The main power reactor of the battleship exploded, completely destroying the hull. Tens of thousands of pirates inside the battleship were also annihilated in the explosion.

In an energy explosion of this magnitude, only a Golden Powerhouse would have a chance to escape.

The ten battleships under the White Pig King were tens of thousands of kilometers away, with the fleet forming a simple three-dimensional triangular combat formation in the starry sky.

The battleship of the White Pig King was at the forefront of one corner, and the sudden self-destruction of the White Pig King's battleship left all subordinate battleships somewhat dumbfounded.

Mainly, the battleship exploded too quickly, from the moment Gao Xuan was detected to the battleship's self-destruction, only a few seconds passed.

The pirates were not accustomed to such a fast-paced combat rhythm.

This was a Main Level Triangular Ghost Fish Battleship. In space battles, battleships have protective magnetic fields, so even when hit by the main cannon, they don't immediately crumble and disintegrate.

Generally, battleship combat involves continuous probing and attrition, taking hours to resolve the opponent.

The battleship commanded by the White Pig King was naturally the best-performing ship. With the White Pig King personally commanding, how could it be so easily blasted apart?

The battleship has been exploded, so what about the White Pig King?

This group of subordinates knew well the brutality of the White Pig King, and no one dared to flee recklessly. They also didn't believe that the battleship's self-destruction could kill the White Pig King.

A group of pirates were doing their best to find traces of the White Pig King, but they could only see a silver figure in the bright energy glow.

All radars immediately locked onto that figure, and then, Gao Xuan's smiling face appeared on the main control screens of many battleships.

Gao Xuan's face was perfectly handsome, and his smile was so bright and charming, full of allure.

But in the eyes of many pirates, this incomparably handsome man was even more terrifying and ruthless than the White Pig King.

Under the massive energy shock from the battleship's self-destruction, this person could still stand beside it and smile. Moreover, Gao Xuan wore an extremely magnificent silver robe, and his face was completely uncovered.

It should be known that this is the vacuum environment of the cosmos where even a Golden Powerhouse would need to arm themselves with battle armor for protection.

Gao Xuan stood as if in his own courtyard, so leisurely and at ease. It was as if he hadn't just gone through a great battle.

All battle ship radars were fully operational, yet they found no trace of the White Pig King.

Only then did the many pirates realize that the White Pig King might have been killed.

Some smart individuals had already started maneuvering their battleships to turn and flee toward the Black Banner Star Realm.

With one battleship leading the way, the other ships weren't foolish and quickly followed.

Being a pirate does not mean loyalty. The White Pig King was ruthless, and his subordinates only felt awe and hatred towards him.

Their immediate escape was out of fear that the White Pig King wasn't dead. Now, with no word from the White Pig King, why wait any longer?

Due to financial constraints, the exterior of these battleships led by the White Pig King was full of scars and dents, looking shabby and tattered.

The various battleships turned in a panic and fled, as if like stray dogs.

At the same time, to provide close-range protection for their battleships, each ship released a swarm of space mines and intelligent automated combat mechs.

Space mines, resembling birds no more than two meters long, are powered entirely by nuclear energy batteries. They can fly at high speeds over short distances and alter their course freely. Space mine self-explosions pack a strong punch.

Especially against small targets, they have deadly destructive power.

The intelligent automated combat mech units each have three transformation modes. They typically adopt a butterfly-style flight combat posture, mainly firing high-energy lasers and mini nuclear bombs, flexible and mobile in combat mode.

The automated combat mech units generally supplement battleship defenses. They can intercept small targets.

The space mines and automated mech units, like a large number of fish eggs dropped by big fish, all targeted Gao Xuan, swarming densely toward him.

Space pirates, being relatively poor, consider human resources cheap. These ship-based automated weapons are not easily deployed. However, with the current emergency situation, they didn't care about that anymore.

Gao Xuan paid no attention to these automated weapons. His spiritual power locked onto a Triangular Ghost Fish Battleship, and in the next second, he directly penetrated the battleship's protective magnetic field, arriving in front of the core main power reactor.

Outside the main power reactor, there were more than a dozen pirates responsible for maintaining the reactor, ensuring that this century-old machine continued to function normally.

The main power reactor is a fully enclosed special metal structure, standing over ten meters high, appearing as a massive metal sphere.

The metal sphere connects to dozens of energy input/output pipelines on the outside, these energy pipelines serving as the battleship's aorta and veins.

On the outer layer of the main power reactor is ten layers of protective magnetic fields. These fields, emitting a faint white light, can autonomously resist incoming energy and material invasions.

Under normal circumstances, even a Golden Powerhouse would have to break the protective magnetic fields to get in.

The protective magnetic field of the main power reactor is ten times stronger than that of the ship's body. Given the vastness of the ship's body compared to the reactor's size, their levels of defense are entirely different.

Breaking the main power reactor can trigger a battleship explosion, a trick everyone knows. However, only a few can actually do it.

Gao Xuan could not do this previously. After returning from studying in the Cultivator World, he learned the Five Elements Escape Technique.

The Gold Escape can penetrate metallic substances and most hard materials. Wood Escape is not for penetrating trees or vegetation but for controlling wind and thunder. Fire Escape can penetrate pure energy.

Combining Water Escape, Earth Escape, and Fire Escape, the Five Elements Escape Technique together can penetrate almost all material and energy in the world.

The battleship's protective magnetic fields are fixed-frequency, and by identifying this frequency, Gao Xuan can easily penetrate the protective magnetic field using the Five Elements Escape Technique.