Chapter 740: Imperial Capital (Beginning of the month, asking for monthly passes, hehe)

High-energy searchlights flashed incessantly, glass shards were scattered all over the Ground, and the blood on the floor had almost merged with the Surface, dyeing large patches red.

Bang!

Kicking away an incomplete head, Widow walked into the scene with Alluring steps, her entire body wrapped in a tight Combat Suit. If one didn't look at her face, she would be the dream Goddess of many Male Organisms.

Not far away, dismembered limbs were scattered all over the Ground. A figure stood panting in place, holding two Mechanical Daggers.

"Xi Qi..." Her voice was hoarse and chilling: "I never thought there would be a day we'd meet in such a manner."

"I don't know exactly why you defected, but you were recommended by me. I hold joint responsibility for your defection. If I can't dispose of you, I'll also be in huge trouble."

Xi Qi assumed a combat stance, her gaze sharp and resolute: "It's already come to this, saying anymore is useless."

"Perhaps it's Destiny. With so many Advanced Lifeforms hunting you, it just had to be me who found your traces. It's destined for me to end you." Murderous intent surged in Widow's eyes.

"Aren't you curious what kind of secret I stole?" Xi Qi suddenly asked.

"You guys should have already made your move, right? Haven't you realized my Mother has already become a Mimetic Android?"

The fine wounds on Xi Qi's body were slowly disappearing; this was exactly why she was stalling for time.

"It seems you've been plotting for a long time..." Widow caught another piece of information from this sentence.

"I really can't figure it out, exactly what did you do this for?" Widow slowly walked over. Xi Qi's eyes flickered; she knew she was most likely not a match for Widow and had to take the initiative to attack to find a way to survive.

Bang bang bang bang!

Xi Qi's footwork was swift, landing several heavy straight punches on Widow's face and chest, but they were blocked by an Energy Barrier.

This kind of Energy Barrier was very special; every strike would sink deeply into it, causing water-like ripples at the point of impact, full of a sense of impact.

Widow didn't make any movements, but her Metal Tail Stinger directly swatted Xi Qi away. From the tip of the tail stinger, several Energy Beams shot out.

Xi Qi's gaze focused, her body twisting like a snake, dodging it by a hair's breadth, but Widow had already closed the distance.

In front of her, Xi Qi had no ability to resist, being beaten until she staggered, constantly falling and being sent flying.

Swish!

An elbow strike slashed towards Xi Qi's head, but didn't meet the expected sense of impact.

Widow's elbow slashed all the way down Xi Qi, splitting her into two halves. More accurately, Xi Qi actively split her body, causing this strike to hit empty air.

Following that, the two halves of the blood-red body suddenly spewed out a large amount of viscous red substance, like a fountain.

These red substances fell onto the Ground, wriggling like little snakes, fleeing in all directions.

Being constantly crushed and ravaged, Widow's overwhelming strength gave Xi Qi a feeling of unmatched invincibility.

Ever since joining the Mithril Church, although her progress had been extremely rapid, Widow was not far behind.

Xi Qi didn't want to continue fighting and prepared to escape, actively using energy to split her body to confuse the enemy, while her main body hid within to flee.

"Can you run!?" Widow shouted coldly, just as she was about to give chase, a sense of danger pierced straight at her glabella.

Forcing her to stop in her tracks, a massive number of Energy Beams blasted over from behind, stirring up massive explosive light waves all around.

A Spaceship descended from the sky, rapidly approaching Xi Qi, who was gathering her body, and projected a tractor Light Beam, pulling her into the Spaceship.

Then, without any hesitation or confirming its battle results, the Spaceship headed straight for space.

A moment later, the aftershocks of the explosion dissipated, and Widow's figure surfaced. The Energy Barrier had already been shattered, and there were scorch marks from flames all over her body.

Her expression was gloomy as she stared at the now empty sky.

Boom!

A Fireball plummeted from the firmament, smashing a crater into the Ground. It was exactly the warship she had arrived in previously, which had now become Ruins.

……………

In the pitch-black Starry Universe, a massive mechanical gate hovered, surrounded by heavy Imperial fortresses, garrisoned by Defending Forces.

This was the Empire's Military Star Gate, which was more stable and allowed for longer jump distances.

There were no Spaceships entering or exiting this Star Gate; it was only supplied to those with the Authority to pass.

