends?" Lu Yin asked.
Bronson said, "The empire will make arrangements. Please rest assured, Your Highness."
Lu Yin nodded, had Xu San follow him, glanced at Zhang Dingtian's group of three, and then walked towards the exit of the space station.
Xu San followed, trembling, not daring to leave Lu Yin's side for a single step.
Lulu Mebis, bored, ran off on her own.
Xia Luo strolled through the space station with a very leisurely air. No one cared what they were doing.
Las watched Lu Yin's departing back with jealousy, followed by Mo Nuo and Erde. They were all masters of the Martial Hall, which was located in the first ring; one could see it just by looking up.
Huo Xiaoling, Jenny Ona, and other nobles were picked up one after another.
Zhang Dingtian's group of three was taken away along with Las's group. They were going to the Martial Hall to undergo body reconstruction once more. This was a reward from the Great Yu Empire. Ordinary people, even if they passed the trial, would not receive this reward. It was mainly because of the talents of Zhang Dingtian's group of three. The reason the Great Yu Empire was so powerful was because it constantly absorbed new blood.
The Zhenwu Star space station was huge. Not far away, a spaceship was parked in front of Lu Yin and Xu San. "Your Highness, please."
Lu Yin led Xu San onto the spaceship. Bronson hovered beside it. With a roar, the spaceship quickly shot off into the distance.
Xu San curiously examined the spaceship, especially the light screen. The route was already set; this was controlled by artificial intelligence.
"General Bronson, right? May I ask you a question?" Lu Yin said politely.
The Star Energy around Bronson's body pushed the air away. Hearing Lu Yin's words, he said respectfully, "Please ask, Your Highness."
"I heard you just mention 27 Corpse Kings. What does that mean?"
Bronson's eyes sharpened. "The planet Your Highness is from is evolving, producing cultivators with strong bodies and failed zombies. Among the zombies, there is a type called Corpse King, which can devour natural energy crystals to gain great power. This type of Corpse King has an alliance in the universe called the New Human Alliance. They call themselves the New Humans and represent the true evolutionary direction of humanity. They are all composed of Corpse Kings and are a great menace."
A glint flashed in Lu Yin's eyes. He immediately thought of the long-haired Corpse King and the Corpse King that had fought Zhang Dingtian.
Talents were extremely rare among humans, but Corpse Kings could obtain them by devouring natural energy crystals. In other words, the members of the New Human Alliance all possessed talents. No wonder the Great Yu Empire was so concerned. This was an alliance formed by talented Corpse Kings; the threat was naturally great, and they were a species completely opposite to humans.
"The Earth trial let 27 Corpse Kings escape. Is that very serious?" Lu Yin asked.
Bronson pondered for a moment, then said only two words: "A capital crime."