From star gatherer to leader of humanity

Inside the main control room of the return spaceship, Xu Bai looked at the precious artifact and nine magical artifacts in front of him.

The treasure is the Myriad Souls Banner, which is made of black iron and woven with dark silkworm silk. It is about three feet long, with golden incantations hidden on a black background. Nine soul-devouring black tassels hang from the edge, moving without wind and gleaming with a cold, eerie light.

"The Demon Abyss Sect's signature magic weapon is completely unusable."

"However, these nine magical artifacts..."

Xu Bai glanced to the side, where there were three flying swords, a shield, a pair of shoes, and five precious garments.

"Once I reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining, I will be able to refine magical artifacts and store them within my body."

"I now have a flying sword, a magic shield, and shoes, which makes up half a set of magical artifacts. As for the rest, I'll see if I can find an opportunity to deal with them."

When Xu Bai returned, he embedded the light source in the next Star Sea region where he would mine.

"Now, the magical artifact spaceship's attributes have been fully enhanced. All that's left is the magical robe, the storage bag, and the other magical artifacts to come."

The magical mining spaceship moved at an extremely high speed, like a streak of light, shuttling through the shattered star sea.

The magical artifact mining spaceship returned to Shattered Star City in just two days.

As soon as Xu Bai entered the empty area of ​​Shattered Star City, he received a message from Qiao Meng on his personal terminal.

"Your enemy's outer sect brother is here?"

"Let's play the classic small bet, now for the big one." Xu Bai frowned slightly.

"Unload the cargo first, then we'll deal with whatever comes our way, whether it's soldiers or water."

The cargo of precious spirit ore, weighing tens of thousands of tons, was unloaded. Its total value was over 700 million, and Xu Bai received over 420 million strands of spirit energy after taxes.

The magic weapon mining spaceship stopped at the public port. As soon as Xu Bai got off the spaceship, he saw a small magic weapon spaceship landed not far away.

The magical spaceship was jet black, shaped like a shark, and shimmered with a radiant light.

The alloy hatch of the small magical artifact spaceship slid open, and a burly figure nearly two meters tall stepped out with steady, heavy strides.

Even from a distance of more than ten meters, Xu Bai could feel the violent aura emanating from that burly figure.

"Xu Bai?" The burly figure slowly walked towards Xu Bai, each step seeming to tread on Xu Bai's heart.

"Greetings, senior." Xu Bai bowed respectfully.

"In Space City, there are six people who have a grudge against my brother. I have already dealt with the first five. Only you are left."

"You have one day to handle the aftermath. Come with me to the Shattered Star Sea, and I'll snap your neck to ease your pain." Zhuang Zhong's tone was indifferent, as if he were about to kill a chicken.

"Senior, since I came to Space City, I have been mining and cultivating, and have never made enemies with anyone."

"There is only one person with whom I have had a grudge against the younger generation, and that is the leader of the Mancang Gang. But after I was promoted to a full-fledged employee, the grudge was settled." Xu Bai decided to put on an act for the time being.

The burly man waved his hand.

"Whether you have a grudge or not, you have a grudge against my good-for-nothing brother."

"My brother died at the crucial moment when I was advancing to the Golden Core stage. My mind is incomplete, and I'm too lazy to distinguish right from wrong. You just die."

"I'll leave you with a complete corpse."

At this point, the burly man had already arrived in front of Xu Bai. Although he was only two meters tall, he gave Xu Bai the feeling of being as imposing as a towering mountain.

A giant, fan-sized hand gently patted Xu Bai's shoulder, and Xu Bai clearly felt a surge of spiritual energy enter his body.

The burly man turned around, boarded the magical spaceship, and left, leaving Xu Bai standing there dumbfounded.

"I was just comparing Qi Refining stage to Foundation Establishment stage, but I didn't expect the pressure to be this intense."

Although he had been struck by a burst of spiritual energy, Xu Bai was not too alarmed.

