Astral Express: I'm a Big Villain, Starting with the Annihilation of the Astral Express Crew

[You understand the key to this high-stakes gamble better than anyone on the battlefield.]

[What will you do at this moment?]

[1. Answer the Tinder Emperor's call, join Suyang's main force, and participate in the attack on the Xianzhou suicide squad.]

[2. Wander the fringes of the battlefield, focusing on devouring defeated or injured Suyang, maximizing your own power growth amidst the chaos.]

[3. Use the information from the golden threads to manipulate the battlefield, attempting to mislead either the Xianzhou people or the Suyang, creating a chaotic situation more favorable to yourself.]

Seeing the options, Jiang Mo quickly weighed them.

Option one, join the Tinder Emperor's main force?

Directly confront the Xianzhou's elite troops head-on?

No, the risk is too high. A Suyang of his level would likely be reduced to cannon fodder in such a clash.

Option three, manipulate the battlefield?

It sounds tempting, but with his current strength, even with the advantage of information, trying to play politics between the two giants of the Tinder Emperor and the Xianzhou Alliance, and leverage the entire battle situation, is beyond his capabilities.

If he fails, the outcome would probably be worse than being cannon fodder.

Hmm... it seems only option two is the most stable.

Take advantage of the situation, profit from the chaos, and maximize gains while ensuring his own safety.

The power growth from devouring those scattered Suyang before had already given him a taste of success.

Now, there will be more and more powerful "nourishment" appearing on the battlefield...

How could he miss such a buffet?

"I choose 2!"

Jiang Mo made his decision.

[You choose to continue devouring your own kind, taking advantage of the chaos. Villainy +100.]

[At 15 years old, you control A'yun's already hollowed-out body, like a ghost on the battlefield, wandering through the brutal war zones of the Xianzhou Zhuming.]

[The golden threads are your best eyes and ears.]

[You precisely avoid the areas where the "Red Star" is concentrated, and also bypass the Xianzhou suicide squad's assault routes.]

[Your target is the large Suyang fusion bodies that have been blasted to pieces on the front lines, or the powerful Suyang individuals who have lost a great deal of energy in battle and are fleeing in panic.]

[You reach out and absorb those Suyang on the verge of collapse.]

[Vast and pure Suyang energy frantically pours into this body, eventually being completely absorbed by your greedy Suyang core.]

[Each devouring makes your own flame stronger.]

[Your Suyang fire begins to flicker with a faint cyan-green luster. That is a sign of the high concentration of Suyang power, trending towards a higher level.]

[A'yun's body, under the impact of this increasingly powerful Suyang energy, has completely become a container.

His flesh and blood, bones, are wailing, and his life force may be extinguished at any time.

But you don't care.

The mission of this mortal body is about to be completed.

All you need is a temporary container that will allow you to safely get through the growth period.]

[At 16 years old, the final showdown between the Xianzhou Alliance and the Suyang "Red Star" erupts with a bang.]

[Through the golden threads, you witness how the suicide squad led by that young and brave general fought bloody battles, broke through numerous obstacles, and successfully broke into the violent core of the "Red Star."]

[Then, there is an indescribable explosion.]

[The "Red Star" in the sky is like a punctured balloon, instantly collapsing inward, then turning into a pitch-black void that devours all light and matter.]

[The edges of that void are distorted and uncertain, which is the most terrifying celestial phenomenon in the universe - a black hole!]

[A destructive shockwave sweeps out in all directions, centered on the black hole.]

[Wherever it passes, whether it is the Suyang's energy creations or the Xianzhou's buildings, all are reduced to dust.]

[Thanks to the early warning from the golden threads, and the surge of power after devouring a large number of Suyang, you control A'yun's body to hide in an underground evacuation facility at the moment before the shockwave arrives.]

[Even so, the strong shock still makes your Suyang fire unstable for a while.]

[And A'yun's mortal body can no longer withstand this disaster.]

