Ten Thousand Star City had been built for tens of thousands of years. It had always been the center of the human race. Every dynasty had treated it as the capital.
The founder of the current dynasty established the Yuanxing Dynasty, so naturally, Ten Thousand Star City was the capital. However, in the Yuanxing Dynasty, the country's power skyrocketed, and they exterminated all the powerful star beasts around.
Ten Thousand Star City entered an unprecedented period of prosperity. After two years of development, Ten Thousand Star City had been expanded many times, and now had more than thirty million residents.
At Ma Beifang and Wu Yingxian's place, Gao Zhengyang read many books. He had a basic understanding of Ten Thousand Star City.
When they arrived at Ten Thousand Star City on the flying dragon carriage, it was late at night. Looking down from the sky, one could see dots of light spread out on the ground, with no end in sight.
Compared to the endless galaxy in the sky, it did not seem inferior.
Gao Zhengyang had to admit that Ten Thousand Star City at night was beautiful and spectacular. It did not pale in comparison to most of the human world.
Indeed, there were at least ten billion humans in the entire Star Demon Realm. However, they were suppressed by powerful star beasts, and had to be divided into cities. It lacked the grandeur of a unified empire.
This Ten Thousand Star City before him, however, had the grandeur of a royal family, as expected of the center of the human race.
The flying dragon carriage clearly did not have the right to fly directly into Ten Thousand Star City, and could only stop at a designated station outside the city. After getting off, Ye Xingcheng arranged a private room for Gao Zhengyang to rest in.
He brought Ye Xingsha into the city in the middle of the night.
Gao Zhengyang knew the other party's little trick. They wanted to separate him from Ye Xingsha. As for how to treat him, they would have to discuss it at home.
However, Gao Zhengyang felt that with the virtue of the rich and powerful families, they would definitely not be fond of him. Especially since Ye Xingsha was going to marry Prince Rui. At such an important time, there could not be any problems.
If there was a scandal that Ye Xingsha had a wild man, even if it was just a rumor, the marriage would not go through. Moreover, such a thing really did happen.
Gao Zhengyang was not afraid of things getting out of hand. He really hoped that the other party would cause more trouble. It would be best if Prince Rui and his enemies all came out to cause trouble. That would be lively.
As for Ye Xing Sha, Gao Zhengyang had never taken a liking to her. It was just that the journey was boring, and since he had nothing to do, he decided to play with this little noble lady.
Gao Zhengyang didn't think that he had done anything wrong. He had saved the other party's life, but the other party didn't really appreciate it. She had never cared about his life or death. He had never thought about how to repay the favor.
Even when Wu Yingxian disappeared without a trace, Ye Xingsha didn't even ask about it. She should be very clear that Wu Yingxian was probably doomed.
However, Wu Yingxian was her mother's good friend after all, and she took her in when she was in danger, but she did not even ask about it. It was obvious that she was cold.
Gao Zhengyang himself was very heartless and cold, so he didn't think that there was anything wrong with the Night Star Muslin's coldness.
Humans were like this. Some were warm-hearted, while others were cold and heartless. Some were loyal and righteous, while others were despicable and shameless.
Gao Zhengyang himself didn't care about morality, so he naturally wouldn't ask others to be a moral model. However, Ye Xingsha's coldness was aimless. It was based on the nobles' pride toward the lower class.
In essence, it was an extremely stupid selfishness. There was nothing wrong with being selfish, but stupidity was a matter of intelligence.
There were so many beautiful women around Gao Zhengyang. Some were tough, some were flirtatious, some were cunning, and some were indifferent. But no matter what their personalities were, there were definitely no idiots.
Even if Ye Xingsha was ten times prettier, with her empty brain, Gao Zhengyang wouldn't be interested in her.
However, the rich and nobles weren't all idiots. For example, Ye Xingcheng was much smarter than his sister. It was the instinct of the nobles to want to be rough when they met. But when they realized that they were no match for him, they immediately admitted defeat. They were very sensible.
If the Ye Xingcheng family were all smart people like this, they wouldn't fall out with him immediately. However, looking at Ye Xingsha's behavior, he knew that the nobles were all brainless now.
Gao Zhengyang sat in his room and sighed. He didn't like to think; he only liked to fight. No matter which side the assassins were from, hurry up and send a few of them. He was already a little impatient.
In the main residence of the Ye Xingcheng family in Ten Thousand Star City, Ye Xingcheng was reporting the situation to the family head, Ye Xingsheng. He emphasized on Gao Zhengyang's mysteriousness.
