Ruling the Milky Way Galaxy, a Sea of Thunderlight, Ten Thousand Times the Speed of Light

The three-month window for Xinghe's transaction is neither too long nor too short.

With the dust settled on Blue Star and no immediate worries in the world, Chen Du was unwilling to waste his time.

He sent his clone away, cleansed himself of worldly dust, and returned alone to the ancient, dark underground cave deep in the Mount Tai.

The rock formations here are silent and still, isolated from all worldly disturbances, making it an ideal place for enlightenment and spiritual practice.

Chen Du sat cross-legged on the cool rock, his mind completely absorbed into his sea of consciousness.

In the next instant, he simultaneously unleashed the full power of both the Fundamental Law of Thunder, achieving second-level recognition and the ninth-level perfection of the Divine Firmament Thunder Source Law!

Deep within his sea of consciousness, the origin of the Thunder Dao surged violently! Endless dark purple Thunder Dao Resonance broke free from its shackles, surging forth from his limbs, bones, soul, and meridians, converging outside his body into a boundless sea of world-destroying lightning.

This bolt of lightning transcended all speed limitations in the world, exceeding the speed of light by thousands, even tens of thousands of times. In an instant, it pierced through rock layers, burst through the atmosphere, and swept across the entire Solar System.

There was no roar, no strange phenomena, only the extremely domineering yet extremely tranquil Daoist Dao Resonance thunder silently unfolding.

In an instant, the entire Solar System was completely enveloped in dark purple lightning, which then surged like a tide, endlessly spreading into the depths of the vast Milky Way Galaxy, hundreds of thousands of light-years away.

Each wisp of lightning scattered throughout the Milky Way harbors a manifestation of Chen Du's laws.

These avatars are driven only by a faint wisp of the original body's will, lacking independent consciousness, yet they bear the real law level of a Fourteenth Tier cosmic life master.

To all the Thirteenth Tier powerhouses and top-tier star domain civilizations in the vast star sea, this seemingly insignificant thought was an unparalleled divine might capable of crushing, shattering, and overturning everything.

The Milky Way Galaxy, spanning hundreds of thousands of light-years, is a vast expanse of stars, home to billions of civilizations and numerous factions.

This vast galaxy has witnessed countless glories, but also harbors endless bloodshed and sin.

The rise of countless top civilizations has never been a peaceful process of reproduction and gradual development. Instead, it has been a process of slaughtering, plundering, and devouring the corpses and ruins of countless weaker civilizations, carving out a star-sea hegemony through sheer force.

The law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak and slaughter is the fundamental principle, has been an unchanging iron law in the Milky Way Galaxy for billions of years.

The vast majority of extraterrestrial civilizations scattered across the galaxy never even hear of Blue Star in their lifetime, and have no interest in this remote and desolate little planet.

However, in the eyes of the major established top powers in the Milky Way Galaxy, the Blue Star, with its Spiritual Qi Revival and rapid rise, has long been their prize.

The most dangerous, the most brutal, and the most sinful of all was the Red Flame Star Domain Empire.

This is a top-tier, Thirteenth Tier combat civilization that has stood in the Milky Way Galaxy for billions of years, with a territory spanning three large star systems, hundreds of vassal civilizations under its command, and a history of conquest spanning billions of years.

The rise of the Red Flame Empire was built entirely on bloodshed.

For billions of years, they have roamed the galaxy, proliferating through conquest, advancing through slaughter, and surviving through plunder.

Any weak star system or nascent civilization that falls under their sights will inevitably face annihilation.

They have ravaged seventy-two prosperous star systems, slaughtered thousands of intelligent races, and wiped countless civilizations from the star map. They built the Great Emperor that now spans three star systems, using the bones of billions of lives as the foundation.

This civilization is entirely warlike, with bloodlust ingrained in their very being, and an innate arrogance and brutality hidden deep within their very bones.

Earlier, their deep-space probe had quietly reached the edge of the Solar System, remaining completely hidden throughout, silently observing the Spiritual Qi Revival and civilization development of Blue Star.

Only out of fear of the prestige of the old star system of the Heavenly Silver Empire, and not daring to launch a war in the interstellar sea, did they endure Lie Dormant, secretly making arrangements. A complete colonial and world-destroying plan that was extremely cruel and inhumane had already been polished and perfected, and archived in their database.

In the Red Flame Empire's civilization rating system, the burgeoning human race of Blue Star was crudely defined as a worthless, inferior indigenous civilization.