[Accompanied by a cracking sound, this body that has been with you for more than ten years is completely turned into ashes and disappears.]

[Your Suyang energy body, that cyan-green flame, is completely exposed to the outside world for the first time.]

[But thanks to the previous frantic devouring, your current strength is far beyond that of ordinary Suyang, and you will not dissipate after losing your host...]

Chapter 29: The Healer, Longevity

[At 17 years old, the Red Star is destroyed, the main force is lost, and the Suyang side completely loses the capital to compete with the Xianzhou Alliance. It collapses and scatters like frightened birds and beasts.]

[The Xianzhou Alliance seizes this opportunity and launches a comprehensive campaign to hunt down the remaining Suyang.]

[The Ministry of Industry's artisans urgently develop a special instrument called the "Cage", which can effectively seal the Suyang and extract its energy to convert it into energy.]

[For a time, a wave of Suyang hunts swept across the Xianzhou. These creatures, once troublemakers, had now become free charging batteries in the eyes of the Xianzhou people.]

[At 18, the "Tinder Emperor," who led the Suyang rebellion, was ultimately defeated by that young Xianzhou general after several major battles.]

[Its violent core was captured and locked into the strongest "Demon-Suppressing Cage" crafted by the Ministry of Industry, sentenced to eternally burn itself to provide core power for the Xianzhou Zhuming.]

[The era of the Suyang thus came to an end.]

[At 19, during a carpet search for hidden Suyang, you ultimately failed to escape.]

[Faced with a Xianzhou squad equipped with special "Cages" and detection devices, even though you tried your best to hide, your trail was discovered.]

[After a brief chase, you were cornered.]

[However, at the moment of capture, you voluntarily restrained most of your power, disguising yourself as an ordinary, low-energy Suyang.]

[The Xianzhou artisans and soldiers responsible for identification noticed that your cyan flame seemed a bit stronger than ordinary Suyang, but with your deliberate feigned weakness, they didn't suspect much. They simply thought you were a lucky survivor, a remnant with limited potential.]

[In the end, like tens of thousands of other ordinary Suyang, you were thrown into a Suyang prison deep within the Xianzhou Zhuming.]

[This place was like a massive factory. Countless Suyang were confined in special compartments, their dissipated energy collected and converted into power to drive the Xianzhou.]

[Eventually, you, too, became part of the Xianzhou Zhuming's energy system.]

[Day after day, year after year.]

[Time seemed meaningless for energy-based lifeforms, but your consciousness remained clear, like an eternal observer.]

[Golden threads became your only pastime.]

[Countless invisible threads spread out from the cracks of this Cage, clinging to every corner of the Xianzhou Zhuming, channeling all the changes in the outside world into your perception.]

[At 100, you used the golden threads to thoroughly understand the Xianzhou's defenses and patrol routes, waiting for a chance to escape.]

[Unfortunately, the Xianzhou people kept a close watch on you "batteries"... There was hardly any opportunity in a century.]

[At 122, Star Calendar 2022, the golden threads captured an interesting piece of information.]

[A ship from the distant sea of stars arrived at the Xianzhou, calling itself the "Interstellar Peace Corporation." They brought novel technologies and so-called "civilized principles," and forged an alliance with the Xianzhou.]

[And a long, long time passed...]

[At 900, Star Calendar 2600. In this year, a major event occurred on the Xianzhou! The Xianzhou people found the Healer!]

[After that, a divine tree called "Jianmu" suddenly grew from the middle of the Luofu Xianzhou, blotting out the sky and the sun.]

[The Xianzhou people discovered that they could achieve immortality by eating the fruit from the tree!]

[The Xianzhou people went crazy all at once, feeling like gods, celestials, never having to die again.]

[You watched the people on the Xianzhou celebrate eternal life with your golden threads, but sneered inwardly.

Eternal life?

These people are rejoicing too soon. This thing is probably not good, and there will be big trouble sooner or later.]

