CHAPTER 422: CHAPTER 422: YOU WANT ME TO STOP JUST BECAUSE YOU SAID SO?

Chapter 422: You Want Me to Stop Just Because You Said So?

What kind of experience is it to watch countless nanometal particles crawl into your body through your ears and nostrils?

A normal person would probably die from fear alone!

But Chen Ye remained perfectly calm.

Although he was genuinely curious whether these nanometals, once inside his body, could actually damage his internal organs...

Still, that idea felt a little disgusting.

After all, those nanometals were essentially part of someone else’s body.

"Can your nanometals withstand fire?"

Chen Ye casually asked.

He didn’t seem the least bit concerned about Jin Saint’s nanometal assault.

"Fire?"

Jin Saint, now reduced to just a floating head, gave a smile. "My nanometal swarm can endure temperatures up to five thousand degrees. No flame can harm them. I advise you to surrender now—otherwise, things are going to get very painful."

"Oh? Five thousand degrees? That’s impressive. But what if it’s a hundred thousand?"

Chen Ye’s words caught Jin Saint off guard. Then he sneered, "A hundred thousand degrees? What do you think you are, a star?"

As soon as he said this,

He saw flames erupt from the bald one’s body, as if he had spontaneously combusted.

Strangely—

The flames were white.

Just like the color emitted by stars...

In fact, stars in stable conditions across the universe are white. From the ground, they appear golden due to atmospheric interference—shorter wavelengths in visible light are scattered or absorbed, leaving mostly yellow and red hues.

That’s why the sun looks yellow or red at sunset from a planet’s surface.

But from space, without atmospheric filtering, a star’s true color is white!

This white appearance is due to the blending of various wavelengths of light emitted by the star.

While this might be unfamiliar to many on Blue Star, in the technological world, it’s common knowledge taught from a young age. Everyone here knows what "white fire" means.

It signifies flame at the extreme limit of temperature.

In Daoist terms, it’s the "fire of returning to origin."

...

Jin Saint’s expression changed drastically.

Not only his—Lei Saint and Xuan also wore horrified expressions.

The flames on Chen Ye’s body burned fiercer and fiercer, and in the blink of an eye, they formed a blazing sea of fire.

Chen Ye stood amid the inferno like a divine being.

Soon,

The terrifying heat spread throughout the chamber.

As for the nanometal particles surrounding Chen Ye, they were instantly vaporized and reduced to ashes.

Then came Jin Saint’s shrill scream—

"AAAHHH!!"

Those nanometal particles composed his body, directly linked to his brain’s neural network.

The benefit was clear—he could control them as easily as his limbs, maximizing his combat power. But the drawback was equally severe: once the nanometal units were destroyed, his brain would experience unbearable pain!

Very soon,

Unable to withstand the agony, Jin Saint’s brain activated its fail-safe, sending him into unconsciousness.

Thud!

Falling unconscious, Jin Saint could no longer control his floating head and crashed to the ground, bouncing and rolling like a rubber ball.

Lei Saint and Xuan both looked visibly distressed.

Because in just a few moments, the high-temperature flames Chen Ye released had burned all the oxygen out of the air, leaving them gasping.

Lei Saint managed slightly better—his mechanical body could supply oxygen to his brain.

But Xuan was suffering.

Her complexion turned ashen in moments.

Any longer, and she would suffocate to death.

In other words—

Chen Ye simply lit a fire, and both War Gods were already helpless...

...

The next moment,

Chen Ye retracted his flames.

Xuan immediately felt immense relief.

She no longer wished to comment on Chen Ye’s actions. At this point, what filled her heart was deep fear.

Only now did Xuan begin to understand why this youthful bald man was the "uncrowned king" of Blue Star—why all national representatives deferred to him...

Because he could unleash flames of such terrifying power.

Xuan even began to suspect this bald man wasn’t human at all—maybe he was a star that had taken human form.

"Was that scream... Jin?"

"What happened? Who’s the enemy?"

Two voices suddenly rang out from outside.

Then, two figures burst into the room.

One large, one small.

