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Although Fang Ao believed that the other party's strength was far inferior to theirs, he still teleported to Tianzhu Star alone to inquire about his subordinates, just to be on the safe side.

Caution is his strength, and it is this strength that has allowed him to reach where he is today.

His subordinates on Tianzhu Star were only some level 5 cultivators. These were hidden agents, meant to deal with unexpected situations, and were not within the scope of Lin Yun's last capture operation. Therefore, these people were still free and could send messages to Fang Ao.

"My lord, you've finally returned!" Upon seeing Fang Ao appear before them, these people immediately knelt down before him, exclaiming excitedly.

"My lord, our planet has been occupied! Many elders and deacons have been killed, and many powerful figures have been captured!" one person cried, tears streaming down his face.

"My lord!!!"

"Please, Lord, grant us justice!!!"

Around them, some people knelt down and kowtowed deeply.

"I understand. Don't worry, those people who dare to invade our planet, I will make sure they die a horrible death!" Fang Ao nodded slightly and said.

"Now, I ask you, do you know the specific strength and situation of the other side? Last time, I left you some equipment, did you record it?" Fang Ao asked after a pause.

Just now, when he was in the starry sky, he did not inquire about these matters because he was unsure of the enemy's strength and did not know whether his communication with his subordinates would be intercepted.

If we get intercepted, we'll alert the enemy.

Later, when he saw that the other side had a top-tier warship of a level 6 technological civilization, he was even more grateful for this.

If the other party realizes what's happening and tries to escape, he'll have a very hard time catching up.

Everyone else is a top-tier warship at the level of a sixth-level technological civilization, but he is the only one who can catch up by teleporting in the accelerated space layer. However, the cost of teleporting in the accelerated space layer is very high.

If the distance becomes too great, it's very likely that his energy will be completely depleted before he can catch up.

“Yes, yes, these are the images and data we secretly recorded during this period. By the way, some elders and deacons were captured by them and then controlled by them using some means, preventing them from having any thoughts of betrayal. Once they do, they will be discovered, so some elders and deacons were killed by them…” One of his subordinates nodded repeatedly, and then suddenly remembered something and added.

"They've controlled him through some means, preventing him from having any thoughts of betrayal?" Fang Ao frowned.

This method was indeed unusual, resembling certain cultivation techniques and special technologies. However, he quickly stopped caring, as the strongest of those elders and deacons was only a level seven cultivator.

Even if we control those people, so what?

Faced with overwhelming power, those individuals played a negligible role.

It's not too late for him to take down the other party first, and then have them release the elders and deacons from their control.

With that in mind, Fang Ao had already opened the recordings and data from his subordinates.

Among the images were: Xing Lan piloting a spaceship to Tianzhu Star; Yue Yi capturing powerful figures from Tianzhu Star; Lin Yun and Xing Lan fighting on the martial arts stage; Lin Yun fighting Lin Mengmeng; Lin Yun fighting Yue Yi; and so on…

However, most of them only contain images and data, without sound.

"Is this a level nine early stage martial artist? And the person guarding the martial arts arena next to him also seems to have the strength of a level nine martial artist?" Suddenly, Fang Ao stared at Yue Yi and Yue Er in the image and said with slight surprise.

Martial artists are not uncommon among cultivators, but level nine martial artists are quite rare.

Because of the special nature of a martial artist's true energy, if they close the distance with an enemy warship, they can even injure the people inside, as long as the warship's level isn't ridiculously high.

If someone is a high-level ninth-grade martial artist, they might even be valued by the royal family of the Cordis Empire. When he visited the royal family, he encountered a peak ninth-grade martial artist whose status was no less than that of tenth-grade cultivators.

However, the path of a martial artist is very difficult to cultivate.

The rarity of level nine high-level martial artists is even less than the number of level ten cultivators.

“If they were at the peak of the ninth level, I might be a little wary, but since they are only at the early stage of the ninth level, they are nothing to me. Is this their highest level of martial prowess?” Fang Ao said with a cold smile.

From these images, he saw that the leaders here only had the strength of level six, seven, or eight cultivators, and most of the other people of high status were also at the same level.

This made him underestimate the other party even more.

With such a leader, it's no surprise that his subordinates have reached the highest level of the initial Rong realm (level nine).

Yue Er didn't make much of a move, so he didn't know that Yue Er possessed the strength of a peak level nine martial artist.

If he knew, he might be more wary.

If the subordinates are so capable, then the other party's status is probably not low.

However, if it's only the early stage of level nine, the meaning is different.

In particular, the fact that the other side even had warships from a level two technological civilization, a level three technological civilization, and a level five technological civilization, like a ragtag army, made him suspect that the other side might be a cultivation civilization.

Just like before, although he possessed considerable strength, the warships he initially used were not of a high grade.

