169: This is no ordinary behemoth; this is... a natural disaster that defies all reason!

Within the light screen,

The scene of Galakron's head rolling and dragon blood gushing like a waterfall seemed to freeze time. The council hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, with only the faint hum of energy equipment.

“Im—possible!!!”

Lucia’s face instantly drained of color. She was struck by an invisible heavy hammer, springing up from her spot, her eyeballs bloodshot with extreme defiance, staring fixedly at the light screen.

“An illusion! This is an illusion created by the ants of Blue Star!!”

Her voice was so shrill it pierced eardrums as she waved her arms,

“How could Galakron lose?! How could an Awakening Level peak be no match for an Ordinary Level?!! It must have been careless! That damned octopus must have used a forbidden secret technique that burns life force! Yes! It must be at the end of its rope now! It must be—!!”

Her scream sounded so pale and ridiculous in the empty council hall.

On the main seat,

President Nicola slowly recovered from his extreme shock.

The gloom on his face melted away like ice and snow, replaced by a trembling ecstasy, as if he had discovered an supreme treasure!

“Bang!”

He slammed a hand on the armrest of his chair, abruptly stood up, his gaze like a searchlight burning towards Lan Xin, his voice slightly trembling with excitement:

“Ordinary Level... defeating an Awakening Level peak... completely... unharmed!!! This... what kind of heaven-defying foundation is this! What terrifying potential!! Deacon Lan Xin!! You have accomplished immortal feats for the Guild!!”

He suddenly turned to the frantic Lucia, his eyes instantly cold:

“Lucia Yin Hui! Because of your narrow prejudice, repeated erroneous judgments, and malicious obstruction, you almost caused the Guild to miss this once-in-ten-thousand-years opportunity!”

“Effective immediately, all your authority as Deputy Director of Risk Assessment and Compliance is revoked! You are demoted to a Level Three Explorer and assigned to the 'Withered Dead Sea' branch! Without my personal transfer order, you are forbidden from stepping foot in headquarters for the rest of your life!”

“No!!! President! You can't do this! Things are definitely not as you see them!!”

Lucia let out a mournful wail, collapsing to the ground, as if her spine had been removed.

Nicola didn't even look at her, his gaze fixed passionately on Lan Xin, his tone carrying an unquestionable resolve:

“Deacon Lan Xin, I officially appoint you as Deputy Minister of Exploration and Development! You will be fully responsible for all contact, negotiations, and investment matters with Lord Kraken! The Guild's resource library will grant you the highest access! At all costs, we must win the friendship of this being!”

Lan Xin bowed slightly, without much pride on her face, only calmness: “As per President’s command.”

No one noticed,

Lucia, collapsed on the ground, raised her bloodshot eyes, staring intently at Lan Xin and Su Chen's figure in the light screen, boundless malice and hatred practically overflowing. Her fingernails dug deep into the ground, a silent roar erupting in her heart... Blue Star, all over the world

In streets and alleys, countless huge screens were simultaneously broadcasting the battlefield scene from a distant foreign land—the three-thousand-meter Kraken, with overwhelming power, beheaded the ten-thousand-meter Abyssal Demon Dragon!

People of different skin colors and languages, at this moment, stood stunned before the screens, as if enchanted, their pupils reflecting the scene that overturned their understanding.

After a brief, vacuum-like silence—

Came a volcanic eruption of jubilation, sweeping through every corner of the globe!

“He won!!! His Highness Kraken won—!!”

“God! He... He slaughtered a dragon! He slaughtered a dragon in the invaders' homeland!!”

“Wuwu... We are not lambs to the slaughter! We can fight back! We also have divine protection!!”

“Long live His Highness Kraken! Long live Divine Summer! Long live human civilization!!”

“Did you see that?! Those damned mermen! This is retribution!!”

A tide of euphoria instantly swept through every city, every street!

People rushed out of their homes, embracing and weeping in the ruins, cheering with raised arms in the squares!

The long-suppressed fear and humiliation, at this moment, all transformed into surging hot blood and towering pride!

...On the battlefield,

“Galakron... is dead...”

Princess Selina’s malevolence and arrogance completely froze and shattered. Her eyes lost their focus, staring blankly at the headless dragon corpse, muttering like in a dream.

“Three hundred thousand Agility... nearly four hundred thousand Physique...”

She mechanically repeated these two despair-inducing numbers, her delicate body beginning to tremble uncontrollably,

“Impossible... this is absolutely impossible! Even Father King... would never have had such attributes at the Awakening Level! How could he, an Ordinary Level...?! An illusion! This must be an illusion!!!”

The unacceptable reality made her completely collapse.

However, just at this moment,

A cold, viscous, almost tangible terrifying killing intent, like an arctic storm, descended with a roar, completely engulfing her!

Selina’s scream abruptly stopped, as if an invisible giant hand had choked her throat.

She stiffly, bit by bit, raised her head.

In her vision, Su Chen's giant compound eyes, like a blood-red nether moon, were indifferently and precisely focused on her tiny figure.

In an instant,

Selina felt her blood freeze. She wanted to scream, to run away,

But she couldn't move even a single finger... Deep Sea Royal Court

Within the Royal Court, all the previous ease and mockery had been crushed, replaced by a deathly silence.

All the noble ministers wore expressions of horror, as if witnessing the collapse of the star sea, staring intently at the tragic sight of Galakron's head separated from its body in the water screen.

Moros's calm calculation was gone, replaced by unprecedented solemnity and a trace of... deep-seated dread.

“Ordinary Level Shapeshift... slaying a Dragon Blood Sacred Beast two ranks higher...”

His dry lips trembled as he uttered disjointed syllables,

“We were wrong... terribly wrong... This is not an ordinary giant beast at all, this is... a disaster that defies common sense!!”

Suddenly, the corner of his eye caught Su Chen's cold gaze locking onto Selina in the water screen. He shuddered and let out a shrill scream:

“Your Majesty! Your Royal Highness! That monster... that monster is going to kill the Princess!!!”

Beside the throne, King Salazar, whose face was already as dark as water due to Galakron's death, saw Su Chen's undisguised, sharp killing intent directed at his beloved daughter, and his heart felt as if it was tightly gripped by a cold ghostly hand!

“Presumptuous—!!!”

A roar containing the boundless wrath of an Overlord-level being suddenly exploded, shaking the entire Royal Court violently!

Salazar abruptly stood up, his Overlord-level aura erupting like an out-of-control tsunami, forcefully pushing away the surrounding seawater to form a gigantic vacuum domain!

“You mere ant! You gained some fortune and dare to defy divine might, kill my sacred beast, and even covet my beloved daughter?! Do you truly think my Shadow Kingdom has no one?!”