Chapter 48

In the council hall, everyone was silent.

The members of the Silver Leaf Team, Li Wenfu, Lu Sheng, Yinyin, Ye Binghua, and Li Yinzhu, had long been well-informed about the intelligence. More than half a year ago, Li Wenfu and Lu Sheng were still one-star White Iron Armors, children at the first level of physical techniques. They showed a humble and respectful attitude towards Wu Mingzhao and Tang Zhaixing. Yinyin and Ye Binghua had advanced to the second level, but their strength was still unstable when they set out.

Ye Binghua was famous on the Magic Network.

In reality, these White Iron soldiers were not something they needed to worry about.

Now, more than half a year had passed, and the Silver Leaf Team had undergone a tremendous transformation. They had reached the third level of magic power and the fourth level of physical techniques. Most importantly, their aura had changed. Other warriors who had been through the baptism of war could easily sense the lingering stench of insects on them... This was the intense smell that could only be accumulated from tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of corpses.

Behind the five of them, there were mountains of corpses.

This aura was neither vicious nor murderous... It was a kind of proof, a proof of having once slaughtered thousands of enemies, a proof that made one fearless and unafraid. If those who had killed hundreds were called veterans, then they were a group of gods of death. The kind of aura that treated life as nothing could not be imitated; it could only be possessed after slaughtering thousands.

"Jinling, two steps to the front of the Tang family guards, without even reaching out, she had already frozen him. She raised her head and steadily threw the 'ice block' to the security guards who had rushed over. At this moment, she did not want to cause more trouble. She was extremely happy about her sister's transformation. But when she thought of Du Nan, her heart sank.

Not being able to return in time to stop this matter was probably her greatest regret.

"After half a year, you have changed greatly," Qiao Banzai sighed slightly, realizing that he had unintentionally done a great evil: "Half a year ago, you were still a group of children. Your current transformation is due to that child, right? I'm curious, why did he insist on hiding that blueprint?"

"Perhaps because of this."

Li Wenfu threw out a five-star seed core: "On the border planet, we met the wife of an adventurer. One of her husband's blueprints led us to this five-star core. Zhou Lao, who had taken great risks for most of his life, must have left something of greater value. According to Du Ge's personality, he would rather fight with you, Old Qiao, than hand over Zhou Lao's legacy to these trash."

"Hmph, Zhou Zhishan's legacy is clearly a rebellion..."

"Shut up!"

Wu Changlie, having settled his grandson, was about to defend himself when Qiao Banzai roared.

The entire council hall shattered, and the surrounding area within hundreds of meters also cracked. Alarms sounded immediately. Within three seconds, dozens of beams of light illuminated the sky. Hundreds of mechs were taking off from a distance, ready to come to support. Qiao Banzai's face turned slightly green, and he shouted, "All of you, get out of my way. Do you think you have the right to speak in my presence, Qiao Banzai?"

Qiao Banzai's voice was like thunder, shaking the air.

No one dared to breathe.

They knew that Qiao Lao, one of the three elders of the Blue Sea Federation, was really angry, his temper flaring up.

Jinling smiled bitterly but did not say much.

Qiao Lao had always valued talent.

Today, seeing the transformed members of the Silver Leaf Team... thinking of the genius who had trained a group of kittens into tiger kings in just half a year, and thinking of how he had 'personally' exiled him to the Scrap Star, how could Qiao Lao not be angry? Even a fool could see that something was wrong. Qiao Lao, who had always acted for the public good, had been used as a pawn. How could he not be furious?

The members of the Silver Leaf Team remained calm.

To them, the enraged Qiao Banzai was no different from the humanoid spider guard, except that he was dozens of times stronger.

"Hold on, fatty, you mentioned meeting the wife of an adventurer on the border planet. Is she Baobao's mother?" Qiao Banzai's face turned even more pale, with a hint of rage, as if he was thinking of something even more hateful.

Li Wenfu instantly felt something was wrong, rushed forward, and grabbed Qiao Banzai by the collar: "What happened to her? What happened to Baobao? You better explain clearly."

The members of the Silver Leaf Team instantly felt a surge of killing intent.

"For over a hundred years, you are the first to dare grab my collar," Qiao Banzai's face was calm, with a hint of approval, then he sighed: "She's dead. I only heard that she met a martial clan's magic power warrior and died on their wedding night. This matter... Baobao is fine, Jinling just brought him home."

"A magic power warrior falling for a civilian woman, are you kidding me?" Li Wenfu did not let go, roaring.

Qiao Banzai was speechless.

"Fatso." Yinyin flashed behind Li Wenfu, grabbed him, and threw him like a cannonball, sending him flying hundreds of meters away. Her eyes red, she said angrily, "This has nothing to do with Old Qiao. Why are you shouting at him?"

"Killing a civilian is like killing an insect, is that how you understand it?" Lu Sheng's eyes were slightly teary, his voice cold.

Looking at everyone as if they were enemies.

Roar! Li Wenfu stood up, howling to the sky like a wounded beast. Slowly, he lowered his head and glared at Wu Changlie, saying hatefully, "I understand. You want war, not peace, right?"

"This was just an accident," Wu Changlie did not think there was a problem with a martial clan's magic power warrior 'killing' a civilian woman.

"Good, good, what a great accident, hahaha... I completely understand."

Li Wenfu tore open his clothes, formed his hand into a claw, and drew four bloody lines on his chest, then raised his hand to swear: "For so many years, it turns out I, Li Wenfu, have been living like a dog. Now, I finally see clearly. From today on, no one can stand above me, Li Wenfu. I, Li Wenfu, swear to the stars that in my lifetime, I will personally end this dirty rule. Anyone who stands in my way will be killed, no mercy! If I break this vow, may I enter the eighteen levels of hell and never be reborn."

