Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 267 Peak
Another deep blue arc of light flashed across the cabin, and a smooth cut split the entire cabin in two. The defense system that was said to be able to withstand the bombardment of the Destruction Fleet was easily cut off by the light blade. A hearty smile echoed in the cabin for a long time.

"Sure enough, I've been getting luckier and luckier lately."

The scarlet artificial eye locked onto Duan Mingyuan's figure once again. Ever since he was dubbed the "Sword Saint of the Universe", he couldn't remember how long it had been since he had encountered a duel that allowed him to give his all.

Before the severed part fell, some kind of energy "stitched" the broken parts together again.

"It seems that you are the Blue Star Swordsman mentioned by the Shan people."

The Sword Master's silhouette once again turned into a stream of light. Although his opponent did not fight back this time and his actions looked more like a boatman, there were only a few people in the universe who could dodge his attack.

The reason why he came to Jiqiao Star was that the Shan people mentioned that not long ago, a swordsman from Blue Star cut down the flagship of the Universal Company. This made him feel the joy of finding a soulmate for the first time in his life.

No one had ever truly understood him before.

Everything he did was to reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship.

As long as he could become stronger, he would do anything without hesitation.

He severed his emotions and ties, and beheaded all the sword masters as a traitor. When he raised his sword and dyed the royal city red with blood, the fearful eyes of the people only made him realize a sad thing - he had unknowingly lost the opponent on his home planet who could make him go all out.

When he was young, he left his planet, sometimes working as a guard in a caravan, sometimes wandering in the universe as a mercenary, just to find a swordsman stronger than him.

It was a very fulfilling time, as I kept encountering different sword masters in the universe.

Sometimes he succeeded, sometimes he failed, and he even suffered fatal injuries in the fights. His body was gradually transformed into its current appearance through injuries and destruction.

Now this body meets his ideal and most perfect state. It will not age and its movements will not be affected by the pain caused by injuries. The sword he brought from the mother planet had long been discarded by him and replaced with a sharper and more powerful lightsaber.

The craftsmen in my hometown are so ignorant that they cannot imagine the vastness of the universe.

It’s a pity that the fulfilling and wonderful time didn’t last long.

Unknowingly, his reputation spread throughout the universe, and he was given the title of "Cosmic Sword Saint". Countless people regarded him as the strongest swordsman, and countless forces extended olive branches to him, including the Flash Flag Chamber of Commerce and the Universal Company. However, he did not feel the slightest joy because of this.

The praise from the outside world made him feel as if he had returned to his youth.

The opponents he met later on became increasingly uninteresting to him.

He hated the title of "the strongest". Once he received such an evaluation, it meant that he would stop moving forward. Looking around, there were still many sword masters in the universe, but there was no opponent who could make him give his all.

So he had to look elsewhere.

The "cocooned" Death Star, the war-torn Eastern Front, and even the fact that he single-handedly took down a flagship, but these false external manifestations of strength only brought holes and confusion, until suddenly one day, he found the same person as him on the news.

Cutting off the flagship with one sword is a feat that can only be accomplished by those who pursue the ultimate swordsmanship.

The swordsman from Blue Star did not disappoint him.

The Cosmic Sword Master had no intention of sitting down and telling the other party his story. He believed that for his "kindred spirits", the slashes he had just made were enough to make the other party understand the significance of his journey.

However, for those who pursue the ultimate in swordsmanship, the sparring just now was just a small fight, no different from saying hello when meeting.

After another missed attack, the Sword Master stopped.

He took out a black box from his modified metal chest and threw it in front of Duan Mingyuan.

"What a coincidence! This box was also made by a master craftsman from the Mechanical Star."

After the black box touched the ground, its volume expanded a lot, and it "spit out" a number of strangely shaped weapons in front of Duan Mingyuan. Among them were lightsabers full of technological colors, as well as iron swords that seemed to have come from centuries ago.

The Sword Master said in a clear voice, "This is my way of remembering my opponent. I don't know why you didn't bring your weapon with you, but it would be difficult to enjoy a fight like this - pick one from among them!"

It's time to end the greeting session.

Next, there will be a fight between the strongest swordsmen.

Duan Mingyuan looked solemn. For him, the testing phase had come to an end.

But the test results made him worried. The space pirate crew just now praised the "Fortress" to the sky, claiming that even the weapons equipped by the Universal Company's battlecruisers could not break the "Fortress"'s defense system. Therefore, Duan Mingyuan had high hopes for this ship.

But the facts proved that the crew's boasting was just like the false marketing that has become more and more common on the Internet recently. A random person with a lightsaber came here and chopped the cabin into pieces like cutting melons and vegetables. If it hadn't been for the timely repairs on the side, this lightsaber passerby would have been able to scrap the entire ship by himself.

The Third Prince’s journey of ship repair is indeed worrying.

The Sword Master interrupted his thoughts and urged, "Be prepared, I am about to get serious too."

