Blood Shadow

Chen Lie also suddenly opened his eyes. Encountering Star Bandit robbing him? Wasn't this a disaster?

Chen Lie had encountered Star Bandit in his previous life and knew what kind of Star Bandit they were. In short, the chances of surviving Star Bandit attack were slim.

"Big brother, we've encountered Star Bandit, what should we do?" Han Keke n't help but ask.

"Let's see what kind of strength the guide is, and also the strength of the Star Bandit. If it's just a small group of Star Bandit, there's still a chance they can escape alive," Chen Lie simply said.

"Oh no! This is so unlucky!"

Powerful impact sounds continued to come from outside the Star Boat, indicating that something was constantly attacking Star Boat.

At that moment, a voice came.

"Listen up, you people inside. We are a space pirate squad belonging to ' Blood Shadow.' Those who know ' Blood Shadow 'Blood Shadow know that we never kill innocent people indiscriminately."

If you lower the Star Boat's defenses, we only want money, we won't kill anyone.

If you refuse this opportunity and we force our way in, don't blame us for unleashing a bloodbath!

Inside the Star Boat command center, Yu Zhaolong, the guide from Starry Sky University, frowned.

"Detect the number of Star Bandit and the strength of their leaders."

"Detection complete. Two Star Bandit leaders were identified, along with two Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm Grandmaster Martial Artist, six Eighth-Order Innate Embryonic Breath Realm Grandmaster Martial Artist, and 97 Seventh-Stage Gang Qi Realm Martial Artist..."

"Two Ninth-Order Martial Artist?" Yu Zhaolong's heart sank.

He himself is Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm Grandmaster. If the Star Bandit only has one ninth-level master, he can try to fight him, but it is impossible to force a fight between two ninth-level masters, not to mention that the Star Bandit also has six eighth-level Grandmaster.

"The Blood Shadow's strength is actually this great; there are two Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm Martial Artist in just one small squad?"

"Optical Computer, send a message to inquire how long it will take for the nearby Fourth and Sixth Interstellar Allied Forces to arrive."

"The Optical Computer is sending a query..."

"Reply received. The Fourth Interstellar Allied Forces's reply will arrive within one hour and twenty minutes, and the Sixth Interstellar Allied Forces's reply will arrive within one hour and three minutes."

Analysis suggests that the Star Boat defenses can hold out for at most another forty minutes...

"Strengthen defenses and see if you can get rid of the interference!"

"Unable to shake off the interference..."

Yu Zhaolong slammed his fist on the control panel, then turned and left the Star Boat control room.

Upon arriving at the terminal, Yu Zhaolong saw that the young men and women from various planets were all terrified, and immediately reassured them, "Don't be afraid, everyone. It's just a small group of Star Bandit outside."

Our Star Boat is a new generation Star Boat from Canglong Star, with extremely strong defensive capabilities. The Optical Computer has already sent a message to the two Interstellar Allied Forces stationed at the edge of the star field. The Interstellar Allied Forces are rushing over at top speed and will definitely arrive before the Star Bandit break through the Star Boat's defenses!

You will be in no danger, don't be afraid!

"Really? The Interstellar Allied Forces is on its way?"

"Please, the Interstellar Allied Forces, come quickly! It would be best if you could wipe out all these Star Bandit!"

The words of the guide, Yu Zhaolong, reassured most people somewhat, but a small number did not believe them.

In the Blue Star seating area, Ji Lingxuan had already arrived beside Chen Lie at some point.

She asked in a low voice, "Chen Lie, are we in danger?"

"We've encountered some danger!"

"It seems my mother wasn't lying to me; Outer Stars really is dangerous..."

Chen Lie turned to look at Ji Lingxuan: "You're just unlucky. You encountered Star Bandit on your first Leaving the Star. Star Bandit are a minority, and the Star Domain Army has been cracking down on them. Most people may never even see Star Bandit in their entire lives."

"Oh, so it was just my bad luck..."

Ji Lingxuan murmured.