The large one was entirely clad in heavy metal, resembling a walking iron mountain. Each step sent tremors through the ground like a tank rolling in.

The small one was a woman. Though her body was also metallic, she had a graceful figure, dressed in a tight black suit, with long, sleek legs and a striking silhouette.

Chen Ye didn’t recognize either of them.

But Xuan did.

The metal giant was Li Saint. The woman was Ye Saint.

These two, along with Lei and Jin Saints, were the Supreme Commander’s four elite followers, revered as the Commander’s Four War Gods.

Just as Xuan was about to speak, Lei Saint beat her to it.

"This bald one has shown disrespect to the Commander. I suspect ulterior motives—take him down!"

The moment those words left his mouth,

Li Saint and Ye Saint’s expressions changed.

"I’ll handle it!"

Li Saint roared and charged at Chen Ye.

Though enormous, he moved with shocking agility. In the blink of an eye, he reached Chen Ye and threw a punch at him.

But Chen Ye had already run out of patience!

Seeing Li Saint rush forward, he didn’t utter a word and countered with a punch of his own...

...

Below the Intelligence Core—the massive white sphere—stood a vast and bustling metropolis.

Among the humans of the tech world, this city was second to none!

It wasn’t just the financial hub of the star system, but also the political center—and the capital of all humanity, housing nearly two hundred million people!

If it weren’t for strict regulations limiting immigration, the city’s population might have exploded several times over, far exceeding capacity.

After all, this capital city was a dream destination for countless people.

At that moment, inside a skyscraper,

A woman named Yedomilan had just finished work. Holding a cup of mysterious blue liquid, she sipped leisurely while gazing through the window toward the Intelligence Core.

This was her favorite daily ritual.

Her gaze upon the Intelligence Core was filled with admiration and longing.

Though Ye had already heard the news about a cosmic beast heading toward the star system, she wasn’t too worried.

Because the Intelligence Core was here—right before her eyes.

She believed that the great figures within the Core would surely find a way to resolve this crisis, just like they had with all the others before.

Perhaps the arrival of the cosmic beast would cause some damage... but definitely not here.

This was the capital, after all!

Outside the capital, there were immensely powerful defense systems.

If even the capital were destroyed, it would mean humanity had completely lost the war...

That scenario was simply unthinkable.

And Ye wasn’t the only one who thought that way—many citizens of the capital shared this belief.

Right now, countless people were staring at the Intelligence Core, because every day at 3 p.m., its outer surface would shift colors.

It was a dazzling, breathtaking sight.

Suddenly—

A terrifying anomaly occurred.

Boom!!

The colossal Intelligence Core suddenly exploded!

It looked as if the destruction had started from within. A surge of terrifying energy blasted open a massive hole in the Core’s shell.

Upon closer look, the massive hole was... in the shape of a fist.

And the horrifying energy didn’t dissipate after breaching the Core—it continued uncontrollably, tearing through the sky and ultimately piercing the atmosphere, blasting straight into outer space...

This scene was utterly shocking, beyond comprehension!

Ye’s hand trembled so violently, she dropped her cup of blue liquid to the floor. She didn’t even care. She simply stared blankly at the unfolding catastrophe, her face filled with disbelief.

"What... what just happened?"

She murmured to herself. Once she was sure her eyes hadn’t deceived her, her expression turned to terror.

That invisible surge of energy was far too horrifying—not only had it destroyed the pride of humanity, the Intelligence Core—it had even punched a hole through the sky!

The torn and ruptured atmosphere remained gaping, like a divine parting of the heavens.

Ye couldn’t begin to understand where such power had come from...

Nor could the tens of thousands of capital citizens.

Once the shock passed, chaos erupted in the streets, and panic spread like wildfire...

...

Inside the Intelligence Core, the central chamber was no less chaotic.

Staring at the gaping hole, Xuan’s mind went completely blank. Her whole body felt numb.

She couldn’t comprehend or accept how that seemingly unremarkable bald man could unleash such devastating force with a single punch.

That level of destruction was apocalyptic.

It was even stronger than the Star Annihilator Cannon just developed by the Science Academy!

