311: Visitors from beyond the universe!

The South Heaven Gate space station, the front line of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Originally a transit station for receiving high-dimensional spiritual energy, alarms were now blaring loudly, their red glare painting the deep void of space the color of blood.

“Buzz—!!!”

Space trembled violently.

The golden portal that had just stabilized looked as if it were being forcibly torn open by sheer, brute force.

A golden warship with an extremely ostentatious design, its entire hull composed of photonic crystals, slowly poked its head out.

It wasn't large, only a tenth the size of the spaceship name.

Yet the pressure it emitted caused the surrounding space to collapse, with countless tiny bolts of black lightning dancing frantically around it.

That was the phenomenon of 'Rule Rejection'.

The physical laws of this universe were rejecting this outsider.

“So this is the lackey of that 'Purification Council'?”

Ye Qingcang stood before the main command screen, still holding his blade, his brow furrowed deeply.

“Looks like a golden scarab, all flashy and useless.”

“Don't underestimate the enemy.”

Although Wang Peng (Fatty) sounded casual, his hand was already gripping the escape button tightly, his face drenched in sweat.

“heavenly craft shows that the opponent's energy shield is at the 'Causality' level.”

“In other words, as long as it 'believes' it won't be hurt, our fire won't hit it.”

“That's such a cheat!” Ye Qingcang cursed, spitting on the floor.

Just then.

The golden warship came to a halt.

A grand, cold, and arrogant voice—the kind that sounded like it was looking down its nose at everyone—instantly blanketed every communication channel in the Solar System.

“Low-dimensional insects.”

“I am the Thirteenth Inspector of the Asgard Purification Council, code-named 'Judgement'.”

“A serious logical error has been detected in Universe No. 9832.”

“Hand over that 'Error Code'.”

“Then, all of you, kneel and accept formatting.”

“Otherwise, I shall restart this universe.”

As the voice faded, the entire Milky Way fell into a deathly silence.

Restart the universe?

This boast was several orders of magnitude greater than that of the previous 'the cleaners'.

However.

A second later.

A lazy voice, carrying the exhaustion and impatience of someone who had just coaxed a child to sleep, abruptly cut into the channel.

“Which unit are you from?”

“Do you have an entry permit?”

“If not, this counts as illegal trespassing.”

The holographic projection flickered.

Lu Chen's figure was projected directly in front of the golden warship's bridge.

He was wearing slippers (just changed in the delivery room) and holding a baby bottle (leftover from mixing formula for his son).

With an expression as if he were looking at an idiot, he stared at the overbearing high-dimensional warship.

“Ho... How audacious!”

The voice calling itself 'Judgement' clearly faltered for a moment before exploding in earth-shattering rage.

“You dare gaze directly upon the majesty of a god?! You are courting death—”

“Court your uncle.”

Lu Chen interrupted him impatiently.

He casually tossed the baby bottle into the void behind him, his eyes instantly becoming as cold as a blade.

“My son just fell asleep.”

“You're shouting so loud, if you wake him up...”

Lu Chen extended a finger, pointing at the warship.

“I'll strip that golden hide off you and make a cradle for him.”

“Presumptuous!!!”

The golden warship was utterly enraged.

A massive crystal at the bow suddenly lit up, and a black beam containing the rule of 'Erasure' ignored spatial distance to blast directly at Lu Chen's projection!

If this beam hit, not only would the projection shatter, but even Lu Chen's true body at the other end of the causal line would be severely injured.

“It's over! Commander Lu was too overconfident!”

In the Federation Headquarters, countless people cried out in shock, their hearts leaping into their throats.

However.

Lu Chen stood there, not moving an inch.

He simply sighed softly.

As if looking at an ignorant, spoiled brat.

“On my turf, you want to play rules with me?”

“heavenly craft.”

“I am here, Father.”

“Show him what it means... to be an admin.”

Buzz!

