Crossing the stars, I live-streamed my cultivation in kindergarten

Chapter 504 The Nobles' Stubborn Resistance
After so many years of operation, the Rebel Alliance has long since infiltrated all walks of life in the interstellar world.

Especially in aristocratic circles.

Therefore, the Sun Legion inevitably encountered some obstacles during the cleanup.

Rin is also a high-ranking noble, and his status makes it easier for him to carry out missions when encountering people of lower ranks.

However, when facing high-ranking nobles or top-ranking nobles, things become awkward.

In terms of status, both are high-ranking nobles, but who is more prestigious? Some are even top-tier nobles, so Rin naturally cannot compare.

Want to take a direct confrontation? You can't win.

After all, which family doesn't have a few ancestral masters with level 12 combat power still alive?

Once you break through level 10, you can no longer defeat them by sheer numbers.

In the end, Shi Yiting and Shi Yuan, who had returned, led their respective teams to wipe out these nobles who were trying to resist by virtue of their noble status and family background.

Full live broadcast.

Before becoming a Fallen Beast, Shi Yiting was the strongest person in the empire. Now, having reversed his transformation from a Fallen Beast back into a Beastman, the entire interstellar space is speculating that his strength may have broken through level thirteen, or even level fourteen or fifteen...

In short, it will definitely be stronger than before.

Facts have proved that this is indeed the case.

Those long-established family patriarchs were no match for Shi Yiting.

Under Shi Yiting's powerful mental pressure, the males with combat strength of level 10 and 11 were unable to use any means and could only watch helplessly as the Sixth Legion brought by Shi Yiting captured all the core representatives of their family's current and next generation.

Are these males, who claim to have level 10 or 11 combat strength, truly without any exaggeration?

[I thought it was going to be a huge battle? I even prepared my expensive secondhand sunflower seeds from the black market, and this is what they show me? So, am I supposed to eat these sunflower seeds or not? Damn, sunflower seeds are so expensive!]

[Six level 11 combatants and more than ten level 10 combatants, yet the Emperor Emeritus didn't even have a chance to make a move!]

[That's incredible! I declare that from today onwards, the Emperor Emeritus will be my role model!]

However, I still want to see the retired emperor take action.

[Even a level 11 combat power is no match for them; perhaps a level 12 male is worthy of the Emperor Emeritus's intervention!]

The question is, level twelve combat power? Do those powerful families really possess such a fossil-like existence?

The answer is yes.

More than one.

The Hou family.

One of the empire's only ten top noble families.

A thousand years ago, the Hou family was known as the head of the ten top noble families.

Later, in the resource war with the top nobles of the Federation, they made a wrong move, and three orcs of the Hou family with the combat power of level twelve perished.

The Hou family then gradually became more discreet and focused on developing their strength in a low-key manner.

[The Hou family, it turns out, also harbors remnants of rebels?]

[Is this a mistake? Other families and orcs who choose to collude with the rebel alliance are mostly driven by a desire for fame and fortune, aiming for further advancement; a smaller portion are motivated by reasons such as revenge or jealousy. But the Hou family is already a top-tier noble family. What further do they need to go? One more step... isn't that... the royal family? Surely the Hou family isn't trying to overthrow the royal family's rule?]

[A real-life version of "Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?"]

[Don't they realize how many orcs have been killed by the Rebel Alliance, how many families have been destroyed? The rebels deserve to die, and the orcs who protect them deserve to die too!]

As a top-tier noble family, the Hou family naturally has its own trump cards.

Hou Zhelan, the current head of the Hou family, received an order from the military three days ago: to hand over all the Hou family's rebels and the clansmen who harbored them.

Even the imperial family often has to show deference to the top noble families within the empire.

This applies not only to the Empire, but also to the Federation and the Sea Clan.

Of course, the Merfolk King's work is easier to carry out than that of the Empire and the Federation because of the excessive unity among the sea creatures.

As the former head of the ten top noble families, even after a thousand years, the Hou family beastmen still regard themselves with great pride, and the clan has a motto of "restoring the former glory of the Hou family".

Therefore, how could the Hou family beastmen possibly obey the orders of the Sun Army's Rin?

When Hou Zhelan, the current head of the Hou family, received this so-called "military order," he even sneered, "Just a mere high-ranking nobleman, thinking that by following the Crown Prince he can be arrogant and domineering, and that he can control my Hou family? He's overestimating himself!"

As he spoke, he used his silver tongue, through internal communication channels among the top nobles, to reject Rin's "military order."

