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In the deep space, countless starship fortresses and a vast cosmic fleet surged forth, cleaving the sky like a myriad of burning meteors, seemingly poised to engulf Earth completely.

Leading the charge was a colossal pyramid-shaped vessel, towering hundreds of kilometers high, akin to a gigantic peak in the cosmos.

Surrounding it were numerous starships and fortresses in a formation resembling stars surrounding the moon.

With a mere tens of millions of kilometers separating them, the Nine Star Civilization's numerous starship fortresses would soon breach Earth's atmosphere.

Inside the grand hall of the massive pyramid ship.

"Earth is within sight."

A man clad in a dark red robe sat high above, his face impassive as he gazed upon the figures below, stating, "According to the plan, the priority is to explore the relics of the entire planet. However, to avoid damaging the relics, no one is to disrupt Earth's life. Minimize the bloodshed, and only capture the strong individuals of Earth's civilization."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The assembled ministers and members of the royal family responded in unison.

The man in the dark red robe nodded in satisfaction.

As the Emperor of the Nine Star Civilization, his strength naturally made him unafraid of a planetary civilization like Earth. Even if they had developed a few strong individuals, they posed no threat to him.

However, he would eventually enter those relic spaces on Earth, and there would be times when he was not present. Even if he sent people to capture them alive now, he might not be able to eliminate all threats. That's why he had dispatched such a massive force from his homeland.

"One Rank 8 starship, eleven Rank 7 fortress starships, and countless Rank 6 ships."

"A total of twenty-four experts at the ninth level of the Star Abyss."

"Among them, four have reached the peak of the ninth level of the Star Abyss. Blood Cauldron King is incredibly close to the tenth level of the Star Abyss, making him the strongest within my Nine Star Civilization, second only to myself and the progenitor."

"Even if I am trapped in a relic space, with Blood Cauldron King leading, he will be able to handle any situation."

As his thoughts stirred, the man in the dark red robe turned his gaze towards a figure in a royal robe below.

It was a youth with long, blood-red hair, skin as fair as jade, and a nearly perfect appearance. He stood alone at the forefront of the numerous ministers and members of the royal family, a testament to his high status.

The Emperor looked at the youth, a hint of expectation in his eyes, and said, "Brother, you must seize this opportunity during this trip to Earth. This is your best chance to take control of the void."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Blood Cauldron King nodded calmly and said, "Although most of Earth's relics require natives to enter, the Silver Labyrinth of Relic Number Five and the Bronze Demon Mountain of Relic Number Six are accessible to outsiders. The Silver Labyrinth values luck, while the Bronze Demon Mountain tests willpower. Although it is still unclear what rewards the Bronze Demon Mountain offers, with Your Majesty's mental fortitude, you should soon find out."

"Mm."

A hint of satisfaction appeared in the Emperor's eyes.

Although he regarded his royal brother, Blood Cauldron King, as a successor to the throne and respected him greatly, it was not just because the latter had a chance to control the void, but also because he was very perceptive.

In fact, Blood Cauldron King might not be inferior to him in terms of mental fortitude, but treasures like this, who knows if the rewards are limited? Naturally, he, the Emperor, should have priority in entering.

"I'll go in first and take a look for my brother."

The Emperor said with a faint smile, "At that time, I'll have to trouble my brother to stabilize the situation."

Blood Cauldron King nodded slightly and said, "Rest assured, Your Majesty."

The princes and princesses below could only obediently listen, not daring to voice any objections.

After all, even the current Emperor had not lived as long as this Blood Cauldron King. Even before His Majesty took control of the void, his combat strength was slightly inferior to Blood Cauldron King.

Among the current princes and princesses, none were a match for Blood Cauldron King.

In terms of seniority, only the great progenitor of the entire Nine Star Civilization was higher than this Blood Cauldron King, who had lived for millions of years.

"Approaching Earth, commencing deceleration."

At that moment, the voice of the starship's intelligent system echoed, and the walls and floor of the hall seemed to vanish, instantly simulating an incredibly realistic exterior view.

The blue planet was now visible below.

"Everyone, prepare to welcome this treasure."

The Emperor stood up, his dark red robe fluttering without any wind.

The assembled members of the royal family and ministers also looked towards Earth with anticipation, as if they could already see the treasures belonging to a Level 2 civilization.

Suddenly—

"Boom!"

At the edge of Earth's faintly glowing atmosphere, streaks of light suddenly shot out from within.

Simultaneously, a chilling voice, transmitted through the energy vibrations, instantly reverberated in space—

"I am the Speaker of the Star Watch Council and the leader of Earth. From this day forward, any outsiders are forbidden from entering Earth's airspace!"

