The Heilai Bandits Are Defeated

"Hahaha! You're getting cocky, aren't you?"

Heilai's crazed appearance struck fear into everyone's hearts.

Heilai grabbed Bu Chen, who was still lying on the ground, and hurled him away. Bu Chen slammed into an asteroid, leaving another enormous crater.

Boom!

There was no sound, but it felt as if they could hear it anyway.

Cough, cough!

Bu Chen coughed twice and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Damn it! What's going on with him? His combat strength just skyrocketed!"

Bu Chen could hardly believe it. In his perception, Heilai's combat strength had suddenly shot up to thirty thousand!

Thirty thousand combat strength!

How was that possible?

Bu Chen still wore an expression of utter disbelief.

But Jiang Yun, watching from the side, had seen everything clearly. While Heilai was hidden by the dust, he had secretly taken out a small black bottle without Bu Chen noticing and swallowed the liquid inside.

Then Heilai's body underwent some unknown change.

Jiang Yun was curious about it, but he could tell that the liquid clearly came with serious side effects. It not only consumed Heilai's potential, but also drained his life force.

"Damn bug! You made me pay such a heavy price!"

"Tell me!"

"How should I make you suffer?"

With a furious roar, Heilai charged at Bu Chen again.

Bu Chen relied on his superb combat techniques to carefully dodge Heilai's attacks. Heilai had already been blinded by rage.

But it was obvious that Heilai's combat strength now far surpassed Bu Chen's. No matter how exquisite Bu Chen's techniques were, the boost from Heilai's overwhelming strength had made him faster.

Bu Chen could keep up with him through his senses, but Heilai's speed had made it difficult for him to move freely. He was struggling to hold his own.

Jiang Yun watched as Bu Chen still held back his full strength. Clearly, he meant to use this chance to hone himself.

Jiang Yun didn't stop him. Instead, he watched with interest, curious to see how far Bu Chen could go.

With Bu Chen's current strength, though his combat power seemed to be only ..., his profound cultivation still let him fight people whose combat power was around ...

Although Heilai's combat strength had soared to thirty thousand, he had trouble controlling it after the sudden increase. His actual combat power was only around ...

So Bu Chen was effectively fighting someone several thousand points stronger than himself. Clearly, though, the battle was perilous.

This won't do. I can't let this go on. Having someone like this to hone my cultivation is a rare opportunity, but this isn't a game! The pressure of life and death can help me improve quickly, but it's not worth it if I lose my life!

Bu Chen thought to himself.

It wasn't easy to find such a suitable opponent for training.

With Jiang Yun by his side, Bu Chen wasn't worried about his safety. He knew Jiang Yun wanted to use this opportunity to hone their cultivation.

But during their earlier training, Bu Chen had noticed how tremendously Jiang Yun had improved.

If this kept up, he wouldn't even be able to keep pace with Yun-ge.

That was why Bu Chen had taken this risk, even though it was completely unlike his usual cautious self.

He was doing it all to keep up with Jiang Yun!

"It's time!"

"Fourfold Jiang Fist!"

In an instant, Bu Chen's combat strength surged to ...

Unlike the crude power Heilai had gained from the drug, this was power Bu Chen could fully control.

In just a moment, Bu Chen turned the tables and gained the upper hand.

The energy storm generated by their clash swept the nearby Heilai Bandits away.

The area instantly became a vacuum. Waves of energy from their clash flashed through space, radiating dazzling light.

"How is this possible? His combat strength can still increase?"

Heilai stared in shock, unable to believe it.

After all, he had already used his trump card. He had spent a fortune to obtain it from the Cosmic Trade Alliance.

But the drug had terrible side effects. It had not only damaged his potential, but also cost him ten years of life.

Despite paying such a heavy price, he still hadn't managed to kill Bu Chen. Instead, he was the one being driven back again and again.

The two of them stopped. Heilai stood to the side, panting, his gaze fixed coldly on Bu Chen as if he could tear him to pieces with his eyes alone.

"Heilai, surrender. Stop struggling for nothing!"

Bu Chen folded his arms and looked at Heilai, who was panting heavily. A trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"Hahaha!!!"

"I, Heilai, have dominated this star region for decades. I never thought I'd end up like a tiger fallen among dogs!"

"Are you humiliating me? I, Heilai, am somebody around here, and you're telling me to surrender!"

Heilai's expression turned crazed, as if Bu Chen's words had struck a nerve.

"Oh! I didn't expect you to have some backbone."

Bu Chen was a little surprised by Heilai's attitude. He hadn't expected the leader of the Heilai Bandits to have some courage.

No wonder they had managed to stay safe for decades without being wiped out.

The Heilai Bandits watched their leader fall into danger, eyes wide with alarm and shock.

"Lord Heilai's been beaten this badly!"

"Damn it, that guy was hiding his combat strength!"

"Were they hired to wipe us out? What a cunning move—sending a whole group of people who can hide their combat strength to hunt us down!"

The Heilai Bandits were furious. They assumed that the Blazing Squad had been hired to deliberately exterminate them.

After all, there were people in the universe who could conceal their combat strength. They thought Jiang Yun and the others belonged to such a race.

"Hahaha! Die with me! You think you can make me, Heilai, surrender? Not in a million years!"

A terrifying laugh came from Heilai, seeming almost demonic. It made everyone feel deeply uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Heilai charged at Bu Chen, and white light began to radiate from his body.

Bu Chen's heart tightened. He thought Heilai was about to unleash some kind of ultimate move.

He tensed, wary of Heilai as he charged toward him.

As Heilai rushed at Bu Chen, the light around his body grew brighter and brighter, and his aura became more and more terrifying.

Suddenly, Bu Chen seemed to realize something. He quickly turned his head and shouted, "Blazing Squad, get the shields up!"

Boom!

A flash of white light swept through the area. The asteroids nearby were instantly pulverized by the tremendous energy, which swallowed everything around them.

The massive shock wave even reached the battlefield where the Blazing Squad was stationed!

Some of the Heilai Bandits were killed by the shock wave.

The area where Bu Chen had been was buried beneath thick clouds of dust.

"Captain!"

"Quick! Check if the captain's all right!"

The Blazing Squad had survived by raising their shields after Bu Chen's warning.

But Bu Chen was another matter.

The squad members hurried toward where Bu Chen had been. With such a powerful explosion, they couldn't be sure he was unharmed.

When they arrived, the dust slowly cleared, revealing two figures.

It turned out Jiang Yun had rescued Bu Chen. He had guessed what Heilai intended to do.

Jiang Yun hadn't expected Heilai to blow himself up so decisively!

Bu Chen hadn't reacted in time and had only managed to warn the others.

But at the crucial moment, Jiang Yun had saved him.

Seeing that Bu Chen was unharmed, the Blazing Squad members breathed a sigh of relief.

Then they turned their furious gazes toward the remaining Heilai Bandits.

Without Heilai, the bandits' morale took a heavy blow. Under everyone's assault, they were driven back again and again.