Chapter 101: Huxin Wang Returns to the Military Base

And at that moment, a black streak of light shot toward them from nearby!

The black streak landed before Lu Qingshan and the others, instantly taking the form of a human warrior clad in black armor, his face marked with mysterious green patterns.

“Beast tribe, cease your attack!”

The moment the human warrior in black armor and green facial markings appeared, he directly transmitted a voice to the Jinjinhou warrior who was furiously attacking Lu Qingshan.

At the same time, this human warrior casually unleashed a single stroke of imperishable divine power toward the beast tribe squad leader, Xuesha Hou.

The power of this imperishable divine force was not particularly strong—it seemed meant only as a warning.

Yet Xuesha Hou, currently in a state of burning divine power, radiated an aura far exceeding that of the newly arrived mysterious warrior; yet upon seeing him, Xuesha Hou’s face darkened with deep wariness, and he immediately halted his assault.

Seeing this, the other members of the beast tribe squad also quickly ceased their attacks and gathered toward Xuesha Hou.

Seeing the beast tribe warriors retreat, the Xuan Kong squad did not pursue, but swiftly moved to the side of the newly arrived human warrior, with Xuan Kong Hou and the others casting anxious glances toward Lu Qingshan.

In the void, the two sides faced each other from afar.

One side was led by Xuesha Hou, a peak Marquis-tier warrior with a massive divine body; the other side was led by the newly arrived mysterious human warrior.

“Human faction—Huxin Wang!”

Xuesha Hou eyed the mysterious human warrior with caution: “Are you going to stop me?”

Xuesha Hou himself was a peak Marquis-tier warrior, and with his divine body stretching over ten kilometers, he could fearlessly face most low-rank King-tier warriors!

The newly arrived Huxin Wang was merely a low-rank King-tier imperishable spirit, yet Xuesha Hou now regarded him as a dire threat.

For Huxin Wang was a master of the most treacherous illusion techniques!

To kill an imperishable spirit with an immortal body, one could either annihilate it outright with overwhelming power—or eliminate its soul.

And illusionists excelled most at soul attacks!

Soul attacks were unpredictable and impossible to defend against; thus, every powerful illusionist was an extremely troublesome presence on the Outer Battlefield, even warriors one tier stronger avoiding direct confrontation.

This was especially true for Xuesha Hou, with his massive divine body!

He would rather face a King-tier warrior with a smaller divine body than encounter Huxin Wang, a low-rank King-tier warrior!

After all, while his soul defenses were decent, they paled in comparison to his overwhelming advantage in divine body size; Xiangbizhixia , Huxin Wang posed a greater threat to him!

Especially since Huxin Wang had publicly revealed three soul servants on the Outer Battlefield—including one peak Marquis-tier and two high-rank Marquis-tier warriors—though these three soul servants had yet to appear, they might well be hidden within the world ring he carried.

“Foolish beast tribe!”

Huxin Wang looked at Xuesha Hou and coldly said: “If I don’t intervene, am I to let you kill my human tribe warriors?”

“Or… do you wish to fight me?”

As he spoke, Huxin Wang let out a cold snort, and a phantom imperishable divine force instantly pierced into Xuesha Hou’s mind.

Hum!

Xuesha Hou, who had already ceased burning divine power, felt his mind churn violently, and his thoughts grew sluggish.

Whoosh!

After expelling Huxin Wang’s phantom imperishable divine force with all his strength, Xuesha Hou’s face flickered with fear: “Huxin Wang, do you think my beast tribe has no one who can handle you? Do you intend to provoke a war between the two factions?”

“Hmph!”

Huxin Wang coldly replied: “I’m merely giving you a lesson—if I hadn’t held back, the attack would have struck your subordinates behind you, not you!”

“And do you, a mere Marquis-tier imperishable, think you can spark a war between the two factions?”

Yet even as he spoke, Huxin Wang was internally wary.

A single peak Marquis-tier warrior could not possibly spark a war between the two factions.

But this Xuesha Hou belonged to the Jinjinhou bloodline, one of the beast tribe’s royal clans, and held considerable status among the beasts.

Even if Huxin Wang burned his divine power, he might not destroy Xuesha Hou’s soul quickly enough; if Xuesha Hou sent a distress signal, other King-tier beast warriors might arrive—and then a full-scale King-tier war could truly erupt.

Moreover, Huxin Wang had come solely to rescue the Xuan Kong squad, with no great gain at stake; there was no need to burn divine power in battle, nor to provoke a King-tier conflict and risk himself.

Thinking this, Huxin Wang continued coldly: “Foolish beast tribe, leave now!”

“Damn it!”

Xuesha Hou gritted his teeth: “Damn it!”

Xuesha Hou was seething with rage!

Who was he?

He was a supreme warrior of the noble beast tribe royal bloodline, Jinjinhou—a peak Marquis-tier imperishable, just one step from becoming a King!

He had roamed Yanji Continent for years, rarely suffering losses; even when he did, it was usually at the hands of King-tier warriors!

