MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 515 - 3: The Locked Plane

Chapter 515: Chapter 3: The Locked Plane

Lu Hong did not immediately step forward to help, instead he hid in the shadows to observe the situation. Ling Xuan’s strength should be at the Second Transition Level 6, but the power of the skills he displayed seemed to be at the level of the Star Sea’s Second Transition Level 1. This made Lu Hong extremely curious.

Carefully observing, Lu Hong discovered the problem. It turns out that the Star Domain hosts powerhouses of the God Realm, whose supreme existence’s strength is extremely terrifying, resulting in a significantly higher level of stability for all planes within the Star Domain compared to the Star Sea. A skill that could span a hundred feet in the Star Sea might only extend about ten feet in the Star Domain.

Having figured out this issue, Lu Hong no longer just watched. He circled around and attacked the assassin from the flank based on the direction from which the arrows were shot.

These assassins’ strength ranged from Second Transition Level 4 to Level 8. They died silently without a chance to resist in the hands of a Third Transition powerhouse.

Ling Xuan, with difficulty, climbed towards the mountain amidst a rain of arrows; but as time went on, the number of arrows being shot was reduced, until eventually, there were none to be seen.

"Miss, the enemy might have set a trap, we should take a detour!" the deputy officer expressed some worry.

"No, that won’t do." Ling Xuan flatly refused the deputy officer’s suggestion, "My father is in mortal danger, we cannot afford any delay."

She gritted her teeth and said to the house soldiers behind her, "Soldiers! No matter what kind of trap the enemy has set for us, for the City Lord, we must charge!"

"Soldiers, follow me, attack!"

"Attack!"

With a nervous heart, Ling Xuan rushed to the mountain top, only to find the corpses of assassins scattered everywhere.

"This...," the deputy officer was somewhat surprised, "could someone be helping us?"

"Never mind that for now, saving father is what’s important." Ling Xuan put the matter to the back of her mind and hurried to where her father was trapped in the gorge.

Ling Xuan’s sudden attack threw the assassins surrounding the City Lord into disarray, and they ultimately chose to retreat.

Reaching her father’s side, Ling Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, "Father, I’m sorry for arriving late and causing you worry."

"Not late, not late at all, ah!" the City Lord gently hugged Ling Xuan, "You have suffered these years."

"I have not suffered, please follow me back to the city as soon as possible."

On the way back, Ling Xuan inquired of the City Lord about the earlier strange incident, "Father, did you send a distress signal to anybody else?"

"No, this place is closest to Ling Town. Apart from seeking help from you, I had no other choice," the City Lord shook his head before asking, "Why? Did something happen?"

Ling Xuan did not say much, "I was just asking."

Ling Xuan returned to the city, and at this moment, Lu Hong caught up with the fleeing assassins.

"Tell me, where are you all heading?"

Lu Hong stood in front of hundreds of black-clad assassins and asked cheerfully.

The assassin leader’s face changed slightly, "Who are you, daring to block our path!"

Ignoring the assassin leader, Lu Hong continued to ask, "I am very curious to know why you targeted the Ling household. Could anyone enlighten me and clear my confusion?"

The disregarded assassin leader, furious and irritated, directly ordered his men to kill Lu Hong.

Three minutes later, no one was left alive except the leader.

Brushing the dust off himself, Lu Hong looked at the collapsed assassin leader and smiled, "Can we talk now?"

"You... you’re a Third Transition powerhouse?!"

"How so? Is the Third Transition a rarity?"

"Yes... yes, it is." The terrified assassin leader was now spilling everything he knew, "Essentially, all Third Transition powerhouses are summoned by the Heavenly God to the core circle to be controlled. There are almost no Third Transition powerhouses walking outside the core circle.

After clearing up this matter, Lu Hong continued, "Now, let’s talk about why you ambushed the City Lord of Ling."

"It was... it was the Prince." The assassin leader trembled, "Three years ago, at the national banquet, the Prince took a fancy to City Lord Ling’s only daughter, Ling Xuan, wanting to marry her. But City Lord Ling refused to agree, so the Prince sent us to assassinate City Lord Ling and take Ling Xuan back."

"Quite a lecherous fellow." Lu Hong sneered. In the Ji Ze plane, a City Lord was equivalent to a regional governor, handling things with such disregard, such audacity sure sounds like something a Prince would do.

"Sir... Sir, I have told everything I know, can you... can you spare me?" The leader of the assassins trembled as he asked.

"Of course, I can." Lu Hong patted the man’s shoulder, "Remember to be a good person in your next life."

With that, Lu Hong applied a bit of force, and the assassin leader’s head flew off.

At this moment, Ling Xuan suddenly emerged from the woods and looked at Lu Hong.

"How did you get here?" Lu Hong smiled slightly, curious about Ling Xuan’s appearance.