Outside the Star Boat, two Ninth-Order Grandmaster and several Grandmaster Martial Artist from among the Star Bandit continuously attacked the surface of the Star Boat.

Under the relentless assault of various types of Innate Primordial Qi and Innate Gang Qi, the Star Boat's defensive energy shield gradually thinned.

"Give it your all, and try to break through the Star Boat's defensive shield before the Canglan Star Domain Army arrives!"

The Star Bandit leader, a Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm Martial Artist, roared and mobilized all his forces to launch an attack on the Star Boat.

With a loud "boom".

After a powerful impact, the Star Boat's defensive energy shield weakened considerably, and at the same time, a violent tremor occurred inside the Star Boat's cabin.

Chen Lie steadied himself and pondered what to do if the Star Bandit managed to break through the Star Boat 'Star Boat defenses and enter its interior.

Given the frequency and intensity of the attacks by the Star Bandit, it would be a miracle if the Star Boat's defenses could hold out until the Interstellar Allied Forces arrived.

Inside the Star Boat's control room, the Optical Computer sounded an alarm again.

"The Star Boat is under frequent attack; at this rate, Star Boat defenses can only hold for a maximum of 27 minutes..."

Yu Zhaolong's expression turned grave as he sensed the Star Bandit launching a new round of attacks.

"We can't just sit here and wait to die, letting the Star Bandit attack our Star Boat at such a high frequency. Otherwise, we'll never have been able to wait for the Interstellar Allied Forces to arrive!"

It was his duty as the guide to lead people from the Eastern Star Region and a portion of the Central Star Region to the Starry Sky University. If these people were abducted by Star Bandit en route, he would be guilty of serious dereliction of duty and would not have a good end when he returned to Canglong Star.

This is the most outstanding martial arts genius among more than twenty planets in the Central and Eastern Star Region. If something unexpected happens, he will most likely be held accountable and severely punished. Whether he can survive after the punishment is still unknown.

Even if Canglong Star is powerful, it is still facing more than twenty planets, which is a quarter of the life-bearing planets in the Canglan Star Domain. It must give these planets an explanation.

We must not allow the Star Bandit to breach the Star Boat's defenses!

Upon realizing this, Yu Zhaolong immediately summoned the four Grandmaster Martial Artist who had accompanied him on the journey.

"Colleagues, as you all saw, we encountered a group of Star Bandit on this trip."

"Our mission to guide them is of paramount importance. If such an accident occurs, resulting in the abduction of over seven thousand outstanding young martial arts practitioners from more than twenty planets in the Central and Eastern Star Region, the higher-ups of Canglong Star will not let us off easily. Even if it's just to give those twenty-odd planets an explanation, we will not have a good ending!"

"The Optical Computer has already called the nearby Fourth and Sixth Interstellar Allied Forces Interstellar Allied Forces, but it will take them almost an hour to arrive. With the interstellar Star Bandit attacking the Star Boat so intensely, the Star Boat's defensive energy shield can only hold out for a maximum of another half hour, which is not enough to withstand the arrival of the Interstellar Allied Forces."

Therefore, I have decided that I, along with the four of you Eighth-Order Innate Embryonic Breath Realm Grandmaster, will immediately Leaving the Star to stop the Star Bandit from attacking Star Boat at such a high frequency. We must not allow the Star Bandit to break through the Star Boat's defenses before the Interstellar Allied Forces arrives.

However, the Star Boat leaders have two Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm Grandmaster, six Eighth-Order Innate Embryonic Breath Realm Grandmaster, and over a hundred Seventh-Stage Gang Qi Realm Martial Artist. If we go out to fight the Star Bandit, we'll face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death!

As soon as Yu Zhaolong finished speaking, the four Grandmaster all said, "Envoy Yu, we will listen to you and leave the Star Boat to intercept the Star Bandit."

"Yes, if the Star Bandit breach the Star Boat's defenses and kidnap the twenty-odd young Martial Artist Star Boat, we won't have a good ending even if we return to Canglong Star!"

