Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

Despite its name, Qing Shi Town is actually a small spaceport suspended on the edge of the asteroid belt.

This is the only supply point within a radius of thousands of miles, and also the only way to reach the Dan Tower.

Beneath the enormous archway, all sorts of flying boats and strange beasts crowded together, creating a deafening cacophony.

"Halt! Routine check!"

Just as they reached the city gate, a sharp shout blocked their path.

Several monks clad in greyish-brown leather armor, wielding spears, swaggered past the caravan, pushing aside their path. Embroidered on their chests was a single eye—the emblem of "One-Eyed Wolf," the largest bounty hunter organization in the area.

The leader was a scarred man with a sinister gaze. He held a scroll of portraits in his hand and was comparing them one by one with the passersby.

Jiang Yining's heart skipped a beat.

She subconsciously pulled her hood down and shrank behind Mo Xie. Although she had disguised her face with some special medicinal mud, her figure and demeanor could easily be spotted by someone with ulterior motives.

"Hey you, red-haired kid, and you woman behind him, take your hoods off!"

Scarface was clearly a seasoned veteran; he spotted the duo immediately.

A child carrying a strange, large iron box, accompanied by a woman who was trying to hide her identity—this combination looked suspicious no matter how you looked at it.

Mo Xie paused, a hint of impatience flashing in her golden pupils.

"roll."

It was a simple word, yet it carried the imposing aura of a True Monarch.

Scarface was taken aback by this imposing aura, but then became enraged. In this Green Stone Town, who dared to disrespect "One-Eyed Wolf"?

"Oh ho, a tough one, huh?" Scarface sneered, waving his hand. Seven or eight of his henchmen immediately surrounded him. "So what if you're a True Monarch Realm expert? In Qing Shi Town, if you're a dragon, you have to coil up; if you're a tiger, you have to lie low!"

He unfolded the portrait in his hand and shoved it directly at Mo Xie's face.

"Open your dog eyes and look carefully! This is a wanted poster personally issued by the Protoss lords! A reward of ten million Star Stones will be given for capturing the woman in this portrait and those brats!"

The portrait unfolds.

Jiang Yining's breath hitched.

The portrait was exceptionally well-painted, capturing not only her appearance but also the distinctive features of Da Bao and Er Bao. The four large, bright red characters at the bottom of the portrait, "Dead or Alive," exuded a chilling murderous intent.

Protoss!

They've actually sent arrest warrants to such a remote place!

"Boss, look at this woman's figure, doesn't it look a bit like the one in the portrait?" A weasel-faced henchman pointed at Jiang Yining, his eyes gleaming with greed. "Even though her face is smeared with makeup, her figure..."

Upon hearing this, Scarface's gaze instantly turned lewd, and he reached out to grab Jiang Yining's hood.

"Whether it's true or not, let me check it out! If it really is that ten million worth of stuff, we brothers will never have to worry for the rest of our lives!"

The rough, stinky hand went straight for Jiang Yining's face.

Jiang Yining gripped the "pay-to-win short sword" in her sleeve, ready to fight even if the Shadow Poison took effect.

Just then.

A fair but somewhat thin hand suddenly appeared out of thin air and gripped Scarface's wrist tightly.

"You dare touch my people?"

The boy's voice was clear and cold, yet it carried a chilling aura.

Scarface was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage: "You little brat, you're asking for it—ah!!!"

Before the words were finished, a piercing scream echoed through the city gate.

Mo Xie tightened his grip slightly, and a sickening cracking sound rang out. Scarface's wrist was crushed to pieces!

This is not over yet.

Moye raised her head, her golden pupils seemingly burning with two raging flames.

"I didn't want to cause trouble, but you guys shouldn't have done that, in front of me, you attacked my people."

"My people are mine to be bullied by only me. No one else can lay a finger on them..."

"They all have to die!"

boom--!

The Divine Machine Box behind him suddenly sprang open, and this time, it was no longer the single-point attack like before.