After all, the weapon they created could only destroy large asteroids or low-mass satellites. The idea of truly annihilating an entire planet was still just theoretical.

But that punch just now—it wasn’t theoretical.

Had it struck downward, toward the planet itself, no one knew whether the homeworld beneath their feet could have survived it.

Looking at the bald man’s indifferent expression, Xuan was deeply afraid.

So were Lei Saint and the tightly-suited Ye Saint.

As for Li Saint—he didn’t even leave behind a trace.

If someone could survive that kind of strike, then they wouldn’t be a bodyguard—they would be the Supreme Commander.

No.

They would be a god of the entire human race.

Originally, Ye Saint had stood behind Li Saint. By all accounts, she should’ve been obliterated along with him.

But Ye Saint appeared to have an extraordinary sense of danger. Even before Chen Ye threw the punch, she sensed imminent death and dodged preemptively.

Moreover, her speed was incredible—ghost-like. Far surpassing Lei Saint. That was the only reason she escaped that certain-death blow.

Of course—

In Chen Ye’s eyes, even her speed was snail-like.

If he wanted to kill Ye Saint, she wouldn’t escape. He simply couldn’t be bothered.

After all, she hadn’t provoked him yet.

At this moment—

The Intelligence Core’s central chamber fell into absolute silence.

Lei Saint, Ye Saint, and Xuan all stared at the bald man, frozen, not daring to make a move.

"You... you..."

Lei Saint stammered for a long time but couldn’t get the words out.

Then—

Thud!

Lei Saint dropped to his knees.

It seemed he finally understood that he had made a terrible mistake—a fatal one.

He didn’t care about dying himself—he just feared that this mistake might bring calamity to the Commander, or even all of humanity.

The next moment—

Whoosh!

A gust of wind swept across Lei Saint’s face.

It came from the bald man, who had suddenly appeared before him.

The breeze was caused by his arrival.

His speed was so fast it bordered on teleportation.

Even Ye Saint, who prided herself on her speed, was startled.

She hadn’t even seen how the bald man had moved.

But the presence of wind confirmed—this wasn’t some form of teleportation. He had truly arrived by speed alone.

Which made it even more terrifying.

It was one thing to have unimaginable strength—but to have incomprehensible speed on top of that...

Then,

Chen Ye’s gaze fell on the kneeling Lei Saint—his eyes cold.

Since this person had dared raise a hand against him, then even if he realized his mistake and knelt down, it couldn’t just be brushed aside.

Because Chen Ye was no longer just representing himself.

He represented all of Blue Star’s humanity!

Just as Chen Ye was about to make a move—

A voice rang out from within the wooden house...

"Please stop!"

Clearly,

The voice belonged to the Supreme Commander.

Chen Ye responded with a faint smile, "I thought you’d keep watching until I killed them all."

With that—

He didn’t give face at all. He didn’t stop.

He reached out and tapped a finger lightly against Lei Saint’s forehead.

In that instant—

Lei Saint’s face went ashen. His electronic eye dimmed completely.

A moment later—

His body began to collapse and disintegrate into countless fragments, eventually becoming nothing more than a pile of debris.

Chen Ye then turned his calm gaze toward the wooden house.

You want me to stop just because you said so?

What do you take me for?

Do you really think this "uncrowned king" of Blue Star is someone you can command at will?

Creak—

The wooden door opened.

An old man in a long robe appeared before them.

He had white hair and a hunched back. His appearance was plain and lacked any aura of authority. Even the robe he wore looked ordinary.

Honestly, if this old man had shown up on Blue Star, people would’ve assumed he was just a humble farmer—no one would associate him with the ruler of over forty billion people.

The moment this old man appeared,

The only two remaining—Ye Saint and Xuan—immediately stood straight, placed their fists to their chests, and saluted with utmost respect.

But the Supreme Commander paid them no mind.

He looked at Chen Ye and slowly spoke, "To think that a backward planet could produce a God Lord..."

Then, the Supreme Commander bowed deeply toward Chen Ye.

"Honored God Lord, please forgive our ignorance and arrogance."

(End of Chapter)