In an instant, the sharp sword intent locked onto Duan Mingyuan. This was an energy he had never come into contact with before, as if standing in front of him was a sharp blade.

The swordsmen fought each other in an upright manner.

Nominally, he was the Ranger's second-in-command and a swordsman by profession.

In order to thank the lightsaber passerby for helping him for so long as a quality inspector, Duan Mingyuan fulfilled his wish. He bent down and picked up the wrench that fell on the ground. Under the other party's astonished gaze, the wrench turned into a peach wood sword.

When their eyes met again, two completely different forces intertwined.

……

On the other side, the Third Prince and his entourage finally lived up to everyone's expectations and reached the central control room. The reason they were able to reach the center smoothly was that the "Universe Sword Saint" helped them. The pirates on the ship had already run away after hearing the news. Everyone knew that once the Sword Saint started killing, all the onlookers around would suffer.

"Here's the plan."

The Third Prince took a deep breath. He had found a lifeboat on the way here. "Once the engine is blown up, the ship will fall to the ground. If the plan goes well, we will have boarded the rescue boat and left."

This was the only possibility of survival he could think of.

If they were to encounter the Cosmic Sword Master head-on, they would be annihilated in an instant.

He guessed that if the Space Pirates' flagship lost control and crashed, the Sword Master's attention would temporarily be focused on how to escape, which would buy them enough time.

"Then...what about Mr. Coyote Twelve?"

Tang Qianqian asked worriedly.

After spending a long time with her seniors, her sensitivity to blades has increased a lot.

Even though Coyote XII told them before saying goodbye that this was just a small scene for Cowboy Bebop, the back view of them looked like they were about to die.

The Fortress is one of the most powerful pirate gangs in the universe, and the captain of this ship is undoubtedly a powerful and ruthless character.

"We can only trust him now, if——"

The Third Prince's expression suddenly changed, and all the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat.

There were footsteps outside the engine room.

Coming from far away and approaching without any hurry, just from the sound one can tell that it is the calmness of a strong man.

He winked at a few people, and they quickly hid in the dark.

Even if they blew up the engine room, they would come face to face with the Cosmic Sword Master outside the door. The opponent could easily kill them and then leave the crashed cabin calmly.

The worse news is that Tang Qianqian mentioned that the ability of seniors to guide the resurrection match is also limited, and there must be residual life energy preserved so that the reconstruction ability can be successfully activated.

But if they were first killed by the Cosmic Sword Master and then blown to pieces during the crash of the spacecraft, it is very likely that even their bodies would be burned to ashes. At that time, would their life energy still be preserved?

They didn't dare to make any sound, for fear that any slight movement would attract the attention of the Sword Master.

But they also saw suspicion in each other's eyes.

Can this clumsy hiding method really deceive the eyes of the strongest swordsman in the universe?
The engine room door opened and someone walked in slowly.

From this angle, only the opponent's lower body could be seen. The person holding the dark blue lightsaber in his hand left a clearly visible scratch on the ground.

"senior!"

Tang Qianqian was the first to lean out of the narrow space with tears in her eyes. She recognized Duan Mingyuan's pants. She strongly recommended this outfit to Jiuyue, and Jiuyue bought it for her when she dragged Duan Mingyuan to the mall on the eve of departure.

Nothing could make her feel more at ease than seeing Duan Mingyuan in this situation.

"What are you doing here?"

Duan Mingyuan looked puzzled when he saw Tang Qianqian.

He was here to continue the quality inspection work. The pirate crew said that this was the engine room, the most important part of the flagship.

"More importantly, Senior, be careful, the Cosmic Sword Master is coming!"

She reminded quickly.

The title of "the strongest in the universe" is really intimidating. She feels that even someone as strong as her predecessor must be treated with caution, especially when the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light.

After all, from a practical point of view, the senior is the strongest on Blue Star, while the other party is the strongest in the universe.

This kind of comparison always gives people a sense of foreboding.

There have been battles between the "strongest in modern times" and the "strongest in history," and the results were somewhat disappointing.

"Cosmic Sword Master? Where is he?"

Duan Mingyuan also immediately attracted enough attention. He had a sheathed peach wood sword on his waist and in his hand was the high-tech weapon he had just obtained.

He held the lightsaber in both hands and stood guard at the entrance of the engine room with a serious look on his face.

This is the core area of ​​the flagship, and we must not allow anyone to wreak havoc here.

"...Mr. Mingyuan."

The Third Prince broke the silence and asked the question that had been hanging over everyone's mind, "Where did you get this lightsaber in your hand?"

"Oh, this."

Duan Mingyuan kept his eyes fixed on the Cosmic Sword Master who might show up at any time, and explained, "On the way here just now, I met a passerby with a lightsaber. In order to prevent him from causing further damage to the ship, I confiscated his lightsaber."

(End of this chapter)