He had led his squad against the Xuan Kong squad expecting an easy victory, yet now his squad had lost one high-rank military lord, while only killing one of theirs—how could he tolerate this?

He, a peak Marquis-tier Jinjinhou, had been humiliated by a human warrior weaker than himself?

“Filthy human!”

Xuesha Hou glared fiercely at Lu Qingshan, who stood with Xuan Kong Hou and the others: “You’re ruthless—you dared kill my comrade!”

“Foolish beast tribe!” Lu Qingshan replied coldly: “You killed my comrades—do you think I can’t kill yours?”

“Good! Good! Good!”

Xuesha Hou stared at Lu Qingshan, his eyes filled with bloodlust and madness: “Cowardly human, I remember you. Pray your King-tier imperishable protectors never leave your side—next time we meet, it will be your end!”

“Huxin Wang, you only dare act this way because your divine power surpasses mine! Wait—when I enter the King realm, see if you still dare be so arrogant!”

Xuesha Hou cast one last glance at Huxin Wang, then swiftly summoned his squad members into his world ring and shot away as a streak of light.

“Damn beast tribe scum!” Huxin Wang sneered as he watched Xuesha Hou flee.

He was unwilling to pay a heavy price to kill Xuesha Hou—but he was not afraid of him.

Even if Xuesha Hou truly reached the King realm, Huxin Wang would merely be slightly more cautious.

After all, his greatest strength was soul attack; Xuesha Hou’s prized massive divine body was nothing but a joke to him.

“You’re Lei Bao, the new member of the Xuan Kong squad, aren’t you?”

As the void gradually calmed, Huxin Wang smiled at Lu Qingshan: “You managed to make Xuesha Hou suffer losses—and held out against him even while he burned his divine body. That’s quite impressive!”

“Huxin Wang!”

Lu Qingshan bowed slightly, then smiled: “I was just lucky—if you hadn’t arrived in time, I’d have been dead!”

Lu Qingshan had already studied Huxin Wang’s background.

Among the King-tier warriors currently active on Yanji Continent, roughly three hundred belonged to the human faction—but most were imperishables from the myriad cosmic tribes; only three were from the human race itself, and Huxin Wang was one of them.

Huxin Wang hailed from the famed “Mysterious Land,” the planet Augustus—the hometown of Mo and Qianshui, contemporaries of Luo Feng in the original story. He belonged to the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance and, due to his mastery of soul attacks, held considerable renown within the human race.

“Luck is part of strength!”

Huxin Wang smiled: “But now you’ve fully angered Xuesha Hou—he’ll never forget this. If you meet again, he’ll find a way to destroy you.”

“Thank you for the warning, Huxin Wang!” Lu Qingshan quickly replied: “I’ll be careful from now on!”

Though he didn’t greatly fear Xuesha Hou’s enmity, since Huxin Wang had shown him goodwill, he naturally accepted it gratefully.

“Hmm.” Huxin Wang nodded slightly.

At that moment, Xuan Kong Hou also turned to Huxin Wang: “Huxin Wang, thank you for your aid—I’ve already transferred two million Huan yuan to your account.”

On the Outer Battlefield, those rescued by warriors typically paid a reward—it was an established custom.

The danger the Xuan Kong squad faced had been severe; Huxin Wang’s arrival to rescue them was already generous!

After all, when Xuan Kong Hou had sensed the danger, he had sent a distress signal—but many human squads nearby, intimidated by Xuesha Hou’s powerful beast tribe squad, dared not come to their aid.

Only Huxin Wang, being human himself and skilled in soul attacks, dared to step into this mess!

Huxin Wang had arrived, not fought, but merely forced the enemy to retreat—two million Huan yuan was a fair reward.

Of course, had Xuesha Hou’s group refused to retreat and Huxin Wang had been forced into a life-or-death battle, the Xuan Kong squad’s payment would have been far higher!

“Hahaha!”

Hearing Xuan Kong Hou’s words, Huxin Wang smiled: “I didn’t do much—just happened to be nearby, appeared, and scared off Xuesha Hou.”

Though he hadn’t come for the reward, he wouldn’t refuse it when Xuan Kong Hou offered it.

Huxin Wang exchanged a few more words with Lu Qingshan and the others, then said: “Xuan Kong Hou, you’re safe now—I’ll take my leave.”

“Thank you, Huxin Wang!” Lu Qingshan and the others bowed again.

Huxin Wang nodded slightly, then summoned his cosmic ship and departed through the void.

“Let’s leave quickly—other warrior squads may have sensed the battle’s ripples and are already on their way!”

After Huxin Wang left, Xuan Kong Hou quickly retrieved a new cosmic ship.

The F9-grade metal rest chamber had been damaged by the beast tribe’s assault, so this time he brought out an F-grade cosmic ship.

Lu Qingshan and the others swiftly entered, and the ship shot away as a streak of light.

…

Inside the cosmic ship’s control room.

Once the ship accelerated to sub-light speed, Xuan Kong Hou and the others finally relaxed slightly.

