Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes, turning his head to look at Xiao Hei. His gaze was as calm as lake water, as if Mount Tai were collapsing before him and his expression would not change in the slightest.

For some unknown reason, Xiao Hei’s body suddenly shuddered, feeling a chill run through him, as if he were stripped bare standing before Ye Chen with no privacy left, a wave of coldness crawling up his spine. Under Ye Chen’s unblinking stare, every second felt as long as a century; his spirit felt on the verge of collapse and flight, his legs trembling involuntarily, making him unsteady on his feet.

Just as he was about to give way, Ye Chen slowly withdrew his gaze, took off the helmet from his head, and put it into the Rune Space. Then, he stood up, his shoulders twisting, the bones within his frame emitting a series of cracking sounds, like beans rapidly popping.

“Speak,” Ye Chen’s flat voice cut in abruptly. Xiao Hei jumped, instantly coming to his senses, his heart filled with shock.

He hadn’t expected Ye Chen’s transformation to be so immense in just a few days; a natural, awe-inspiring pressure emanated from him, making it feel impossible to breathe if one got too close. He quickly lowered his head, saying respectfully, “Boss, Elder Lü sent me to wake you.

He said a special situation has arisen—the location of the ship has been jammed, and even the navigational trajectory has vanished.” Ye Chen’s expression remained unchanged, as if everything were within his anticipation. He nodded slightly, turned, and walked out of the bedroom into the main hall, immediately hearing the frantic voice of the old man from the Green Rune: “Mo… Little Chenchen, this entire area for a thousand li has been jammed.

I don’t know what happened. This Donglin City, being a core city of the Imperial Capital, would absolutely never have system malfunctions.

Something major must be about to happen!” Ye Chen casually sat down on the sofa, plucked a crystal grape, popped it into his mouth, and said with perfect composure, “No need to worry. We wait right here; good things will happen soon.” “Good things?” The old man from the Green Rune paused in surprise.

A cruel curve played on Ye Chen’s lips. “Someone is coming to deliver materials to us.

Isn’t that a good thing?” The old man from the Green Rune blinked, then immediately understood, letting out a wry smile and shaking his head inwardly with a sigh. I wonder which blind fool provoked this harbinger of disaster; they’re about to have terrible luck.

The moment that thought crossed his mind, the mist in front of the Rune Ship suddenly parted, and a dozen fierce winds burst forth, sweeping over them. From the sides and the rear, hidden within the pervasive mist, numerous warships suddenly materialized, each equipped with finely crafted cannon barrels and weapons, as well as cosmic ray emitters.

In the blink of an eye, centered around the Rune Ship, the sky was filled with hundreds of warships, all uniform dark-gold vessels. The bow of each ship was carved with a golden divine dragon, claws spread and teeth bared, exuding majestic and imposing grandeur.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh… As these warships closed in, they immediately tightened the combat circle. The massive cannon barrels on the ships adjusted their aim, aligning perfectly with the central Rune Ship.

Energy began to build within the barrels; deep within the roughly nine-centimeter-caliber muzzles, a deep crimson light gradually surfaced, intensifying and brightening. Cannon shells that required time to charge usually possessed terrifying destructive power.

“Not good!” The old man from the Green Rune was aghast. “These ships are at the Divine level!

If they attack together, I won’t be able to withstand it!” Ye Chen stood up, his eyes gleaming with icy light, and commanded, “Activate maximum combat mode! Break through on the left side!” The old man from the Green Rune let out a bitter laugh, knowing that given the charging time of the enemy’s cannons, they probably wouldn't have time to break through the encirclement.

Furthermore, the formation set up by the enemy was peculiar; a faint outline could be perceived through radar scans. While it looked like a simple encirclement, it was actually as impenetrable as a wall of bronze and iron.

However, Ye Chen’s command brooked no hesitation. He swiftly piloted the Rune Ship, letting out a roar, and bolted towards the left.

“Die!” The old man from the Green Rune screamed maniacally, maneuvering all the cannons on the Rune Ship to concentrate their aim on the dozen or so ships to the left. In an instant, he ignited the engines.

Except for the six main cannons at the very front which required charging and could not fire in time, all the remaining barrels unleashed their payload simultaneously. Swish, swish, swish… Thousands of streaks of light intertwined, etching trails across the void, dazzlingly brilliant like fireworks.

At the same moment, the warships in the other directions surrounding the Rune Ship simultaneously fired the beams from their main cannons. These beams contained potent Law energy, seeming like sheets of Law energy pressing down to crush everything, carving black ravines in the void as they scraped past, as if capable of devouring everything.

As the beams were about to strike the Rune Ship, the ship’s energy shield would surely be unable to withstand such a multitude of attacks; even if they didn't perish, they would be severely crippled. “Thunder Realm!” Ye Chen’s cold voice, like that of a demon god emerging from a sea of blood, echoed through the Rune Ship’s hall.

