After returning to the original universe, the people in the lounge still looked relaxed and joking on the surface.
However, their eyes were filled with vigilance.
"The outer region of the Shattered Star Domain has many asteroid belts."
"In these belts, it is difficult to accelerate to light speed."
"So many experts like to set up ambushes here."
Jingyi Marquis stared at the detector at all times while speaking to Luo Fan.
At this moment, the ship had already activated external scene simulation.
Luo Fan looked at the scenery outside and felt a sense of awe.
The Shattered Star Domain was truly breathtaking.
There were countless fragments of shattered planets drifting through space.
He even saw fragments of stars that were still burning after being destroyed.
These stellar remnants emitted faint, flickering light.
Although these stars had shattered, they still maintained roughly spherical shapes.
In addition, countless planetary fragments occasionally streaked across the starry sky.
After the ship returned to the original universe, it would occasionally collide with these planetary fragments.
However, since the hull of the F3-class ship was also made of F3-grade metal, these fragments could not cause any damage.
Less than a day after entering the outer region of the Shattered Star Domain, Jingyi Marquis suddenly warned everyone.
"Be alert. About thirty million kilometers away from us, there is an immortal squad."
"There are eight of them, all ordinary immortals."
"They are immortals of the Qiata race, an affiliated race of the demon race."
Upon hearing this, they revealed a bloodthirsty smile.
"Although these affiliated races are rather poor, they are still suitable for warming up."
Jingyi Marquis spoke directly.
"This time, the main purpose is to let Ice Blade familiarize himself with our combat style."
"At the same time, it is also for everyone to witness Ice Blade's strength."
"So Ice Blade, this time you will be the main attacker. Is that fine?"
Luo Fan replied without hesitation.
"No problem."
In reality, the gap between Marquis-level immortals and ordinary immortals was enormous.
Once Marquis-level immortals broke through and cultivated for some time, they would generally obtain an undying body.
Even if their divine body was shattered, they could quickly recover.
They would only consume some divine power.
Ordinary immortals, however, did not possess an undying body.
After breaking through to immortality, their bodies became divine bodies, composed entirely of divine power.
If an ordinary immortal lost a limb and failed to retrieve it in time, they would permanently lose that portion of divine power.
If too much divine power was lost, their overall strength would decline.
Normally, losing ten percent of divine power did not have a major impact.
However, once the loss exceeded ten percent, the effect on strength became noticeable.
If thirty percent of divine power was lost, their strength would drop to roughly fifty percent of its original level.
If more than thirty percent of the divine body was lost, the impact would be even more severe.
Losing fifty percent of the divine body would reduce an immortal's strength to only ten percent.
If seventy percent of divine power was lost, their remaining strength would be almost negligible.
If divine power dropped to only ten percent, they would fall into slumber.
Of course, this was also related to one's will.
Some immortals with strong will might only fall into slumber when less than five percent of their divine body remained.
Those with weaker will might fall into slumber even with fifteen percent of divine power left.
This was why immortals rarely burned their divine power.
Burning divine power was equivalent to slow death and was only done in desperate situations.
Only creatures with extremely large divine bodies would burn divine power more frequently.
The larger the divine body, the greater the amount of divine power that could be absorbed.
For creatures with smaller divine bodies, such as ordinary human immortals, their divine bodies might burn out entirely after burning divine power for only a short time.
…
Soon, the ship flew toward the squad detected by the scanner.
A distance of thirty million kilometers was not considered far.
In less than an hour, they arrived within several hundred thousand kilometers of the enemy.
For immortals, this distance could be considered point-blank range.
However, these affiliated-race immortals were poor and lacked access to high-quality equipment.
Their detectors were extremely inferior and were completely suppressed by Jingyi Marquis's detector.
"Are you ready?"
Jingyi Marquis glanced at the others.
After seeing them nod, he immediately issued a command to the ship's intelligence system, ordering the planet-destroying cannon to begin charging.
He planned to give the enemy immortal squad a big gift before the battle even began.
An F3-class planet-destroying cannon.
Even immortals would be injured by it.
After three seconds of charging, a terrifying beam of light shot out from the ship's main cannon.
The others, who had long been prepared, immediately flew toward the enemy squad.
On the detector, the enemy immortal squad's ship was instantly annihilated.
Their ship was only an E9-class vessel.
At the location where the squad had originally been, only a damaged lounge remained.
Judging by its appearance, the lounge was likely made of F-grade metal.
That was why it managed to survive the devastating blast of the planet-destroying cannon.
"Kill!"
Before the enemy immortals could react, everyone charged toward them.
However, most of the Hunting Demon Squad's attention was focused on Luo Fan.
