From star gatherer to leader of humanity

Xu Bai piloted the spaceship like a ruthless and domineering assassin, taking down any small combat spaceship with just three shots.

As the number of combat ships destroyed by Xu Bai increased, the leader of the Mancang Gang, who was hiding in the rear, began to panic.

"Boss, save me!"

"ah!!!"

"don't want!!"

"The heat-sensing missile missed!"

As more and more voices filled with fear and dread filled the private channels, the leader of the Mancang Gang began to consider leaving.

At this point, Xu Bai had already destroyed nearly half of the small combat ships.

"Retreat!" the leader of the Mancang Gang exclaimed in panic.

"Trying to retreat? Too late!"

Xu Bai's voice, brimming with murderous intent, rang out on the public channel.

At this moment, Xu Bai's personal terminal, Xiao Ai, had already determined the location of the mining spaceship belonging to the leader of the Mancang Gang by reverse-deciphering the signal source through the spider robot.

After destroying two more small combat ships, Xu Bai suddenly changed direction and flew towards the mining ship of the Mancang Gang leader.

"You could have lived a little longer~"

The mining spaceship moved at a speed like a silver-gray streak, weaving through the gaps between the broken celestial bodies.

Sensing the approaching signal from Xu Bai's spaceship, the leader of the Mancang Gang felt utterly hopeless.

"You can't kill me! My brother is an outer disciple of the Hundred Refinements Sect, and he's about to advance to the Golden Core stage. If you kill me, my brother will never forgive you!"

"The higher-ups at Caixing Team won't let you off the hook either!"

"I'm willing to compensate you with five million strands of spiritual energy, and this feud will be settled, truly settled, how about it!" The terrified voice of the Mancang Gang leader reached the main control room of Xu Bai's mining spaceship.

"Okay, stop now, let's have a good talk." Xu Bai's calm voice made the leader of the Mancang Gang's spaceship speed up slightly.

But no matter how fast he was, Xu Bai eventually caught up with him and hit the control room with three shots.

Xu Bai looked at the combat spaceships that had come to his rescue and once again transformed into a killing machine.

Half a day later, Xu Bai finished off the last small combat spaceship, and the battle ended.

The mining spaceship deployed multi-functional robots to begin cleaning up the battlefield.

In the vast, endless sea of ​​shattered stars, a mining spaceship with its main control room blown up by multiple modifications floats in mid-air. Inside the main control room, half a corpse is still firmly secured by a seatbelt.

Several multi-functional drones meticulously searched the surrounding area for thousands of miles, collecting all the items that the leader of the Mancang Gang had scattered around.

"As expected of the leader of a gang, his wealth is considerable."

Xu Bai looked at the storage bag in his hand. The storage bag was not large, about three feet square.

The storage bag contained over four thousand spirit stones, as well as several kinds of precious crystal ores measured by weight, with a total value of over six hundred spirit stones.

At this moment, the multi-functional drones began to return one after another, each carrying more or less spirit stones, totaling over a thousand.

"Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts; this saying is indeed true."

Xu Bai looked at the pile of combat spaceship wreckage he had accumulated, pondering what to do next.

"Keep mining, keep it a secret for as long as possible. Within the mining team, there's no one who will avenge him."

"As for his brother who is about to advance to the Golden Core stage, if all else fails, we can try our luck in the Shattered Star Sea."

Xu Bai's eyes flashed with coldness as he absorbed all the spirit stones he had collected, transforming them into five green attribute lights in his dantian.

"Let's deal with the battlefield first."

Xu Bai collected all the heavy machine gun shells from the mining and combat ships of the Mancang Gang leader, and then blew up their power compartments one by one, causing the ships to completely disintegrate in the Shattered Star Sea.

Previously, we attacked the control room because we were afraid they would escape; now we're afraid someone will take advantage of the situation.

Deep within the Shattered Star Sea, 20 intermediate-level mining robots and 20 advanced-level mining robots that previously belonged to the leader of the Full Warehouse Gang were mining a Flame Gold Mine together.

At this moment, Xu Bai was looking at the jade slip containing the cultivation technique, which he had imbued with five green attributes.

The Spiritual Energy Technique Jade Slip - Attributes: Shadow of a Master [Return to the classroom, taught step-by-step by a renowned master], Upper Spiritual Sea [Dantian expands tenfold], Heart of a Hundred Laws [Greater power when casting spells and supernatural abilities], Inner Spiritual Breath [Can adjust the magnitude of one's own spiritual energy fluctuations], Constantly Full Dantian [Recovers spiritual energy ten times faster than usual], Returning to Origin and Restoring Body [Slowly repairs hidden injuries from cultivation, physical wounds, and strained meridians]

"My technique is invincible, but it's also very difficult to master."

Xu Bai pressed the jade slip containing the cultivation method close to his brow, and an obscure and difficult-to-understand cultivation method appeared in his mind.

At this moment, the shadow of the renowned teacher also appeared.

The old man, with his otherworldly air, sensed the changes in the cultivation technique. He was first shocked, then his head began to ache. He kept frowning and remained silent.

"Teacher, please speak frankly. I'm not afraid of difficulties," Xu Bai said sincerely in his mind.

"Don't bother me. If I try to explain it using the usual methods, you little kid won't understand this technique at all. Give me three months, and I'll figure out a way to teach you."

"During these three months, try your best to cultivate the original technique and expand your dantian." After the old man with the air of a sage finished speaking, his figure disappeared from Xu Bai's mind.

"Huh? You're leaving already?"

"Three months it is then." Xu Bai finally accepted reality.

Xu Bai sat cross-legged on the flattened main control chair of the spaceship, holding a dozen small spirit beads in his hands and began to cultivate.

With his mental strength increased fivefold and pure spiritual energy at his disposal, Xu Bai felt like he could fly this time during his cultivation.

The pure spiritual energy, combined with the five-fold amplification of mental control, made Xu Bai's cultivation speed several times faster.

In just one hour, Xu Bai's dantian expanded by a trace of spiritual energy.

At such a high speed, Xu Bai cultivated for eight hours before feeling soreness in his muscles and tendons and finally ended his cultivation.

"Half of the 50 small spirit beads were used up in cultivation, which is still acceptable."

At this moment, Xu Bai glanced at the data on the spaceship's screen and discovered that the Flame Gold Mine had only been mined halfway.

"Use the remaining time to cast more spiritual energy spells and collect more small spiritual beads."

Ten hours later, the Yanjin Mine was finished mining. During this time, Xu Bai used the Spirit Gathering Technique to collect 30 small spirit beads, exhausting all the spiritual energy in his body.

"830 tons of Flame Gold Ore, over 20 strands of spiritual energy, so-so, let's continue!"

Xu Bai piloted the mining spaceship to explore the surrounding area, gradually venturing deeper into the Shattered Star Sea.

Half a month later, deep within the Shattered Star Sea, the mechanical arm of the mining spaceship carried three Foundation Establishment stage star beasts resembling scorpions into the cabin.

"Walking right into their hands is practically suicide!"

The mining spaceship landed on a pale green, broken celestial body.

"Poisonous Breath Stone, one ton contains two thousand strands of spiritual energy. This quantity must be over 600 tons. This is a real find!"

The "red goods" refer to spirit ore that can collect millions of strands of spiritual energy in a single mining operation.

"When I go back this time, I should be able to buy that white ink robe. Maybe it will even have an additional attribute."

When Xu Bai thought of the helpless look on the venerable old man's face in his mind, he thought of getting a few attributes that could increase comprehension and carrying them with him.

"My comprehension and aptitude are only mediocre, but so what? Paying for in-game purchases will make me stronger!"