Dark Blood Pirates

"A hundred Hunyuan units of Black Obsidian Mother Stone should be enough for the Star-Eating Grass to advance, right?" A burly man covered from head to toe in armor, a ghostly light flickering in his eyes, walked out of the Treasure Pavilion. This was Lu Qingshan's One-Horned Ghost King avatar. His appearance now was that of the rather pretentious Domain Master he had once met in the Battle Space, but the soul aura belonged to someone else—a character cobbled together from a mix. Even so, with the One-Horned Ghost King's powerful disguise ability, fooling a single World Master was still effortless. "Three months. There's no rush—plenty of time to prepare." Lu Qingshan certainly would not make his move in Qianwu City. Since Qianwu City had a rule forbidding fighting, there had to be a powerful figure to enforce it. Who knew whether a marquis-titled Undying was hidden among them? Even his One-Horned Ghost King avatar would have trouble escaping from a marquis-titled Undying who possessed a deep understanding of the Upper Law. Lu Qingshan made up his mind. He would strike at the man once, outside Qianwu Continent! This time he would make sure the Treasure Pavilion lost everything. Soon, a spaceship that looked identical to a D-grade Machine Race ship flew out of Qianwu City's port. After entering the starry sky, it did not accelerate into the Dark Universe. "Nesethes, keep to this speed. Wake me once we reach the Dark Blood Pirates' hideout." "Yes, master. It should take about three days." The ship's intelligence system was a second-tier intelligence split off from Nesethes—not as clever as the original Nesethes, and capable only of mechanically executing commands. ... The Dark Blood Pirates were a band of space pirates entrenched around Qianwu Continent. Back when Lu Qingshan had been a First-Class Instructor at the Qianwu Dojo, there had been a task on the mission list to wipe out the Dark Blood Pirates, worth 2,000 Points. But this band of pirates was far too cunning. They never fought anyone head-on. At the slightest sign of trouble, they would immediately dive into their ship and flee, and the several First-Class Instructors who had taken the task could do nothing about them. At this moment, on a desolate planet. The Domain Master-level leader of the Dark Blood Pirates, Caesar, was tearing into a deer's leg with great bites. Across from him, a delicately featured youth's eyes were full of terror, and behind the youth, the Cosmic Level guard captain and several Star Level Ninth Stage guards also wore looks of despair. "Pah, you young masters really know how to enjoy yourselves... bringing so much precious meat on an interstellar voyage. No wonder you're raised so plump and fair." Caesar laughed heartily. The others were all grinning too, sizing up the fat sheep before them as they indulged in the fine food. One of them, a burly, bald man with a face full of beard, kept glancing at the youth's handsome face and could not help swallowing quietly. The wine, once rather bland, now tasted all the sweeter. "Boss, hasn't this young master's family sent the money yet? How about you reward him to me!" The bearded man's eyes were full of longing. Hearing this, the youth's face went deathly pale, his legs trembling without pause. He hurriedly said, "No! My family will send the money any moment now. I'm the second young master of the Harvey family—they won't abandon me." "The Harvey family, a World Master family... so why are your guards so shabby? You don't even have a Domain Master?" The bearded man gave a cold snort. "One look and I can tell you're not favored at home. A nobody like you—your family will put up a hundred billion Cosmic Currency?" Bodu Harvey's face was pale, and he had no confidence in his heart either. A hundred billion—that was an enormous sum, and with his standing in the family... "See, I called it... Boss, we probably won't make much this time. Sell off that Cosmic one and the few Star Level guards, and just leave this young master to me." The bearded man was very excited and could not stop rubbing his hands. This made Bodu Harvey nearly faint. "Enough..." It was Caesar who spoke up, cutting off the bearded man. "What is it we Dark Blood Pirates have valued in our business all these years? Reputation... Without reputation, how could other clients trust us? We gave the Harvey family three days, so we wait three days. If they pay, we release him; if they don't, that fellow is yours!" There was a hint of disgust in Caesar's eyes. If this bearded man were not quite capable—Cosmic Eighth Stage, with a domain of his own—and a valuable subordinate, Caesar would not have been so polite. This fellow's tastes were truly sickening. After pulling off a job, the Dark Blood Pirates usually rested for a while. These three days they were celebrating right here. As time ticked away second by second, with only half a day left before the three-day deadline, Bodu had almost despaired. If his body were not under their control and unable to move at this moment, he would have planned to kill himself to preserve his chastity. "That cold-blooded family—I've already given up my position as heir and left the family, and even so, you still won't pay even a little ransom for me?" A hundred billion Cosmic Currency was an enormous sum to him, but compared to the Harvey family, it was nothing... The family's yearly financial revenue might exceed even this amount. After three straight days of feasting, everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, and most had gone off to enjoy themselves in the Virtual Universe. These thieves usually hid their identities well, mostly using anonymous virtual accounts to spend and amuse themselves in the Virtual Universe. After all, the sensations there were not much different from reality... "Little one, it seems your family really has given up on you. Stop struggling and just keep me company nicely... I'll be very gentle with you." The bearded man rubbed his hands, his eyes fixed on the antique watch on his wrist. "No!" Bodu Harvey turned pale with fright. At this very moment... An inverted pyramid appeared in the sky above the planet! Before anyone could react, the armor-clad, nine-foot-tall burly man had already appeared in the banquet hall. "So you're the Dark Blood Pirates..." A cold voice rang out. "Who are you... you've got the wrong people." Caesar was startled inside and hurriedly denied it. "I'm called Han Li... and there's nothing I hate more than you space pirates." "We're not space pirates. We're just a merchant caravan resting here for a while..." Leader Caesar's gaze was full of gravity. He could not see through the other's strength, which meant this mysterious figure was at least on his level. He had already secretly started up the ship, planning to flee if things went bad. "They are space pirates—the Dark Blood Pirates! I was captured and brought here by them!" Bodu Harvey, who had nearly been frightened to tears, seemed to grab his last straw and hurriedly said loudly. Caesar's face darkened. He drew his saber and struck first. The Dark Blood Pirates' several Cosmic Level subordinates struck as well, without mercy... As space pirates, they knew how to dispose of an opponent most quickly. "And you still say you're not." Lu Qingshan's body instantly split into nine avatars, and the Star-Cleaving Blade in his hand swept effortlessly across the necks of several Dark Blood Pirates, as if performing a delicate surgery. In an instant, all the Dark Blood Pirates stood frozen in place, even their leader Caesar. "What's wrong with those Dark Blood Pirates? Why have they stopped..." Bodu Harvey was only at Star Level Second Stage and could not see their movements clearly at all. From his perspective, the several Dark Blood Pirates had suddenly struck, then stopped and no longer moved. "They're all dead..." Behind Bodu Harvey, the Cosmic Level guard captain, who had been utterly despondent, now wore an expression of shock and terror. With a single strike, he had killed a Domain Master and eight Cosmic Level experts besides—what kind of power was this. Lu Qingshan casually put away his blade. A moment later, several heads all rolled to the ground. Even the Domain Master Life Core within Caesar's body had been crushed to dust under that overwhelming force. "What kind of power is this?" Bodu Harvey's eyes went wide, his expression one of disbelief.