Chapter 830: Chapter 373: Only Ask Your Heart, Not the World (Part 2)

Ye Qingzhou looked up towards the east, where the mainland of the Western Pole Kingdom lay.

He took a deep breath, the remaining True Qi in his body circulated painfully through his meridians. But he only frowned slightly, his figure flickered, already a hundred meters away, stepping on the waves straight toward the western coast of the Western Pole Kingdom.

The Hulun Nunu military base was in complete chaos.

"The Third Fleet is completely wiped out! I repeat, the Third Fleet is completely wiped out!"

The voice of the communications soldier trembled with fear, "The target is moving towards the mainland, speed over three hundred knots!"

Base Commander General William’s face was grim: "This is impossible! How can one person destroy an entire fleet? Are our radar, missiles, and naval guns just for show?"

"Reports indicate the target can predict all attack trajectories, missiles can’t lock on, and the ballistics of naval guns are pre-calculated by him... He... he can walk on water and split an aircraft carrier with one sword strike!"

General William grabbed the communicator: "Immediately notify the Ministry of Defense and the Presidential Office, activate the national emergency defense system! This is not an ordinary attack, this is war!"

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Celestial Sword Bureau in the DC Special District.

One-Eyed Nick stood before the holographic projection, displaying Ye Qingzhou’s real-time location and the destruction images from Hulun Nunu. His only remaining eye gleamed with cold light, the muscles on his face tense.

"Indeed, he came after all."

He pressed the communication button, started issuing commands: "Summon all available combat forces, activate the ’Twilight of the Gods’ protocol. Target Ye Qingzhou, code name ’Infinite Sword Saint’, extremely dangerous."

A voice came through the communicator with doubt: "Director, do we really need to activate the highest alert? He’s just one man..."

"One man?"

Nick sneered: "One man has already destroyed three of our task forces, twelve super agents, and now a fleet. Notify Iron Man, Black Arrow, Red Widow, they are all to be recalled. Also, contact X Academy, we need support from Professor X and the Spiritual Mage."

Nick turned to gaze out at the night view of Xinxiang, murmuring to himself: "Ye Qingzhou, you have ultimately chosen this path."

California coastline, as night fell.

The Coast Guard’s searchlights swept back and forth across the sea, armed helicopters hovered in the air, the beach was filled with armored vehicles and fully armed soldiers.

Everyone’s nerves were stretched to the extreme, waiting for the fabled Death to arrive.

"Target sighted!"

The observer suddenly shouted: "Ten o’clock direction, two thousand meters away!"

Almost in an instant, all weapons were pointed at that direction.

Under the moonlight, a white figure stepped on the waves, moving so fast it left a white trail on the sea.

"Open fire!"

In an instant, hundreds of tongues of flame erupted, bullets, missiles, and energy weapons wove a web of death, covering that section of the sea.

The explosions lit up half the sky, shockwaves lifted huge waves.

However, when the smoke cleared, everyone gasped.

Ye Qingzhou stood there unharmed, not even his clothing was wet. In front of him was an invisible barrier, all attacks eerily deviated from their trajectory within three meters of him.

"Sword Qi forming a wall, a crude use of Star Shifting..."

Ye Qingzhou said softly, it was his technique of twisting the space around with Sword Qi, constructing an invisible barrier, capable of stopping thousands of soldiers. But each use would accelerate the spread of the Power of Death from the Laws Destruction Golden Arrow.

He felt a dizziness, the golden lines had already spread to his elbow.

No time left.

Ye Qingzhou raised his longsword, the tip pointing at the coastline.

The next moment, his figure vanished.

"Where is he..."

A soldier’s question was cut short, his head already separate from his body.

Ye Qingzhou appeared in the center of the formation like a phantom, his longsword turned into a silver light, wherever it reached, steel was torn apart, and flesh flew.

To prevent himself from falling into death more quickly, Ye Qingzhou even greatly suppressed his own power, yet even so, the military of the Western Pole Kingdom could not stop his advance.

An armored vehicle’s turret was sliced off with one sword, a helicopter’s rotor was cut by Sword Qi, the soldiers’ guns had already slipped from their hands before they could lift them. Ye Qingzhou’s movements seemed slow, yet no one could block him, each step precisely calculated to the millimeter, every sword strike perfectly hitting the vital point.

