In an instant, they crossed space, precisely caught up with the Bone Warships attempting to flee, and silently sank into their engine cores or energy hubs.
Pfft-pfft-
After a few muffled sounds, the light from the Bone Warships' rear thrusters abruptly went out. A series of explosions rang out within their hulls, and they lost all propulsion, floating in the starry void like dead fish. Their hulls continued to rot and disintegrate even faster-carrying the survivors inside them toward the same end.
In barely a dozen breaths, a Star Sea Raiders fleet powerful enough to plunder a small planet had been utterly annihilated by this silent, deadly poison, without even mounting a credible resistance.
Silence returned to the starry void. Only the drifting wreckage and faint, lingering poisonous energy bore witness to what had just happened.
Li Yunjing swept his sleeve, drawing back the scattered poisonous energy. The projection of the Myriad Poison Mother Lotus in his palm dissipated as well.
His expression remained calm, as though he had merely done something utterly trivial.
"Clear the route. Continue onward."
He gave the order coolly, then flickered back inside the Sky Patrol Warship.
The Puppet Mechanism Beast silently carried out his command. The Sky Patrol Warship changed course, bypassed the wreckage, and accelerated toward the Heavenly Emperor Ancient Star once more.
Through his enemies' deaths, Li Yunjing gained a more immediate understanding of the Myriad Poison Mother Lotus's power.
A seventh-tier supreme treasure truly lived up to its reputation.
Sometimes, this thing was even more useful than an immortal artifact. Immortal artifacts were powerful, but activating them was exceedingly difficult. Even now, Li Yunjing struggled to unleash one-thousandth of their power.
Yet after his preliminary refinement, the Myriad Poison Mother Lotus had already reached the peak of the seventh tier, rivaling