After all, this immortal squad consisted almost entirely of ordinary immortals.
There were only two peak Immortal Army Commander-level experts.
This posed little difficulty for the squad members.
Luo Fan did not hesitate at all.
He directly drew the Whale Fin Blade and slashed.
He did not use any amplification secret techniques or talent enhancement techniques.
Relying solely on the terrifying base power of his Space Sandworm avatar, he unleashed Whale Fin Slash.
At this moment, Luo Fan's body was the Space Sandworm avatar.
On the way to the extraterritorial battlefield, he had already swapped places with his avatar.
Only a few avatars remained within the insect race, continuing to explore their secret realms under Irina's identity.
Suddenly, a whale-like monstrous figure appeared in the void.
Terrifying fluctuations of the Water Origin Law and the Space Origin Law spread outward.
In addition, there was an even more terrifying law fluctuation that no one could identify.
The giant whale creature swung its fin toward the lounge.
The already damaged lounge was instantly annihilated.
Of the eight immortals inside, six were killed on the spot.
Only two peak Immortal Army Commander-level experts remained.
This was because they had reacted quickly and burned divine power, temporarily raising their strength to the level of peak Marquis.
At this moment, all members of the Hunting Demon Squad stared at Luo Fan in shock.
Although Luo Fan had not used talent techniques or amplification techniques, the sheer genetic level combined with the top-tier secret technique Whale Fin Slash caused this strike to touch the threshold of King-level power.
If Luo Fan's comprehension of the laws were stronger, he could already be considered a King-level expert.
Unlike the Hunting Demon Squad.
The two remaining Qiata immortals were filled with terror and despair.
They had witnessed their teammates being instantly killed.
If they had not burned divine power in time, they would have been annihilated as well.
Even so, a large portion of their divine power had already been erased.
They were also still maintaining the state of burning divine power, causing their divine bodies to deteriorate at an alarming rate.
If this continued, even without Luo Fan acting again, the two of them would die.
They exchanged glances, seeing despair and madness in each other's eyes.
Without hesitation, they burned divine power and rushed toward Luo Fan at full speed.
"Not good!"
Jingyi Marquis, who had been observing the battlefield closely, immediately reacted.
Although he had also been stunned by Luo Fan's strength, years of experience on the extraterritorial battlefield kept him focused on the two enemies.
Seeing their condition, he knew what was about to happen.
"Ice Blade, retreat!"
"They are going to self-detonate!"
Luo Fan had been watching them the entire time and knew exactly what they intended.
He did not hesitate and slashed again.
In the next instant, the giant whale monster appeared once more.
A single fin strike cut through the void.
The two Qiata immortals were forcibly intercepted.
Left with no choice, they had to defend first.
They unleashed their strongest secret techniques to resist the terrifying attack.
Even while burning divine power, they still lost a significant amount of it under the Whale Fin Slash.
Moreover, using those techniques consumed even more divine power.
At this moment, less than seventy percent of their divine bodies remained, and their strength had fallen below fifty percent.
Even burning divine power, they could no longer reach peak Marquis level.
Despair deepened in their eyes.
They could not even get close to Luo Fan.
Every attempt to approach was met with another Whale Fin Slash, further draining them.
Meanwhile, the members of the Hunting Demon Squad were not idle.
When Luo Fan unleashed Whale Fin Slash for the second time, they launched their own attacks.
The twin brothers of the Three-Eyed Race and the vice-captain, Enchanting Fox Marquis, simultaneously cast illusion techniques.
In an instant, the three perfectly coordinated their efforts, trapping the two Qiata immortals in a triple-layer illusion.
They had performed this maneuver countless times before.
The triple illusion formed layers upon layers, making escape extremely difficult.
Gold Origin Marquis also controlled his weapon to whittle them down.
His weapon was infused with poison from Poison Drug Marquis.
The two immortals who had been charging toward Luo Fan suddenly froze in place.
Before long, their divine bodies were completely erased by the group.
The Hunting Demon Squad members had only expended a negligible amount of divine power.
Such an amount would recover almost immediately.
Jingyi Marquis skillfully collected the spoils floating in the void.
Due to Luo Fan's terrifying attack earlier, many of the immortals' world rings had shattered.
Numerous items drifted freely through space.
He quickly retrieved the ship and led everyone away from the area.
…
On the ship, everyone was still in a daze.
After a while, Gold Origin Marquis finally spoke in disbelief.
"Ice Blade, are you really a newcomer?"
"The power of that strike just now was even more terrifying than the captain's strongest attack, wasn't it?"
As he spoke, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"You didn't hold back in the Virtual Universe, did you?"
"Otherwise, how could you only have initial Marquis-level authority?"
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