Ten minutes later, the entire coastal defense line fell into dead silence.

Ye Qingzhou stood amidst the mountainous piles of wreckage, his white clothes still unstained. He looked towards the east, in the direction of the Nevada Mountain Range.

"Next."

He said softly, his figure disappearing once again.

In the command room of the Ministry of Defense, a dead silence.

The big screen displayed the real-time footage of the California coastline defense line—or rather, what was once the defense line. Now only burning wreckage and flashing alarm lights remained.

Defense Minister James Rod pressed his hands on the table, his knuckles white: "Our losses?"

"Coast Guard’s 7th detachment completely wiped out, Army’s 41st Armored Regiment lost two-thirds of manpower and equipment, Air Force had two Lightning II jets shot down..."

The voice of the staff officer grew quieter.

"What are the Celestial Sword Bureau guys doing?"

Rod shouted angrily: "Isn’t this the mess they created?"

"Celestial Sword Bureau stated that their agents are gathering, planning to intercept the target in Nevada. They request cooperation with the Army and Air Force in..."

"Cooperation?"

Rod sneered: "Our people’s lives are not to be used to assist them in getting killed! Notify the National Guard, evacuate all civilians along the route, set up a restricted area. If the Celestial Sword Bureau wants to play hero games, let them do it on their own!"

Meanwhile, a Kun Fighter was flying over Nevada.

In the cabin, Black Arrow Barton checked the specially-made arrows, Red Widow Anna adjusted her Electric Shock Bracelet, and Iron Man Stark was studying Ye Qingzhou’s combat data through a holographic projection.

"This guy’s movement patterns... don’t match any known Martial Arts School."

Stark frowned: "His reaction speed is even faster than mine, and he seems to have foreknowledge of attacks."

"The Martial Arts of the Dongji Kingdom is said to be cultivated from the inside out, starting with Inner Breath, then True Qi, using themselves to leverage the Power of Nature, it’s terrifying."

Anna showed an expression of lingering fear: "I heard during training in the Red Room, true Martial Arts masters can sense killing intent, predicting attacks."

Barton loaded an Explosive Arrow: "Regardless of his skills, if one arrow doesn’t penetrate, then ten arrows, if ten aren’t enough, then a hundred."

Nick’s voice came through the communicator: "Don’t underestimate him. Ye Qingzhou, with the Laws Destruction Golden Arrow, cannot live for more than two days. Your mission is to delay him, exhaust him, not engage in direct confrontation."

Stark turned off the communication, looked at his companions: "Nick didn’t speak the truth. If it’s merely to delay, we don’t need the three of us to move."

Anna nodded: "He wants to capture Ye Qingzhou alive, for those Eastern Secret Arts."

"I don’t care about any secret arts." Barton tightened his bowstring, "He killed our people, so he should pay with his life."

Nevada Desert, midnight.

Ye Qingzhou stood on a sand dune, eyes closed, adjusting his breath. The Death Domain of the Laws Destruction Golden Arrow had already spread to his shoulder, each breath accompanied by intense pain. But he must preserve the last trace of True Qi until reaching the Celestial Sword Bureau headquarters.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes: "They’re here."

In the night sky, three arrows silently approached, exploding as they near Ye Qingzhou, releasing dense smoke. Immediately, dozens of mini missiles flew in from all directions, blocking all exits.

Ye Qingzhou swung his longsword, Sword Qi crisscrossed, the missiles were cut in two in mid-air, the explosion’s shockwave was guided away by his Soft Force, instead dispersing the smoke.

He looked up, Iron Man hovered in the air a hundred meters high, Man and Armor Unity, the Palm Cannon already fully charged.

"Professor Ye, Western Pole Kingdom airspace does not welcome illegal intruders."

Stark’s voice came through the external system.

Ye Qingzhou did not answer, his figure flickered, leaping dozens of meters out of nowhere, longsword straight at the Steel Armor. Stark hurriedly sidestepped, only to see the sword tip suddenly change direction, leaving a deep scratch on his chest armor.