A Killing Her Was the Only Way We'd Be Safe

Lingjiang City's Imperial Shelter was about the same size as Yun City.

However, two Grandmaster-level Ancient Martial Artists were stationed here. Today, they had led the shelter's Super Martial Artists in harvesting most of the tens of thousands of fruits that had grown on the Star Fruit tree.

At that moment,

inside the conference hall,

the two Grandmaster-level Ancient Martial Artists were frowning slightly as they listened to an old turtle speak at great length with utmost seriousness.

At the end, the old turtle's eyes filled with killing intent. "In short, the Black Dragon Emperor has to die. Only then might we be able to destroy the Main Star-Sucking Tree in Yun City. That's the only way to save the Star Blue Continent."

The two Grandmaster Ancient Martial Artists, an old man and an old woman, exchanged a glance after hearing the old turtle out.

The old woman said, "Honestly, I can't see how Gu Qijue has anything to do with that Main Star-Sucking Tree you mentioned. If Gu Qijue hadn't been strong enough today, he would've died at the hands of the monsters that grew out of that tree."

"Damn it, I've already told you: the Main Tree's true consciousness hasn't awakened yet. They're one and the same. Once the Main Star-Sucking Tree has absorbed the Star Blue Continent's core, we'll all die."

The old turtle had said so much, and when it saw they were still doubtful, it immediately started cursing.

"Grandpa, Grandma, I believe the turtle!"

The loli girl beside them, who had already dismissed her armor, said quietly, "It took a huge risk to come here. It has no reason to lie to us like this."

The old man sighed. "You silly girl, Gu Qijue won't be easy to kill. Even if Chief Chu went after him right now, he might not be able to stop Gu Qijue if he decided to run."

After the battle that morning, Gu Qijue had already demonstrated enough strength to intimidate many people.

The old turtle said gravely, "It wouldn't make sense for an aberrant like him to be easy to kill. Whatever it takes, we have to take him out. Contact your Chief Chu right away. I also have to return to the depths of the ocean and inform those three terrifying beings down there."

It was an old turtle that had lived for hundreds of years and knew a great deal about the deep sea.

"All right! I'll contact Chief Chu."

The old man shook his head, took out his phone, and called Chu Yuan.

To be honest, he didn't believe what the old turtle had said.

"What is it?"

The call connected, and Chu Yuan's impatient voice came through.

He was cultivating.

He'd been interrupted out of nowhere.

He was very annoyed.

"Sorry to trouble you, Chief Chu. Here's what happened..."

The old man didn't waste words. He briefly relayed the key points of what the old turtle had just said.

"Oh? Something like that?"

Chu Yuan sounded interested. "How much of it do you think is true?"

"Uh... I... I think it's nonsense," the old man answered honestly.

"This concerns the survival of the entire Star Blue Continent. Better to believe it than dismiss it. Give the phone to the old turtle." Chu Yuan's voice was cold.

"Yes!"

The old man answered and handed the phone to the old turtle.

The old turtle took it. "Hello, Chief Chu!"

"Hello. What do you want us to do?" Chu Yuan asked directly.

"Obviously, gather all the strongest humans and kill the Black Dragon Emperor in one fell swoop!"

The old turtle said in a low voice, "I'll also return to the deep sea and ask those terrifying beings to help."

"Gathering all of humanity's strongest fighters may be difficult, but I can try. Are those terrifying beings in the deep sea you mentioned really that strong?"

"Of course. Before the world changed, all of humanity's strongest fighters together wouldn't have been enough to kill them. What do you think? The dangers of the deep sea are far beyond what you humans can imagine."

"If that's the case, why do you need us humans at all? Why not just kill Gu Qijue yourselves?"

Chu Yuan sounded displeased at being belittled like that.

"If those beings in the deep sea are willing to act, you won't have to take the lead against the Black Dragon Emperor. You'll only need to cut off his escape route."

The old turtle spoke gravely. "The Black Dragon Emperor is extraordinary and will evolve rapidly. He's a true aberrant. According to my divination, there's a good chance he can escape those beings in the deep sea. That's when you humans will need to cut off his escape route."

"Fine. You go ask the powerful creatures in the deep sea for help. I'll contact humanity's strongest fighters!"

Chu Yuan wanted to eliminate the aberrant Gu Qijue, too. Having powerful creatures from the deep sea lend a hand suited him perfectly.

"Good. It's settled, then."

The old turtle finished speaking and handed the phone back to the old man. Then it said gravely, "Take good care of this young lady. Don't let anything happen to her. Only her power can harm the Main Star-Sucking Tree."

The two elders smiled wryly. "She's already almost stronger than the two of us old-timers. Don't worry and go!"

The little loli was named Mu Yuxin. She was only seventeen, under five feet tall, yet remarkably mature for her age. Her short hair just reached past her ears, and she had a pair of bright eyes like stars.

The Star Super Martial power she had awakened allowed her to absorb sunlight and cultivate during the day, then absorb the power of the stars at night. That was why she had advanced so quickly.

The old turtle left.

It was clearly in a hurry.

Meanwhile, Gu Qijue was...

scrolling through Hu Yin while controlling the Twin Dragons to devour Star Fruits.

Just then,

Xiao Yao, who had been silent for days, spoke up. "Master, I saw Lingjiang City in your memories from your previous life. There seems to be a Super Martial Artist there who awakened Star Armor. She's incredibly powerful. Could we go kill her?"

Hm?

Gu Qijue frowned slightly at that.

Before, Xiao Yao had always communicated with him through thought. Why did its voice now seem to come from outside, right beside his ear?

Gu Qijue hesitated. "Why do you want to kill her?"

"Kill... her... We'll... be... be... be... be... safe... safe... safe..."

Xiao Yao's voice came in broken fragments. Before it could finish, it fell silent.

"Xiao Yao, what's wrong?"

Gu Qijue sensed that something about Xiao Yao was unusual today.

But no matter how he called out to it, he got no response.

"Why would it tell me to kill Mu Yuxin?"

Gu Qijue knew who Mu Yuxin was.

In his previous life, she was the only Super Martial Artist among humanity who could stand toe-to-toe with the Black Dragon. She had risen incredibly fast.

Gu Qijue's gaze flickered as he murmured, "What happened to Xiao Yao? Since it mentioned killing Mu Yuxin... Lingjiang City, huh? Looks like I'll have to go there myself. But first, I'll advance to the seventh rank."

All the strange things that had happened today had completely escaped Gu Qijue's control, leaving him deeply unsettled and without a sense of security.

Advancing to the seventh rank seemed incredibly difficult.

Gu Qijue had consumed more than a thousand Star Fruits, but still couldn't break through that barrier.

His body was like a bottomless pit. He had no idea what was going on.

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