Kuka

The structure of the Canghuang Continent had taken shape.

After the deaths of the three God Chosen, Kubana, the ultimate victor, had his son, Kunsals, succeed him as the third Emperor of the Eagle Empire.

In accordance with his father's will, Kunsals enfeoffed his various vassals as "Kings," signifying the bestowal of royal authority.

With Kubana having paved the way, and by indirectly controlling the three major churches, he smoothly implemented this policy. Henceforth, any new King succeeding to a kingdom under his rule would have to come to the Imperial City to receive the coronation from both the church and the Emperor, thereby legitimately inheriting the throne.

The influence of the three major churches remained at its peak, with no one daring to openly defy the will of the gods.

Every Emperor, King, and the oligarchs in power had to choose a church to pledge their faith to. It was through the legitimate title granted by the churches that they could easily maintain their rule.

Seeing this situation, Tang Chuan slightly slowed down the Time Force Field he had applied to Cangmang Star. The faith system was now fully established.

All he needed to do was to reap the endless stream of Power of Faith.

Number Eighteen Heka Star.

In the past few days, booming sounds could occasionally be heard from various locations.

However, this did not stop the casualties from continuing to rise; the death toll had now approached two thousand.

This also reached the threshold for the Star Hunter's assessment.

On this day, a beam of light was projected from above the atmosphere, summoning the victor, who had been lurking in the shadows with the head of his last prey, back to the Star Hunter's spacecraft.

The Heckarians on the ground then saw the true form of the monster and, filled with hatred, fired upon it.

However, their artillery fire could not penetrate the outer defenses of the summoning beam at all. They could only watch helplessly as the demon that had been hunting their planet returned to the spacecraft.

Afterward.

The spacecraft, which had been spanning the sky, descended rapidly. It patrolled various parts of Heka Star, seemingly searching for something.

However, it found nothing. After a short while, the spacecraft ascended and left Heka Star.

Finally, in the obscure Star Hunter language, it left behind a cryptic message: "For the failed hunter, bounties can be obtained for their heads."

The next day, the entire Heka Star army abandoned their guarding and martial law duties. Instead, they wielded various high-tech instruments and began searching for the failed hunter!

One day later, still having found nothing, Heka Star finally lifted the lockdown amidst public excitement.

The once lively and prosperous Heka Star seemed to have returned overnight. The Heckarians, who had been trapped for so long, engaged in some form of retaliatory consumption, with various entertainment venues organizing one carnival after another.

Amidst this solemn yet lively atmosphere, Tang Chuan, within the transparent protective layer of his hotel, overlooked the dazzling and colorful civilization city.

Quintessa stood beside him and asked, "Master, they've lifted the lockdown. Shall we leave now?"

Tang Chuan nodded silently and said, "Kuka."

Quintessa: "???"

That evening.

Tang Chuan found Teregal and exchanged all the remaining deposits in his chip for polished Hyena Gold bars.

Teregal was somewhat disappointed, but she also knew that with what had happened and a failed Star Hunter still hidden somewhere on the planet, the loss of tourists was normal.

After extending an invitation for Mr. Tang Chuan to visit again, Teregal processed his exit procedures.

Watching Mr. Tang Chuan utter an unintelligible, obscure phrase, "Chiloo, come out!" before piloting his spacecraft and blasting out of Heka Star's atmosphere.

Teregal could only curse inwardly, Damn Star Hunters!

When I catch you, I'll personally watch your head get severed!

On the spacecraft.

Re-entering the vast expanse of space, Tang Chuan felt no particular emotion. Instead, he began to ponder how to deal with that Star Hunter.

Quintessa offered her suggestion: "Master, my advice is that you could try to subdue that Star Hunter."

Tang Chuan frowned. "It's one thing that he ambushed me; I've already beaten him up. But what's the use of subduing him?"

Quintessa explained, "Star Hunters are skilled in assassination and are also adept at gathering information. If you can subdue him, you won't have to personally handle everything during future planet explorations. All the trivial matters can be handed over to him.

Moreover, Star Hunters value honor. Once they choose to submit, they will not betray you until their strength surpasses that of their follower.

Tang Chuan thought about it, but still said, "Although I didn't see how much he values honor, I ruined his assessment. Can he be easily subdued? I don't have the leisure to spend time and energy on him."

Quintessa chuckled, "Don't worry, Master. For prey whose strength significantly surpasses their own, Star Hunters will still hunt them ferociously, enjoying the thrill of bloodshed.

However, the state you displayed with your divine power is not merely surpassing him by one level; your almost god-like abilities are enough to make a Star Hunter sincerely submit.

They respect strength, and the strongest often have the power to influence the fate of lower-level warriors with a single word.

Not only can you provide him with stronger, more useful genes, but you can also clear his shame, letting the Star Hunters know that his failure was not due to a lack of strength, but because he encountered an ultimate powerhouse.

Then, on their home planet, his status as a failure can also be erased."

Tang Chuan understood. After thinking for a moment, he directly manipulated the Fantasy Attribute and released the Star Hunter warrior who had been imprisoned on the barren planet.

This guy was still bewildered.

His pair of fleshy wings had been reattached, but the damage caused by cosmic radiation was undoubtedly immense.

His entire body had shrunk by a size, and his skin was covered in gray wrinkles, giving him an aged appearance.

After a flash before his eyes, the Star Hunter saw Tang Chuan's face again. Instead of attacking immediately, the Star Hunter reacted and performed a gesture of curling his arm and fleshy wings.

"Mighty one, forgive my ignorance. I apologize for my past contempt. I am Nokton."

However, when his peripheral vision caught sight of himself already in the vastness of space, having left Heka Star, the light in the Star Hunter's eyes, one might call it his gaze, dimmed.

He had not only failed but was also forced to leave the place of punishment for failures?

This filled him with despair.

Tang Chuan paid no mind to these details and asked, "What is your name?"

The Star Hunter replied, "My name is Nokton."

Tang Chuan asked again, "Are you willing to submit? If not, I'll throw you out."

Nokton's gaze sharpened, and he finally lowered his head, saying, "I am willing to submit to you, but I have one request."

"Speak."

"I hope my lord can one day cleanse me of my failure."

"Agreed."

"I wish to serve you... until my strength surpasses yours."

"If you want to be my subordinate for life, I'll indulge you."

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