Although the twilight was brief, at this moment, it was the most brilliant and radiant, the last lingering glow of the day.
Lingjiang City, inside the Imperial Shelter.
Mu Yuxin sat in a hanging chair on the rooftop, gazing at the slowly descending sun, a hint of sadness on her delicate face with its baby fat.
Witnessing her parents and brother die in the mouths of those monsters had left her with a shadow that would never fade in this lifetime.
And now, she also had to bear the heavy burden of... saving the world, which made her feel immense pressure.
After cultivating for an entire day and consuming quite a few Star Fruits, her Super Martial had reached the peak of six stars.
The old woman and old man guarding the shelter were only in the late Grandmaster stage, equivalent to late six stars.
The energy contained within Star Fruits, when absorbed by Ancient Martial Artists, could also quickly improve their true qi and break through realms, being more effective than spirit stones.
Within this shelter, thousands of Super Martial Artists were desperately absorbing the last rays of sunlight under the twilight.
The survivors, meanwhile, lived underground, doing handicraft work in exchange for food.
The Empire could not possibly support them like raising pigs.
Boom!! Rumble...
Just as night was about to engulf the land, a terrifying, pitch-black lightning appeared in the blink of an eye outside the shelter's electric fence, several miles away in the sky.
It was Gu Qijue, arriving on thunder.
His figure was tall and straight, dressed in a black suit, with white hair and Blood Eyes. A black Dragon tattoo on his forehead flickered slightly, controlling the power of lightning that could destroy everything. His gaze calmly surveyed the shelter below, which occupied an unknown number of miles.
Huh!?
On the rooftop, Mu Yuxin, who was about to go downstairs for dinner, sensed something. She instantly activated her Super Martial Armor and immediately saw Gu Qijue enveloped in lightning in the sky outside the shelter, his tall and imposing figure.
Activating the Super Martial Armor granted her enhanced vision.
Currently, she and Gu Qijue were at least several kilometers apart.
Yet, she could see him at a glance.
Why... is he here?
Seeing Gu Qijue's figure appear in the sky outside the shelter, Mu Yuxin's heart suddenly tightened.
At the same time, the old man and old woman also felt Gu Qijue's terrifying aura fluctuations and appeared beside Mu Yuxin, looking up at the same sky with her.
They were the only three in the entire shelter capable of detecting Gu Qijue.
Miles away in the sky, Gu Qijue's gaze simultaneously fell upon them.
More accurately, it fell upon Mu Yuxin.
Her silver-white Star Armor had perfect lines, flowing with immortal and indestructible Star light, exuding unparalleled nobility.
With a crackle, Gu Qijue silently broke through the electric fence surrounding the shelter and appeared on the rooftop in a few breaths.
Mu Yuxin, the old man, and the old woman all retreated several meters, as if facing a great enemy, their eyes fixed on Gu Qijue.
"Don't be nervous. I, Gu, am not here to kill anyone, but to take her away!"
Gu Qijue swept his gaze lightly over the old man and old woman, then his eyes landed on Mu Yuxin, who had already summoned her Star Broadsword and was ready to attack.
"Mr. Gu, are you here for Yuxin?" the old man asked, his eyes narrowing slightly. Could he also know about that matter?
"You are not my opponent. Come with me!"
Gu Qijue didn't even spare the old man a glance, instead looking at Mu Yuxin and speaking in an unyielding tone.
"You haven't tried yet, how do you know I'm not your opponent? Star Break Slash!!"
Mu Yuxin would never surrender meekly. With a sharp cry, the broadsword in her hand erupted with light, like the only Star light in the world. She stepped forward and, with a boom, slashed towards Gu Qijue.
The brilliant sword light illuminated the entire building, instantly engulfing Gu Qijue.
However, the next moment.
With a bang.
All the Star killing light dispersed.
Gu Qijue, with a single hand, easily and effortlessly caught the broadsword Mu Yuxin had slashed towards him.
Then, with a slight exertion of force, he pulled, causing Mu Yuxin to stumble and snatching the Star Broadsword away.
"You..."
Her weapon gone, Mu Yuxin retreated in shock, looking at Gu Qijue with a hint of fear.
In front of this person, Mu Yuxin felt like a weak child with no strength to even truss a chicken.
"A fine weapon!"
Gu Qijue weighed the Star Sword in his hand. Then, he channeled the lightning power within his body and fiercely slashed a silver-black lightning sword energy, over ten zhang long, towards the high heavens. With a boom, it tore through the air. The terrifying power was several times that of Mu Yuxin's previous strike, startling all the Super Martial Artists in the shelter, who looked up in horror.
They saw a terrifying sword energy break through the electric fence, disappear into the sky thousands of meters high, and then explode into a terrifying mushroom cloud.
Seeing this scene, the old man, the old woman, and Mu Yuxin all felt a chill run down their spines.
"You... why do you want me to go with you?" Mu Yuxin looked at him fearfully.
"Do I need a reason?"
Gu Qijue said indifferently, casually tossing her weapon back at her feet. He added softly, "Let's go! Don't force me to destroy this shelter."
With that, he stepped through the air, accompanied by thunder.
Mu Yuxin was conflicted and hesitant, unsure of what to do.
"Yuxin, go with him! We have no choice."
The old man and old woman felt bitter, saying in low voices, "If that matter is true, you must stay alive..."
"Okay!"
Mu Yuxin nodded heavily. A pair of Star wings buzzed and grew from her back, and she left with Gu Qijue.
"Quickly report this to President Chu!"
Watching them leave, the old man immediately took out his phone and dialed Chu Yuan's satellite phone.
At this moment, Chu Yuan was sitting at the head of the long table in the Emperor Abyss Group's command center, preparing to contact the War God Group of the Snow Bear Empire first.
Just then, his phone rang.
He picked it up and answered, "What is it now?"
"President Chu, something terrible has happened. Mu Yuxin was just forcibly abducted by Gu Qijue," the old man's anxious voice came through.
Upon hearing this, Chu Yuan's eyes flashed. He barked, "What did you say? Why would he actively seek out Mu Yuxin? Does he also know something?"
"I don't know! Gu Qijue is clearly after Mu Yuxin. What should we do now? If he kills Mu Yuxin..." The old man didn't dare to think further.
"Don't worry, he didn't kill Mu Yuxin immediately. It means he still has doubts. Mu Yuxin will be fine in the short term. I have other matters to attend to, so that's all for now!"
Chu Yuan calmly ended the call and spoke solemnly to the beautiful woman Jun Yueru, Lu Tuan, He Rui, and Yu Lihong, who were seated with him at Dragon Cloud Mountain. "The fact that Gu Qijue actively sought out Mu Yuxin indicates that the old turtle's words are probably true. To destroy the Main Star-Sucking Tree, we must first eliminate Gu Qijue."
Jun Yueru nodded. "Yes! Let's contact the War God Group, White Blood Group, Sky Wolf Group, and Sky Sun Group first!"
The above, along with the Emperor Abyss Group, were the five strongest non-human organizations on this planet.
Under the effect of the Star Fruit, Jun Yueru, Lu Tuan, Yu Lihong, and He Rui had all advanced to the Great Grandmaster level.
As for Chu Yuan, he had reached the peak of Great Grandmaster.
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