Slaughter to Prove Your Dao: Unlock the Great Sage Equal to Heaven at the Start!

What he didn't know was that on the deck of the Liming,

Chen Xing's fingers tightened slightly for a moment as he held the teacup.

The Heavenly Eye shone brightly for a fleeting moment in the darkness—

He saw the disappearing trace, like seeing a falling meteor in the night.

He muttered, "This is the third wave."

But he didn't turn around.

The four figures behind them were like four lights, shining quietly in the night wind.

……

The following morning, just as the first layer of light from the laws of the Star River Ferry was beginning to illuminate,

Like a gong struck by the morning light, it awakens the entire ferry crossing from its slumber.

A silver-gray warship slowly sailed in from the star field beyond the ferry crossing.

The surface of the ship is covered with ancient law patterns unique to the Nine Heavens Divine Court.

Like a silver feather falling in the starry sky, it is light yet carries an undeniable weight.

The warship stopped beside the Liming, and as the hatch opened, Mu Qingxue stepped out of the ship.

She was still wearing that silver-gray robe, and her face looked slightly more tired than when we last met.

It has a faint bluish tinge under its eyes.

But his eyes remained clear, like stars washed clean by water.

She saw Chen Xing standing on the deck and nodded slightly.

"When we last met, you said the collaboration would have to wait. Now, can we talk about it?"

Chen Xing looked at that figure,

The Heavenly Eye detected a barely perceptible fluctuation deep within her aura—

Those are the marks left by the battle, like the fine nicks on a sword blade, inconspicuous yet real.

He said, "You've already fought one match."

Mu Qingxue did not deny it:

"The star field outside the ferry is much more complex than the battlefield in the upper realm."

On my way here, I was ambushed by a group of Star Hunters.

Their recent activities have been very frequent, like they're trying to lock down something.

She stepped onto the deck of the Liming and stopped in front of Chen Xing.

The silver-gray robe fluttered slightly in the morning breeze.

"I have brought some intelligence."

The Nine Heavens Divine Court has a fixed intelligence network in three star regions outside the ferry crossing.

All recent intelligence points in the same direction: the Star Hunters are gathering.

Their target wasn't any single individual, but rather the stable spatial passages that had been restored after the reconstruction of the Myriad Ruins Starfield.

She looked at Chen Xing, "They want to destroy this passage."

Chen Xing's third eye brightened slightly: "They can't destroy it."

Mu Qingxue looked at the fused light of laws surrounding Chen Xing.

His gaze carried an assessment:

"You are indeed much better than when we last met."

However, the main body of the Star Hunters is not in the Upper Realm battlefield.

They have been operating in the star system outside the ferry crossing for tens of thousands of years.

No matter how strong you are alone, you can't stop them all.

Chen Xing glanced at her: "So you've come today to discuss cooperation?"

"The last time we discussed cooperation was when you weren't strong enough."

"This time, when we're discussing cooperation—you're strong enough, but you lack intelligence."

Mu Qingxue raised her hand, and a silver-gray jade slip appeared in her palm.

The surface of the jade slip was covered with intricate patterns of laws, like a meticulously crafted key.

"These are the complete intelligence network interfaces of the Nine Heavens Divine Court in the three star regions outside the ferry. They're yours."

Chen Xing didn't answer immediately. He looked at the jade slip for two breaths, then asked, "What are the conditions?"

"No conditions." Mu Qingxue's voice was calm.

"The Star Hunters are enemies of the Nine Heavens Divine Court."

You are their enemy too. The enemy of my enemy, there's no need to negotiate.

She placed the jade slip on the deck railing.

You owe me a favor. I'll come to you when I need it.

She turned and stepped off the Liming, the silver-gray warship slowly starting up in the morning light.

Like a feather lifted by the wind, it sails towards the star field beyond the ferry.

Chen Xing stood on the deck, watching the warship gradually shrink in his field of vision.

Then he reached out and picked up the jade slip.

After Mu Qingxue left, Chen Xing stood on the deck and looked through the information in the jade slip.

The star system beyond the ferry crossing was far more complex than he had imagined.

The nine main star regions are controlled by nine different forces.

Three of these areas are under the direct control of the Star Hunters, while two are neutral zones.

The remaining four pieces are in a chaotic, unclaimed state.

However, one region of stars was specially marked:

A line of small text was marked on the star map: "Azure Star Region, the headquarters of the Star Hunter Clan."

Chen Xing's gaze lingered on that star field for a few moments.

Then he saw a sudden commotion at the edge of the ferry crossing.

Several figures were facing off at the edge of the ferry crossing.

One of them was Luo Qingyuan, whom he had met last night.

The other person was a member of the Star Hunter Clan, dressed in a long grey and white robe.

His aura was at the middle level of the eighteenth realm, and he was followed by two figures dressed in the same attire.

Their voices weren't loud, but the fluctuations in their laws had already attracted the attention of the surrounding cultivators.

It was like a stone being thrown into a calm lake.

The voice of the Starhunter Clan member carried a suppressed chill:

"Luo Qingyuan, you're meddling too much. The ferry crossing is a public area; we have the right to dock there."

Luo Qingyuan's voice remained calm as usual:

"You may dock here."

But the tracking rules you set up at the ferry crossing have already crossed the line.

"The ferry crossing has its own rules. By tampering with things here, you are challenging the order of the entire ferry crossing."

The Star Hunter Clan member's expression darkened slightly: "The rules of the ferry crossing? Those are the rules you set."

Chen Xing's figure appeared beside the pillars at the edge of the ferry crossing.

His pace was neither fast nor slow, as if he were taking a stroll.

As he stepped between the two opposing sides, the Starhunter Clan members' gazes suddenly turned to him—

The moment he recognized Chen Xing,

A silver-gray ripple of law condensed at his fingertips, pointing at Chen Xing: "You—"

He didn't finish his sentence.

Chen Xing had already raised his hand.

An aura combining wind and vacuum laws pressed down like an invisible hand.

The silver-gray law ripple shattered into points of light in mid-air and dissipated into the air.

The fluctuations of the laws at the edge of the ferry crossing subsided instantly, as if a mute button had been pressed.

The Starhunter's body swayed slightly.

The two figures behind him simultaneously took half a step back, their expressions turning extremely ugly at that moment.

Chen Xing's voice wasn't loud, but it caused a brief pause in the laws governing the entire ferry crossing:

"I know very well who you're looking for by tracking the laws at the ferry crossing. But I suggest you—"

He raised his hand, and a bluish-white vortex of wind condensed in his palm.

Like a miniature star, it slowly rotates in the morning light.

"Reconsider, have you chosen the wrong target?"

The expressions on the faces of the Starhunter members turned extremely ugly at that moment.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end only left one sentence: "...You'll regret this."

Then he turned and quickly left with two figures, disappearing into the buildings at the ferry crossing.

Luo Qingyuan stood aside, looking at Chen Xing with a new assessment in his eyes:

"What you just did wasn't just suppression."

You have sealed the flow of the laws within his body—he will be unable to operate the laws normally for at least an hour.

This technique is not something ordinary cultivators can master.

Chen Xing did not answer, but simply withdrew the whirlwind from his palm: "They will not let this go."

P.S.: Wishing everyone happiness every day!