Chapter 409: A Serious Punch

Santoso's expression was very ugly. Back when he was roaming the Interstellar, Li Yu wasn't even a cell yet. But now, he was standing brazenly in front of him, provoking him.

But the current situation was not good. His Strength was slightly stronger than Hannibal's, but with these fleets surrounding them, his chances of winning were slim.

Moreover, the surrounding space had been locked down again, making it difficult for him to even escape.

Santoso frowned slightly, observing Hannibal, whose expression was equally Moody.

'Hannibal also doesn't seem to want to see this guy. It looks like there's still a chance to snatch the item back...'

Santoso secretly adjusted his mindset, focusing his thoughts on handling the current unexpected situation. Suppressing his annoyance, his expression returned to being aloof and cold as he looked at Hannibal:

"This unexpected guest seems to have also exceeded your expectations."

His words contained a deep meaning. "Return Star is truly a good backer for you, helping you snatch back the Elemental Spirit."

"However, looking at his attitude, it seems he doesn't plan on giving it to you easily."

His relationship with Li Yu was not good. After this incident ended, Hannibal didn't believe that Li Yu would easily hand the Elemental Spirit over to him.

But he also couldn't make a move against Li Yu just based on a few words from Santoso. He remained standing in place, his gaze growing deeper.

Hearing this, Li Yu couldn't help but take a few more looks at Santoso. This guy's brain worked quite fast; he had seen through the discord between the two of them.

And in the next moment, dazzling Thunder light overflowed from Santoso's body.

"I heard you can really fight. It's the perfect time to personally experience exactly how powerful you are."

As his voice fell, the accumulated Energy spewed out like a tsunami, erupting fiercely.

Li Yu was washed over by the erupting Energy and flew backward a certain distance.

Bang!

Streaks of blue Energy dragging lightning-like trails continuously blasted toward Li Yu, shattering into patches of Electric Arcs and light fragments against the Titan Colonization Armor's Shield.

The Titan Colonization Armor continuously issued warning sounds. Santoso's Strength was indeed very powerful. His Energy Level definitely exceeded Morgan's; the exact value was unknown.

In his Normal form, Li Yu was simply no match. And not long after, various resplendent lights erupted from Li Yu's body as he began to stack his combat strength!

At the same time, he launched a surprise attack toward Santoso's position, holding the Mechanical Greatsword in one hand and the Thunder Hammer in the other. His forward momentum was unstoppable!

Santoso's expression stiffened slightly. Metal Plates rapidly covered his entire body, and an Azure Mechanical Shield extended out!

The Mechanical Greatsword broke through the Shield filled with Thunder, and the Power of Thunder on it even attached itself in reverse to the Mechanical Greatsword.

Meanwhile, the Thunder Hammer had already smashed toward Santoso's head. His skull buzzed instantly, as if a bell was being struck inside his brain.

With a thought, the Armor on his body transformed. A large number of Energy Cannon Ports charged up and fired endless Light Beams!

"What powerful combat strength!" During the clash, Santoso was secretly alarmed.

He had sparred with many opponents of the same level before, but this tide-like offensive made even him somewhat unable to help but be surprised by Li Yu's Strength.

'I keep feeling like he's somewhat more powerful than the rumors say. And why does this guy squeeze his life potential at the drop of a hat?'

This thought flashed by. However, even so, Li Yu was definitely not his match.

As lifeforms evolved to higher levels, the gap between them would also grow larger and larger. Even at the same Evolution level, the gap in combat strength was extremely vast.

Bang!

A Lightning Aura erupted from Santoso's entire body, knocking Li Yu away. At the same time, it condensed into a Giant Lightning Fist over a thousand miles in diameter, which smashed fiercely toward his opponent!

Bang, bang, bang!!!

Metal fists as swift as lightning rapidly struck toward Li Yu, pouring in vibrating force.

The Armor's vibrations formed impact sounds in the Internal Space, echoing in Li Yu's ears.

"This guy's Energy Level probably exceeds 4 million. Even with my burst form maxed out, it's probably very difficult to crush him." Li Yu pondered inwardly, barely resisting the other party's attacks.

Although he couldn't beat the other party, he could still temporarily drag it out using various means.

The two fought joyously, while Hannibal fell into hesitation.

"Your Excellency the President, should we provide support? Satan's people seem to have other thoughts again..." an inquiring voice came from the channel.

Normally, he needed to support Li Yu. But he acutely realized that if Li Yu obtained the Elemental Spirit, he would probably have to pay an extremely great price to redeem it.

