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"understood."

The other evil gods could only agree to the Great Savior's words. Their plan was already one-third complete, with the vanguard having found a stable landing point in the astral plane. Next up was the allied forces of other cosmic gods.

The Allied Forces launched an attack on the Astral Plane, and the Astral Plane sent a large army to fight back. This was the final step: the Great Savior, along with all his subordinate evil gods and the Star Families, invaded the Astral Plane when it was at its weakest and took control of it.

In this way, the dominant race of the Star Era will become a tool of the Great Savior, and the power of the Evil God will spread to all worlds.

In the First Prince's mansion

Apart from the eldest prince, most of the people in the mansion have been taken over by the Star Families. The eldest prince is unaware that he is being monitored by these Star Families.

"With only one day left, the pressure on security work in the main city has increased exponentially. Hopefully, nothing will go wrong."

The eldest prince, who received this mission from the Star Emperor, was under immense pressure. As the heir, he couldn't afford to make mistakes, otherwise the Star Emperor would be displeased, and he would be in trouble.

As the heir apparent, the eldest prince is under immense pressure at all times.

"Your Highness, it's time for your meal."

"I see."

The eldest prince, caught up in work pressure, didn't notice anything amiss around him. If he were acting as usual, he might have noticed something was wrong with the people around him. Unfortunately, he was currently focused on completing the Star Emperor's mission and completely ignored the danger around him.

This is one of the reasons why these Star Families did not rush to control the eldest prince. If they rashly controlled the eldest prince, they might be seen through by the Star Emperor. They needed to observe for a few more days.

At night, Qin Yu dreamed of that annihilated world again. That world made Qin Yu feel increasingly oppressed, and chasing that light was what Qin Yu wanted to do most now. As long as he could catch that ray of light, he could leave this world and return to his original world.

"Qin Yu!"

Xingyu's shouts woke Qin Yu up. Qin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he could no longer sleep, otherwise, having that terrible dream all the time would be torture for him.

With Qin Yu's current strength, not sleeping is not a difficult thing; it's just that his previous human habits make him subconsciously sleep at night.

Why are you so agitated so early in the morning?

"You're going to have a duel with the Star Sword Saint today, so of course I had to come and wake you up. What if you fall asleep?"

Xingyu dragged Qin Yu out of bed.

"It's me competing, not you, so why are you in such a hurry..."

Qin Yu didn't understand. Was this a case of the emperor not being worried while the eunuch was?

"Because your victory is very important to me."

"Huh? You didn't bet your entire fortune on me winning, did you?"

"Of course not, just get moving!"

Qin Yu finally got up and was about to follow Xingyu to the square area in front of the palace. There, a battle space had been specially set up for this competition, so that the buildings of the Star Realm main city would not be destroyed in the battle.

"A lot of people..."

The publicity surrounding the competition undoubtedly attracted a lot of people to watch. Xingyu led Qin Yu through a special passage to the competition space.

"What's going on? Why are those two only arriving now...?"

Hoshina arrived here early. She hadn't dared to contact Qin Yu recently. The thought that if Qin Yu won, she would have to marry him made her afraid to have any contact with him.

"It's better to lose..."

She said that, but deep down, Hoshina desperately wanted Qin Yu to win...

Chapter 430 The Third Phase of the Master-Disciple Battle

The royal family members have all arrived to watch the battle, but the Star Emperor has not yet shown himself. He is watching from the shadows and will only appear to announce an important matter after the competition is over.

Qin Yu was waiting for his formal duel with the Star Sword Saint. He hadn't brought any weapons with him this time either.

He no longer needs weapons; he can simply gather his energy into a sword. Even with the power of Heavenly Principle, he might not be able to defeat stronger enemies, so he still needs the Titan King's armor.

"Brother, you've worked hard." The Third Prince came over and greeted the First Prince.

The Third Prince was away on business recently, and only returned to see what was going on when he heard there was a big commotion.

"Third brother, what is the attitude of the surrounding racial forces?"

"It's alright, at least on the surface they show respect to our Star Realm."

The Third Prince was in charge of matters related to astral diplomacy, as well as intelligence gathering.

"There's something I've already reported to His Majesty the Emperor. Are you interested in knowing about it, elder brother?" The Third Prince had recently gathered some more information while he was away.

"What is it?" The eldest prince was naturally very curious; the third prince must have discovered some important information.

"Some of the cosmic races are forming an alliance, attempting to wage war against our astral plane..."

The Third Prince lowered his voice and spoke to the First Prince.

"What? Have they gone mad?"

