Chapter 563: The Warrior Who Was Turned by Lies Yet Once Yearned for Light

Speaking at the same time.

Sui Meng proactively expanded the energy shield of the Dragon's Glory (armor), enveloping everyone present, and just after completing this action…

"Boom! Boom!" large-caliber shells bombarded the energy shield.

Obviously, it was the Reincarnator who called himself Zhan Ying, using the stealth function of his combat suit to lead his subordinates deep into the star port.

Of course, Hong Xiu and Ke Luoke's low‑intelligence AI had already locked onto Zhan Ying and the high‑tier Reincarnators when the loli heroine actively destroyed the surveillance cameras, exposing her position.

More importantly, Sui Meng sensed that these Reincarnators' true target was himself, so he used a "kill the chicken to warn the monkey" move to draw them out.

After all, these Reincarnators' high‑tier combat power could match, even surpass, Astate, so Sui Meng prepared to face them personally.

After shielding the officials from the attack, Sui Meng turned completely, facing the Reincarnators in stealth, and said to the ten‑plus Imperial Guard beside him:

"Protect these guys; keep them useful."

Then he vanished outright, but those present could hear the "Thud! Thud!" of running footsteps and the "Puff!", "Sizzle!" of bodies being hammered and torn apart.

In less than the blink of an eye, Sui Meng's figure reappeared within everyone's sight.

At the same time, Sui Meng's right hand still held a Reincarnator whose back sprouted ethereal blue, glass‑feather‑like wings, its body visibly mutated.

And this was the squad's strongest combatant, the scum named Zhan Ying, whose torso had already been torn into two halves—the upper half lifted by Sui Meng, the lower half flung into the sky.

In fact, at that very moment, any Reincarnator in stealth who met Sui Meng would be instantly killed.

The two sides were on completely different levels.

Only Zhan Ying, relying on a gene unlock granted by the Lord God, completing a metamorphosis and breakthrough to become a bird‑man, could barely glimpse Sui Meng's movement.

But that was the limit.

In the next instant, Zhan Ying's two halves were forced apart, completely losing combat and mobility.

Earlier they had even thought of challenging Astate and the OriginalBody?

The disoriented Zhan Ying thought the words they had spoken earlier were utterly ridiculous.

Sui Meng stared at Zhan Ying, expressionless, and said: "You were originally humans from other universes, but unfortunately, having been chosen and deceived by those evil gods, you are beyond cure."

Speaking, Sui Meng swung his left fist directly.

"Bang!"

The mutated body exploded.

Even in death, this Zhan Ying never understood what it meant to be chosen and deceived by evil gods.

Having dealt with the Reincarnators.

Sui Ang turned to the trembling officials, some still shaking in their feet, and said: "The overwhelming majority of you performed adequately; you need not be purged, but remember, the Empire tolerates not the slightest betrayal, nor the slightest 'greed'!"

Both material and spiritual greed are unacceptable! You are the Empire's representatives, the first impression residents have of the Empire; if you act aloof, how can residents fully trust us, or become our solid backing?!

All clear?"

By the end, Sui Meng unintentionally grew angry, his voice rising, even emitting Psychic Pressure that pressed the officials to the point of breathlessness, causing them to half‑kneel uncontrollably.

Although most of these officials, like Chief District Director Luo Saifu, truly focus on livelihood and construction, that does not guarantee the future will remain the same; it is necessary to deter and "intimidate" them.

"Yes! We understand!" the officials quickly replied.

Seeing this.

Sui Meng then reined in the Psychic Pressure, granting the officials freedom, and without further admonition, with a casual flick of his cloak, he turned and left with the ten‑plus Imperial Guard, returning via the positional lift to the Achilles carrier.

"Huh…"

"May the Emperor bless…"

When the OriginalBody and the Honor Guard departed, the officials finally collapsed onto the floor, gulping fresh air; although nanorobots in their bodies helped regulate temperature, their clothes remained soaked with sweat.

Not being scared to death shows these officials have quite good mental resilience.

