Chapter 77: The Silent Gale Zone!

Chapter 77: The Silent Gale Zone!

Zzzt!

Lightning surged.

In the blink of an eye, the cockpit was left with only one living soul: Jiang Zhe.

When Luo Feng and the others entered, they saw nine piles of black ash—and an AI assistant driven into stunned silence by Orianna’s antics.

“Come on! Why didn’t you wait for us? Let us contribute to Earth’s cause too!” Lei Shen grumbled.

“Haha, Lei Shen, there’ll be plenty of chances for you to shine later. I just hope you won’t back down,” Jiang Zhe chuckled, clapping his hand on the monk’s shoulder.

“There’s a fleet pursuing us with at least forty Stellar Class Ninth Stage warriors. Out of respect, I’ll let you choose your opponent first.”

Lei Shen’s face darkened. You might as well say it outright—you want me dead.

Hong and Luo Feng remained calm. They knew their limits; they were here merely to observe, to witness the chasm between Earthlings and the universe at large.

After extracting the fleet’s trajectory from the ship’s AI, Atuka, the trio commandeered another E9-grade spacecraft and departed.

Meanwhile, at the heart of the Nolan Mountain Clan’s territory—Binglan Star—the Karlo Empire’s armada had already encircled the planet.

Nolan Mountain had attempted negotiations.

But the response was devastating: they had offended a Realm Lord-ranked expert, and their annihilation was the will of a Domain Lord.

War erupted.

Saturation bombardment engulfed Binglan Star in smoke and flames.

More than twenty Cosmic Level experts clashed in space.

Entire Stellar Class squads fell in waves.

---

King Karlo held nothing back. The war was being recorded by the Virtual Universe, its footage destined for his employer.

Before launching the strike, he’d already coordinated with the Baihu Guild.

The clan’s grassroots members, like Noluoshan, were expendable pawns.

To offend a Domain Lord? Unless they found protection from another Domain Lord, they were doomed.

Two days later, Silver Robe Yuan Shen received the war footage, settled the final payment, and forwarded the recording to his original body.

He then continued his search through the desolate cosmos.

The last two wormholes for interstellar travel had vanished. Forced to traverse the Dark Universe, he reached his target area three months later.

This was a barren star system, devoid of life within tens of thousands of light-years.

Guided by the star chart’s markings, he scoured the asteroid belt for the wormhole’s coordinates.

Half a month later, Yuan Shen located the belt’s distinctive features and steered his E9-grade Mechanical Race vessel inward.

Shattering countless asteroids, he finally found the wormhole warping the fabric of space.

“14.3 billion years old—and still intact? Amazing!”

Stepping out of the cockpit, Yuan Shen stored his ship in the World Ring, then rushed toward the wormhole without hesitation.

Just a thousand kilometers from the wormhole—

Reality twisted.

An invisible wave surged forth, freezing Yuan Shen mid-air.

Temporal Stasis!

A Kingfall Ascendant?!

Though immobilized, Yuan Shen’s consciousness remained sharp, instantly identifying the attack and gauging his opponent’s strength.

“Break! Break! Break!”

His will roared as his Life Core vibrated violently, straining against the bindings.

This wasn’t recklessness. He had reason to resist.

The “Temporal Stasis” technique could rebound off powerful Divine Bodies or artifacts.

The Divine Core’s rank was high enough—could anyone suppress its backlash?

“Break free!”

Like shattering ice, Yuan Shen tore through the prison.

But before he could flee into the wormhole—

A thousand-kilometer-tall cyan figure moved faster. Two fingers plucked him up effortlessly.

“Don’t resist, or I’ll crush you!”

A smoky-voiced woman warned.

Yuan Shen froze. It wasn’t fear of death—he recognized her as a fellow clanswoman.

“Kin! We’re kin! Don’t kill me!”

“Kin? Which clan?”

“I’m from the Chasm Colossus lineage! This is my Doppelgänger. Let me prove it!”

“Chasm Colossus? Prove it, then.”

The colossal cyan figure, shielding the wormhole behind her, placed Yuan Shen—tiny as a sesame seed—down.

“Since we’re kin, I’ll be honest. Don’t enter the wormhole. You’ll die.”

Yuan Shen had no intention of fleeing.

His humanoid form exploded, releasing chaotic mists spanning nearly a hundred kilometers. From the haze emerged a 400-kilometer “armadillo”—Yuan Shen’s mimicry of a Chasm Colossus emerging from the Primordial Core.

The two titans, one at Domain Lord peak and the other at Fourth Stage, locked eyes.

The cyan “gorilla” patted the “armadillo’s” back twice—a gesture of appraisal toward an inferior junior.

“Strange! The inheritance records said the Chasm Colossus was the strongest among the twelve peak bloodlines. Why do you seem so weak?”

“You’re a Domain Lord Fourth Stage… but could you defeat a human elite of the same rank?”

The impudent question struck a nerve.

Asking the wrong question at the wrong time, huh? Yuan Shen fumed inwardly. “I’ve been hiding from humans for so long that I never developed properly. Truly, I’ve disgraced our clan.”

“Haha, at least you’re honest!”

The giant hand slapped the armadillo’s back again, shaking loose countless boulders.

