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"Oh?"

Su Jue's eyes lit up.

A citywide live broadcast?

Doesn't that mean... the footage of him crushing that head just now was seen by everyone in the city?

Thinking of this, Su Jue grinned.

His smile was innocent, yet it nearly caused those watching to faint from terror.

"Nice job."

Su Jue offered a word of praise.

He walked over to the corpse and removed the diamond-encrusted luxury communicator from its wrist.

Imitating Li Tianyu, he spoke into the communicator in a childish, milky voice.

"Hello? Uncles, aunts, big brothers, and big sisters?"

"Can you hear me?"

...At the same time.

In every corner of Star River City.

Whether it was the bustling commercial centers or ordinary residential areas.

Whether it was government officials in meetings or commoners eating snacks on the street.

A massive light screen floated in front of everyone.

On the light screen, that shocking scene from just now was playing on a continuous loop.

An adorable Infant wearing animal-themed onesie pajamas.

One stomp.

And the head of the Li Family's favored genius, the Mayor's son Li Tianyu, vanished into thin air!

The entire Star River City fell into an unprecedented deathly silence.

Countless people stood with their mouths agape, unaware that the items in their hands had dropped to the ground.

The traffic system was completely paralyzed at this moment.

Countless aircraft collided in the sky because their pilots were dazed.

Star River City was in chaos.

Utter chaos.

And just then.

The image on the light screen shifted.

That exquisitely carved, porcelain-doll-like Infant appeared before the camera.

His clear eyes seemed to pierce through the light screen, staring at every viewer in a highly eerie manner.

Then, he spoke.

"Can you hear me?"

The tender, childish voice spread throughout the city via the live broadcast!

The moment they heard this voice, countless people trembled as if struck by an electric current!

It was him!

It was that devil! That tyrant!

Su Jue looked at the camera and gave a brilliant smile.

"My name is Su Jue."

"From today on, I am taking over this city."

"Listen up, members of the Li Family."

"Wash your necks clean."

"I am coming to kill you."

Two simple sentences.

Yet they were like a multi-billion-ton nuclear bomb detonating in the center of Star River City!

After a brief silence, an uproar pierced the sky!

"Crazy! This toddler is insane!"

"He wants to take over Star River City? And kill everyone in the Li Family?!"

"Su Jue... that name sounds so familiar... Wait! I remember now! Decades ago, wasn't there a top-tier clan on Blue Star that was wiped out? Their surname was Su!"

"Hiss! You mean *that* Su Family?! No way! Didn't they say everyone died long ago?"

"My god! If this is true, things are going to get wild!"

Countless discussions broke out in every corner of the city.

People's faces were filled with shock, horror, excitement, and... fear!

In Lihuo Star, the Li Family was the heavens!

They were the unshakable overlords!

For over a century, no one had dared to publicly challenge the Li Family's majesty like this!

Let alone in a manner that was practically a declaration of war!

...Star River City, Municipal Building, top-floor Mayor's office.

A fat, greasy-faced middle-aged man was slumped in a leather chair.

He was the Mayor of Star River City and Li Tianyu's father—Li Dehai.

He stared blankly at the massive light screen, his body shaking like a leaf.

On the screen, the headless corpse of his most beloved youngest son... was an eyesore.

"Tian... Tianyu..."

Li Dehai let out a beast-like wail of grief.

"Guards! Guards!!!"

He frantically pounded the red button on his desk.

A few seconds later.

The office door was kicked open.

A team of fully armed City Guards rushed in, led by a burly man whose aura had reached the eighth level of the Divine Ability Realm. He was the Captain of the Guards, Zhou Tai.

"Mayor! What happened!"

Zhou Tai was startled to see Li Dehai looking so distraught.

Li Dehai suddenly stood up, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Zhou Tai as he roared with a distorted face:

"Lock down the entire city! Initiate S-Class Emergency Status!"

"Mobilize all troops! Even if you have to flip the entire Star River City upside down, you must find that Little Beast for me!"

"I want him dead! I want him torn into ten thousand pieces!!!"

"S-Class Emergency Status?!"

Zhou Tai's expression changed drastically.

S-Class Emergency Status was the highest level of alert for Star River City, only initiated during invasions by alien legions or terrorist attacks capable of subverting the city's rule!

The last time it was activated was fifty years ago, when a Venerable Realm Starry Sky Behemoth accidentally breached the atmosphere.

Now, just because of an Infant, they were going to initiate S-Class Emergency Status?

Has the Mayor gone mad?!

"Mayor! Please calm down! For just one..."

"Shut up!"

Li Dehai rudely interrupted him, pointing at the screen and screaming, "Look closely! The one who died isn't just anyone! It's my son! A direct descendant of the Li Family!"

"That Little Beast didn't just kill my son; he's declaring war on the entire Li Family!"

"This is an open provocation against the Li Family! It's a trampling of the order on Lihuo Star No. 3!"

"If we can't suppress him in the shortest time possible, where will the Li Family's reputation go?! Will my position as Mayor even remain secure?!"

Looking at the small baby on the screen, Zhou Tai felt a chill in his heart.

He had naturally seen the live broadcast as well.

Crushing Li Tianyu with one stomp.

This strength... was definitely not something achievable by the Divine Ability Realm!

It might even have surpassed the Dharma Idol Realm!

"Mayor, this Infant's... strength is unfathomable. If we act rashly, I'm afraid..."

"I don't care what he is!"

Li Dehai had completely lost his mind. He grabbed a crystal ornament from his desk and slammed it onto the floor!

"I'm giving you only one hour!"

"Within one hour, I want to see that Little Beast's head on my desk!"

"Otherwise, you can bring your own head to see me!"

Hearing this, Zhou Tai's heart sank to the bottom.

He knew he had no way out.

"Yes... Mayor!"

He gave a salute and turned to leave quickly.

He had to immediately mobilize the army and lock down the city.

A bloody storm was about to unfold in Star River City.

And just after Zhou Tai left.

Li Dehai seemed to have all his strength drained as he slumped back into his chair.

With trembling hands, he opened an encrypted communication channel.

The light screen lit up, and the face of a majestic and cold middle-aged man appeared.

The insignia on the man's chest was even more exquisite than Li Tianyu's, with the flames burning even more vigorously.

He was the highest authority of the Li Family on Lihuo Star No. 3, Li Dehai's older brother, and a genuine Saint Realm Expert!—Li Xuanfeng!