Mrs. Shao

The ancient ship "Guixu" awakened not with a deafening roar, but with a more palpable tremor, as if space itself were humming. The icy blue light flowing along the dark silver hull suddenly blazed, like billions of stars illuminating their veins simultaneously. Under Shao Wei's command, the bridge—or rather, the core consciousness of this ancient ship—silently adjusted its position and locked onto a heavily encrypted coordinate on the star map marked "Elder Council Core Database—'Divine Skeleton'."

There was no warm-up, no acceleration. The space in front of the Guixu's bow rippled and folded like water. The next moment, the entire ship transformed into a stream of dark blue light that surpassed the speed of light, disappearing into the space-time bubble created by the curvature of the ship, leaving the silent "graveyard" far behind.

Inside the bridge (a temporary command space constructed of light, more in tune with human habits), Ahmet and Gu Zhixing slumped in solid energy chairs, their faces pale, still recovering from the dizziness of information overload and space jump. Hong Falcon struggled to control the simulated control interface before him, his green eyes filled with awe of the unknown power and a hint of instinctive excitement.

Shao Wei stood at the head of the table, eyes closed. His consciousness was rapidly synchronizing with the vast database and sensory systems of "Guixu." Countless streams of information washed over his mind—the Si family's ten-thousand-year vigil records, the complete analysis report of the X-7 meteorite, the energy map and contamination diffusion model of the "Original Blood," the Elders' Council's secret stronghold and membership information... and, finally, the defense structure and the coordinates of the only known physical entrance to the database known as "Divine Skeleton."

"Target: 'Divine Remains', estimated arrival time: 1.7 standard hours." The ethereal voice of 'Guixu' rang directly in everyone's mind.

"1.7 hours? Crossing half of the known star system?" Hong Xun was speechless. "That speed..."

"It's space-folding technology, based on the shallow utilization of higher dimensions." Shao Wei opened his eyes, a flash of data in his icy blue pupils. "The technological advantage the Elder Council gained by relying on the 'Blood of the Origin' is nothing compared to the 'Returning Ruins'."

His tone was calm, yet it carried a confidence of absolute control. After merging the "key" with Siqi's protective mark, his mind felt clearer and colder than ever before. Past emotions and pain were compressed and sealed, becoming the cold fuel that powered this vengeful body.

"Are we really going to force our way into the 'Divine Corpse'?" Gu Zhixing's voice trembled. "That's the headquarters of the Elder Council! The defenses are definitely tighter than IGEC headquarters!"

"It's not about forcing your way in." Shao Wei pulled up the schematics of the "Divine Corpse," an extremely secretive space station built on the gravitational equilibrium point of a neutron star. "It's about 'purification.'"

He tapped his fingertips lightly, and more than a dozen red energy sources appeared on the structural diagram, representing the high-concentration reaction of the "Original Blood".

"According to the records of 'Guixu', 'Original Blood' is not a natural product. It is the metabolic secretion of an active parasite in the core of the X-7 meteorite. The Elders' Council preserves the core fragments of the meteorite and a large amount of purified 'Original Blood' liquid. Only by destroying these can we fundamentally eliminate the contamination."

"Then what should we do specifically?" Ahmet forced himself to calm down and began to analyze the defense system of the "God's Skeleton". "Its energy shield level is extremely high and conventional weapons cannot penetrate it. There are also a large number of automated defense units and... biological weapons inside?" He saw some distorted energy signals, similar to the monsters in the laboratory of the old house of the Si family, but more powerful.

"The shield is maintained by seven internal energy nodes. We need to destroy all seven nodes simultaneously." Seven points of light appeared in front of Shao Wei. "'Guixu' will carry out long-range precision strikes, but someone needs to infiltrate the interior and place a space beacon to provide final guidance and coordinate correction for the strike."

Infiltrating the "God's Remains"? This mission sounds even more hopeless than breaking into the IGEC database.

"I'll go." Hong Kun licked his chapped lips, with an adventurous glint in his eyes. "This kind of exciting job suits me."

"No," Shao Wei rejected her. "The placement of the beacon requires a high degree of resonance with the energy frequency of Guixu. Only I, or..." He glanced at Ahmet and Gu Zhixing, and finally shook his head. Their genetic sequences and mental strength couldn't handle it.

He looked at the star map, his gaze seemed to penetrate the endless void and land on that distant coordinate.

"I'm going alone."

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The "God's Remains" space station, like a cancer clinging to the neck of a dead star, silently rotated in a twisting gravitational field. Its appearance was ferocious, covered in turrets and sensors, and its energy shield emitted an ominous dark red glow.

A barely perceptible spatial ripple rippled around the outer edge of the "God's Skeleton" shield. The next moment, a figure wearing a specially designed invisible combat suit capable of deflecting detection waves appeared outside the shield like a ghost. It was Shao Wei.

He did not take any vehicle, but was directly sent here through the short-distance space of "Guixu".

"The shield of 'God's Skeleton' has been scanned and the node location has been locked. There is high-intensity information interference in the internal defense network, and communication will be restricted." The voice of 'Guixu' sounded in his mind.

