Chapter 81: How Dare You Boss Around General Yiwa?

“Babata has likely touched that realm. They won’t last much longer. It seems this old man should make an appearance.”

On Blue Star, within an old-fashioned courtyard, an elderly man with white hair and beard stood with his hands clasped behind his back. His turbid eyes gazed deeply into the heavens, as if he had already seen through all obstacles to observe the battle taking place there.

“Elder Zheng, you absolutely must not! Your body can no longer withstand taking action again. What if…”

Beside the old man, a young man spoke urgently, his words trailing off.

The old man waved his hand, his expression calm. “I have lived long enough. This life… consider it my final gift to you all before I depart.”

“Elder Zheng, you—”

“Say no more.”

The old man raised his hand to stop him, and his figure vanished from the spot.

Beyond the heavens, the battle continued.

“Hahahaha! What skill is there in six against one? Let me, General Yiwa, meet you!”

The original six-on-one situation was suddenly disrupted as a man entirely wrapped in mysterious black cloth abruptly appeared on the battlefield.

“Beware of his Corpse Refining Cloth! Once tainted by it, you’ll either die or be crippled!”

Someone roared a warning.

“Hahaha, you cannot escape~”

Yiwa gave a sinister laugh, raising a single hand. The black cloth on his body swiftly flew out, transforming into a vast net that pressed down, enveloping the entire Starry Sky in shadow.

The black cloth emitted a foul, rotting stench. Decaying black Qi steamed forth, continuously expanding in the air until, in the blink of an eye, it covered the entire battlefield.

“Alas~”

A sigh was heard from within space itself.

The previously unstoppable black cloth was pushed back by an invisible force, tracing a brilliant arc through the Void before settling back onto General Yiwa’s body.

The old man hovered with his feet off the ground, his hand slightly lowered. His aged face was filled with sorrow.

“Leave. I do not wish to kill you.”

“Heh, Old Undying, on the brink of death and still trying to bluff us? This Marshal has long known your Lifespan is nearly exhausted. Taking action once would probably kill you on the spot, wouldn’t it?”

Babata sneered, though the apprehension on his face was impossible to conceal.

“You are not wrong. However, this old man has no problem taking you with me before I die.”

The old man looked calmly at Babata, a resolve to die evident in his turbid eyes.

“Hahahaha! I’m not afraid! Yiwa, you go test him!”

Yiwa: ?

Yiwa hesitated, not moving.

“Worthless! I told you to test him!”

Babata was furious.

“Marshal, I…”

Yiwa was on the verge of tears. The old man before them was already the strongest Combat Power on Blue Star, and indeed among all present. Sending him, Yiwa, to test the waters was clearly making him cannon fodder!

It was true that General Yiwa was skilled in battle, but he only fought battles he could win!

The stalemate continued.

Suddenly, the Void trembled violently. Boundless energy fluctuations emanated from this space, and with a rumbling roar, an unparalleled existence descended upon this realm.

An ancient, drawn-out voice, capable of penetrating all barriers, fell upon the ears of all living beings across the Starry Sky.

“Starians, withdraw at once!”

The ancient, powerful voice struck directly at the soul. Not only those present, but even the masses far away on Blue Star and the Starian homeworld heard it clearly.

General Yiwa flew into a rage, pointing furiously at the Void ahead. “What are you? How dare you boss around me, General Yiwa?”

The Void fell into deep silence.

General Yiwa only fought battles he was certain to win, yet was also renowned for his bravery and skill in combat.

After a long while, a playful voice came from the direction of the spatial disturbance.

“Interesting.”

The next second.

Boom!

General Yiwa’s body exploded on the spot, turning into dust that scattered into the air.

The entire scene fell silent, everyone fearfully gazing at the empty void where, just a second ago, a super powerhouse capable of suppressing multiple Martial Saints had stood.

But now, simply because he had spoken disrespectfully and offended the mysterious existence in the void, he had been obliterated by a mere thought.

What kind of immense power was this?

The voice then turned toward Babata.

“Blue Star is under the protection of Myriad Realms Company for one year. Do you Starians have any objections?”

Babata swallowed hard and replied mechanically, “N… no.”

“Good.”

Suddenly, a Game Capsule quietly materialized in the space.

The voice said calmly:

“You, the Human Race of Blue Star, deliver this exclusive Game Capsule to Jiang Yan, the one who broke into the top ten thousand of the Myriad Realms Ladder.”

Whoosh!

The Game Capsule suddenly flew toward the old man. He caught it barehanded, stored it in his Spatial Ring, and clasped his hands in gratitude.

“Thank you, Senior, for saving us.”

“I am merely a messenger. There is no need for such formalities.”

After leaving these words, the voice fell silent, likely having already departed.

The others all sighed in amazement.

A mere messenger could be invincible in this world, effortlessly annihilating a top-tier Transcendent. How powerful, then, must the core members of the Myriad Realms Ladder be?

Just thinking about such a question was enough to send chills down one’s spine.

“Hmph, I never expected someone from your Human Race to have the luck to break into the top ten thousand of the Myriad Realms Ladder. Today, I admit defeat, but don’t celebrate too soon. In one year, I, Babata, will settle all the humiliation suffered today!”

With that, Babata fled, his figure vanishing without a trace.

No one pursued Babata, because the truce granted by the Myriad Realms Ladder came with a condition:

During the truce period, the protected party may not use the truce privilege to attack other forces, or else the truce privilege will be voided.

The truce is meant to give the geniuses of your planet time to develop, not for the planet’s upper echelons to expand their territories. Myriad Realms Company had long anticipated this and established strict regulations accordingly.

After Babata left, the group of Martial Saints hovered in the air, looking at each other.

“Well, it seems we were saved by a junior,” a female Martial Saint remarked quietly.

“That person said the one who broke into the Ladder is named Jiang Yan. Does anyone here know him?”

Cangyuan Saber Saint wore a strange expression on his face.

Qin Wufeng’s facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.

“Maybe it’s just someone with the same name?”

Finally, the old man spoke up.

“Let’s return first. I want to see which Human Race Prodigy made the move.”

In truth, most of those present knew the name “Jiang Yan.”

But recalling that the Jiang Yan they remembered was merely the top scorer of this year’s College Entrance Exam, with a Realm of only the third-grade Innate, everyone shook their heads, thinking it might just be a coincidence.

In any case, returning to Blue Star and checking the backend data would clear up all their doubts.

Blue Star.

“Hey, did you all just hear a voice from the sky?”

“I heard it too. It seemed to say, ‘Starians, retreat immediately.’ Could it be that a Human Race powerhouse intervened?”

“That doesn’t make sense. How could a voice from space reach our ears?”

“Nonsense, what’s wrong with the big shot having a louder voice?”

“I mean sound can’t travel in space.”

“What’s wrong with the big shot having a louder voice!”

“Forget it, you’re right.”

…

“By the way, someone’s actually challenging the Myriad Realms Ladder at this hour.”

“Huh, how do you know?”

“Because they started a live stream.”

“Someone actually dares to stream it? Are they insane? The last person who streamed their Myriad Realms Ladder run was completely disgraced!”

“Could it be Zou Han attempting the Myriad Realms Ladder again? That’s great, we’re saved!”

The Myriad Realms Ladder had its own dedicated live stream section, but ever since the Zou Han incident, not a single person remained in that section.

Thus, the sudden appearance of a Myriad Realms Ladder live stream, especially at such a sensitive time, immediately caught the attention of many.

A large crowd flooded into that person’s live stream room.