Chapter 269: Water Star

The mountain scenery, lush and green, came into view.

This place was a remote wilderness.

Looking out, towering mountains surrounded him on all sides.

What made Jiang Jian’s pupils contract was:

At some point,

A gaping tear had opened in the sky!

This tear stretched across the heavens, extending endlessly in both directions.

Gazing closely, only profound darkness could be seen within.

An utterly terrifying chill seeped out from it.

Even across millions of miles,

It could make anyone gazing upward tremble uncontrollably in spirit!

The earlier thunderous roar

Was the sound of the sky being ripped apart!

His identity device flickered faintly, its alert tone urgent!

Jiang Jian steadied his spirit and opened his identity device.

A world communication automatically opened!

The message within was brief and clear.

Ba Xia, the Demon Lord, had struck again, using the power of Water Star to stir an asteroid and slam it into Earth’s barrier!

So far, seven tears had appeared in Earth’s barrier, each breached by Water Star warships!

The Earth Alliance ordered all citizens beneath the tears to evacuate immediately.

Meanwhile, the Star Palace was assembling forces to intercept them.

Lastly,

It assured Earth surface citizens not to worry excessively.

Earth’s barrier could self-repair and return to its original state.

The sky tears would vanish soon.

…

Jiang Jian lifted his head, gazing at the dark tear above, his expression grim.

He had been transported by the Yinshan Wonder to Chang’an Prefecture.

The reason he had been interrupted

Was because he had landed mid-journey.

This was due to the planetary barrier suffering violent tremors, destabilizing space.

“What exactly did the Guide Messenger see?”

Recalling the Guide Messenger’s expression,

Jiang Jian’s spirit grew heavier.

BOOM!!!

The sound of an explosive rupture rang clearly!

At the tear in the planetary barrier,

A colossal Water Star warship slowly emerged!

The Water Star warship was simply too large.

Even from a great distance,

Under Jiang Jian’s gaze, he could still clearly see its hull!

The Water Star warship emerged from the tear, passed through Earth’s ring, and descended rapidly toward the ground, its overwhelming might blotting out the sky!

Water Star beings were dragged along by Saturn.

Every time they attacked Earth, it was nearly a suicide mission!

This time,

Ba Xia, the Demon Lord, deployed his hidden move: smashing Earth’s barrier to open a tear.

His goal:

Was to let these Water Star warships slip through the breach, disrupt Earth’s spiritual essence, and create greater chaos!

“What have the Four Realms of Earth-Moon prepared?”

Watching the Water Star warship draw nearer,

Jiang Jian felt speechless.

Above the sky,

The Water Star warship was too massive.

Its speed slowed further, until it finally hovered motionless in midair.

Yet from both sides of its hull, over a thousand hatches suddenly burst open with thunderous roars!

Countless Water Star beings poured out, forming tens of thousands of squads.

They scattered in all directions!

Among them, several squads piloted small airships, constantly adjusting their course in midair.

Their final descent point: the very mountainside where Jiang Jian stood!

On one airship,

Each squad member held weapons, faces cold and stern, gazing down at the land below.

“The planetary barrier can self-repair—we have only thirty minutes.”

The squad leader said coldly, “If our squad doesn’t kill a thousand before the tear heals, we’ll never return!”

Hearing this,

The other crew members on the airship showed sorrowful expressions, gripping their weapons tighter.

Water Star was entirely colonized by Saturn; they could not defy its orders.

On the massive warship,

Every Water Star squad was expendable!

Earth’s barrier had been breached.

These Water Star warships arrived fully loaded, slipping into the surface realm.

Their true purpose: to cause chaos!

Water Star beings differed from Earth humans.

Their bodies were slender as reeds.

Three meters tall, with limp arms.

Each wore specially crafted battle suits to adapt to Earth’s environment.

“There are 2,165 lifeforms in the valley below.”

A squad member stepped beside the leader, raising his wrist.

A phantom screen appeared.

On the valley map,

Countless light dots flashed wildly!

Another squad member’s expression changed; he waved his slender arm and said, “Other squads have already detected this valley!”

“We must hurry there!”

The squad leader, calm and composed, nodded: “Descend at full speed!”

“All personnel activate the Awakening Array—prepare to begin the massacre!”

