157: Chapter 157 Star Destroyer Version Update! Star Sea Enforcers? Pay the Fine!
Black Desolation Star Domain, above the Black Abyss Main Star (Dead Star).
The wind had already stopped.
Because this planet's atmosphere had completely dissipated the moment Lin Que stripped away its Star Soul.
The originally crimson and magnificent mining planet now looked like a gray grape that had been squeezed dry of its juice—shriveled, desolate, and its surface covered in hideous cracks.
"Quick! Quick! Everyone, move faster!"
The Chen Family Old Ancestor flew in mid-air, waving a command flag in his hand, his voice shaking the void with its resonance:
"The Lord said that except for this ball that we can't take away, everything else—whether it's slag or the underwear left behind by those pirates—is to be packed into your inner heaven and earth! Our Immortal Slaying Pavilion prioritizes being thrifty and diligent in managing the household!"
One hundred thousand heavy-armored Dragon Cavalry had transformed into the most professional demolition team in this Star Domain.
Countless pieces of cut top-grade Star Pith Ore and rare Star Sea Secret Metal were like a sky full of meteors, drawn by tractor beams into that ninety-thousand-zhang-long nine-dragon annihilation class star destroyer.
Inside the flagship's captain's quarters.
Lin Que sat upright on a throne reinforced with "Dark Gold Star Core," playing with a Top-grade Spirit Crystal that emitted a biting cold aura.
The blood and Qi in his body still carried a trace of lingering violence from his recent Breakthrough to the Peak of the Mid-stage Void Returning Star Domain Realm.
"Forty-five million catties of pure strength..."
Lin Que applied a slight pressure with his fingers.
*Creeeeeak—*
That Top-grade Spirit Crystal, which was enough to withstand a full-strength strike from a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator, was actually crushed into powder by him as easily as a soft biscuit.
"This feeling is indeed much more solid than simply stacking magical power."
The corners of Lin Que's mouth curled slightly. The two hundred thousand li of Star Domain within his inner heaven and earth was currently radiating vibrant vitality.
The integration of the Star Soul meant this world was no longer a dead starry sky, but showed faint signs of producing primitive life.
"System, stop staring at me and do something productive."
Lin Que casually pointed toward the mountain-like piles of top-tier mineral resources outside the window.
"Take these 'old, broken, and small' Materials that the Black Abyss Alliance has hoarded for ten thousand years and re-optimize the main structure of the battleship. The current defense is a bit uncomfortable for my backside."
[Command received! Detected ultra-large high-dimensional mineral resource piles (120 million tons of Black Abyss Essence Iron, 8 million catties of Star Tears...)!]
[Analysis: The host's current 'Cultivation Assembly Style' battleship can no longer meet the defensive requirements for subsequent Star Domain expeditions.]
[Logic restructuring initiated—'star destroyer V2.0 · Dark Gold Armor Enhancement Mode'!]
[Operation 1: Forced physical tempering! Utilize the gravitational pull of the inner heaven and earth's stars to perform 'ten-thousand-fold density compression' on all minerals!]
[Operation 2: Conceptual smelting! Forcibly engrave the 'Time Deprivation' Law into the molecular structure of every piece of the battleship's outer armor!]
[Operation 3: Activate 'Violent Aesthetics' paint job! Upgrade the original dark gold to 'Chaos Annihilation Black,' main cannon energy level increased by 30%!]
"Ding! Your 'Steel Behemoth' is undergoing an online version update. Please wait, host. Progress bar: 5%... 20%..."
Rumble—!!!
Under the shocked gazes of the hundred-thousand-strong army, the ninety-thousand-zhang giant ship floating in the starry sky suddenly erupted with a burst of terrifying dark red firelight!
Countless mineral Materials were melted and restructured in mid-air by an invisible, mighty force.
The hull, which originally had a bit of a "pieced-together" feel, was now becoming sleek, cold, and majestic at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Every inch of armor became deeper, with faint dark gold patterns flowing beneath the black shell, like an ancient black dragon in the middle of shedding its scales.
"Lord... why does the aura of this battleship feel even more terrifying than that Furious War?"
Su Qingyu walked to Lin Que's side, her beautiful eyes full of wonder.
"This is just the beginning."
Lin Que stretched lazily.
"With this skin, the next time we encounter that 'Star Sea Purge Fleet' or whatever, we'll just ram right through them without even hitting the brakes."
Just as the giant ship was upgrading and the army was returning fully loaded in a warm moment.
"Buzz— Buzz— Buzz—!!!"
