CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41: TAKEN BY FORCE! UNITING HUMANITY

Dusk, though fleeting, is at this moment its most glorious and splendid, the last afterglow of the day.

In Lingjiang City, within the Empire’s sanctuary.

Mu Yuxin sat on the rooftop swing, gazing at the slowly setting sun, her delicate face with a slight baby fat showing traces of sadness.

Watching her parents and brother die at the jaws of those monsters, the shadow left on her heart could never be erased in this lifetime.

And now, bearing the heavy burden of saving the world, she felt an overwhelming pressure.

After a whole day of cultivation and consuming many Star Fruits, her Super Martial Arts had reached the Peak of Six Stars.

The old woman and old man guarding the sanctuary were only at the Late Stage Grandmaster, equivalent to Late Stage Six Stars.

The energy contained in the Star Fruits, when absorbed by an Ancient Martial Artist, could rapidly enhance True Qi to breach their realm, more effective than Spirit Stones.

In this sanctuary, thousands of Super Martial Artists were desperately absorbing the day’s last sunlight under the dusk.

The survivors lived underground, doing crafts to exchange for food.

The Empire could not, as if raising pigs, support them indefinitely.

Bang!! Rumble...

Just as the night was about to cover the earth, on the horizon several miles away from the sanctuary, a terrifying black thunder appeared in a blink outside the sanctuary’s electric net coverage.

It was Gu Qijue, arriving on the thunder.

His posture tall and straight, dressed in a black suit, with white hair and blood-red eyes, a black dragon pattern slightly flickering at his brow, he controlled the destructive power of thunder, his gaze calmly overlooking the vast area of the sanctuary below.

Hmm!?

On the rooftop, Mu Yuxin, who was about to go downstairs for dinner, sensed something, her Super Martial Armor instantly activated, and immediately she saw Gu Qijue’s thunder-shrouded form high above outside the sanctuary.

With the Super Martial Armor on, she gained super sight.

Now she and Gu Qijue were at least several kilometers apart.

But she could see him at a glance.

"Why... is he here?"

When Mu Yuxin saw Gu Qijue’s figure appearing above the sanctuary, she felt her heart tighten.

At the same time, the old man and the old woman also sensed Gu Qijue’s terrifying aura, and they appeared beside Mu Yuxin, looking up at the same sky.

The entire sanctuary, only they three could discover Gu Qijue.

Far in the sky kilometers away, Gu Qijue’s gaze fell upon them.

More precisely, he was looking at Mu Yuxin.

The silver-white Star Armor on her body, with perfect lines, flowed with the indestructible Starlight, of incomparable nobility.

With a snap, Gu Qijue silently broke through the electric net shrouding the sanctuary and appeared atop the rooftop within a few breaths.

Mu Yuxin, the old man, and the old woman all stepped back a few meters as if facing a formidable enemy, their eyes tightly fixed on Gu Qijue.

"Don’t be tense, Gu Mou isn’t here to kill, but to take her away!"

Gu Qijue glanced indifferently at the old man and the old woman, then his gaze fell on Mu Yuxin, who seemed ready to deploy her Star Broadsword at any moment.

"Mr. Gu, you came for Yu Xin?" The old man squinted slightly, wondering if he also knew about that matter?

"You’re not my match, come with me."

Gu Qijue didn’t spare the old man a look, speaking to Mu Yuxin with an undisputable tone.

"You haven’t tried, how do you know I’m no match for you, Star-Breaking Slash!!"

Mu Yuxin would not be captured without a fight, with a shout, the broadsword in her hand erupted with a light seemingly the only Starlight in the world, stepping forward with a boom, slashing towards Gu Qijue.

The glaring sword light angrily illuminated the entire building, instantly engulfing Gu Qijue.

However, in the next moment.

With a bang.

All the star-killing light dispersed.

Gu Qijue casually and effortlessly caught Mu Yuxin’s broadsword with one hand.

Then with a slight force, he pulled, making Mu Yuxin stagger, taking away the Star Broadsword.

"You..."

Deprived of her weapon, Mu Yuxin retreated in shock, looking fearfully at Gu Qijue.

In front of this man, Mu Yuxin felt like a helpless child.

"A fine weapon!"

Gu Qijue weighed the Star Sword in his hand, then activated the Thunder Power within his body, slashing into the sky a silver-black Thunder Sword Aura over ten feet long, with a boom it pierced through the void, the terrifying might was several times that of Mu Yuxin’s previous sword,

Startling all the Super Martial Artists in the sanctuary to look up in awe.

They saw a terrifying sword light breaking through the electric net, vanishing thousands of meters high in the sky, then exploding into a horrifying mushroom cloud.

Seeing this scene, the old man, the old woman, and Mu Yuxin were filled with dread.

"Why... why do you want me to go with you?" Mu Yuxin asked fearfully looking at him.

"Is a reason necessary?"

Gu Qijue said lightly, tossing her weapon back at her feet casually, saying indifferently, "Let’s go! Don’t force me to destroy this sanctuary."

Saying that, he took to the sky on thunder.

Mu Yuxin was very conflicted and hesitant, not knowing what to do.

"Yu Xin, go with him! We have no choice."

The old man and the old woman both felt bitter, saying in a low voice, "If that matter is true, you must survive..."

"Alright!"

Mu Yuxin nodded heavily, star wings unfurling from her back with a buzz, leaving with Gu Qijue.

"Report this matter to President Chu immediately!"

Watching them leave, the old man immediately took out his phone and dialed Chu Yuan’s satellite phone.

At this moment, Chu Yuan was sitting at the head of the long table in the Di Yuan Group Building combat command center, about to contact the War God Group of the Snow Bear Empire first.

At this time, the phone rang.

He picked it up, answering, "What happened again?"

"President Chu, something bad, Mu Yuxin was forcibly taken by Gu Qijue just now," the old man’s anxious voice transmitted.

Chu Yuan heard this and his eyes flashed, snapping, "What did you say? How would he actively seek out Mu Yuxin, does he also know something?"

"I don’t know! Obviously, Gu Qijue was targeting Mu Yuxin. What do we do now? If he kills Mu Yuxin..." The old man dared not think further.

"Don’t panic, he didn’t kill Mu Yuxin immediately, indicating he has doubts, Mu Yuxin will be fine for now. I have things to handle, let’s leave it at that!"

Chu Yuan calmly ended the call, speaking in a deep voice to the attending beauties Jun Yueru, Lu Tan, He Rui, and Yu Lihong at Dragon Cloud Mountain, "For Gu Qijue to actively seek out Mu Yuxin, it means the words of that old tortoise are likely true. To destroy the Star-Sucking Main Tree, we must first take down Gu Qijue."

Jun Yueru nodded, "Yes! Let’s first contact the War God Group, White Blood Group, Celestial Wolf Group, Celestial Sun Group!"

These, along with the Di Yuan Group, are the top five superhuman organizations on this planet.

Under the effects of the Star Fruits, Jun Yueru, Lu Tan, Yu Lihong, and He Rui had all become Grandmasters.

And Chu Yuan had reached the Peak of Grandmaster.