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Allied Forces Outpost.

Buluolin, the Ninth Prince, watched the vast Three Axe Mountain army fly off into the distance.

“Your Highness,” one of his bodyguards quickly said, “Aren’t we departing yet?”

“No rush.”

Buluolin’s voice was cold. “I have my own judgment on everything.”

“Yes.” The bodyguard dared not say more.

But Buluolin thought to himself, “To fight or not to fight? Grandfather, give me an order! Now that various factions are starting to leave the Allied Forces Outpost, the battle can begin…”

***

The vast cosmos, all-encompassing and unfathomably mysterious, contains countless flesh-and-blood life forms, such as human races and beast races. There are also various other life forms like metallic life, plant life, energy life, and intelligent life. When it comes to dangerous places, so-called white dwarfs and neutron stars are merely the most common.

There are also many incredibly perilous regions.

Similarly, there are many wondrous items, known as treasures. Some treasures have miraculous effects on flesh-and-blood life, while others are potent for different life forms.

***

Within this vast cosmos, there is a starfield called the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield. And within the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, Canglan Star has become the focal point of the entire starfield during this period, with many super-strong individuals arriving here.

The cities on Canglan Star are mainly divided into ancient cities and new cities.

Many ancient cities boast histories of millions of years or even older. The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance headquarters is located in one such ancient city! In the tallest skyscraper of this ancient city, an approximately 8600-meter-tall building, the super-hall on the top floor, spanning thousands of square meters, contained only two wooden, wide chairs facing each other from a distance.

Before each wide chair, a tea table was placed.

On the two chairs, facing each other, sat two individuals.

On one side sat Jiang Tianchen, the Sector Lord of Three Axe Mountain, a super-strong individual with a face as handsome as a deity, his eyes faintly shimmering with lightning as if encompassing the world.

On the other side sat Hagelaifu, the Sector Lord of Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land, an old man with a bald head, a hooked nose, and strange double pupils in his eyes.

Among the two, Jiang Tianchen had a ‘lightning imprint’ on his brow, while Hagelaifu had an ‘ice and snow imprint’ on his brow. Although neither of them truly displayed their full power, their presence caused the entire hall to be subtly influenced by the origin of lightning on one side, and by the origin of ice and snow on the other.

“Jiang Tianchen, I cannot agree to your terms!” Hagelaifu’s voice was hoarse, like the friction of two knife blades.

“You will change your mind,” Jiang Tianchen said indifferently.

Both of them were peak Sector Lords, standing at the very pinnacle of the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield! Stronger than them were only Immortals.

That Ninth Prince, Buluolin, was precisely Hagelaifu’s grandson. It was due to Hagelaifu’s power that Ninth Prince Buluolin wielded such immense authority. After all, the Imperial Emperor had many princes, and most of them were destined not to inherit the throne and held no significant privileges.

Yet, Buluolin possessed astonishing power because of his maternal lineage.

“I can only agree to six of them.” Hagelaifu’s eyes flashed with a sharp glint, as if they could pierce through space. “Jiang Tianchen, if you agree, then everyone will be happy.”

“Not one of these nine conditions can be omitted.”

Jiang Tianchen shook his head. “If you agree, I will give you the final password for the inheritance crystal ball.”

Hagelaifu’s face barely concealed a trace of anger.

***

At the same moment, in the Virtual Universe.

“Abu.” The bald, hooked-nosed old man, Hagelaifu, wearing a black-gold robe, instantly appeared in a palace hall. In the hall, Buluolin was standing there.

“Grandfather.” Buluolin’s eyes lit up. “Are we making a move or not? If we hesitate any longer, we might miss our chance.”

“Make a move!”

Hagelaifu growled, “Attack the Three Axe Mountain forces, kill their leaders, and seize their Intelligent Optical Computers. See if their Intelligent Optical Computers contain records of the final password.” The password obtained from the Thunder Castle would naturally be recorded in an Intelligent Optical Computer, then transmitted into the Virtual Universe to inform Sector Lord Jiang Tianchen.

“Understood!” Buluolin’s eyes gleamed with a hint of excited madness. “Grandfather, you can rest assured.”

Hagelaifu dotingly patted his grandson’s head.

Buluolin also appeared very well-behaved. He clearly understood that the extraordinary privileges he enjoyed among the many princes were all thanks to his grandfather! Even the imperial family… valued strength. Having a Sector Lord as a grandfather made his status distinctly different. And if any prince could become a Sector Lord, they could directly ascend to the emperor’s throne.

***

In the Realm-within-a-Realm, at the Allied Forces Outpost.

“Depart!”

With a single command, nearly 150,000 survivors from the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land, with over 60,000 fully loyal to the Ninth Prince, took to the sky and swiftly flew away.

The 60,000-plus individuals flew towards the edge of the region. After two days of flight, in the dead of night, the army rested.

“Your Highness, these are the 2,000 most elite individuals selected,” a bodyguard respectfully reported.

“Oh?” Buluolin looked at the 2,000-strong team standing before him.

“Very good.”

Buluolin smiled slightly and waved his hand. Immediately, a saucer-shaped Spaceship appeared on the empty ground beside them. Yes! His Space Ring was just barely large enough to store a Spaceship.