It was rare to see a powerful Silver Star Master become a coachman. Although the Eight Great Clans were extravagant, no one was so high-profile and arrogant.
After all, a Silver Star Master was a powerful fighting force. It was impossible for a Silver Star Master to be a coachman. This was a huge insult. Any Silver Star Master would find it hard to accept.
However, Gao Zhengyang's coachman was well-behaved and didn't have any dissatisfaction. He obeyed Gao Zhengyang's orders obediently and didn't put on any airs of a Silver Star Master. He acted as if he was really a coachman.
No matter how Gao Zhengyang did it, it was still a skill. He definitely couldn't be underestimated.
After listening to Ye Xingcheng, Ye Xingsheng pondered for a while. He was very old, his eyelids drooped, the loose skin on his face piled up layers of wrinkles, and his eyes were a little turbid.
He sat on the huge black stone chair, but his back was bent, half of his body was leaning on the armrest, and he looked as if he was going to fall asleep at any time.
The only thing that attracted people's attention about this old man who had one foot in the grave was the starry blue robe he wore. The robe looked dark blue, but if one looked closely, one could see countless stars shining inside.
It looked as if a piece of the starry sky was cut out and cut into this robe.
Every time Ye Xingcheng's gaze swept past the starry sky robe, he couldn't help but reveal a look of greed. This starry sky robe was a starry equipment left behind by Ye Xing's ancestor.
The starry sky robe contained thirty-six stars, and anyone who was recognized by the starry sky robe would be able to control the power of the thirty-six stars after wearing it.
Of course, the power of these stars was limited to the Silver level. In other words, wearing this starry sky robe was equivalent to a Thirty-Six Star Silver powerhouse.
For ordinary Star Masters, Nine Star Silver was the limit. However, the peak of the Silver level for clans that had inherited the Empire's absolute arts was Thirty-Six Star.
Only Star Masters who had reached Thirty-Six Star Silver could advance to Gold Star Master. For Star Masters of the same level, a Thirty-Six Star Silver Star Master was an unattainable peak.
The Eight Great Clans of the Empire were able to firmly grasp the ruling power of the Empire because they had mastered high-level inheritances.
As long as the inheritances were not lost, their ruling position was unshakable.
Therefore, the Eight Great Clans would not marry outsiders. Occasionally, there would be traitors, but they would also mercilessly kill them.
Even if Ye Xingsha wasn't engaged to Prince Rui, she couldn't marry an outsider. Ye Xingsha was very clear about this. She knew from the beginning that she couldn't marry Gao Zhengyang.
However, in a life and death situation, for her own life, Ye Xingsha could only agree. When she returned to the city, she obviously didn't want to admit it.
Ye Xingcheng didn't report the matter to Ye Xingsheng in detail to convince him. Instead, it was to remind the master to be cautious when dealing with an expert like Gao Zhengyang.
The inheritance of the clan was brilliant, but after a thousand years, the descendants of the clan had become more and more depraved. This was an indisputable fact. No matter how brilliant the inheritance was, there weren't many capable ones in the clan.
Ye Xingsha and Ye Xingcheng were both Silver Star Masters. But compared to ordinary Silver Star Masters outside, they were far inferior. And this was because of the brilliance of the clan's inheritance, which allowed their cultivation speed to be ten times or even a hundred times faster than ordinary people.
If they were to cultivate ordinary secret skills, it was hard to say if they could even reach Bronze now.
Under such circumstances, the clan's handling of affairs became more stable and smooth, but it lost some of its sharpness and decisiveness.
Just like Ye Xingcheng, his first reaction after a setback was to admit defeat. He didn't have any thoughts of putting up a fight.
Ye Xingsheng was much more experienced than Ye Xingcheng, but as he got older, he had more concerns. In his mind, killing Gao Zhengyang was definitely necessary, but how to kill him was the problem.
It wasn't impossible to make a move now with the clan's assassins. But if they failed and the matter got out, it would be troublesome.
Moreover, in the Imperial Capital, many methods were difficult to use. The few experts in the clan just happened to be out on business. More importantly, was Gao Zhengyang alone? If they acted rashly without understanding the situation, it might ruin the whole thing.
Ye Xingsheng thought about it and finally decided to act safely. He said to Ye Xingcheng, "Bring Gao Zhengyang back first. As long as he enters the door, his life or death will be in our hands. "
"Yes, Grandfather is wise. This is a foolproof plan."