A piercing alarm, filled with a certain "official authority," came without warning from the depths of the distant starry sky.
"Hmm?"
Lin Que's brow furrowed slightly, his heterochromatic eyes peering directly through the battleship's broadside.
In the pitch-black cosmic background, three silver-white, highly streamlined standard battleships, painted with a "Golden Scales" logo, were rapidly sailing toward this area with long, dazzling trails.
At the bows of those silver-white battleships, three figures radiating the aura of the Late Stage Void Returning Realm stood proudly.
They were dressed in neat dark blue uniforms, and the medals on their chests shimmered with high-dimensional Law light.
[Star Sea United Court · Black Desolation Star Domain Enforcement Team]!
"Attention battleship ahead! We are the Star Sea United Court Enforcement Team Three!"
A haughty and cold voice exploded directly in everyone's Soul through a high-dimensional amplification Formation:
"We have monitored a large-scale illegal war in the Black Desolation Star Domain, and someone has maliciously destroyed Mining Planet 'No. 33-A7' (Black Abyss Main Star)! This has caused a serious ecological imbalance in the Star Domain!"
The three silver-white battleships formed a triangle, surrounding the nine dragons star destroyer (currently upgrading) in the center.
"Now, based on Article 302 of the 'Star Sea Covenant,' we are placing you under administrative arrest!"
The leading Enforcer with a hooked nose stared greedily at the upgrading star destroyer and the piles of Ore that hadn't been fully loaded yet, a faint, imperceptible sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth:
"If you wish to avoid imprisonment, disarm immediately and pay... five billion star sea coins as an 'Ecological Restoration Fine'!"
"Administrative arrest?" "Ecological restoration fee?"
Hearing these two terms, the Chen Family Old Ancestor was stunned, and the hundred thousand Dragon Cavalry were also stunned.
They had robbed Yao Beasts in the mountains, destroyed immortal sects in the Lower Realm, and even just finished forcibly demolishing the Black Abyss Alliance. But this was truly the first time they had seen someone come to collect protection money so righteously under the banner of 'the Law.'
"There are actually more drama queens in the Star Sea than in the Lower Realm."
Lin Que slowly rose from his throne, his large red cloak fluttering without any wind.
He did not order the battleship to fire.
Instead, his figure flashed, and he appeared directly in the void outside the battleship.
He wore no armor, standing in the air dressed in long white robes.
His thirty-million-catty extreme-realm Physical Body allowed him to be as comfortable in this absolute zero vacuum as if he were standing in his own back garden.
"Five billion?" Lin Que picked his ear and looked at the hook-nosed Enforcer, his tone teasing:
"I say, my dear official, you're a bit late. Just now, before he died, Furious War of the Black Abyss Alliance also wanted to talk money with me. Unfortunately, right now, you can't even find his ashes."
"Insolence!!"
The hook-nosed Enforcer was furious. His two colleagues behind him also stepped forward together, their Late Stage Void Returning Realm pressure instantly crushing the surrounding meteorites into powder:
"In my presence, put away your native arrogance! In this Star Sea, the United Court is Heaven! Don't think you can do as you please just because you killed a few pirates. If you offend us, there will be no place for you in the entire Star Sea!"
"Oh? The United Court is Heaven?"
Lin Que laughed.
He laughed brightly, and dangerously.
His fists, shimmering with dark gold light, slowly tightened.
Forty-five million catties of strength surged wildly through every inch of muscle fiber. That sense of expansion, as if he could punch through the entire cosmic dimension, made his patience limited at this moment.
"Since you like collecting money so much."
Lin Que suddenly took a step forward!
BANG—!!!
The void beneath his feet was actually stepped into a pitch-black crater a thousand meters in diameter by this one step!
He was like a bolt of white lightning piercing the darkness, instantly crossing a distance of ten thousand li and appearing directly in front of the leading silver-white enforcement ship!
Under the horrified gazes of the three Enforcers, Lin Que did not use any Spells.
He simply reached out his right hand casually and grabbed the bow ram of the thousand-zhang-long enforcement ship, which possessed top-tier high-dimensional shields!
"Just right."
Lin Que held the battleship, which weighed hundreds of millions of tons, with one hand as if he were holding a plastic toy. He grinned at the dumbfounded hook-nosed Enforcer:
"Just now, when my brothers were cleaning up the battlefield, they got their clothes dirty."
"How much do you plan to give for this 'mental distress fee'?"
"If you give too little..."
"I'll dismantle you three birdmen today, along with this crappy scales logo, and sell it all as scrap metal!!!"