Chapter 151: Terrifying Xiulun (Part 1)

The engine's light converged into a floating star river.

Dense warships formed a long dragon, "slowly" sailing through the boundless void.

Flight drones dotted out of the hangar, simultaneously performing emergency repainting on the warships and polishing the Macro Cannon that had not been fired for a long time.

During the warships' maneuver, occasional ships burst out of the surrounding void, some belonging to Chaos war gangs, others to the Empire's star‑sector navy.

However, the two once‑immortal, relentless enemies, upon arriving beside this massive fleet, not only refrained from firing at each other, but simultaneously raised their arms in cheer toward the fleet named "Xisi Legion."

Then they throttled up to full power, merging together into this sea of ships.

Aolake Bridge.

A few crew members below were working inside the highly intelligent warship, while the surrounding officers responsible for controlling the entire fleet kept moving back and forth.

"Seventeen more ships have recently joined us, and they are all relatively well‑equipped active war gangs and regular star‑sector navy units."

Without much excitement, he handed the organized list to Xisi, and Fanluosi's face no longer showed any joy at the reinforcements.

After all, the fleet under Xisi's command has become so numerous that, no matter which direction one looks, an endless sea of ships can be seen.

An influx of a dozen‑plus ships can no longer stir a reaction among the crowd.

Instead, how to manage such a massive fleet has become Xisi's current headache.

Xisi, weary, took the new list, glanced over it quickly, then handed it to the black‑gold skull beside him; Aolake immediately scanned it and, using its intelligence, helped Xisi command this huge legion with the greatest possible efficiency.

In the distant void beside the fleet, a warship employing some unknown Alien Form cloaking technology had shut down all systems, even the Bridge lights remained off, drifting like a meteor in the dark cosmos, silently watching the "star river" glide past.

Only after Xisi had finished integrating the nearby fleet and re‑activated the engine to Leap away did the warship dare to ignite its engine, immediately initiating a Leap toward the Great Vortex.

Soon, unlike Xisi, which kept stopping and starting, it continuously drew in fleets that answered its summons.

The lone ship made no stops, arriving straight at its destination; when it burst out of Subspace back to the Red Pirate Xiulun's home world, Xiulun, who had been waiting for a long time, was even standing on the landing pad, anxiously awaiting the return of his expedition.

Soon, the Yunxuji slowly landed, its hatch just opened, the pirates inside had not yet emerged, and Xiulun hurried forward to greet them.

"Quick, release the footage you captured!"

Xiulun urged as he walked, his words tinged with anxiety and horror.

After all, when everyone thought Xisi had drawn a massive fleet from the Eye of Fear and would next head toward Terra, Xisi instead took a brief detour, slipping away to the Great Vortex!

Those who quickly grasped Xisi's intentions were both shocked by his huge appetite and frantically revising their original estimates of Xisi's fleet size.

And on top of the already exaggerated fleet numbers, they added the entire Red Pirate force once more.

What?

The Red Pirates haven't agreed to go yet?

Regarding this, everyone just gave an inexplicable smile; the Red Pirates had better agree, because if they don't...

There will be no Red Pirates thereafter!

Spectators could tease and joke, after all they were just watching the spectacle, while those who truly had to face Xisi, Xiulun, were on the brink of cursing.

The returning pirates also understood the seriousness, so they wasted no time at all.

Only the video had not yet been projected; just watching the expression of the pirates they had sent, Xiulun felt a sudden thud in his heart.

Because even after all this time, even with Xiulun standing right before him, those pirates who had witnessed Xisi's fleet were pale and dead‑silent.

Even the projected footage appeared extremely absent‑minded.

This scene made the stationed pirates stare at each other, growing more curious until the previously seen footage was projected, ensuring every detail was recorded, infinitely magnified, and displayed in high definition before everyone.

It was as if everyone were also transported to that spot, watching with their own eyes the ancient legion, bolstered by war gangs and Empire reinforcements, sweeping toward the Great Vortex.

The pirates' pale, dead‑silent faces instantly spread to the others.

Everyone stared blankly at the boundless fleet in the projection, then after a long pause, responded with helpless, speechless mutters.

A fleet that once challenged the Divine Emperor, even if only a remnant after defeat, used against us pirates—would that be…

Too unreasonable?!

The pirates gritted their teeth and held on, while the leader Xiulun was completely stunned, his gaze vacant to the extreme, not reacting for a long time.

Until the projection ended, the landing pad returned to its previous state.

All pirates looked at Xiulun with terror in their eyes, stared by countless hands, and Xiulun finally cleared his throat, forcing himself to rally his spirit.

He turned to walk back to his palace, but his massive frame staggered, frightening his nearby attendants who rushed forward to support him.

Then, still bewildered, his subordinates exchanged glances, and one close attendant, gritting his teeth, spoke:

"Sir, should we…?"

"Send someone to see the War General Xisi?"

Xiulun glared at his close attendant; his pragmatic pirates quickly changed their tone.

Then, watching the pirates around him gradually show an inexplicable expression, Xiulun felt a sudden thud of alarm in his heart.

He pushed aside his attendant, straightened his posture, and tried to project his former confidence and fierceness; after a few strained attempts, he finally spoke:

"First send a messenger and say we acknowledge Xisi as the new War General."

"As for the others…"

"Wait a bit longer, wait even longer…"

Great achievements cannot be abandoned!

Even if I could never abandon the Great Vortex and flee, even if Xisi came and I dared to resist, it would only lead to death.

Yet Xiulun still could not make a decision.

His pirate subordinates glanced at each other, and the earliest‑prepared pirate lord turned and boarded the Yunxuji, racing to report to Xisi.

The slower pirates, hoping to defect to Xisi earlier, had their chance snatched away.

The pirate lord, acting as messenger, approached Xisi with utmost respect, even plastering on a smile, and after briefly stating Xiulun's stance, kept hinting that he could defect to Xisi.

Xisi sat on the Bridge, handling work without looking up.

Only when a task was finished did Xisi slightly raise his head and look at the pirates at his feet.

Then, under the other's flattering smile, Xisi, bored, buried his head again.

"Go back and tell Xiulun."

"Better not let me reach the Great Vortex."

"Only those who have seen him!"