Imagine a direct superior with actual command authority suddenly descending for inspection, standing five meters tall, killing without blinking, never smiling; one second he speaks normally, the next he crushes a colleague's head with his foot...

Whoever it is, anyone would be terrified to death.

Moreover, after a brief calm, the officials looked at each other.

With sharp political insight, they knew that Ke Luoke was merely the opening; the upcoming Zero‑Three Universe and the entire Empire's territories would be swept by a storm of blood and carnage.

The Emperor now personally leads the Imperial Guard to campaign against other universes, not residing in the Thus line: Thus line: Diguohuanggong, and only a short time later an OriginalBody executed an Empire official whose ideological awakening was deemed erroneous.

What does this signify?

It means the Emperor himself has lost confidence and patience with such officials, directly allowing the OriginalBody's offspring to launch a purge, with the Regulation Department surely involved.

Thinking of that…

"It won't be long before many colleagues meet untimely deaths."

An official, while sighing, patted his rear and stood up; he felt his actions were righteous and hoped those lacking ideological awakening would die quickly, sparing Empire resources.

Having read certain twentieth‑century works in his youth, this official prepared himself for "for humanity," "for the civilians."

"Alright, these are not matters we should consider," the Chief District Director also stood, "It is said the Regulation Department has a shadow unit hidden in the dark, capable of silently executing any traitor, including any officials deemed greedy."

In their positions, plotting their duties, they should not think themselves unique nor cling to bureaucratic rules; His Majesty tells us that only by making the Empire and humanity prosperous is the right path, and any personal connections or political backgrounds are futile."

"Yes, Chief District Director."

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Ten hours later.

Inside the hangar of the First Empire's Star‑Annihilating Ship.

Sui Bian, standing beside the second‑level escalator, was overlooking and reviewing the assembled forces, with the squad leaders and commanders counting the numbers of the assault troops.

Currently, the star system where Kedisang Er resides has become wholly the property of their Human Empire.

Including the 332nd Fleet branch, as well as the original assault troops, navy, and most combat personnel, all "voluntarily" joined the Human Empire's side.

Of course, after Sui Bian confirmed two hundred offspring, and Artemis dismantled the main bases within the system and shattered the enemy's will to resist, he finally broke his pre‑war self‑restriction and unleashed Spiritual Energy capable of radiating across the entire star system.

Thus, everything belongs to the Human Empire, and the 332nd fleet's branch is temporarily named the "Out‑of‑Order Fleet".

Those such as the Dark Temple Knights, and the ones who chose absolute loyalty to the First Empire, were burned to ash by cold flames during the Spiritual Energy radiation, and the non‑human races also "disappeared" together.

Therefore the population plummeted rapidly, from the original two trillion to about four hundred billion now.

However, of the two million in the 332nd fleet's branch, about 1.2 million remained, not having been "erased" by 80% like the civilians.

Because the First Empire's army is almost ninety‑nine percent human, and the ground‑based assault troops receive low pay, their loyalty to the First Empire is mediocre, so they were selected by Sui Bian to become soldiers under the Human Empire.

And in one stroke, more than 160 billion non‑human civilian lives were "erased"…

To be honest, Sui Bian initially wanted to take the easy way and planned to burn them all at once.

After all, the Human Empire preaches human supremacy and is extremely xenophobic; non‑human races may not casually join its rule.

Incorporating them into imperial rule would be unfair to the Sangheli, Aodinuo, Ma'er and Tie Xue peoples, a self‑destructive act.

But keeping them is not a solution; it would cause some chaos in the current situation, and outright killing or burning seemed too cruel, so Sui Bian spent a tiny bit of Spiritual Energy to transport those over 160 billion non‑human beings to planets in the Multiverse suitable for their survival.

Whether they can survive the wave of bacteria, viruses and microbes is no longer Sui Bian's concern.

Nevertheless, the First Empire's various vaccines should be fully administered; civilians can travel freely among planets without catching diseases. Their immune systems may not match those of the Human Empire, but at least they're not inferior.

And on the Primary Universe side.

Sui Bian has been silently monitoring the purge of greedy officials.