"Keep silent. Act according to the plan." Shao Wei responded, and the voice was transmitted directly through the neural link.

Like a fish blending into the darkness, he slipped silently into the "God's Skeleton" through the tiny gaps in the shield's energy flow. The process was surprisingly smooth; the Elder Council's defense system seemed unaware of this uninvited guest.

The light inside the space station was dim, and it was filled with a mixed smell similar to rust and corrupted blood. The air was filled with strong, mixed and violent Alpha pheromones. It was obvious that a large number of Elder Council members or their minions who relied on the "Original Blood" gathered here.

Following the schematic provided by Guixu, Shao Wei swiftly navigated the intricate passageways. His movements were swift and agile, his perception amplified to the extreme, allowing him to evade patrolling guards and hidden surveillance cameras. His fused powers made him exceptionally sensitive to the flow of energy, allowing him to anticipate danger.

The first energy node was located in an area resembling a reactor core. A vast pool of dark red energy seethed and roiled, emitting a sickening aura. The node was protected by a thick alloy shell and surrounded by four powerful guards.

Shao Wei didn't force his way in. He lurked in the shadows, a wisp of frigid energy gathering at his fingertips. As if possessed by life, the energy silently seeped into the ground, spreading along the metal structure, instantly freezing the four guards' ankles to the ground! Simultaneously, a powerful nerve-paralyzing wave swept through, and without even a groan, the four guards froze in place, unconscious.

He passed by like a gentle breeze, and accurately embedded a space beacon the size of a grain of rice, flickering with an ice-blue light, into the maintenance interface of the node protective shell.

The first node is marked as complete.

The second, the third... He successfully placed the beacons thanks to his precise control of energy and the perfect intelligence provided by "Guixu".

However, just as he approached the fourth node, a biological experiment area located deep inside the space station with stricter security, something strange happened!

The lights in the passage suddenly turned a blinding red! A shrill alarm wailed through the sky!

"Intruder alert! Highest authority area! Kill without mercy!"

He was discovered!

Was it not through conventional monitoring, but... some kind of biological induction? Shao Wei keenly sensed that the violent pheromones in the air, as if stimulated, began to converge towards his location!

"A high-level 'blood descendant' has sensed your energy fluctuations!" The warning from 'Guixu' came in time.

Before he could finish his words, the gate in the passage ahead crashed down! Behind him, a heavy alloy door also blocked the passage! Dozens of gun barrels appeared on the walls on both sides, spewing out deadly energy beams!

At the same time, three extremely powerful figures, carrying the strong stench of "Original Blood," rushed from the end of the tunnel like cannonballs! Their eyes were bloodshot, their muscles bulged, and their pheromones were filled with madness and a desire for destruction. They were clearly the "bloodline" elites cultivated by the Elders' Council, deeply dependent on "Original Blood"!

There is no way to avoid it!

Shao Wei's eyes turned cold and he no longer hid it!

Ice-blue pheromones erupted like a storm at absolute zero, centered around him! The dark red, violent pheromones that permeated the air seemed to have encountered their nemesis, instantly frozen and dissipated! The dense energy beams shot into the ice-blue field, their speed drastically reduced, their trajectory distorted, and finally, half a meter in front of him, they froze and shattered into a sky full of bright spots!

The three charging Bloodline elites seemed to have hit an invisible iceberg, their forward momentum coming to an abrupt halt! Their faces showed disbelief and horror, and the dark red energy around them fluctuated violently under the erosion of the ice-blue storm, as if it could collapse at any moment!

"Purifier...?!" A leading "blood descendant" squeezed out a hoarse voice from his throat, full of fear and hatred.

Shao Wei didn't answer. His figure swayed, and it was as if three clones appeared in an instant, simultaneously facing the three enemies!

There are no fancy moves, only extreme speed and strength, as well as precise strikes on the essence of energy!

"Crack!" "Puff!" "Boom!"

The sounds of bones breaking, internal organs shattering, and energy cores being forcibly stripped away and annihilated rang out almost at the same time!

Three elite "bloodline" warriors, considered among the top fighters in the Elder Council, were instantly killed like dirt chickens and clay dogs in a single encounter! As they flew backward, their bodies began to freeze and shatter from the inside, ultimately transforming into pools of frozen, bloody, and shredded flesh!

Instant kill! Absolute crushing!

The remaining automated defense systems in the channel also instantly went silent after losing their controllers.

Shao Wei stood still, the icy blue aura around him slowly receding. He didn't even glance at the debris on the ground, his gaze fixed on the end of the passage, in the direction of the fourth energy node.

The alarm was still wailing, and more footsteps were coming from all directions.

But there was no fluctuation in his eyes.

However, deep in his consciousness, the faint protective mark belonging to Siqi seemed to tremble slightly because of the full outburst of power just now.

As if silently reminding him of something.

Shao Wei frowned slightly and suppressed the strange feeling.

Now is not the time to be distracted.

He took a step forward, stepped over the frozen blood, and headed towards his next target.

The cleanup continues.