The corresponding response can be summed up in four chilling words: complete eradication.

Their plan was meticulous to the extreme, and cruel to the extreme:

After the army entered Blue Star, they prioritized nuclear cleansing and sealing off spiritual energy, completely destroying Blue Star's ecological dragon vein.

All adult evolved beings were to be executed on the spot, eliminating any possibility of resistance.

Ordinary people were classified as a slave group, forced to labor for life to extract resources.

All ancient texts, Martial Dao traditions, and evolutionary systems were destroyed, severing the very foundation of human civilization.

The Xia Kingdom was designated as the primary target of the Red Flame Empire.

The report stated in black and white: Xia Kingdom has a large number of evolved beings, the deepest foundation, the strongest will to resist, and the most resilient civilization on the Blue Star. It is the only potential threat to the colonization plan and must be eliminated in its entirety, leaving no survivors.

Inside the main hall of the emperor, everything was resplendent in gold and jade, with a starry sky and a canopy hanging high above.

The Supreme Emperor of the Red Flame Empire sat atop the Eternal Throne, clad in a blood-red, gilded imperial robe, his face fierce and sinister.

Civil and military officials, star field generals, and colony commanders lined up in two rows, each exuding a fierce aura, their bodies stained with the blood and murderous intent of countless civilizations.

At this moment, the colonial commander-in-chief was bowing as he reported the final landing plan; every word was about slaughter, every sentence about genocide.

"Your Majesty, the Solar System is defenseless, and the native forces of Blue Star are weak. Although the elite troops of the Xia Kingdom can resist, they are no match for our Star Navy. In three months, our army will be able to launch a leapfrog expedition, first slaughtering the entire territory of the Xia Kingdom to intimidate the natives worldwide, and then gradually wiping out the entire planet!"

The emperor relaxed his brows and eyes, a proud smile on his face, and nodded slightly, preparing to finalize the imperial edict for the expedition in court.

With the dominion over billions of galaxies at his disposal, annihilating a remote, indigenous planet would be nothing more than crushing an ant for him—utterly unremarkable.

But at that very moment, boom!

The entire sky above the imperial city suddenly darkened!

The boundless, deep, and dark purple lightning had somehow overwhelmed the entire sky, obscuring all starlight and celestial light.

A vast, boundless sea of lightning hovered above the imperial city, pressing down heavily.

In the center of the sea of clouds, a blurry, faint figure stood quietly, seemingly thin and insignificant, without any power or influence.

Yet, the faint Dao Resonance emanating from that figure was none other than the overwhelming pressure of Fourteenth Tier Lord!

Transcending dimensions, surpassing life, crushing all paths!

In an instant, the entire majestic palace, the hundreds of millions of imperial guards, civil and military officials, and important ministers of the star field, all the powerful individuals with cultivation levels of the Thirteenth Tier and Twelfth Tier, all experienced their Dao hearts shatter, their blood and qi stagnate, their souls tremble, and their legs uncontrollably slammed heavily to their knees!

Bang bang--!

Tens of thousands of top experts knelt prostrate in the dust, their heads pressed firmly to the ground, not even qualified to look up!

The ultimate fear, a tremor originating from the very core of the soul, instantly devoured everyone's mind!

The Crimson Flame Emperor, who sat high on his throne, had traversed the starry sea for billions of years, crushed countless civilizations, and witnessed countless storms. At this moment, his body was stiff, his blood was frozen, his pupils were extremely constricted, and his face was filled with disbelief and fear.

He wanted to shout out orders, to summon the Star Sea Guardians, to activate the Imperial City's defensive array, but all that remained was extreme terror and bewilderment.

Throughout his life of battles, he had never experienced such terrifying, unsolvable, and supreme pressure that so far surpassed everything!

Before everyone could recover from their extreme fear...

The blurry embodiment of law high in the sky simply raised its palm and gently pressed down.

Silent and without any earth-shattering power, yet possessing the power to overturn the heavens and destroy the earth!

The supreme imperial city, the eternal throne, the core palace, and the bustling capital city of the Red Flame Empire, which had been passed down for hundreds of millions of years, along with all the important officials, generals, and nobles within the city, were all swallowed up in an instant by dark purple lightning!

The imperial city vanished in an instant, leaving not a speck of dust behind!

The destruction has only just begun.