"Go out and intercept the Star Bandit. As long as we can hold out until the Interstellar Allied Forces arrives, we can successfully survive this ordeal."

"Alright, since everyone agrees, let's go out and intercept the Star Bandit. I'll try my best to hold off those two Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm Star Bandit leaders. The four of you will deal with six Star Bandit Grandmaster. If we can hold them off for thirty minutes, we'll have won a great victory!"

Yu Zhaolong summoned a guide who was at the peak of the Seventh-Stage Gang Qi Realm and transferred part of the Star Boat's permissions to him, instructing him. "You stay here and take good care of these young men and women. I'm sharing the Star Boat's permissions with you. If the Star Bandit unfortunately manage to break through the Star Boat's defenses, you should transfer these people to the Star Boat's protective pods and activate the Star Boat's final layer of defense."

The Star Boat's internal defenses are not as strong as its external defenses; it should be able to withstand a Ninth-Order Martial Artist for ten minutes.

"I understand, Envoy Yu!" The guide nodded.

After giving his instructions, Yu Zhaolong led four Grandmaster Martial Artist to the Star Boat's hatch and issued commands to the Star Boat's Optical Computer.

"Open the hatch, then close it immediately!"

"Instructions received, hatch open..."

As soon as the voice from the Optical Computer sounded, the hatch of the Star Boat opened with a 'bang,' and Yu Zhaolong and the four Grandmaster Martial Artist rushed out instantly before the hatch closed.

Outside the Star Boat, the two Star Bandit leaders were stunned when they saw Yu Zhaolong and the four Grandmaster rush out of the Star Boat.

A ninth-tier Star Bandit leader sneered, "You must be Yu Zhaolong, the envoy from the Eastern Star Region of Canglan Star Starry Sky University?"

These four are the eighth-tier Grandmaster Martial Artist who will assist you in your guidance, right?

Huang Shun? Li Zongming? Nie Yunpeng? Qiao Zhenliang?

Yu Zhaolong's expression hardened, and he said coldly, "You know so much about us, and you can even predict our return route in advance. It seems you've colluded with someone inside."

"We simply bought a tip from a friend that a guiding Star Boat would be passing through this route."

"You are the ' Blood Shadow ' Star Bandit, daring to plunder Star Boat from Canglong Star. Aren't you afraid that the Canglong Army will launch a full-scale annihilation campaign against you?"

The Canglong Star has dozens of Satellite Sky Eye, which are spread across most of the Canglan Star Domain. They are the natural nemesis of you nomadic Star Bandit.

Let me give you a piece of advice: Canglong Star is a planet with highly advanced interstellar technology. You can even plunder powerful stars like Tianming Star and Blood God Planet. Just plunder them and run away. Find a place to hide and they might not be able to find you for a year or two.

However, if you provoke Canglong Star Canglong Star, its dozens of Satellite Sky Eye will search every corner of the Canglan Star Domain around the clock, and none of your strongholds will be able to hide. As soon as you settle down here, the Satellite Sky Eye will be able to find you immediately, Canglong Army will be able to destroy your strongholds in the same day by traveling through Interstellar Route.

"You can still back down now, but if you really anger Canglong Star, you're just asking for death."

Yu Zhaolong snorted coldly, his tone full of warning.

The Star Bandit leader laughed loudly and said, "Canglong Star is indeed not easy to deal with. Although its martial arts strength ranks third in the star field, it is more troublesome for us than Tianming Star and Blood God Planet."

However, our line of work involves licking blood from the blade. We can't back down just because our opponents are formidable. At worst, we can just run to a neighboring star system to hide."

"Yu Zhaolong, I'm giving you a chance. Unlock the Star Boat's defenses. This Star Boat, carrying tens of thousands of young geniuses from over twenty planets, is ours to conquer with the Blood Shadow Tribulation."

After that, you don't need to go back to Canglong Star anymore. You might as well join our Blood Shadow. In this situation, going back to Canglong Star won't end well for you!"

