Chapter 1117: Chapter 164: Hunter Identity Issues

Xu Mo didn’t have time to pay attention to his injuries; he glanced at the black-armored Skywalker and continued to swiftly flee.

His speed was extremely fast. The warship paused for a moment and then continued to fire laser beams. If not for Xu Mo’s extraordinary perception, he would have already died in this hunting action by the adversary.

In space, Xu Mo’s body seemed to transform into a beam of light, continuing his escape and evading attacks.

However, it wasn’t long before Xu Mo noticed the attacks behind him vanished. He turned and looked into the distance, seeing in that direction that the black-armored Skywalker had withdrawn to the starship, and three starships retreated simultaneously.

This surprised Xu Mo a bit. He turned and stood still in space, watching the disappearing warships. At this moment, he was seriously injured, which was the perfect time to kill him. And yet, they were retreating?

“What’s happening?” Clearly, the opponent couldn’t be withdrawing for no reason; their main starship was also retreating.

Before long, Xu Mo found out the answer. In the distant direction, warships appeared in his view, soon reaching this area, and there were republic marks on the warships, coming from the interstellar battleship stationed at the Chloe Star Space Station.

The warship approached Xu Mo’s direction, with one warship docking not far in front of him.

Xu Mo moved forward, heading toward the warship. The hatch opened, and fully armed Transcendents came out to greet him, welcoming Xu Mo aboard the warship.

Inside the warship.

The leader noticed Xu Mo’s injuries and spoke, “Mr. Xu Mo, I am Commander Mike of the Chloe Star Space Station. Your injuries need to be treated.”

“Okay.” Xu Mo nodded. This wasn’t the time to be pretentious. Although Transcendents have extremely strong regenerative abilities, and he had taken cell regeneration Genetic Evolution Items, he at least needed to bandage it; that cut was still very painful.

Inside the warship, there was a specialized medical team that bandaged Xu Mo’s wounds. Afterward, Xu Mo looked at Mike and asked, “Mr. Mike, how did you know about the situation here?”

“Your friend returned to the space station for urgent assistance. After learning about Mr. Xu Mo’s identity, the space station placed high importance on it, so they immediately rushed over here,” Mike responded. He had consulted the opinion of the Governor of Chloe Star, who ordered immediate reinforcement.

Xu Mo nodded slightly. It seemed that the Chloe Star Space Station was not under the jurisdiction of the provincial military but directly controlled by Chloe Star’s official forces, each handling their own duties without interference.

He guessed the adversary was likely the provincial military forces of Chloe Star. If the space station were also part of their personnel, it would have been troublesome.

“Mr. Mike, do you know the identity of the adversary?” Xu Mo asked. Judging from the fact that the adversary abandoned the chase and retreated, they likely wanted to avoid direct contact with the space station fleet and therefore urgently retreated to avoid encountering them.

Mike’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he said, “I know that black warship, but this warship is very mysterious, rarely appearing, and it’s unclear who controls it.”

Xu Mo frowned, as expected, matching his assumptions. The adversary likely had dual identities, not revealing themselves easily.

However, there might be some secrets involved here. Although Chloe Star is in space, it’s still within the Republic Star Domain. Such a powerful advanced warship appearing should warrant an investigation.

After all, this is wartime. What if it’s a warship from the Kales Empire?

Unless the Republic side also knows some secrets.

Xu Mo did not pursue further inquiries. He was solely a Cultivator from the Mystic God Temple, not an official member of the Republic, so Republic matters were beyond his scope. He was already very grateful that Commander Mike could bring the fleet to rescue him.

“Commander Mike, thank you very much for this.” Xu Mo expressed his sincere gratitude.

“You’re welcome.” Commander Mike chuckled and said, “Mr. Xu Mo is now hailed as the number one genius of the Mystic God Temple, and the leader personally awarded the Heroic Medal of the Republic. He will become a pillar of the Republic in the future. But this time, the adversary deployed starships against you. Did Mr. Xu Mo offend any forces?”

“The Tang Family,” Xu Mo replied. “Not long ago, the starship I was on was attacked by Tang Yuan from the Tang Family. After repelling them, we encountered that fleet just now.”

“The Tang Family?” Mike furrowed his brows, saying, “The Tang Family is that reckless?”

The Tang Family did not directly try to kill Xu Mo; their target was Ross. Ross serves as Xu Mo’s delegate at Blue Star Technology Group and has no other background apart from Xu Mo. Attacking Ross in space naturally posed no hesitation for them.

If they were to directly kill Xu Mo, they might have some reservations, given that Xu Mo has the Mystic God Temple as his background now.

Xu Mo didn’t say much, as he and Mike weren’t that familiar, and the issue with the Tang Family couldn’t be relied on others. It’s an enmity between Blue Star Technology Group and the Tang Family, and the Mystic God Temple wouldn’t intervene.

Returning to Chloe Star Space Station, Xu Mo reunited with Xiao Qi and the others, bid farewell to Mike, and the group boarded the starship to return.

At the Mystic God Temple, after healing his injuries, Xu Mo sought out Elder Cleo.