The lightning that destroyed the imperial city spread outwards, following the administrative network, interstellar communication nodes, global energy pipelines, and military starports built up by the Red Flame Empire over billions of years, sweeping across the entire Three-Star Domain Empire at a terrifying speed that covered the entire galaxy.

Military fortresses were razed to the ground by lightning, interstellar bases were completely melted away, energy cores collapsed with a roar, and all colonial outposts, warship fleets, armories, and command centers were reduced to ashes.

Chen Du had no intention of slaughtering ordinary living beings.

He only erases sins—erasing the war machine, ruling system, colonial structure, and technological Martial Dao hegemony accumulated by this bloodthirsty civilization over billions of years.

For three whole days.

The Thirteenth Tier- mighty Red Flame Star Domain Empire, spanning three star systems, dominating the galaxy for billions of years, and slaughtering countless civilizations, lost all its billions of years of war-making heritage in a single day.

The people are still alive, the race is not extinct, but all the power, systems, and foundations upon which they relied to dominate the starry sea have been completely reduced to nothing.

Once a supreme hegemon that traversed the galaxy, it retreated overnight to a primitive wilderness, losing even the slightest ability to step out of its home planet and colonize the heavens.

Countless surviving Red Flame Clan collapsed to the ground, trembling as they looked at the devastated starfield, their hearts filled with endless despair and fear.

They couldn't understand until their deaths why the supreme empire that had dominated the galaxy for billions of years had been destroyed in a single day!

After clearing out the Red Flame Empire, Chen Du's Sea of Lightning continued its exploration deep into the galaxy, quickly pinpointing the second hidden scourge.

On the other spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy, in the dark depths of space, lies another extremely insidious and powerful force: the Shadow Council.

Unlike the Red Flame Empire's direct warfare, the Shadow Council is a civilization rooted in the galaxy for billions of years, known for its assassination, infiltration, and espionage.

This civilization, too, has its hands stained with the blood of the heavens, and its path to rise is even darker and bloodier.

They never wage war head-on. Instead, they use methods such as infiltration, sowing discord, assassinating high-ranking officials, and supporting puppet rulers to quietly hollow out top-tier civilizations. Once these civilizations are destroyed by internal strife and severely weakened, they seize the entire territory and annex resources and land.

Over billions of years, countless top civilizations and powerful beings have perished under their espionage tactics, their sins heinous and unforgivable.

As early as the Early Stage the Spiritual Qi Revival on Blue Star, the Shadow Council's top spies traveled dozens of light-years to secretly infiltrate Blue Star and penetrate the outer perimeter of the decision-making levels of major powers.

They Lie Dormant for years, stealing massive amounts of data on evolved beings, maps of dragon vein distribution, coordinates of resource secret realms, and military power files of various countries, gaining a thorough understanding of the Blue Star landscape.

Their plan was far more insidious, vicious, and cruel than that of the Red Flame Empire.

No interstellar expeditions, no direct slaughter.

They plan to continuously send in spies, support ambitious forces in various countries, instigate conflicts among nations on Blue Star, ignite a civil war among humanity, and cause the people of Blue Star to kill each other, resulting in rivers of blood and the depletion of their vitality.

When human civilization is exhausted and completely decayed, unable to resist, the Shadow Council will then emerge to reap the rewards, enslave the remaining humans, monopolize the spiritual veins of Blue Star, and turn this newborn planet into its own resource Prison Cage.

At this moment, in the core secret hall of the Shadow Council, a group of council leaders, the Shadow Overlord, and the chief spy elders were sitting around discussing matters.

In the dimly lit and gloomy secret hall, the projection screen flickered incessantly, finalizing the list of top spies to be dispatched, the infiltration route, and the plan to sow discord, plotting how to ignite Blue Star war on Earth as quickly as possible.

The senior executives all wore sinister smiles, their eyes filled with a mocking sense of control.

In their eyes, the humans of Blue Star are nothing more than pawns to be played with, manipulated, and consumed at will; their destruction is only a matter of time.

Just as they finalized the plan and were preparing to issue the espionage orders—

Sizzle!

A wisp of deep, dark purple lightning pierced through billions of voids, ignoring all concealment formations and isolation barriers, and fell from the dome of the secret palace out of thin air!

There was no warning, no sign.

The entire top-secret council hall, along with all the council's high-ranking officials, intelligence chiefs, core strategists, and undercover commanders, including the people, tables, chairs, martial arts manuals, and intelligence files, was instantly vaporized and annihilated by the lightning.

