The Eternal ship stopped in the starry sky, with members of the Array Formation Hall replacing the windshield in front of the cockpit.

“Shattered the array-reinforced mirror with a single palm!”

Old Man Taixuan said gravely, “That person’s strength is extraordinarily terrifying!”

Jun Changxiao had previously crashed his face into the windshield, though unintentionally, it still produced fine cracks. The fact that the opponent shattered it with one palm allowed them to roughly estimate his strength by comparison.

Emotionally speaking.

Gou Sheng’s face had become a standard for measuring strength.

“The Sect Master is very angry.”

Liu Sinan said, “If that guy doesn’t have the ability, he’s probably in for trouble.”

“That’s right.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

From their perspective, outside in the vast universe, Jun Changxiao stood with eyes full of fury.

As the first warship they obtained, although the Eternal was inferior in some performance aspects compared to the warships obtained from the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s subordinates, they had developed feelings for it. Today, its windshield was destroyed—absolutely unforgivable!

Unless… they paid compensation!

“Boy.”

Standing opposite, Feng Wanli took out a spatial ring and said with a smile, “There are quite a few spirit stones inside. If you want them, let’s see if you have the ability to snatch them.”

Clearly.

He had no intention of paying ransom.

“Fine.”

Jun Changxiao spread his hands and shook his head.

“Whoosh—” Suddenly, violent winds howled.

“Not good!”

“Boom!”

The wind vortex suddenly exploded, and Jun Changxiao, who was warming up, was sent flying sideways with a twisted face, crashing headfirst into a meteorite in the extreme distance.

“However.”

Feng Wanli stood where Gou Sheng had been, casually retracting his foot and said, “You seem to lack the ability.”

“…”

Liu Sinan and the others fell silent.

To kick the Sect Master flying with one foot—this person’s strength was definitely incomparable to the three imprisoned Night King Alliance members!

“Peak level?”

He Wudi leaned against the cabin door thinking to himself.

Others might not be clear, but coming from a higher level, he knew that the Heaven’s Secret Realm actually had divisions. While not extremely detailed, it at least distinguished between ordinary and peak.

Ordinary.

Like Jun Changxiao.

The several killed ship captains were also at this level.

Peak.

Like Feng Wanli.

Not to mention anything else, judging from the speed at which he kicked Jun Changxiao flying, there was clearly a gap between them.

If the ship captains sent by the Heavenly Demon Emperor were all at the strength level of Night King Alliance protectors, they definitely wouldn’t have been annihilated. On the contrary, they would have crushed Gou Sheng into excrement.

“Whoosh!”

Jun Changxiao steadied himself and rubbed his kicked shoulder.

Feng Wanli wasn’t surprised that this guy could act like nothing happened after taking his kick. He said, “I can now confirm you’re not the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s lackey.”

“What do you mean?” Jun Changxiao asked.

“Because.”

Feng Wanli shrugged, “Your strength is too weak.”

“…”

Jun Changxiao said nothing.

Logically, being so nakedly mocked, he should be angry, but at this moment he was unusually calm. He even heard from the other party’s words that the Heavenly Demon Emperor should have quite a few strong subordinates.

That’s right.

A tyrant who dared to conquer the Upper Universe—if his subordinates were all at the ship captain level, how could he do whatever he wanted?

The System said, “Perhaps in his eyes, the Cangyun System is just a small place. He can send some random people to handle it. If he got serious, the subordinates he sent could destroy everything.”

“For example…”

Jun Changxiao looked at Feng Wanli and said, “Someone like this.”

“Although I don’t want to discourage the host, but…” The System paused, “There’s probably more than one.”

“…”

Jun Changxiao fell silent.

If the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s subordinates really had so many strong people, he’d better be careful when going out in the future.

“Release them.”

Feng Wanli said, “Previous grievances will be written off.”

“I think so too,” Jun Changxiao said. “However, pay up first.”

Regardless of whether you’re righteous or villainous, if you offend this old man, you must pay.

Jun Changxiao always maintained a firm stance and wouldn’t compromise because his opponent was strong, because… he had an even stronger trump card!

“Boy.”

Feng Wanli said, “You’re truly stubborn and unrepentant.”

“Forget it, forget it.”