Officials like the female director Ke Luo Ke, who was stomped flat by Sui Meng, are countless; they think that becoming imperial officials makes them superiors over the empire's subjects.

After the Empire was founded, this phenomenon surged rapidly; the UEG's conversion to imperial rule is one factor, and the excess of ambition, vanity and competitive spirit is another.

As Sui Meng said, not only material greed but also spiritual avarice is unacceptable; to become Sui Bian's official, one must always be ready to devote and sacrifice for humanity, especially since imperial officials are well‑paid.

The original Mobile Task Force achieved a combat power of 102% because he offered irresistible conditions and benefits; Sui Bian cannot abandon this tradition.

Giving you this salary and this authority is meant for building the empire, not for granting hegemonic power.

Therefore, Sui Bian is very pleased with how Sui Meng and NuoWa, these offspring, purge officials with problematic thoughts and conduct.

Cruel, efficient.

Tyranny?

Whatever other aberrations, or whatever certain forces think, Sui Bian never cares about them.

Tyranny is good; then the riffraff won't dare to act rashly.

"Your Majesty." At this moment, Bai Hou saw the white soldiers below assembled, waited for Sui Bian to speak, then asked proactively, "What is our next objective?"

"Objective…" Sui Bian placed his hands behind his back, surveyed the proud white soldiers, and raised his voice:

"Everyone! You were deceived by the First Empire, blinded, without goal or direction, only serving that Pa'erfu·Pa'erpating…"

For what?

Just so it could maintain rule, enjoy power and wealth?

Therefore!

From now on, you will serve my Human Emperor and the Human Empire! Your goal and direction is to spread humanity's footprints across the stars; all alien races must either submit or be annihilated!

Ensuring humanity's everlasting prosperity is your goal and direction! Not to uphold some ridiculous, ignorant aristocracy!

"For humanity!!"

"For the Emperor!!"

When Sui Bian finished speaking, the tens of thousands of white soldiers below, their helmets alike, emitted mechanical, cold‑toned roars.

After a moment.

Sui Bian raised his hand to signal silence, then said, "Alright, soon your individual screens will update with information—whether to stay behind or join the Out‑of‑Order Fleet's expedition—so you'll know immediately. Dismiss yourselves all."

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

The white soldiers responded in unison again, then split into squads and departed.

Seeing this, Sui Bian instructed Bai Hou: "Select two‑thirds of the Out‑of‑Order Fleet to stay behind, and the remaining one‑third will join us on an expedition to the star system six light‑years away, preparing to seize this sector within seven days."

"Understood." Bai Hou nodded lightly, then glanced at Sui Bian, turned slightly toward the departing white soldiers below, and said thoughtfully:

"Your Majesty, are you particularly interested in this type of combat armor? Should we inform the forging sector to replace our imperial ground forces' equipment with these?"

"No." Sui Bian shook his head lightly, "I do like the First Empire's combat equipment design, but our imperial ground forces have their own style and cannot be altered arbitrarily, however…"

"I can also consider creating a new legion."

"A new legion?" Bai Hou's cybernetic face froze, then asked, "Could there be isotopes of OriginalBody in this universe like those in the Zero‑Three Universe?"

"No." Sui Bian turned, walked toward the orbital train inside the annihilation starship, and explained to the accompanying Bai Hou:

"That Pa'erfu·Pa'erpating rose from a councilor to emperor through various conspiracies and calculations; among them, he used deceit to betray a warrior who yearned for the light, which smoothed his path to the throne."

"A warrior who yearned for the light… betrayed…" Bai Hou murmured, then seemed to realize and said, "Your Majesty, are you saying we should transform that former light‑seeking warrior into an OriginalBody, thereby developing a legion with a unique style?"

"…"

Sui Bian nodded wordlessly in response.

Indeed, he admires the assault team's appearance and attire, but he values even more the warrior tormented by lies and familial ties, who ultimately fell into darkness.

If possible, transform him into an OriginalBody and train him alongside the young Wokan…

That seems like a good choice.

(End of Chapter)