On the surface, it was said that the Hou family had strict rules and regulations, making it inconvenient to receive the imperial legion. The family had already conducted a self-investigation and found no trace of any remnants of the rebels, nor any traitors within the family who colluded with them.

Hou Zhelan believed that with the Hou family's current strength, there was no need for them to bow and scrape to the Sun Army. If the Crown Prince Shi Yuan of the Empire personally led the team, he would give him some face and invite him in to discuss things slowly.

But since it was just a lowly adjutant who came, Hou Zhelan was naturally fearless.

Moreover, given the current weakness of the empire, there are countless things the Hou family can do to influence the situation.

Although the retired emperor of the empire, Shi Yiting, returned, so did the marshals and soldiers of the various legions...

But the number of orcs returning from the Federation was nearly a third more than that from the Empire!

Even one more top-tier orc could potentially change the course of a battle.

Not to mention that it's a third more.

Thinking of this, a desire called "ambition" flickered in Hou Zhelan's eyes.

Rin, who was rejected, immediately reported to Shi Yuan.

That's why Shi Yiting and Shi Yuan personally took action.

After learning that Shi Yiting had already defeated several high-ranking nobles' level 10 and 11 orcs, Hou Zhelan, to be on the safe side, used the highest authority of the family head to awaken the ancestor who was in seclusion and possessed level 12 combat power.

Two people in total.

That's why the scene that viewers in the live stream saw earlier—Shi Yiting standing and gazing at the Hou family patriarch, one of the two top combatants on the other side—was so memorable.

[Beast Mother! My ears are ringing! I actually heard the Hou family patriarch say that those two old geezers who looked like they were about to die were actually their family's two ancestors with peak level twelve combat power!]

[Is this the foundation of a top-tier noble family? They even have an ancestor with peak level twelve combat power? And they've hidden it so well?]

[Level 12! And at peak combat power! *slurp*]

[A top-tier family, terrifying indeed!]

Shi Yiting: "Hand over all the orcs associated with the remnants of the rebellion, or the Hou family will be destroyed today!" Shi Yiting's words were full of dominance.

This made the Hou family patriarch on the other side laugh in anger.

Hou Family Patriarch 1: "Shi Yiting, even if your father were here, he wouldn't dare to speak to me like this."

Patriarch Hou 2: "Even the imperial family cannot interfere in the internal affairs of my Hou family!"

Shi Yiting sneered: "Interfering in the internal affairs of your Hou family? I have no interest. I'm here today for only one purpose: to take away all the remnants of the rebellion! Otherwise, the Hou family will disappear!"

The two patriarchs of the Hou family naturally refused.

Shi Yiting's brows furrowed coldly: Families that threaten the safety of the empire and the beast race, even top-tier nobles, should be eliminated. Two mere level twelve peak-level males are not incapable of being defeated by force.

Thus, the audience had the opportunity to see Shi Yiting take action.

However, it only lasted for a few dozen rounds.

Before they could even get a clear look at the situation, the opponent's level 12 combat power ancestor had already been defeated.

They suffered a complete and utter defeat.

Marshal Shi Zhongming of the Sixth Army Corps, who was usually arrogant and domineering, had completely restrained himself at this moment. Like an obedient child, he dutifully directed his soldiers to arrest the remnants of the rebels and the nobles they harbored.

Shi Yiting, who had shocked billions of beastmen across the galaxy, stood out in mid-air, like a war god capable of calming mountains and seas, gazing into the distance.

That was the next family he needed to visit.

[Just what level of combat power does the Emperor Emeritus possess? It seems the orcs opposite him are utterly powerless against him.]

[This is truly astounding. That was an orc who declared himself to have reached level twelve combat power over two hundred years ago, although I've heard that he's been in seclusion for nearly a century in recent years to advance to level thirteen.]

After testing with various methods, including testing instruments and insect repellents, it was found that a staggering 60% of the Hou family members, including the two patriarchs and the current clan leader, had already defected to the rebel alliance.

The remaining 40% are either from collateral branches or marginalized members of the clan with poor aptitude.

A top-tier noble family, with all members possessing at least average combat strength, has been captured...

The newly elected head of the Hou family cried out in despair, "It's over, our Hou family is finished..."

From that day onward, the Hou family, one of the empire's ten top families, disappeared from interstellar history.
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On the other side was the Sun Legion led by Shi Yuan.

The Mu family is one of the ten top families in the empire.

The head of the Mu family was naturally unwilling to let Shi Yuan take away their clan's beastmen in full view of everyone.

They're still streaming!

