Half an hour later, on a certain star in the Heavenly Astral River.
A figure was flying rapidly above the surface of the star. It was none other than Lu An.
The coldness of the star did not affect Lu An's movements. He sensed the star's aura all the way and looked at the exposed rocks below. However, he had not sensed anything until now.
Logically speaking, even if he did not release his dark energy, half an hour of flying should have been enough for him to clearly sense the star's aura. However, he did not find anything strange. This meant that even if he released his dark energy, he would not find anything.
There were three possibilities for not finding anything. First, he was not strong enough. Second, there was no fragment on the star. Third, the fragment itself would not release a large amount of energy, so it would not affect the star's aura.
No matter which of these three possibilities, it was very serious for Lu An. It meant that it was almost impossible for him to find the fragment. However, Lu An did not dare to use his spatial teleportation ability. Especially after the incident with the Extinction Starstream, he was very worried that there were Spirit Tribe Heavenly Kings in this starstream. If he was discovered, the only outcome would be death.
However, since he was already here, Lu An could not just leave like this. Otherwise, it would be a waste of information. Moreover, if he did not take anything back, he would not be able to deal with Ning Ji. He could only continue to search here.
Lu An continued to fly on the surface. After flying like this for half an hour, he, who was still carefully observing the star, suddenly narrowed his eyes. He immediately looked up and turned his gaze from below to in front of him. In his line of sight, a blood-red light appeared in the distance and was flying in his direction at an extremely fast speed.
A Spirit Tribe member?
Lu An's brows furrowed. He had not expected to run into someone from the Spirit Race on such a large planet. However, the other party's figure could be seen so clearly by Lu An. It meant that the other party's strength was at the Heaven Tier. Moreover, his realm should not be too far away from Lu An's. Moreover, Lu An did not release his death energy like the other party did. In other words, there was no blood-red light around him. This star was not very bright. The sky was dark white, and the rocks on the ground were greenish-black. At such a distance, it should be very difficult for the other party to discover his figure.
Ning Ji had said that he should avoid getting involved with others as much as possible. More importantly, Fu Yu had said that the relationship between the top clans of the Spirit Race was not as good as that of the Hachiko clan. The competition between clans of the same bloodline would be even more intense. If he encountered a Spirit Race clansman, he might be in danger. As such, Lu An made a prompt decision and chose to stop advancing. Instead, he turned around and headed to the left. He wanted to at least maintain the current distance between him and the Spirit Race clansmen.
Under the concealment of the dark white light and the dark green earth, Lu An indeed had a chance of successfully escaping, but it wasn't certain that he would succeed. Reality proved that Lu An's luck wasn't that good. At this time, the Spirit Race individual who was flying in the distance was also carefully observing his surroundings. When he looked forward with all his might, he immediately discovered that there was a shadow passing by on the dark green ground in front of him. In fact, this afterimage had flitted across an even more obvious green rock. It was only for a moment, but this person was very cautious. Even if it was only for a moment, he would not think that his eyes were playing tricks on him. Instead, he immediately took action!
Boom!!
The Spirit Race individual's speed suddenly increased dramatically as the energy in his body exploded forth. His normal speed immediately increased to full speed as he charged directly in Lu An's direction.
This scene was naturally discovered by Lu An, who was in the midst of retreating. His heart clenched. He hadn't expected that he would still be discovered.
What should he do?
If the Spirit Race individual was moving at this speed, Lu An definitely wouldn't be able to escape. His only option was to stop and negotiate with the Spirit Race individual, but there was a risk that a conflict would occur. Or he could charge into the ground and use the complex terrain to find an opportunity to teleport away.
Lu An didn't dare choose the latter option. In the face of this bloody light, unless Lu An revealed his true strength, there was no way he could escape. After some thought, he decided to stop.
Taking the initiative might actually reduce the chances of conflict.
The Spirit Race individual charging towards Lu An began to slow down when he saw that his target had stopped. In the end, he stopped when he was only a thousand feet away from Lu An. The Spirit Race individual looked Lu An up and down, then looked at the mask on Lu An's face and asked, "Who are you?"
Lu An didn't immediately reply. Instead, he first released Death energy from his body, allowing the Spirit Race individual to confirm that he was from the Spirit Race. Only then did he reply, "One of us."