'Santoso is from the Black Net. Offending him too harshly is detrimental to me. Let him entangle with Li Yu, and I'll make a move when Li Yu can no longer hold on.' Hannibal pondered carefully:

"I get the Elemental Spirit, he leaves calmly, and his reputation remains intact..."

As for Li Yu, as long as he didn't die, it was fine. Who told him to be so reckless as to dare intervene in the Elemental Spirit incident?

After thinking it through, Hannibal felt slightly relieved in his heart and turned his head to look in another direction.

The Satan fleet, which had originally agreed to stop fighting, was actually quietly approaching here at this moment.

This place was very close to the Stuart Civilization, and their support arrived much faster than the Satan Civilization's.

The Stuart Civilization had waited for a long time and definitely wouldn't spare any cost to fight for the Elemental Spirit. Lawrence, on the other hand, had originally only come with the intention of trying his luck.

If he could snatch it, he would; if not, he didn't want to pay too great a price either.

To them, the Fire Elemental Spirit was just a massive Energy Body; its Amplification was far less than what it would be for the Stuart Civilization.

But now, Santoso and Li Yu had suddenly popped out, giving them another opportunity to Fish In Troubled Waters.

"Hm?" Li Yu also noticed the Stuart Civilization's bystander behavior and turned to look at Hannibal.

Not willing to leave any excuses, Hannibal said hurriedly, "Satan has launched an attack on us. Your Excellency the Duke, please hold on for a moment; I will support you immediately!"

Although he said this, Li Yu knew that Hannibal simply wanted to watch the show. The Satan Civilization was only conducting small-scale harassment.

"Hehe, do you understand now?" Santoso handled the fight with ease.

After the initial probing exchanges, he found that although Li Yu's combat strength exceeded his expectations, it was still within a controllable range.

"What's the use of being able to fight?" He shook his head. Although he didn't snatch the Elemental Spirit, educating a rising junior also felt pretty good.

"What's more, you can't even fight that well..."

Bang!

Li Yu's pupils contracted as a massive force came from behind him. The Titan Colonization Armor emitted piercing alarms, and cracks appeared on the surface Armor.

A sneak attack!

Li Yu saw the enemy in his Combat View; it was Lawrence of the Satan Civilization!

The target of the Satan Civilization turning back wasn't the Elemental Spirit at all, but him!

"I want to take him away!" Lawrence said decisively.

The Elemental Spirit was nothing. Li Yu's current significance to the Star Glory Empire was extraordinary. If they could capture him and present him to the Star Glory Empire, the value would be far higher than what the Elemental Spirit could bring.

"I have no objections..." Santoso shrugged. He seemed not to care on the surface, but he suddenly realized in his heart.

He almost forgot about this; this guy could be exchanged for quite a few benefits from the Star Glory Empire.

"Tsk tsk, this situation... is really hard to handle..." Li Yu stood in the Void, looking around.

In the distance, Hannibal's expression flickered, thinking inwardly that this was bad. Li Yu could be heavily injured, he could lose face, but he absolutely could not die, nor could he be taken away.

Otherwise, Return Star would have a reason to make a move against him.

Santoso didn't communicate much with Lawrence; the two reached a sort of Tacit Understanding to jointly deal with the situation before them.

"Hannibal, the Elemental Spirit, Li Yu... you can only keep one..." Lawrence seemed to know what Hannibal was thinking and spoke on the broadcast channel.

The Elemental Spirit wasn't worth him paying any price, but Li Yu was.

With Santoso and the Satan Civilization joining forces, Hannibal, with his own strength alone, could only keep one thing.

And if he chose Li Yu, it was highly likely he wouldn't be able to keep either.

He pondered for a moment and couldn't help but curse loudly. Why did this Li Yu come to join the fun!? The situation had now reached a point where it could not be resolved.

Perhaps he had forgotten that if Li Yu hadn't suddenly appeared, the Elemental Spirit would have already been taken away by Santoso.

"What if I want both!?" Hannibal gritted his teeth.

After thinking it over repeatedly, he realized that giving up either one would be an extremely heavy blow to the Stuart Civilization.

However, a premise had to be added, which was if it wasn't through a tragic battle.

If he gave up Li Yu, Return Star's Honorary Duke, just based on a few words from Lawrence, Return Star would definitely not let him off.

At the very least, he had to go through an extremely tragic battle to be able to deal with Return Star's accountability.

"Oh my, you guys think you've got me dead to rights?" Li Yu's tone was leisurely, seemingly not worried about the situation before him.

The warships of the Satan Civilization assembled once again, deploying their formation as if spanning the entire Interstellar. Against the magnificent backdrop of the Cosmic Volcano, they were about to launch the most tragic slaughter!