The Mu family can't afford to lose face like this!
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, but there is an agreement between our Mu family and the Imperial Royal Family that even if you are the Crown Prince and the heir apparent of the Empire, you cannot interfere in the internal affairs of our Mu family," the head of the Mu family said sternly. "Even if our Mu family does have any members who are colluding with the orcs and the rebel alliance, it should be dealt with by our Mu family itself!"

This is an agreement between the empire and the top noble families.

This is also a balance between the two.

but……

Shi Yuan's face was frosty, like a sharp sword about to be drawn. "I remember that the premise of this agreement was that you ten top noble families had not done anything to harm the interests of the empire and the people."

Lin: "Patriarch Mu, who in the interstellar space doesn't know that the Rebel Alliance's cruel acts over the years have greatly damaged the Empire's interests and caused the deaths of nearly a million families! Nobles who break the law must also be punished accordingly! The Mu family is no exception!"

The head of the Mu family, along with dozens of level 10 and 11 beastmen, stood at the entrance of the Mu family ancestral home, unwilling to retreat an inch.

Shi Yuan became even more agitated.

Sensing his lord's mood, Rin issued a final ultimatum to the Mu family: "Patriarch Mu, this is your last warning. Withdraw with your clansmen, then gather all your clansmen for testing! Otherwise, you, and all the clansmen behind you who have obstructed the Imperial army, will be the Mu family's greatest sinners from this day forward!"

Rin's words made the Mu family head and the beastmen behind him burst into laughter.

"Yellow-mouthed kid!"

"I don't know how high the sky is!"

"If His Majesty Shi Yiting and the seniors who have returned from the Exiled Star were here today, my Mu family would be willing to step back inside the gate as a sign of respect."

“Your Highness, you should go back and gain more experience for a few more years. Then, when you do, you will still have some face to show to my Mu family.”

"As for now, don't even think about the Mu family taking a single step back!"

[So even top nobles can be this arrogant when facing the imperial family?]

The foundations of top-tier noble families are profound; they might even be hiding some unparalleled experts within their households. How could they not be powerful?

[They actually disregard His Highness the Crown Prince? The Mu family is courting their own destruction!]

[Didn't they say that top-tier level 10 combatants are rare? And level 11 are even rarer? Look at the Mu family's seemingly wholesale supply of level 10 and 11 fighters, tell me again, are top-tier combatants really that rare?!]

There are indeed very few people who are clearly at level ten or eleven.

[I'm blind! I actually saw several Mu family powerhouses who are already on the death list?]

[So that's how it is. All these top-tier combatants have gone underground?]

Shi Yuan's voice seemed to come from hell, "The Mu family is very good. There are actually dozens of top-level combat experts still alive, including some from three generations ago."

Imperial historical records state that when the Zerg invaded, the empire called upon the strongest members of various families to join the war against them. The Mu family claimed that they lacked top-tier combat power, so they only sent one orc who had just advanced to level ten to participate in the war…

"Once again, when the Federation, the Empire, and the Sea Clan jointly discussed and decided to suppress the rebel alliance, the Mu family still only sent one level ten expert to fight..."

"Now, facing the army of my empire, the Mu family, which thirteen years ago claimed to be facing a shortage of capable successors, has actually mobilized dozens of experts at level ten or above. It seems that the Mu family has found a way to mass-produce top-tier combat experts in the past thirteen years!"

[Damn it! What kind of method is this for mass-producing top-tier combat powerhouses? It's clearly just that the Mu family orcs are cowards who don't want their people to fight!]

[Our empire's army is fighting tooth and nail on the front lines, bringing peace to the empire. These powerful orc clans clearly have the strength, yet they're hiding it?!]

The head of the Mu family said, "Your Highness, no matter what you say today, I and my clansmen will not back down a single step..."

This was something that the three top noble families had already agreed upon.

As long as they persist in their resistance, with the strength and resources of their three top families—Hou, Mu, and Beilin—they will surely be able to intimidate the current imperial family!
Before the head of the Mu family could finish speaking, he was interrupted by his clansmen behind him.

He showed the head of the household another live stream.

It was their ally, the Hou family, whom Shi Yiting personally led on a mission to.

The Hou family has fallen?!

The head of the Mu family was terrified.

That's the Hou family, which has two members with peak level twelve combat power!
In a matter of moments, the head of the Mu family made a decision: "Maintaining long-term peace and stability within the Empire is the duty of all citizens of the Empire! My Mu family is willing to be the first to actively cooperate with the Empire's encirclement and suppression operation..."