**Chapter 1049: Returning, Internal Strife Among the Same Race**
The battle ended almost in the blink of an eye. The shadowy figure’s form and the seven-headed weapon lost their master, becoming ownerless objects.
Gu Qingxuan then nervously asked, "Are you alright?"
Lin Moyu shook his head, "I’m fine. He couldn’t hurt me."
Seeing that Lin Moyu was indeed unharmed, Gu Qingxuan finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
The attack just now was both fast and fierce. If it had been her, she would have been in grave danger.
Gu Qingxuan felt touched, "Thank you."
Lin Moyu shook his head, "He was targeting me. I dragged you into this."
Gu Qingxuan didn’t think so. Regardless, Lin Moyu had saved her.
Gu Qingxuan looked at the slender seven-headed weapon in Lin Moyu’s hand and immediately recognized its origin, "This is a weapon of the Shadow Clan, called the Soul Burst Dagger. It contains the Shadow Burst Law, which can instantly unleash an attack far beyond its own power."
Lin Moyu had already guessed as much.
Zhu Tian had told him that the Demon Clan had put him on their must-kill list, and the Shadow Clan had taken the task to kill him.
The Buddha Clan had also taken a task to kill him for certain benefits.
The first to act was Kongwen Buddha, but his soul was erased by the system.
Now, the Shadow Clan had finally made their move. The Shadow Clan was bound by rules and couldn’t use individuals beyond the target’s realm.
At that time, he was only at the Super God Realm, so the Shadow Clan used a Super God ninth-tier assassin.
They hadn’t expected his strength to increase so quickly, reaching the True God Realm in the blink of an eye.
Not only did the assassin fail, but he was also counter-killed by Lin Moyu.
A piece of flesh from the Shadow Clan floated in mid-air.
Lin Moyu flicked a spark, and the flesh quickly regenerated in the fire.
**Stellar-level Spell: Resurrection of the Dead.**
Gu Qingxuan had seen Lin Moyu use this spell before, so she wasn’t too surprised this time.
The Resurrection of the Dead was too miraculous. Even a piece of flesh from millions of years ago could be resurrected and restored to its peak state.
The resurrected shadowy figure appeared in the starry sky, flickering between reality and illusion.
Their bodies were somewhere between the real and the unreal.
Whether using the naked eye or soul perception, it was easy to overlook their presence.
In the starry sky, they were like specks of dust, not worth a second glance.
They didn’t deliberately use spells or tools to hide themselves, yet they could maintain this state.
Once they used spells to hide, they became even harder to detect.
This was the Shadow Clan, a unique race said to have been born from the darkness of shadows.
After becoming a resurrected, the shadowy figure knelt respectfully before Lin Moyu, motionless.
Gu Qingxuan finally saw clearly that he was indeed a Super God ninth-tier individual.
A Super God ninth-tier could instantly unleash the attack power of a True God sixth-tier. The Shadow Clan was indeed incredible.
Lin Moyu looked down at him, "What’s your name?"
"Number 9923."
"No name?" Lin Moyu was a bit surprised. How could he only have a number? If he didn’t know that resurrected individuals couldn’t lie to him, he would have thought the shadowy figure was making it up.
The shadowy figure replied in a hoarse voice, "No, the Shadow Clan members do not have names until they reach the Divine King Realm."
"Only after reaching the Divine King Realm and successfully assassinating a Divine King can they earn a name."
Such a rule was unheard of, and Lin Moyu found it quite novel.
Not only him, but Gu Qingxuan also found it surprising.
After all, the Shadow Clan was too mysterious, and few had contact with them.
Lin Moyu issued a new order, "Tell me about the Shadow Clan."
Number 9923 said, "I can’t. If I do, I will die immediately."
Gu Qingxuan explained, "Many races have soul oaths to protect their secrets. If they reveal the secrets, their souls will be instantly annihilated."
The Shadow Clan, to maintain their mystery, would indeed do such a thing. Lin Moyu didn’t press further and changed the question, "Was it the Demon Clan that sent you to kill me?"
Number 9923 shook his head, "I don’t know. I only received orders from within the clan."
Lin Moyu asked a few more questions, but most of them were met with ignorance.
Number 9923, a Super God ninth-tier, clearly didn’t hold a high position within the Shadow Clan and knew very little. Even if he knew something, he couldn’t say it.
Lin Moyu didn’t want to ask further and instead issued a command, "Now, return to the Shadow Clan and choose your clan’s geniuses to assassinate."
"Kill as many as you can. If captured, self-destruct immediately."
"Understood!" Number 9923 agreed without hesitation. He then added, "Master, may I have the Soul Burst Dagger back? Without it, I can’t return to the clan."
Without returning to the clan, he couldn’t carry out Lin Moyu’s orders.
Becoming a resurrected didn’t mean they couldn’t think.
While completely loyal to Lin Moyu, they still retained their intelligence.
Lin Moyu immediately returned the Soul Burst Dagger to him, "Go."
Number 9923 bowed respectfully to Lin Moyu, then turned and disappeared without a trace.
The Shadow Clan was indeed skilled in assassination, able to infiltrate the human world without a sound, evading the Human Emperor Network’s surveillance.
Just this ability alone surpassed many races.
If he had come to assassinate Gu Qingxuan, he might have succeeded.
Unfortunately, he encountered Lin Moyu.
Lin Moyu’s greatest strength was not his attack power but his defense.
Even a Divine King would find it difficult to kill Lin Moyu.
Unfortunately, the Shadow Clan was restricted and couldn’t send a stronger assassin.
At that time, Lin Moyu was only at the Super God Realm, so they could only use a Super God Realm assassin.
Otherwise, human experts would visit the Shadow Clan, possibly eradicating them.
Gu Qingxuan asked, "How did you know it was the Demon Clan that wanted to kill you?"
Lin Moyu smiled, "Because I’m on the Demon Clan’s must-kill list."
Gu Qingxuan frowned, "The Demon Clan’s must-kill list doesn’t have many names. What did you do?"
"I killed some True Gods of the Demon Clan on the battlefield," Lin Moyu said lightly, but Gu Qingxuan knew it wasn’t that simple.
Gu Qingxuan said, "The Shadow Clan’s assassination failed this time, but they won’t stop. Next time, they might send a True God ninth-tier assassin. You must be careful."
Lin Moyu smiled, "Don’t worry. It’s not that easy to kill me. We should head back."
Lin Moyu didn’t take the Shadow Clan’s matter to heart.
Even if a True God ninth-tier came to kill him, even if they could unleash the attack power of a Divine King, so what? He wasn’t made of clay.
Lin Moyu was more interested in the human race’s rankings. Now that he had fourth-level permissions, he only needed to complete one fourth-level task to see several of the human race’s rankings.
The human race ranked individuals based on their performance.
These rankings were conducted by the Human Emperor Network, so there was no possibility of cheating, ensuring fairness.
The two gradually moved away from the star, and the temperature quickly dropped.
They crossed the asteroid belt and left the star system.
Lin Moyu took out the Battle King Tower, and together with Gu Qingxuan, they quickly flew towards the teleportation array.
As they flew, Lin Moyu’s eyes scanned the starry sky.
The starry sky was incredibly silent.
Lin Moyu said in a deep voice, "Something’s not right."
Gu Qingxuan also noticed that this part of the starry sky was too quiet, unlike when they had arrived.
Outside the star system, the laws were somewhat chaotic, which was why the teleportation array was set up millions of kilometers away. But now, it was too peaceful.
Suddenly, the Battle King Tower shook violently, as if it had hit something, and was flung hundreds of kilometers away.