"I don't need to say more about the potential of this Esper Ability. With this ability alone, it's comparable to hundreds or even thousands of Esper Abilities. Develop it carefully."
Han Xiao smiled at Evans.
"Understood." Evans nodded and felt the burden on his shoulders become heavier.
Hella and the others on the side secretly sighed at Evans' good luck. Not only was he talented, but he was also nurtured and protected by Black Star, so he did not have to grow like EsGod. There would definitely be a place for him among the Beyond Grade As in the future. His future was limitless.
Everyone could not help but turn around to look at Gaud, who was locked up, and pity flashed through their eyes.
Regardless of whether this guy was related to EsGod or not, just this alone was tragic enough. After advancing to the Beyond Grade A realm, he thought that he would be able to fly freely, but he was targeted by Black Star and had his abilities taken away. In the future, he could only watch others soar in the universe with his Esper Ability and take away the achievements that should have belonged to him …
They did not have a deep impression of Gaud to begin with. Now that they thought of him, they almost used the word 'tragic' to replace his facial features.
"What do you plan to do with him? Are you going to leave him to the dynasty? "Hella suddenly frowned.
"I'll hand him over to the dynasty and explain his background. The dynasty will deal with the rest." Han Xiao did not mind.
Hella shook her head. "I don't think it's appropriate. If the dynasty executes Gaud, he might be able to regain his abilities through the Sanctum Revival. Since we've already become enemies, it's better to eliminate all future troubles."
"Tsk tsk, you're the one who's ruthless …"
Han Xiao raised his brows and waved his hands.
"With the Sanctum Revival mechanism, Gaud will most likely be able to regain his abilities. However, the number of Sanctum Revivals is decided by me, so whether he can be revived or not is up to me. Even if the three Universal Civilizations master the revival method in the future, it won't be a big problem. We still don't know what the future will be like. If anything happens, we'll just send him to the Underworld and have one more fighter. "
Thankfully, Gaud was already locked up by the imprisonment device and could not hear anything from the outside world. Otherwise, he would be even more depressed.
At this time, Han Xiao changed the topic and smiled at the crowd.
"Alright, everyone knows each other now. After some time, I will promote him to the position of Deputy Army Commander and let him join the association."
"Isn't it a bit too early?" Evans could not help but say, "My ability is easily feared by others. Should I continue to hide my identity?"
"You're already a Beyond Grade A, so it's time for you to make a name for yourself. Besides, you're going to participate in the battle, so it's useful to practice cooperating with others in advance." Han Xiao squeezed his shoulder and said, "Besides, with me here, you don't have to worry about arrows in the back. Other than external enemies, no one can do anything to you."
"Alright."
Evans nodded.
Training in secret for decades was naturally very difficult. Furthermore, he had just advanced to the Beyond Grade A realm, so it was time for him to make a name for himself. Although he felt that continuing to hide his identity was the best choice from Black Star's perspective, he did not want to continue hiding. Knowing that he could finally make a name for himself, he was very happy.
The others naturally did not have any objections, but they were thinking to themselves, With such a strong Esper Ability joining the association, the strongest Deputy Army Commander might be him in the future, and they would all have to step aside.
Even Hella strongly suspected that when Evans grew up, she would not be able to beat him.
"No, if this continues, I won't be able to keep my position!"
Hella was alarmed, and an encouraging mentality exploded in her chest.
It was one thing to be below Black Star in the army, but she was not willing to see someone else stand above her.
If not for Black Star looking for her, she would have returned to the Soul Terminal and gone into seclusion for eight to ten years.
…
Central Galaxy, at the border of the Arcane Church.
A huge official fleet was stationed at the border outpost, welcoming a spaceship with the Black Star Corps logo as it slowly entered.
The spaceship docked at the dock, and Han Xiao walked down with Hella and Evans. He saw Wuornos waiting with an Ethereal high-ranking official beside him.
"I didn't expect you to be the one to pick me up. Do I have to trouble you with such a small matter?" Han Xiao raised his brows.