Ye Xingcheng sighed in his heart. This old man was really too old. He still had to think about this for so long. Wouldn't it be better to just bring him back?
Ye Xingcheng saw that Ye Xingsheng was in low spirits. He bowed and said, "Then I'll bring Gao Zhengyang back first to prevent any accidents."
This time, Ye Xingsha was almost assassinated. Someone was definitely plotting against the Ye Xing Clan. At this time, they had to be even more cautious and not let outsiders find a chance.
If Gao Zhengyang fell into the hands of outsiders and revealed the matter between him and Ye Xingsha … Even if Ye Xingsha was innocent, this matter couldn't be controlled.
After Ye Xingcheng asked the clan leader, he hurriedly mobilized a few experts and hurriedly drove to the relay station.
Leaving the city in the middle of the night was difficult for ordinary people. But to the descendants of the Eight Great Clans, it was nothing. Because they had a special passageway out of the city. As long as they registered, they could enter and exit at will.
Of course, this was also because the Empire had been passed down for thousands of years. Especially the Eight Great Clans, who firmly controlled most of the key locations in the Imperial Capital.
Leaving the city was naturally a small matter. Those who went overboard would even dare to take a spin in the Imperial City at night.
The Imperial City was too big. The inner city where the Emperor lived was naturally heavily guarded. But outside the Imperial City, it was hard to say. In any case, as long as they took care of the guards, it was not a big deal to go in and take a spin without anyone noticing.
As Ye Xingcheng sped through the city in his carriage, a group of people had already arrived at the relay station.
The relay station was about ten miles away from the Imperial Capital. Because of the need to defend against Astral Beasts, the relay station had high walls and thick doors. At night, the doors were all tightly locked. Moreover, the windows were completely sealed at night, not a single bit of light could be seen.
A group of assassins wearing black Astral Armor dismounted from their horses. They tied up the horses and handed them over to someone to watch. The other dozen or so assassins snuck into the relay station without a sound.
The group of assassins all had very high cultivations and cultivated specialized secret techniques. Each of them moved like phantoms, searching through a few houses without making a sound.
When they arrived outside Gao Zhengyang's door, they all became cautious. Two assassins took out special pills and threw them in through the crack of the door.
The pills were like grains of rice. After rolling in, they melted in the air and turned into a ball of thin smoke.
Gao Zhengyang already knew that people were coming. He was just a little curious about the standard of the Imperial Capital's assassins. But when the pills were thrown in, he was a little disappointed.
Apart from their slightly higher cultivations, these guys were no different from the assassins of Scorpio City.
He specially sniffed. The smoke had no smell, but after entering the body, it would make people feel a strong sense of drowsiness. The medicinal effect was very strong. If an ordinary person smelled it, they would probably fall into a deep sleep, never to wake up again.
A few assassins leaned on the door and listened for a while. When they heard the breathing inside become shallow, they thought that Gao Zhengyang had fallen asleep.
One of the Star Masters moved his hand, and a sharp blade appeared on his fingertip. He slid it along the crack of the door and cut open the bolt. One person gently pushed the door open, and the two assassins directly flashed in.
They were holding crossbows in their hands and were about to shoot at the bed, but the bed was empty.
The two assassins reacted very quickly. Knowing that the situation was not right, they rolled forward without hesitation. At this time, they could not rashly retreat, because they did not know what was behind them. They also could not stay where they were, because it was the easiest to be hit.
There was nothing in front of them. Therefore, moving forward was the safest choice. The two assassins were both battle-hardened. They made the most correct choice at the same time.
However, just as the two of them were rolling around, two transparent and sharp blades pierced through the air, piercing through the back of their heads.
After the sharp blades pierced through the flesh, there was a soft puffing sound. But under the effect of Gao Zhengyang's Seven Kill Secret Technique, these sounds were all blocked.
Even the splattering smell of blood was blocked by the Seven Kill Secret Technique.
Although there were a few assassins watching outside, they could not see or hear anything because of the Seven Kill Secret Technique. They could only see the two assassins rolling forward in a strange way, but their movements were somewhat distorted.
One of the assassins had the sharpest senses and immediately sensed that something was wrong. "Retreat!"
While shouting to retreat, the assassin raised the crossbow in his hand and fired all the arrows. But an invisible hand suddenly pushed the assassin, and the crossbow in the assassin's hand spun uncontrollably for half a circle.
