Chapter 430 – The Finale

“Cuckoo-cuckoo!”

The tranquil atmosphere was disrupted by a bird’s call.

“What, do you have an idea?” Yuwen Tong lifted her eyelids, casting a casual glance at a certain emerald green plump bird approaching her.

She had merely spoken offhandedly, not expecting the cuckoo bird to come even closer, cooing incessantly.

Initially, Yuwen Tong listened absentmindedly, but as the cuckoo bird continuously conveyed meanings through its consciousness, a sparkle gradually emerged in her eyes.

Unconsciously, her demeanor turned slightly serious, as if she was genuinely contemplating the feasibility of the cuckoo bird’s proposal.

After a moment, as the bird’s voice ceased, Yuwen Tong displayed a thoughtful expression on her face.

“Your analysis makes sense. Sending him away at this time is indeed the best choice. However…”

Yuwen Tong frowned, her eyes flickering. “To leave a place beyond the reach of the Bai Family and Tulan Family’s influence, a spaceship of not a low level is needed. In the current situation, where am I supposed to find one…”

“Cuckoo-“

Before Yuwen Tong could finish speaking, the cuckoo bird emitted a long coo, and then opened its beak to spew out a small black ring-like object.

The cuckoo bird held the ring with its beak and made a motion of pulling backward.

Next, Yuwen Tong watched in astonishment as a man-sized, oddly shaped object, unmistakably an aircraft, was gradually dragged out of the ring by the cuckoo bird.

Yuwen Tong stared at the aircraft in front of her in shock, then at the self-satisfied-looking cuckoo bird, and stammered, “Where did this aircraft come from? Are you sure it works?”

“Cuckoo-“

The cuckoo bird chirped loudly a few times.

It then dawned on Yuwen Tong that during her previous encounter with Anders, this mysterious-looking plump bird had apparently helped Lu Yuan “deal” with two of Anders’ accomplices.

This strange-looking aircraft was most likely obtained from those two.

Anders and his two accomplices were Extraterrestrial visitors, having crossed uncountable light-years to arrive here. The tools they used to traverse the Starry Sky certainly met the requirements.

Yuwen Tong took a couple of steps forward to examine the aircraft in front of her closely.

“Can it be opened?”

She tried asking the cuckoo bird.

Unexpectedly, the cuckoo bird seemed quite adept with it. It hopped onto the aircraft and began pecking and tapping at several positions on the outer hull, eventually managing to open the hatch.

Inside was empty, with only enough space to accommodate a single person.

The interior design of the aircraft was rather bizarre, resembling the innards of some creatures, filled with dark red, flesh-like features that seemed to pulse slightly.

“Can’t hold two people?”

After inspecting the interior structure, Yuwen Tong frowned and asked, “Is there only one?”

“Cuckoo-“

The cuckoo bird shook its head, indicating that it had only one. Lu Yuan might have more, but he was currently unconscious, and no one knew where he had placed the spatial rings taken from Anders and the other member of the Spirit Devourer Clan.

“I don’t absolutely have to leave.”

Yuwen Tong shook her head and said, “But in his current state, letting him use the spaceship alone is no different from sending him to his death.”

“Cuckoo-“

“Are you sure?”

Yuwen Tong glanced at the vocalizing cuckoo bird.

“Cuckoo!”

It responded with a series of rapid and affirmative calls, as if confidently assuring Yuwen Tong of something.

Yuwen Tong listened quietly, without saying anything.

Once the cuckoo bird had finished expressing its thoughts, she remained silent.

After a long while.

It seemed she finally made up her mind and extended a hand, gently placing it on the cuckoo bird.

A deep purple glow emerged from Yuwen Tong’s fingertips, silently seeping into the cuckoo bird’s body.

“If anything happens to him…”

“I promise.”

Yuwen Tong looked at the cuckoo bird with calm eyes and said softly, “No matter what… I will find you.”

“Cuckoo-cuckoo~”

…

In the Starry Sky, before a dazzlingly beautiful light vortex, two deity-like figures were engaged in a fierce battle.

One figure was a semi-ethereal humanoid form enveloped by countless gigantic vines, shimmering with flowing light.

The other was an enormous Glimmering White Mecha, emitting a bright, white glow all over its body.

The sizes of both figures far exceeded that of a life-sustaining planet, making them appear like legendary Ancient Deities born in the depths of the universe. Every move and gesture they made unleashed terrifying power capable of shaking the Starry Sky.

“Boom!”

Thousands upon thousands of flowing light vines quickly intertwined and extended rapidly through the Starry Sky, resembling an immensely large and thick light pillar that brutally struck the Glimmering White Mecha.

The latter had already assumed a defensive posture, with crossed arms generating countless semi-transparent light waves to form a massive light shield.

Even so, under the almost solid light pillar’s strike, the light shield shattered immediately.