Immediately afterwards, a barrage of lightning swept across the entire Shadow Council territory!

Secret spy training camps, assassination bases, interstellar communication hubs, undercover intelligence depots, resource hideouts, and assassination armories were all wiped out one by one.

The entire Shadow Council's extensive network of espionage, assassination, and infiltration networks spanning tens of light-years was wiped out completely, leaving not a trace.

These shadow warriors, skilled in concealment, assassination, and planning for millennia, remained in a state of extreme bewilderment and fear until their deaths.

They Lie Dormant in the galaxy for billions of years, never failing, never having their stronghold traced back to their source, and never encountering such an unsolvable and terrifying destructive force of the Heavenly Dao.

Fear permeated the soul, and confusion devoured the mind.

They prostrated themselves on the ruins of the collapsed starfield, desperately kowtowing and screaming for mercy into the void.

"Your Excellency, spare us! We know we were wrong! We beg the highest being for forgiveness!"

"Our Shadow Council is willing to bow down and submit for generations! We are willing to offer all our resources and territory! We only ask that our race be spared a glimmer of hope!"

"We have never provoked any supreme being, why have we suffered such a catastrophic disaster?!"

A desperate, heart-wrenching plea for mercy echoed through the dark depths of the sky, filled with humility and despair.

In the void, Chen Du's lawful will echoed faintly, its clear and cold sound resounding throughout the entire star field:

"They coveted Blue Star, plotted against humanity, and sought to incite civil war to slaughter all living beings; their crimes deserve death."

A short, seemingly insignificant sentence, yet it was like a pronouncement of Heavenly Dao judgment.

Upon hearing this, the minds of all the surviving Shadow Council members went completely blank!

Everyone froze on the spot, their pupils dilated, their minds completely shattered!

An inconspicuous indigenous planet on the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy?

A group of mortals whom they considered inferior, ignorant, easily manipulated, and whom they could consume and slaughter at will?

How could a supreme ruler have been born who could annihilate two top- Thirteenth Tier civilizations with a mere wave of his hand and sweep across the galaxy without equal?!

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

For billions of years, the ironclad laws of the galaxy have remained unchanged: inferior civilizations can only grovel at the feet of top-tier star system powers, at their mercy!

They had been plotting for years, manipulating people's hearts and minds, and plotting to destroy the Blue Star. In their eyes, it was an easy crushing victory, an absolute control of the natives by an advanced civilization.

In the end, a mere wicked thought and a conspiracy led to the destruction of the world and the annihilation of a billion-year-old foundation!

Utter absurdity, utter astonishment, profound regret, and overwhelming fear instantly engulfed everyone's soul.

No one dared to beg for mercy anymore, no one dared to roar anymore; only a deathly silence of despair and blankness remained.

Several days later, the sea of dark purple lightning that spanned the Milky Way Galaxy for hundreds of thousands of light-years slowly receded and Return to the Ruins.

Within the Milky Way Galaxy, all extraterrestrial forces, top civilizations, and interstellar factions that had ever coveted Blue Star, plotted against humanity, harbored murderous intentions, or laid out plans for colonization and slaughter were completely eradicated and uprooted by Chen Du with a single thought.

All the brutal plots, colonization schemes, and civil war plans targeting the Xia Kingdom and humanity on Blue Star have completely vanished.

Those Thirteenth Tier top-level star sea hegemons who rose to power over the corpses of countless civilizations, bloodthirsty and brutal, and whose sins were immeasurable, were as fragile as ants under the power of a Fourteenth Tier lord's single thought, utterly vulnerable and could be destroyed with a flick of the finger.

The Milky Way is cleansed, and all evil Return to the Ruins.

Chen Du slowly rose, stretching his shoulders, neck, and limbs, his vast and boundless Dao Resonance completely condensing into his divine soul.

His eyes were clear and calm, without the slightest ripple.

It took several days, spanning 100,000 light-years of star system, to annihilate two top-tier Thirteenth Tier civilizations and clear away hidden dangers from the entire star field.

For him, it was just a trivial matter, something that could be done with a simple gesture.

The Milky Way Galaxy is now completely safe.

The human race on Blue Star no longer faces any immediate threats from beyond its borders.

He raised his eyes to gaze into the vast deep space, his gaze piercing through layers of star barriers, looking towards the endless planes beyond the heavens.

With the three-month handover period for Xinghe still some time remaining, I have nothing to do.