"Even if you have a powerful background, you still violated my home planet. No matter how you look at it, I'm in the right." A cold glint flashed in Fang Ao's eyes as he spoke in a low voice.

The other party may have some connections, but it's still within his means.

Within a radius of two to three hundred million light-years, there are only a dozen or so level ten cultivators, and he is one of them. He has the confidence to back it up.

"Let me meet these people!"

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The next moment, Fang Ao's figure disappeared.

...

Just as Fang Ao teleported to Tianzhu Star, Lin Yun immediately looked up at a screen inside a warship on Tianzhu Star.

Then, images of Fang Ao and his men appeared in the image.

Back then, the equipment Fang Ao left on Tianzhu Star wasn't particularly advanced. Not to mention the advanced reconnaissance equipment Lin Yun had deployed on Tianzhu Star, even the equipment on this top-tier warship from a level-six technological civilization was of a high standard.

He had already noticed their actions.

However, he didn't say it.

Fang Ao didn't want to alert the enemy, but did he really want to?

He has stayed on Tianzhu Star and hasn't left. Isn't that because he's waiting for the other person to come back?

If the other party becomes wary and doesn't come back, that would be a real problem.

It now seems that the other party was indeed a vigilant person. Instead of directly contacting his subordinates on Tianzhu Star, he teleported directly to Tianzhu Star to contact them.

In particular, the opponent's strength has already reached the tenth level.

It's even more remarkable that they could achieve this level of skill.

"Early stage of level ten..."

A glint of light flashed deep within Lin Yun's eyes as he spoke in a low voice.

The opponent's strength actually exceeded the ninth level.

Fortunately, he did not underestimate him and directly purchased Yang Yi, who possessed the strength of a mid-level level 10 martial artist.

Otherwise, if he only bought one robot with the strength of a level 10 early-stage martial artist, and the other party had a carefree personality, they might catch them off guard if they came straight at him.

Robots are robots after all. Although their data may be comparable to those of real people, they may be slightly inferior to real people in a real fight.

This is more evident among higher-level practitioners.

This was because Lin Yun purchased a robot with the strength of a martial artist.

The strength of a martial artist of the same level is slightly higher than that of other cultivators.

If Lin Yun had purchased a robot with the strength of other cultivators, the difference would have been even greater. He might have been suppressed by the other party from beginning to end and ultimately killed by them.

"However, is this person an ordinary cultivator? Yang Yi, who is only a mid-level tenth-level martial artist, might not be a match for him, or might not be able to defeat him..." Lin Yun frowned quickly.

He was still too conservative.

Although it is rare for advanced cultivators to challenge those of a higher level, it is not impossible. Moreover, defeating someone and taking them down or killing them are two different concepts.

He cannot leave this place with peace of mind unless he captures or kills this person.

"If we sell Yang Yi and buy a robot with the strength of a late-stage level 10 martial artist, we will lose a lot of money on Yang Yi..." Lin Yun shook his head.

If you buy something and then resell it, it becomes secondhand, and the price difference will be huge, which is a huge loss.

Moreover, it won't be easy for him to find a buyer in the short term.

None of the owners of the cosmic trading system he knew were close enough to him to casually buy a robot with the strength of a mid-level tenth-grade martial artist; even those with only a slightly better relationship didn't have that kind of money.

"Why don't we just buy another robot? Yang Yi isn't in a hurry to sell it. Besides, we've only seen Fang Ao's strength so far. What if there are other powerful individuals on those three warships?"

Soon, Lin Yun made his decision.

Fortunately, he had prepared for this battle. The funds he had just received were still insufficient, but he had just processed some more resources and now had a surplus of over 80 billion spiritual crystals.

If you're going to buy, buy the highest grade!

Buy a robot with the strength of a level 10 peak martial artist!

A glint of light flashed deep in Lin Yun's eyes.

Five hundred billion and seven hundred billion, the difference is only two hundred billion!

If he were to purchase a robot with the strength of a late-stage level 10 martial artist, and his own strength were insufficient, he wouldn't have the money to buy an even more advanced robot!

Let's do it all at once!

"Hehe, young man, you have guts!" It was the same shop, the same shopkeeper. The robot with the strength of a level 10 peak martial artist was already the most expensive item in his shop. Seeing that Lin Yun had just bought a robot with the strength of a level 10 mid-stage martial artist, and then immediately bought another robot of this level, the shopkeeper couldn't help but smile and say.

"How about this, I'll give you a 4% discount. Tsk tsk, these days, there aren't many owners of the Cosmic Trading System with such good taste as you, young man. I think you have a very bright future ahead of you. You'll have to support my business in the future. Once you've done it once, you'll get used to it. If the quantity increases, we can even negotiate the price!" After a pause, the shopkeeper continued with a smile.