Stellar Transformation-Chapter 436: Episode 14 - 9 Emperor-Level Metal Beast
After being attacked by a powerful group of metal beasts, the village was forced to relocate. In the Golden Punishment Star Domain of the Dark Star Realm, such scenes were common within almost all of Reunion Star.
"Jin Feng, it should have sufficed for you to send just one person to greet us at Sangna Village. Why bring such a large group? Hundreds of people, and all of them king-level experts—surely that accounts for a third of your Golden Sun Village’s top fighters, doesn’t it?"
Accompanied by a deep voice, a muscular man with his upper body bare walked out. It was Si Liu—Sangna Village’s second-in-command.
Jin Feng, the village chief of Golden Sun Village, replied with a faint smile, "We’ve come for two reasons—one, to pay a visit and, two, to inquire about something."
"What is it?" Si Liu asked with a frown.
Jin Feng’s expression chilled, "During the relocation, our people from Golden Sun Village moved in several groups. There was one group with over a hundred people... But that entire group died."
"All of them died?" Si Liu’s expression drastically changed, even Xiu Ya and a group of young people around were shocked.
Such a mass death was extremely rare. Given the low intelligence of metal beasts, it was almost impossible for them to kill over a hundred experts.
"After investigation, we found that among those killed in that group, except for Xuzong, we couldn’t find the bodies of the others. And judging from the wounds on Xuzong’s corpse, it seems they were killed by a human, not a metal beast," Jin Feng said icily. "Of all the human villages nearby, only your Sangna Village remains—I want to know, was it your people who killed Xuzong and those over a hundred people during the relocation?"
Golden Sun Village and Sangna Village were on bad terms, a feud unknown for how many years. Coupled with Xuzong’s corpse, it was no wonder Jin Feng harbored suspicions against Sangna Village.
"No, we didn’t do it," Si Liu said definitively.
Jin Feng sneered, "Even though our Golden Sun Village has some grievances with you, it wouldn’t reach the extent of killing over a hundred of my clansmen at once."
At that moment, a silver-haired elder emerged from Sangna Village, with Qin Yu at his side.
"Village chief," Si Liu, Xiu Ya, and a group of people all bowed. By this time, cultivators who had been quietly cultivating inside Sangna Village walked out one by one, more than a thousand people gathering at the spot.
"Lord Liu Xing, let me handle this matter first," the silver-haired elder transmitted a message to Qin Yu.
Qin Yu nodded slightly.
It had been two days since Qin Yu came out of the Jiang Lan Realm, and he had been with Sangna Village’s village chief, Si Liu’s father—Si Xu. After Qin Yu had shown some of his strength, Si Xu treated him with great respect.
"Village Chief Si Xu, are you also denying that those hundred-plus people from my Golden Sun Village were slain by your Sangna Village?" Jin Feng, the village chief of Golden Sun Village, said with a cold voice.
Si Xu raised his silver eyebrows and said with a light smile, "I admit that Xuzong was killed by someone from our side, but the others were definitely not killed by my people."
"Father," Si Liu frowned at his own father. Admitting that Xuzong had been killed by their side meant that things were going to become complicated.
Jin Feng burst into laughter, "What a joke. You admit to killing Xuzong, yet lack the courage to admit to killing the remaining hundred-plus? Si Xu, I didn’t think you were such a person."
Suddenly, a clear voice rang out.
"Chief of Golden Sun Village, it was Xuzong who attempted to seize my Gold Core and kill me while I was gravely injured, but in the end, he was the one killed. As for the others, I didn’t see any of them," Xiu Ya said, staring at Jin Feng.
"Little girl, I didn’t ask you—don’t interrupt," Jin Feng said coldly as he glanced at Xiu Ya. "Moreover, don’t insult the dignity of our Golden Sun Village’s youth. Our villagers would rather die than commit such acts."
Standing to the side, Qin Yu simply smiled inwardly, a person with a might close to a Ninth-level Demon King actually acting so overbearing.
"Jin Feng, right? It was I who killed that member of Xuzong, and I can bear witness... Indeed, your Golden Sun Village’s Xuzong was trying to kill Xiu Ya while she was vulnerable," Qin Yu said indifferently.
"Who are you..." Jin Feng had just started to scold when his gaze fell on Qin Yu, and his expression changed slightly; he then quickly became very polite, "I was unaware—your status, sir, is...?"
Upon hearing this, the group of young men and women who had been arguing with Xiu Ya were shocked, especially the blonde girl, who whispered incredulously to Xiu Ya, "Ah Ya, is that Liu Xing really that strong? Even the chief of Golden Sun Village has to address him as ’my lord’?"