The Emperor, seated above, swept his gaze and his mind power, nearly fused with the void, instantly swept across, then scoffed, "Such grand words, so it's just a little guy without even a Star-level divine occupation?"

Blood Cauldron King also glanced over and said, "Judging from the information, it should be that genius from Earth, Lin Qing?"

The Emperor said calmly, "Not worth mentioning. However, the aura intensity of those around him is at the ninth level of the Star Abyss, but they have no divine occupation. It seems they are puppets left behind by a Level 2 civilization? Truly remarkable."

"Puppets?" Blood Cauldron King nodded slightly, not feeling surprised.

Although he had not been to a Level 2 civilization, he had been fortunate enough to interact with citizens of a Level 2 civilization and had naturally heard of such powerful intelligent puppets.

However, with his strength, which was incredibly close to the tenth level of the Star Abyss, he did not care about a group of ninth-level Star Abyss puppets.

Below Void beings, apart from those top geniuses of Level 2 civilizations, no one could defeat him.

"Brother, you can negotiate with these natives of Earth," the Emperor said calmly, "After all, they are quite knowledgeable about Earth's treasures and may have obtained a lot. There's no need to erase them directly."

"Your Majesty is right."

Blood Cauldron King nodded slightly, then looked at the figures transformed from streaks of light, his voice transmitted through the starship:

"Ignorant Earthlings, the Emperor of the Nine Star Civilization has personally arrived. Why don't you quickly surrender, welcome the army of my Nine Star Civilization, and then come to pay respects to His Majesty?"

At this moment, his words echoed in the universal language throughout the sky and resonated across the land.

Outside the atmosphere, the vast cosmic fleet, like a flood, nearly obscured the deep space. The countless energy streams emitted during cosmic navigation were like hurricanes in space, causing Earth's atmosphere to fluctuate violently.

Surrounded by countless starship fortresses, it was like countless terrifying behemoths staring fiercely at their prey.

The light from the sun was mostly blocked.

Lin Qing frowned slightly, and the unfolded invisible domain moved, instantly dissolving the vast energy flow from the cosmic fleet.

Behind him were a dozen puppets and Qi Lingxiao, Chu Hongjun, and Elena.

Earth's highest-ranking officials had almost all gathered here.

Lin Qing then continued, "So you understand the universal language. Didn't you hear me? I said... any outsiders are forbidden from entering Earth's airspace."

His voice, transmitted through the domain, reverberated in space.

"Forbidden?"

Blood Cauldron King's indifferent voice also sounded, "The Star Watch Council has no such rule, and your Earth's Star Watch Council can't control my Nine Star Civilization. Even if you are the leader of Earth's civilization, what you say doesn't count."

The purpose of the Star Watch Council's existence is to help various planets resist the Star Abyss demons and space pirates.

Each planet's Star Watch Council is also a channel provided by the Cosmic Star Watch Alliance, through which they can purchase conventional star watch fortresses, technological weapons, cultivation resources, and so on at low prices.

If Star Abyss demons invade, the Star Watch Council can also send a request for help to the Cosmic Star Watch Alliance because the planet is at risk of extinction.

But just space pirates, the Cosmic Star Watch Alliance cannot possibly run over from afar.

Not to mention, the Nine Star Civilization is entering Earth under a grand name, which makes it even less likely to attract the attention of the Cosmic Star Watch Alliance.

Without involving Star Abyss demons, the civilization's birth and death on just a single planet is too frequent and common for the universe.

Earth's civilization has not joined any civilization alliance or force in the universe. Who would come to rescue a planetary civilization without any background?

This universe is inherently cold and dark.

Therefore, using the Star Watch Council to suppress the Nine Star Civilization is meaningless!

"Is that so?"

Lin Qing's slightly mocking voice sounded, "What I say doesn't count, then what about it?"

While speaking, light twisted and converged in his palm, forming a water-blue planet projection, and then the projection quickly magnified, turning into a translucent form.

In the depths of the planet projection, five flashing spots of light could be seen. As the projection quickly magnified, it could be seen that the five spots of light were actually five nearly transparent, faintly silver-glowing beads.

The beads were only the size of rice grains, buried deep in Earth's projection, appearing completely insignificant compared to the Earth projection.

"Mm?"

Inside the massive pyramid ship leading the Nine Star Civilization, the Nine Star Civilization's royal family and ministers looked at the projection that appeared in Lin Qing's hand with confusion.

"What does this Earth native mean?"

"Is he crazy?"

"Does he mean... these five beads are hidden deep within Earth?"

"What are those things?"

One royal family member after another did not recognize the origin of these five beads.

