Chapter 2324: Standoff Across the Void
Before the shattered void!
Spatial fluctuations came in succession, with several Star Gate vortices unfolding!
Within the vortices, the Dark Cosmos Entity Star Devourer Noah, the Apocalypse Race Star Devourer Gureide!
The Stardust Clan Star Devourer Chen Mu—three big shots had all arrived!
Through particle transmission, the Silicon-based Iron Soldier also returned, directly appearing with a new Mechanical Prosthetic body!
Not only that, within the Star Gate vortex, the Insect Race Star Devourer Mother Empress, Chong Qianjin, also arrived!
With such a major incident happening to the Insect Race, how could she not come?
Add to that the Celestial Star Race Star Devourer Mailiushi, who was already present!
The Star Devourers present at the scene numbered a full eight!
All of them were beings at the very pinnacle of the Starry Sky pyramid; any one of them alone would be enough to destroy a civilization!
Yet they had all rushed to Mining Area 665 because of a single person!
There stood Chong Qianjin, stunningly beautiful, seductive and enchanting, with a princess-cut hairstyle and long hair falling straight to her waist, giving her an additional air of high coldness!
Her figure was perfectly proportioned, like a lofty flower blooming in the Starry Sky!
Jiangnan had seen Chong Qianjin a few times before—at the Judgment Conference, during the Star Ruins War, and among the Star Devourers who sent him to prison, she was always there!
But her expression right now was extremely unpleasant!
At this moment, even the Bully Gang was dumbfounded. Was this the kind of presence Boss Nan commanded?
Single-handedly forcing eight Star Devourers to join forces and take action?
The will of these people could even influence the direction of the Starry Sky's development!
Shengyi and Shengcai were terrified. In our entire lives, we've never seen so many Star Devourers?
We've really boarded a pirate ship?
However, Jiangnan in the Dimensional Gap wasn't panicking. They wouldn't dare come in!
Although he had anticipated something like this happening, he hadn't expected so many to show up!
But no matter how many, it didn't matter. What needed to be done would still be done!
Di Chou clenched his steel teeth:
(ꐦ°᷄益°᷅) "The agreement made in the Thousand Stars City ruins back then—you've violated every single term!"
"We agreed that to compensate for the deaths and injuries of the Ten Thousand Races, you would serve 300 years in Ming He Death Prison! It's only been three months, and you've escaped, haven't you? And you even dared to escape with other prisoners!"
"Not only that, after getting out, you still refused to repent and came to Beimian Xingkong Kuangchang to continue wreaking havoc on the Starry Sky? Multiple charges combined—killing you a hundred times on the spot wouldn't be enough!"
"Jiangnan! Don't think that just because you're in the Dimensional Gap, we don't dare touch you. As long as the Sacred Law Council exists for one more day, there's no place for you in this Starry Sky!"
Di Chou was shaking with rage. On top of that, he had just received detailed information from Langmu about the previous arrest operation!
The Bose Race's Great Mine Lord Dante, and even Venus—both were dead! All killed by Jiangnan's hand!
Looking at Chong Feiyu standing beside Jiangnan, this matter at Beimian Xingkong Kuangchang was far from a simple prison break!
His ambitions were enormous!
The mere existence of Jiangnan had become a major destabilizing factor in the Sacred Law Council's rule!
No matter what, he had to be eliminated!
Di Chou had made up his mind.
Jiangnan let out a scornful laugh: („ಡꇴಡ) "Don't be so childish, alright? Can't take a loss? You and I both know that the Ruins Agreement back then was just a game of chess between us!"
"You bet that you could dig out my secrets in Ming He Death Prison, kill me, and make me disappear from the Starry Sky forever! I bet I could survive and give humanity a chance to gain a foothold!"
"Facts have proven that three months ago, in that game, I was the winner. Ming He Death Prison? Hah~ Can't hold me! What? Now that you've lost the bet, you're not going to honor it?"
"I can serve my sentence however I want, wherever I want—does that concern you? So what if I'm a Starry Sky fugitive? If you've got the guts, come catch me! That would mean I'm just not skilled enough!"
Di Chou ground his teeth, wishing he could tear Jiangnan into pieces!
Indeed! In that game, he was the loser. The situation had developed far beyond his expectations!
Yu Gen said calmly: (￢_￢◟) "Since you violated the agreement first, does that mean the agreement is no longer valid?"
"Can the Sacred Law Council revoke humanity's Starry Sky Sequence qualification? Seize human assets? Completely clear the human race from the Starry Sky?"
Jiangnan sneered: "Try it! The moment you act, humanity will immediately shut down Dimensional Star Navigation, and the Dimensional War will end at once!"
"Retreating back into the Dimensional Rift, humans can still continue to exist, but the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races will have to constantly be on guard against human attacks!"
"Don't say such pointless things, alright? You know very well what leverage we hold now!"
"Oh, and don't think you can replace Dimensional Pearls with Void Mica. The Two-Dimensional Horse in Tiantang Zhijing is my little brother—I can tell it to stop producing!"
As soon as he said this, Yu Gen squinted at Di Chou with dissatisfaction in his eyes.
Di Chou could only smile bitterly. This was the price of losing the game. Humanity had already gained a foothold—it wasn't a simple matter of just clearing them out.
Gureide frowned: (•́ω•̀٥) "Clearing humanity's Sequence—isn't that going too far? This is Jiangnan's personal problem. There's no need to drag the entire race into it, right?"
