Fleet Captain Number One.
Commander of the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s fleet forces.
He’d originally been executing missions in other star systems, but because fleets had been consecutively destroyed recently, he was transferred to the Cangyun System.
As fleet commander, this person had extremely high prestige and experience, and in the shortest time, he locked onto the Eternal and began meticulous planning, naming the operation—Catching a Dog in a Jar.
Honestly.
This guy was truly excellent.
Though he experienced one failed capture, he caught the Eternal again.
If you compared Jun Changxiao to a mudfish, Fleet Captain Number One was an expert at catching mudfish.
Especially the second encirclement—from the airtight defensive formation, this was definitely an opponent with brains.
However.
This time he failed again.
Not because the plan wasn’t meticulous enough, but because… he encountered a hacker.
At this very moment, in the area where the Eternal was located, cosmic space was torn into a chasm a thousand zhang wide and endlessly long!
“Crackle crackle!”
“Crackle crackle!”
Lightning lingered at the fissure’s edges. Though already weakened, it still brimmed with powerful lightning power.
“Huff!”
Jun Changxiao exhaled a smoke ring, a smile forming at the corner of his mouth.
That wide and long spatial rift, with him as the starting point, extended outward.
As for the warships that originally existed along the path, they’d long since turned to ash under the electromagnetic energy cannon bombardment, not even leaving debris behind.
“Ding! Destroyed enemy fleet 1, 2, 3…”
“Ding! Ding!”
A series of notification sounds rang in Jun Changxiao’s ears, finally settling on 103.
“Ding! Total enemy warships destroyed: 103/50.”
“Ding! Side quest completed. Reward: 10,000 reputation points.”
“Ding! Sect reputation: 12,000.”
“Ding! Congratulations Host on completing the side quest. Obtained Modification Soul Stone ×1, delivered to spatial ring.”
“…”
Hearing the words “Modification Soul Stone,” Jun Changxiao’s expression froze, then he covered his face with one hand and laughed maniacally toward the sky: “Ha ha ha!”
“Whoosh—”
Just then, the Eternal shot out energy, racing along the fissure at maximum speed.
“Boom!”
Jun Changxiao couldn’t steady himself and crashed from the prow into the cockpit’s windshield, his face pressed against it but still maintaining a smiling expression.
“Crack crack!”
The windshield made of special material couldn’t withstand it and began showing irregular fine cracks.
Taixuan Elder said: “That face is really heavy.”
“Whoosh!”
The fully accelerated Eternal instantly cut through the starry sky, disappearing without a trace.
Why didn’t the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s warships chase? Because Fleet Captain Number One was pressed against the cockpit wall, his eyes still showing terror.
Through the cockpit window, you could clearly see the fissure blasted by electromagnetic energy was just one step away from the main warship. If it had shifted slightly this way, he’d probably have died without a burial place long ago.
Did Dog Sheng show mercy?
Actually, he’d originally wanted to blast the main warship too, but didn’t expect the electromagnetic energy to be too terrifying. Combined with inertia, the angle and aim position shifted at the critical moment.
So the main warship surviving was purely accidental.
One shot.
One hundred and three warships.
If Gu Tianxing were here, he’d definitely be shocked speechless.
For Jun Changxiao to achieve this, he obviously used the second wish’s showoff item—the lightning rod!
Since smuggling the entire sect to the upper realm, this item gathered the Myriad Tribulation Heavenly Thunder Array’s heavenly thunder power. Aside from successfully taking down Jin Hao, it hadn’t been used since.
Not that he didn’t want to use it—it had been constantly gathering lightning power.
This was thanks to capturing a Nine-Horned Thunder Cloud Beast. When idle, he’d take it out for rides as a mount, then after using it, throw it into the Tianyuan Soul-Suppressing Tower to charge the lightning rod, accumulating considerable lightning power.
“Without this thing.”
“Couldn’t have completed the side quest.”
Jun Changxiao said gratefully.
Just when he was cornered the second time, the side quest triggered.
It didn’t ask him to break through but rather destroy 50 enemy warships within a 60-second time limit.
One minute?