The First Prince wondered whether these cosmic gods were stupid or malicious, choosing to cause trouble instead of living a peaceful life.

"There's nothing we can do. Who told us to be the overlords of the Star Era? Those cosmic gods all want to become overlords like us. How can they compete if we don't destroy us?"

That's absolutely true. Unless the Astral Plane destroys them outright, it's giving them the chance to stab the Astral Plane in the back.

"What did His Majesty the Emperor say?"

This matter is extremely important. The combined strength of several cosmic races is immense, and the Astral Plane will likely need to send a large army to resist them.

"You must know His Majesty's temper, brother. If he wants to fight, then he should. If we don't scare them, they'll still have illusions."

"Um……"

The eldest prince agreed, but suddenly he had a lot more things to consider. Since war was about to begin, he couldn't rest anymore and had to continue coordinating the situation in the Star City.

"Big brother, you still have some, right?" The Third Prince patted the First Prince and left. The battle between the Star Sword Saint and Qin Yu was about to begin.

Both sides have now come into the public eye.

The Star Sword Saint had a sword hanging at his waist, while Qin Yu had nothing in his hands. This really puzzled those who saw Qin Yu for the first time. They wondered if Qin Yu had given up on himself.

"This guy doesn't even have a weapon, can he really win?"

"What do you know? They can gather their energy into a sword; whether they have a weapon or not is irrelevant..."

Some people who knew the details of Qin Yu's battle explained it to the laymen who were just watching the spectacle.

However, Qin Yu's actions have increased his odds, meaning that more people are not optimistic about him.

"let us start."

Inside the battle arena, the Star Sword Saint spoke to Qin Yu.

"Ah."

Qin Yu's hand seemed to be grasping at thin air, and the Star Sword Saint could clearly see that a sword was appearing and disappearing in Qin Yu's hand.

Those who were just questioning it shut up immediately upon seeing this scene; it truly was a case of energy converging into a sword.

"I don't believe in this flashy but impractical thing. If we really want to see its power, we have to fight first!"

"If you don't understand anything, just shut up, lest you expose your ignorance. The realm of gathering qi into a sword is beyond your imagination."

……

It's quite common for the audience to start fighting before the people on top have even started.

After a brief exchange of glances, the two figures vanished from their spots simultaneously, and when they reappeared, their swords had already clashed.

Clang!

The clash of their swords created an aura so powerful it shook the entire battle space, causing those outside to see only the space itself trembling.

"Unbelievable, these two have only just exchanged blows..."

"It was worth coming here for this battle between experts."

……

As a result, those who were arguing before the battle fell silent. The situation was changing rapidly, and those who had bet on the outside were particularly tense.

"Star Impact!"

The Star Sword Saint unleashed a thrusting sword technique, his sword resembling outstretched wings, carrying the power of the stars as it thrust towards Qin Yu.

Clang!

Qin Yu blocked the thrusting sword, but the true power of this move lay in the impact it generated. Like wings, the starlight surged and struck Qin Yu's body directly.

He was symbolically knocked back, but Qin Yu was not seriously injured; this kind of move couldn't hurt him.

But the other onlookers were confused by this situation and all assumed that the Star Sword Saint was stronger than Qin Yu.

"That's it? I thought he could hold out against the Star Sword Saint for a while longer? But that's all?"

"If you don't understand, then shut up. Didn't you see that the attack just now was completely ineffective? He took a step back without even flinching."

……

The Star Sword Saint did not stop because of the failed attack. Immediately afterwards, his sword aura sealed off Qin Yu's range of movement, seemingly preparing to launch a fatal blow.

"The stars have returned to their rightful place!"

The sword energy that had just been released was now converging on Qin Yu, seemingly intent on annihilating him. Although the Star Sword Saint had been very humble during their previous exchange, he certainly wouldn't show any mercy in a real fight, since he was no longer Qin Yu's master and they weren't even that familiar with each other.

"Perfect..."

Qin Yu saw that these attacks were just the right opportunity to use his sword techniques again.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sword strikes relentlessly attacked Qin Yu, who adopted a defensive stance, constantly defending against the Star Sword Saint's attacks, seemingly with no intention of retaliating in the short term.

This gave the impression that Qin Yu was being suppressed by the Star Sword Saint, and Xing Nai, who was watching the battle, was almost frantic with worry.

"What on earth is Qin Yu doing?!"

Enraged, Hoshina could only...

It can be enraged. It was so powerful in the previous battle, so why is it only able to defend against the Star Sword Saint?

"If you only know how to defend, you won't be able to defeat the enemy."