Chapter 372: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Art Style? Chapter 167

The problem was that they had never encountered someone who directly attacked everyone at once.

Finally, a fourth-tier star pirate leader couldn't hold back any longer and moved first.

The earth surged with overwhelming force, like a tidal wave, rushing from the far horizon toward the location of the Divine Tree.

Clearly, the attacker intended to eliminate this peculiar plant first—and judging by the look of it, he planned to kill the star pirates already bound by the Divine Tree as well.

This wasn't anything strange, after all, such a rare opportunity to openly eradicate rivals didn't come often.

Facing the towering, sky-blocking mud wave, Li Ang calmly extended his right hand.

Under the effect of 【Soul Materialization】, the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion began unlimited supply.

In an instant, the mud wave was shredded into fragments by the howling hurricane.

At that very moment, eight figures of varying builds appeared, some distant, some close, within the battlefield.

Seeing this, Li Ang's expression didn't change; he merely said casually, "You three, stop hiding, alright?"

With those words, he flicked his fingertip, launching three emerald-red energy spheres toward two specific locations.

"."

"Tsk."

"It seems you've prepared thoroughly, sir."

Accompanied by violent explosions, two voices, differing in tone, rang out.

Hearing the voices, the eight figures in the battlefield instantly wore expressions of shock.

As a star pirate group long entrenched on Fesa Star, they never imagined the planet harbored three other fourth-tier peers.

But Li Ang had no patience for their chatter: "Since everyone's here, let's begin."

"Hmph, sir, you're rather—"

Seeming to find his demeanor too arrogant, a middle-aged woman with brown markings painted on her face flushed with anger and immediately prepared to retort.

But before she could finish speaking, a brilliant golden light pierced her heart with lightning speed.

".?! "

The middle-aged woman stared dully downward, gazing at the horrific wound in her chest, then lost consciousness.

This sudden turn of events plunged the battlefield into silence.

The other ten star pirate leaders watched the middle-aged woman drifting away, their eyes flickering with wariness.

They knew full well their comrade's strength—though not among the strongest of the fourth tier, it was still extremely difficult for any peer to take her down in a single strike.

Yet this unknown fourth-tier professional had accomplished it effortlessly.

After a brief silence, a burly man spoke up: "Who provoked you, sir? If you're willing to tell us, we'll give you a proper explanation."

Upon hearing this, the other star pirate leaders made no objection—they clearly accepted this stance.

No one wanted to fight an unknown powerhouse for no reason.

Li Ang ignored the burly man's words entirely, instead ordering the Divine Tree to hang the middle-aged woman aloft.

Seeing himself ignored, the burly man showed no anger, merely waiting silently for a reply.

Unfortunately, these star pirate leaders were destined to be disappointed.

Li Ang exhaled lightly, then raised three slender fingers: "Three minutes."

"You'll all end up like her."

!?

Watching the youth raise his right hand again, all the star pirate leaders first felt a bone-chilling cold, then surged with boundless rage: "Sir, you intend to fight ten of us alone? That's sheer arrogance!"

Having roamed the star seas for decades, they had never encountered such a madman.

We're all fourth-tier professionals—do you really think that one move alone is enough to defeat us!?

Li Ang didn't bother responding; to him, these star pirates were no different from corpses in graves.

The golden light slicing through the sky reappeared in the battlefield—and only when facing this attack firsthand did the star pirate leaders understand why the middle-aged woman had been so helpless.

'You *! Where the hell did this monster come from!? '

'Are the Empire and Federation preparing to go to war again!? '

In just a few seconds, their attitude underwent a complete 180-degree reversal.

The reason was simple: Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion was a last-resort move for nearly all fourth-tier professionals—normally, no one would open with such a technique.

But for Li Ang, this powerful attack was no different from a basic auto-attack.

This was the confidence granted by the Third Law—ordinary fourth-tier professionals could never possess such a terrifying mechanism.

Thus, in the eyes of the star pirate leaders, the youth's profession had both numerical power and a flawless mechanism—completely beyond anything their own professions could match.

Such a profession was typically reserved only for core members of the universe's major factions.

But the question was—would such beings ever come to a place like Fesa Star?

Of course, now wasn't the time to ponder such things—whether the Federation or Empire planned to stir trouble in the Kails Star Cluster, their immediate priority was surviving this monster.

Yet before the fully unleashed Li Ang, they offered no meaningful resistance.

