Return

The leader of the Space Pirate Group watched his forces suffer heavy losses, his heart filled with bitter resentment. With bloodshot eyes, he shrieked hysterically, "Charge, all of you! Don't let them succeed!" But at this moment, the pirates' morale was shattered; facing the dual pressure of the Interstellar Alliance and the Mechanical Guards, they were already struggling to hold their ground.

Just as Lina prepared to launch the energy vortex, the core of the mysterious power suddenly underwent a violent transformation. The previously stable black sphere began to spin wildly, spraying out streams of formidable energy. Wherever those energy streams touched, whether pirate ships or Mechanical Guards, they were instantly obliterated.

"Oh no, the mysterious power is losing control!" Eric shouted in terror.

Loki, positioned near the core of the mysterious power, also felt the terrifying force.

He fought with everything he had, carving a bloody path through the encirclement of Mechanical Guards as he flew toward the ship carrying Eric and Lina.

"Hurry, we have to get out of here!" Loki yelled as he flew.

Eric hurriedly adjusted the ship's heading, preparing to pick up Loki. However, a powerful stream of energy shot directly toward the ship. At the critical moment, Lina released the energy vortex in her hands, colliding head-on with the energy stream. The massive shockwave sent Lina flying, slamming her heavily against the interior wall of the ship.

"Lina!" Eric and Loki shouted in unison.

At this point, the energy fluctuations of the mysterious core reached their peak, and the entire area was engulfed in blinding light. Ignoring everything else, Eric piloted the ship forward, pulled the injured and unconscious Lina and Loki aboard, and then accelerated at full power to escape the dangerous zone.

Behind them, the core of the mysterious power erupted in a cataclysmic explosion, sending powerful shockwaves spreading in every direction. The Space Pirate Group and the Mechanical Guards were almost entirely wiped out, while the Interstellar Alliance's ships were left teetering in the aftermath of the blast, barely managing to escape the explosion's radius.

The three survivors collapsed inside the ship, gasping for air.

Deep in the vast, boundless universe, several mysterious elders dressed in archaic robes sat with strange energy fluctuations radiating from their bodies. They sat cross-legged with eyes closed and brows furrowed, seemingly engaged in some form of mystical perception. Suddenly, one of the elders snapped his eyes open, his gaze filled with shock and ecstasy: "The Master, our Master has returned!" The other elders opened their eyes one after another, their faces showing expressions of disbelief and intense excitement.

"It really is the Master's aura. After all these years, he has finally returned!" another elder said, his voice trembling as if he could not believe it was true.

Meanwhile, the mysterious entity who had possessed the body of Goku Black felt it too.

He hovered above the ruins of Yake Planet, looking up at the sky and laughing wildly: "My servants aren't dead? My servants are still alive? Hahaha, heaven truly helps me!" His laughter was filled with madness and triumph, as if it could pierce every corner of the universe.

"Interstellar warships will be mine soon. Those glorious days of the past are about to return. But when I return, I'll first clear out the piles of trash in this universe." A flicker of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes as images of the Space Pirate Group and the Interstellar Alliance headquarters appeared in his mind.

As for the Space Pirate Group, after the brutal battle with the mysterious power core, the remnants were hiding on a remote planet to lick their wounds.

The leader sat in the dilapidated command cabin with a gloomy expression, looking at his battered subordinates and the severely damaged ships, his heart burning with unwillingness.

"Boss, what do we do now?" a pirate asked cautiously.

"Hmph, we'll find another chance later to settle the score! But I have a feeling that a greater conspiracy is hidden behind this disaster." The leader frowned, lost in thought.

At the Interstellar Alliance headquarters, the scene was equally busy and tense. After the elite fighters returned, they reported everything they had experienced in detail. The Alliance high command gathered in the conference room, the atmosphere heavy.

"This mysterious power is too bizarre, and that mysterious entity—we must find a way to deal with them as soon as possible," a high-ranking Alliance official said with a grim expression.

"Not only that, although the Space Pirate Group has been severely crippled, they certainly won't give up. We must remain vigilant at all times," another official added.

Just as they were discussing countermeasures, the mysterious entity had already begun his move. He transformed into a streak of black light and flew toward the planet where the Space Pirate Group was hiding. Wherever he passed, the stars seemed to tremble under his pressure.

Soon, he arrived above the planet where the pirates were hiding. Looking at the ruined pirate base below, he gave a cold laugh: "A bunch of ants, daring to covet power that does not belong to them." With that, he gathered powerful dark energy in his hands and smashed it fiercely toward the planet's surface.

The Mysterious Person's dark energy descended like a destructive meteor trailing a long tail of fire, slamming into the surface of the planet where the pirates were hiding. The violent explosion instantly swallowed a large portion of the pirate base; flames soared into the sky, and billowing smoke, mixed with shattered metal and stone, surged into the upper atmosphere.

The pirates were caught off guard by the sudden attack, and terrified screams erupted one after another.

"What is this? What's happening!" The pirate leader crawled out from the ruins of the command cabin, his face covered in dust, his eyes filled with terror and rage. He looked up at the sky and saw the Mysterious Person hovering in mid-air, radiating evil light like a demon from hell.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking us?" the leader roared at the top of his lungs. Despite his fear, his years as a pirate forced him to feign composure.

The Mysterious Person let out a sinister, cold laugh that echoed over the planet: "A bunch of insects who don't know when they're going to die, daring to act so recklessly in the universe.

Today is your doomsday!" With that, he waved his hands rapidly, and dark energy surged toward the planet like a relentless tide.

The pirates picked up their weapons, attempting to resist, but their attacks were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in the face of the Mysterious Person's immense power. One by one, the pirate ships they had barely managed to repair were struck by the dark energy and instantly turned into cosmic dust.

"Boss, we can't hold them off!" a pirate ran to the leader's side in a panic, his voice choked with sobs.

The leader gritted his teeth, his heart filled with despair, yet he was unwilling to be wiped out just like that.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he thought of a way that might turn the tide. He rushed toward the depths of the base, where they stored mysterious weapons plundered from various planets. Although they hadn't fully researched them yet, he couldn't care about that now.

The Mysterious Person watched the pirates below like ants on a hot pan, his disdain deepening. He accelerated the pace of his attack, and columns of dark energy continuously bombarded the planet. Huge craters appeared on the ground, and the entire planet's ecosystem was on the verge of collapse under this terrifying assault.