Chapter 809: Chapter 679: A Bit Too Skilled

It must be admitted, the supreme being with the Gold Attribute has an incredibly sturdy body.

He was already at the end of his strength, yet he still lowered his head to meet the possible stone bullet attack with his forehead.

Six stone bullets fiercely struck his head one after another.

After the impact, he looked as miserable as could be, with his skull shattered and brain matter exposed.

However, even in such a state, he instinctively managed to make a dodging move.

Ultimately, it was the end of the line, and the loudspeaker on ship number two announced, "We surrender!"

Qu Jianlei ignored this noise and sent another series of stone bullets, this time finally blowing the opponent’s head apart!

Then he flashed forward, already holding an oddly shaped long awl in his hand, and fiercely stabbed it into the opponent’s lower abdomen.

Immediately after, in full view of everyone, the long awl shattered, and the Gold Attribute supreme being’s body shook violently again.

Someone couldn’t bear to watch anymore, "This is... a bit cruel, isn’t it?"

"What do you know!" Li Ang’s voice reverberated on the ground again, "This is necessary to prevent self-detonation!"

The next moment, Qu Jianlei grabbed the opponent’s body and quickly descended to the ground.

This long awl was specially crafted by him using a unique alloy, inspired by Blue Star’s triangular spike.

To prevent others from making imaginative connections, he designed a four-edged one.

The difference between these two designs isn’t particularly significant, and the bleeding effect is quite similar.

It’s just that the wound from a three-edged weapon is harder to stitch, while a four-edged one is slightly easier.

He had conducted tests specifically, and from his experience, piercing the defense of a Gold Attribute A-level wasn’t much of an issue.

But against a Gold Attribute supreme, it was harder to say.

The collapse of the long awl also confirmed something for him: the opponent did intend to self-detonate.

Human nature is indeed complex; the opponent was first pleading for life desperately, but triggered by a single word, he went to the opposite extreme.

However, after Qu Jianlei landed a full-force strike on the Dantian, the opponent’s Inner Breath was completely dispersed, leaving no chance for self-detonation.

That’s why he dared to grab the opponent’s body and descend.

These judgments were known only to him, yet there were so many observers, naturally some were also able to figure it out.

"He dares to grab him now, indeed, the opponent’s supreme really did intend to self-detonate!"

"I just, I’m just a bit puzzled, may I boldly say... our family’s supreme is quite skilled."

No one dared to respond to this comment, but many secretly nodded in agreement: truly very skilled.

As for the reason for such skill, even those speaking didn’t dare to continue — how many supremes were killed to hone this?

Finally, someone broke the silence, "Our family’s supreme is bleeding from his nose and mouth too."

"Isn’t this quite normal? The opponent’s supreme didn’t even escape, ours is only lightly injured, it’s quite a bargain!"

This is basically also common sense; in battles between supremes, injury is easy, killing is hard.

Even if you can’t win, is it possible you can’t escape?

In usual circumstances, it’s hard for the victorious side’s supreme to be determined to kill the opponent.

A supreme facing dire straits possesses different combat power, and under desperate counterattacks, severely injuring their opponent or even mutual destruction is common.

No one knew that the blood from Qu Jianlei’s nose and mouth was forced out by himself.

He was indeed slightly injured but not to the extent of bleeding from all seven orifices.

It’s just that slaying a supreme being is quite intimidating, moreover, their mutual spiritual counter-attack was observed by the instruments.

The opponent could use a spiritual attack on him, and naturally, he could use the same means to counterattack.

The Gold Attribute supreme was evidently skilled in this aspect as well, so he forced out a bit of blood to show he was only "slightly superior."

If he exceeded by too much, it would also cause unnecessary trouble, just right was good enough.

During his descent, the surrender request from ship number two was approved, but a "blood price" still had to be paid.

Then, someone on ship number two spoke, "Are you Li Ang? I’ve long admired your name."

"We accept the blood price, wanting to make money requires taking risks, but we’ve already announced our surrender, yet our supreme..."

Qu Jianlei hadn’t yet landed, upon hearing this, he faintly looked over, "Do you have an objection?"

"Reporting to the lord, we dare not!" The other side truly dared not provoke him, answering respectfully.

"I’m just asking Li Ang for guidance, after all, that was a supreme... sir, you know, unlawfully killing a supreme is illegal."

Unlawfully killing a supreme illegal? Indeed, there really is such a clause in the Imperial laws.

It’s just that this regulation isn’t enforced very thoroughly; most of the time, the killer doesn’t even need to atone.

After all, those who can kill a supreme are only supremes, however, what small matter would push a supreme to risk it all? 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Of course, there’s another situation where someone isn’t a supreme at all, but uses sinister means to trap and kill a supreme.

This situation is extremely rare, as supremes have strong foreknowledge of danger, making them hard for ordinary people to trap.

However, it must be acknowledged that similar incidents have indeed occurred, more than a few times.

This regulation was mainly established to address such rare instances.

