What defines a true expert?

Never fighting personally—just sending out any bodyguard who can shock people’s hearts.

Jun Changxiao achieved this.

The nine swords flying out, combining into one—the bodyguard Yi Feixue was a resounding figure in the mortal universe, his deeds widely spread in top circles.

There was also Iron Armor Marquis.

Though his strength was only at the Lower Void-Breaking realm, his reputation was also considerable.

To put it bluntly, anyone imprisoned in the Nine Hells as a main criminal had status in the mortal universe.

The Star Navigation King with the power of a commander was very strong, right? Sorry, before them he could only be considered a little brother—seriously, only a little grandson.

So Jun Changxiao didn’t act personally. He directly sent out two main criminals, immediately shocking the two Middle Void-Breaking experts from Jiuquan Continent. The two began seriously analyzing his identity, combining the latest news to reach the conclusion that…

“Correct.”

Dog Sheng said proudly, “It’s me.”

The two Jiuquan Continent experts nearly fainted.

The young man standing below who could achieve perfect showing off without even fighting was actually the culprit who blew up the Star Fortress and annihilated the Fortress Master!

It’s over, it’s over!

This time they were probably in big trouble!

Not only were they shocked—the general and many experts standing on Tianying City’s tower also widened their eyes.

News of the Star Fortress’s destruction had long spread among many top realms. Tianhe Continent had naturally heard about it, but they never imagined that such a super ruthless person would appear on their own turf, and apparently here to help!

To summarize in one sentence: mainly because the money was right.

Of course.

Having taken people’s money, Jun Changxiao was dedicated and responsible. He said calmly, “From this moment on, Tianhe Continent is under this seat’s protection. Anyone who dares provoke them is making an enemy of me, Jun Changxiao!”

Before his identity was known, these words invited scorn.

But now…

“Understood! Understood!”

The Jiuquan Continent expert called Elder Dong hastily said, “We’ll withdraw from Tianhe Continent immediately and will never invade again!”

If it were someone else, even if slightly stronger, they might still resist. But having learned the other party was the culprit who destroyed the Star Fortress, they could only instantly cower. Because someone who dared destroy the organization maintaining order in the mortal realm—how could they not dare destroy a single realm!

“Get lost.”

Jun Changxiao said calmly.

The two Middle Void-Breaking experts hurriedly fled. The million soldiers also successively boarded star warships and disappeared. The withdrawal speed was extremely fast.

“They’re gone!”

“Tianying City is saved!”

After the killing aura enveloping heaven and earth completely dissipated, the soldiers and citizens inside the city all cheered loudly!

“Sect Master Jun!”

The injured middle-aged man walked down from the warship. Too excited, he directly knelt down, gratefully saying with tears streaming, “Our Tianhe Continent will forever remember your great kindness!”

Jun Changxiao stopped him from kneeling, “Taking people’s money, eliminating their disasters—no need for grand ceremony.”

Though this guy was greedy for wealth, having received benefits from others, he would definitely work seriously. So it was both a flaw and a virtue.

The question arose.

If the side giving money was Jiuquan Continent, would Jun Changxiao help them bully people?

Doraemon, this book’s Number One Complaint Expert reader, would definitely say in this chapter that Dog Sheng was a thoroughly wicked scumbag villain. But in fact, Jun Changxiao wouldn’t help—instead, he’d take the opportunity to extort them, because it involved matters of principle and baseline.

…

Jiuquan Continent withdrew their troops. Tianhe Continent returned to peace.

Jun Changxiao didn’t take responsibility for the aftermath, so he didn’t even eat the specially arranged banquet before leaving with his disciples.

Food and such didn’t matter. After all, having reached his level, unless wanting to satisfy a craving, going hungry for several years was no problem. Most importantly… before leaving, they gave another ten million spirit stones and large amounts of martial resources.

“A gentleman loves wealth.”

Dog Sheng standing at the bow declared loudly, “But obtains it through proper means!”

Tianhe Continent suffered invasion and faced imminent genocide. Taking twenty million spirit stones to help resolve the crisis—wasn’t this reasonable? Wasn’t this correct?

Not only was it not wrong.

They even remembered it fondly.

Several days later, a stone statue modeled after Jun Changxiao was erected in Tianying City, along with paintings depicting him leading disciples down from the warship surrounded by masses of prisoners, for Tianhe Continent’s descendants to worship.

Hero.

Our great hero!

…

Jiuquan Continent.

The entire realm was shrouded in a killing aura.

At this moment, above the Jiuquan Imperial City representing absolute authority, the Tonggu warship quietly hovered.

Jun Changxiao sat at the bow, emanating an aura of looking down upon the world.

Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji, and the others stood with hands behind their backs, their faces written with iron backbone and integrity.

All the prisoners confined in the Prison Suppression Tower came out—some hovering below the warship, some crouching on city walls, sinister smiles hanging from the corners of their mouths.

The twelve wardens also appeared.

They stood with arms crossed, dispersed around the city, forming a perfect circle of encirclement. The cloaks behind them emblazoned with the characters “Righteous Justice” fluttered loudly, their faces showing the serious expressions of naval admirals.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Though the group hadn’t released their cultivation levels, the aura they emanated was like Mount Tai pressing down, pervading the entire city, making all martial artists within tremble with fear.

“Gulp!”

A middle-aged man wearing luxurious robes with an imperial bearing stood before the palace hall, swallowing hard with difficulty, his eyes flashing with intense terror.

He was Jiuquan Continent’s ruler, the mastermind behind the invasion of Tianhe Continent. Now he deeply regretted—why did he make such a move? As a result, not only did he gain no benefits, he attracted a ruthless person!

Back when the Star Fortress sent a patrol envoy to warn them, the scene wasn’t particularly grand, and the shock brought wasn’t very strong.

Jun Changxiao was different. He directly brought prisoners and the twelve wardens to besiege the city. The oppressive feeling produced by their strength and aura was unprecedentedly intense—absolutely enough to be engraved in one’s heart!

To put it bluntly, the Star Fortress’s style was relatively conservative and traditional.

Dog Sheng was exactly the opposite—as forceful as possible, must strike with one hammer blow to stun, must strike to create psychological trauma.

“Have you decided?”

“…”

The Jiuquan Emperor broke down, “Sect Master Jun, one hundred million ninth-grade spirit stones is really too much. I…”

Jun Changxiao impatiently interrupted, “No need for explanations, only action is needed. If you don’t have it…” He paused, “Then this seat will have people personally search the continent.”

“We have! We have!”

The Jiuquan Emperor hastily said.

Searching the continent—wasn’t that plainly stating he’d openly loot them? If all kinds of martial resources were taken away, the losses would definitely exceed one hundred million!

Several hundred core pillars-level experts died in Tianhe Continent, and their homeland was searched clean—very likely they’d be unable to recover from this!

After weighing pros and cons, the Jiuquan Emperor still endured the heart-wrenching pain and withdrew one hundred million ninth-grade spirit stones from the national treasury, only hoping the other party would leave quickly and stop using prisoners and patrol envoys to suppress him.

However.

After Jun Changxiao took the money, he didn’t leave.

He continued sitting at the bow, his eyes cold and stern, “Remember this well—the Star Fortress is gone, and I’ve come to replace it. Anyone, any realm that dares act recklessly in the mortal universe—wait to receive the Eternal Punishment Order!”