Was this side quest as brain-damaged as the author who added the startling thunder?
Jun Changxiao absolutely didn’t believe he could destroy that many warships in 60 seconds, so he planned to give up. But his strong survival instinct suddenly reminded him of the lightning rod, so he hurriedly retrieved it from the Tianyuan Soul-Suppressing Tower.
Honestly.
The moment he approached the cell and saw the equipment wreathed in lightning, Dog Sheng’s heart was shaken.
Just from the naked eye, you could see the lightning power gathered now far exceeded the Myriad Tribulation Heavenly Thunder Array!
Naturally.
The Myriad Tribulation Heavenly Thunder Array was a lightning array created by the Upper Realm’s Boundary Hall. The so-called heavenly might was just low-level, targeting people smuggling from lower realms.
The Nine-Horned Thunder Cloud Beast was born from the nine-layered thunder cloud layer. Its lightning attribute purity was extremely strong. Long-term energy infusion into the lightning rod meant the power it unleashed was naturally extraordinary.
“In other words.”
The system said: “If the Host can find better lightning attributes as energy sources, the destructive power this thing brings will definitely exceed the Unsheathed Blade!”
“Whether I can find it depends on your ability.”
“…”
As they conversed, the camera slowly panned away, panning to the Nine-Horned Thunder Cloud Beast lying on the ground, emaciated to skin and bones, then quickly switched positions again, startled.
…
In the dark cosmos, a grain of sand floated.
No one would imagine that inside was hidden an enormous plane.
“Calm down!”
Jun Changxiao sat in his study, emotions excited as he merged into the spatial ring, then cupped the warm Modification Soul Stone in his palms.
He didn’t care about the side quest’s ten thousand reputation point reward—what he cared about most was this thing, because based on past experience, it should upgrade the Unsheathed Blade’s quality!
“Swoosh!”
Jun Changxiao waved his hand, summoning the Unsheathed Blade.
He touched the modification stone with his soul, making it slowly melt, then like mercury, it enveloped the toy knife.
“As expected!”
“Can modify!”
By rights, having already modified the first wish blade four times, Dog Sheng should be very calm, but at this moment he was exceptionally excited.
No other reason.
The pressure the Heavenly Demon Emperor brought him was too great. He urgently hoped for a stronger trump card to protect him!
Currently, the fourth form Death God’s Scythe could still somewhat restrain ordinary peak Truth-Seeking Realm experts. If it upgraded to the fifth form, could he… directly face off against Heaven’s Secret Realm?
The modification process needed time. Jun Changxiao squatted on the ground, beginning to fantasize about images of wielding the Unsheathed Blade to kill gods and demons, his facial smile gradually becoming twisted and distorted.
…
One hour later.
The mercury gathered on the Unsheathed Blade gradually faded.
“Success!”
Jun Changxiao stood up joyfully, suddenly discovering a strange attribute surging from the blade body, instantly merging into his sea of consciousness.
“Ahhh!”
Dog Sheng clutched his head, screaming like a ghost.
That power eroding his thoughts vanished in a flash. Jun Changxiao quickly recovered, then stood in place with drooping shoulders and lowered head.
“Smack!”
After a moment, he reached out and grabbed the Unsheathed Blade, a smile forming at the corner of his mouth: “The fifth form of the Unsheathed Blade actually doesn’t need an Unsealing Symbol to use. This setting is quite user-friendly. Heh heh heh!”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
In an instant, Jun Changxiao’s entire body was shrouded in crimson flowing light, his whole person seeming to transform into lava.
“Crack crack crack!”
“Crack crack crack!”
The sound of chains rolling rang out, as if transmitted from hell.
“Huff!”
Suddenly, the molten lava flames pervading Jun Changxiao’s body abruptly vanished. He stood there clad in molten armor, wearing crimson flame boots.
Before him stood a sword wider than his entire body, the blade slanting from body to edge in a broken state—clearly a broken sword.
The sword body was wide, colored crimson red.
Though the tip was broken and looked incomplete, it didn’t affect the text carved on both sides of the blade: “Sword of the King, Soul of the Hegemon.”
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