Chapter 174: Kill, You Kill, I Kill Too

Level 13.6?

Lin Qing's expression remained unchanged, but his heart grew tense.

Based on his judgment of the danger level and cross-referencing it with the Yu Xingyuan layers—

enemies capable of passing the fifth layer of the Yu Xingyuan have a danger level of at least around 10; for instance, Councilor Yan Qingqing and those three star pirates all started at level 10.

For every layer higher in the Yu Xingyuan, the danger level increases by one.

Level 13.6 seems only three levels higher than Councilor Yan Qingqing, but in reality, it is thousands or tens of thousands of times more dangerous! "Even those Chairmen of the Star-Born Lifeforms tier are only level 11 in danger... Could it be..."

At this moment, Lin Qing already had a guess in his heart.

It is very likely a Star Divine Servant! "Boom!"

Terrifying pressure suddenly descended; a shadow figure emitting a dreadful aura abruptly appeared within the meditation chamber.

It was a white-haired Zhixing man with a vertical eye on his forehead, his expression indifferent, and within the vertical eye on his brow lay a thunder that made one's heart tremble.

As a great figure who frequently appeared in the highest holographic projections of the urban circles, almost no one in the urban circles did not recognize this white-haired, three-eyed Zhixing man.

—The supreme leader of the Zhixing Group, the sole Yuanchen Envoy.

His title, like the name of the Yu Xingyuan, is also Lei Tong.

"Earthling."

The white-haired, three-eyed man looked at Lin Qing with an indifferent gaze. "I give you a chance to live. I have a contract here; sign it, and I can spare your life."

There was not the slightest opportunity for negotiation or bargaining.

There was only an almost commanding declaration.

In his view, with his strength, a single strike from a distance could instantly erase this little fellow who wasn't even a Primal Divine Servant!

"Spare my life?"

Lin Qing stood up, the corner of his mouth curling slightly upward, looking at the other with a hint of mockery. "As a Yuanchen Envoy, does Mr. Lei Tong think I will never become a Star Divine Servant? Or perhaps... the Yuanchen Civilization possesses a contract drafted by legendary four-star Universe Citizens?"

A contract drafted by a three-star Universe Citizen can at most restrict one-star and two-star Universe Citizens.

And a Star Divine Servant, as a three-star Universe Citizen, cannot be restricted by a contract in a Level One Civilization.

Because a four-star Universe Citizen is completely a legend to a Level One Civilization! "The contract will specially mark one clause."

The white-haired, three-eyed man said coldly, "Before the Zhixing Civilization permits it, you are not allowed to participate in the Star-level Divine Servant trials."

Lin Qing laughed and asked, "Then what if someone forcibly throws me into the Divine Servant Forbidden Zone? Does the contract also need to specify that I must deliberately give up even within the Divine Servant Forbidden Zone? Can such a contract pass the audit of the Second Universe Network?"

The white-haired, three-eyed man frowned slightly.

The Second Universe Network has its own regulations; although they are quite loose, if a contract contains some obviously absurd clauses, it cannot pass, and there is no way to evade it.

"Just try to evade it as much as possible," the white-haired, three-eyed man said.

"And then?" Lin Qing smiled mockingly. "Preventing me from ever becoming a Star Divine Servant; does such combat power really have meaning for the Yuanchen Civilization?"

The white-haired, three-eyed man frowned slightly, yet still said calmly, "In view of the fact that you are a genius surpassing civilizations, I can guarantee to you that in the future, when our Yuanchen Civilization births a true super-powerful being who roams the universe, as long as a contract drafted by a four-star Universe Citizen is obtained, you will be allowed to become a Star Divine Servant and granted a certain degree of freedom."

"Oh?" Lin Qing raised an eyebrow and said, "Quite cherishing talent, aren't you?"

"You have only two choices."

The white-haired, three-eyed man looked at Lin Qing with cold eyes and said, "Die, or sign the contract?"

Lin Qing said with an unchanged face, "This is the headquarters of the Star Patrol Council; does an envoy of the Yuanchen Civilization dare to kill me here?"

"You are not even a Star Patroler; what does it matter if I kill you?"

The white-haired, three-eyed man said expressionlessly, "Moreover, the Star Patrol Council is only responsible for invasions from the starry sky of the universe; I am also a Earthling, so what does this small matter count as?"

"Truly domineering," Lin Qing shook his head slightly.

Just then—

"Do the Zhixing people still use these same tactics?"

A woman's voice, carrying a touch of coldness, sounded within the meditation chamber.

Another projection formed by mental power floated into view.