A not-so-large fleet was approaching, and the Star Gate magnified in their field of vision.

"Unknown warship, please report identification code and open inspection Authority." A signal came through the broadcast channel.

The Main Ship of this fleet quickly responded, a string of identification codes feeding into the Database, rapidly verified via Quantum Communication Signals.

Then, several large red characters quickly lit up on the screen: "S-Rank Passage Authority, Imperial Special Advisor--Your Excellency Dragon Lord!"

The soldier guarding the screen suddenly blanked, his eyes widening. Only after a moment did he react, hurriedly wanting to notify the entire fortress.

But his teammate was already a step ahead of him. The highest Commander immediately stepped forward, establishing a Communication Link with this fleet——

He looked like a man of few words and smiles, but now he forced a smile onto his face, looking as ugly as could be.

"Your Excellency Dragon Lord, on behalf of the Empire, I welcome your arrival."

The Star Glory Empire hadn't received an entry application beforehand, or rather, they hadn't detected any unknown Spaceships entering their borders.

This meant the other party definitely arrived through some channel.

However, this Commander didn't have any thought of pursuing the matter.

Li Yu glanced at him, nodding and saying: "Pardon the intrusion."

"It is my honor..." The Commander breathed a sigh of relief. The Dragon Sovereign seemed easier to communicate with than the rumors suggested.

"I will open the Star Gate now. The news of your arrival has already been synchronized with the Imperial Capital. His Royal Highness Loyd will personally welcome you." He added immediately.

"Him again..." Li Yu raised an eyebrow. The Star Glory Empire seemed to treat Loyd as the person specifically in charge of him.

The Star Gate began to operate. Within the metal framework, dense spatial Energy flowed inside the gate, appearing as a deep blue vortex.

"Are you sure nothing will happen..." The Hunter frowned, asking again.

He always felt that after passing through this Star Gate, they would be greeted by overwhelming artillery fire.

"Relax..." Li Yu was very calm.

He believed that after the previous war, the Star Glory Empire wouldn't do anything unwise.

Even if some individuals resented him, they couldn't stop the overall situation.

Even if there was a one-in-a-ten-thousand chance that the Star Glory Empire lost its mind, he wasn't afraid.

The Imperial Garrison directly let them pass. The fleet entered the Star Gate, and the world outside the portholes instantly lit up.

Li Yu actually could have stealthily sent someone into the Imperial Capital and then directly opened a door.

However, that was unnecessary. This time, he was coming openly and aboveboard.

The movement of the fleet seemed to stop, as if halted within the Star Gate. It felt like only an instant passed before the ship's hull suddenly jolted.

The surrounding light gradually disappeared, and the scenery outside the portholes once again became the deep and silent pitch-black Starry Universe.

The distribution of surrounding fortresses also changed. The scale of the Defending Forces at this Star Gate was dozens of times larger than the previous one, and there were even various blockade devices in operation.

The Star Gate behind them gradually dimmed and stopped operating.

A special fleet waited in front of everyone. Unlike ordinary warships, they looked very luxurious.

This was the Capital Star System of the Star Glory Empire, and also the most prosperous region in the entire Interstellar space; it could almost be said there was no equivalent.

Even though it had suffered an attack not long ago, it didn't cause any impact.

Every day it handled a massive volume of Spaceships and Interstellar Tourists.

And at this very moment, all broadcast channels went silent, and only one voice sounded--

"Welcome to the Imperial Capital, Your Excellency Dragon Lord."

Many tourists blanked slightly, and then various intense emotions surfaced in their eyes: curiosity, doubt, fanaticism, etc...

"The Dragon Sovereign is here!?"

"Where is he, where is he!"

"My idol, my god!"

"..."

The broadcast channels were flooded with a massive amount of messages, everyone was very curious.

But the area here was massive, and detecting devices like Radars were not allowed to be turned on. Finding the Dragon Sovereign was akin to finding a Needle in a Haystack.

"Welcome, Your Excellency Dragon Lord..." Loyd's large face surfaced, his eyes clearly conveying three words: "Not happy."

He vaguely felt the Empire seemed to have misunderstood something. This kind of matter should obviously be handled by the specialized reception department.

Why did they make him come to welcome him, making him look like a reception Miss.

"We meet again. We're all Old Friends, be a bit happier," Li Yu teased.

Loyd was somewhat Speechless, but at least he couldn't be faulted on superficial etiquette.