"After all, the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter is a weapon Ethereal gave me. Since it's going to be unsealed, I naturally have to be present." Wuornos nodded slowly.
Han Xiao glanced at him, chuckled, and joked, "Stop talking nonsense. I think Ethereal is obviously worried that I'll do something, so they called you over. How sad. I said that I'll fulfill the deal, so I'll definitely return the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter to you. Are you that worried about my credibility?"
Wuornos rolled his eyes and could not be bothered to reply.
A few days ago, you just revealed Gaud's matter. How can we be at ease?
Besides, your credibility has always been uncertain. Who in the entire universe doesn't know that your temperament is unpredictable? You are sometimes good and sometimes bad. Before the matter is confirmed, who would dare to completely believe you? You are really shameless … "Xiao Luo thought.
Wuornos cursed in his heart and waved his hand, asking the Ethereal soldiers to carry a piece of Spacetime Amber over. It was the piece that sealed the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter.
"Your Excellency Black Star, please." The Ethereal official coughed and raised his hand, making an inviting gesture.
Han Xiao glanced at him and did not say anything. He took out the Spacetime Amber's main body and poked it lightly.
The next moment, the Spacetime Amber that the Radiant Federation and the Arcane Church had been studying for many years but could not break burst like a bubble.
The Ten Thousand Deity Scepter that was fixed in midair immediately fell. Before it landed, Wuornos grabbed it and quickly checked it. After confirming that there was no problem, he nodded at the Ethereal official.
Seeing this, the Ethereal official's tense body relaxed. He exhaled and smiled. "Thank you, Your Excellency Black Star."
"What are you thanking me for? It's just a deal. "Han Xiao did not mind and teased," Why don't you check it a little longer? Don't forget that I'm the only Transcendent now. Maybe I did something, and you won't be able to find out for a while? "
"… Cough, you really know how to joke."
The Ethereal official's expression froze. Although he said that, he was not sure. He secretly gave Wuornos a look.
The corner of Wuornos' eyes twitched, and he could only lower his head to check carefully.
"There's no rush. Take your time. We have plenty of time. If you suspect something, you have to suspect it to the end." Han Xiao chuckled.
"You're exaggerating …"
The Ethereal official smiled embarrassedly.
After more than ten seconds, Wuornos raised his head again and glared at the Ethereal official. "No problem."
"That's good. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving."
Han Xiao nodded and brought the two of them onto the ship. They took off and rushed to the Red Empire. This trip was only on the way to unseal the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter.
Watching the spaceship leave, the Ethereal official heaved a sigh of relief. He took the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter from Wuornos and solemnly placed it in a special container. He asked the soldiers to bring it to the main ship to store it and wait to be transported back to the mother planet … This thing was Wuornos' weapon in name, but it actually belonged to Ethereal.
"After nearly a hundred years, the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter is finally back in our hands …"
The Ethereal official sighed, but he realized that he was not as excited as he had imagined.
The Ten Thousand Deity Scepter was a trump card that targeted individual strength. In the past, it would indeed make people tremble in fear. However, the times had completely changed. Beyond Grade As had the benefits of the Sanctum Revival, the effect of this thing was greatly weakened.
In addition, Black Star had also opened up a new level of strength. The lethality of the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter was probably not a threat to this guy at all. Furthermore, he had the Spacetime Amber, a defensive treasure …
The situation was so grim that it was impossible to be happy!
The Ethereal official had a complicated expression. He turned to look at Wuornos and sighed. "You must succeed in your advancement. In terms of individual strength, Ethereal will rely on you to compete with Black Star in the future."
"Don't worry, I won't fail again this time."
Wuornos nodded lightly and replied casually, but his mind was not on this. Instead, he was recalling Evans, who was beside Han Xiao just now.
He could also sense the aura of a Beyond Grade A from this unfamiliar guy, and he even vaguely felt that this guy was not simple.
Strange, when did Black Star have this unfamiliar Beyond Grade A beside him? He seems to be his subordinate …
…
In a secret military base of the Red Empire.
