Chapter 503: Resigned Horus, Equipping the [Blood Thunder Dragon Gene Chain]

Husband hadn't expected Yodel to be in Li Yu's hands as well. If it were only Sam, he absolutely wouldn't have agreed to this condition.

"We truly cannot agree to this condition." Husband ultimately refused: "We can't possibly issue this kind of announcement to any civilization; otherwise, it would be digging our own grave."

Although Sam and Yodel were both very important, in the face of the survival of the entire Reformers, they were considered nothing.

If they really issued this statement, the nature of the Reformers would change, and their foundation of existence—resistance—would be overthrown by themselves.

A resistance organization calling on others not to resist?

"Then that's too much of a pity. I wonder if the Star Glory Empire would want the two of them," Li Yu shrugged.

The corners of Husband's mouth twitched slightly as he immediately spoke up: "We can secretly guarantee that any resistance activities that occur in Return Star in the future will absolutely not receive our support."

"Secretly?" Li Yu shook his head; he didn't need anything done secretly. "Secret guarantees take effect too slowly. Klein won't get any boost to her prestige."

The reason he proposed such a condition was, on one hand, to relieve pressure on Klein. A few days ago, Klein unconditionally dispatching a high-tier gene chain for Li Yu had indeed incurred criticism from some people.

Helping Klein stabilize Return Star with his current special status was essentially helping himself.

"Your Excellency seems to be genuinely helping Klein stabilize Return Star..." Husband's expression flickered as he suddenly said.

"What else?" Li Yu was somewhat puzzled by why Husband would ask such a thing.

If he didn't help Return Star stabilize the situation, could it be he would turn around and cause sabotage instead?

Husband looked at Li Yu, for a moment unable to figure out the truth or falsehood of this statement.

The top factions of the entire interstellar community knew that the reason Return Star could win this time was because of the existence of the Other-Dimensional Camp.

But for the Other-Dimensional Camp, a powerful and stable Return Star was not a good thing.

Conversely, the more turmoil and instability there was, the more Return Star would have to rely on their power, and the more benefits they could reap from Return Star.

Therefore, Li Yu's current actions left Husband feeling bewildered.

Was the Other-Dimensional Camp really running a charity?

Did they really think that once Return Star stabilized, they would still tolerate an Emperor Emeritus sitting on their heads?

"Forget it, I'll just keep Yodel and Sam in my hands for now. I'll give the others to you first," Li Yu said directly, not bothering to wrangle.

"Wait, I have another proposal," Husband said hurriedly. "If it's to increase Klein's prestige and stabilize Return Star, we can cooperate to put on a show."

"Oh?" Li Yu's heart stirred.

"The Morton Civilization recently erupted in a large-scale riot again and asked the Civilization Alliance for help, but no one paid them any attention." Husband said:

"Klein can issue a reprimand on the interstellar stage, and we will gather the rebel army and leave the Morton Civilization to enhance Klein's prestige."

The Morton Civilization, one of the four founding civilizations of the Civilization Alliance, was currently in an incredibly miserable state; no one even responded to their pleas for help.

"Hmm..." Li Yu fell into deep thought. His previous condition of having the Reformers issue an official announcement was indeed somewhat outrageous; it was impossible for the other party to do so.

However, just putting on a show to hand over two people still felt like it wasn't quite worth it.

After all, the Reformers' reputation wasn't worth money.

"This matter is not enough..." Li Yu first shook his head, then immediately added: "You guys also need to help me accomplish one thing."

"What is it..." Husband sighed deeply in his heart. This guy was truly a thief, not letting go of any opportunity to extract benefits.

"Do you know about the Blazing Eye Star..." Li Yu spoke up, explaining the general situation, but omitting the part about Mo Duo entering a deep slumber for reinforcement.

He merely said that due to certain matters, she had stayed on the Blazing Eye Star.

"This friend of mine will likely encounter danger, so I need some help."

Hearing this, Husband immediately felt it was somewhat troublesome and thorny.

They didn't want to go up against any of the Seven Great Noble Clans within the borders of the Star Glory Empire.

It was just... this matter wasn't a direct confrontation, so it wasn't something they couldn't consider.

"I understand. We can give it a try." After hesitating again and again, Husband still agreed, while also harboring some speculations.

It was likely that the Other-Dimensional Camp didn't have much deployable power in the Main Universe, otherwise they wouldn't need the help of other factions.

This matched up with some of their speculations, and precisely because of this, they couldn't find any clues of their existence.