"Those belonging to Stuart, prepare for battle!" Hannibal charged forward first, but his path was blocked by a mecha arm. Its owner was none other than Li Yu.

Hannibal frowned and looked at Li Yu, not knowing why he was blocking his path.

"Just watch..." Li Yu said three words. Hannibal froze slightly, a feeling of being Dumbfounded rising within him.

Watch what?

Watch how you get beaten to death by them?

I certainly want to!

"Step aside!" he said dully, about to push Li Yu's arm away. However, when his arm pushed up against it, a dazzling purple radiance shone, followed by a majestic rebound force that blasted over.

Hannibal's pupils contracted. Before he could even react, he was sent flying backward.

What the hell!?

He widened his eyes and looked at Li Yu's arm. The Nanoparticle Stream slowly receded, revealing a pale gold Glove covering his right hand.

The Glove's design was very special, with a total of six holes. The purple light was blooming from a gem embedded in one of the holes.

The power just now likely surged out from this gem as well.

Santoso's expression suddenly sank as he stared at the pale gold Glove and the purple gem on it.

These two items gave him an extremely terrifying sense of danger.

"I've been holding back this punch for a very long time..." Li Yu took a deep breath and slowly raised his fist. His movements looked very strange, as if his hand was bearing a burden of a thousand catties.

"Attack!" Lawrence also had a bad premonition in his heart and issued the attack order without hesitation.

A massive amount of Energy cannons came overwhelmingly. And the largest Main Ship in the Satan fleet extended a cannon barrel hundreds of miles long, flashing with purple-yellow light.

That was the Satan Civilization's Planet-Destroying Level Weapon—the Light of Satan!

The purple light enveloping Li Yu seemed to have no power, yet it effortlessly blocked those Particle Cannons.

Purple patterns extended from Li Yu's arm to his entire body.

Although the Infinity Gauntlet significantly reduced the burden of the Power Gem, as Li Yu Absorbed more power, the burden grew increasingly large.

The space near the Glove even began to twist and shatter!

Santoso was full of astonishment, looking at the continuously soaring Energy readings on his Combat System.

How was this possible!?

He suddenly shuddered and, without hesitation, ran sideways!

Not long after, the Light of Satan finished charging. The already restless Lawrence instantly issued the attack order.

The thick purple-yellow Light Beam instantly spanned nearly a thousand kilometers. Like a Divine Arrow, it cleansed everything!

"Block it!" Hannibal roared in the channel. A thick Energy Shield rapidly formed to prevent them from taking too much damage after the Light of Satan crushed over Li Yu.

And Li Yu raised his head, his right arm trembling. His entire body was covered in purple patterns, his eyeballs were full of scarlet bloodshot veins, and his body felt as if it were about to explode.

He used his last trace of Strength and blasted his fist out!

Purple light that illuminated the entire Universe bloomed, radiating outward in a cone shape starting from Li Yu's fist!

The Light of Satan, capable of destroying planets, was silently annihilated in reverse. Without any hindrance, it swept across all the Guard Fleets blocking the front.

At this instant, all the Members on all the fleets stopped the work in their hands, staring blankly through the portholes at the overwhelming purple light.

Everyone's mind went completely blank.

The purple light effortlessly passed through the Satan fleet, forming a massive Energy Storm that instantly ground the scattered Satan fleet into powder. Clusters of resplendent fireworks exploded In interstellar space.

The terrifying purple light was like a rag wiping away a stain. The entire Satan fleet completely vanished under this purple light that covered an extremely wide area.

And this... wasn't over!

The massive amount of unknown Energy left along the way by the purple light produced an irreversible High-Level Chain Reaction. The Void split open, and Dimensional Storms ravaged.

And the attack itself had grazed a corner of the Cosmic Volcano cluster.

The affected Cosmic Volcano collapsed immediately. Piercing white light suddenly flared up; that volcano expanded from the Interior, instantly blowing apart into pieces, and an explosive Shockwave forcefully spread out.

The intense light from the Cosmic Volcano's explosion reflected upon the faces of all the Stuart Civilization soldiers present, making them deathly pale. Inside every cabin was a scene so quiet a pin drop could be heard, as if one could hear the sound of everyone nervously swallowing their saliva simultaneously.

The Cosmic Volcano cluster, which had existed in this area of the Universe for countless years, was suddenly missing a corner, and the chain reaction caused by the explosion was still continuing.

A massive number of Cosmic Volcanoes began to erupt violently. Red particle storms spewed out, and cloud-shrouded ion clusters exploded, scattering In interstellar space like fiery trees and silver flowers. This most poignantly beautiful color filled the entire battlefield.

Everyone stared blankly at the red particle storm scattering behind Li Yu.

(End of this chapter)