Volume 1, Chapter 151: Terrible News

Several days had passed since the attack by the Alien Magma.

The originally damaged buildings and facilities had mostly been repaired with the help of D60's native residents and the Phantom Beast Fighters.

Today was the day for the regular martial arts sparring and exchange gathering held periodically by the Phantom Beast Fighters.

During the gathering, any Phantom Beast Fighter could challenge another to test their own growth and progress.

Master Wang Xiao, as always, assumed the role of the referee.

Before the sparring even began, Regulos and Dias were already locked in intense combat, locked in a fierce and evenly matched struggle.

It was not until everyone else had arrived that they reluctantly parted ways.

What puzzled Regulos somewhat, however, was that Leo was nowhere to be seen today.

He glanced around the surroundings, leaned close to Piron's ear, and asked in a low voice, "Where is Leo? Why don't I see him?"

"Ah, I don't know either," Piron shook her head, looking equally puzzled.

Just at that moment, Master Leiti, who had not appeared for a long time, slowly walked over. As soon as he spoke, it made everyone's heart skip a beat: "I have just received terrible news—Planet L77 has been destroyed by the King of the Magma Aliens."

"What!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present except Tregear changed color.

One had to realize that Planet L77 had a population of ten billion!

Moreover, its Leo Emperor possessed stellar-level strength; how could it possibly be destroyed just like that?

"Impossible!" Sure enough, Regulos was the first to refuse to believe it.

Yet Leiti shook his head and said with deep grief, "I couldn't believe it either, but according to the reports, the Magma Aliens infiltrated the stellar weapon system of Planet L77. You should all know how terrifying a stellar weapon is."

"A stellar weapon!"

These four words caused everyone to draw a sharp breath.

For that was a civilization-destroying weapon driven by a star, capable of obliterating a planet in an instant.

Only a stellar-level powerhouse was capable of extracting stellar energy.

Yet, such a dangerous weapon was universally kept as top secret on every planet; how could anyone just let outsiders infiltrate it so easily?

Not to mention Planet L77, which had stood proudly in the universe for hundreds of thousands of years.

There was clearly something fishy about this matter.

Tregear also wore a perplexed expression, subconsciously glancing at Dias standing at the very back, his gaze sinking slightly.

He had previously found it strange: although Planet L77 was far less powerful than the Land of Light, the renown of its cosmic fist styles was by no means inferior to it.

And as a planet that had flourished for hundreds of thousands of years, how could it possibly be easily destroyed overnight?

Now, however, it was evident that a colossal force was pulling strings behind the scenes, which was why Planet L77 perished without anyone noticing.

And that force was most likely the Kingdom he had visited before.

Connecting this with the Absolute Destruction Fist once used by Diavolo, Tregear seemed to understand everything.

"It can't be... How is this possible... Then Leo..." Struck by the sudden tragic news, Regulos instantly felt as if all the strength had been drained from his body, and he collapsed onto the ground.

He and Leo had not known each other for long, but through their repeated clashes in sparring, they had long since forged a deep friendship.

Yet now, Leo was dead!

"Damn those Magma Aliens!" Regulos slammed his fist against the ground, roaring with uncontainable fury, "I will definitely avenge you!"

Wang Xiao, standing to the side, fell into deep thought, his brows suddenly knitting together: "Planet L77 was attacked... could this mean..."

"That's right." Leiti nodded, his expression darkening as he said, "The ones who came to our D60 that day were precisely a vanguard detachment of the army that attacked Planet L77."

"As expected..." Wang Xiao murmured, his brows furrowing even tighter.

Though the Magma Aliens were notorious, they would not target a planet without reason.

Their sudden descent that day probably meant... they had already chosen D60 as their next target.

If that was the case...

Thinking of this, Wang Xiao's expression changed drastically. He abruptly raised his gaze to look at Master Leiti.

However, Leiti gave a slight shake of his head, signaling him not to raise an alarm for the moment.

With this interlude, the sparring gathering naturally could not continue.

Everyone was absent-minded, their thoughts entirely consumed by the affairs of Planet L77.

There were two exceptions, however: one was Tregear, and the other was Dias.

Both harbored their own hidden agendas, and no one knew what schemes were brewing in their minds.

Just as everyone was plunged in despair, an uninvited guest arrived at Planet D60.

"Tregear!"

A loud shout echoed from the sky. Everyone subconsciously looked up, and then turned their gazes toward Tregear.

"Junior brother, a friend of yours?" Piron asked.

Tregear was similarly puzzled. He had no friends to speak of, at most some former acquaintances from the past.

Yet this voice felt strangely familiar to him, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

Tregear searched his memory diligently, and a face gradually surfaced in his mind.

At that moment, the owner of that voice finally appeared before everyone.

"Yapool!"

Before Tregear could speak, Wang Xiao had already stood up, eyeing the opponent with vigilance.

"Has he finally arrived?" Dias muttered to himself, a cold smile curling the corner of his mouth.

As long as Tregear could be made to leave, his plans could proceed as usual.

Yapool glanced at Wang Xiao, who had called out his name, a trace of smugness flashing across his face. Then, he dropped straight down from the sky, landing right in front of Tregear, and said in an extremely disgruntled tone, "You fellow, actually running off to such a distant place! His Majesty has ordered you to return with me immediately!"

"Oh?" Tregear wore a playful smile, casually asking, "Who is this Majesty you speak of?"

"Naturally, it's Alien Empera..." The words slipped out subconsciously, causing Yapool to twitch at the corner of his eye as he snapped back to reality. His eyes widening in rage, he roared, "Tregear, you have some nerve! How dare you... Ah!"

Before he could finish his sentence, Tregear abruptly thrust out a palm and slapped him flying: "Go back and tell Alien Empera that if he doesn't want to die, he should behave himself and stop looking for trouble."

Thud—

Yapool crashed heavily onto the ground, landing hard enough to bruise his tailbone.

He stood up with an enraged expression, just in time to hear these words from Tregear, and his complexion darkened considerably: "Tregear, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to betray His Majesty the Emperor?!"

"Betray? Heh!" Tregear chuckled dismissively, looking at him with utter contempt. "What kind of thing is he, to be worthy of my betrayal?"

"..." Yapool was completely speechless.

He even began to wonder if Tregear had been kicked in the head by a donkey, otherwise how could he utter such brainless words?

You had to know, that was the Emperor!

Besides, he clearly remembered that just a few days ago, Tregear had been acting as obedient as a dog in front of the Emperor. How could he have changed completely in just a few days?

No, to be precise, it was as if he had become a completely different person.

Yapool frowned. Though his mind was filled with doubts, he couldn't care less about Tregear's life or death.

Anyway, he had delivered the message; whether Tregear went back or not was up to him.

It was better if he didn't go back. When His Majesty the Emperor flew into a rage, this Fifth Heavenly King would become a title in name only.

With this thought, Yapool gave a cold chuckle, and most of his anger dissipated.

"Fine, fine, fine! You're courting death yourself. I will report this faithfully to His Majesty the Emperor. Let's see how this plays out!"

Dropping this harsh threat, Yapool plunged into a different dimension and vanished from sight.