Seeing this, the Spirit Race individual wasn't surprised at all. Instead, he said, "I know you're from the Spirit Race. I'm asking you, which clan are you from?!"
"… …"
Faced with this question, Lu An naturally couldn't answer it. Ning Ji had told him not to say anything even if they fought. Only when his life was in danger could he reveal Ning Ji's name. Evidently, that wasn't the case yet.
Because of Ning Ji's orders, Lu An couldn't answer. Instead, he asked, "Must I answer?"
"You must answer!" the Spirit Race individual immediately barked.
Lu An frowned and asked again, "What if I don't say it?"
"Don't say it?" the Spirit Race individual's voice became even colder as he barked, "If you don't say it, I'll beat you until you do!"
Seeing how domineering the Spirit Race individual was, it was obvious that he had a very violent personality. Talking to someone like this would just be a waste of time. This was especially so when it came to people like this, he couldn't show any weakness. This kind of person would definitely yield to force, but not persuasion.
"Knowing my identity won't do you any good. Once my identity is exposed, you won't be able to bear the responsibility." Lu An's voice became extremely cold as he said, "I don't want to waste time on you. I advise you to take care of yourself."
After speaking, Lu An and the Spirit Race individual stared at each other for a full two breaths before turning around and continuing to fly to the left.
It had to be said that Lu An's sudden domineering words had indeed stunned the Spirit Race individual. Seeing that Lu An was leaving but could only stand there, he was extremely confused. The Spirit Race individual was frantically trying to guess Lu An's identity. Countless possibilities flashed through his mind as he tried to give Lu An all sorts of possible identities.
However … … the Spirit Race individual quickly recovered and regained his composure. The Spirit Race individual sucked in a deep breath. To him, this wasn't something that he needed to consider. Even if he did, it would be the responsibility of his superiors. All he needed to do was capture anyone who appeared on this planet and figure out their identity. He definitely couldn't allow someone who he didn't know to wander around on this planet!
As such, the Spirit Race individual's eyes suddenly trembled. He immediately looked up at the figure that was flying away and roared, "Stop!"
As he roared, the Spirit Race individual's strength exploded forth once more, and he once again charged at Lu An at full speed!
Lu An naturally heard the Spirit Race individual's roar and saw the Spirit Race individual chasing after him. He hadn't expected the Spirit Race individual to understand his intentions so quickly and not be intimidated by him. From the looks of it, this battle was unavoidable. He had to defeat this Spirit Race individual in order to have any chance of escaping.
Lu An didn't stop because of the Spirit Race individual's roar, but he did indeed slow down and gradually came to a stop. Moreover, Lu An turned around to face the Spirit Race individual chasing after him. He didn't actively release the power of death outwards. On the contrary, he completely restrained the power of death, making it seem as if he wasn't a threat at all.
Lu An naturally had his reasons for doing this. He wanted the Spirit Race individual to think that he wasn't a threat, so that they would lower their guard and not attack first. Moreover, he wanted the Spirit Race individual to get closer to him. The closer they were, the easier it would be for Lu An to engage in close combat.
Even if he defeated this Spirit Race individual, Lu An wanted to do it as quietly as possible. He didn't want to make too much of a commotion, for fear of attracting the attention of others on the planet.
Sure enough, as Lu An expected, the Spirit Race individual saw that Lu An had stopped steadily and didn't release any power in preparation to resist. He didn't display too much battle intent or malice, and similarly didn't release any power outwards. He once again closed the distance between him and Lu An. This time, the Spirit Race individual actually flew directly in front of Lu An, standing only one zhang away from Lu An.
This distance was too close. For a Heaven Tier cultivator, this was completely close combat. No one would be able to escape from such a close distance. The Spirit Race individual dared to do this mainly because he believed that Lu An wouldn't attack. After all, Lu An had stopped on his own accord. The Spirit Race individual also had some confidence in his own strength, even if he wasn't strong enough.
Since Lu An had stopped on his own accord, the Spirit Race individual's expression became much more relaxed. He opened his mouth again and said in a calmer tone, "You must state your identity. Otherwise, I won't let you go."
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