Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

These days, Qi Zhimu has barely slept, repeatedly considering all the possibilities.

If it were to suddenly appear from the shadows, from which direction would it launch a surprise attack, and which fleet would it target first?

As for how to defeat Shuhu, that was not within his consideration.

With the general absent, there is absolutely no way the current forces can contend with the sudden attack. If everyone attacks together, it will be like throwing meat buns to a dog – a one-way trip.

The Yaoqing Patrol Team arrived as scheduled, bringing with it follow-up orders from the Immortal Boat Alliance.

—Conquer the remaining world of evil creatures with all your might.

In less than twenty days, the Cloud Cavalry Alliance liberated the remaining two worlds occupied by the evil creatures.

The battle report contained only two words.

A great victory.

On the planet Nus-V, a vast fleet of cloud riders hovered high in the sky.

On the ground, countless Cloud Riders who had not yet returned to the fleet shouted in unison, singing praises to the victory of this expedition.

The deafening sound echoed through the sky.

With the crisis over, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In about a month, the Cangcheng Immortal Ship behind will be able to sail to this place and safely pass through this star field.

The Azure Immortal Boat is faster and is currently in a deceleration phase. It is scheduled to dock here in two days to wait in case of any accidents.

In other words, it's about preventing sudden incidents.

Regardless of whether Taypus's predictions are accurate or not, or whether they will become the future, the League will never let its guard down.

I would rather trust it to have it than to trust it to have nothing.

No one can afford the cost.

Mo Tingquan let out a long sigh of relief and looked at Qi Zhimu, who was standing in front of the warship's deck.

"Should we return to base, or stay and provide support to Yaoqing and Cangcheng?"

"The general's orders are to stay and guard, but I want to return." Qi Zhimu frowned.

Why?

I can't quite explain it.

"Well……"

Mo Tingquan smiled helplessly.

This was the first time he had ever heard Qi Zhimu use the phrase "can't quite put his finger on it" to describe his current situation.

How many native humans remain in this world?

"Most of them were transformed into monsters by the Nest Fathers of the Buli people and became food... Only less than a million remain," Mo Tingquan said with a frown.

Civilizations that have been plundered and enslaved by the bounty of nature have almost always perished in this way.

"Sleeping in the snow, chilly and clear."

Qi Zhimu suddenly spoke.

"Your subordinate is here."

The two sisters stepped forward from behind and knelt respectfully on one knee.

Their armor still bore traces of blood splattered with the filth.

"Make arrangements to transfer all the survivors to the containment ship and send them to Cangcheng immediately."

"Yes, sir!"

Mianxue and her companion set off immediately.

The ecosystem of this world has been almost completely destroyed by abundant monstrous creatures, making it nearly impossible for humans to survive here.

Every time the Immortal Ship Alliance liberates a world, it temporarily relocates the local refugees and searches for suitable civilizations to settle them during the voyage.

All the cleanup work is proceeding in an orderly manner, and all that remains is to start the recovery ship's engines and return to Cangcheng.

With the dust settled, the allied forces rested on the spot, awaiting the arrival of their main ship.

……

Late at night, in the vast universe.

Qi Zhimu gazed out the window in the direction of Cangcheng.

I wonder how my mother is doing right now. She's been trapped in the demonic possession for only a few years now...

However, Qi Zhimu is not too worried at the moment.

If his mother is about to be taken away and killed by the Ten Kings Judge, Teng Xiao will send someone to bring him the news immediately.

At least... I can see him one last time.

Clang——

Qi Zhimu drew his long sword from his waist and gazed at it silently.

His face was reflected in the silver blade of the sword.

This is the sword my mother used to wear, forged by my father himself.

He is not fighting alone.

"Mother, I'll be back soon..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Zhimu's expression suddenly changed drastically.

In the starry sky, several long-silent planets are converging toward the center at an alarming speed.

They collided with a deafening roar in almost a few breaths, swallowing up the vast majority of the Cloud Cavalry fleet stationed there.

Space is twisted and broken like torn silk.

A massive shadow emerged from the colliding planets—

It has no specific form, but is a piece of flesh that is constantly writhing and changing.

Soon, the flesh and blood transformed into a giant tree that walked through the starry sky, with branches stretching out and blooming into faces full of eerie smiles.

Suddenly!!

Without a second thought, Qi Zhimu gave the order in a stern voice.

"All remaining ships to combat readiness! Contact the main ship of the Immortal Ship and request immediate support from the General!"

The unease in my heart eventually became a reality.

This time, Yuque was right, and Taibusi was right too.

No wonder we couldn't find any trace of Shuhu; it turns out he was hiding in one of the five worlds that were being attacked by the Cloud Riders.

Qi Zhimu witnessed half of the process before the sudden appearance.

It's absolutely outrageous.

The five planets sprouted terrifying tumors, collided, and rapidly merged, eventually disappearing into nothingness.

In other words, this battle that has lasted for months... they've all been jumping around on every face.

"Communications are being interfered with! Signal cannot be transmitted!"

An anxious report came from the rear.

"Repeatedly send coordinates and distress signal to the main ship! All weapon systems to launch attack immediately, and simultaneously maintain full speed to create a dangerous distance!"

From a distance, Qi Zhimu could even see a familiar face on Shu Hu.

Most of them are comrades who fought side by side!

Damn!

Qi Zhimu understood everything.

In the five worlds inhabited by evil creatures, the resistance that seems like a minor problem is actually a trap.

Suddenly, it split into five worlds of monstrous creatures, using its abundant power to give birth to the Buli people and other monstrous creatures, attracting the Cloud Cavalry to come and conquer.

Every life that dies becomes nourishment for its own growth.

Now, it no longer needs to hide its true face.

"The rest of the ship, listen to my command—"

Qi Zhimu's voice resonated throughout the surviving fleet via the internal frequency band.

"Spread out at full speed and break through!"

But it was too late.

The giant tree branches extended rapidly, traversing space at an indescribable and terrifying speed, entangling, piercing, and devouring warships and starships.

The energy shield was as thin as paper in front of those branches, and the ship's hull was easily torn apart.

Screams, explosions, and the shrill whistling of twisting metal blended together.

The ship Qi Zhimu was on was pierced by three branches, and the alarm sounded so loud it shattered eardrums.

"Qi Xiaowei! The engine compartment is damaged! We..."

"Abandon ship!"

Qi Zhimu was resolute.

"All Cloud Riders, board the emergency escape pods! All Valiant Guards, activate your Azure Star Battle Armor and cover our retreat!"

Of the Cloud Cavalry Guards who could still be contacted, only five remained, including Qi Zhimu.

As they rushed out of the command center, the ship disintegrated instantly.

Suspended in the starry sky, Qi Zhimu swung his sword to cut off the attacking branches, fighting and retreating with his comrades to protect the retreating Cloud Cavalry.

His peripheral vision swept across the surroundings, his face turning extremely gloomy.

The vast majority of the Cloud Cavalry coalition was swallowed up in an instant, suffering extremely heavy casualties.

Even the most elite Cloud Cavalry had no power to resist the Star God's Envoy.

Qi Zhimu had known about this for a long time and had even witnessed such cruelty.

Yet, witnessing it again after hundreds of years still ignites a raging fire of hatred in my chest.

"Huh...it's you?"

A face suddenly materialized on the branch that attacked Chao Qizhimu.

"Mu'er, it's your father! Do you know how much your father misses you...?"

"roll--"