The Glimmering White Mecha’s defensive stance was violently broken, forcing it to stagger backward in the void of the Starry Sky, with countless glowing white fragments scattering everywhere.

Who knows how far it retreated before finally dissipating the remaining force of that recent blow from its opponent.

“Halil!”

The Glimmering White Mecha, with a mask and chest adorned with light runes forming the pattern of a blooming narcissus, stood in the Starry Sky. It held dual blades, gazing solemnly at the flowing light figure ahead, whose size and aura were many times grander-terrifying like a rampaging Starry Sky beast. In a deep voice, it spoke: “You have ignored the iron laws of the Starry Sky and forcibly attacked the ancestral land, causing disturbances…

I have reported all your actions to the Star Deity Association. If you don’t leave now, be prepared to explain yourself to the Star Deity Messenger.”

Facing the warning from the Glimmering White Mecha, the flowing light figure standing in the Starry Sky snorted coldly. Compared to it, even life-sustaining planets looked like toys. It raised a hand, and the countless vines around it transformed into blazing energy beams that interwove and shot toward the Glimmering White Mecha.

“A mere first-stage grand star lord dares to threaten me? Hmph!”

Faced with Halil’s onslaught, Bai Wancheng, inside the Glimmering White Mecha, wore a grim expression. Unable to withstand the attack directly for the time being, he could only control the Mech, creating white afterimages in the Starry Sky as he struggled to dodge.

Halil’s words weren’t incorrect.

He had just recently entered the Star Lord Realm.

Unlike Halil, who had been at the grand star lord level for countless years and was considered an old-school powerhouse, Bai Wancheng couldn’t compare at all.

Even though Halil had only projected his consciousness and gathered cosmic energy to form a temporary combat body, his strength was overwhelmingly superior to Bai Wancheng, who was piloting his Fate Mech.

Of course, part of this disadvantage stemmed from the fact that Bai Wancheng had only recently been promoted to the grand star lord level, and his Fate Mech had not yet been upgraded, remaining at the Star Lord Level.

When chatting casually with the handsome youth earlier, he had mentioned how the Supreme Elder of the Bai Family was selling off the family’s assets to exchange for resources. That part was true.

However, the assets sold were not to acquire resources for his promotion to grand star lord; instead, they were all spent on upgrading his Mech.

“If my Fate Mech were of the mythical level, facing Halil’s consciousness battle body wouldn’t be this strenuous…

But given the current state of the Bai Family, even if I were to sell everything off, it wouldn’t be enough to gather the resources needed to upgrade the Mech.

Accumulating slowly would take at least ten thousand years!”

“But if I could obtain an Immortal Bloodline to trade… the resources for one mythical level Mech, or even for ten, would probably be secured!”

Inside the Glimmering White Mecha, Bai Wancheng’s old face appeared slightly twisted, his eyes darting rapidly.

No one knew that, as the Supreme Elder of the Bai Family, after discovering a subordinate had unearthed an Immortal Bloodline Holder, he never intended to enhance the family’s bloodline or expand their power.

Such maneuvers were only feasible for top-tier families.

He aimed for a one-time transaction, using the Immortal Bloodline to secure the greatest personal benefit.

With a cold expression, Bai Wancheng continued evading Halil’s relentless attacks, occasionally launching a few feeble counterattacks.

Ironically, he had the ancestral land secret realm’s anomaly to thank for the current situation.

It seemed Halil encountered something formidable within the secret realm. Several attempts to reach inside and capture someone had failed, leaving him no choice but to wait like Bai Wancheng for individuals to emerge on their own.

As the two engaged intensely, suddenly…

Bai Wancheng seemed to receive some news, and his expression shifted, immediately withdrawing all his strength.

Almost simultaneously, Halil on the opposite side also paused his offensive.

“There really is a traitor within the family!”

Bai Wancheng’s eyes glinted.

Earlier, on the White Narcissus, he had deliberately spread a “false rumor” among the Bai Family members, but Halil across the Starry Sky seemed well aware of his plan.

Clearly, someone on the White Narcissus was leaking information to the other side.

“After this incident, a thorough purge within the family is necessary!”

A flash of malice crossed Bai Wancheng’s face as he controlled the Mech, quietly maneuvering toward a specific location.

Just as he reached a certain position in the Starry Sky, a void rift suddenly opened, and something rapidly flew out from the opening.

“Now!”

Bai Wancheng’s eyes shone brightly, and the Glimmering White Mecha suddenly radiated light. Innumerable fine white Runes burst forth, forming a pure white light pillar, which securely encased the flying object from the rift.

However, in the next instant, Bai Wancheng’s expression abruptly froze.

“What is this?”

Only now did he realize that the object he had protected, which had flown out of the void rift, was a strangely shaped black aircraft.