The dense and fierce crossbow arrows shot out in a fan shape, and all the assassins around were shot down. The main reason was that the distance was too close. Even the Silver Star Masters could not dodge in time. They could only use the Star Armor to resist.
Two of the assassins with weaker cultivation were poisoned to death on the spot. Their faces were dark, and they did not make any sound.
The rest of the assassins who were shot hurriedly used their Star Power to suppress the poison, or took the medicine that they carried with them to suppress the poison.
The assassin who used the crossbow was not having a good time either. A water-colored sharp blade pierced through his heart at the same time. The Scorpion Star Armor could not stop the opponent at all.
In the blink of an eye, five assassins were killed. Three of them were lying on the ground, barely holding on.
The remaining six assassins were startled. They hurriedly performed their secret skills, turned into phantoms, or turned into a wisp of smoke, and some even stomped their feet and escaped into the ground.
In the blink of an eye, only one of the six assassins was left standing in the middle of the courtyard.
Gao Zhengyang was not in a hurry to take action. He activated the Seven Kill Stars Armor and stood in the shadow of a pillar. Although the Seven Kills Star Armor he had condensed was incomplete, it was still able to gather the star power of the seven companion stars.
He could even stand under the sun without leaving a trace, not to mention in the shadow.
Since the beginning, Gao Zhengyang did not use any of his own power. He fought with his shallow cultivation of Star Power.
But the advantage of the Immortal Divine Body was too strong. Gao Zhengyang could resist all kinds of damage. His keen six senses were able to see through all the changes in Star Power, including the various subtle movements of his opponent, and make the most accurate judgment.
In terms of Star Power, Gao Zhengyang was not strong, and he was even the weakest among the group of assassins. But his judgment was accurate.
He knew what his enemy was going to do before they attacked. He would be able to defeat his enemy with his first attack after making a prediction. Besides, the Seven Kill Stars could unleash a terrifying burst of damage in an instant.
Even though his opponent's Star Power was abundant, he could not resist the attack of Gao Zhengyang's finger blades.
Therefore, he was crushed as soon as they met.
The assassins reacted quickly and skillfully. More importantly, Gao Zhengyang saw three Seven Kill Stars that he had never seen before.
The assassin who was standing still in the courtyard had the Seven Kill Star as his natal star. His Star Power was also the most abundant. He was at least five times stronger than Ma Beifang and Wu Fengxian.
This kind of cultivation was very frightening. It meant that Ma Beifang and Wu Fengxian wouldn't be able to resist even one attack from him.
At this moment, the man who was standing still said, "You're Gao Zhengyang, right? Your Star Power is not strong, but it's heterogeneous. Are you practicing the Star Lord technique?"
His voice was a bit hoarse, but it was not dry. Instead, he sounded confident.
Before Gao Zhengyang spoke, the man smiled again. "You're ambitious. I kind of like you."
Gao Zhengyang did not say anything. This person's arrogant attitude was very pretentious. He seemed to be a big shot. But he was nothing in front of him.
The man didn't get a response and continued, "Dozens of assassins were killed in Scorpio City. All the major killer organizations are quite shocked. I don't know when such an amazing guy appeared. So, I'm here to take a look. “”
He paused and said, "I have to say that you did surprise me."
The man then said proudly, "You don't know me, but you must have heard of my name, Luo Ao, the King of Assassins."
"Never heard of you."
Gao Zhengyang retorted. He had never heard of that name. Besides, the man dared to be pretentious in front of him. Was he qualified?
Luo Ao was not angry. Instead, he smiled. "It's not too late for you to know now."
As he spoke, Luo Ao's figure suddenly turned into a series of shadows and pounced on the pillar. Just as Gao Zhengyang spoke, he had already determined the opponent's position.
Luo Ao's divided figures attacked Gao Zhengyang from all directions at the same time. He didn't need a weapon. Just the Seven Kill Fist was stronger than any Star Equipment.
Gao Zhengyang could determine all of Luo Ao's changes, but Luo Ao was too fast. Moreover, the divided figures were all real. That was a rather impressive point.
Gao Zhengyang couldn't dodge or block it. So, he was hit by Luo Ao's Seven Punch.
"Bang …" Gao Zhengyang's Star Armor shattered into countless pieces.
Luo Ao retracted his fist and took two steps back. He was about to speak, but he was shocked to find that Gao Zhengyang was still standing there. Although the Star Armor on his upper body was broken, revealing his developed and perfect muscles. He didn't look injured at all.
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