The newcomer wore an immaculate nun's habit; her face was beautiful, and her sapphire-blue eyes gazed quietly at the white-haired, three-eyed man.

Similarly terrifying pressure spread out, nearly matching the other in a standoff.

"Yi Leina Duo?"

The white-haired, three-eyed man frowned slightly and said, "You were indeed paying attention to Lin Qing. Since you dare to appear and stop me, it seems... you are already a Star Divine Servant?"

Yi Leina Duo did not answer him, but said calmly, "Lin Qing, just stay within the headquarters of the Star Patrol Council. With me here, no one on Earth can harm you from a distance."

Lin Qing understood Yi Leina Duo's meaning.

If the Yuanchen Envoy merely used mental power to perform a long-range method to kill him, this quasi-Star Patroler, even with evidence, it would only be a small matter.

But launching a direct assault on the fortress of the Star Patrol Council's headquarters would be a grave crime! "Is that so?"

The white-haired, three-eyed man said calmly, "Yi Leina Duo, that ninth-level genius of the Three-Eyed Clan is with you, isn't she? Hand the person over, and I can spare you all."

"Lei Tong, your tone is perhaps too arrogant," Yi Leina Duo looked at him. "You are merely a conventional Star Divine Servant; do you truly think yourself invincible?"

The white-haired, three-eyed man said casually, "Yi Leina Duo, you are the leader of Earth, right? In five minutes, I will begin to cleanse the human race on Earth; at most within one hour, the entire human race on Earth will be extinct. How does that sound to you?"

He spoke as casually as if mentioning what he would eat for dinner today, with no fluctuation in his tone.

Yi Leina Duo's pupils contracted slightly.

"If you don't believe it, I will kill the four billion people in the Asian region right now to show you?"

The white-haired, three-eyed man held a globe on his fingertip, as if examining where to start, and said calmly, "Don't blame me for being despicable; who made you too strong in the mental realm? If you were to destroy the treasure that the Zhixing people value most with a single thought, what then?"

"If you dare do this, aren't you afraid I will destroy her?" Yi Leina Duo said coldly.

Lin Qing frowned slightly.

Fortunately, the Zhixing people did not know that the ninth-level genius of the Three-Eyed Clan was Yi Leina Duo's own biological daughter; otherwise, it would be even more troublesome.

Now, Lei Ting had obviously confirmed Zhao Jiayi's location, but because Zhao Jiayi was under Yi Leina Duo's protection, this was also a threat to Lei Ting.

Lei Tong had no confidence in snatching Zhao Jiayi from Yi Leina Duo's grasp and believed Yi Leina Duo could destroy Zhao Jiayi with a single thought, which was why he did not act directly.

"Mutual threats?"

The three-eyed white-haired man laughed. "I have already implanted the eyes of the Three-Eyed Clan. No matter how talented a member of the Three-Eyed Clan is, they mean nothing to me. Do you think I would care?"

He glanced at Yi Leina Duo. "I have no intention of negotiating with you. In five minutes, if you have not handed over that Three-Eyed Clan genius, I will begin purging Earthlings from Asia until only one billion Earthlings remain outside the urban circle."

As he spoke, a projection of a 300-second countdown appeared in the air beside him.

"Dare you do this?" Yi Leina Duo stared at him. "Are you not afraid of the massive impact on the Earth's Divine Profession Forbidden Zone?"

"Just some ordinary lives. It won't take many years to reproduce them again," the three-eyed white-haired man said casually. "It's just a waste; eighty billion natives can still fetch a price."

The countdown showed 264 seconds.

Just then—

Inside the meditation chamber, two more telepathic projections condensed into form.

Lin Qing turned to look.

One was a young man in a white training uniform with long hair tied into a Taoist topknot.

The other wore a white lab coat, flat-lens glasses, and had a blank expression.

It was none other than Qi Lingxiao and Chu Hongjun!

"Lei Tong."

Cold fury was uncontrollable in Qi Lingxiao's eyes. "You really are a damn son of a bitch. You had better pray my Divine Profession trial fails, otherwise I will definitely make you regret being alive."

The three-eyed white-haired man said indifferently, "After this matter is settled, I will reside permanently at the Lone Star Fortress on the Moon. I will wait for you."

With his strength, hiding inside a Tier-7 fortress naturally meant he had no fear of Qi Lingxiao.

As for the Earth's treasures?

He could still log into the Second Universe Network from the Moon; at that time, he could enter the Sky Archipelago just the same.

As for the pre-civilization ruins in reality, as long as he guarded from the Moon and waited for the Earth to open and the Yuanchen Civilization's army to descend, it would be no problem.

