Chapter 2102: Capturing Alive

On her own home ground in the Towering Star Region, Lady Grace had been ambushed by an outsider from a foreign Star Field. Only when Sage Seven Star secretly intervened had she been freed from danger, yet not a single other Sage of their Star Region had come to aid her. How could she not feel disheartened by their clear intentions?

Even so, though she realized she had already been cast aside as a pawn in some greater conspiracy, she refused to accept she had been used so obviously. More importantly, the matter at hand was to seize the moment and defeat the opponent before her. Only then could she hope to make sense of the situation she faced.

As for the secret aid from Sage Seven Star, Lady Grace naturally would not speak of it.

Not only out of gratitude and respect for his wish to remain hidden, but also because she sensed that the man concealed in the shadows might be the key to breaking her current predicament.

Thus, when her opponent suddenly faltered, Lady Grace immediately launched a desperate counterattack.

The sudden change left her foe unsettled. He could not tell if the sudden leakage of inner qi from his domain was caused by external interference or if Lady Grace had used some hidden trump card.

But either way, his chance to suppress her was gone.

To withdraw at that moment, however, would mean bitter failure in his mission.

The Essence Mu World was crucial to their scheme. To secure cooperation, they had already risked secret contact with the factions in the Star Region, promising enormous benefits for all of them.

If his mission failed, even if the entire plan did not collapse, his side would suffer heavy losses.

Yet just as he pulled back defensively to stall for time, that invasive force struck again, eroding his domain even further. His strength dropped by nearly 30 percent as he tried to fend off Lady Grace.

Alarmed, he forcefully ignited his dantian, burning inner qi to restore his domain to resist the unseen force.

It was a swift response, but in a clash between Sages, even a moment’s misstep could prove fatal.

Lady Grace, fighting like she was possessed by a vengeful ghost, would never let such a chance slip by.

From the void came the sound of surging tides. Waves of world origin surged toward her from the Essence Mu World itself, folding the void into a wrinkled mess.

Lady Grace chose the most reckless path! She charged at her opponent, head-on!

That was the rawest kind of duel, like two wrestlers locked in an arm-wrestling match. They fought with pure brute force, which often left both grievously wounded.

With Shang Xia’s unseen support, Lady Grace could have secured her advantage more safely. Yet in her bones surged hot-blooded defiance.

At least in spirit, her unstoppable momentum crushed her opponent’s will.

He had come to suppress her, to buy time, not to throw his life away.

Unfortunately, with things reaching such a point, he no longer had a choice.

Reluctantly, he braced himself for the clash. The next moment, the void itself was torn apart, dissolving into chaos.

On one side, the foreign expert’s domain was shattered completely. His organs were battered, and blood poured freely from his mouth.

Even so, he did not dare to remain still. Ignoring his worsening injuries, he fled in desperation.

𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

On the other side, Lady Grace fared little better. Pale and weakened, her inner qi was severely depleted. She had little power left to continue fighting.

Fortunately, the Essence Mu World stood behind her, their world origin already flowing across the void to replenish her reserves.

However, she wasn’t set on recovery, nor on the fleeing enemy. She searched the void, hoping to glimpse of Sage Seven Star, who had aided her.

She was disappointed. Shang Xia did not appear as he had already slipped away.

Even before the final flash, Shang Xia had quietly shifted to the position where the foreign expert would flee.

As the wounded enemy fled, Shang Xia trailed unseen right behind him.

Noticing the direction of escape, Shang Xia murmured to himself, “So that’s it.”

The direction he had been running aligned with his Star Chart, where the Essence Yuan Heavenly Field had once been.

Still, he did not chase further. He did not want his presence exposed, nor was he certain whether the man had sensed his intervention. He decided to take action instantly.

As the foreign expert sped on, the void suddenly thickened like mire, dragging him down with each step.

How could the foreign Sage not know that someone was taking advantage of the situation to strike at him?

Wait, no! Something isn’t right!

When he suddenly recalled his sudden inner qi leakage during his fight earlier, he understood what had happened. There was a mysterious expert working with his target earlier!

“You...!”

The word barely left his lips before the stars in the distance flickered out of existence. With them went his vision, his senses, and even the ability to circulate his inner qi.

When his consciousness returned, he heard voices in the void.

“I never thought the legendary, mysterious Sage Seven Star would be this young!”

Lady Grace, who was still pale, looked at Shang Xia as he revealed himself, having captured the foreign Sage alive. What shocked her most was how young he was.

One’s aura could not be disguised. Shang Xia’s overflowing vitality said it all.

The second he revealed himself, Lady Grace immediately knew his true identity.