"Lord Liu Xing is indeed very powerful," said Xiu Ya with certainty.
In the Dark Star Realm, it was common to address the strong as ’my lord.’ The Dark Star Realm revered strength even more than the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World did. In the Immortal, Demon, and Demon World, people with certain backgrounds might be respected. However, in the Dark Star Realm, even the son of a monarch, if his powers were too weak, would be looked down upon.
"This is Lord Liu Xing," Si Xu spoke up, "Lord Liu Xing has just arrived at Sangna Village and saved Xiu Ya along the way. Jin Feng, do you doubt the words of Lord Liu Xing?"
Jin Feng’s mind was immediately troubled.
Firstly, his Soul Power simply could not detect Qin Yu, meaning Qin Yu was at least his equal. Secondly, Qin Yu emitted a certain aura, the kind that only Emperor-level experts have. Jin Feng had only felt such presence when he encountered a few Emperor-level experts during the ’Thirty-six Trial Dark Stars.’
"Jin Feng certainly doesn’t dare to doubt Lord Liu Xing’s words, but how did the other hundred or so die then?" Jin Feng asked again, "And since Xuzong left with them, how could what Lord Liu Xing says be true?"
At that moment, a middle-aged man beside Jin Feng spoke up, "Lord Liu Xing is powerful and honorable. I should not doubt the lord, but Xuzong was one of our Golden Sun Village brethren, and at the very least, he held the dignity of our villagers. The behavior described by the lord is something I simply cannot believe Xuzong would do."
"You can know a man’s face, but not his heart. Do you understand this principle?" Qin Yu said with a slight smile.
These people from Golden Sun Village indeed had too high an opinion of themselves.
Qin Yu continued, "Furthermore, if it really was as you say, that the people of Sangna Village killed your villagers, then why were the bodies of those hundred or so destroyed beyond recognition, yet Xuzong’s body was not?"
Jin Feng and the others were stunned.
Yes, why were the hundred or so bodies destroyed beyond recognition, but Xuzong’s body was still there?
"Moreover, when I arrived at Sangyuan Star and used my Soul Power to inspect the area, I discovered a large group of Metal Beasts attacking the bodies of over a hundred people. I didn’t pay it much attention then, but if I’m not mistaken, those hundred or so people should be from your Golden Sun Village," Qin Yu stated calmly.
In the Dark Star Realm, terms like Immortal Consciousness and Demon Recognition all referred to Soul Power, which was inherently used for searching purposes. Hence, Qin Yu naturally referred to it as ’Soul Power.’
The people from Golden Sun Village changed color.
Jin Feng asked coldly, "Lord Liu Xing, you say your Soul Power detected a large group of Metal Beasts attacking the bodies of over a hundred people, then why didn’t you save our kinsmen?"
"Save?" Qin Yu was taken aback.
He never thought of saving them!
It wasn’t Qin Yu’s fault. When Qin Yu roamed the realms of the immortals, demons, and monsters, using his Immortal Consciousness to search a planet, he often found thousands of battles taking place there. Qin Yu couldn’t possibly save everyone, could he?
Over time, Qin Yu became accustomed to this as well.
Even upon arriving on Sangyuan Star and using his Immortal Consciousness to search the entire planet, Qin Yu had already observed dozens of battles in progress. Was Qin Yu obligated to rescue the weak in each of them? All dozens of them?
If he saved every one, then Qin Yu’s adventures in the Immortal, Demon, and Monster World would have been spent saving people until it wore him out.
"Who do you think I am, the guardian of your Golden Sun Village?" Qin Yu said coldly, "When I traveled through the Dark Star Realm, how many battles did I come across on each planet? Do you think I need to save everyone?"
The crowd from Golden Sun Village all took a deep breath.
Deep down, everyone in Golden Sun Village felt a surge of anger because... Qin Yu had once had the chance to save their people.
"That village under construction a hundred miles away, that’s your Golden Sun Village, isn’t it?" Qin Yu suddenly said.
"Yes," Jin Feng replied.
Qin Yu smiled faintly, "Let me tell you something. Right now, there is a large group of metal beasts, no fewer than a thousand, and this group of metal beasts is splitting into two teams to attack your village from both front and rear."
"Ah?" Jin Feng was startled, then released his Soul Power and smiled faintly, "More than a thousand metal beasts, although they are relatively difficult to deal with, it’s possible to eradicate them."
"Don’t be too confident," Qin Yu smiled faintly.
Qin Yu had long discovered that the number of these metal beasts wasn’t the terrifying part, but... this group of metal beasts had a leader, the strongest metal beast in the whole Sangyuan Star – an Emperor-level Metal Beast!
