In a vast starfield, there exists a very unique star region.

This starfield lies close to the outskirts of the Milky Way, quite near the Orion Arm where the Solar System is located.

However, this nearness is only relative to the whole Milky Way; the actual distance to the Orion Arm is over three thousand light-years.

The uniqueness of this starfield stems from the realm of civilization.

If the technological civilization in other starfields is well-developed, then the entire starfield would be filled with light and color, brightly lit throughout.

But this starfield is different; it is entirely black, resembling an undeveloped starfield, not a trace of technological gleam can be seen in some places.

Yet, to say it is an uncivilized place would be inaccurate, because this starfield is replete with battleships and spacecraft, no fewer than any other starfield.

Besides, in such a reasonably good domain, there is no possibility of unclaimed uncivilized land; if such a place existed, it would surely have long been a battlefield contested by powerful warriors.

However, no major conflicts occur in this civilized starfield because the life forms and powers here are formidable, every bit as strong as those outside, and its strong ones are exceptionally mighty.

Their battleships are many, but they almost don’t emit any light, and the planets are the same. There is a strict rule against using excessive brightness, causing this starfield to feel darker than other places.

Yet this region’s strength is not undeveloped, especially its strength. It is the pride of this starfield.

And this starfield is called the ’Assassin Starfield.’

Its master is called Assassin, yes — the very Star River level existence defeated by Jia Yan some time ago.

Because the Assassin likes to walk in the dark, although this starfield has no explicit rule against brightness, various powers and governments subtly conduct such practices, allowing the Assassin to thrive in his starfield and thoroughly enjoy the home-like feeling.

Of course, this tradition has existed since ancient times. The Assassin family has ruled this starfield since time immemorial, and even in previous eras, the Assassin Starfield was more glorious than now. The Assassin was revered as an existence capable of defeating enemies across levels; many strong ones fell to Assassins operating in darkness.

But now, the assassin’s profession has vanished across the Universe. Even though the Assassin himself still masters assassination skills and is famed in major starfields, the profession has become a sunset industry. Many assassins find it increasingly challenging to assassinate targets because of the continually developing and improving combat skills and detection abilities.

This doesn’t mean assassins are useless but that the input and output are disproportionate.

Thus, the so-called Assassin Starfield is no longer entirely an assassin domain, and many different combat directions are gradually developing here.

However, much of the cultural tradition remains, perhaps on a day someone develops groundbreaking assassin combat techniques, the assassin industry will regain its luster.

But no one knows how long that will be; in the meantime, whether the Assassin Starfield will face a crisis is uncertain.

Like this time, it’s rumored that their Lord of the Assassin Starfield, that is, the strongest in the Assassin Starfield, seems to have suffered a significant blow outside, losing a considerable part of the galaxy-level fleet, personally returning with some injuries. There are even outside rumors that the Assassin provoked an exceptionally genius creature who, with peak stellar strength, managed to defeat the Assassin.

Although such rumors are deemed sacrilegious and suppressed in the Assassin Starfield, the gossip continues unabated and even becomes more exaggerated. Some even say the one who defeated the Assassin forced him to beg on his knees, even giving a battleship to the other side as part of some settlement.

Although much of this is inaccurate, the Assassin himself understands that he indeed lost. Although not disgracefully, a defeat it was.

"I heard that Lord is almost here, right? Assassin, you invited us to deal with a mere peak stellar existence. Do you think we, like you, would lose to such a minor peak stellar?"

"Indeed, Assassin, you said you lost to a peak stellar. I find it ridiculous. When we battled back then, you were not that embarrassing. We seemed evenly matched. You didn’t fall behind much, and that even made me ashamed to share the title of galaxy-level with you."

In the very central area of this Assassin Starfield, the recovering Assassin welcomed several Star River level existences.

These Star River-level existences all have some connections with the Assassin Starfield, with favorable starfield exchange and trade relations.

Of course, the starfields mentioned here are not the small starfields of the Orion Arm that span a few hundred light-years but at least a thousand light-years, if not more extensive starfields, which suit a Star River level identity.

One should know that the starfields described here exceeding a thousand light-years are not merely larger than the Orion Arm by a few hundred light-years. In the Universe, the starry sky has stellar bodies in every direction, so a thousand light-years compared to three hundred an actual difference not merely by three times; considering all spaces including unusable areas, the actual gap can easily exceed ten to twenty times.