After getting into the hovercar driven by the butler, they first went to the United Bank and then returned to their residence. On the way, the beautiful robot butler ordered a deluxe personal meal.

After eating and drinking his fill, Xu Bai slumped onto the sofa, opened his personal terminal, and sent a message after finding that Qiao Meng was online.

Shortly after, Qiao Meng sent a video call.

A face with a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) air appeared on the screen.

"Enough with the chit-chat, let's gather enough energy and nutritional meals for six months, stock up on ammunition, and head to the Shattered Star Sea for refuge!"

"What happens after you hide for six months?"

"That depends on your luck. In the eyes of us ordinary people, the Foundation Establishment stage is already very powerful, but in the eyes of those in the upper class, they are still ants. They have no choice in their own lives."

"The Star Gathering Department is one of the important departments of the Hundred Refinements Sect's outer sect, while the brother of the Full Warehouse Gang leader belongs to the Operations Department. The two departments have equal functions, so it's impossible for him to repeatedly enter the core area of ​​the Star Gathering Department just to avenge his brother."

"Live one more day, that's one more day."

Qiao Meng's bold tone warmed Xu Bai's heart.

"He has already infused my body with spiritual energy, and he gave me a day to handle my funeral arrangements."

"Brother Meng, do you think I still have a chance?" Xu Bai asked, a thought suddenly forming in his mind.

"How much spiritual energy do you have? Can you gather 2000 spirit stones?" Qiao Meng asked, his eyes darting around.

"Yes." Xu Bai glanced at the bag containing the spirit stones.

"Go to the formation department and find their head. Just hand him 2000 spirit stones and he'll undo it for you."

"The array cultivators in the array department are most lacking in spirit stones. The head of the Golden Core stage has more than enough to unleash the spiritual energy."

"Hurry up and get ready. That guy doesn't dare to kill anyone in Shattered Star City or the Blank Zone, but if you keep hiding in Shattered Star City, he has plenty of ways to get you into the Shattered Star Sea with him, so you have to seize the initiative."

"Why did Brother Meng help me?" Xu Bai suddenly asked.

A hint of pity flashed across his face, which was originally full of chivalrous spirit.

"Consider it a moment of goodwill on my part, betting that you'll help me out of poverty someday."

"Brother Meng, I'll take you on a journey to become a legend." Xu Bai smiled slightly and hung up the call.

After hanging up the video call, Xu Bai contacted the public port and asked them to replenish his spaceship with enough energy and nutrition for a year, as well as three large quantities of artillery shells.

This whole process almost wiped out all the spiritual energy in his account.

"Fortunately, I didn't absorb these spirit stones."

As early as when he entered Shattered Star City and received Qiao Meng's message, and met the leader of the Full Warehouse Gang, Xu Bai decided to hide in the Shattered Star Sea for a while, but initially he planned to hide for a year.

Xu Bai arrived at the Formation Department by car.

The Formation Department is located in the core area of ​​Shattered Star City, covering tens of thousands of acres and shrouded in layers of formations.

The gate to the Formation Department was extremely magnificent, with a squad of guards in full armor standing at the entrance.

"Do you have an appointment?" The guard, exuding a powerful aura, looked at Xu Bai with wary eyes.

"I want to find the Minister of the Array Department and give him some spirit stones." Xu Bai said, opening the bag he was carrying, which contained 2000 spirit stones.

The captain of the guards glanced at it and then pointed to his ear, as if informing the members of the formation department.

"The minister is in a meeting, please wait a quarter of an hour." The captain of the guards looked Xu Bai up and down and clearly sensed the unusual spiritual energy within Xu Bai's body.

"What trouble have you gotten yourself into? This special spiritual energy is not something an ordinary Foundation Establishment artifact can possess."

The so-called captain was also at the Foundation Establishment stage; just by standing next to Xu Bai, one could sense the unusual spiritual energy within him.

"The feud was already settled. That person is dead, so his elder brother came to me for revenge." Xu Bai's face showed a helpless expression.