Chapter 302: Sprinting Forward

Qin Mu’s brows furrowed slightly.

"Qidala, I came here this time as a representative of Araki Company. I have no intention of becoming your enemy."

"As long as you let me leave, everything that happened before can be forgotten."

"Hmph."

Bei Qi glanced at him sideways.

"And what if I refuse?"

"Heh."

Qin Mu didn’t hesitate in the slightest. His confidence surged as he spoke calmly:

"Then prepare yourself to face the wrath of Araki Company."

Ao Mengmeng shivered slightly upon hearing that.

"Master... do you even know what Araki Company represents?"

"Nonsense!"

Qin Mu muttered under his breath.

"If I didn’t know, why would I use their name?"

Araki Company.

Among the Cyber Clan, its status was equivalent to the Human Race’s transcendent factions, such as the Metaverse Company.

No.

It stood even higher.

Within the Cyber Clan, only two forces could rival Araki Company.

Although it was called a company, it was actually a political and economic superpower.

Its influence spread across the entire cyber world, controlling more than half of its territory and forming a massive technological empire.

Calling it the true ruler of the Cyber Clan would not be an exaggeration.

The fact that Bei Qi dared to provoke Araki Company showed that his courage was indeed extraordinary.

But thinking about it...

He had even dared to provoke the Metaverse Company, so why would he care about offending one more transcendent faction from another race?

...

"Araki Company?"

Bei Qi’s expression finally changed slightly.

"It is indeed somewhat stronger than those sanctimonious transcendent factions."

"But the question is... where are they now?"

"By your side?"

"What kind of identity do you possess that would make them come to save you?"

Qin Mu remained perfectly calm.

"By myself alone? Naturally, I’m not worth it."

"But if it’s for the sake of a supreme treasure... then that’s a different story."

Boom!

A burst of blood-red light erupted around Bei Qi as corrupted blood churned violently through the void.

"Hmph! A supreme treasure!?"

"I’d like to see where exactly this so-called treasure is!"

Earlier, Qian Yun’s words could never have been transmitted outward.

As a minister of a transcendent faction, if even she couldn’t detect something, why would a mere Cyberian at the Galaxy Level be able to?

Bei Qi refused to believe it.

In his eyes, Qin Mu was simply stalling for time.

But after seeing Bei Qi’s reaction, Qin Mu knew his plan was working.

"Qidala, stop pretending already, alright?"

"The technological level of Araki Company is beyond the Human Race’s imagination. You may sacrifice Cyberians however you want, and Araki Company might not care enough to stop you, but that doesn’t mean they’re unaware of it."

"The very fact that I’m standing here already proves this matter can no longer remain hidden."

"Want to make a bet?"

Qin Mu confidently activated the battleship and slowly directed it toward the divine hall.

"Let’s see whether Araki Company, with its supreme cyber technology, can forcefully teleport an Immortal Divine Venerable into the Light Prison right here and now!"

Bei Qi’s expression darkened instantly, and he fell silent.

Even when Qin Mu deliberately provoked him by advancing the battleship, he made no move.

...

A universe-level supreme treasure.

That alone was enough reason for a Divine Venerable to personally intervene.

The real issue was whether Qin Mu truly had the means to contact Araki Company.

On the other side, Lilia stared at Qin Mu in complete shock, as if she were seeing him for the first time.

"So... you’re actually a genius nurtured by Araki Company..."

The moment she mentioned Araki Company, a trace of resistance was clearly visible in her tone.

"Yes..."

Lilia suddenly looked as if she had realized something.

"With your talent, there’s no reason for you not to join the Company."

"The treatment they offer and what wandering teams like ours receive are worlds apart."

Qin Mu had no time to explain things to Lilia right now.

Honestly, it was better if she misunderstood things this way.

After all, ever since the battleship had entered the range of the corrupted blood, it had remained under Bei Qi’s surveillance the entire time.

"Haha!"

Suddenly, Bei Qi burst into wild laughter that echoed through the heavens.

"Hahahahaha! Araki Company isn’t the only one trying to seize my divine hall!"

"Come!"

"Let all the ambitious fools come!"

"I’d like to see who, within this Universe Light Prison, can stop my Blood Red Divine Palace!"

"Blood Sacrifice!"

Bei Qi roared furiously.

The altar suddenly erupted with a burst of blood-red light.

On the divine hall’s square, every sacrifice simultaneously exploded into clouds of blood mist.

