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Hoshina watched the group of Xuanjia Turtles leave with a huff. She didn't want to let them go so easily, but there was nothing she could do. Qin Yu had defeated the Xuanjia Turtles, and she had no right to interfere.

"Hey, let's go." Hoshina seemed to want to leave.

"Aren't you going to hunt anymore?" Qin Yu asked curiously.

With her hands on her hips and a disgruntled expression, Sena replied, "I'm tired! I need to go back and rest for a while!"

So girls are fickle. Qin Yu nodded helplessly. Let them go. He didn't want to stay in the deep sea either.

The two left the deep sea. After they left, other deep-sea creatures gradually appeared, having been truly frightened by the battle.

"Interesting. I didn't expect that person to be able to break the Xuanjia Formation. It seems the Star Boundary has another formidable opponent..."

The Star God, who was lurking here waiting for orders, had a glint in his eyes. He had witnessed the entire battle just now. In fact, he had even helped put those Xuanjia Turtles here, all in order to win over other races and launch an attack on the Star Realm.

It is unrealistic to rely solely on the Star Familiars to deal with the Astral Plane. Other races must be held back on the front lines to tie down all of the Astral Plane's forces so that the Star Familiars can take advantage of the situation.

Back at his post, Qin Yu received some bad news from the army.

"The Star Sword Saint wants to challenge me? And this has already spread throughout the Astral Realm? Will the main city even set up a special arena for the battle?"

Qin Yu had no idea how he had offended the Star Sword Saint. Why would he challenge him without ever having met him?

"Isn't this a good thing? If you defeat the Star Sword Saint, His Majesty the Emperor might reward you?"

Hoshina was just waiting to watch the show, hoping that the Star Sword Saint would beat Qin Yu up so she could vent her anger.

"What reward will you bestow upon me? Will you betroth me to him?"

"Ok?"

Qin Yu's unintentional remark caused Xing Nai to freeze again. It seemed that there was indeed a possibility that if Qin Yu defeated the Star Sword Saint, the Star Emperor might bestow a member of the royal family upon him in marriage in order to win him over...

Thinking about this, Hoshina fell silent.

"If it really is a marriage decree, then I would rather choose the Second Princess."

Then Qin Yu finished off Xing Nai with a single sentence. Xing Nai, who was still lost in thought, grabbed Qin Yu's clothes and said fiercely, "You dare!"

Qin Yu didn't expect Xing Nai to be so excited. "Why are you so excited? It's not like we're really going to have a marriage arranged."

"..."

Realizing that her emotions were being exposed, Hoshina quickly turned her head away so that Qin Yu wouldn't see her reaction.

"Ahem, since you want to compete with the Star Sword Saint, then let's not linger in the hunting grounds and go back quickly."

Xingnai is now thinking about meeting the Star Emperor first. Regardless of whether it's a marriage decree or not, she wants to try her best and absolutely cannot let her second sister beat her to it.

"Ok."

The two then left the hunting grounds and returned to the main city of the Star Realm.

The Blood Moon's master was searching the universe for clues to the previous spatial turbulence, only to find that the clues pointed to the main city of the Star Realm. This made her very hesitant, since she had offended a member of the Star Royal Family in the hunting grounds.

"Wait a minute, this mark seems to be extending..."

The Blood Moon's master noticed that the trail not only extended to the Star Realm's main city but also drifted towards another place, so she headed in that direction.

The competition has been discussed to death in the main city of the Star Realm.

The most crucial question is whether everyone thinks Qin Yu or Star Sword Saint will win.

As things stand, Star Sword Saint has a clear advantage, given his proven track record. Qin Yu, on the other hand, only has a theoretical chance of defeating Star Sword Saint, but the extent of that chance is unknown.

Back in the main city, Xingnai went directly to the palace to find Emperor Xingchen, while Qin Yu went to Xingyu first to inquire about the situation...

Chapter 426 Imperial Marriage x Forced Marriage

In the palace of the astral capital

Hoshina has found the Star Emperor, but she doesn't intend to reveal her purpose immediately; instead, she tries to get it from him indirectly.

"Perfect timing, Hoshina, I need to talk to you about Qin Yu. You two seem to get along very well, right?"

Unexpectedly, the Star Emperor spoke to her about Qin Yu first, disrupting Xing Nai's plans.

"Ah, it's just so-so..."

Hoshina's hesitant and timid behavior betrayed her, and the Star Emperor saw everything.

"Alright, I'm relieved. According to my previous plan, if Qin Yu can defeat the Star Sword Saint, I will bestow either Xingyue or Xingnai upon him in marriage..."

"Varied……"

Xingna didn't expect that the Star Emperor really had this plan.

"I was worried about which daughter to marry off, since both of my daughters are very outstanding. Since you and Qin Yu get along well, I will bestow a marriage upon you and Qin Yu..."

"..."

