This Is My Planet - Chapter 136 - Chapter 136 – Aftermath
The Galactic Battleship, of course, was equipped with sound and image reception devices.
Despite the vast distance, the dialogue between Xia Guixuan and Liu Zhiyuan echoed throughout the ship, resonating within the main cabin.
The original purpose was to let the soldiers clearly see Liu Zhiyuan’s true face—the signal was even projected to various parts of Great Xia, allowing almost everyone to witness Liu Zhiyuan’s “transformation.” This public revelation was highly successful.
Strangely, Liu Zhiyuan’s bizarre, faceless appearance was clearly visible on the screen, yet Xia Guixuan’s face and figure were hazy, as if he were a dragon—a fitting match to their dialogue, where he was referred to as the Divine Creator of the Divine Descendants.
At this moment, the battleship housed not only soldiers but also most of the residents of Xia capital city, who had been taken away by Yan Wuyue and brought aboard the battleship. They had been staring blankly at the battle below, unsure of what to feel.
Their own human leader was a monster… while the azure dragon, the Divine Creator of the divine descendants, was fighting the monster for them…
What kind of farce was this?
The last few sentences made the atmosphere in the cabin even more bizarre.
“Ruler of the Great Xia”…
It seemed true; at this moment, Gongsun Jiu was entirely capable of reigning over Great Xia.
He had the reputation and military power. With this “clearing out the traitors” completed, wouldn’t he ascend to power? Or perhaps, he could feign humility and assume the role of Regent?
But the next target…
The Divine Creator of the divine descendants?
Earlier, the deputy marshal was likely collaborating with him, but what about after?
A terrifying Tai Qing? A powerful being who endured three Tai Qing level assaults without even panting? If he realized that the next goal was a confrontation between them, or if he desired to unify this planet, could he not just dismantle the Galactic Fleet single-handedly?
The soldiers were all secretly watching Gongsun Jiu, even the always fearless warriors felt a bit uneasy at this moment.
Gongsun Jiu just smiled slightly, watching the screen without speaking.
Others might think the Divine Creator was just a dragon in appearance, but she understood that this was Xia Guixuan’s deliberate concealment, hoping to live a normal life.
She knew Xia Guixuan too well; this wasn’t about hiding his abilities but about not wanting to assume any heavy leadership responsibilities. Perhaps he was tired, or perhaps he found it meaningless; the path he seeked was not this.
So how could there be conflict between them in this regard?
“Bang! Bang!” Two loud noises were heard as Xia Guixuan punched two illusion demons, crippling their cultivation and carrying them towards the battleship.
The cabin became tense: “Deputy marshal, this…”
Gongsun Jiu smiled slightly: “Open the hatch to welcome him. This Divine Creator… probably won’t even come in.”
Sure enough, as she spoke, Xia Guixuan’s voice resonated within the cabin, “I’m not coming in. I have things to handle. These two things are already crippled; you can bring them in for public trial.”
Two curled-up bodies suddenly appeared in the cabin, and Xia Guixuan had already disappeared without a trace.
Gongsun Jiu sighed. So, how could there be any conflict with him?
If there was conflict, it would be between herself and Shang Zhaoye… or… a conflict on another kind of battlefield?
Gongsun Jiu turned to look at Yan Wuyue beside her, who was lost in thought.
The awkward moment flashed through Gongsun Jiu’s mind. For a moment, she didn’t know how to speak to Yan Wuyue…
…
Rewind a few minutes earlier.
Yan Wuyue’s Nirvana was clearly in its infancy—a stage where it consumed a vast amount of energy and caused severe damage. She had only comprehended this divine ability a day ago, without having the chance to fully comprehend or absorb its insights. She was still leagues away from achieving a perfect rebirth.
If Xia Guixuan hadn’t arrived in time to inject life force into her, she would have struggled even to move—she might have even reverted into an egg.
After receiving Xia Guixuan’s life force, Yan Wuyue barely “revived.” When she transformed into a phoenix to escort the civilians away, she ultimately couldn’t hold out and nearly collapsed midway.
It was Gongsun Jiu who arrived just in time to catch Yan Wuyue and bring her aboard the battleship.
When Yan Wuyue transformed back into human form and boarded the ship, she stumbled, and Gongsun Jiu instinctively reached out to support her, accidentally touching a spot that filled her with despair.
Too damn big!
Before Gongsun Jiu could even feel embarrassed, she noticed the bone-chilling murderous intent flashing across Yan Wuyue’s body. Those fiery eyes were locked onto her, as if she intended to drag Gongsun Jiu down with her in a mutual destruction.
Getting killed by her most loyal subordinate over something so ridiculous would be the epitome of absurdity. Gongsun Jiu hurriedly said, “Sorry, sorry, I didn’t mean to…”
But Yan Wuyue’s furious gaze gradually turned strange—stranger and stranger—until the murderous intent dissipated, and instead, she stopped even struggling in Gongsun Jiu’s arms.
Gongsun Jiu: “???”