The purple ring on his finger suddenly blazed with intense light, erupting with myriad beams of radiance. A strange fluctuation spread outward from the ring, enveloping the entire Rune Ship and extending far into the distance, encompassing the entire thousand-li radius.

“Lock!” Ye Chen’s eyes turned icy, and he suddenly clenched his hand. Boom!

The entire void shook violently. Those thousands of beams, laden with intense Law energy and electromagnetic lethality, suddenly became extremely slow, advancing inch by inch at a visibly perceptible speed, as if every step forward was an immense struggle.

Conversely, the numerous laser projectiles fired by the Rune Ship seemed to have suddenly taken a potent stimulant, their speed soaring. In an instant, they slammed into the cluster of a dozen ships on the left.

The two leading vessels were instantly engulfed by the dense barrage of laser fire, riddled with holes, and exploded. Bang!

Bang! The explosions of the two ships sent out fierce shockwaves, disturbing the radar and signal outputs of several nearby vessels.

“Hahaha…” The old man from the Green Rune, realizing the situation, couldn't help but have his eyes light up. Feeling a surge of excitement, he laughed wildly, manipulating the Rune Ship’s offensive systems, combining the characteristics of the various shells, arranging them in sequence, and firing them off.

The projectiles in these cannons possessed extremely high lethality but varied in attributes. Some were flash-freeze shells, others were scorching shells.

Firing a freeze shell first, followed by a heat shell, would drastically increase damage; the resulting cold expansion and heat contraction would cause even the hardest metal to deform, making it easily pierced by the subsequent laser bombardment. Boom, boom, boom… The sky full of shells followed their trajectories like falling meteors, raining down on the fleet to the left, launching a furious bombardment that instantly shattered the fleet's formation, causing chaos.

“Charge!” Ye Chen commanded. “Awoo…” The old man from the Green Rune howled excitedly, steering the Rune Ship to charge forward.

Plasma energy erupted from the thrusters behind the tail fins, propelling the entire ship forward. Behind the vessel, the spatial power of the Thunder Realm field reinforced the hull, acting like an invisible giant hand, boosting the Rune Ship’s speed several times over.

Swish! The Rune Ship charged into the fleet on the left like a monstrous flood beast.

At the edges of the ship's wings, two metallic grooves opened, and two mechanical-looking metal arms extended out. Each arm held a battle saber, both thousands of zhang long.

The blades were razor-sharp, intricately engraved with complex patterns of Law operation trajectories—even Ye Chen’s sharp eyesight couldn't fully comprehend them. “Kill, kill, kill!” The old man from the Green Rune roared with laughter, a savage look flashing in his eyes.

He piloted the Rune Ship straight into the fray. The two mechanical arms on the hull swung sharply, the sabers slicing across horizontally, one cleanly cutting into the left wing of a nearby ship that failed to evade.

As a peak Divine Artifact-grade vessel, the Rune Ship’s hull material was terrifyingly durable, far surpassing these ordinary Divine Artifact-grade warships. Now, the two thousand-zhang long sabers moved like giant windmills.

Any nearby warship brushed by them was immediately sliced apart, as fragile as watermelons. Bang, bang, bang… Explosions of warships erupted around the Rune Ship.

These interstellar battleships were designed for long-range combat, but once the Rune Ship closed the distance, they lost their advantage. Before the two thousand-zhang long sabers, they scattered in all directions, and any slight misstep resulted in them being grazed.

With the Rune Ship’s engine power, the weight of these two massive sabers meant that even a peak Divine being with a physique in the hundreds of millions would be cleaved in two with a single strike. Thus, even a mere graze was enough to destabilize the balance system of these warships, leaving them momentarily stunned—like a normal person dazed by a punch—before the following saber strikes sliced them to pieces.

Ye Chen clenched his hand, pulling open the Rune Space, and summoned Kaba. “Tsk, tsk!” As soon as Kaba emerged, he saw the scene outside through the external simulator, letting out an impressed whistle.

Then, he clenched his fists, looked at Ye Chen, and grinned, “You called me out; do you need help?” “If you know, then act,” Ye Chen glanced at him. Kaba chuckled, his body shooting out, leaping past the hatch.

A fierce gale swept over him, billowing the tight clothes on his body. He grabbed the air, crushing it, and moved with lightning speed toward a fleeing warship, like a nimble ape, landing heavily on the starboard wing of a vessel.

Thump! The entire warship seemed to sink under the impact, nearly losing its balance and flipping over.

However, the pilot was highly skilled and managed to correct the rotational momentum in time. Kaba laughed wildly and slammed his fist down, punching a hole through the warship’s hard metallic hull.

He grabbed a shard of the wreckage and forcibly tore it open, leaping into the ship. Like an enraged beast, he kicked open the door to the interior room, his tiger-like eyes wide, locking onto the figure in the living area, a cruel smile curling his lips.