Lu Chen's eyes suddenly transformed into dual-colored divine pupils, one gold and one white!

The highest authority of the pangu archive was instantly activated!

[Command: Modify regional physical constants.]

[Target: High-energy beam ahead.]

[Operation: Convert energy into... solid matter.]

The next second.

That terrifying beam, capable of erasing stars, suddenly... solidified just one centimeter away from the tip of Lu Chen's nose.

It was no longer energy.

It had turned into a pitch-black carbon rod that smelled like roasted sweet potatoes.

“Snap.”

Lu Chen reached out, snapped the carbon rod, and weighed it in his hand.

“This is your 'Divine Punishment'?”

“The purity is lacking; it doesn't even burn as bright as the coal at my house.”

Silence.

Absolute silence.

Inside the golden warship, the messenger of 'Judgement' likely had their brain crash.

Turning a rule-based attack into a carbon rod?

What kind of operation was this? This was 'Reality Modification', something only 'Chief God' level powerhouses could achieve!

Was this really a native of a low-dimensional universe?

“It's only polite to return the favor.”

Lu Chen tossed the carbon rod aside, clapped his hands, and revealed that 'kindly' smile that gave every villain in the universe nightmares.

“You take a move from me, too.”

“This move is called...”

“Drop that legendary gear for me!”

Before his voice had even faded.

The hundred thousand Earth warships that had been hiding around the South Heaven Gate simultaneously deactivated their cloaking!

“Fire!!!”

Ye Qingcang had been holding back for a long time; he smashed the firing button with a single palm strike.

Boom boom boom boom boom—!

But that wasn't the most lethal part.

The most lethal part was Lu Chen directly using his 'Administrator Privileges' to forcibly downgrade the spatial rules around the golden warship from 'High-Dimensional' to 'Three-Dimensional'!

[Dimensionality Reduction Strike: Physical Lockdown!]

“No!!! This is impossible!! My shields! My rule power!!”

The 'Judgement' let out a shrill scream.

Stripped of its high-dimensional rule protection, that golden warship, which had looked so formidable, instantly became a sitting duck before the dense fire of the Earth fleet.

Crack! Pop!

Golden armor plates fell away like rain.

In less than half a minute.

That once-invincible 'Divine Ship' was stripped down to a bare iron frame.

“Stop.”

Lu Chen raised a hand.

The bombardment ceased instantly.

The 'Judgement' messenger was now huddled in an escape pod that was only half intact, shivering uncontrollably.

It wasn't in human form, but was an energy being that looked like a glowing octopus.

Right now, the light on its body was as dim as a lightbulb about to run out of power.

Lu Chen stepped through the void and grabbed the escape pod directly in his hand.

As if he were holding a toy.

“Don't... don't kill me!”

Judgement finally broke down, sending out a mental plea for mercy, with none of its previous arrogance remaining.

“I am an envoy of the Council! Kill me, and the armies of Asgard will trample this place!”

“Trample this place?”

Lu Chen leaned in close to the escape pod, staring at the shivering octopus inside with an amused look.

“I was just worrying about not being able to find the way.”

“Since you've come, it's perfect.”

Lu Chen turned his head toward the spaceship name, his voice carrying unmistakable excitement.

“Fatty!”

“Hey! I'm here, Brother Chen!” Wang Peng came running over eagerly.

“Take this thing back.”

Lu Chen pointed to the alien octopus in his hand.

“Send it to Su Qingying.”

“Tell her this is the best 'navigator'.”

“With it, we can find that so-called 'Asgard'.”

The octopus messenger heard this and flickered wildly with fear:

“You... what do you want to do? Go to the Divine Realm? That's suicide!”

Lu Chen patted its head (or the part that resembled a head), his tone so gentle it was hair-raising:

“Don't be afraid.”

“We aren't going there to fight.”

“We're just going...”

“To bring back some real 'Black Technology'.”

“And while we're at it, to teach those gods of yours...”

“What it means... to have a version update.”