Chapter 232: Brawl

In the past, everyone had wondered why the Grand Marshal would worry day and night about a genius who had yet to fully mature.

Not only did it waste manpower and resources, but it also easily caused public panic. Now, after witnessing Jiang Yan’s performance, these individuals all felt deeply ashamed.

It turned out they were the ones with tunnel vision, unable to comprehend the Grand Marshal’s profound foresight and strategy.

Now, only by killing Jiang Yan could the Starians have a chance to become great once more!

With their collective roar, countless surges of Battle Intent erupted, causing Jiang Yan’s War Ruins Engravings to skyrocket by five, reaching a total of forty-five.

“Warriors of Blue Star, follow me into battle!”

The Martial Saint of Blue Star did not remain idle either. Cangyuan Saber Saint raised his battle saber and soared into the fray, with the others quickly following suit.

For a moment, the Starry Sky became a scene of utter chaos.

The Heavenly Slaughter War Ruins continuously gathered Battle Intent, causing Jiang Yan’s War Ruins Engravings to increase at an astonishing rate.

Dozens of crimson engravings coiled around him, preventing anyone from approaching within a hundred-meter radius.

Beams of light erupted, each strike claiming another life.

Amid the chaos, Babata seized the opportunity to launch an attack.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Dozens of crimson streaks shifted direction, shooting toward Babata.

Boom!

A bloody explosion lit up the space, turning Babata’s chest into a bloody skeleton. His already frail and aged body now teetered on the brink of collapse.

“Today… you… must die…”

Killing Jiang Yan seemed to have become Babata’s obsession. Even at death’s door, he still sought to strike at Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan hadn’t expected to be so deeply fixated upon. Casually dispatching a few Starian soldiers who tried to interfere, he once again gathered a mass of Death Qi.

A black dragon gradually took shape, ready to roam freely across the entire battlefield.

The other Starians trembled in fear, their Divine Souls shaken, and they retreated one after another, desperate to avoid it.

Babata’s heart sank into despair. He hadn’t anticipated that Jiang Yan could unleash an attack of this level twice in succession.

Ordinary attacks naturally struggled to kill an existence of Babata’s caliber, but that terrifying mass of Death Qi was a different matter entirely.

The black dragon grew larger and larger. With each increase in size, the Starians grew more terrified.

Babata stubbornly held on, trying to hinder the dragon’s formation. However, dozens of War Ruins Engravings pierced his already emaciated body, riddling it with countless bloody holes.

The black dragon roamed the Starry Sky, on the verge of fully materializing.

Just as all eyes were fixed upon it, the black dragon suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon, whimpering as it vanished into nothingness.

Babata: …

The others: …

Jiang Yan clicked his tongue. “My apologies.”

A mere wisp of the Life and Death Law Embryo was ultimately too unstable, leaving even Jiang Yan without a hundred percent certainty of forming an effective means of attack.

“Hahahaha, you’re just putting on an act, kid! I think you’ve reached the end of your rope!”

Ignoring his rapidly fading vitality, Babata seized the moment to charge forward.

Blue Star’s high-level combatants were fully occupied, leaving only an unfamiliar Martial Saint to rush to Jiang Yan’s aid, hoping to share some of the pressure.

Jiang Yan looked at Babata, his gaze profound.

Aside from the somewhat unstable Life and Death Law Embryo, he actually possessed several more stable [Laws].

“Domain Expansion.”

“Chaotic Void World.”

This time, Jiang Yan did not draw upon the Heaven Demon Origin Source.

For no other reason than it was too precious. After testing its power last time, he had decided to save it as a trump card.

Black and white energy coalesced, enveloping most of the Starians’ high-level combatants within.

This time, without the augmentation of the Heaven Demon Origin Source, the Chaos Void World was insufficient to form a complete “world.”

But it was enough.

Mental Storm.

Eighty-one Supreme Battle Shadows stood towering and imperious within.

Rampant Saber Intent.

…

All that Jiang Yan inherently possessed had transformed into part of his Domain.

Outside, a barrier rose without warning. The Martial Saints of Blue Star, who had been fiercely battling the Starian high command moments before, stared in confusion at their vanished opponents.

What happened?

Where is my opponent?

Then, they saw the black-and-white barrier rising at the center of the battlefield, its interior completely obscured.

Some tried to shatter the barrier, only to find it indestructible, utterly immovable.

Cultivation methods involving Domains, which were only widespread on major Transcendent planets, were principles these people simply couldn’t comprehend.

For now, with the entire Starian high command pulled into the Domain, their high-end combat power was missing. Morale on Blue Star’s side, however, soared.

“It’s Jiang Yan! Jiang Yan bought us time. Let’s use this chance to kill the remaining Starians!”

“Right! Jiang Yan probably can’t hold out for long either. We must finish this quickly and not waste his efforts!”

Realizing this, the Martial Saints led Blue Star’s soldiers in a counterattack, pushing the Starian army into retreat.

“Can that kid really hold off so many powerful enemies alone?”

Qin Wufeng gazed worriedly at the barrier at the battlefield’s center, muttering to himself.

“Enough. He must have learned something incredible during his training on Tianyuan Star. What’s the point of you worrying here?”

Cangyuan, as usual, retorted at Qin Wufeng before flying toward the battlefield center.

Qin Wufeng followed closely. There was no time for excessive concern now; he had to make the most of this opportunity to clear out the Starians’ mid-tier combat power.

Otherwise, if the black-and-white Domain dissipated and Babata returned with renewed force, all of Jiang Yan’s “efforts” would be in vain.

Inside the Chaos Void World.

A group of Starian high commanders died instantly upon contact with the baptism of spiritual slices.

In the Universe, some lower civilizations neglected the development of Spiritual Power, not even discovering this power system.

Consequently, they had no corresponding defensive measures, not even wearing simple Mental Defense Equipment.

Jiang Yan directly summoned overwhelming Annihilating Cloud Slashes to execute them.

Wherever the Annihilating Cloud Slashes passed, most Starian high commanders had their Spirit Platforms shattered.

Spirit Platforms they hadn’t even discovered were found and destroyed by Jiang Yan.

Once the Spirit Platform was destroyed, the spirit necrotized, leaving them as vegetative husks collapsing to the ground.

The survivors regarded Jiang Yan as if facing a great enemy, staring at him as if he were a ghost.

“W-what kind of technique is this!”

“Are you human or a ghost!”

“Not good, protect your heads!”

However, the Annihilating Cloud Slashes pierced through flesh, ignoring all physical defenses.

Batch after batch of people died silently.

Babata struggled to resist this bizarre attack, a black bead clutched in his hand flickering slightly, helping him evade wave after wave of spiritual slices.

Looking at this bead, Babata couldn’t help but recall the Ancient King’s instructions before his expedition.

“Babata, take this bead.”

“Ancient King, what is this?”

“Mental Defense Equipment, quite rare. In case that Blue Star kid learned some spiritual attack techniques out there, this bead should help you cope.”

…

“That kid really did learn a lot out there.”

Babata gritted his teeth, feeling immensely fortunate.

“Good thing I have this string of beads. It seems after this war, I should take our Starian Prodigies out for training too.”

Just as Babata was thinking this, the black bead in his hand suddenly trembled.

“Crack—”