Hoshina was speechless. She had originally intended to probe indirectly, but the Star Emperor was so direct.

"Of course, the premise is that Qin Yu must be able to defeat the Star Sword Saint, otherwise he will not gain my approval."

On the other side, at Xingyu's manor

Xingyu was sleeping soundly at home when Qin Yu suddenly returned.

"...Qin Yu, why are you back so soon?"

Xingyu, who had just woken up, rubbed his eyes and said that he felt he hadn't slept enough.

"You already know that I'm going to have a duel with the Star Sword Saint, right?"

"Yes, and it was His Majesty the Emperor himself who arranged for the Star Sword Saint to fight you..."

Strangely enough, Xingyu didn't know why his father was doing this, but he did have a guess: it was probably to win over Qin Yu, since Qin Yu had no hostility towards the Star Realm.

"That's really troublesome. If we do this, won't everyone know? Being in the limelight isn't a good thing."

If he becomes too deeply entangled with the Astral Plane, Qin Yu fears he will eventually be drawn into the Astral Plane's war for survival. Moreover, if he cannot find what Azathoth wants, he will be unable to return to his original world.

"Let's not talk about that. I have a question for you, Qin Yu." Xing

Yu rubbed his hands, wanting to ask Qin Yu about what happened before.

"What's the problem?"

How are you getting along with your fourth sister?

Surprisingly, Xingyu was more interested in Qin Yu and Xingnai being together. It was already quite unusual for Xingnai to be willing to go hunting with Qin Yu.

"well enough."

Qin Yu and Xing Nai got along without any problems. Although Xing Nai was a bit awkward, she was good at heart and could see right from wrong.

"fine?"

Xingyu was somewhat surprised to come to this conclusion, given how insensitive his older sister was.

"Qin Yu, are you sure? Fourth Sister has a bad temper, sometimes she argues unreasonably, throws tantrums, and even resorts to violence..."

Xingyu started his rant, listing all of Xingna's flaws, big and small, from childhood to adulthood. If Xingna were here to hear this, she would probably want to tear him to pieces back then.

"Oh, it's nothing really."

Qin Yu can understand Xing Nai just as he understands Luna. It's just that she's not good at expressing her emotions and prefers to cover them up with extreme emotions. If the two of them talk things out, then this problem won't exist.

"That's amazing! I plan to go see His Majesty the Emperor and ask him to grant you two a marriage."

"what?"

Xingyu's sudden words caught Qin Yu off guard. Why was he about to be betrothed?

"It's rare to find someone who can tolerate Fourth Sister, and Fourth Sister definitely has feelings for you too. You're a perfect match!"

Logically speaking, isn't it normal for a younger brother to worry about his older sister's marriage?

"But did you ask for my opinion?"

Qin Yu was speechless. Why didn't these people consider his feelings first when they were thinking about things? It was blatant discrimination.

"This is great news, Qin Yu. You won't refuse, will you?" Xingyu stared at Qin Yu with pleading eyes, making Qin Yu feel extremely embarrassed.

"I'll be leaving the Astral Plane soon, and I really want to witness my best friend and my dearest sister's wedding before I go. Can't I even have this small wish?"

After saying that, Xingyu started pleading, and Qin Yu didn't know what to say. Why was he even forcing her to get married?

"You'd better convince the Star Emperor to agree to your wishful thinking first, otherwise no matter how much you say, it won't come true."

Qin Yu directly rejected the idea by pointing out that the Star Emperor had not spoken.

"Very well! I'll go and beg His Majesty the Emperor right now!"

"..."

Xingyu went directly to the palace to meet Emperor Xingchen, while Qin Yu could only sit on a chair in his residence and sigh deeply.

-

The Blood Moon's master followed the traces of spatial turbulence to other star regions, where the traces disappeared, seemingly deliberately erased.

"Strange, I remember there should be three racial forces here, how come I can't find any of them?"

There should have been three races in this star field, but now none of them can be seen; it is as silent as death.

Intuition told the Blood Moon's master that something extraordinary must have happened here, and she had no choice but to continue her investigation.

In the shadows, a pair of eyes were already fixed on the master of the Blood Moon. This guy had trespassed into their territory, which was tantamount to courting death.

"Blood Moon Queen, I never expected to be so unlucky as to provoke her."

The Great Savior secretly revealed the identity of the Blood Moon Master: a newly ascended deity in the universe, possessing immense power.

After they successfully intercepted and killed the steward of the First Prince of the Star Realm, they encountered spatial turbulence on their way back and collided with the Blood Moon Emperor.

“Great Savior, the Star God reports that the Xuanjia Turtles have successfully escaped the Astral Plane.”

His men reported the intelligence to the Great Savior.

"Excellent, this way the Xuanwu clan can join the main battlefield and help us tie down most of the Star Boundary's forces..."

The Great Savior felt that his plan was coming to fruition step by step, and that he was about to become the greatest of the evil gods.