On the ground below, a massive Formation radiating soul-shaking crimson light slowly began to operate.

"Captain~!"

"Sister Nicose~!!!"

Lilia had never expected Bei Qi to completely ignore her side and directly begin the blood sacrifice.

She immediately cried out in despair.

"No! I’m going to save them!"

Lilia’s mechanical arms instantly unfolded. Circuits overloaded as streams of energy light surged through them, dozens of electric snakes coiling wildly around the metallic limbs.

The enlarged mechanical arms were thicker than Lilia’s waist, making her petite body appear absurdly disproportionate.

Yet the dozens of cannon muzzles of varying sizes mounted at the front of those arms somehow looked perfectly fitting.

Slap!

Qin Mu grabbed Lilia by the shoulder and shouted:

"Wait!"

"Wait!?"

Lilia screamed almost hysterically.

"The captain is down there, and you’re telling me to wait!?"

"The lives of Company people are valuable~!"

"I know! And I’m not asking you to go down there!"

"My captain... I’ll save her myself!!"

What the hell!?

Is that what I meant by "wait"!?

Qin Mu cursed inwardly.

The Thunder Dragon Clone was already in the middle of trading for Materials. The moment the items arrived, he could immediately begin the Divine Rank plan.

With his Qing Feng Sword Art and Ao Mengmeng’s guidance...

He only needed a little more time.

Just a few dozen minutes, and he might actually succeed.

As for Qian Yun...

Completely useless!

A minister of the Metaverse Company had been suppressed the moment he landed. He had practically disgraced the entire Metaverse Company.

No sooner had the thought appeared than the blood sacrifice officially began.

The altar extracted the vital Qi and blood essence of countless living beings.

Wailing.

Screaming.

Souls cried out in agony.

The entire divine hall square seemed to transform into Hell itself.

Every living being there became a tortured ghost trapped within an endless inferno.

Seeing this scene, blood tears instantly flowed from the corners of Lilia’s eyes.

Even while restrained by Qin Mu, she still raised her mechanical arms toward the altar.

"Bastard~!"

"Die for me!!!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Dozens of azure energy lasers erupted from the cannon muzzles instantly.

The battleship’s shields only functioned outwardly, not inwardly.

As for the alloy structure itself, it was completely incapable of stopping the attack and melted apart on contact.

The cannon fire exploded outward, weaving brilliant pillars of light through the air. Their power increased layer by layer, actually surpassing the Galaxy Level and reaching the level of Star River Peak.

If such concentrated bombardment struck head-on, even a Star River Peak expert would suffer severe injuries.

Cyber technology truly possessed terrifying advantages.

Lilia’s body looked small and fragile, but the destructive power she unleashed was absolutely ruthless.

Bei Qi sensed the incoming energy pillars, yet he didn’t even bother to lift his eyelids.

"How can the light of a firefly illuminate the universe?"

Bang!

Without encountering any resistance, the energy beams slammed directly into the altar’s blood mist.

Yet there was no explosion.

No dust.

The altar didn’t even tremble in the slightest.

Lilia: "..."

Despair instantly filled her eyes.

Her pupils turned gray for a moment before becoming bloodshot once more.

"Bastard! Die for me! Die! DIE!!!"

Rumble~

The bombardment continued endlessly.

But the altar remained completely unaffected.

It was as though this overwhelming storm of energy was nothing more than an ordinary flashlight shining against a wall.

Why would it deserve attention?

Bei Qi curled his lips slightly, just about to speak.

Then, in the very next instant—

A hole suddenly tore open in the center of the altar.

Light!

Blinding divine light burst out from within the opening.

Immediately afterward, a tiny black dot emerged from the center of that light, rapidly expanding until it occupied the very heart of the divine radiance.

Boom!

The black figure descended directly above Bei Qi’s head.

Clang~!

A crisp metallic collision rang through the heavens as waves of blood energy exploded outward above Bei Qi.

At the same time, the entire divine hall shook violently, as though struck by an unimaginably heavy blow.

Earlier, He Nian’s slash had achieved absolutely nothing.

Yet now, after only a single strike, the divine hall trembled continuously.

"Divine Rank!?"

Bei Qi’s eyes narrowed sharply as he stared at the figure standing behind the black silhouette.

"A universe-level supreme treasure..."

The figure’s voice was calm and indifferent.

"The Blood Red Divine Palace now belongs to Araki Company."