"Happy cooperating..." Li Yu revealed a smile.

Husband also restrained his emotions and nodded: "Happy cooperating."

However, Li Yu's next sentence almost made his defenses break.

"Since we are all close collaborators, can you tell me who is supporting these organizations from behind?"

You are a f*cking thief. You say on the surface you don't care, and now you want us to give you the news for free?

Husband took a deep breath. This matter wasn't some top secret anyway, and he didn't want to wrangle with Li Yu, so he simply said: "It's the Black Net Organization."

"I knew it, it's indeed Titus..." Li Yu wasn't too surprised.

Husband remained expressionless. Seeing Li Yu's look of having everything under control, he directly hung up the communication without saying a word.

Li Yu found it a bit baffling. What was wrong with this old man?

Immediately after, a large number of encrypted data packets were sent over. They were all detailed information and action plans of some resistance organizations.

...

Floating in the interstellar space outside the porthole was a translucent blue life planet.

Its surface was covered with brightly lit interstellar cities, towering buildings, and intersecting bridges.

This was a rather prosperous commercial planet, belonging to Return Star—the Patchy System.

Not long ago, this star system suffered an attack. The Archon was brutally executed, and the footage spread widely on the Black Hole Network.

And the first star system Horus led his army to was precisely here.

"We have already established contact with the ground forces. The Cavalry Organization has already left here, leaving only a portion of their defenders. What do you think?"

A subordinate reported, simultaneously asking Horus.

Horus frowned slightly: "The main force has already left?"

"Where did they go?"

"The cyber squad has secretly breached the firewall, but the Cavalry Organization destroyed all surveillance before leaving."

"Then let's liberate this planet first." Horus frowned slightly. These resistance organizations acted very quickly and fought independently. It was difficult to crush them in one fell swoop; they could only search slowly, which was too much of a waste of time.

The fleet quickly arrived around the planet, forming an encirclement just in case, while some decapitation units entered the surface in coordination.

Horus stayed in the warship in the outer space layer, supervising the operation process through remote screens.

On the screen, the decapitation squad charged into the camp of the ground defending forces. Intense exchanges of fire quickly erupted, and the light of energy cannons flickered continuously.

The engagement only lasted for about half a day before the operatives on the front lines sent back their report:

"Report. We only have 344 people slightly injured, zero deaths."

"There were 37,000 enemies in total. We have currently killed 14,000. The remaining enemies surrendered one after another seeing no way to escape."

"Mm. Clean up the battlefield. Release the star system garrison forces and return their weapons to them. We will continue to the next star system."

Horus had no emotional fluctuations. A minor battlefield of this level was not enough to move him.

However, during the gap while cleaning up the battlefield, Horus's smart terminal rang. It was Li Yu.

This kid... didn't he head to Meditation?

Horus was somewhat surprised, but he still answered the communication.

"What is it?" He got straight to the point without much superficial courtesy.

"You're too cold to an old friend. At any rate, we've gone through life-and-death crises together," Li Yu teased.

Horus's expression was calm: "When you lift that special state on me, I might have a slightly better attitude towards you."

"What state? I don't know..." Li Yu brushed it off and directly changed the subject: "How goes the suppression of the rebellion?"

Horus glanced at Li Yu and spoke up: "The enemies are highly flexible and widely dispersed. I'm afraid it will take some time."

"Haha..." Li Yu chuckled twice. "You have to properly thank me this time. I knew you would definitely face these troubles, so I prepared this for you in advance."

"Take it..."

Horus was a bit confused, not knowing what Li Yu was talking about. But immediately after, he received a massive amount of data. After glancing at it, his expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice:

"Where did you get all this information? Is it reliable?"

"Whether it's reliable or not, you'll know once you try it." Li Yu didn't answer directly, then laughed, "This gift of mine is pretty good, isn't it?"

Horus's expression softened considerably. If this information was real, this was indeed a massive gift.

Although this kid Li Yu was detestable, at any rate he treated Klein well. Horus's eyes flickered; he could naturally see that Li Yu's reason for doing all this was because of Klein.

Could it be because he had a sense of belonging to Return Star? Stop joking...

Thinking up to this point, he secretly sighed. Forget it... forget it.

So what if he was a Justice Detector? It wasn't entirely without its benefits. In the future, there probably wouldn't be any traitors or the like around him.

Although troubled by the special state on his body, after adjusting his mindset, Horus quickly found other uses for it.