"Good, very good. Remember the words you spoke today." Qi Lingxiao laughed in extreme anger.

"You should consider the present instead. Time is running out." The three-eyed white-haired man glanced at the countdown beside him and reminded, "In three minutes, I will begin purging Earthlings."

Chu Hongjun suddenly said, "If your coercion leads to the death of the genius your Zhi Xing people value most, how do you think the Yuanchen Civilization will treat you?"

The three-eyed white-haired man sneered. "I am already a Star Divine Professioner; there is nowhere higher to advance. What difference does their treatment make? Besides, this is because you Earthlings are uncooperative and refuse to hand over the person. What does it have to do with me?"

He looked at Chu Hongjun. "With your wisdom, you should understand what is more important to you Earthlings. Kill if you wish."

"Good." Chu Hongjun nodded slightly and said, "Then kill. You kill Earthlings; we will wipe out all Zhi Xing people on Earth. Let us see whose actions are faster."

"Be my guest."

The three-eyed white-haired man made a gesture of invitation. "Before taking action, I had all my Zhi Xing elites transfer to the Zhi Xing Group's fortress. If you have the ability to break a Tier-6 fortress, then go ahead and kill."

He looked at Chu Hongjun sarcastically. "Moreover... you, a Divine Professioner on the research path, even if you become a Star Divine Professioner, what can you do?"

Chu Hongjun fell silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Zhi Xing people below the Primal level are already half dead."

"Hmm?"

The three-eyed white-haired man frowned slightly. After a few seconds, he suddenly looked at Chu Hongjun. "How did you do it?"

Seeing this, Lin Qing immediately understood that the Zhi Xing people below the Primal level had probably indeed died by half! Lei Tong here was merely a projection formed by telepathy.

At this moment, his true body must be investigating the situation inside the Zhi Xing Group's fortress; this reaction was clearly genuine!

Chu Hongjun did not answer Lei Tong but said, "Yes, the other half is also dead. Now it is the turn of the Primal beings."

A flash of cold light erupted in the three-eyed white-haired man's pupils. He stared at Chu Hongjun with chilling intensity and said in a low voice, "Did you tamper with the nanomachines implanted in their bodies?"

"I am merely a researcher," Chu Hongjun said expressionlessly. "I am not skilled in direct combat; I can only play some small tricks."

He paused, then said, "Alright, all Primal beings without a Divine Profession are dead. Confirm it."

The three-eyed white-haired man gazed at him in silence.

His true body was carefully investigating the fortress's condition while ordering the Zhi Xing people to extract the implanted nanomachines.

"Chu Hongjun, you indeed have some ability."

The three-eyed white-haired man said slowly. "If you can still kill, then continue killing. There is one minute left; I will also begin killing and try to be faster than you."

Chu Hongjun nodded and said, "Quite fast. It seems these small tricks cannot kill any more."

He pushed the glasses on his nose, glanced slightly at Yi Leina Duo, and said, "You are not skilled in combat, so stay and protect Lin Qing. There is one minute left; I will try to kill as many Zhi Xing people as possible."

"Oh?"

The three-eyed white-haired man laughed. "Did I not see wrong? You, a researcher, intend to fight me personally?"

As his words fell—

"Boom!!"

Outside the Star Council's fortress, a tremendous and majestic pressure suddenly descended from the sky above, and a terrifying aura completely spread out.

"I will wait for you above the urban circle."

The three-eyed white-haired man's projection looked at Chu Hongjun. "Or do you wish to change the location? How about I first wipe out the Earthlings within a five-hundred-kilometer radius nearby to serve as the battlefield?"

Chu Hongjun did not answer, only saying calmly, "I said I am not skilled in direct combat."

As his words fell—

At this moment, Lin Qing suddenly felt as if an earthquake had occurred beneath his feet; the ground where the urban circle was located seemed to shake.

What is happening?

"Master."

Chen Guang's voice suddenly rang in his mind. "From the urban circle's surveillance, it seems a massive explosion occurred inside the Zhi Xing Group's fortress just now. The entire fortress has collapsed. Although it has not yet ruptured, it is deformed."

An explosion occurred inside the Zhi Xing Group's fortress?

Lin Qing could not help but be stunned.

He had also learned the relevant common knowledge.

The fortresses of the various forces in the metropolitan area are all Level 6 fortresses; the offensive capabilities of the fortress itself alone are enough to make ordinary Star Realm beings flee. As for forcibly breaching them, even Star Realm Divine Officials would find it difficult.