During the battle, the star pirate leaders attempted counterattacks, but after suffering three grievous injuries, they still hadn't so much as touched his sleeve.

Seeing direct assault fail, they immediately changed tactics.

Run.

If you can't win, not running is stupidity.

After all, they didn't even know why he had come.

Their flight, however, allowed Li Ang to witness true species diversity—these star pirate leaders, desperate to escape, frantically tripped their own "companions," which only accelerated his slaughter.

As the last star pirate leader plummeted to the ground like trash, Li Ang glanced at the communication device on his wrist.

'Two minutes—faster than I estimated by a full minute.'

As he thought this, Bei Xiu, standing beside him, couldn't help rubbing his eyes, as if unable to believe what he had just seen.

In just a few minutes, the Lianbangdiaocha Bureau agent's emotions had swung wildly.

Shock, fear, bewilderment, numbness.

That had been his inner journey just now.

Bei Xiu had never imagined that the planet Viceroy beside him would actually follow through—completely suppressing the entire Fesa star's star bandits in three minutes.

Such power—

'A big shot from the Central Star Region?'

'Or a powerhouse recalled from the frontlines of the Lianbang and Empire war?'

Bei Xiu couldn't help making guesses in his mind.

In his view, only these two places could produce such a terrifying being as the one beside him.

As for the other's claim of being the Morabiss Star Viceroy—

Hahaha, that joke was a little too funny.

But if it were true, he thought the man beside him might be reassigned soon.

The Lianbang would never let such a monster go to waste.

Whether reassigned to serve in the Central Star Region or sent to fight on the frontlines of the Lianbang and Empire war, it would be far better than staying in the backwater as a planet Viceroy.

As for refusing—

Surely no one would refuse the Lianbang's cultivation, right?

Bei Xiu scratched his head; though his talent was strong, he still couldn't compare to the monster beside him.

Thinking of this, he silently exhaled in relief: 'I knew things couldn't have turned out this way—turns out it was all waiting here.'

'Scared me to death, thank goodness.'

'But everyone's dead now—what should I do next?'

Although Li Ang hadn't immediately killed the star bandit leaders, in Bei Xiu's eyes, they were no different from the dead.

This left him troubled about how to complete his mission.

But these matters had little to do with Li Ang—their meeting was merely a coincidence.

He gazed at the divine tree before him, its branches hung thick with white cocoons, and a farmer's contented smile spread across his face.

'The divine tree has had a bountiful harvest.'

Unlike Morabiss Star, this divine tree on Fesa Star drained energy mercilessly.

With eleven fourth-tier cultivators as its sustenance, its maturation time would surely shorten dramatically.

After handling the star bandit matter, Li Ang turned his thoughts to another question: 'Come to think of it, I've completely suppressed a planet's star bandits—why hasn't the 【Traveler】 talent triggered yet?'

'Or does it require them to be dead first?'

Looking at the divine tree before him, Li Ang was momentarily puzzled.

With his tier's rise, the mist surrounding the 【Traveler】 talent had not thinned—it had thickened, and in his view, calling it 【Traveler】 now felt more like calling it 【Apostle】.

At least the latter was more fitting.

'Tch. Still too little information.'

Li Ang fell silent for a moment, yet he vaguely felt that when the 【Traveler】 talent triggered again, he might gain some useful information.

Of course, he hadn't neglected the necessary preparations.

To guard against sudden journeys, the 【Earth Devourer】 carried a Spirit Particle Computational Device from the Type-Moon world.

Yet without testing it, Li Ang didn't know whether this spirit particle computer could help him return to his previous world.

Thinking of this, he took a slow breath and calmed his emotions.

Matters must be prioritized—right now, the divine tree was more important.

Just as the old farmer toiled among his trees—

the Price Desire Group executive who had greeted him earlier bowed respectfully before a woman whose form was only visible as a graceful silhouette: "... Lady Lilith, that's the situation. What should we do next?"

"Heh… interesting," the woman lazily yawned. "Stay on Fesa Star. See what the Lianbang intends to do."

"Yes, I understand."

As the screen went dark, the executive relaxed slightly.

Though he had contacted Lady Lilith many times, he still couldn't suppress his fear.

Glancing at the strange plants outside the window, the madam sighed silently.

'Why would such a being come to Fesa Star?'

Fourth tier, the Lianbang, the Taiyi Miracle—

'What a nuisance.'