Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 689 - 302. Bloodline is like a dog, although it’s fed all the time, but at a crucial moment, it may bite.

Chapter 689: 302. Bloodline is like a dog, although it’s fed all the time, but at a crucial moment, it may bite.

Li Aozi looked at the other person and said,

"If morality changes with the person, courteous to the powerful and rich, but abusive to the weak and poor nations, then such morality is better fed to the dogs!"

"People are born equal, and should not discriminate against each other—it’s only deeds, not species that should be judged. Only dogs fawn over the strong and mercilessly attack the weak, darting out at their master’s call."

"I don’t know what kind of superiority complex Galaxy has from colonizing Narrative-Level Civilizations, maybe you truly are rich and powerful. But if that sense of superiority justifies discrimination—then the day other stronger powers, such as Society or other Narrative-level ones arrive, those in your nation who once discriminated will rush to kneel before these stronger beings and serve them like dogs."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding crowd immediately burst into cheers, with applause thundering like storms.

The co-pilot remained silent for a moment, then took off his hat and bowed deeply to Li Aozi in apology,

"You are right, sir. Your people of Baizhu Star are a dignified and spirited nation, kind and courageous. Please allow me to apologize on behalf of my compatriots for their contempt."

Having said that, he personally went to the storeroom, took out a clean and warm blanket, and handed it to Li Aozi:

"This is your blanket, I’m very sorry, sir, for what you’ve been through. Please understand, not every person from Galaxy looks at others through colored lenses; only those who are discontented losers use the glory of the collective as if it was their personal radiance—Galaxy does have its beautiful side, and you are always welcome to visit and enjoy it."

"You’re very professional; that’s how a member nation of the Narrative Civilization should act."

Li Aozi smiled. Although the co-pilot now had a swollen head, not very pleasing to the eye, his soul was noble and clear, deserving of respect.

Overcome by feelings, the co-pilot turned to everyone and spoke very seriously,

"I wish you a safe journey—and to all our traveling friends, I’m very sorry. We stand against all unreasonable behavior; there is no tolerance for discrimination based on species, language, or culture. But I know that just talking is useless."

"Discrimination is like a harmful bullet; once fired, it causes pain to the discriminated, and even if it heals, a scar remains."

"I hope you will give us another chance to show ourselves. We will organize specific training for our staff to correct their actions, and if they do not change, they will be dismissed. We welcome everyone to supervise."

After saying this, the co-pilot made a circle, bowing in apology to everyone.

Because of his sincerity, the passengers from the Tower Tribe also stopped protesting and returned to their seats.

However, just as the co-pilot was about to leave, the Steel Elf brother became anxious.

"Ice cream!"

The Steel Elf brother hurriedly shouted in broken language of the Tower Tribe,

"My ice cream, return it to me!"

The crowd immediately erupted into laugher, and the spaceship was once again filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Li Aozi, holding the blanket, came to seat C-198, where a mother with her child had witnessed everything. Her eyes were red, moist with tears; seeing Li Aozi approaching, she immediately covered her mouth.

"My goodness, you’re like a deity!"

Her voice trembled, full of self-reproach and regret.

"How could I deserve this... I don’t deserve..."

"Don’t say that." Li Aozi spread out the blanket and laid it over the baby, "The window seats aren’t well insulated, a common issue with spaceships. But ships are dead things while people are alive; we can’t let the child get cold, it would suffer so much if it caught a cold."

Li Aozi spoke and played with the baby who promptly grinned, affectionately waving its tiny hands, trying to touch the back of Li Aozi’s hand.

The woman suddenly hung her head in shame, sobbing softly, and then cried out in pain.

"Are you alright? Don’t worry."

Li Aozi crouched down and used the power of Echo,

[If there’s something troubling you, feel free to speak out.]

"...I’m really such a villain!"

The woman agonized, clutching at her chest and crying,

"You’ve been so good to me and my child, so kind-hearted, yet I did what I did! How can I deserve such treatment—I deserve to die, oh I really do!"

"Don’t say that." Li Aozi patted her shoulder and continued to speak to her heart using Echo,

[Don’t be afraid, just speak out.]

"I’m sorry... I really didn’t know what to do, I’m guilty."

The woman whispered,

"Sir, I really had no choice—they found me yesterday and forced me to switch seats with passenger C198, or they would take my child—I had no choice, I deserve to die, but since you’ve been so good to this child, please don’t blame her."

"They?"

Li Aozi frowned,

[Who are they?]

"I don’t know their identity—I only know they have a lot of strength, enough to easily lift a spaceship, and there are many of them, perhaps even President Leoz wouldn’t be their match."

The woman covered her face, too ashamed to meet Li Aozi’s gaze,

"Their target is definitely you; I deserve to die, please find a way to get away... You must protect yourself."

Li Aozi wanted to say more but all of a sudden, he felt a bone-chilling coldness behind him.

He turned around abruptly, only to see a stunningly proportioned woman, exuding a wild aura of a killer, standing behind him.

[Eye of Truth]

Silver runes lit up in Li Aozi’s eyes

[Identification complete]

[Target identified as ’Silver Scion’—]

"Reporting, Miss Nariya,"

Nephis Cleopatra removed her sunglasses, her purple serrated vertical pupils emotionlessly staring at Li Aozi as her silver hair billowed without wind, her voice flatly stating,

"We have arrived at the target starfield."