His grand star lord-level mental power scanned the interior of the aircraft, revealing a white-haired youth with a weak aura lying quietly inside.

“Not her? Where is she?!”

Bai Wancheng furrowed his brows, unsure of how to handle the aircraft before him.

Just then, he heard a burst of triumphant laughter echo by his ear.

He quickly turned to look, only to see a small, purple-light-emitting figure slowly floating out from one of the gaps Halil had forcibly opened in the large light vortex representing the secret realm entrance.

As soon as the purple light figure appeared, it was seized by a Luminous Giant Hand conjured by Halil. The latter exuded waves of consciousness filled with triumphant laughter upon achieving his desire.

“Damn it!”

Bai Wancheng’s eyes widened in rage, and he let out a low growl.

Without any hesitation, Bai Wancheng controlled the Glimmering White Mech, his figure leaving trails of white afterimages in the Starry Sky. Countless blazing white energy swords shot out from the Mech’s body, resembling a blooming white narcissus, swiftly charging toward Halil.

However, Halil, having captured his prize, showed no intention of continuing the skirmish. His massive body of flowing light suddenly contracted before exploding violently.

“Boom!”

The countless cosmic energies gathered by Halil’s consciousness were unleashed all at once, and the resulting energy and intense light engulfed Bai Wancheng completely.

As the aftershocks subsided, the silent Starry Sky remained, with the massive light vortex quietly rotating.

The Glimmering White Mech, its glow somewhat dimmed, stood silently in the Starry Sky next to a trembling white spaceship.

Inside the Mech, Bai Wancheng’s face had become incredibly grim.

His lowered hands were trembling slightly, and his breathing was heavy, hinting at an unspeakable rage about to erupt.

To prevent a potential leak within the family from ruining his plan, he had deliberately spread false information, claiming he had arranged for the Immortal Bloodline Holder to emerge from the light vortex’s opening, with the White Narcissus stationed for assistance.

In truth, Bai Wancheng had no intention of utilizing the White Narcissus’s Strength.

He didn’t even trust the Second Elder of the Bai Family.

Instead, he secretly assigned someone to open a different exit, and he notified the Immortal Bloodline Holder of the coordinate point for this secret passage.

But his meticulous planning failed in the most unexpected way-

When it came time to execute the plan, the first to defy it was the Immortal Bloodline Holder herself!

She didn’t follow his arrangements; instead, she appeared to willingly fall into the embrace of Halil Tulan.

And the peculiar aircraft she used as a decoy to deceive him?

Bai Wancheng glanced around, only to find the aircraft had vanished without a trace.

In this scheme, he was outsmarted by his own cunning.

If he had followed the original plan on the surface, he might have actually had a chance…

Bai Wancheng stood motionless in the Starry Sky.

Just then, the large light vortex before him suddenly broke its tranquility.

One by one, monstrous black-red hands emerged slowly from the vortex.

An ancient, decaying, and malevolent aura quickly spread through the Starry Sky.

Bai Wancheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he retreated a step. The immense Glimmering White Mech dispersed into countless light spots, and Bai Wancheng’s figure flickered in the Starry Sky. When he reappeared, he was already inside the White Narcissus spaceship.

“Su… Supreme Elder…”

Inside the spaceship, everyone from the Bai Family, led by the Second Elder, was visibly tense upon seeing Bai Wancheng appear. They quickly bowed their heads, and only the Second Elder dared to softly mutter a greeting.

The loss of the Immortal Bloodline Holder was witnessed by all.

The plan had completely failed.

There was no need to speculate on how terrible the Supreme Elder’s mood could be right now.

“Hmm.”

Bai Wancheng responded with a stony face, then spoke coldly, “No matter, even if Halil took the person. The Immortal Bloodline was discovered by our Bai Family, and under the iron laws of the Starry Sky, there’s no way he can claim it for free! But that Immortal Bloodline Holder…”

His expression turned slightly sinister, and he sneered, “She didn’t want to be with our Bai Family and chose to go with Halil instead, perhaps because she saw the power of the Tulan Family?

What a pity, if she had come to our Bai Family, there might have been a chance for her to survive. Falling into Halil’s hands, however, is truly a dead end.

Other than having her soul extracted and her blood drained dry, there’s no other outcome… ha-ha…”

Bai Wancheng continued to sneer, as if venting the frustration and anger within him.

The rest of the Bai Family remained silent, not daring to utter a word, obediently listening to Bai Wancheng mumble to himself.

When he finished laughing coldly, he lifted his head and, through the White Narcissus spaceship, stared at the massive light vortex in the distance, now occupied by eerie, monstrous arms.

His eyes flickered with light as he muttered to himself.

“Halil… do you think you’ve won?

The disturbance in the ancestral land has caused such a mess.

Let’s see how you and the Tulan Family behind you will explain this to the Star Deity Association…”