Interstellar boss, she doesn't talk about martial arts

Chapter 1803 Harmony (Two-part long chapter combined)

Just as Xia Chujian's voice was being transmitted throughout the entire capital via the Star Destroyer's communication system, Empress Tantai Zijun's royal guards were also engaged in a heated argument.

Following Xia Chujian's announcement, two-thirds of the Royal Guard members refused to participate in the operation to capture Xia Chujian.

They weren't against the imperial system; it was simply that Xia Chujian, as a war hero, had suffered such unfair treatment upon returning home, which was far too much.

As for the so-called report that Xia Chujian was rebelling, they all knew what was going on.

This kind of charge can probably only fool a three-year-old, and probably not even a four-year-old.

But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

The leader of the Royal Guard immediately ordered that two-thirds of the members be disarmed and placed under house arrest at their base.

At the same time, he ordered the remaining third of the people to set off!
……

Empress Tantai Zijun sat in a secluded palace within the imperial palace, where the entire capital's control system was located.

Messages are scrolling across the holographic screen in front of you.

"Your Majesty, the space fortress has refused to participate in the war, claiming that it will be on high alert to prevent an attack by the Zerg."

"Your Majesty, the commanders of the First and Second Starfleets have both refused to carry out orders, saying that their guns are not pointed at their commanders."

"Your Majesty, the highest-ranking commander of the ground forces stationed in the capital also refused to... participate in the war, saying they lack surface-to-air weapons..."

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Punishment Bureau has arrived with men! They are willing to help Your Majesty capture the Xia traitor!"

Empress Tantai Zijun was so angry that she trembled.

She is the emperor!

But when she issued the imperial edict, so many people dared to defy it!
……

Beichen Star, above the Imperial Palace of the capital.

The heavy alloy wheels of the "Star Destroyer" crashed down, and the expensive domes of the royal palace complex shattered like thin ice.

Inside the palace, fully armed royal guards were pouring out from behind the magnificent archways and columns.

They are equipped with the Empire's most advanced second-generation mechs and energy weapons.

They are Tantai Zijun's last shield.

Tantai Zijun, also dressed in a second-generation mecha suit, took off quickly in a large combat aircraft.

She stared coldly at the massive, sky-covering Star Destroyer high above.

At that moment, Tantai Zijun didn't even realize that this was not a real star destroyer, but just a miniature version of one.

But it is not important.

All she knew was that someone wanted to overthrow her Tantai clan's empire and the Empress's rule!

Tantai Zijun raised her eyes, her cold gaze and powerful mental energy pointing directly at the keel of the "Star Destroyer".

There was no hesitation, only a deep-seated hatred and a resolute determination to kill him as soon as possible.

Xia Chujian did not hesitate.

She flew out of the "Star Destroyer," the engines of the Azure Titanium Armor roaring at their limits, and the vector thrusters on her back spewing out blinding flames.

This killing machine, which once helped the Empire exterminate the Zerg, has now transformed into the most resolute spear of justice.

The mechanical right arm rose, switching to the plasma sniper rifle Destroyer that had once slain several extraterrestrial evil gods, and hummed as it launched an energy beam.

The blazing white blade of light tore through the air, accompanied by a high-frequency, piercing deathly shriek, as it hurtled toward the large combat aircraft that Tantai Zijun was riding in.

boom!
The combat aircraft's propulsion system was hit, and the blue flames at its tail instantly turned into black smoke, causing the aircraft to lose its balance.

All the passengers inside the aircraft, including Tantai Zijun and the members of the Royal Guard loyal to her, managed to escape from the spinning, falling large combat aircraft in time.

Xia Chujian, like a beam of sky-blue energy, slammed into Tantai Zijun, who had just flown out of the combat aircraft.

Tantai Zijun was not afraid at all. She immediately waved her hand and activated her "Submission" ability to pull the three nearest guards over to block her way.

However, compared to the energy beam fired by Xia Chujian, the star energy shields in the hands of these three guards, which were strong enough to withstand heavy artillery bombardment, were like dust thrown into a stellar furnace, instantly melted and vaporized!
A scorching wave of air, carrying the acrid smell of metal and flesh instantly carbonized, rushed towards us.

The remaining guards were filled with fear and dread upon seeing this.

But they had no way out.

Having chosen to stand with Empress Tantai Zijun against Xia Chujian, they have no choice but to risk their lives and charge forward!

Taking advantage of the situation, Tantai Zijun hid behind these people, focusing on using her mental power and submission ability to control the royal guards surrounding her.

Under her control, these Royal Guards were like puppets on strings, unable to control their own actions. They opened fire and engaged Xia Chujian in a head-on battle!

With so many people, Xia Chujian's sniper rifle wasn't enough.