The two sides began to dock. Core Members like Li Yu, The Hunter, Peyton, and the others were welcomed onto a specialized Spaceship.

And the warship he arrived in had a specific place to be stationed. This was standard procedure, and Li Yu followed it Step-By-Step.

"It's you?" Seeing Peyton beside Li Yu, Loyd was clearly a bit surprised.

"Why are you by his side?"

Li Yu wasn't surprised that Loyd knew Peyton.

Although Peyton had followed Li Yu quite early, he had always been in charge of logistics and research work, basically never showing his face, leaving almost no traces to be investigated.

"Your Royal Highness..." Peyton nodded slightly, his expression indifferent as water.

"This one has helped me quite a lot," Li Yu said with a pointed meaning.

Loyd's expression flickered, then he suddenly smiled, glancing at Li Yu and saying: "It seems some interesting things will happen."

"However, it has nothing to do with me."

As they chatted, they were already approaching the Capital Star System from the Military Star Gate.

Presented before Li Yu was a complex Star System structure composed of over fifty Life Planets, with three scorching stars of varying sizes located in different parts of this Star System structure.

Combined with various satellites and countless Spaceports and interstellar fortresses, they collectively formed the Capital of the Star Glory Empire.

Every high-mass celestial body's own Gravity field would affect the Star System.

With this complex Star System structure before their eyes, just calculating the various Gravity parameters was a time-consuming task.

Various large-scale environmental control devices were indispensable. Every Life Planet was connected by glowing blue Light Beams--the Imperial Grand Avenue.

A simple and direct name. Through the Light Beams, one could rapidly travel between the various Life Planets.

At the same time, this non-Physical Structure wouldn't affect the orbit of the Life Planets.

Li Yu and Loyd rode in a specific Flying Vehicle at the very front.

With only the two of them, Loyd couldn't be bothered to introduce the scenery anymore, changing the topic: "As you expected, those who withdrew before have returned. Now the number of members in the A-Tier Alliance is growing steadily."

"Mm..." Li Yu nodded. This was nothing unexpected; he was observing the surrounding scenery.

The architecture of the Star Glory Empire had many styles. The quaint and solemn "Royal Style" and the emerging "Punk Style" could be seen on the same street.

However, the mainstream was still the "Imperial Style"--tall, slender buildings with dark color tones.

"Joining the A-Tier Alliance can indeed increase the speed of Life Evolution. Exactly how did you do it?" Loyd was slightly curious, but then shook his head: "Forget it, you wouldn't tell me anyway."

"However, some members request that before the next Energy Extraction incident occurs, could you notify them in advance."

Although everyone didn't say it explicitly, any fool knew that Energy Extraction was definitely inextricably linked to the High Echelons of the A-Tier Alliance.

"Ha..." Li Yu couldn't help but chuckle. This group of people really had mouths saying no, but bodies that were honest. Now that there were benefits, they didn't resist Energy Extraction anymore.

"Also, because it can increase the speed of Lifeform Evolution, some Nobles also want to stuff some people in," Loyd added.

"Let them stuff, the more the better..." Li Yu didn't care. Loyd was managing the A-Tier Alliance very well, making it prosper day by day.

The A-Tier Alliance's buff was closely tied to positive publicity, and Li Yu didn't want to kick Loyd aside and do this kind of thing personally.

So, as long as Loyd didn't go overboard, he didn't mind Loyd reaping some benefits from it.

"Also, the Superpower League recently let out word, saying the A-Tier Alliance Amplifying Lifeform Evolution speed is at the cost of lifespan, we..." Loyd hadn't finished, but Li Yu interrupted him, shaking his head and saying:

"There's no need to tell me everything. I only have three requirements. First, the A-Tier Alliance must be a positive entity, the more positive the better.

Second, the more members the A-Tier Alliance has, the better.

Third, I am the President."

"As for the rest, toss it around as you please," Li Yu appeared very generous.

Loyd was slightly taken aback. Due to its initial positioning, the A-Tier Alliance was already considered a behemoth.

And Li Yu entrusting it to him so securely made him involuntarily feel...

Damn it, it sounds like I'm working for him.

Loyd suddenly gnashed his teeth. This was an exchange of interests to begin with. He believed Li Yu must be obtaining some sort of benefit in places he couldn't see, like extracting members' Energy.

Why the hell was he touched!

F*ck!

(End of this chapter)