Countless tiny missiles, no bigger than a fingernail, swarmed out like bees, their piercing whistling sounds instantly covering the entire city gate.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

"Run! It's a madman from Tiangong City!"

Before the henchmen could even draw their swords, they were engulfed by a barrage of explosions.

Boom boom boom boom boom!

Flames shot into the sky, and shockwaves rolled.

The sturdy metal city gates were blown to pieces like paper in that instant. The bounty hunters who had been so arrogant just moments before didn't even have time to scream before they turned into a cloud of blood mist.

The smoke and dust cleared.

Mo Xie stood in the center of the ruins, her red hair flying, surrounded by a light blue spiritual energy shield, not even a speck of dust on the hem of her clothes.

He released his grip, tossing away the already lifeless scarred man like trash, then turned around to look at the stunned Jiang Yining.

"What are you looking at? Aren't you leaving?"

Mo Xie frowned, his tone still irritatingly irritating, "This kind of trash is an eyesore, just tear it down."

Jiang Yining looked at the boy in front of her who only reached her chest.

She's clearly a child who hasn't grown up yet, she's clearly got a sharp tongue, and she was just arguing with her over a few Star Essence Stones.

But just a moment ago, the small figure blocking her way seemed as tall as a mountain.

"Young Master..." Jiang Yining opened her mouth, her voice a little hoarse.

"Shut up, stop saying those mushy things." Mo Xie interrupted her impatiently, slung the Divine Machine Box back over his shoulder, and strode over the severed limbs on the ground. "Hurry up and get out of here, it'll be troublesome if the Star Spirits' enforcement team comes."

Jiang Yining took a deep breath, suppressing the complex emotions surging in her heart, and quickly followed.

However, the intense emotional fluctuations just now, coupled with the impact of the explosion she felt at close range, caused her already suppressed Shadow Poison to completely spiral out of control.

"Well……"

She had only taken a few steps when Jiang Yining suddenly groaned and fell straight to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

"Hello!"

Mo Xie, who was walking in front, seemed to sense something and suddenly turned around.

Jiang Yining lay curled up in the dust.

Her face, which had been covered in medicinal mud, was now unrecognizable, as a strange black aura was spreading wildly from her neck, like countless black venomous snakes crawling all over her face.

Her lips were a dark purple, her body was trembling violently, and her breath contained visible shards of ice.

"Cold...so cold..."

Jiang Yining's consciousness was blurred; she felt as if she had been thrown into an ancient ice cave, and even her soul was about to be frozen.

Mo Xie's expression changed drastically.

He rushed over and reached out to help Jiang Yining.

The moment he touched her skin, a bone-chilling coldness seeped into his veins through his fingertips, making him shiver.

"Damn it! The Shadow Poison has erupted!"

Moye's golden pupils contracted sharply.

He hadn't expected the poison to take effect so quickly and so violently!

"Hey! Jiang Yining! Wake up! Don't sleep!" Mo Xie slapped her cheeks hard, his voice filled with obvious panic for the first time. "You still owe me eight million star stones for materials! If you dare to die, I'll sell all your children to pay off the debt!"

But the woman in his arms did not react at all; her body grew colder and stiffer.

The black energy had already spread to her heart; once it attacked her heart, even a celestial being would find it difficult to save her!

"Oh shit!"

Mo Xie cursed under his breath and scooped Jiang Yining up in his arms.

But his body was only that of a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, and carrying an adult woman was extremely strenuous for him.

"It's so heavy! Are you a pig?!"

Mo Xie gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.

The Divine Machine Box transformed again, popping out a simple exoskeleton armor that attached itself to his legs and arms.

Click click click!

The sound of machinery running filled the air, and with the help of the exoskeleton, Mo Xie finally regained his balance.

He glanced at the faintly visible spire of the Dan Tower branch in the distance, his eyes becoming more resolute than ever before.

"Hang in there... I'll take you to steal some medicine!"