However, Blood Cauldron King looked carefully, but his pupils shrank slightly, and he suddenly turned his head to look at the Emperor sitting above, unable to help but say, "Your Majesty, that is..."

The Emperor, wearing a dark red robe, also frowned and said in a low voice, "Not yet certain, I'll take a closer look."

While speaking, his mind power, fused with the void, quietly spread out. Without the resistance of the power of rules, he easily sensed all parts of the entire planet, and his sensing power instantly penetrated to the deepest parts of the planet.

In just an instant, he discovered the five beads in the deepest part of the planet.

Just like the projection displayed by Lin Qing, the nearly transparent beads, only the size of rice grains, emitted a faint silver light.

Each of these beads presented an absolutely perfect spherical shape, with a surface so smooth that there were no indentations or patterns.

Most importantly...

These five beads, separated by thousands of kilometers, subtly resonated with each other, causing strange distortions in space and time.

With his perception of the void, he could sense the influence of these five beads on space, as well as their strange state. The void perception seemed to exist, but without any mass, as if fixed in the void.

As a void creature, he was able to shake these five beads that were nearly integrated into the void.

But he also knew very well that these five beads had an impact on the void. Once the void balance was broken, it would trigger extremely terrifying consequences!

Once the small amount of spatial energy caused by the five beads exploded, it would probably instantly turn this planet and the area within tens of thousands of kilometers into nothingness!

"Five-Phase Void Energy..."

The Emperor murmured, then stared at Lin Qing with cold eyes, "Earth can actually produce creations of this level? Is it a technology left over from a previous civilization?"

To put it bluntly, these five beads were a type of bomb.

But the power was terrifying. The total energy output was much larger than that of a void creature like him. By converting a small amount of space into energy, it could instantly turn an area of tens of thousands of kilometers directly into nothingness!

Even if he, a void creature, was not afraid and could survive, he could not stop this explosion.

As long as the Five-Phase Void Energy bomb was detonated, Earth would inevitably turn into nothingness in an instant!

"It's really Five-Phase Void Energy?"

Blood Cauldron King couldn't help but frown.

He had walked on the path of understanding the void for tens of thousands of years, so he naturally understood the relevant void principles and had long heard of the terror of Five-Phase Void Energy.

Although he had strength close to the tenth level of the Star Abyss, he was not confident in surviving in front of this terrifying weapon!

"Your Majesty, this..." Blood Cauldron King frowned.

The Emperor stared expressionlessly at Lin Qing tens of thousands of kilometers away, and after a long while, he suddenly spoke.

"Earthling."

The Emperor's cold voice pierced through the void: "You want to use this to threaten me? Do you think I can't see it? This Five-Phase Void Energy device is fused with the void and is also constantly consuming itself. As time goes by, it will disappear on its own in at most a year or two. Have you thought about the ending after a year or two?"

The corners of Lin Qing's mouth curled up slightly, and he said, "That has nothing to do with you."

"Listen carefully, I'll only say it once."

He said word by word, "As long as I find that the Nine Star Civilization dares to enter Earth's airspace, it will detonate immediately. At the same time, it is also linked to the consciousness of our Earth high-ranking officials. Once any of us die, it will also detonate immediately, understand?"

After a little silence, the Emperor's sneer sounded: "Is that so? I'll see how much backbone you still have after you lose the threat of this thing?"

Lin Qing's expression was calm, and he said lightly, "That has nothing to do with you."

After a long while, the massive pyramid ship began to retreat, and the countless cosmic fleets covering the sky also changed direction and retreated.

Before long, the sky returned to clarity, and only the traces of navigation left in the distant deep space could be seen.

"Huff, temporarily safe."

Qi Lingxiao breathed a sigh of relief and transmitted his thoughts: "The pressure of the void creature is too strong... However, this thing can only last for a year or two?"

"There are three copies of this kind of weapon," Lin Qing transmitted his thoughts, "It can probably delay for three to five years."

"Lin Qing," Chu Hongjun transmitted his thoughts, "How are you going to kill Blood Cauldron King with that void creature sitting there?"

Lin Qing shook his head slightly and said, "With a Void being guarding him, of course, I wouldn't be able to find an opportunity to kill King Blood Cauldron, but... based on what I just said, that Void being won't just give up on Earth's treasures. He will definitely sneak into Earth."

He paused. "With the abilities of a Void being, if he wants to sneak into Earth, how could we possibly discover him?"

Chu Hongjun immediately understood his meaning.

"I am a Beginning Realm Star-level citizen," Lin Qing said, "As long as someone enters the relic, I will know. As long as that Void being leaves the Nine Stars Civilization's fleet, I will have a chance to kill King Blood Cauldron!"