Volume One, Chapter 101: The Ten Strikes of the Heavenly Staff

Chapter 101: The Ten Strikes of the Heavenly Rod

Tu Zhe looked at Tian Qiang and Xuange. “Second, do you wish to verify my identity and grant the Heavenly Son and his entourage the necessary protection?”

“I’m protecting your mother!” Tian Qiang immediately erupted in anger.

Just moments ago, Tu Zhe had shattered Tian Qiang’s massive army, leaving barely one or two thousand soldiers standing. Those who fell were not just dead—they were nearly wiped out. And now you want me to protect you? Tian Qiang nearly shot down Tu Zhe’s idea on the spot.

Xuange stepped forward and spoke directly to Tu Zhe. “Young Heavenly Son Tu Zhe, you hail from the Western Star Domain. Naturally, we have the duty to protect you and your retinue. Of course, your identity still requires further confirmation. Now, will you and your companions come with us, return to the Three Enclosures, and follow the proper procedures?”

Tsk—

Xuange was certainly several steps ahead of the dim-witted Tian Qiang.

Tu Zhe would never join forces with them. Not only had the two sides already fought fiercely, but even with such heavy losses, they would not simply let it go. If they stayed together, who knew what schemes might unfold?

Tu Zhe smiled and said, “Lord Xuange, it’s not that I distrust you, but Lord Tian Qiang has a habit of killing without asking questions. I feel no sense of security with you, so we intend to go to the Three Enclosures ourselves and deal directly with the relevant departments.”

Xuange’s plan was to find a way to crush these people once Tu Zhe agreed to join them.

Reason? Who had ever seen Tu Zhe? Who was Tu Zhe?

Seeing Tu Zhe was not fooled, Xuange exchanged telepathic thoughts with Tian Qiang. Their eyes flickered, and soon they reached a decision.

Meanwhile, on the desolate planet, the families and elderly had boarded the spacecraft. The thunderous roar of machinery filled the air as some ships began their ascent and acceleration.

Chu Xuange, seeing the standoff dragging on, shouted loudly, “Third Sister, come back quickly, we’re leaving—”

Initially, Chu Xuange believed he had a fighting chance, since the opposing troops had suffered heavy casualties. But Tian Qiang’s move had disrupted Trixia’s Charm Heart technique. The Heavenly Court’s most elite forces remained intact, and even with a few of their own, victory was unlikely. They had no choice but to hastily organize a retreat.

Of course, Chu Xuange also heard the conversation between Tu Zhe, Tian Qiang, and Xuange. He wished to avoid any direct connection between Tu Zhe and his barren planet, so Tian Qiang wouldn’t accuse Tu Zhe of supporting bandit rebellions. Thus, he only called for Fox Third Sister and made no mention of Tu Zhe’s group returning.

That was a small clever move.

Fox Third Sister glanced at Tu Zhe; he nodded in return. She then led a group of fox spirits straight to the spacecraft where Chu Xuange awaited.

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Only Tu Zhe’s group and Tian Qiang’s faction remained on the scene.

After their telepathic exchange, Tian Qiang and Xuange spoke expressionlessly, “Tu Zhe, is it? Let’s see your Interdimensional Pass to verify your identity.”

Without hesitation, Tu Zhe pulled from his Sumeru Ring a document resembling a passport and handed it to Long Er.

Long Er bowed and flew swiftly to Tian Qiang and Xuange, delivering the document.

Tian Qiang raised an eyebrow upon seeing it, exchanged a glance with Xuange, then passed it to Xuange for inspection.

After reading, Xuange quickly telepathically conferred with Tian Qiang, and they reached a consensus.

Xuange rubbed his hands together, and the Interdimensional Pass dissolved into nothingness.

Long Er growled in frustration and was about to act, but Tu Zhe was faster. With a mental force, he pulled Long Er back beside him.

Tian Qiang and Xuange had planned to deal with Long Er as well but were caught off guard by Tu Zhe’s preparedness and failed.

As if anticipating the outcome, Tu Zhe sneered, “Can’t hold back anymore? Afraid of provoking a massive war between the Northwest’s two great worlds? Planning to kill witnesses to cover your tracks? Ha! I told you guys you were idiots—turns out I wasn’t wrong.”

Tian Qiang and Xuange were not angered. Since they had decided to turn hostile, they would do so thoroughly. What use was idle talk? Actions would prove everything!

Just as Tu Zhe prepared to seal his group inside the Sumeru Ring to guard against the unexpected, ten colossal rods suddenly appeared in the sky above the barren planet.

These enormous rods, towering from earth to sky, burst forth with immense power, shattering the firmament and tearing apart the desolate planet. They roared as they surged toward the countless ascending spacecraft.

The rods nearly blocked out the entire sky. Wherever they passed, the void was torn asunder, spawning countless massive black holes. Anything caught within their range—including spacecraft—was shredded like paper into fragments. In an instant, thousands of ships were ripped apart by these ten great rods, their destruction raining down like a blood-red waterfall.

On the barren planet, rivers of blood flowed, a scene of indescribable horror.

Chu Xuange’s eyes bloodshot with fury. Facing the ten rods, he roared and leapt toward the sky, wielding a black iron staff to sweep horizontally against one of the rods.

But he managed to block only a single rod and was struck back, spitting fresh blood, nearly falling into the void.

The other Three Star Lords lacked Chu Xuange’s strength and could not withstand the crushing might of the rods’ relentless blows.

Yet, the Three Star Lords charged forward fearless of death, because among those dead and still dying were their kin, friends, and subordinates. They could not stand idly by and watch them be pulverized into blood and flesh.

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What a tragic and heroic scene it was. The dogs howled in despair; the Three Demonesses covered their mouths, tears brimming; the Dragon Guards roared fiercely, veins bulging.

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