Take Him Directly

"This life-bearing planet has not yet developed an information network. Preliminary scans indicate over ten million indigenous humans, distributed across 112 cities."

"Among them exists something akin to a main city, suspected to be the stronghold of the planet's strongest inhabitants. Within this stronghold, there are over six thousand indigenous people below the third rank of the Planetary level, several hundred between the fourth and sixth ranks, and eleven above the seventh rank."

"Scattered Planetary-level entities exist in the other hundred-plus cities. No Stellar-level entities have been detected on the planet, though we cannot rule out the possibility of them hiding in the oceans."

Mikita looked at the data provided by Timas, his confidence in conquering this life-bearing planet reaching one hundred percent.

With thousands of Planetary-level indigenous people, a normal probability would yield quite a few Stellar-level beings, but the chance of a Universe-level being emerging is virtually zero.

Since not even a Stellar-level has appeared, a Universe-level is even less of a concern.

"Haha, the strongest is only a 9th-rank Planetary level. We don't even need the captain to act; any one of us could suppress these indigenous people with ease."

"Hiding in the ocean? Even if there is a Stellar-level hiding under the sea, how strong could they be? At most, a 1st or 2nd rank Stellar level."

"Captain, let's set off and give these indigenous people a little shock."

Mikita wore a smile, and upon hearing his crew's suggestion, he issued his orders with an air of dominance.

"Timas, steer the ship toward the planet's continent and head straight for that main city. The rest of you, bring out all the slaves above the Planetary level from the lower hold; we'll arrange for them to occupy the other towns shortly."

"Understood, Captain," the ship's intelligence, Timas, replied softly.

A hundred miles away in the high altitude, Qi Tian hovered, watching as the ship that had been motionless for so long suddenly stirred. Its trajectory was set for the continent, so he followed behind.

My consciousness detects several relatively powerful auras within that ship, but I still don't have a firm grasp of their true strength. I must observe further.

Qi Tian trailed the ship, remaining wary and deciding to stay hidden, ready to act depending on the situation.

The ship moved at extreme speed. Once the engines engaged, it reached the skies above the Gold Soul Clan Sacred Land in seconds. Led by Mikita, the five crew members hovered above the city.

"Weak indigenous people, their civilization is still in the enlightenment stage. However, their appearance is quite decent, fitting the mainstream aesthetic of the universe. They should fetch a good price from slave traders."

"Alright, let's take this main city first. The vast majority of the planet's Planetary-level beings are here. Once we take this place, we can leave the rest to the slaves."

Mikita's tone was cold as he ordered Timas to disengage the ship's "stealth" mode, revealing the full scale of the hundred-meter-long technological construct.

"Look, what is that?"

"And there are several people."

"Is the Buddha Lord manifesting?"

"What a massive chunk of iron, it looks like a plate."

"It must be the work of the Buddha Lord."

Within the Gold Soul Clan's city, those living near the Holy Temple were the first to see the disc-shaped spaceship hovering high in the sky.

Soon, others nearby heard the commotion, stepped out of their homes, and gazed from afar at the strange metallic "plate" in the sky above the Holy Temple.

Inside the Holy Temple, Qi Jingshi and his two companions, who had been constantly guarding against enemies, left the temple the moment the noise began. They appeared in mid-air, staring at the foreign object hovering above.

Their gazes were fixed intently on the five strangely-featured aliens beside the ship.

"Those are the outsiders the Buddha Lord spoke of."

"So strong. Even the aura radiating from any one of them is far above ours. The one leading them is even more terrifying."

Just as the other residents in the city thought this was a sign of Qi Tian's manifestation and prepared to kneel in worship, they heard a strange voice emanate from the leader.

"Indigenous people of this planet, I am an adventurer from the universe, a Universe-level powerhouse—Mikita."

"I have descended here today to lead you out of this planet and show you the vast universe. Be grateful!"

As he spoke, Mikita used consciousness transmission to project the universal language—which the indigenous people could not understand—directly into the minds of the Gold Soul Clan members who had reached the Planetary level.

At the same time, his Universe-level aura erupted. The terrifying pressure forced everyone to their knees, and even Qi Jingshi and his two companions could barely hold their ground.

This was even without Mikita intentionally focusing his consciousness pressure. If he had concentrated it on a single Planetary-level individual, the terrifying force could have crushed them into a bloody mist in an instant.

While Mikita was showing off his power, Qi Tian, watching from afar, intercepted Mikita's consciousness transmission and understood his words.

A Universe-level powerhouse? He dares to call himself a powerhouse with this level of consciousness?

Qi Tian recalled the terrifying aura left behind by the Blood Cloud Palace Master when he refined the Soul-Suppressing Buddha Bead. By comparison, this alien named Mikita was incredibly weak.

It seems that among the aliens who descended upon Gold Soul Planet, this Mikita is the strongest. I have nothing to worry about then.

Mikita, who was enjoying the worship of the indigenous people, suddenly felt a terrifying consciousness pressure descend upon him.

Such terrifying pressure... could it be a Domain Lord? That's impossible!

Qi Tian released his will pressure and simultaneously flashed onto the ship. He stood at the edge, looking coldly at the few aliens not far away.

Under the weight of that consciousness, Mikita couldn't help but sink into a kneeling position in the void. Trembling, he struggled to control his body, which was desperate to collapse.

As for the other crew members at the 9th rank of the Stellar level, the moment the will pressure appeared, their minds turned to mush. They became dazed, their eyes losing all light.

Outside the Holy Temple, Qi Jingshi and his two companions, who had been forced to the ground by Mikita's pressure, immediately looked up when they felt the weight vanish.

When they saw Qi Tian standing at the edge of the ship, their suspended hearts finally settled.

They knew Qi Tian was powerful, but they were not blindly superstitious; Qi Tian had told them there was always someone greater.

Now that the outsider powerhouse was clearly being suppressed by Qi Tian, they couldn't help but smile, and they immediately knelt and shouted.

"Greetings, Buddha Lord."

The others also felt that terrifying pressure vanish, and upon hearing the voice of Qi Jingshi, they all looked up toward the location of the airship, their eyes filled with fanatical fervor the moment they caught sight of Qi Tian.

"Greetings, Buddha Lord."

Listening to the worshipful cries of his clansmen and the other residents, Qi Tian nodded and spoke, "Everyone, rise. Jingshi, see that you all pacify the people."

"Yes, Buddha Lord." Qi Jingshi nodded to acknowledge the order.

Immediately, golden energy radiated from Qi Tian's body, enveloping the airship and the few extraterrestrials as he flew rapidly away from the scene.