"I, support you." Lu Sheng also tore open his chest, drawing four bloody lines.

His expression was resolute.

Tang Zhaixing came to his senses and roared, "Li Wenfu, are you crazy? For a civilian, you want to join Longtu and oppose us?"

"Hmph, Longtu? What is he?" Li Wenfu's expression was indescribable, as if he had completely transformed into another person, like an unenthroned prince: "As the commander of the Shallow Sea Guard, he doesn't even dare to avenge Qin Zhong. Is such a coward worth my, Li Wenfu's, following? Tang Zhaixing, don't use the Eight Great Clans to pressure me. If I, Li Wenfu, have a chance to come back, I will find you, this beast, and settle accounts."

"Li Wenfu, you..." Tang Zhaixing was so angry he trembled, but could not act.

Qiao Banzai was standing there.

He did not dare to act recklessly.

Nor did he have a reason to do anything.

Li Wenfu's bold words shocked Li's father and grandfather, who could not believe the situation. If they really wanted to make a fuss, the Li family would definitely dismiss it as 'childish talk' and would not pursue it.

"Old Qiao, do you have nothing to say?" Wu Changlie, hearing the young people's bold talk, was extremely displeased.

The young people's arrogance also made him lose face.

Qiao Banzai glanced at Wu Changlie and said, "What do you want me to say, to sentence Li Wenfu and throw him back to the Scrap Star? Are you giving me orders, Wu Clan Leader? Are the Eighty-Eight Great Clans treating me like a dog to play with?"

Qiao Banzai's voice boomed.

Echoing in all directions.

Wu Changlie's face turned purple, his eyes filled with hate, but he did not dare to act.

The three elders of the Blue Sea... these people, even the Eight Great Clans dared not offend. On the Blue Sea planet, who dared to shout at them?

"Richie, where are you going?"

Li's father, seeing Li Wenfu about to leave, could not help but ask.

"Gun Star, do you have any objections?" When Li Wenfu mentioned Gun Star, everyone's faces changed dramatically. This place was the legendary 'Pirate Planet,' a paradise for mercenaries and criminals, a place where people ate each other. It was a place that the Blue Sky Alliance could not govern, the insect race could not invade, and the beast race could not defeat. More importantly, Gun Star was no less dangerous than the Scrap Star. One could enter and leave freely, but those without ability would come out as corpses.

There were no orbital weapons around Gun Star, ready to give you a fatal blow.

However, the largest number of 'pirates' in the Blue Sky Alliance lived around Gun Star. These space pirates rarely entered Gun Star, and most of them hunted around it. Even if an army came out of Gun Star, it would be surrounded and killed by pirates. Anyone who wanted to leave Gun Star had to pass through a wall of pirates.

"Count me in." Lu Sheng, a top student, knew more about Gun Star.

At this moment, he felt no fear.

"Wait for me on Gun Star for a few days." Yinyin looked at Jinling and said, "I will go to the planet for the school competition and kill those East Yi scum. After dealing with them, I and Hua will also go to Gun Star."

"Count me in." Li Yinzhu also stepped forward, her expression showing no fear.

The five members of the Silver Leaf Team volunteering to 'die' made everyone's scalp tingle. At this age of sixteen or seventeen, having the courage to rush to Gun Star... they seemed to see another figure: Qin Zhong, the equally disobedient genius monster.

When Jinling heard that 'Longtu did not dare to avenge Qin Zhong,' she had already fallen silent. Hearing that her sister was going to Gun Star, she showed no reaction.

Li's father and grandfather stared into Li Wenfu's eyes.

For a long time.

"Ha ha ha ha!" Li's grandfather suddenly burst into a wild laugh, tears streaming down his face. After a while, when everyone was a bit chilled, he said, "Richie, you said that if Old Qiao wasn't here, Du Xiaozi would have already started a massacre. I didn't believe it at first. Now, I believe it. If Old Qiao wasn't here, you would have acted, right?"

"We can't beat that old beast yet," Li Wenfu said frankly, self-reflecting, but cursing without fear of the higher-ranking clan leaders.

"You..." Wu Changlie was furious.

"Ha ha ha, good, good, good, you have ambition and self-awareness. I always treated you like a little brat. Now, I see you have really grown up. Fine, if you want to go, go. Give me some time to prepare some things and send you off."

"Old man Li, are you going to help them act recklessly?" Wu Changlie said rudely.

"None of your business." Li's grandfather was even ruder.

Wu Changlie's eyes turned red, his fists clenched. At this moment, he did not dare to act in front of Old Qiao. He knew that if Old Qiao's anger was ignited, he would be the first to suffer. Moreover, he was not sure he could beat Li's grandfather.

"Wenfu, you are angry now, Zhaixing won't advise you much. Du Xue弟 said he would come back to deal with the Wu clan. As one of the Eighty-Eight Great Clans, you won't follow him, right?" Tang Zhaixing asked finally.

"No, I will."

Li Wenfu interrupted, his expression like a brave warrior about to step into the abyss: "If Du Ge wants to kill you, I will help him desecrate your corpses!"

Hearing this, the entire hall fell silent.

The members of the Silver Leaf Team had truly changed, a transformation of the soul: they were no longer civilians, no longer citizens, and no longer members of the noble families. In their world, they were the 'kings' who ruled over life and death. They did not fear, did not retreat; they did not flatter, did not bow... kings did not need to retreat, they stepped forward, and all injustice would be reduced to dust.

At this moment, everyone thought of Du Nan, who had pushed these geniuses to their thrones, and felt a wave of regret. These children had changed completely. What about him, what kind of transformation had he undergone?

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