“As long as we kill enough, we’ll qualify to return to the warship and safely leave Earth before the barrier heals!”

All squad members stepped forward, responding in unison: “Yes!”

This squad

Had seven members.

All of them were at the Gushing Spring realm!

Saturn had implanted the “Awakening Array” into Water Star beings.

This array inflicted a thousand wounds on the enemy, but damaged itself eight hundred.

Once activated,

It consumed vast amounts of primordial energy to unleash unimaginable power!

“Leader, trouble!”

Another squad member rushed forward, urgently reporting, “The mothership has transmitted real-time data: Earth’s surface defense fleet is advancing toward us at full speed!”

“We have only four minutes!”

Hearing this,

The squad leader’s face darkened; he roared, “Full throttle! Accelerate descent!”

Just like this squad,

Tens of thousands of squads descended from the Water Star warship in all directions.

Meanwhile.

Jiang Jian had already recognized it.

This place.

Was within the borders of Baiye Mansion, Mingque Mountain.

“What are you staring at? Run faster!”

A tree spirit uprooted itself, its sound dull, stopping beside Jiang Jian.

Seeing Jiang Jian did not react,

it sighed, shook its head, shedding a cascade of leaves, its roots writhing like an octopus as it stepped forward and fled deep into the mountain’s foothills.

Jiang Jian snapped back to awareness and looked up.

The tree spirit was tall, about ten meters.

Its demonic aura was remarkably pure.

Clearly, since birth, it had trained solely within the mountains, never once leaving.

Clang!

A metallic shriek echoed across all directions!

A blinding flash of light pierced the eyes.

It entered his pupils.

A Water Star being held a long blade.

Descending from the sky at terrifying speed.

It cleaved the ten-meter tree spirit cleanly from top to bottom!

Whoosh!

Branches exploded, leaves flew everywhere!

It did not even let out a single cry of pain.

Its origin was violently shattered; it died instantly.

The Water Star being’s face remained expressionless, as if crushing an ant; its form blurred like wind, swiftly darting past and slaughtering dozens of mountain spirits in the blink of an eye!

Less than a second.

All surrounding life had been wiped clean!

The Water Star being, blade in hand, twisted its form and lunged at Jiang Jian with lethal force!

Clang!

A metallic clash erupted in a thunderous roar!

Sparks flew everywhere!

Jiang Jian’s gaze was cold; he held Qiushui Sword, his snow-white sleeves flaring as he slashed again!

Boom!

A blazing sword aura surged upward, annihilating forward!

The sword’s momentum struck home.

On the Water Star being’s wooden face, expression finally appeared.

His eyes flickered rapidly; his slender form swayed like willow fluff, trying to evade the sword qi’s annihilation!

But.

The Qiushui Sword’s aura sliced through with icy precision, as if omnipresent.

It shredded his body completely!

The Water Star being did not even grunt—he perished instantly!

Countless fragments exploded outward!

“This Water Star being doesn’t seem truly dead.”

Jiang Jian stared at the scattered fragments, eyes thoughtful.

Water Star naturally has its own corresponding “underworld.”

That is, the place spirits go after death.

Jiang Jian even speculated:

The reason Water Star beings fearlessly charge as expendable vanguards

is that Earth Star must have altered their “underworld” in some way.

The other squad members gradually landed.

Their gazes all turned to their captain.

“This godforsaken place actually has an Earth Star prodigy.”

The captain muttered a curse under his breath, yet his face twisted into a snarl as he growled: “If we don’t kill enough, we die too!”

“If you don’t want to suffer in the painting,”

“activate the Awakening Array to its fullest and fight with me!”

As soon as he spoke,

every squad member’s expression turned grim.

One by one, they ignited their divine soul origins.

The aura around them surged violently!

Nearby,

Jiang Jian, clad in a snow-white robe, held Qiushui Sword.

Black light surged around him as he stepped forward!

The next instant,

black light erupted, rapidly intertwining.

By the captain’s side, it coalesced into Jiang Jian’s form.

His spiritual aura surged violently.

With terrifying speed, he spun and slashed backward!

The sword light surged, roaring with blazing fury, directly slamming toward the captain’s skull!

(End of Chapter)