[At 1300, sure enough, after a few hundred years, the Xianzhou was in complete chaos!]

[This was the famous "Era of Three Calamities" in Xianzhou history.]

[First was the "Calamity of Life," there were too many people, and the ship was almost full.]

[Then came the "Browncoat Rebellion," the rich and powerful old guys fought with the dirt-poor commoners, and blood flowed like rivers.]

[Next was the "Fratricidal War," the Xianzhou Yuanqiao people fought each other, and in the end, the entire ship was destroyed, and more than a billion living beings on board were wiped out.]

[Finally, there was the "Golden Man Rebellion," war machines used in previous battles suddenly came to life, hacking at anyone they saw, turning the Xianzhou upside down.]

[You saw these messes clearly.]

[You saw through it all. The Xianzhou's immortal old guys haven't changed their inherent flaws at all. Instead, because they have lived too long, they have become more greedy, more selfish, and more inhumane.]

[At 1700, Star Calendar 3400, the Xianzhou had not yet fully recovered from the wounds of the "Three Calamities," and the "Fire Calamity" came overwhelmingly!]

[A large army of monsters calling themselves "Abundance Fiends" drove giant warships resembling monsters and aggressively attacked the Xianzhou.]

[The Xianzhou's various ships were plunged into an unprecedented bitter battle. The prison area where you were located was also severely affected.]

[You immediately realized: The opportunity has come!]

[Your golden threads immediately began to operate at high speed. All kinds of battlefield news and secret orders from the Xianzhou's higher-ups were transmitted into your mind.]

[Soon, you captured a crucial piece of information:

To cope with this overwhelming disaster, the Xianzhou's higher-ups actually decided to make a desperate gamble and risk activating the imprisoned Suyang power!

Among them, even the "Tinder Emperor," who had been suppressed by the Xianzhou Alliance for thousands of years and served as the core power of the Zhuming!]

[Moreover, they also wanted to find a group of Xianzhou soldiers who were not afraid of death and have them merge with the Suyang, turning them into super soldiers to die, oh no, to become suicide squads.]

["Hey, this is a bit interesting!" Your Suyang fire was happily bubbling.]

[Before long, you saw a Xianzhou general wearing armor and with a solemn expression, ignoring the dissuasion of those around him, resolutely walking towards the deepest part of the Zhuming prison where the "Tinder Emperor" was imprisoned.]

[Clearly, he was going to negotiate with that most powerful Suyang.]

[At the same time, many Xianzhou officers also hurriedly entered the prison area where ordinary Suyang were held.]

[They were going to pick out some "lucky ones" from these Suyang, who were previously regarded as scourges, to be cannon fodder.]

[Then, several officers approached you...]

[What do you intend to do?]

Chapter 30: Farewell, All Xianzhou

[What do you intend to do?]

[1. Huddle and wait for the Xianzhou people to randomly pick some unlucky souls, leaving your fate to chance.]

[2. Attempt to seize the body of a low-ranking guard entering the Cage, triggering a small-scale prison riot to create chaos and see if you can escape in the confusion.]

[3. Actively release powerful energy different from other Suyang, approach a young officer whose will is clearly wavering, whose position is not high, and who is easy to control, and transmit the thought to him: "Choose me, and you can survive and make a name for yourself."]

Jiang Mo didn't even think about it.

Choose one? Are you kidding? Leave his fate to chance? That's not his style.

Choosing two is too risky. What if he screws up?

Choosing three is still the best.

Jin Si had already thoroughly investigated this batch of incoming officers.

A young squad leader named A'yong perfectly meets the requirements for seizing a body.

This guy's strength is average, but he has a frail and sickly sister in the rear who desperately needs military merits to exchange for precious elixirs.

This kind of sister-con is willing to do anything for his sister, and his will is definitely not firm. He's the easiest to control... perfect!

Jiang Mo immediately chose 3.