375: Chapter 375 The Six Bandits of Guanghan

Li Xingzhou Li stepped forward hurriedly to introduce Lu Yuan, his tone filled with admiration and awe, without a hint of the arrogance he had shown when they first met.

"Killed? At Taixu Fortress?"

The chubby old man gasped upon hearing this.

Being stationed in the Guanghan Domain, he naturally knew what kind of ruthless characters occupied that fortress.

This seemingly young lord had actually managed to force his way through?

He did not dare to be neglectful and quickly bowed deeply to Lu Yuan. "Qian Duoduo, manager of the Guanghan Branch, greets Lord Lu! Your Divine Might is truly admirable, Lord Lu! Please, come inside!"

Over the next few days, the Guanghan Branch fell into a state of busy activity.

Li Xingzhou Li led his men to quickly unload the urgently needed strategic materials, resolving the immediate crisis in the Guanghan Domain.

Simultaneously, they carefully and secretly transported a batch of prepared return cargo into the merchant ship's underground core vault.

While handing over this batch of goods, Qian Duoduo's expression became extremely solemn, and he even personally activated the highest-level soundproofing Formation.

"Lord Lu, Li Xingzhou Li, this batch of return cargo is of no small importance.

These are items that the President repeatedly exhorted must be safely brought back to Nine Cauldrons Immortal City."

Qian Duoduo pointed at several specialized jade boxes placed in the center of the vault, guarded closely by three True Immortal Late Stage guards. He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "According to what the President hinted in his transmission, these jade boxes contain... fragments of an Immortal King-grade secret treasure unearthed from an ancient ruin that recently appeared deep within the Guanghan Domain!"

"Immortal King secret treasure fragments?"

Hearing this, Li Xingzhou Li's pupils contracted sharply, and his breathing instantly became heavy.

An Immortal King! That was a supreme existence beyond the Golden Immortal, truly looking down upon Daluo Heaven and whose words were Law! Even just a single fragment, with the Law fragments and Dao intent it contained, was enough to drive countless Golden Immortal experts mad, potentially even triggering a bloody storm that would sweep across several Star Domains!

"No wonder... no wonder the President was so nervous, willing to promise a top-grade Immortal Spiritual Vein just to specifically request your personal escort."

Li Xingzhou Li looked at Lu Yuan, a flash of realization dawning in his eyes.

This business was indeed highly profitable, but it was also like carrying one's head in one's hands! Once the news leaked and attracted the gaze of Golden Immortal experts, their merchant ship wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.

Lu Yuan's eyebrows twitched slightly upon hearing this, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it was mostly an interest born of seeing something worth hunting.

"Immortal King secret treasure fragments? Interesting."

Lu Yuan rubbed his chin, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth. "No wonder Shui Changdong was willing to pay such a high price. Since I've taken this job and accepted the payment, I will naturally ensure its safety.

As long as an Immortal King doesn't personally descend to the Lower Realm, no one can touch this cargo."

His tone was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable dominance.

However, what Lu Yuan did not know was that although his news of thunderously slaying two Profound Immortal Peak commanders from the Taiyi and Taixuan Sects at Taixu Fortress had deterred most petty criminals, there is no wall in the world that does not leak wind.

This news, as if it had grown wings, spread rapidly through various secret channels to the nearby Star Domains within just half a month. It not only provoked the fury of the two hegemon Immortal Sects but also caught the attention of several large-scale interstellar bandit groups hidden in the shadows who lived by the blade.

A long-premeditated storm of slaughter targeting this treasure-laden merchant ship was quietly brewing in the dark corners of the starry sky.

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A few days later, the merchant ship completed all its supplies and handovers. Under the respectful send-off of everyone at the Guanghan Branch, it slowly rose into the air and embarked on the return journey to Nine Cauldrons Immortal City.

The starry sky of Daluo Heaven was never a calm lake.

About ten days after leaving the Guanghan Domain, the merchant ship's route inevitably entered a massive asteroid belt known as the "Luanxing Sea."

This Luanxing Sea was a hundred times larger than the asteroid belt at Taixu Fortress.

The Laws here were extremely chaotic, and Divine Sense was greatly suppressed.

What was even more terrifying was that due to its complex terrain, which was easy to defend and hard to attack, countless vicious interstellar bandits occupied this place year-round.

Even the armed merchant ships of large trade associations would be on edge and tread as if on thin ice when passing through here.

Under Li Xingzhou Li's command, the merchant ship activated its strongest concealment and defense Formations, carefully weaving through the gaps between the massive asteroids.

Boom—!

Suddenly!

An extremely dull explosion erupted in the starry sky.

The massive merchant ship, which had been sailing smoothly, suddenly jolted violently upward, followed by a period of intense shaking, as if a high-speed train had crashed head-on into an invisible, untouchable iron wall, forced to a halt in the Void Realm by a terrifying counter-force.

The defensive light screen on the merchant ship's exterior, which was strong enough to withstand a full-power strike from a Profound Immortal Peak, rippled violently like water waves under this collision. It emitted a piercing grinding sound, and its light instantly dimmed by thirty percent.

"Enemy attack!"

Li Xingzhou Li's face changed drastically. Almost as a reflex, he drew the longsword from his back and shouted a warning.

The voice spread to every corner of the merchant ship through the Formations.

"Form the array! Prepare to meet the enemy!" Three thousand trade association guards instantly rushed out of their respective cabins, swords unsheathed and ready, the air filled with an atmosphere of extreme tension.

Lu Yuan stood at the bow, his eyes narrowing slightly. Through the dimmed defensive light screen, he looked into the depths of the Luanxing Sea.

In that asteroid cluster shrouded in shadow, six incredibly powerful auras, rising like columns of wolf smoke, erupted without any concealment.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

Accompanied by six sounds of breaking air, six figures wearing uniform black night-traveler clothes and hideous ghost-face masks—looking like six gods of death crawling out of the Nether Hell—instantly surrounded the merchant ship from all directions, blocking all paths of retreat.

These six people all exuded a thick, nauseating aura of bloodlust; that was the Karmic Obstruction that could only be condensed by slaughtering an unknown number of living beings.

What was even more terrifying was that their auras were all, without exception, at the Profound Immortal Realm!

Four of them were at the Profound Immortal Middle Stage, and one was at the Late Stage!

As for the leader, their aura was as deep as an abyss, and vaguely, it even carried a terrifying fluctuation that transcended the Laws of a Profound Immortal, bordering on immortality!

"It's... it's the Six Bandits of Guanghan."

Li Xingzhou Li recognized the unique blood-colored crescent moon symbol on their masks. His already tense face instantly turned ashen, and a hint of despair even appeared in his eyes.

"The Six Bandits of Guanghan? Are they very famous?" Lu Yuan asked with interest, crossing his arms.

"More than just famous, they are a notorious nightmare!"

Li Xingzhou Li swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly as he explained, "Lord Lu, these Six Bandits of Guanghan are the top interstellar bandit group in the northern Star Domain of Daluo Heaven! These six are all lawless, ruthless desperadoes who have spent years murdering, looting, and wiping out Sects and cities. Their hands are stained with the blood of countless merchant caravans and Sects."