Chapter 165: with translation of chapter title

Early morning on the third day, Xiao Yu left the city and came to the canyon where the Eighteen Slaughter had ambushed the Xu family; bloodstains had faded on the canyon roadside, along with several corpses. Xiao Yu waved his hand, storing dozens of corpses into his internal Small World, allowing Mother Empress Irina to devour and absorb them to cultivate the Insect Race.

Those collected are all Universe-level.

A fluctuation of the time Fundamental Law arrived, and three people in white robes appeared before Xiao Yu—namely Xingchen and the two Temple envoys.

Xiao Yu waved his hand, releasing an ancient-style sword-shaped F-class Spaceship, and said, "Come, board the ship first; we'll talk about other matters later."

"Yes," said Xingchen and the three Realm Lords respectfully.

The hatch of the ancient sword-shaped spaceship opened, and Xiao Yu's party of four entered.

"Activate cloaking immediately," Xiao Yu ordered.

"Your Highness, please gather your family; I have been ordered to take the children of His Highness Xingchen to the Temple," the slender man said softly.

"Father, Grandfather and the two Temple envoys left the city three days ago and have not returned yet," said an elderly man with white hair, looking even older than Xingyu, respectfully: "Could it be that Grandfather had an urgent matter and didn't have time to inform us?"

The hatch opened, and Mo Hai and Ju Qi swiftly descended; shortly after, waves of time Fundamental Law came from below, lasting half an hour without effect, after which the two flew back into the spaceship.

"Your Highness, the two envoys and Xingchen were slain together by extraterritorial heavenly demons," the slender man thought, knowing full well how much the Star Heavenly God cared about face—how could he possibly reveal the matter?

"Grandfather, after all, he still likes us."

……

"How could this be? How could this be!" Xingyu still couldn't believe it, yet he could not doubt the words of the Temple emissaries.

The spaceship immediately cloaked, then continued to rise until it surpassed the twenty‑first cloud layer, flying toward its distant target.

The Xingchen family, in the Star Territory, could be described as deeply entrenched, its power firmly rooted in the Star Territory, far surpassing the Zoulong family.

The sturdy man Xingyu seated in the chief position said softly, "No, in the past, no matter how urgent Father's affairs were, he always gave advance notice; certainly something has happened that we don't know about. You all go out immediately to investigate. Arrest everyone who recently entered Star City and interrogate them one by one."

"Xingchen, let's go to Gongyue Territory," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

Meanwhile, Xingchen remained standing motionless at the side.

Gongyue Territory lies about three hundred million kilometers from Star Territory; its central city is roughly the same size as Star City. Lord Gongyue likes castles, having built his lord's manor into a fortress spanning hundreds of kilometers in diameter, and the various great clans and nobles in the city have followed suit.

……

The slender man took out an A4‑sized sheet of paper, on which was clearly depicted Xiao Yu's one‑eyed portrait, saying, "Your Highness, this Xiao Yu is the murderer; please immediately issue a city‑wide warrant for his arrest."

This Space Ring is quite large—bigger than his own, measuring 10,000 meters long, 8 kilometers wide, and 5 kilometers high; at this point, the gods truly dote on his little son!

Suddenly, the Secret Pattern flashed with flowing light, and eight beams of light shot up from the tops of eight tower‑like buildings, converging at the center of the square.

A blinding flash of light passed, the space Fundamental Law surged violently, and then one hundred thousand figures appeared on the square, all dressed in black robes with golden armor, wielding various weapons, resembling a strictly disciplined army.

The leader, a slender man, barked, "You go scout immediately; I'll head to the lord's manor to check the situation, regroup at the city lord's manor in an hour, and during the operation keep military discipline—don't lose face for our Divine Tiger Eighth Squad."

In less than an hour, the spaceship arrived above Gongyue Territory.

"Yes," the one hundred thousand shouted in unison, their voices shaking heaven and earth.

The one hundred thousand hovered in the air, each exuding a terrifying aura; together they distorted the surrounding space.

"Yes, Father," the elder said respectfully.

The slender man hurried to the lord's manor and informed the descendants of Xingchen of his death; Xingyu and the others, hearing the news for the first time, could not believe it.

This colossal world city spans millions of kilometers in diameter, its five‑hundred‑meter‑high walls stretching to the horizon, with all kinds of buildings rising within.

In the hall, the slender man sat in the chief seat, while Xingyu and the other descendants of Xingchen sat at the sides.

In the control room,

Deep within the world city lies a special structure garrisoned by five thousand Lord Rank peak experts; its vast flat square floor is etched with Secret Patterns, and eight tower‑like buildings surround it.

"Finally we can return to the Temple."

Xiao Yu was very pleased, and then he claimed this enormous Space Ring as his own.

Afterward, the one hundred thousand split into squads and flew off at high speed in all directions.

Xingyu took the paper, saw that the person depicted was someone he had never seen, and immediately ordered his subordinates to make countless copies for a city‑wide manhunt, while also having someone watch covertly.

"Come, let's go to the next place," Xiao Yu said, taking the spatial wristband, scanning it with his divine sense, and then expressing satisfaction.

"Not bad," Xiao Yu smiled, taking the Space Ring, which had become ownerless, and he swept it with his mental power.

……

Xingchen had dwelled in the Star Territory for tens of thousands of years, fathering thirteen sons and eight daughters; his most powerful third son, Xingyu, had already reached Lord Rank Eighth Tier.

"Master, the mission is complete," said the two peak Realm Lords respectfully, as Mo Hai presented a silver spatial wristband.

Jade Mountain World City

"This is impossible; Father left the city together with the two Temple envoys—how could he have died!" Xingyu whispered.

The leader, a tall, sturdy three‑eyed man, shouted loudly, "I am Huo Fa, commander of the Temple Guard's Third Legion; from now until the Third Legion withdraws, I will govern Jade Mountain World during this period, and anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"

The tall, sturdy three‑eyed man Huo Fa turned to look at the troops behind him and said, "Dan Xiang, take a force to seize Ji He of Jade Mountain World City; the death of the divine son makes him, as world lord, hard to absolve of blame. The rest of you, act immediately according to the plan."

Inside the lord's manor, on the first floor of a three‑story pavilion of purple‑yan sank wood, Xingchen's third son Xingyu sat half‑eyed in the chief seat, while the other senior members of the Xingchen family stood obediently at his sides like grandchildren; in the hall dozens knelt, and outside even more hundreds knelt.

A squad entirely clad in black robes, composed of a hundred world‑level peak experts, appeared above Star City.

"Yes," the ninety‑nine replied respectfully.

"Master, your subordinate has not disgraced the mission," said Xingchen with utmost respect, presenting a Space Ring: "These are all the beast cores of Star City—1,000 fifth‑tier, 1.8 million fourth‑tier, 1 billion third‑tier, and 10 billion second‑tier beast cores."

Xiao Yu sat comfortably in his chair and ordered, "Mo Hai and Ju Qi, you have one hour—go down now, kill Lord Gongyue, obtain the time crystal, and return immediately."

Inside the Space Ring, besides over 11 billion beast cores, there are also 10,000 various divine crystals excluding the time crystal, and furthermore ten million cubic meters of Universe Primordial Energy crystals.

"Where is the Temple? How will we live once we get there?"

Among the hundreds in the hall, some were happy, some reluctant, some doubtful; after leaving the Temple, Xingchen actually harbored some resentment toward the Star Heavenly God in his heart and had not deliberately told his descendants about his origins.

(End of chapter)