Chapter 564: He Is My Master

Xuan Du glanced at the besieged Yan-Huang Universe, especially that brand-new mirror armor, and a flash of realization crossed his murky eyes.

"Yo, young friend, you changed clothes?"

"Not bad, not bad, the turtle shell is tough enough, though the trouble you've stirred up is also big enough."

He spoke as if joking with a neighbor's junior, completely ignoring the million warships around him.

The lead adjudicator finally finished rebooting from the logic conflict.

His emotionless gaze turned toward Xuan Du.

"Unknown entity, you have intruded into the enforcement zone of the Chaos Enforcement Bureau."

"Leave immediately, or else you will be deemed a provocation of order and be erased."

His voice remained icy, yet carried a sternness he himself didn't notice.

"Erased?"

Xuan Du seemed to have heard some huge joke.

He patted the ox's back, jumped down, and stretched his limbs.

"It's been a while since I moved."

"Old Daoist I'm in a good mood today; I'll give you a lesson."

He extended a withered finger and lightly pointed at the impenetrable dimensional blockade.

"Your so-called order is merely a fence built on ruins."

"And I, the Old Daoist, am the one who can walk out of the ruins."

"So this fence is useless to me."

His words fell.

Where his fingertip pointed, the dimensional blockade forged by the million warships—strong enough to seal a high-level universe—shattered like a punctured soap bubble.

With a soft "pop".

A huge hole appeared out of nowhere.

The countless rule chains constituting the blockade snapped inch by inch, turning to nothing.

The entire encirclement revealed an irreparable gap.

One finger broke the situation.

The light on the three adjudicators' bodies flickered violently, evidently their internal logic modules were about to burn out.

They could not understand.

What power could be so unreasonable, ignoring their highest authority?

After doing all that, Xuan Du jumped back onto the ox's back and yawned.

"Alright, the way is open; Old Daoist I must continue on my way."

He looked at Qin Hao, as if remembering something, pulled an ancient bamboo slip from his sleeve, and tossed it over.

"Young friend, being able to meet again shows we truly have fate."

"Take this Wordless Heavenly Book and play with it; when you can finally understand it, perhaps you'll grasp what I, the Old Daoist, mean by the other shore."

"We have fate to meet again."

Having said that, the azure ox let out a long low and stepped forward.

One person and one ox, thus under the gaze of the million warships, strolled leisurely into the depths of the void and vanished.

It was as if they were merely passing by, swatting away a fly that blocked the path.

Xuan Du left.

The three adjudicators, together with their million-strong fleet behind them, still held their pre-attack posture, motionless.

It wasn't that they didn't want to move.

It was that they dared not move.

Their logic core was being struck by the unfathomable Dao contained in that finger just now,

plunging them into unprecedented chaos.

An being capable of tearing open their highest blockade with a casual gesture.

An being that regards their final adjudication as nothing.

This already exceeds their program settings.

Qin Hao gripped the warm bamboo slip in his hand, felt its transcendent aura, and a bold thought flashed through his mind.

Opportunity!

This is the only opportunity!

He knew clearly that Xuan Du was merely passing by and would not really back him up.

But the Enforcement Bureau doesn't know!

In their view, this mysterious oldster is our backer.

So we can leverage that!

"Cough."

Qin Hao cleared his throat.

A thought was sent toward the opposing adjudicator.

"How?"

"Still want to carry out your ridiculous adjudication?"

He was betting that they wouldn't dare to act again.

Surely,

The leading adjudicator's aura flared more intensely.

【Re-evaluating target threat level……】

【Related personnel: Unknown entity (Authority: Beyond cognition)】

【Risk assessment: If execution logic returns to zero, there is a 99.99% probability of annihilating the execution fleet, and it cannot inflict effective damage on the target.】

【Conclusion: Mission failure rate is extremely high.】

A series of internal calculations led the adjudicators to a conclusion they could not accept.

We can't beat them.

"Who…… exactly are you?"

The adjudicator's voice, for the first time, carried a fluctuation.

That was not emotion, but a logical incomprehension.

"Us?"

Qin Hao snorted, staring directly at the three powerful beings.

"We're just passing through."

He imitated Xuan Du's tone, speaking lightly and calmly.

"It's just that my master doesn't like anyone blocking his path."

"My master!"

So that terrifying being is his master?

That makes sense.

No wonder he can possess the Truth Fragment, no wonder he dares to kill the Scavenger.

As it turns out, he has such a terrifying backer.

"Now, the way has been cleared."

Qin Hao's tone turned cold.

"I'll count to three; if you don't disappear from my sight,"

"then I'll have to ask my master to come back and have a proper talk with you."

This is a naked threat.

Qin Hao's heart raced; he didn't know if Xuan Du had truly left, nor whether he would care about his life or death.

But he had to gamble on that.

The three adjudicators fell silent.

They were making a final assessment.

Should they risk being completely erased by that unknown entity and enforce the order?

Or should they temporarily retreat and report this incomprehensible intelligence to higher-ups of the Execution Bureau?

One second.

Two seconds.

Just as Qin Hao's palms were about to sweat.

The leading adjudicator slowly lowered his raised hand.

"Mission aborted."

He issued an order.

"All units, lift the dimensional blockade and return to Sector Seven to standby."

The order was given.

The million white warships surrounding the Yanhuang Universe began to retreat slowly.

They opened jump corridors, one squadron after another, vanishing into the void.

From start to finish, they never launched any attack.

Soon, this void returned to its previous silence.

Until the last warship disappeared from sight.

Inside the central hall, a tsunami-like cheer erupted.

Qin Wu plopped onto the ground, gasping heavily, his back drenched in cold sweat.

"Dad, you just… were damn brave!"

Qin Hao also exhaled, his legs a little weak, but he remained standing straight.

But he knew this was only temporary.

Borrowing tiger's might can only be used once.

Once the Execution Bureau reacts, the next arrival will likely be the true wrath of thunder.

"We can't stay."

Qin Hao immediately gave the order.

"Qin Zheng, engage the engines, target the Chaotic Star Field marked on the secret map!"

"We must leave Sector Seven at once!"

"Yes!"

The renewed Yanhuang Universe, a flash of light on its hull, tore through space and vanished from the spot.

Thereafter, it shuttled through the endless void.

The destination was a lawless zone marked on Xuan Du's secret map—the Chaotic Star Field.

There, rules collapse, order does not exist; it is a notorious place of exile and refuge in the cosmic sea.

It is just suitable for the Yanhuang Civilization to hide.

Inside the core great hall, the joy of surviving the disaster gradually subsided.

"This time, we owe that senior a huge favor."

Qin Zheng watched the countless universes racing backward outside, and said in a deep voice.

If it weren't for Xuandu's two interventions, the Yanhuang Civilization would have likely already been destroyed.

"Favors, there will be plenty of opportunities to repay in the future."

Qin Hao's gaze fell toward the direction of the Engineering Institute.