Chapter 72: Phantom Slash Technique: First Layer

【Detection result: Realm Lord-level Insect Tribe Mother Nest, matriarch Irina, alive, dormant. Specializes in cultivating Tiger Shell Insect Tribe, Sharp Shadow Insect Tribe, Hunter Mantis Insect Tribe. Within the Insect Tribe Mother Nest, eleven Realm Lord Peak Flame Tank Insect Tribe warriors are alive, dormant.】

「System, grant the wish: Matriarch Irina recognizes me as master, 」 Xiao Yu silently recited in his mind.

【Setting successful!】

【Second Wish: Matriarch Irina recognizes the host as master (100,000 Wish Gold Coins)!】

Xiao Yu, disappointed, glanced at the toxic gas ahead, then rose and flew toward Jiangnan Base City.

In the Xiao Family annex, inside a training ground of nearly ten thousand square meters.

Xiao Yu removed the Golden Eye Mask, sat cross‑legged, cultivating.

「Wu, if anyone contacts me, tell them I'm cultivating, and also have Lu Dek and Lu Ya De watch over things during this time, 」 Xiao Yu said.

「Yes. 」 Wu replied.

「System, increase my body's vibration amplitude to 40 times. 」

【Setting successful!】

【Third Wish: Increase the body's vibration amplitude to 40 times (21 Wish Gold Coins)!】

【21 Wish Gold Coins have been deducted!】

【Wish is being realized…】

A stream of colorless energy descended from the void, enveloping the entire training ground.

Through his right eye, he felt the laws within the training ground suddenly shift, many Time Law secret patterns, similar to those he knew, covering the whole area.

Besides the Time Law secret patterns, there were also some law secret patterns unlike any he had ever seen.

Under the influence of these law secret patterns, Xiao Yu involuntarily fell into a slumber, then suddenly rose and continuously practiced various techniques—swordplay, body movement, and fist methods—at incredible speed.

…

Six days later.

【Wish has been fulfilled.】

Xiao Yu stood up, the surrounding Space-Time Law secret patterns returned to their previous state, he put on the Golden Eye Mask and left the training ground.

Inside a quiet room at the Mars Survival Base.

Xiao Yu, Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng lounged on the sofa, eyes fixed on the large screen ahead.

The screen displayed the scene of Earth business personnel in the adjacent conference room negotiating with that group of counterfeit merchants.

Looking at one person's appearance, Xiao Yu confirmed without doubt that this group was the Nuo Lan Shan Family, and one of them was Pu La.

「These people must be from the Ka Luo Empire's Nuo Lan Shan Family, probably here to hunt for treasure, 」 Xiao Yu said.

「The Ka Luo Empire is a primary civilization of the Universe, the Nuo Lan Shan Family ranks third within it, possessing 8,000 Stellar-level Ninth Tier Nuo Lan Guards. Their main base on Ice Storm Star houses over 3,000 Nuo Lan Guards and more than 30,000 Stellar-level Ice Storm troops. The current clan head is Yu Ke Nuo Lan Shan, a Universe-level First Rank, and a disciple of the family founder Nuo Lan Shan, 」 Ba Ba Ta said.

「A single family has so many Stellar-level elites? 」 Lei Shen exclaimed.

「Stellar-level is nothing; their founder even holds the title Great Axe Warrior Nuo Lan Shan, a Universe-level Ninth Tier elite, and the family also has five Universe-level beings, 」 Ba Ba Ta continued.

「That's also one reason why, even though we've seen through their disguise, we haven't eliminated them, 」 Xiao Yu said: 「As long as they don't act excessively, we can't offend them without cause. 」

「For now they're under house arrest on Mars, so they probably don't know much about Earth information, 」 Lei Shen said.

「I reckon that the moment they entered the Solar System, they already used the internet to search for Earth information, so their knowledge of Earth is probably no less than any of us here, 」 Ba Ba Ta said.

「Keeping them on Mars forever isn't a solution; better to drive them out, 」 Hong said.

「That works, 」 Xiao Yu replied.

Xiao Yu opened the channel to the neighboring business personnel and said: 「Xiao Li, tell these people that Earth currently has no demand for business cooperation; have them leave the Solar System promptly. 」

Soon, Pu La and the other eight Stellar-level Ninth Tier elites left the conference room in anger, boarding a silver‑gray starship and departing.

During the journey, the C9-class laser cannon at the Mars Defense Base kept tracking them.

「Big brother, second brother, fourth, I'm going to cultivate on Mars, 」 Xiao Yu began: 「Lu Dek, Lu Ya De, keep monitoring Earth; while I'm cultivating on Mars, you don't need to follow me, go straight to Earth and protect my family. 」

Since the battle on Thunder Star, Xiao Yu has felt that the protection from the two Universe-level Fifth Tier warriors is now optional.

「Yes, Young Master, 」 Lu Dek replied.

「Young Master, we're heading to Earth, and your safety…」 Lu Ya De began, but Lu Dek cut him off.

「Just follow the Young Master's orders, 」 Lu Dek said.

Lu Ya De glanced at Xiao Yu, respectfully replied: 「Yes, Young Master. 」

Whether on Mars, Venus, Mercury, or the asteroid belt, starships constantly travel back and forth.

These ships are low‑grade, only B‑class, purchased by Xiao Yu specifically for Earth humans to navigate the Solar System; their total exceeds a thousand, and they cost hardly any Black Dragon Coins—less than half the price of a single C9‑class vessel.

「Three of us, I'm also cultivating on Mars, but the commotion might be a bit big, 」 Luo Feng said.

「No problem, Mars is huge; I'll just avoid you, 」 Xiao Yu said.

「Boss, the third and fourth are cultivating on Mars; the two of us might as well go to the killing field, 」 Lei Shen laughed.

「Fine, lately I feel my Domain is about to breakthrough; let's find a few opponents to test it, 」 Hong said, drinking a glass of water.

Five months later.

Borelis Basin in the northern hemisphere of Mars.

The basin formed about 4 billion years ago, when early Solar System development was struck directly by an asteroid or comet, creating a crater 10,600 km long, 8,500 km wide, an area roughly five times that of the Moon's southern polar massive crater Aitken Basin, equivalent to the combined area of Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

At the basin's center stood a mountain hundreds of meters tall; a figure cloaked in crackling lightning suddenly emitted black glints, vanished, then reappeared as if it had always been there.

「Ha ha, it's done! Finally done! 」 the blue‑purple figure laughed.

A massive shockwave surged from the towering mountain kilometers ahead, raising dust and hurling countless stones.

When the dust cleared, the original mountain had vanished, leaving only a wasteland.

「Almost a year, and I've finally mastered this Phantom Slash, 」 the blue‑purple figure rejoiced.

「Xiao Yu, that's Instant Teleport! What secret technique is this, it's so powerful, 」 a voice echoed in the blue‑purple figure's mind.

The person was Xiao Yu, who had already cultivated the first layer of Phantom Slash Technique.

"Mist, this is a secret method I accidentally obtained obtained, you take a look." Xiao Yu took out that purple secret manual.

"What is this Secret Pattern, it's so profound." Wu said.

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