This is not just a matter of materials; the key is the overall technological content of the fortress. To be called a Level 6 fortress, its defense system must be able to barely withstand one or two attacks from Star Realm Divine Officials.

Forcibly breaching from the outside is very difficult, but detonating from the inside would be simpler.

But...

To prevent internal explosions, these high-level fortresses implement layered protection in every area, with reinforced bulkhead facilities in every passage. The internal walls are not much weaker than the outer walls, and with the internal defense system, the effect of an internal explosion is also very limited.

At least, the power of a nuclear weapon explosion inside a Level 6 fortress might not even be enough to blow open a single toilet.

"Chu Hongjun!!"

The three-eyed white-haired man suddenly stared fixedly at Chu Hongjun, his eyes full of killing intent: "Can you create zero-point energy level explosives?"

His heart was bleeding.

If Chu Hongjun were not inside the Dawn Group's fortress, and he could not rush in, he would have acted and killed him long ago.

At first, only some of the lower levels died. Although he was somewhat angry, he could still accept it, but this explosion was completely different; many of the dead were core members of the group!

"It seems the effect is good."

Chu Hongjun said calmly: "Based on my understanding of the Wisdom Star Group's fortress, this explosion will at least completely destroy the outer layer and the middle three layers. The energy room will also suffer major oscillations, triggering a chain reaction and causing even greater destruction..."

Looking at the three-eyed white-haired man whose killing intent was pervasive, he asked: "Below the Star Realm beings, how many are still alive?"

Qi Lingxiao couldn't help but laugh and spoke: "He's asking you, how many are left?"

Lin Qing was somewhat stunned.

Is this Chu Hongjun's method? "Very good... Chu Hongjun, I underestimated you."

The three-eyed white-haired man stared fixedly at Chu Hongjun. "I didn't expect you to be able to develop zero-point energy level explosives even in a resource-limited speck of dust like Earth?"

He took a deep breath and said in a heavy voice: "It seems you intend to fight the Yuanchen Civilization to the death? Do you think hiding inside the Dawn Group's fortress makes you safe?"

"What? Isn't this negotiation?"

Chu Hongjun said indifferently: "You want to kill Earthlings, so I will kill Wisdom Star people first. Only with equal status is there qualification to negotiate, isn't it? Now let's talk about the Three-Eyed Clan genius you want."

"Do you think we can still negotiate?" the three-eyed white-haired man sneered.

"Isn't it just that most of those below the Star Realm are dead?"

Chu Hongjun said calmly: "Is that all? You would give up the Three-Eyed Clan's Level 9 genius for the sake of your Yuanchen Civilization? Do you want to be a criminal of civilization?"

He paused for a moment. "By the way, I have already transmitted this conversation record to your Wisdom Star Group in real-time."

The three-eyed white-haired man narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Chu Hongjun with a blank expression.

A cold, invisible pressure spread wildly.

Anyone could feel the anger beneath this coldness, as if it were about to burn the entire planet to ashes!

After a long while, the three-eyed white-haired man suddenly laughed: "You are right. For the future of civilization, this sacrifice means nothing. Let's continue the negotiation."

Chu Hongjun nodded slightly and said: "Our decision is... no handover."

"I can see that."

The three-eyed white-haired man also nodded, glanced at the countdown timer nearby that was about to reach zero, and smiled: "Time is up. I will also start killing. Before the person I want appears at the entrance of the Wisdom Star Group, I will not stop. Only after the Earthlings are on the verge of extinction will I come to kill you."

Chu Hongjun remained calm and said: "Kill if you want."

Looking at the other party, he said softly: "Since you have made such a decision, an Earth without Earthlings has no meaning. Let's destroy everything together."

"Destroy everything together?" The three-eyed white-haired man looked at Chu Hongjun. "Are you joking?"

Chu Hongjun raised one index finger, and immediately a miniature version of the blue-green Earth began to rotate slowly at his fingertip.

"According to my calculations, causing a mass extinction of all life on Earth, destroying the surface, and turning it completely into a dead star would require about seven thousand four hundred zero-point energy bombs like the one just now."

Looking at the Earth projection at his fingertip, he said in a faint voice: "The reason Earth has Divine Official Restricted Zones, has the Sky Islands within the Second Universe Network, and connects to the Ruin Spaces is because Earth has evolved into a Perfect-Class Life Planet, meeting the standards of the Pre-Civilization."

"But if everything is extinguished and turned into a dead star, do you think these will still exist?"

Chu Hongjun's gaze shifted to the three-eyed white-haired man. "Kill if you want. Seven thousand four hundred zero-point energy bombs have already been planted."

(End of this chapter)