Jin Feng, however, was full of confidence, "Lord Liu Xing, don’t you know... metal beasts are the trial targets for our growth in the Dark Star Realm? No matter what, they cannot annihilate our village, at least the Elder won’t ignore it."
"Oh?" Qin Yu wondered, "Trial targets?"
Sangna Village’s chief Si Xu said to Qin Yu, "Lord Liu Xing, you might not know about this, it’s what the Elder told us. The existence of metal beasts is to temper our clansmen. But the metal beasts are under the control of the Elder, and they won’t endanger a whole village."
Qin Yu understood now.
The role of every ’Elder’ on Reunion Star was to guard that Reunion Star while monitoring everything that occurred on it, preventing disasters like the complete destruction of a village, especially since the population of the Dark Star Realm was already scarce.
"But your Elder’s strength is no match for that Emperor-level Metal Beast!" Qin Yu thought to himself.
The Elder Hall was located on a mountain peak of the ’Sangyuan Star’. Indeed the Elder did have Emperor-level strength, but just looking at the Soul Realm, he had only Second-level Demon Emperor strength. This Emperor-level Metal Beast, however, was nearly at the Fourth-level Demon Emperor strength!
The Elder, completely unaware of this Emperor-level Metal Beast, how would he protect them?
"I told you, you shouldn’t be too confident," Qin Yu said with a smile.
Jin Feng then told the surrounding crowd, "Let’s go back first, although those more than a thousand metal beasts are not a disaster, but if we don’t return, the people in the village might find it difficult to cope."
"Yes, chief!" Immediately, hundreds of people flew rapidly toward Golden Sun Village.
"Si Xu, come with me to take a look," Qin Yu suddenly said.
Qin Yu was very clear in his mind, with only the strongest people in Golden Sun Village being close to the strength of a Ninth-level Demon King, they definitely couldn’t contend with the metal beast that rivaled a Fourth-level Demon Emperor.
"Alright, I’ll see how Golden Sun Village copes with the attack of the metal beasts," Si Xu nodded and followed Qin Yu directly towards Golden Sun Village.
Si Liu then said to the surrounding people of Sangna Village, "Everyone go back first. Now that the metal beast horde is attacking Golden Sun Village, who knows when it might reach us; we still need to remain vigilant."
Meanwhile, Xiu Ya and a group of young people were still discussing.
"Ah Ya, how powerful is that Lord Liu Xing? I saw both the village chief and the chief of Golden Sun Village treating him with great respect," the blonde-haired girl said, her eyes shining, "Could he be an Emperor-level Expert?"
Xiu Ya remained silent, gazing in the direction where Qin Yu had departed.
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"Si Xu, let me ask you something. Metal beasts generally have low intelligence, what’s the reason for that? Are all metal beasts unintelligent?" Qin Yu asked, perplexed.
Si Xu replied with a smile, "Doesn’t the Lord usually cultivate in some desolate planets?"
"Yes." Qin Yu knew his question was somewhat foolish.
Si Xu nodded, "No wonder the Lord is not clear on this. Metal beasts are only born on ’Yuan Dong Star’. They are all very strong, but for some reason, they have low intelligence. However... once metal beasts reach Emperor level, they gain intelligence almost equal to ours."
"Emperor level?" Qin Yu understood completely now.
No wonder that group of metal beasts cooperated so well while rushing towards Golden Sun Village, without any disorder.
"But Emperor-level Metal Beasts are extremely rare. Although there are many at the peak King-level, Emperor-level ones are frighteningly scarce. That bottleneck, once broken through, they will possess intelligence! Metal beasts without intelligence aren’t very scary, but once with intelligence, even if an Emperor-level Metal Beast only doubles in physical hardness compared to the peak King-level, their strength can be more than ten times greater, or even more!" Si Xu stated gravely, "Even the Holy Star has organized a dedicated ’Law Enforcement Team’ to hunt down some Emperor-level Metal Beasts, because Emperor-level Metal Beasts can easily wipe out all inhabitants of a ’Yuan Dong Star’. At least in the past hundred million years, five Yuan Dong Stars have been destroyed like this."
Qin Yu said with a smile, "If I hadn’t come here this time, Sangyuan Star would have been the sixth."
Si Xu’s face changed, "Do you mean there’s an Emperor-level Metal Beast here? Impossible, how could the Elder not notice it?"
Qin Yu’s gaze turned toward the not-so-distant Golden Sun Village, "The Elder? Your Elder has about Four Stars Emperor-level strength. That Emperor-level Metal Beast, however, is around Seven Stars Emperor-level! How could your Elder notice it?"
(End of Chapter Three! Fang Qie continues writing...)
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