"Received, I’m in position too."

Far away, Nariya sat upright, speaking coldly,

"’Star Hunting’ operation—begin."

The next moment, the spaceship was filled with a succession of alarms.

"Enemy lock-on! Enemy lock-on!"

"This spaceship is being locked onto by an unknown fire control radar! Suspected Cosmic Pirates..."

"We have sent a distress signal to Valkyrie Fortress, please all passengers stay put and wait for support!"

Nephis took a step forward, and the pendant on her neck instantly melted, countless nanomachines covered her left arm like fluid in an instant, shrouding her entire arm in a silver armor.

Step by step, she slowly approached Li Aozi, like a crocodile lurking in the shallows, and Li Aozi was completely locked in by the murderous intent.

Just as Li Aozi was about to unleash gravity to crush her, the system immediately popped up a message:

[Affected by the Higgs Field, arcane energy output efficiency reduced by 80%.]

——So it’s an ambush.

Li Aozi clenched his fists, even the efficiency of gravity output had been reduced to below Beta Rank.

As for the other arcane energies, they were almost the same, expecting to kill someone instantly with this power?

Afraid it wouldn’t even suffice for a superficial scratch.

"Don’t even think about resisting."

Nephis placed her hand on Li Aozi’s shoulder and said emotionlessly:

"As long as you cooperate and come with me, I will not harm you."

"Silver Scion, Nephis Cleopatra. The war weapon ’Gabros’ of the company, and also a war maniac who has accomplished cross-rank killing."

Li Aozi didn’t flee but instead steadied himself, letting Nephis press down on his shoulders as he leaned his head forward, whispering into Nephis’s scaly ears:

"You’re an excellent warrior, but you’ve made a mistake."

Nephis ignored him and continued to press down with both hands, releasing her qi energy, preparing to lock down his body using the qi energy.

[Nephis Cleopatra is attempting ’Supernatural Imprisonment’ on you...]

"Did you know, to use qi energy to imprison a Transcendent, one has to consider the strength disparity and also the quality of the physical bloodline, as some lineages can never be imprisoned by qi energy."

Li Aozi said softly.

[Undergoing bloodline assessment...]

However, when her qi energy entered Li Aozi’s body, it disappeared like a stone sinking into the ocean.

"——Hmm?!"

Nephis lifted her head, only to see Li Aozi nonchalantly reaching out his hand, lifting her chin:

"Did you think I was still the same as five years ago, running from you?"

[Sequence 82: Bloodline Activation!]

[With a supreme bloodline, you tower above all living beings!]

"You–"

Nephis’s serrated pupils immediately constricted, her heartbeat accelerated drastically, and she shivered intensely.

——What’s happening?

[Bloodline assessment force-approved]

Her body stiffened for a moment, her hands unconsciously retracted.

To an outsider, she appeared to be standing still, allowing Li Aozi’s presumptuous action to succeed, while her brain seemed overloaded and stopped thinking.

——Why am I feeling... fear towards him?

[Your lineage is supreme; any who dare to look down upon your existence shall pay the price.]

——I have already removed the glands that produce emotions; shouldn’t I only revere Redd Gold and the Capital Company?

[You have caused Bloodline Suppression on ’Nephis Cleopatra’ —— target’s output rate reduced by 45%.]

"My, compared to female college students, you’re quite easy to bully."

Li Aozi sighed, as fine tendrils extended from his fingertips and had already gathered some genetic information from her.

[Severing Life], no recovery allowed.

The Severing Life skill at the Dominant Level no longer required overt tendrils to pierce the enemy’s body to activate as in its lower stages. Now with even tinier tendril cells, just a mere touch was enough to trigger it.

On the other hand, it served as a sort of tag, ensuring that she could be located by him wherever she fled.

Regrettably, she did not possess any genes related to arcane energy; Li Aozi only extracted tens of thousands of gene fragments from her.

[Bloodline] suppressed Nephis by nearly half, while it could only impose a 15% output suppression on Dialan.

From this observation, the Dragon Titan’s bloodline was a bit too terrifying.

"Nephis!"

Through the communicator, Nariya said discontentedly:

"What are you daydreaming about?"

"Imprisonment failed— proceed with capture immediately!"

Receiving her master’s command, Nephis instantly snapped back to attention and swung a heavy punch at him upon realizing what was happening.

Tiger School · Ripping Stance!

The qi energy blasted the air, even distorting the space a bit; with her strength, such a punch could render the slim-framed Dominant powerless.

Bang!

Li Aozi raised his arm and blocked the heavy blow.

"I had almost forgotten you’re a war maniac, little crocodile."

Li Aozi’s eyes flashed with blood red as he continued to exert force, gradually deflecting Nephis’s fist, showing a gentle smile on his face:

"Funny thing, I’m a war maniac too."

"As Gabros, your ’Kolodilus-True Crocodile’ bloodline must have offered you much aid, hence your confidence in extending your hands on my shoulders, accustomed to suppressing and imprisoning others this way."

"However, it’s a pity."

He clenched his fist, causing a piercing sonic boom, then swiftly threw a punch at Nephis’s fair and beautiful face:

"My bloodline reigns above yours."