She quickly switched weapons, and the multi-barreled rotating phase pulse cannon on her mechanical left arm roared into action!

A dense barrage of high-energy particle beams, capable of piercing second-generation armored vehicles, rained down like the Grim Reaper's scythe upon the oncoming Royal Guard.

Along the way, the exquisitely carved palace pillars were blown to pieces, and the murals depicting the founding epic of the first emperor of the Beichen Empire, Tantai Lin, were also turned to ashes in the torrent of energy.

The second-generation mechs that the Imperial Guards were so proud of were as fragile as paper in the face of Xia Chujian's overwhelming firepower, which far surpassed the performance of the second-generation mechs.

The human body is rapidly twisted, decomposed, and burned under the impact of a high-speed particle stream.

They were so fast that they didn't even have time to scream before they were all engulfed by the dazzling, blazing white flames.

The once solemn and sacred royal palace was instantly transformed into a battlefield of carnage, with flesh and blood flying everywhere and smoke filling the air.

Xia Chujian did not hesitate at all.

These people are not Empress Tantai Zijun, but they chose to stand with her and want to kill her!

Then she doesn't need to take care of anything.

Anyone who stands in her way and prevents her from killing Tantai Zijun is her enemy.

When you aid and abet evil, you must be prepared to be killed in retaliation.

At this moment, they are not innocent bystanders, but accomplices of the bully, accomplices of the thugs, and they all deserve to die!
Every shot Xia Chujian fired with the plasma sniper rifle seemed to carry with it the wronged souls who had died because of Tantai Zijun's wrongful orders.

Each roar of the pulse cannons proclaimed the boundless fury of resistance against imperial rule.

At this moment, the royal guards were like lambs being driven, using their lives to slow down Xia Chujian's advance on Tantai Zijun.

They fell in droves, plummeting from the night sky, scattering a thick, dark red rain of blood across the heavens.

The roar of engines, the screams of weapons, the collapse of buildings, the agonizing cries of the dying…

These sounds were not clearly audible to Xia Chujian, as if they were separated by a thick energy barrier.

Finally, the last line of defense, made up of flesh and blood, was swept away by the aftershocks of the pulse cannon.

There are no more obstacles ahead.

In the night sky, Xia Chujian looked ahead.

Tantai Zijun stood opposite her, but she wasn't floating directly in the night sky; rather, she seemed to be standing inside a crystal protective barrier.

Tantai Zijun also looked at Xia Chujian, not panicked at all, but rather calm and composed.

Her voice came from the crystal, only to be scattered by the night wind.

Apart from Xia Chujian, no one heard what she was saying.

She was saying, "Xia Chujian, you've finally come this far."

"Although many people have told me before that I would end up like this, I did not believe any of them."

"Now, it is I who am superficial."

"Just like you said, when someone's achievements overshadow their master, once the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away; once the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked." "Tell me, why is that?"

"If you have done nothing, do you think I, as the emperor, would not tolerate you?"

Xia Chujian calmly said, "You can! Tantai Zijun, I know what kind of person you are better than anyone else."

Tantai Zijun smiled slightly and said, "No matter how much you misunderstand me, I will not really be angry with you."

"Do you see this? I have a dark purple abyssal soul crystal from the Death Starfield here."

"This is the crystal cage I prepared for you."

"From this day forward, you are me, and I am you."

After saying this, she looked down at herself.

The Abyss Soul Crystal shimmered on her body, like an imperial robe adorned with star diamonds and dark energy gems, symbolizing supreme authority. It draped flawlessly over her mecha, flowing with a cold, starlight-like radiance.

A phantom of a crystal crown pressed steadily down on her head.

Tantai Zijun's demeanor even carried a hint of languor, as if the bloody palace coup before her was nothing more than a tedious game of trapping a turtle in a jar.

However, a barely perceptible hint of offended malice occasionally flashed deep within her dark red eyes.

Xia Chujian frowned.

What nonsense is this?
Without further hesitation, she raised her mechanical arms.

The plasma sniper rifle Destroyer, mounted on his right arm, was raised high. The terrifying energy accumulated in the gun caused the surrounding space to distort due to the high temperature, emitting a hissing deathly low sound.

The engine of the left-arm pulse cannon roared low, like a primordial beast about to break free of its chains.

Through the quantum electromagnetic sensor in the fully enclosed helmet, Xia Chujian locked onto the almost blurry face of Tantai Zijun inside the Abyss Soul Crystal on the other side.

The Destroyer's light surged, and the thrust in the barrel was instantly pushed to its limit!
With a resolute determination to crush everything, Xia Chujian suddenly leaned forward.

The particle energy beam tore through the air, transforming into a blazing white lightning bolt that pierced straight into the figure of Tantai Zijun within the Abyss Soul Crystal!
In an instant!
This sniper rifle, which once shot through the Milky Way for her, will pierce Tantai Zijun's heart and end the Tantai royal family's ten-thousand-year rule!