But remembering that the beast tribe had attacked them while they were aboard their ship, they remained alert.

“Lei Bao, Tie Xue!”

Xuan Kong Hou quickly turned to Lu Qingshan and Tie Xue Hou: “Release Meng Nian, Ju Xiang, and An Ying from your world rings.”

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan and Tie Xue immediately released Meng Nian, Ju Xiang, and An Ying from their world rings.

Meng Nian and the others had barely survived; upon emerging, they all exhaled deeply.

But since Leng Xin had perished at the hands of the beast tribe, each of them felt deep sorrow.

After a moment of silence, Xuan Kong Hou finally spoke.

“This battle has been a devastating loss for the Xuan Kong squad!”

Xuan Kong Hou said grimly: “Not only did Leng Xin perish at the hands of the beast tribe—we couldn’t even recover his remains—and all of us suffered heavy damage to our divine bodies, leaving us severely weakened.”

"So I plan to head straight to the cosmic transit point, return to the military base as soon as possible, and take a good rest before coming back to continue our exploration. What do you all think?"

"I agree!"

Deputy Captain Ironblood Marquis quickly said: "I lost six percent of my divine body this time; recovering it in a short span will cost a fortune!"

"I agree too!"

"Agreed!"

The remaining members of the Xuan Kong Squad all nodded in agreement.

The one who suffered the least loss was Stormwave Marquis, whose divine body was the largest—but even he lost two percent, and recovering it quickly would still require a substantial fortune.

As for Lu Qing, he didn’t care at all, since he had infinite Divine Sea incarnations; he only needed to visit the Divine Realm to fully restore his lost divine power.

But since the Xuan Kong Squad wanted to rest for a while, he had no reason to oppose it—he could simply act alone later.

After all, Immortal Gods had great freedom on the Outland Battlefield; even the weakest Immortal God could easily open a portal to their Divine Realm and leave the battlefield.

If the military system demanded Immortal Gods to be as strictly controlled as Lord-Principals or Domain Lords, many Immortal Gods would never come to the Outland Battlefield at all.

At that moment, Deputy Captain Ironblood Marquis suddenly said: "Captain, how do we handle the two million Huan Yuan units we paid to Huxin Wang? Still follow the old rule?"

Remember, Huoxin Wang rescued the entire Xuan Kong Squad; according to the squad’s internal rule, they could not let Xuan Kong Marquis bear the two million Huan Yuan units alone.

"Let it go this time!"

Xuan Kong Marquis waved his hand: "Everyone suffered heavy losses this time; even all our gains won’t be enough to restore our divine bodies. I’ll cover the two million Huan Yuan units myself!"

Xuan Kong Marquis was a High-rank Marquis; his usual gains were naturally the highest.

Two million Huan Yuan units were still a massive fortune to him, but since everyone in the Xuan Kong Squad had suffered grievous losses, he didn’t want anyone else to spend more of their wealth to pay Huoxin Wang.

On the other side, after hearing Xuan Kong Marquis’s words, the other members of the Xuan Kong Squad all became anxious.

"Captain, that won’t do!"

"Yes, Captain, how can you bear the two million Huan Yuan units alone?"

"Captain!"

Stormwave Marquis, who suffered the least, added: "Let’s stick to the old rule—I’ll pay twenty percent, since I lost the least."

Seeing this, Xuan Kong Marquis silently sighed inwardly.

At that moment, Lu Qing suddenly pulled out a World Ring and said: "These are the spoils I gained after killing that demonic race Immortal—let’s count them toward the two million Huan Yuan units."

Hearing Lu Qing’s words, the entire Xuan Kong Squad froze in surprise, then immediately began refusing.

"That won’t work!"

"Yes!"

Captain Xuan Kong Marquis directly said: "Lei Bao, you first saved Mengyan, then helped Ironblood rescue Shadow, and finally held off two Marquis-level Immortals alone—you were the greatest contributor to this battle!"

"And you lost the most divine body and suffered the greatest drop in power. Keep these spoils for yourself—we’ll help you restore your divine body later!"

"No way!" Lu Qing quickly refused.

He had infinite Divine Sea incarnations; restoring his divine power required almost no resources, so he had no need for Xuan Kong Marquis and the others to help.

After several rounds of negotiation, the Xuan Kong Squad finally reached a result everyone could accept.

All spoils from this mission belonged solely to Lu Qing; each member would bear their own divine body losses.

As for the two million Huan Yuan units paid to Huoxin Wang, they would be shared among everyone except Lu Qing—those who suffered heavier losses like Mengyan would pay less, while those with lighter losses like Stormwave Marquis and Giant Elephant would pay more.

…

After this, Lu Qing’s group encountered no further incidents and quickly arrived at a cosmic transit point on Yanji Continent.

Even when they encountered an alien squad of only three Immortal Gods on the way, they chose not to engage.

Upon reaching the cosmic transit point, the ship rapidly accelerated to light speed and entered the Dark Universe.

After a period of travel through the Dark Universe, Lu Qing’s group finally returned to Base 026.

(End of Chapter)