He could completely use this state to select relatively just individuals from the army, and these kinds of people were basically reliable and trustworthy.

Horus took the initiative to say, "Meditation is not too far from here. If there are any unexpected events, I can rush over to help you temporarily."

His words were merely superficial courtesy. After all, with the Other-Dimensional Camp around, how could Li Yu encounter danger?

"With those words of yours, I feel much more at ease," Li Yu sighed dramatically.

Tsk tsk, I am truly frugal and good at managing a household...

Hanging up the communication, Li Yu couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up.

One piece of intelligence, two uses. Not only did it allow Horus to quickly quell the rebellion and ensure Klein's approval rating wouldn't continue to drop,

It also made Horus's favorable impression of him greatly increase. Later, when he opened his mouth to ask him for help, he definitely wouldn't be embarrassed to refuse.

...

"Lord, the Silver Ring Arm is just ahead. We will arrive in about eighteen hours. Four of the civilizations there have diplomatic ties with Return Star. Should we notify them to receive us?"

About twenty days later, Li Yu approached the Silver Ring Arm star domain.

According to the data, this was the primary operational area of the Meditation Organization.

It was also the Civilization Alliance Star Cluster, jointly governed by over thirty-four civilizations, containing roughly ninety-six star systems, and the headquarters of the Meditation Organization was also located here.

And among these thirty-four civilizations, one-third of them were puppets cultivated by Meditation to help them deceive the public.

Ever since Reinhardt died in No Man's Land, the atmosphere within the Silver Ring Arm had undergone some subtle changes.

The citizens suddenly noticed that some civilization leaders inexplicably began stepping down during their terms and moved far away from the Silver Ring Arm star domain.

And at this moment, Li Yu was gazing at the massive star cluster composed of brilliant star systems not far away.

"Forget it, don't notify them. Approach from the edge. Who knows what this place has turned into," Li Yu ordered.

"Yes!"

From leaving Return Star to arriving here, it took him close to a month.

Under normal circumstances, by utilizing the stargate jumps of other civilizations, he wouldn't need this much time.

It was just that he was delayed within Return Star's borders for close to ten days, mainly waiting for the [Blood Thunder Dragon Gene Chain].

Although he used his privileges, utilized the emergency transmission protocol, and opened a spatial wormhole, he still needed to travel to a docking point to receive it.

That was why he was delayed for so long. However, it was also precisely during this delayed period that he maxed out his gene development progress just as he was about to arrive at the Silver Ring Arm.

The [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] receded. His muscles bulged slightly, his eyes flashed with a crimson glow, and golden electric arcs jumped across the surface of his body.

The [Blood Thunder Dragon Gene Chain] was held by Hunter. The Blood Thunder Dragon was a powerful lifeform that lived in a galactic forbidden zone—the Star Core Thunder Sea.

They fed on thunder and could unleash terrifying destructive power. It was carefully selected by Peyton for Li Yu and was also a high-tier gene chain possessed by Return Star.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of gene chain would take at least half a year to a year from capture to modulation.

But now, he could directly dispatch it from Return Star; it just felt awesome.

His muscles relaxed, and a specially made syringe was inserted into Li Yu's corporeal form, followed by the injection of liquid sparking with blood-colored electric arcs.

Bone-deep pain erupted within his body, but Li Yu was long accustomed to it. He clenched his jaw tightly, holding on desperately, his eyes bloodshot.

With the help of the [Life Codex], the gene installation quickly finished. Blinding blood-colored lightning arcs dissipated around his body, and the power within him swelled by several levels once again.

When a Second-Stage Evolutionist reached their peak, a normal lifeform possessed approximately one million combat power level, which would fluctuate significantly depending on the strength of their gene chains.

The [Superman Gene Chain] itself made Li Yu's combat power level far surpass that of evolutionists of the same level.

Moreover, Li Yu had additionally equipped the [Godzilla Gene Chain] and the [Blood Thunder Dragon Gene Chain] through the [Life Codex], which supplementarily raised his combat power level.

After testing, in his normal state, he currently possessed a combat power level of over three million.

This was only his normal state and didn't factor in the [Red Lotus State], [Saiyan Form], or other auxiliary combat methods.

If everything was included, his inherent combat power level already approached ten million. This was an astonishing number, reaching the level of a single person destroying a planet, which rightfully should be the peak combat power level of a Third-Stage Evolutionist.

And this was just himself; the [Symbiotic Colonization Armor] and the [Infinity Gauntlet] had not been factored in.

(End of Chapter)