Kerrigan's expression turned grave. Purple psionic energy gathered rapidly, and countless bolts of lightning coiled around her. The next moment, she surged forward with a thunderous roar!
The sheer force even liquefied the steel road beneath her feet!
Her alloy-blade claws, wrapped in crackling currents, closed in on Feng Xiao in an instant. Golden light blazed in his pupils. As Kerrigan charged, an immense pressure descended upon her, and her body suddenly slowed.
Before she could break free, a psionic spear imbued with tremendous power slammed into her abdomen!
Several shards of carapace flew off. Purple blood sprayed from the corner of Kerrigan's mouth, and her body shot away like a cannonball, crashing through building after building.
"Tsk. Condensing psionic energy into a physical form still takes too much mental power."
Feeling his mental energy had already dropped by forty percent, Feng Xiao couldn't help feeling helpless, though he wasn't in a hurry.
At least before his mental energy fell below its critical threshold, he could definitely render the Queen of Blades unable to fight. Besides, she wouldn't fight to the death.
Come to think of it, wasn't Abathur the most monstrous Zerg unit of all? His talent for biological research was extraordinary. Given the right conditions, it wasn't impossible that he could even study the Xel'naga.
For some reason, Feng Xiao suddenly found himself wanting to recruit Abathur.
After all, transferring a soul wasn't difficult for the Star Sea Human Alliance.
He didn't believe Abathur could still call the humans of the Star Sea Alliance genetically inferior after they had been optimized with gene serums.
It wasn't obvious under ordinary circumstances, but even citizens of the small Blue Crystal Federation had physical abilities several times better than those of the Terran Dominion.
Psionic energy quickly gathered around his right arm. He easily blocked Kerrigan's attack as she recovered, then continued considering whether the plan was feasible.
Honestly, Abathur was worth recruiting.
He had an extraordinary talent for biological science. What could be more wasteful than using it to improve the Zerg's combat power?
Psionic energy restrained the enraged Kerrigan and slammed her into the ground. With a casual gesture, Feng Xiao brought down two nearby buildings, burying her beneath them.
Only then did Feng Xiao ask, "Raynor, an hour's passed. How's the operation going?"
His Divine Sense quickly picked up the voice in the communications channel. "The Raiders have advanced to about sixty percent. We'll finish the mission soon."
Feng Xiao withdrew his Divine Sense from the communications network. He glanced at the enormous Zerg hive, barely visible in the distance, then turned his attention back to Kerrigan.
Feng Xiao frowned. "The Queen of Blades couldn't have been killed that easily, could she?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a violent surge of psionic energy erupted. Dozens of purple lightning bolts as thick as arms blasted apart the massive pile of rubble.
The Queen of Blades was wreathed in lightning, and purple arcs flickered even in her eyes. Then a colossal bolt shot straight at him.
Feng Xiao narrowed his eyes. His spear swept up a cloud of golden mist, and with a deep, resounding boom, he met the thick bolt of lightning head-on.
The shock wave, powerful enough to overturn an armored vehicle, spread in every direction. More buildings collapsed.
Feng Xiao didn't budge, but the Queen of Blades was sent flying once again. Her tough, resilient body carved a trench through the street.
"That's the third time. The Queen of Blades may be proud and capable, but after taking three hits in a row, she's probably badly wounded. Are you still not retreating?"
Feng Xiao remained calm, silently watching Kerrigan slowly rise to her feet.
Until he knew for certain whether Kerrigan could deal with the evil Xel'naga, the Queen of Blades had to stay alive. For now, he couldn't take on a Level Six civilization.
Boom!
A huge mushroom cloud rose in the distance. Terrifying heat and flames rampaged across the area, destroying every living thing and every object within the blast radius.
The Zerg army was no exception. Millions of Zerg perished, and the enormous hive, struck directly, was reduced to ashes.
A voice came through the communications channel. "Hahaha, Mr. Feng, we did it!"
A sudden whistle of air sounded beside him. The Queen of Blades seemed to have received the news as well. She withdrew from the planet without hesitation.
But that look in her eyes before she left...
She didn't seem to accept defeat.
The Hyperion.
"Raynor, I may have to leave for a while. If anything important comes up, just press the button on this watch."
Watching the logistics crew move equipment and supplies aboard the various warships, Feng Xiao suddenly looked up and spoke to Raynor, whose face was bright with joy.
Then he handed over a watch.
Communications across universes were easy enough.
With the inter-universe anchor left by the Heart of Dawn, he could return at any time.
Raynor was taken aback, then nodded.
"Haha, if I run into trouble, I won't hesitate to use it."
Feng Xiao was happy to hear that. According to the story, Raynor and Kerrigan, after she became one with the Xel'naga, would travel the universe. He could recruit them as crew members then.
That would be perfect.
And Kerrigan wasn't the only one. After Raynor awakened his ability with a treasure, his combat strength probably wouldn't be weak either.
Not long after leaving the Hyperion, Feng Xiao, who had been slowly flying through space, vanished in an instant.
The next moment, he appeared in the control room of the Star Origin. Looking at the Eternal Sun Wall and Titanium Steel Armor, which were still restoring themselves, Feng Xiao felt puzzled.
What was going on?
Were the Protoss fleets really that strong?
After asking around, Feng Xiao felt relieved. "I didn't expect to underestimate the Protoss by so much. Good thing I didn't send you to hunt down the Golden Armada."
You struggled against just over forty ships for ages. If you ran into the Golden Armada, made up of hundreds of warships and carriers, the Star Origin would be done for as soon as they focused fire on it.
"All right, guess what I found in the Koprulu Sector?
Several potential crew members!
Once we get an Elite-class starship, we'll rely on them to form an assault team."
Feng Xiao sounded smug.
Wang Hao and Ilde exchanged a glance. Wang Hao was the first to ask, unable to hold back. "Combat specialists?"
"And a research specialist."
Wang Hao shrugged, while Ilde nodded in anticipation.
Anyone their captain took an interest in was no ordinary person.
Even they themselves had been astonished after learning about their own talents. They had no idea how Feng Xiao had seen their potential.
In the end, they could only chalk it up to intuition.
After all, they hadn't known what their own talents were.
The Star Origin paused briefly, then activated its warp drive again and sped toward the nearest Alliance transportation hub—the Moss Starport.
It had the basic transportation equipment required at official Alliance starports: Spatial Stargates.
They could accommodate thousands of warships at once and cross a million light-years in seconds.
Yes, they were merely basic equipment.
Starliners carrying civilians generally used stargates as well, provided the starliner company paid an annual fee.
Starships and Alliance fleets used them for free.
"The Star Sea Human Alliance is truly powerful. How can technology this incredible be considered basic equipment—and even used for civilian transport?"
After learning the details, Wang Hao couldn't help clicking his tongue in disbelief.
"The Human Alliance is far stronger than you think. The Morton Galaxy is only a border region, like a rural town on Earth Star.
Even the Violet Kingdom, the strongest power in the Morton Galaxy, probably couldn't match one of the Alliance's fifth-line fleets."
Feng Xiao laughed. The Human Alliance's strength benefited him too.
He didn't have to shoulder any inexplicable pressure. He could explore freely, and if he encountered civilizations from other main universes, he could show off by invoking the Human Alliance's reputation.
As for oppressing ordinary citizens... Were the tens of millions of laws connected to the rules of the supreme civilization just there for show?
Ten years ago, the corrupt ruler of a large nation had indulged his desires, introducing a system of semi-slavery and widespread class oppression.
The entire chain of perpetrators had been executed live on the spot by an enforcement starship that had suddenly descended.
That image was still vivid in everyone's mind.
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