"I knew it was you." Ling Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed respectfully to Lu Hong, "Thank you for your assistance, Ling Xuan is immensely grateful!"

"Don’t mention it, it was also you who saved me before. Good deeds often bring good rewards, don’t they?" Lu Hong continued, "You must have heard what the assassin leader said earlier, right?"

"Yes," Ling Xuan nodded.

"So, what are your plans regarding this eldest prince?"

When the topic came up, Ling Xuan’s expression turned somewhat helpless, "He is the current Emperor’s most favored eldest son. Even if his murder of a high official were to be exposed, His Majesty would worry about appearances and turn black into white."

"You do see quite clearly!"

"The eldest prince is malicious at heart, but I refuse to be captured without a fight. I will resist to the end!" Ling Xuan clenched her fists, her eyes filled with determination.

"Good luck to you," Lu Hong said, waving his hand as he stood up, ready to leave.

But Ling Xuan stopped him.

"Is there anything else?"

Ling Xuan stared intently at Lu Hong, "You’re not from the Star Region, are you?"

"What makes you think that?" Lu Hong didn’t directly answer.

"You are a Third Transition powerhouse," Ling Xuan stared straight at Lu Hong. "A Third Transition powerhouse couldn’t possibly appear here, and the back of your hand lacks the identifying mark bestowed by the Heavenly God of the Masary Star Region."

"Then perhaps I might be a powerhouse from some other star region," he said.

"Perhaps, but my intuition tells me you are not."

It had to be said, a woman’s intuition could sometimes be frighteningly accurate.

"Heh," Lu Hong chuckled, not giving a straight answer. Then he said, "Tell me, what do you want me to do for you? Help you kill the eldest prince?"

Ling Xuan shook her head, "I want you to take me away."

"Oh?"

"As long as I remain in the Ling Residence, the eldest prince will continue to target my father. He is after me; only if I leave will my father be safe."

Ling Xuan was right, but Lu Hong didn’t immediately agree. He needed to rush back to Star Sea as soon as possible, and there was really no need to take Ling Xuan with him.

Seeing Lu Hong hesitating to agree, Ling Xuan said, "Don’t worry, I won’t cling to you forever. Once you regain your memory, I will leave."

Moved by Ling Xuan’s pleading look, Lu Hong couldn’t bear to refuse and so he agreed, "Tomorrow morning, I will wait for you outside the city. Remember to come early."

Meanwhile, in the midst of the Imperial City, the eldest prince was furiously smashing valuable antiques and paintings, reducing his study to chaos.

The soul lamp of the assassin he had sent out was shattered, indicating the failure of his plan; the beauty he coveted had slipped through his fingers once again.

Outside the study, a group of maids were kneeling on the ground, shivering in fear.

The Emperor had also heard the news and arrived at the study.

The moment he pushed open the door, he heard the eldest prince’s reprimand, "Did I not say that no one is allowed to enter!"

"My son."

Hearing his father’s voice, the eldest prince was startled, and as he turned his head and saw his father, he quickly knelt down and said, "Your son pays respects to Father Emperor."

"Get up," the Emperor said indulgently as he helped the eldest prince to his feet, then closed the door of the study and asked, "What has angered my son to such an extent?"

"This..." How could he openly speak of sending someone to assassinate a high-ranking official?

But the Emperor was not a fool; he had his own informants and had been keeping a watchful eye on the eldest prince’s actions. He directly addressed the issue, "Was it the assassination attempt of Ling Tong that failed?"

"Father! Your son recognizes his mistake!" The eldest prince immediately fell to the ground and admitted his fault.

But the Emperor lifted the kneeling eldest prince with a detached expression, his voice cold, "You were indeed too reckless with this matter. I fail to understand. She’s just a woman. Sooner or later, she would have been at your feet, so why are you still dwelling on her?"

"Father, your son just wants to possess her!"

Seeing his son like this, the Emperor sighed and said, "Be that as it may," and threw out a talisman, adding, "The Surveillance Sector Seven will eventually be handed over to you."

Seeing the talisman handed to him by his father, the eldest prince’s eyes showed a greedy glint. This was the most elite underground force of the empire, under the personal command of the Emperor. It was far stronger than anything the eldest prince had managed to cobble together. With the help of this group, Ling Xuan would easily be within his grasp, wouldn’t she?

The Emperor knew his son best and warned, "You are only allowed to target Ling Xuan; you must not think of harming Ling Tong again! Ling City is a land of significant taxation for our nation, as well as a place of abundant resources. The Ling family has been rooted there for generations, and I do not want you to harm the nation over a woman."

"Your son obeys the command!"

Seeing that the eldest prince had agreed, the Emperor nodded with satisfaction. Then, he opened the door of the study and stood up to leave.