Starfarer Cruise: Clearing the Route!

Inside the Soul Guidance Train,

Chen Xing looked down and saw Na'er resting beside him with her eyes closed.

As if she had sensed his gaze, Na'er looked up and opened her eyes.

"Brother, are we almost there?"

Chen Xing nodded.

"Yeah. The Far North is just ahead."

The Soul Guidance Train stopped at the edge of a snow-covered wilderness.

Chen Xing got off with Na'er.

Di Tian followed, along with four others.

Xiong Jun, the Myriad Demon King, Bi Ji, and Zi JI!

All five Ferocious Beasts were here.

The moment Xiong Jun stepped out, he rolled his shoulders.

"Finally. I've been itching to take on these Evil Soul Masters."

The Myriad Demon King said nothing, merely sensing the surroundings in silence.

Zi JI and Bi Ji stood behind Di Tian, watching Chen Xing and Na'er as they waited for orders.

Chen Xing glanced over the group, then spoke.

"Everyone, our target this time is the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters."

"According to our intelligence, only the Underworld Emperor and the Two Heavenly Kings are guarding it right now, but there are over ten thousand cult members inside."

"Our objective is simple."

At that, Chen Xing's expression turned cold.

"Leave none alive!"

Xiong Jun broke into a grin.

"Now that's something I enjoy!"

Di Tian walked over to Na'er and bowed slightly.

"My lord, should we scout ahead?"

Na'er shook her head.

"No. We push straight in!"

Di Tian nodded and said no more. He moved to carry out her order.

Chen Xing said nothing further either. He raised a hand and pressed it against his chest.

There, the Stellaron pulsed slowly, giving off a gentle golden glow.

The Stellaron had fallen dormant during the last great battle. Now it had recovered some of its power and resonated with his Wish Power.

"Old friend, it's been a while. Let's fight together again!"

The next second, Starfarer landed on the snow with a thunderous crash, towering like a mountain.

Chen Xing leaped into the cockpit.

The instant the hatch closed, the Mecha's eyes lit up.

"Let's go!"

Starfarer's thrusters blasted out orange-gold flames.

Then it soared into the air and sped deep into the Far North.

The snowstorm raged, but Starfarer was faster.

Seated in the cockpit, Chen Xing watched the terrain ahead appear on the Holographic Screen.

"A large-scale energy signature detected three kilometers ahead. Likely the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters' outer defenses, pam."

Chen Xing nodded.

"Keep scanning. Mark every enemy unit."

"Roger, pam."

Dense clusters of red dots soon filled the Holographic Screen.

Chen Xing gave them a quick glance. There were at least a thousand.

All Evil Soul Masters!

He licked his lips.

Evil Soul Masters, your worst nightmare is here!

The next second, Starfarer surged forward and soon arrived before a massive Ice Fortress.

The Ice Fortress walls were packed with cult members.

They spotted the red Mecha hurtling toward them through the sky.

Alarms rang out across the entire Ice Fortress.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Countless cult members rushed onto the walls and aimed all kinds of Soul Tools at the sky.

But Chen Xing didn't slow down. He accelerated.

He pushed the control stick forward.

Starfarer entered cruise-sweep mode!

[Starfarer: Route obstruction detected. Beginning clearance!]

As a mechanical voice sounded, Starfarer became a streak of light and dove low over the ground.

Before the people on the wall could react, Starfarer had already swept past them.

Crimson ring-shaped targeting reticles appeared out of thin air, locking onto every cult member.

The next second, blue bolts of electricity and red sparks burst from Starfarer's cannons in every direction.

[Evil Soul Master cult members: Scared to tears.]

Some tried to fight back, but Starfarer was too fast. Many were hit before they could make a move.

Inside the cockpit, Chen Xing worked the control stick without a flicker of emotion.

Starfarer swept along the Ice Fortress's ridgeline.

Wherever it passed, cult members fell in swaths like cut wheat and turned to ash.

Barely a dozen seconds had passed.

The thousand-plus cult members manning the outer defenses had all been wiped out.

Chen Xing glanced at the red dots on the Holographic Screen.

Every last one had gone dark!

He let out a slow breath.

Mowing down Evil Soul Masters like this felt...

"So damn good!"

But just then, a dark figure shot out from deep within the Ice Fortress.

It was incredibly fast!

The figure stopped a few dozen meters in front of Starfarer.

"A Mecha? You dare storm the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters with just one Mecha?"

Inside the Mecha, Chen Xing took one look at him and recognized him at once.

"Well, if it isn't Dark Hummingbird. Long time no see!"

At the sound of that voice, Dark Hummingbird's pupils contracted sharply, and veins bulged across his forehead.

"You little bastard!"

Of course he remembered the brat.

Last time, he had personally tried to capture Zhen Hua's student as a hostage, only for the kid to lead him on a chase with a Black-rank Mecha.

"And you actually dared to come here on your own?"

Chen Xing laughed.

"Come here on my own? Surprised? Didn't expect me to come after you?"

"You chased me last time. Now it's my turn."

"What do they call that? What goes around comes around?"

Dark Hummingbird sneered.

"With that hunk of metal?"

Chen Xing's voice remained calm.

"You said that last time too. How did that turn out? Did you catch me?"

Dark Hummingbird's face turned utterly grim.

But he quickly recovered his sinister expression.

"I let you get away last time because I didn't want to cause a scene."

"Now that you've come to me, don't expect to leave."

With that, he suddenly unleashed his Soul Power, and black light surged from his body.

Martial Soul Avatar: Dark Hummingbird!

The instant he transformed, he became a streak of black light and charged straight at Starfarer.

Chen Xing watched the target marker flash repeatedly on the screen.

His opponent was an agility-type fighter. He really was fast.

But Chen Xing wasn't worried.

You've got speed. I've got a cheat.

"Pam Pam, track his movement."

"Analyzing, pam... The target is moving quickly, but his movements follow a pattern. Recommend attacking toward three o'clock in half a second, pam."

Chen Xing waited patiently for half a second, then shoved the control stick forward.

Starfarer raised its right arm and punched straight toward three o'clock.

Boom!

The prediction was perfect. The punch struck Dark Hummingbird squarely.

He went flying backward, crashing through several ice walls before he finally stopped.

He wasn't dead. Badly injured, he slowly dragged himself out of the rubble.

He looked up at the crimson Mecha hovering in midair. For the first time, fear appeared in his eyes.

Of course he remembered that the kid had only used a Black-rank Mecha back in Heaven Dou City.

He hadn't managed to catch him then, but at least he'd been able to chase him down and attack.

This red Mecha, though, was in another league entirely when it came to power and speed.

"What... what kind of Mecha is that?!"

Chen Xing smiled faintly.

"The Mecha that's here to collect you!"