46: Chapter 46 Joint Expedition

Catherine hovered beside Zhao Feng, a flicker of hesitation flashing in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by determination.

Although she harbored doubts about Zhao Feng's plan, as a Federation Inspector, her desire for high-order Star Beasts and the generous rewards the Federation might offer led her to choose silence and cooperation.

She knew deep down that if this operation succeeded, her status within the Federation would become more secure, and she might even touch that higher Realm she had dreamed of.

Meanwhile, outside Earth's atmosphere, a pitch-black spaceship emblazoned with a blood-red star emblem was breaking through the clouds at sub-light speed.

On the bridge, the atmosphere was grim.

"Patriarch Yi, Patriarch Lu."

Li Yuan sat upright in the main seat, toying with two smooth jade walnuts in his hands. Although he appeared calm, the cold, murderous intent deep within his eyes could not be hidden.

"That brat Su Wu not only humiliated my grandson and crippled my clan elder, but now, for the sake of a mere beast, he openly opposes the Federation. If this boy is not eliminated, what face will my Li Family have left?"

Patriarch Yi, sitting on the left, was a thin old man with sinister eyes. He held a bronze cube emitting strange fluctuations in his hands and chuckled sinisterly:

"Rest assured, Brother Li. Ever since our ancestors immigrated to Mars, our three Families have been as solid as a rock; we have weathered countless storms together! Although that Su Wu is a bit bizarre, he is only one person after all. And we..."

Patriarch Yi looked around, his tone arrogant: "Three Sixth-Order Star Lords, six Fifth-Order Star Lords. This lineup is enough to hunt down a Seventh-Order Star Lord! Killing a rogue like him is like using a butcher's knife to slaughter a chicken!"

Patriarch Lu on the right was burly, exuding a cold chill, and grinned ferociously: "That's right! I heard that kid has a big secret, capable of breaking through four Realms in a short time. Once we kill him and extract his soul, that secret will belong to our three Families!"

Li Yuan nodded slightly, the greed in his eyes flashing and vanishing.

"If so, let's finish this quickly. Although Inspector Zhao is providing cover on the Federation side, that old fogey at Beijing Martial Arts University is no pushover. We only have ten minutes! Let's end this quickly!"

"Full speed ahead! Target — Jinglin Garden!"

Boom!

The thrusters at the rear of the warship erupted with dazzling blue light, and like a falling meteor, it charged straight toward Yanjing Base with an aura of destruction!

...

Jinglin Garden.

The silver-white pillar of light still shot straight into the sky. Little White was curled up in the center of the pillar, its aura growing stronger and stronger, having faintly touched the threshold of the Star Lord Realm.

Beside the pillar of light, Su Wu sat cross-legged.

He appeared to be resting with his eyes closed, but in reality, he was on high alert the entire time. His purple-gold blood Qi surged through his Meridians like a great river, and his Divine Thought covered a radius of a hundred miles.

"Someone is coming."

Su Wu suddenly opened his eyes.

Almost at the same time.

Whoosh—!!!

A piercing sound of air being torn apart rang out.

An incomparably huge black warship appeared above Jinglin Garden without warning, blocking out the sky and sun, shrouding the entire courtyard in a suffocating shadow.

The hatch opened.

Nine figures, wrapped in monstrous pressure, crashed down!

The three in the lead had auras as deep as the sea; they were unmistakably three Sixth-Order Star Lords!

Behind them, six Fifth-Order Star Lords lined up, each of their gazes as cold as if they were looking at dead men.

"Hiss—"

Qi Yunshan, hiding in the distance, gasped, "The Li Family, the Yi Family, the Lu Family... the patriarchs of the three great Mars Families have all come?! Is this lineup trying to turn Yanjing upside down?!"

Hong Tianyang also gripped the iron saber in his hand tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging: "Principal Xu and the others are being held back by the Star Demon Cult and can't make it here at all. We're in trouble now!"

In mid-air.

Li Yuan looked down from above, overlooking Su Wu below, just like a Dragon looking down on an ant.

"Su Wu! You have obstructed the Federation's operations, harbored a Star Beast, and failed to hand it over to the Federation. Your crimes are heinous!"

Li Yuan's voice, amplified by Origin Qi, boomed like rolling thunder, "My Mars Li Family, as a glorious Federation Family, will act on behalf of heaven today to clear out this cancer that is you! We will execute you on the spot!!!"

When you want to condemn someone, you can always find an excuse.

Su Wu slowly stood up, brushed the dust off his body, and a sneer of disdain curled up on the corner of his mouth.

"Acting on behalf of heaven?"

"So it's you shameless dogs from the Mars Li Family. You beat the small one, so the old ones came, is that it?"

Su Wu raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the nine people in the air one by one. There was not only no fear in his eyes, but instead, a crazy Battle Intent burned within.

"Three Sixth-Order, six Fifth-Order... You really think highly of me."

"Cut the crap! Attack!"

Patriarch Yi clearly did not want to give Su Wu a chance to stall.

He flipped his wrist, and that bronze cube instantly flew out, growing rapidly in the wind, turning into a huge semi-transparent cube, enveloping Su Wu and the surrounding thousand meters of space!

Second-Order Peak ancient treasure — world-trapping square!

Hum!

Su Wu only felt the scenery before his eyes change.

The familiar Jinglin Garden had disappeared, replaced by a gray, strange space.

There was no heaven and earth essence here, no retreat, only endless binding force!

"Hahaha! Once you've entered my 'world-trapping square', even a Seventh-Order Star Lord would have to shed a layer of skin!"

Patriarch Yi's figure appeared within the space, looking triumphant, "Su Wu, this is your burial ground!"

Immediately after, Li Yuan, Patriarch Lu, and the other six Star Lords also appeared, surrounding Su Wu in a nine-palace formation.

At the same time, these eight Star Lords each summoned their own weapons; naturally, each person's weapon was a powerful ancient weapon.

There were flying daggers, long swords, and long spears, while Li Yuan summoned a crimson long saber; even without him attacking, it made one feel a sharp Saber Intent rushing towards them, as if it could tear through space.

Facing this desperate encirclement, Su Wu's expression remained terrifyingly calm.

He did not draw his saber immediately, but instead took a deep breath.

Su Wu suddenly smiled, a somewhat savage smile.

"Very good. Since this place is isolated from the outside world, I don't need to worry about damaging the flowers and plants."

"Since you want to shut the door and beat the dog..."

Boom!

The blood Qi within Su Wu exploded without reservation! His Star Vortex spun crazily!

Facing nine Star Lords, he dared not be negligent; he knew that if he were even slightly careless, he would lose his life here.

"Blood Fiend Transformation!"

Supreme Chaos Body!

Even...

Su Wu bit his tongue tip violently and spat out a mouthful of purple-gold Origin blood essence!

Blood Burning Secret Technique!

At this moment, Su Wu's aura instantly skyrocketed, directly breaking through the Fifth-Order Bottleneck and briefly reaching the Peak of the Sixth-Order!

The alloy long saber in his hand was infused with unimaginable, terrifying energy at this moment.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

Three-colored flames burned! Three-colored wild thunder cracked!

The entire saber was wailing, as if it would shatter at any moment.

Li Yuan felt that heart-palpitating energy fluctuation, and his expression changed drastically.

However, it was too late.