This was the prison where the dynasty imprisoned EsGod. At this time, a group of dynasty fleets was gathered here, and the commander leading the team was Han Xiao's old acquaintance, Teny Amenos.
The frontline harassment battle did not need to be fought, and they only needed to bombard the World Tree army. Therefore, most of the upper echelons did not have any missions and were all transferred back to study in the special military training course opened by the three Universal Civilizations.
The course they studied was based on the tactical habits of the World Tree Civilization in the past one or two years of war. This kind of thing was constantly summarized as their understanding of the World Tree deepened, so as to continuously strengthen the tactical ability of the upper echelons against the World Tree.
Today was the day to fulfill the deal and let Black Star deal with EsGod. Therefore, Teny, who happened to be free, was pulled over to be in charge of commanding the defense fleet to prevent any accidents.
"I really didn't expect Black Star to create a new level of strength in the blink of an eye …"
In the command room of the main ship, Teny browsed through the intelligence over the past few days and could not help but exclaim softly. His thoughts drifted far away, and he thought of the first time he met Black Star.
Back then, Black Star had just stepped into the Beyond Grade A realm, and he was only a colonel in the dynasty. They had a good chat, and he had even asked Black Star for advice. When they parted, Black Star had even given him a mechanical weapon. At that time, he did not expect that a new Beyond Grade A who had joined the dynasty as usual would become such a big shot in less than a hundred years. He was not only a huge threat to the three Universal Civilizations, but also their backer in the war against the outside world.
In the beginning, the two of them would still occasionally send messages. As their statuses grew higher, everyone became very busy, and their contact gradually decreased. Although he had become an important upper echelon of the dynasty's military and had been promoted countless times, almost reaching the top of the dynasty's system, his status was still worlds apart from Black Star's.
Teny shook his head and fell into deep thought.
"Strength beyond the Beyond Grade A realm … I wonder how many troops are needed to kill a Transcendent …"
Using the army to kill an individual had always been an important course for the officials of the dynasty. Although a large fleet could kill a Beyond Grade A, efficiency and success rate were also important. After all, an individual's strength was very flexible. Only by using reasonable targeted tactics could one efficiently kill an individual with the lowest price.
Teny had been studying these tactics over the years. With the Beyond Grade As as imaginary enemies, he had formulated many targeted tactics according to their different abilities to perfect the dynasty's tactical inventory. Deducing such tactics had almost become his instinct.
Even the direct descendants of the dynasty were his simulated opponents. This was a matter of standpoint and professional ability, not personal grudges.
Therefore, although the two of them were friends, other than admiration, the first thing Teny thought about was how to kill Black Star. Business was business.
"It's a pity that I don't have enough information to carry out a new simulation … However, this guy has advanced and is only stronger than before. The success rate is probably still zero."
After thinking for a while, Teny helplessly gave up on the deduction.
He had treated Black Star as an imaginary enemy more than once. Even before Han Xiao advanced, his thousands of simulations had all ended in failure. Black Star was one of the few imaginary enemies of all the Beyond Grade As who had a zero chance of killing him. It had to be known that even someone as difficult to deal with as Manison and Kasuyi had a one in ten thousand chance of killing them.
"I hope I can gather enough information this time …"
Teny shook his head.
Other than preventing accidents, he also had the mission of gathering information on Black Star. Since Black Star wanted to kill EsGod, he would definitely have to make a move. It was a good opportunity to observe the strength of a Transcendent.
Just as he was thinking, the reconnaissance outpost sent news. The fleet that went out to welcome them had already brought Han Xiao and the others in.
He looked up. At the edge of the military base, a few dynasty battleships were leading the way. Behind them was a Black Star Corps spaceship. The radar showed that there were three High Energy Grade powerful individuals inside.
Very soon, the spaceship entered the main ship. Han Xiao brought Hella and Evans to the command room.
"Hello, Your Excellency Black Star, we meet again." Teny took the initiative to step forward and extended his hand.