Just as the destructive energy beam was less than five meters away from Tantai Zijun's face hidden in the abyss soul crystal, and the energy fluctuations were about to reach their peak, a sudden change occurred.

A massive, icy torrent of consciousness, imbued with absolute authority and will, erupted from the dark purple abyss soul crystal like a cosmic cold wave. It enveloped the energy beam that was within reach and then rushed toward Xia Chujian!
The dark purple abyss soul crystal on Tantai Zijun's body, which resembled armor, suddenly disappeared, and then, in the next second, it appeared next to Xia Chujian, enveloping her completely.

Like armor, and like a cage.

Xia Chujian saw the engine of the pulse cannon on his left arm, and the roaring sound instantly fell silent!
The exhaust flames from the thrusters on the back of the mech suddenly went out!

Only on the towering Destroyer sniper rifle, the earth-shattering, blazing white light still flickered violently.

Although it was completely enveloped by dark purple abyssal soul crystals, it did not go out like a candle flickering in the wind; instead, it showed a tendency to become increasingly intense.

Xia Chujian realized that her movements seemed to be restricted as well.

That dark purple abyss soul crystal was indeed no good...

She grumbled inwardly, but remained fully alert.

Out of the corner of his eye, he kept an eye on the muzzle of the plasma sniper rifle, at the scorching, colorless beam of energy.

When Tantai Zijun saw that Xia Chujian had been captured by the Abyss Soul Crystal as she had expected, she burst into laughter.

She laughed so hard she almost fell over, and tears welled up in her eyes.

At this moment, she no longer referred to herself as "朕" (Zhen, meaning "I" or "the Emperor"), but simply as "我" (Wo, meaning "I" or "me").

"Xia Chujian, I told you, everything you have is mine!"

As she spoke, she activated her mental power ability, sending a portion of her mental power, under the influence of the Submission ability, towards the dark purple abyss soul crystal ahead.

She licked her lips and said with unusual excitement, "You didn't expect that, did you?!"

"Xia Chujian! If our ancestors of the Tantai royal family hadn't left behind some trump cards, how could they have ruled this vast and mighty empire!"

"You think subjugating superpowers is just about making someone physically submit?!"

"No! Its highest form is to make people submit spiritually!"

"How do you think it can make people spiritually submit?"

"No matter how powerful the mental surrender, it can't compare to myself, to controlling myself!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the portion of her spiritual power that had been harnessed by the "Submission" ability arrived at the dark purple abyss soul crystal.

Without any effort, the mental energy, which was enveloped by the "Submission" ability, entered.

Tantai Zijun's smile widened: "Unexpected, isn't it? The Abyss Soul Crystal comes from an unknown place beyond the realm!"

"Its greatest function is to bring the body and soul into harmony."

Do you know what it means for the body and soul to be in harmony?

"Like this... your body is in harmony with my soul."

"As for your soul, it will become nourishment for the Abyss Soul Crystal!"

"Hmm... I can sense that this Abyss Soul Crystal really likes your soul!"

"I have never felt it could be so joyful!"

"Your... soul, why did you let it..."

Just as Tantai Zijun closed her eyes and quietly sensed the Abyss Soul Crystal, she suddenly opened her eyes.

"Xia Chujian! What are you doing?!"

"Stop! Stop right now!"

Right before Tantai Zijun's eyes, Xia Chujian's plasma sniper beam finally pierced through the entire Abyss Soul Crystal at the last moment when its energy was exhausted!
Xia Chujian took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

Because she suddenly sensed that the dark area deep within her consciousness had been illuminated by pure white light again.

This time, she even "saw" the golden spider lilies stretching out in all directions at the center of that boundless realm!

Xia Chujian was stunned.

Why is there a spider lily in the depths of her consciousness, exactly like her birthmark?!

The only difference was that the spider lily on her birthmark was red.

In the realm of consciousness, the spider lily is golden.

The golden flower branch stretched into the boundless darkness, and soon it extended out of her body.

In Tantai Zijun's view, Xia Chujian was suddenly enveloped by the golden phantom of the other shore flower.

Then, the phantom of the other shore flower extended to the dark purple abyss soul crystal.

It seemed to be slowly eroding, or perhaps devouring in large gulps.

The Abyss Soul Crystals are becoming increasingly scarce.

Tantai Zijun was still smiling smugly and calmly.

Suddenly, a sharp pain emanated from a deep area of ​​her brain, as if something had burrowed into the depths of her soul, gradually eroding and devouring her mental strength.

She covered her head and began to scream and howl uncontrollably into the night sky.

She completely lacked her previous elegance and demeanor, and had none of the grace expected of an empress.

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