“Follow me, and I’ll ensure you feast in luxury. Once you transcend to Immortal, we’ll return home together!”

“Truly?”

“Of course! I’ll protect you!” The boisterous “mother gorilla” thumped her chest.

“Valley, half my life spent, never found a worthy master. If you’ll have me, I’ll gladly—”

Smack!

The armadillo flew thousands of kilometers from a single slap.

The gorilla frowned. “Why does your words send chills down my spine? Don’t you dare trick me.”

“Let’s go. We’re leaving.”

Yuan Shen, still in Chasm Colossus form, darted back to her side in an instant.

“Big sis, do you know where the wormhole leads?”

Huisuo Behemoth refused to answer, countering, “How did you find this place?”

“I stole a treasure map from the humans. It says this wormhole connects to a secret universe realm, filled with infinite treasures!”

“Big sis, want to see my map?”

The armadillo’s stubby arm reached behind, pretending to search the mountains for something.

“Forget it. That map invites you to your grave.”

“Huh? Is it a death trap? Big sis, tell me what’s ahead!”

The armadillo nuzzled closer, attempting to massage her legs, only to be kicked aside.

Yet Huisuo Behemoth relented, “Have you heard of the Silent Gale Zone?”

“Nope,” the clueless armadillo shook its head.

“You only need to know: beyond the wormhole lies a special environment in a secret realm. The winds from its depths can reduce a Cosmic Sovereign’s Divine Body to powder, then erase it entirely. Deeper still, even Cosmic Sovereigns retreat defeated.”

“Humans harvest the outer winds to make Silent Gale Weapons. Anyone struck by them below the Cosmic Sovereign rank dies instantly.”

“Huh? So deadly?!” The Chasm Colossus feigned innocence, then cursed, “Evil humans are truly despicable!”

Boom!

Chasm Colossus: ???

Puzzled, he wondered what he’d said wrong before being kicked out of the asteroid belt like a ball.

But he stopped resisting, musing mid-flight.

Something’s off.

Very off.

Was she really a Huisuo Behemoth?

Could this be an online scam?

I’m faking a Chasm Colossus… is she faking being a Huisuo Behemoth?

Uncertain, he’d investigate further.

Even if the Star Sky Beasts captured him, it’d mean Soul Transference or enslavement. But he had no soul—let them try anything.

“What’re you daydreaming about?”

Silver Robe Yuan Shen snapped out of his thoughts. The “mother gorilla” loomed nearby.

“Come with me. My place is vast—I’ll treat you well, nourish your body, and guide your cultivation to transcend to Immortal.”

“Then we’ll return home together.”

“Oh, thank you, big sis.”

The clueless “armadillo” waddled behind, swaying his tail.

---

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhe piloted his ship en route to intercept the Nolan Mountain Clan’s fleet.

Synchronously experiencing Silver Robe Yuan Shen’s ordeal, he couldn’t decide whether to laugh or sigh.

The Silent Gale Zone? Silent Gale Weapons?

I recall Luo Feng saw those during his purchase of Femo Venom in the Exo-Warfield.

As for Yuan Shen being taken by Huisuo Behemoth, Jiang Zhe wasn’t worried.

If things went south, Yuan Shen could self-destruct. Through the Ancient Tree’s connection, his Divine Core could be pulled back remotely.

As long as the Divine Core remained intact, Yuan Shen’s life was never truly threatened.

January 15, 2063.

Using his skills, Jiang Zhe pinpointed the fleet’s coordinates and intercepted the fleeing remnants in the Dark Universe.

They’d already learned of the Nolan Mountain Clan’s annihilation and dared not proceed to Earth.

Too late. Jiang Zhe’s ship was superior.

Three Star-Annihilating Main Guns and nine E3-grade Laser Cannons fired in unison, wiping out the last of the clan’s forces.

The four celebrated with champagne, then set up sentry systems at the wormhole before splitting into two groups to return to Earth.

In a desolate region over a hundred light-years from Earth, Jiang Zhe meditated in the void. Before him floated an umbrella and a beam of light.

He seemed to endure excruciating pain—face pale, muscles twitching.

Another incision on his soul. But this time, the pain felt different.

Previously, it’d been a clean cut. Now, it felt like being flayed alive—relentless, tearing agony.

Suddenly, his eyes flew open, pure as a newborn’s.

“Emerge!”

A black orb shot from his forehead into the prismatic beam, dyeing it ink-black.

With a thought, the black beam condensed into the Primordial Chaos Umbrella.

“Rise!”

“Unfold!”

The umbrella soared and unfurled, voraciously devouring the universe’s Primordial Energy, forming a radiant nebula around itself.

It expanded—

Hundred meters, a kilometer, ten kilometers…

As it grew, a massive pull gripped Jiang Zhe.

“Anna, hurry—punch it into the Dark Universe, jump five light-years first!”

When master and servant emerged from the Dark Universe, a dazzling nebula surged behind them, dragging at their bodies.

“Keep running! Another five light-years should do it!”

This time, ten light-years from where he’d severed his obsession, they emerged again.

Turning back, they witnessed a breathtaking sight: a colossus wrapped in radiant nebula, nearly blotting out half the universe.

“The umbrella’s radius spans nine light-years! Its size dwarfs even the Star Tower!”

---

(End of Chapter)

Chapter end