He shook his head, “Since you care so much about worldly possessions, this Feng can only make you understand that the most important thing in this world isn’t wealth, but…”

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

As he spoke, violent winds permeated his surroundings, then transformed into a tornado, “Life!”

“Crack crack crack!”

The wind force mercilessly spread throughout the surroundings, gradually tearing apart space.

“In my view.”

Jun Changxiao summoned the Unbearable Blade, playing with it on his fingertips, “Life is certainly important, but money is more important.”

“Haha!”

Feng Wanli, positioned within the wind vortex, laughed heartily, “In all my years traversing the universe, this is the first time I’ve seen someone who wants money over life.”

“Whoosh—”

The vertically standing tornado moved toward Jun Changxiao with the momentum to roll up the universe. The intensity of the wind it formed could simply be described as heaven collapsing and earth sinking.

“Fall back!”

Old Man Taixuan said, “Retreat quickly!”

“Whoosh! Whoosh!”

The Array Formation Hall members who had just replaced the new glass all returned to the warship. Shangguan Xinyao immediately turned the ship around, flying toward another star region at maximum speed.

“Crack crack crack!”

“Crack crack crack crack!”

Shortly after they left, the area where they had been stopped twisted and collapsed under the churning winds.

Within a thousand miles centered on the tornado, the entire space was like a piece of paper suddenly crumpled into a ball—a truly terrifying sight!

“…”

Jun Changxiao appeared calm on the surface but was shocked inside.

Both at the Heaven’s Secret Realm level, yet this person’s displayed momentum was too fearsome!

“Boy!”

Feng Wanli, seemingly merged with the tornado, said calmly, “You have one more chance to choose between money and life.”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

The violent wind howled, blowing Jun Changxiao’s long hair into disarray, revealing a chiseled face. The corners of his mouth slightly upturned, showing an unruly smile.

“Snap!”

As he spoke, his finger flicked against the Unbearable Blade.

“Clang—” The sound of unsheathing rang out, particularly crisp amidst the roaring winds.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Simultaneously, an attribute like magma yet like flames erupted in the fluctuating universe, then gradually condensed into a substantial broken sword.

“Hmm?”

Feng Wanli’s brows furrowed.

“Snap!”

A hand reached out from the molten flame, gripping the broken sword’s hilt.

Jun Changxiao slowly walked out from within, his hair, shoulders, and body all trailing flame effects.

“Sect Master!”

Liu Sinan and the others who had retreated to a safe area were dumbstruck.

At this moment, they not only saw Jun Changxiao holding a broken sword, standing in the universe with explosive effects all over his body, but also saw the character “King” carved on his left cheek and “Tyrant” on his right cheek. Combined, they formed—King Tyrant!

“Whoosh whoosh!”

After releasing the Fifth Form of the Unbearable Blade, towering momentum surged around Jun Changxiao. The flame-like attributes danced like demons toward all directions.

Gradually.

The wind speed slowed, then stopped.

“How is this possible!” Feng Wanli exclaimed in shock, “The aura emanating from this guy can actually suppress my Nine Heavens Mysterious Wind!”

“Sorry.”

Jun Changxiao gently raised the King Tyrant Sword, his smile growing broader, “Only children make choices. As for me, I want both money and life.”

“Buzz!”

With those words, a visible red ripple erupted from him as the center point.

Feng Wanli cried out in alarm, “Not good…”

…

The tornado came to an abrupt halt.

The space that had been crumpled like a ball also returned to normal.

Feng Wanli stood dazed in place, his eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

At this moment.

Jun Changxiao stopped before him.

That seemingly heavy giant broken sword was already resting against his neck.

The scene was explosive.

What happened? Nothing much, just that Jun Changxiao suddenly charged over, the gathered tornado around him collapsed into nothingness, and then this current scene appeared.

As for the entire process, not only did Liu Sinan and the others not see it, even the hostage Feng Wanli didn’t detect it, which is why he was still in a shocked and bewildered state.

“Swish!”

Jun Changxiao waved his hand and seized the spatial ring, saying, “Thanks.”

Not bad at all.

There really were quite a few spirit stones inside.

Just enough to compensate for part of the losses from the Eternal’s first breakthrough.

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