You aren’t even a supreme being, and yet you managed to trap and kill one? This must be illegal!

However, even so, killing a supreme being without permission is just illegal, not criminal—unless the situation is particularly serious.

As for a supreme being killing another supreme being, as long as there is reasonable cause, it doesn’t even count as illegal.

Qu Jianlei snorted coldly, "The main culprit must be punished. He dared to threaten me, if not him, then who else?"

Punishing the main culprit aligns with the spirit of Imperial law, and threatening a supreme being... that indeed is illegal.

After Qu Jianlei finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to that scoundrel and instead descended with the supreme’s corpse.

Then came the familiar looting session; the gains were acceptable, at least three Storage Talismans.

Under the gaze of many, he put away the Storage Talismans, and after a few flickers, he disappeared from the crowd’s sight.

"Wow," someone couldn’t help but mutter, "that’s really... skilled."

Truly, our supreme being is indeed a killer, otherwise, how could he be so good at looting corpses?

Qu Jianlei didn’t care about what others were saying and stepped into the ship’s hold.

During this time, he had been perfecting the cave, digging out a new suite inside, which housed a Spirit Gathering Array.

This meant he could directly restore his energy just by closing the suite’s door.

The consumption from this battle was not small; besides the slight physical injury, thirty percent of his Inner Breath was depleted.

Qu Jianlei didn’t even have time to check the Storage Talismans, took two Healing Medicines, and prepared to meditate and Replenish Qi.

No choice, in such a world, one must remain highly vigilant. Having just killed a supreme, who knows what storms lie ahead?

Before meditating, he contacted Little Lake, "How did it go, smoothly?"

The Big Head Butterfly slowly turned in his mind, "Pretty smooth, we won, captured them, and are on the way back."

Qu Jianlei relaxed; indeed, with Little Lake leading three warships plus two attack ships, there was no reason they couldn’t defeat the opponent.

Then he entered a cultivation state while also keeping an eye outside.

Vaguely, he could perceive that three warships returned to the ship hold, with one assault type attack ship sustaining some damage.

Then Li Ang came to request an audience, wishing to discuss the aftermath, but was refused by Little Lake.

This time, Little Lake spoke in a soft, sticky female voice, indicating that the team was resting and couldn’t accommodate him temporarily.

One might say the team was merely hired by the patron, treating the employer this way seems a bit inappropriate.

But how could Li Ang dare to complain? The team had a supreme accompanying them, and their combat power was terrifyingly strong.

He also understood well that Rhodiola rosea was injured; wasn’t it reasonable for them to ensure the supreme’s healing?

Qu Jianlei recuperated for five days; his energy was almost fully restored, his body mostly recovered.

However, some hidden injuries remained; full recovery to peak condition would take at least four to five months.

Mental damage takes even longer to heal; during the Golden Core Stage, a stable foundation is paramount, extending recovery time.

But it no longer hindered his actions. Qu Jianlei changed his appearance; this time, an A-level with a Water Attribute.

He piloted the assault ship around for inspection, and soon, Li Ang got in touch with him.

"Hello, this is a rare encounter, may I know your name?"

"Bai Ji Yu," Qu Jianlei replied lazily, "we all have our own tasks, generally not interested in socializing."

These names, a reflection of his nostalgia for his homeland, hoping if there were any remaining from Divine Land, they might deduce something.

"Everyone has their tasks... that’s nice, seems quite fulfilling," Li Ang replied cheerfully.

His character is relatively rigid; initially, he barely interacted with Qu Jianlei, not wanting to stir up trouble.

If not for such a temperament, he wouldn’t have been entrusted with such a large mine.

Being far removed from central authority, the primary quality looked for in a supervisor is steadiness; being too active is, in fact, undesirable.

So his ability to voice agreement was already somewhat challenging, but reality was as it was, forcing him to compromise.

After a pause, he spoke again, "What about the wounds of that senior...?"

Qu Jianlei responded calmly, "He needs some time to recuperate; from now on, I’ll be responsible for coordination."

"But..." Li Ang was a bit troubled, "Sir, it is possible that Wanmi might send a supreme in the near future."

When he said Wanmi, what he meant was the Sail Consortium.

"Then let them come," Qu Jianlei remained unmoved, "you don’t need to inform us of your higher-ups’ movements."

His tone sounded unpleasant, but he still adhered to the boundaries of being an employee.

We are just here to work hard; there’s no need to inform us of your supreme being’s whereabouts.

Li Ang hesitated slightly before responding, "The word from above is that they’d like to meet your ’esteemed’ one."

"There’s no need for that," Qu Jianlei refused without hesitation.

He had seen the actions of Qinghu and Jia Shuqing and understood that, for those supreme beings, many formalities were superfluous.

So there was no need to mind trivial niceties; going straight to the point was the most efficient communication method.

"When you hired us, we didn’t promise to deploy our supreme, so just pretend he doesn’t exist."

What a joke, having helped you eliminate a supreme is already quite generous, and now you want to get cozy?