173: An unexpected reunion with an old friend

In the dead silence of the void within the Blood Slaughter Star Domain.

Chu He's Divine Thought was like an invisible giant net, instantly covering a radius of millions of miles, thoroughly investigating the massive Demon Race base built from planetary remnants and giant beast skeletons from the inside out.

"Father, what is the situation?"

Chu Tian held the chaos annihilation dragon spear, his Battle Intent soaring. He was eager to test how his current strength would fare against a true Demon Race powerhouse.

Chu He did not answer immediately, his brow furrowing slightly.

Within his Divine Thought perception, the defense system of that Demon Race base was indeed powerful. Thousands of Demon Ships acted like loyal guards, protecting the central flesh-and-blood fortress. At the core of the fortress, although the aura of the Blood Slaughter Demon King at the Integration Realm Great Perfection was unstable, it still emitted a heart-palpitating pressure.

However, none of these were what Chu He cared about.

His attention was drawn to a massive Blood Pool deep within the base.

In that Blood Pool, tens of thousands of Human Race Cultivators were submerged. Their bodies were pierced by countless blood-colored tentacles, and their life essence was being continuously extracted and funneled into the Blood Pool, becoming part of the energy maintaining the base's operations.

The faces of these Cultivators were filled with numbness and despair, clearly having been tortured for a long time.

Chu He's gaze instantly turned cold.

He had campaigned across the myriad heavens and was decisive in killing, but he still felt a deep-seated disgust for such acts of treating fellow clansmen like livestock to extract their life Origin.

What surprised him even more was that among those imprisoned Cultivators, he actually sensed several familiar auras.

Although those auras were extremely weak, like flickering candles in the wind that could go out at any moment, Chu He would never mistake them.

"Father?" Su Qingxue also noticed Chu He's abnormality and asked softly, "Did you discover some unexpected change?"

Chu He withdrew his Divine Thought, his gaze sweeping over his wife and children. He spoke slowly, his voice carrying a trace of icy chill: "Our plan needs a slight adjustment."

He paused and, through a wave of Divine Thought, directly presented the scenes he had investigated into everyone's minds.

The hellish Blood Pool, the despairing wails of the tens of thousands of Human Race Cultivators, and those few familiar yet weak figures were clearly displayed in the perception of Su Qingxue, Chu Tian, and the others.

"These beasts!"

Chu Batian was the first to roar. His burly body trembled slightly with rage, and the sky-opening tyrant axe in his hand hummed, seemingly already thirsting for blood.

Chu Lingxi's face also turned cold. Her hand gripping the shadowless sword heart tightened, and the killing intent in her eyes almost solidified.

"Li Changgeng of the Taixu Sword Sect... Lei Dong of the Shenxiao Gate... and Old Ancestor Blood River of the Blood Fiend Sect..." Su Qingxue's face showed surprise. "How could they be here?"

She recognized the owners of those familiar auras. They were the six Void Refining Realm Old Ancestors who had been subdued by Chu He in the Lingxuan Realm and were later responsible for scouring the resources of the entire world for the Chu family.

When Chu He left the Lingxuan Realm, he had promised them that when he reigned over the myriad heavens in the future, he would give them higher status and a broader world. He didn't expect that when they met again, they would be in such a miserable state.

"It seems that after we left, the Lingxuan Realm was also discovered by the Star-Devouring Demon Clan." Chu He's tone was calm, but anyone could hear the fury contained within.

This wasn't just because his servants were captured, but also because the Star-Devouring Demon Clan had laid hands on his 'back garden.' The Lingxuan Realm was already regarded by him as one of the Chu family's resource production sites. Now that it had suffered such a disaster, it was no different from plucking a tiger's whiskers.

"Father, what should we do now? Still follow the original plan of having Ling Xi sneak in to sabotage?" Chu Tian asked in a deep voice.

He was also fuming with rage, but thousands of years of cultivation and tempering had made him more composed than his younger siblings. He knew that the more critical the moment, the more one shouldn't let anger cloud their judgment.

"No need." Chu He shook his head, a trace of peerless, domineering cold light flashing in his eyes. "Since we've been discovered, there's no need to be secretive anymore."

His original plan was to let Chu Lingxi sneak in to destroy the communication hub and energy core to create chaos, and then they would take the opportunity to charge in and annihilate the enemy with minimal cost.

But now, he had changed his mind.

He wanted to use the most direct and overbearing method to completely erase this Demon Race base from this Star Domain!

He wanted the Star-Devouring Demon Clan to know that anyone who dared to provoke the majesty of the Chu family would pay a price in blood!

"Qingxue, Chu Ce." Chu He ordered.

"Present." Su Qingxue and Chu Ce answered simultaneously.

"The two of you join forces to seal off this Star Domain with the myriad laws celestial map and the myriad heavens killing array flags. I want this place to become a cage where one can only enter but not leave. Not even a fly should be able to fly out."

"Yes!" Su Qingxue and Chu Ce took the order and immediately began to act.

Su Qingxue held the myriad laws celestial map, and a majestic Formation power gushed out, echoing with the 365 Formation Flags released by Chu Ce. Countless profound runes were outlined and spread through the void, and an invisible dragnet quietly enveloped the entire Demon Race base.

Having done all this, Chu He's gaze once again turned toward that flesh-and-blood fortress, and he said coldly, "Ling Xi, your mission remains unchanged. Sneak in, find the communication array, and destroy it. I want the Blood Slaughter Demon King to be unable to send out even a single distress signal before he dies."

"Understood." Chu Lingxi's figure flashed, quietly merging into the void and disappearing.

"Chu Tian, Chu Batian."

"Your sons are here!"

"The two of you, follow me and charge in from the front!" Chu He's voice was resolute. "Our goal is only one: rescue everyone, and then... level this place to the ground!"

"As you command!" Chu Tian and Chu Batian roared in unison, their Battle Intent piercing the sky.

Chu Yuning looked at her father and brothers, stepped forward, and said softly, "Father, what about me?"

Chu He glanced at her and smiled. "Yuning, your battlefield is in the rear. In a moment, there will be many places where you need to 'speak up'."

After assigning all the tasks, Chu He no longer hesitated. The terrifying aura of his Mid Integration Stage erupted, like a star detonating in the dead Universe. That peerless, domineering pressure instantly crossed millions of miles and slammed heavily against the distant Demon Race base.

"Come, let us go meet that heavily injured Blood Slaughter Demon King."

As his voice fell, Chu He took a step forward, his figure instantly vanishing. When he reappeared, he was already millions of miles away.

Chu Tian and Chu Batian followed closely behind, turning into two streaks of light to keep up with their father's pace.

A sudden, thunderous assault thus began.