“Xu Mo, what’s the matter?” Elder Cleo asked as he saw Xu Mo visiting.

“Yes.” Xu Mo nodded. “I wanted to learn some information from the elder.”

“What kind of information?” Elder Cleo asked.

“About the Skywalkers, there are more Skywalkers on Chloe Star. Is it possible to find all the information on the Skywalkers in the official archives?” Xu Mo asked.

“It depends on how you look at it,” Elder Cleo thought aloud. “Whether you consider it many or not, relatively speaking to an immense population base, Skywalkers are indeed extremely rare. Each Skywalker can be considered a prominent figure, and they’re mostly in top forces. Our Mystic God Temple, naturally, is where the most Skywalkers on Chloe Star are.”

“Most Skywalkers are generally well-known figures, known to some extent by the outside world, and indeed can be found in official archives. However, it doesn’t exclude a few who deliberately hide themselves,” Cleo said, knowing Chloe Star’s data was highly advanced, with nearly everyone identified wherever they go.

Once a Skywalker appears, the data records of the newly emerged Skywalker must be archived immediately and uploaded to the official database. For example, after Xu Mo became a Skywalker, the Mystic God Temple naturally wouldn’t need to say much, and the official big data would soon be recorded in the database.

“Are you trying to investigate a certain Skywalker?” Elder Cleo quickly guessed Xu Mo’s intention, seeing from Xu Mo’s demeanor that he should be investigating someone.

Xu Mo pondered for a moment and then nodded. The last time with the Tang family, the Mystic God Temple had stepped in for him, which was a huge favor. Usually, he would take advantage of the Mystic God Temple quite often, but the Temple didn’t mind.

However, his feud with the Tang family was indeed a personal vendetta, and it wouldn’t be good to keep bothering the Mystic God Temple.

“If there’s anything, just say it.” Elder Cleo asked.

“Elder, do you know if there is a Skywalker on Chloe Star possessing an ability similar to the Black Hole Domain, capable of energy absorption—for example, in combat, able to absorb the energy released by opponents, converting it into instant combat power, enhancing strength during battle, and evolving explosiveness.”

Xu Mo asked, though he didn’t hold much hope.

“Hmm?”

Elder Cleo showed a hint of unusual color, looking at Xu Mo with some surprise, and asked, “Can you tell me what happened?”

“I was previously attacked by a mysterious Skywalker, skilled in this type of ability. This domain, which can absorb energy and convert it into instant combat power, is a unique combat style, so I wanted to ask.” Xu Mo stated.

“That’s impossible.” Elder Cleo shook his head. Xu Mo, hearing his words, displayed a trace of unusual color.

“Elder, what do you mean ‘impossible’?” Xu Mo asked in surprise.

“You mentioned being attacked; when did this happen?” Elder Cleo pursued the question.

“Yesterday,” Xu Mo replied.

Elder Cleo’s expression became exceedingly odd as he muttered softly. Then, he sent out a message, and shortly after, received a reply.

He looked up at Xu Mo and asked, “Are you sure?”

Xu Mo probably wouldn’t lie about this. As the greatest talent of the Mystic God Temple on Chloe Star, favored by the Hall Master, Cleo naturally trusted him, and Xu Mo had no reason to deceive.

Hence, Xu Mo must have truly been assassinated.

But the timing was fundamentally impossible to match.

“Of course.” Xu Mo nodded, noticing Elder Cleo’s reaction and feeling very puzzled.

Could it be that Elder Cleo knew of such a Skywalker’s existence?

“The Skywalker with the ability you mentioned does exist in the Mystic God Temple of Chloe Star.” Elder Cleo said.

Xu Mo’s eyes were filled with bewilderment as he looked at Elder Cleo.

“Who?” he asked.

“An ‘elder’ who has been in the Mystic God Temple for many years, considered your senior brother, Gao Mu,” Elder Cleo said to Xu Mo. “Furthermore, he is one of the strongest cultivators in the Mystic God Temple on Chloe Star, currently ranked eighteenth on the Mystic God Ranking. Only one person ranks higher than him in the Temple.”

Xu Mo, upon hearing Cleo’s words, remained silent.

Gao Mu, eighteenth on the Mystic God Ranking, second among Chloe Star’s Temple Skywalkers.

Could it be a coincidence?

Both possess similar abilities.

“I have just confirmed, Gao Mu has been cultivating in the Temple the whole time yesterday without leaving, so it couldn’t have been him,” Elder Cleo continued. “Thus, I pondered whether it could be another Skywalker skilled in the same ability. But such an ability is rare, and both being Skywalkers is indeed quite strange.”

Elder Cleo seemed puzzled, wondering if such a coincidence truly existed.

“What is Gao Mu’s background?” Xu Mo inquired.

“Military background,” Elder Cleo replied.

“…” Xu Mo heard Cleo’s reply and fell silent. Could there really be so many coincidences intertwining together?

Identical abilities, military background, both Skywalkers.

But since Elder Cleo said the person was in the Temple and confirmed it, it shouldn’t be wrong.

So where does the problem lie?