Noah smiled: (￢◡￢) "Dimensional Star Navigation—we Dark Cosmos Entities find it quite convenient. I don't want to be without astral navigation!"
"A three-way stalemate is actually more beneficial than two dominant factions dominating. Isn't it good for the development of the Starry Sky?"
Not just the two of them—most of the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races thought the same way!
The existence of Dimensional Star Navigation freed the Ten Thousand Races from the hegemony of Star Roads. Its role was enormous!
That was precisely the significance of Dimensional Star Navigation's existence!
Binding humanity's interests to those of the Ten Thousand Races!
Di Chou and Iron Soldier both had unpleasant expressions. A bunch of fence-sitting bastards!
Clearly, all this was within Jiangnan's expectations. Humanity wouldn't have chosen to escape if they hadn't gained a firm foothold!
The reason he came out now was because he was confident that humanity wouldn't be stripped of its Sequence!
In this game, Jiangnan was the complete winner!
Di Chou narrowed his eyes: "Fine! Very well! So it's Jiangnan's personal matter, right? Then we won't involve the race! We'll target only him!"
Chong Qianjin's face was ugly: "Then how do we account for Jiangnan wreaking havoc in the Insect Race's mining area?"
"According to the Star Mining Law, entering a mining area without the mine lord's permission allows the mine lord to exercise unlimited self-defense rights and kill the intruder on the spot!"
"You've turned our Insect Race mining area into this mess, even annihilating countless swarms and severely injuring our race's Star Devourer! Does this mean humanity is declaring war on the Insect Race?"
"Can the Insect Race launch an attack on the human-governed star sector, the Milky Way Star Domain?"
"Jiangnan! Do you want to start a race war? Does humanity have the courage to wage war against the Insect Race in the Starry Sky? Huh?"
Chong Qianjin was aggressive!
Jiangnan laughed even more: (•̀⇀•́๑) "Your Insect Race mining area? Whose mining area is under my feet? Don't you know in your heart?"
Chong Feiyu naturally wouldn't back down at this moment. She stepped forward, her face cold:
(∗❛ั◠❛ั) "Including Mining Area 665, a total of 241 mining areas—all of them are my personal assets! I paid a huge contract fee back then and acquired them one by one!"
"The contract period hasn't expired, and the spirit contract is still in effect! I am the master here—Feiyu Insect Emperor! Intruders?"
"Who exactly are the intruders? Did you enter Mining Area 665 with my permission? Members of the Sacred Law Council's Council of Deliberation, and yet you're the ones breaking the law, aren't you?"
"Then can I consider you as intruders and clear you out?"
Yu Gen said coldly: "First, to arrest a dangerous Starry Sky fugitive, it's entirely justified for us to enter Mining Area 665. Starry Sky law supersedes Star Mining Law!"
"Second, even if we are intruders, you can try to clear us out! Can you do it? Barking without strength is just a dog's howl!"
"Come out and fight! Do you dare?"
Di Chou's eyes were filled with killing intent: (✡`益´) "If so, perhaps another Star Devourer will die an unnatural death!"
Chong Feiyu clenched her delicate fists, gritted her teeth, and stomped her foot in anger: (งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง⁼³₌₃ "You..."
Jiangnan patted her back with a smile: (｡⌓̫⌓｡) "If a dog bites you, are you going to bite it back? Why get angry at a dog? That would lower your status, wouldn't it?"
[From Di Chou's Resentment value +1009!]
[From Di Chou...]
Chong Qianjin forced a smile on her face and couldn't help but say: "Feiyu! Don't be ridiculous. Do we really need to make such a clear distinction?"
"You are a member of the Insect Race! What's yours is naturally the Insect Race's. Come, come over here quickly! Don't stay with that dangerous Starry Sky fugitive!"
"Don't worry. After all, the Insect Race is the Eighth Sequence and a member of the Sacred Law Council. They won't touch you!"
But Chong Feiyu was full of disgust: "Shut up! Bitch! Insect Race? Now you remember I'm Insect Race? Chong Bishi was struck down from Star Devourer by me. The Insect Race now only has you as the sole Star Devourer Insect Emperor. You're panicking, aren't you?"
At these words, the other Star Devourers all cast glances at the Insect Race with flickering eyes.
Oh? The Insect Race lost one Star Devourer Mother Empress?
Chong Qianjin's expression remained unchanged: (⌒_⌒;) "Aiyah~ What are you talking about? It won't take long for Bishi to recover to Star Devourer. Back then, she was just momentarily confused. Aren't all misunderstandings and conflicts resolvable?"
"With you and Bishi added together, our Insect Race still has three Star Devourer Mother Empresses!"
Chong Feiyu said coldly: "Bullshit! When you threw me into Ming He Death Prison back then, why didn't you say that? When you kicked me out of power, why didn't you say that?"
"Chong Bishi dared to make a move against me—without your support, would she have dared? Don't tell me you didn't know about this!"
"Isn't it just because you were afraid that I would complete my metamorphosis, surpass your status in the race, and take away your influence? Now you talk to me about racial righteousness? Are you worthy?"
"The Insect Race? I want to belong to the Insect Race too! But does the Insect Race want me? Huh?"
By this point, Chong Feiyu's eyes were red. What did it feel like to be betrayed by your best friend and abandoned by your race?
On this matter, Chong Feiyu would never forgive them for the rest of her life!