"We're old acquaintances. There's no need to be so polite." Han Xiao did not put on airs and shook his hand with a smile.
"We've already opened EsGod's prison. You can unseal him at any time."
Teny nodded and glanced at the two people beside him. A look of doubt flashed across his eyes.
Black Star's goal this time was to send EsGod into the Underworld, so he could understand why he had specially brought Hella along. However, who was this unfamiliar Beyond Grade A?
Sensing Teny's gaze, Han Xiao got Evans to come over and introduced.
"This is Evans, the new Deputy Army Commander of the Black Star Corps. He's a Beyond Grade A Esper with a bright future and has been training in the army for many years."
With that, Evans nodded politely in greeting.
Teny also returned the greeting, but he was surprised.
Why had he never seen this person's information before? It was as if he had popped out of thin air. He should have left some records when he was a Calamity Grade. Could it be that this guy had never been active in the outside world and had been secretly groomed by the army to become a Beyond Grade A?
Teny was secretly shocked. He felt that the hidden strength of the Black Star Corps was deeper than he had imagined.
However, he did not forget the goal of this transaction.
He probed, "Your Excellency Black Star, it's said that you will use Gaud to exchange for EsGod's life. Are you ready?"
"Don't worry, I've brought him here."
Han Xiao raised his finger, and a few mechanical assistants carried a confinement device into the room and placed it at the side.
With a move of his energy, the confinement device immediately turned into mechanical particles and was put away by him. Gaud, who was inside, immediately fell to the ground.
Hella took a few steps forward expressionlessly, grabbed Gaud by the back of his collar, and lifted him up, revealing a lifeless expression.
"Your Excellency Gaud!"
Teny's expression changed, and he hurriedly went forward to observe.
However, Evans was one step ahead. He reached out to stop him and slowly said, "The transaction hasn't been completed. I can't give you the person yet."
Hearing that, Teny had no choice but to stop. Looking at Gaud's extremely weak appearance, as if he had been abused a lot, he could not help but be furious.
He said in a deep voice, "Black Star, don't forget that the dynasty is still waiting for your explanation after the transaction is completed!"
Back then, the dynasty was played in circles, and they even made Black Star the leader of the task force to find the real culprit. It was a complete farce. Black Star might be laughing at them behind their backs.
At this thought, Teny could not help but feel angry that his country was humiliated, and his tone became impolite.
Hearing that, Han Xiao smiled and ignored him. Instead, he walked to Gaud and covered him with his shadow.
"This is … the Red Empire? What are you planning to do by bringing me here? "
Gaud's wooden eyes turned slightly, and he suddenly regained some spirit.
"To return you to the dynasty, of course."
Hearing that, Gaud was stunned and subconsciously overjoyed. However, he suddenly reacted, and his mood fell again.
If this was in the past, he would have been happy, but now that his abilities had been taken away, what could he do even if he returned to the dynasty?
First, he took away his hope, and now, he was giving him another meaningless hope. Gaud only felt that Black Star was toying with him and killing him.
"… Do you think you can fool the dynasty by giving me a random identity? I'm a pure direct descendant of the dynasty. What you did to me will always be a stain on your record. You'll pay the price sooner or later! "
Gaud pulled himself together and pretended to be furious. He was furious.
In his mind, Han Xiao sent him back to the dynasty to force him to admit EsGod's identity and clear his name of attacking a direct descendant of the dynasty. He would definitely not let him do as he wished.
However, Han Xiao did not mind. "I know you won't admit it. It doesn't matter. I didn't bring you here for you to explain anything. I mainly want you to see how I'm going to kill your original body."
As soon as he said that, there was a commotion outside the window. A huge base prison opened up layer by layer, revealing EsGod locked in amber.
Gaud looked over subconsciously, and his heart tightened.
Not only did you take away my Esper Ability, but you're also going to ravage my original body in front of me?
F * ck you, do you have to do this? I beg you, can't you just kill me directly?
You even said that I'm a villain. You're clearly more of a villain than I am!
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