Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"I also made rubbings of the text during this trip."

"Although time has eroded the inscription, it still appears legible—"

He took out a scroll and invited the group to look at it together.

Huaiyan looked at the words above and read aloud:

"Wandering in a foreign land, on the verge of death, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my duty."

"If any passerby takes pity on me, please take a handful of yellow earth from before the stele and bury it in Luofu."

"..."

Huaiyan looked up and asked, "Mr. Pavol, I wonder if this hero has left his name in your history?"

"I'm sorry," Pavor said regretfully.

"The days when that hero fought are far, far away from us; he left no name for others to call him."

"But in our mythology, he came down from the heavens to the earth, and we call him the Cloud Rider."

Huaiyan nodded and looked at the saplings beside him. "Welcome home, Cloud Knight."

Yun Li looked at the guzheng.

"You can rest here now, Lonely Cloud."

"Huh, why are there so many people over there?" Suddenly, the scene in the distance caught Yun Li's attention.

“Oh, I went to check over there. There aren’t enough toilets,” Yinzhi explained. “So some people are protesting and demanding more toilets.”

"..."

……

After a period of time.

The day has come for Luca to officially face Potio.

The stands on the Jingfeng warship were still packed with people.

Since we've already paid for it, we might as well watch it.

"The highly anticipated Luca is about to face another tough battle!"

Jimi looked down and explained:

"On one side is the highly anticipated Beloberg boxing champion—[Iron Arm] Luca!"

"And on the other side is none other than [Sea Ranger] Potio, a wanted criminal on the Interstellar Peace Corporation's record!"

"Go for it, Luca! Beat Portio and then hand him over to me. We'll split the bounty!"

"?" Portio, standing on the field, suddenly looked up and glared at Jimi's puppet, cursing:

"You little darling, I'll stew you sooner or later!"

Immediately, he looked at Yan, who was standing next to Luca.

"Brother, holy crap! I can't believe I've run into you here."

"Coincidentally, I also need your help with something."

"Time is limited, so I will only play half of this match."

"?" Yan Huan blinked.

"Only halfway through? You're leaving halfway through? Aren't you going to take down the company, win the championship, and disgust them to death?"

"It happened so suddenly, there was nothing I could do," Potio said helplessly.

"Wow, you two are so close!" Luca exclaimed, impressed by Yan Huan's social skills.

“We’re not that close, just friends who’ve been through thick and thin together.” Potio looked at Luca. “But I won’t go easy on you.”

Luca clenched his fist, very confident, "I won't go easy on you either."

Seeing Luca's bravery, Potio chuckled and nodded.

"Kid, I'm giving you a serious piece of advice: withdraw from the competition. You're no match for me, and that way we can all save time."

"The match hasn't even started yet, how do you know I can't beat you?" Luca was baffled.

"My iron fist may not be slower than your bullet."

“Because we’re not on the same wavelength at all.” Potio squinted, scrutinizing Luca.

"You came for victory, I came for hatred; you came for honor, but honor is worthless to me."

"Also, don't mention your precious iron fist anymore."

Potio lowered his gaze to Luca's metal prosthetic arm.

"I feel disgusted just looking at this piece of junk sponsored by this company. I'll come and modify it for you sometime!"

"I want the news to be all over the galaxy—the company's wanted criminal has become the most dazzling star at the martial arts ceremony!"

"He loved it so much that he made the company dogs who came to Xianzhou to do business look utterly pathetic!"

Luca retorted:

“Mr. Portio, I don’t know what grudge you have against the company… but I think we’re no different, aren’t we both craving the attention of the entire galaxy!”

"Fine, fine, I won't argue with you."

Potio immediately pulled out his pistol.

"Since you want my bullets so badly, I can't very well refuse, can I?"

"Ha, before I came here, I drew six auspicious divination slips from the Emperor's Bow and Fate at Jianyao Pavilion."

"Okay, if my next six bullets all jam, then you win."

"But if the bullet doesn't jam, tsk tsk... you might not be any tougher than those corporate dogs."

“Uh…” Staring at the dark, menacing muzzle of Potio’s gun, Luca had a bad feeling.

“Mr. Potio, we are just sparring, it’s enough to stop here, there’s no need to fight to the death…”

"Damn it, some people play games with you, but I don't! I'm going to fight you to the death. If you don't have the guts, what are you doing here?!"

"I..." Luca was about to say something when Portio had already pointed his gun at Luca's head.

"Come on, look at the muzzle of my gun. Come over here and punch me, do you dare?"

"I, uh..."

Staring at the dark, menacing gun barrels, Luca was momentarily stunned.

That darkness, like an abyss, firmly gripped his mind.

This is more than just a regular firearm.

"This is the true face of the universe; there isn't much kindness shown to you, nor are there many nameless strangers who will speak kindly to you!"

Answer me, are you willing to risk your life?

"Uh……"

"say!!!"

Potio's loud roar startled Luca.

But after regaining his composure, he still raised his iron fist and responded, "Come on, Portio, I will defeat you!"

'Bang--!'

The bullet pierced Luca's iron arm instantly.

"?"

Potio: "And now?!"

Chapter 1018: Time for the Q&A Session

Bang bang bang——! !

Three shots whizzed by, and Luca's iron arm was riddled with three more bullet holes.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you moving? Huh?!"

Potio, holding his gun, looked at the still-dazed Luca with disdain and said:

"You don't actually think everyone's bullets are as slow as the company dogs, do you?!"

"Come and beat me up! Stop standing there!!"

At this moment, Luca felt that the connection signal of his iron arm was intermittent, as if an important component had been shattered by Potio's bullet.

He stood there, stunned, staring at the dark muzzle of Portio's gun, his face deathly pale.

It took him a while to come to his senses, and he clenched his iron fist and charged forward.

"This is right!"

Seeing this, Potio took a slight step back and then fired another shot.

'Bang--!!'

The bullet was still traveling at extremely high speed, and it grazed past Luca the instant the gunshot rang out.

This was a result of Luca dodging in advance; otherwise, the bullet would have pierced his body again.

"Hey! You've finally got some guts! Come on, let me see what you're really made of!!"

Luca continued his charge, about to reach Potio.

He understood that the enemy had long-range firearms, and he had to close the distance to have a chance of winning.

That's how I fought Topa before.

But Luca miscalculated.

'Bang--!!'