“Arrange for them to enter the upper and lower cabins of the Spaceship,” Buluolin instructed.

“Yes.”

His eight bodyguards immediately began making arrangements. The Spaceship’s interior was divided into three cabins: upper, middle, and lower. Each cabin had a height of over ten meters, so many rooms within had four-tiered bunk beds! A room just over ten square meters, being ten meters high, could easily accommodate eight people without feeling crowded.

The entire Spaceship could comfortably house 2,000 people.

“Your Highness, all 2,000 people are arranged.”

“Depart.”

Buluolin, full of vigor, gave the order. The Spaceship immediately soared into the sky, swiftly breaking through the air, and rapidly pursued the Three Axe Mountain army.

***

How could the marching speed of an army compare to the speed of a Spaceship?

Inside the Spaceship’s control room.

Ninth Prince Buluolin stood before the control panel, with his eight bodyguards standing behind him.

“Master, the Three Axe Mountain army is still 120,000 kilometers away.”

“Still 100,000 kilometers.”

“80,000 kilometers.”

“60,000 kilometers.”

The electronic voice from the control panel announced, “Imminent contact, 20,000 kilometers, 10,000 kilometers, 5,000 kilometers. Spaceship decelerating…”

“Scan the Three Axe Mountain army and confirm the positions of the 12 important targets,” Buluolin commanded.

“Yes, Master.” The detection range of this D8-grade Spaceship was a full 200,000 kilometers, easily detecting everyone in the Three Axe Mountain army. The electronic voice immediately continued, “The Three Axe Mountain army consists of 78,503 people. The 12 important target individuals are located at…”

A giant virtual screen appeared inside the Spaceship.

On the virtual screen, the vast army appeared, with 12 glowing dots. Simultaneously, 12 avatars appeared on the left side of the screen, including two Universe-level experts, several squadron leaders, and notably, Luo Feng’s avatar.

“Use three D6-grade laser cannons to bombard their army, causing chaos. Do not attack these 12 individuals; these 12 all have treasures, and their Intelligent Optical Computers might contain passwords. Destroying them would be a pity.”

“Then arrange for 12 individuals to use laser guns to kill these 12 targets one by one.”

“Afterward, take advantage of the chaos, deploy the army, and swiftly seize the belongings of the 12 individuals. Especially their Intelligent Optical Computers,” Buluolin said coldly.

“Yes!”

The eight bodyguards responded respectfully.

Although Buluolin initially only brought nine C2-grade laser guns, when the 2 million-strong army entered the Realm-within-a-Realm, they brought quite a few laser guns. Now, assembling 12 was indeed easy.

“Go!” Buluolin’s voice was suppressed, but his eyes gleamed with excitement.

***

The vast Three Axe Mountain army flew through the air. Luo Feng and his three companions chatted and laughed amidst the crowd, in excellent spirits.

“Sanzi, with this haul, we won’t have to worry about money even if we cultivate to Domain Lord,” Lei Shen said with a chuckle.

“Don’t get carried away,” Hong laughed.

Luo Feng, however, telepathically warned, “Everyone, be careful. My detection device has picked up… what seems to be a large-scale detection system scanning us.”

“Large-scale detection system?” Hong, Lei Shen, and Aogu were secretly alarmed.

“Mm.” Luo Feng nodded, his expression serious. “Everyone, be cautious.”

Luo Feng and his three companions became vigilant, while the rest of the Three Axe Mountain army was filled with chatter and laughter.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Three streaks of flowing black light instantly descended like three ‘black holes’ into the Three Axe Mountain army. Luo Feng and the others felt as if the world had gone silent for a moment, without a sound. They only saw the impact points in the distance violently shaking. Hundreds of Star-level Ninth-tier individuals in that area instantly turned into nothingness, and the visible shockwaves generated by the impact spread in all directions. Wherever they passed, large numbers of soldiers were shaken to death, blood oozing from their combat armor helmets.

The shockwaves, initially silent, killed everyone within nearly a hundred meters before becoming a thunderous roar, causing many adventurers to vomit blood and suffer severe injuries.

“Rumble~~”

Just one artillery strike!

Thousands died, partly due to the army being relatively concentrated.

“This…” Luo Feng’s eyes widened, completely stunned by the terrifying ‘artillery strike’.

“Pfft!”

Luo Feng felt as if his head had been struck by a blunt object.

12 beams of white light descended from the sky!

They instantly struck 12 individuals within the Three Axe Mountain formation, including the two Universe-level experts, the squadron leaders, and Luo Feng!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

12 beams of white light!

12 people fell dead on the spot!

“Sanzi!”

“Luo Feng!”

“Master.”

Hong, Lei Shen, and Aogu all snapped awake, while Luo Feng, lying on the ground, groggily opened his eyes.

“What?” Luo Feng’s head was still ringing.

“Those were 12 C2-grade laser beams. The other 11 individuals from Three Axe Mountain, including the two Universe-level First-tier experts, were all shot dead. Only you, relying on your Moyun Teng, managed to block it,” Babata’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind.