Chapter 43

you ha ba he

Huang Mu

God Destroyer

Soul Reaper

Star Cross Knights Corps

Vice Captain

Emperor

Your Majesty

xiubeierte

lao bai

Holy Separation

Soul-Cutter Sword

Chaotic Equip Heavenly Puppet

Archery

Slashing Technique

Guardian Thirteen Squads

Pure Spirit Court

Spirit King Palace

"Your Majesty! Please allow me to act on your behalf! Such an ungrateful wretch doesn't need you to intervene personally!"

Just as Youhabah's hand reached for the cross‑shaped sword at his waist, a young man in a white military cap who had been guarding Youhabah's side drew his own waist sword a step before Youhabah.

"Hmm? Xiu Beierte?"

Youhabah slightly furrowed his brows at the youth who was disturbing his mood, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his calm, still eyes.

"Fine! Since you insist on taking over, then I'll leave it to 'you' to handle."

Youhabah said, sheathing the sword at his waist.

"Thank you for Your Majesty's grace."

The Eradicator youth named Xiu Beierte said so, drew his waist sword, and stepped in front of Huangmu.

"You ungrateful brat! I am Xiu Beierte, Deputy Commander of the Star Cross Knights! From now on I will deal with you…"

"And you will soon pay a heavy price for refusing His Majesty Youhabah's kindness and slaying His Majesty Youhabah's horse!"

Xiu Beierte, gripping the cross‑shaped sword, stood before Huangmu and shouted angrily.

"You say I will soon have to pay for my actions?"

"If I recall correctly, the term 'soon' specifically refers to something that has not yet occurred, right?"

"So, are you a 'prophet'? Can you see farther into the future than your Eradicator emperor Youhabah himself?"

Huangmu, after hearing Xiu Beierte's words, kept a cool expression and asked the other side.

"Huh?!"

He had been smiling, ready to win favor before the most esteemed Eradicator emperor Youhabah, but his expression changed the moment he heard Huangmu's words.

He, regardless of whether he was facing Huangmu, immediately turned to the nearby Youhabah, nervously saying: "Your Majesty! Please do not heed the nonsense of the person before you; I certainly did not mean what he says! Everyone knows that among the vast Three Realms, only you can see the future!"

"Pfft~"

Just as Xiu Beierte watched Youhabah flustered in his explanation, a flash of cold steel saw a sharp Soul‑cutting blade pierce Xiu Beierte's chest.

From behind Xiu Beierte, Huangmu, expressionless, thrust his blade backward!

"Foolish wretch! How dare you turn your back on the battlefield! Seeking death!"

As Huangmu swung his blade, his voice slowly reached Xiu Beierte's ears.

"Wow…"

Xiu Beierte felt a stabbing pain in his gut; his neck, unnaturally rigid, lowered slowly, and he saw the half‑blade lodged in his chest, razor‑sharp and soaked in thick blood, causing a gush of blood to pour from his mouth.

"You bastard, how could you dare to ambush me?! You will pay for this!"

Xiu Beierte stared at the blade that pierced his chest, clenched his teeth, and immediately employed the Eradicator's advanced combat technique 'Chaotic Heavenly Puppet', which, though far more complex than 'Shooting Art' or 'Sword Art', posed little difficulty for a Star Cross Knight, especially for him as Deputy Commander.

Now, with his heart pierced, Xiu Beierte was fighting a desperate battle; he could not die in such a ridiculous way, and at the very least he would make the death god who ambushed him pay a painful price, so he could swallow his pride.

"Swish!"

Before Xiu Beierte could turn, the sharp Soul‑cutting blade sliced upward from his chest at an angle, cleaving his entire upper body in two…

"Whoa…"

Bathed in spattering crimson, Xiu Beierte's upper half was ripped from chest to brain, becoming a mindless corpse that fell with a "thud" and ceased breathing.

"See, you're once again discussing the future in front of your 'Your Majesty'."

Huangmu looked at the severed head of Xiu Beierte, his gaze cold and indifferent, and said in a flat tone.

"Hmm?"

It was at the moment Huangmu killed Xiu Beierte that he suddenly felt a chill and instinctively stepped back.

"Whoosh!!"

As Huangmu left, several arrows made of spirit particles landed where he had just stood.

"Boom!!"

With a booming crack, the spirit‑particle arrows exploded instantly, devouring Xiu Beierte's corpse completely.

"Snort~"

Huangmu, watching the scene, clicked his tongue softly, looked up at the man who had fired the arrows.

"Foolish wretch! How dare you meddle in my battle and speak of the future before me! You are hardly worth dying for! This is the result of acting on your own…"

Indeed, the man who shot arrows made of spirit particles that destroyed Xiu Beierte's corpse was none other than Youhabah, the emperor to whom Xiu Beierte swore loyalty!

Youhabah, regarding the death of his deputy commander Xiu Beierte of the Star Cross Knights, showed not a hint of pity in his eyes. He stared coldly at the ground he had blasted through, then lifted his head and said to Huangmu: "Enough, Huangmu! You have vented enough! Become my child now! You will replace Xiu Beierte as deputy commander of the Star Cross Knights…"

"Huangmu, I trust that someone as clever as you will make the right choice! You should know that I value 'freedom' and 'peace' and do not like using violence; ruling through force is not what we desire! However, if you remain obstinate, I will have no choice but to employ the very violence I despise."

The moment Youhabah finished speaking, he already drew the cross‑shaped blade at his waist, the blade belonging to a Nullifier.

"Deterrence! Liu Li Light…"

Seeing this, Huangmu immediately released his Zanpakuto. Unlike the previous release command, "Shine! Liu Li Light," this time Huangmu used a different command! It was like the Zanpakuto "Hongji" of the unscrupulous shop manager…

Huangmu's Zanpakuto Liu Li Light also has more than one release command, and each different command unleashes a Zanpakuto with a completely different effect.

As Huangmu released his Zanpakuto, the lilac‑colored light began to shine across heaven and earth, but this Liu Li Light was somewhat volatile; countless beams turned into one arrow after another, circling Huangmu's side before firing at Youhabah.

"Hmph! Useless!"

Youhabah let out a cold snort, and with a wave of his hand a barrage of arrows fell, blocking Huangmu's attack. Though Huangmu's attack was weak, it served as a reply to Youhabah, which made Youhabah somewhat displeased with Huangmu.

At the same time, Huangmu fired the "Arrow"—the Nullifier's specialty—toward the very King of Nullifiers. Though it had little effect on him, its insult was intense!

"It seems you have made a choice."

Youhabah's expression hardened; the instant his words ended, a massive spiritual pressure erupted from his body, instantly forming a jet‑black shadow that slashed toward Huangmu.

(End of Chapter)