"Hmph, wishful thinking! I have a family and a career; how can I be compared to a bunch of interstellar bandits like you?"

"That would be such a shame!"

A cold glint flashed in the Star Bandit's eyes, and he shouted, "Brothers, don't give them a chance to stall for time, attack!"

As soon as the Star Bandit leader gave the order, the six Grandmaster Martial Artist of the Star Bandit immediately attacked, engaging in battle with the four Grandmaster brought by Canglong Star. A team battle was about to break out.

"Take this!"

The Star Bandit leader, a Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm expert, drew a nearly two-meter-long black sword and immediately slashed at Yu Zhaolong.

"Boom!"

Yu Zhaolong mobilized his Innate Gang Qi to block, and a powerful blade of qi slashed down, followed by a loud bang.

The Ninth-Order Martial Artist from Outer Stars was incredibly powerful. With a single slash, a starship spanning over a thousand meters was severed, causing chaos and explosions in the void. The concentrated power of that slash surpassed that of the most powerful thermal weapon on Blue Star, a nuclear bomb, but its destructive range was far inferior.

Yu Zhaolong also drew his weapon, a pair of tiger-head hooks made primarily of Geng Metal Meteoric Iron, along with various rare interstellar materials.

Once Martial Artist reaches the True Qi Realm, weapons become an extension of their hands and feet. If a weapon can develop sentience, its user's combat power will surge even further.

"Nether Yin Hook Technique!"

Faced with the combined attack of two Ninth-Order Grandmaster, Yu Zhaolong dared not be careless and immediately unleashed the Earth-Grade martial art, the Hook Technique.

In an instant, the double hooks in Yu Zhaolong's hands transformed into crescent moons, filled with the innate Innate Primordial Qi of Gengjin killing power, and began to fight against the two Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm Star Bandit.

"Boom boom boom!"

The clash between three Grandmaster at the Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm caused immense destruction; the collision of various innate Innate Primordial Qi made the space itself seem to crack.

The Grandmaster Martial Artist fighting around them all retreated, fearing that the aftershocks of the battle between the three Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm Martial Artist would injure them.

Around the Star Boat, six Star Bandit Grandmaster fought against four Guiding Grandmaster from Canglong Star. Their Innate Gang Qi crisscrossed, and the sounds of explosions were deafening.

Hundreds of the Seventh-Stage Gang Qi Realm Star Bandit dared not intervene in the battle Grandmaster, but instead formed a combined attack formation to launch an attack on the four Guiding Grandmaster of Canglong Star.

Amidst the chaos of battle, a large portion of the Star Bandit joined the fray, with only a few at the Seventh-Stage Gang Qi Realm Star Bandit attacking the Star Boat. This attack had negligible impact on the Star Boat's defenses, and the Star Boat immediately began self-repair.

Upon seeing this, the Star Bandit leader shouted, "Don't stop attacking the Star Boat! Send out two Grandmaster and lead all Gang Qi Realm to continue attacking the Star Boat's defenses!"

After the Star Bandit leader spoke, two Grandmaster- Star Bandit immediately withdrew from the Star Boat and led a group of the Gang Qi Realm Star Bandit to continue attacking the Star Boat.

The pressure on the four Canglong Star Grandmaster was greatly reduced, and the battle became one-on-one.

In the battle of the Grandmaster, Yu Zhaolong faced two Ninth-Order Yuan Gang Realm Star Bandit alone. Although he was Grandmaster Canglong Star with a solid realm and strength far exceeding that of ordinary Ninth-Order Grandmaster, the Star Bandit made a living by plundering and were strong in combat, so they were not to be trifled with.

The battle had barely begun when Yu Zhaolong found himself at a disadvantage under the combined attack of the two Star Bandit leaders.

During this time, a Star Bandit leader tried to leave to help the Star Bandit Grandmaster deal with the Canglong Star Guide Grandmaster, but was stopped by Yu Zhaolong's hook.