“Although… ahem.” Yan Wuyue’s tone was very odd, as if she were sleepwalking, her speech broken and disjointed: “In this state… you shouldn’t… I don’t feel comfortable looking at you like this…”
What do you mean, “in this state”? Would you be okay if I were in a different state?
What do you mean, “I don’t feel comfortable looking at you”? Isn’t this the way you usually see me?
Gongsun Jiu was utterly baffled. Did your Nirvana make you start acting flirty?
If I dressed up and put on some hair gel, would you let me hold you?
“Ahem.” Yan Wuyue didn’t offer any further explanation. She finally stood up slowly and pushed Gongsun Jiu away. As she walked past, her bright eyes flickered with flames, carrying an extremely amused smile.
The deputy marshal… is a woman?
So the most crucial aspect of this divine ability of Flame Eye wasn’t just to see through Director Jiang and his people but to see through this?
No wonder, no wonder—this explains all of the deputy marshal’s strange behavior. Every confusion now has an explanation.
So from now on…
Theoretically, I don’t have to worry about rumors between “him” and me ever again…
But does Xia Guixuan know? If he doesn’t, and I start getting close to the deputy marshal, would he explode? Or would he not care, since it’s all just fun and games anyway?
As Yan Wuyue pondered, she felt increasingly conflicted. Even when she entered the main cabin and saw the battle between Xia Guixuan and Liu Zhiyuan on the screen, her mind was still wandering.
Gongsun Jiu stood beside her, also lost in thought. She had no idea what General Yan had discovered or why she was acting so strangely… Was she really not mad about that accidental touch earlier?
The significance of this battle… seemed to differ completely in the minds of the involved parties compared to others.
It wasn’t until two illusion demons were transmitted into the cabin that Gongsun Jiu snapped back to reality. She kicked one of the illusion demons and coldly said, “Turn around and return. The next target is the Marshal’s Central Army.”
The Marshal, of course, was part of Liu Zhiyuan and Director Jiang’s group.
However, when it came to warfare, the Marshal was a complete fool. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been nearly unseated by the younger Gongsun Jiu, who almost overtook his position.
While everyone thought Gongsun Jiu would first have to break through the Marshal’s defenses before advancing on the Xia capital, the “Donglin Fleet” the Marshal was confronting had actually been tricked by Gongsun Jiu into coming to “welcome the Head of State’s troop inspection” – the entire fleet was lined up in space, and the Marshal was trembling with fear as he led his forces in the standoff.
One side thought the other was coming for a troop inspection, so they were lined up to welcome them, while the other side thought they were under attack, so they were on the defensive – both sides were completely unsure of the situation and stood silently for several minutes before finally thinking to communicate.
Gongsun Jiu had long been in Xia capital as Xiao Jiu, with only one core fleet of loyal warships stealthily positioned outside Azure Dragon Star, ready to engage at any moment.
On land, Liu Zhiyuan had a large army of modified humans, led by General Zhao, who had previously captured Yan Wuyue, now facing all the private soldiers related to the Gongsun family.
And the Ling family and Heavenly Dao Sect, who had switched sides.
If left unchecked, the space fleet would soon resolve their misunderstanding, and on land, there might be a massive internal war leading to Great Xia’s collapse. However, the battle at the Head of State’s residence ended within minutes… the space standoff hadn’t even finished their communication, and Gongsun Jiu had already struck from behind the Azure Dragon Star, swiftly crushing the Marshal’s fleet and taking control without suspense.
Liu Zhiyuan never imagined that the “frontline troop inspection” used to stall Gongsun Jiu would be used to stage a grand deception, buying the crucial minutes needed to fix the situation with a decisive strike at the Head of State’s residence.
Thus, the dust settled.
Xia Guixuan, meanwhile, couldn’t be bothered with cleaning up the aftermath. He immediately headed to the spatial rift, where Shang Zhaoye and Hun Yuan were blocking the Dark Demon.
A bit late, the dark demon sensed his approach and had already retreated.
“Divine Creator,” Shang Zhaoye and Hun Yuan bowed together, “We were ineffective. We failed to capture this dark demon’s soul fragment.”
Two Wu Xiang cultivators confronting a Tai Qing level demon and aiming to defeat it, certainly impressive. But Xia Guixuan wasn’t surprised. After all, the dark demon had nearly been obliterated by him earlier. Its true form was hiding in a void rift, too afraid to show itself, and it had only sent out a soul fragment to attempt a stealthy entry.
Xia Guixuan had set up a formation to control the spatial rift, leaving Shang Zhaoye and Hun Yuan to guard the passage and block the demon. If the dark demon had boldly tried to break through, it might have been killed by these two.
“No worries. This type of dark demon is extremely cautious. It was unlikely to blunder into the trap. It’s good enough to force it back. Once my artifact is fully refined, I’ll deal with it myself.”
Hun Yuan looked grim and said in a low voice, “Of the four Wu Xiang Priests of our divine descendants, only two are left. Otherwise… Never mind capturing a soul fragment; I’m afraid we’ll be wiped out if the humans attack.”
Xia Guixuan was silent for a moment.
Shang Zhaoye whispered, “Did you feel it? The awakening of the king.”