Sparks flew in both their eyes.

Then, Lina went so far as to use her spiritual power to attack Jiang Qin’s Spirit Sea.

But the next moment, she was clutching her head and screaming in agony.

"AHH!!"

"Female master, what’s wrong?" one of her companions quickly asked, holding her tight.

Another one demanded of Jiang Qin, "What did you do to her?"

Jiang Qin watched with cold eyes. She had done nothing, because she had never learned how to use spiritual power to attack a female’s Spirit Sea.

But when she was attacked, her SS-level spiritual power automatically counterattacked. As a result, Lina’s Spirit Sea was now in utter turmoil.

"What did I do? You should be asking why she, a female, learned how to perform spiritual power attacks."

After all, learning such techniques had long been forbidden.

Interstellar society didn’t encourage females to attack one another with spiritual power. It was too easy for one of them to be lost in the process.

They much preferred that females resolve their conflicts through legal means.

Of course, many High-level females cultivated by major powers had secretly learned it.

But on paper, Interstellar Law forbade it.

If you used it, you’d be found at fault.

"I’ve recorded everything that just happened. You’d better hurry and call an ambulance for your female master," Jiang Qin said.

Then, she ignored the still-screaming Lina and her companions, who were glaring daggers at her.

Meanwhile, news of what had just happened was already spreading like wildfire across the Star Network.

Yuan Ling had spread the news with incredible speed.

After all, secretly learning spiritual power attacks could be treated as a major or minor offense. For someone of Lina’s status, the punishment would be a mere slap on the wrist.

So he was using public opinion to catch them off guard.

While it probably wouldn’t be enough to truly take Lina down, at the very least, the blame for this incident couldn’t be pinned on Jiang Qin.

No matter how furious the Myriad Races got, they wouldn’t have a leg to stand on.

***

Back at the hotel, everyone felt the whole affair had been incredibly unlucky.

They’d just been trying to enjoy a day of shopping, only to run into a psycho.

Shi Lichuan turned and took out a dessert for Jiang Qin.

"Qinqin, would you like something to eat?"

"Hm? Did you just buy this? I don’t really have an appetite right now, though. I’m a little tired. I think I’ll get some sleep."

"Then you should get some rest. We won’t bother you."

Yun Xie and the others exchanged a look, then exited the room.

It was unclear where they went. Only Long Hao and Yuan Ling remained in the room, keeping watch.

As for Qi Yi and Lu Yan, they had already returned to their room downstairs.

The two of them sat on the sofa in silence.

They had seen plenty of conflicts between females, but this was the first time they’d witnessed one that didn’t drag their male companions into it.

Usually, by this point, the two females would have started taking turns lashing out at each other’s companions to vent their frustrations.

This was especially true for males like them, who had been assigned to serve as hosts.

They might even end up blaming the people guiding them for the day’s misfortunes and punish them accordingly.

"This is probably going to turn into a huge mess."

"Both are S-level females. One is the Young Master of the Angry Snake Clan, and the other is a singer-songwriter, screenwriter, and director with a massive fanbase."

"Even though Lina has more companions, as a female from the Myriad Races, it’s impossible for her to do anything to the female master of the Empire’s Third Prince on Imperial territory."

"Of course, it’s equally unlikely that Jiang Qin can do anything to Lina."

"The Myriad Races probably won’t let this go. Lina’s Spirit Sea has likely been damaged."

Lu Yan remained silent, but he was thinking. ’If they’re both S-level, can one person’s spiritual power really counterattack the other’s in an instant?’

’Clearly, Lina’s spiritual power was no match for Jiang Qin’s.’

’To be able to do that, they can’t possibly be the same Level, can they?’

’So... Jiang Qin is an SS-level female?’

’But why would she hide her Level? She even lied to everyone at first, claiming to be C-level.’

’Logically speaking, wouldn’t announcing her Spiritual Power Level earn her far more preferential treatment?’

’An SS-level female in the Empire is someone that even Her Majesty the Empress must give due respect to.’

’If she announced her Level, Long Hao might even be able to leverage her status to obtain more real power in the Empire.’

’Not to mention the other benefits.’

’Males from all over the Interstellar expanse would be lining up at her door to curry favor.’

Suddenly, Lu Yan thought of Jiang Qin’s perpetually calm and indifferent expression.

’Perhaps she doesn’t want that kind of attention?’

’But is that really possible?’

’She already has six companions; she doesn’t seem like the type of female who chases monogamy.’

’Whatever. It has nothing to do with me anyway.’

’But does it really have nothing to do with me?’

’That’s an SS-level female!! The only other known one in the entire Interstellar space is the Empire’s Lady Hai Lan.’

’If I...’

Suddenly, a nudge to his shoulder broke his train of thought.

"Hey, what are you thinking about? Lost in thought?"

In response to Qi Yi’s question, Lu Yan just lowered his head and replied, "It’s nothing."

"Worried about getting punished? No need to be. It’s not like they’ll kill us over it."

Though he said that, a dark glint flashed in Qi Yi’s eyes.

’Looks like Lu Yan has figured it out, too.’

’Makes sense. We were both chosen as outstanding males from major planets. Who among us is truly mediocre?’

’So... what will he do?’

***

That night, Jiang Qin received an update about Lina.

It came from Qi Yi: [Miss Jiang, Miss Lina’s Spirit Sea is in turmoil. A few ladies from the Female Protection Association are here helping to soothe it.]

These ladies were all core, high-ranking seniors in the Association, with an average age of over seventy.

[They’ve scheduled a meeting with you for tomorrow, but you don’t need to be too concerned.]

[The video of the attack from earlier today has already gone viral online. Everyone can clearly see that you were only passively counterattacking and didn’t initiate the attack.]

[So it will most likely just be a conversation to understand the situation.]

Jiang Qin clearly felt that Qi Yi’s attitude towards her had changed.

At first, he had been merely polite, maintaining a standard professional demeanor. Now, he was subtly trying to get on her good side.

’Look at that, he’s even trying to comfort me now.’

She replied simply: [Thank you. I understand.]

So the next day, when she heard that someone from the Female Protection Association had come to see her, she didn’t feel surprised at all.

She naturally arranged for the meeting to take place in the living room of her hotel suite.

The visitors were two rather mature-looking females, and they each brought two companions with them.

Judging from the oppressive aura they projected, their Levels were likely quite high.

"Hello, Miss Jiang Qing. We apologize for this sudden intrusion. We’d like to understand more of the details regarding yesterday’s conflict between you and Miss Lina."

"Hello, Seniors. Please, come in and have a seat. We can talk inside."

After they were seated, the ever-attentive Shi Lichuan served some drinks and snacks.

"Where would you two Seniors like to begin?"

"Let’s start from when the dispute began."

Jiang Qin: "Alright. Yesterday, we..."