198: How are you going to try to please me?

Qi Xuan Star Region.

In the starry sky, the bald man holding a colorful Sword Talisman suddenly looked uncertain, his gaze scanning the mission on his bracelet repeatedly:

"Main quest changed. According to the system's positioning, find a man named 'Zhang Huaiyuan' and do everything possible to obtain his approval. Completion of the quest rewards 100,000 points."

"Damn it, how is this possible! Why would the mission change to pleasing a native of a low-level world!"

His eyes were full of disbelief.

Such a thing had never happened in the more than sixty reincarnation trials he had experienced before.

A full 100,000 points!

Anyone who obtained that would almost certainly become the first in the trial and be promoted to Holy Son.

"No, I can't swallow this insult."

The bald man glanced at his teammates, of whom only bracelets remained.

Although those guys were useless, at least they spoke well and could keep him entertained. Now they were all killed by this native's scheme.

"I was the first to complete the side quest, so I should have the most points. Instead of humbling myself to please this native and risking others seizing the initiative, it's better to just kill him. That way, the position of Holy Son will still be mine."

"Die!"

The bald man's eyes turned cold, spiritual energy surged instantly, and the Sword Talisman in his hand once again erupted with powerful pressure.

"Ghost Hand, what are you doing! Stop!"

The other two survivors of the bombardment felt the intense psionic fluctuations, and their expressions changed drastically.

Without time to think, they exchanged a glance and attacked simultaneously.

For them, although they didn't know why the mission had changed like this, 100,000 points were enough for them to become the Holy Son in one fell swoop and change their destiny. No matter what, they couldn't let the target die.

"You two pieces of trash actually dare to move against me!"

Feeling the terrifying sword qi coming from behind, the bald man had to stop activating the Sword Talisman and dodged to the side.

He scanned the two with a gloomy gaze and laughed in anger:

"Very well, since that's the case, then you can all die together."

Saying so, he no longer hesitated and fully activated the Sword Talisman.

Suddenly, a colorful sword shadow soared into the sky, its biting sword qi seeming as if it would pierce through the entire star system.

Even from a great distance, the soldiers stationed by the Empire could feel a terrifying pressure like Mount Tai pressing down. If not for the support of their mechs, they probably wouldn't even be able to stand steadily.

"This damn lunatic, damn it, just because he has an old man in the high-ups, what's he acting so tough for!"

"You over there, the native named Zhang Huaiyuan... cough... hurry and take your people and run, this guy is crazy."

The other two also hardened their hearts. While sending a voice transmission back, they each took out a slightly weaker Sword Talisman—their trump cards.

One green and one white sword light manifested simultaneously, slashing head-on towards that biting colorful sword qi.

"Seeking death, break!"

The bald man sneered.

The colorful sword shadow swept down in response, and the entire starry sky was slashed with cracks by the dissipating sword qi, as if it could hardly withstand an attack of this intensity.

Bang, bang, bang... In the silent collision, cracks instantly spread across the two green and white sword lights.

Clearly, before the colorful sword qi, which was comparable to a blow from a level 3 rules expert, even two sword qis comparable to the peak of level 2 were vulnerable when combined.

"Damn it, we can't hold on. You stall for a bit longer, I'll go take the target away."

"Fine."

The two exchanged glances for a moment and were about to act.

Suddenly, a surge of psionic energy came, and a teleportation array appeared out of thin air in the void, with nine figures emerging.

It was precisely the trial taker team that had originally been in the Free Star Alliance.

"Huh? What's going on? Why is the Ghost Hand team fighting with those two, even bringing out their trump card Sword Talismans? Where are the others?"

A burly man was stunned upon seeing this.

"It seems everyone's mission has changed, and that guy Ghost Hand doesn't want others to threaten him. Fortunately, we kept an ultra-long-distance teleportation talisman; we arrived just in time."

A thin man scanned the scene and immediately guessed the gist of it:

"Boss, you have to act. Ghost Hand's Sword Talisman is too strong; those two alone can't stop it. Ghost Hand was the first to complete the side mission, so his points are much higher than ours. You must take those 100,000 points to have a chance at the Holy Son position."

"I understand."

The leader nodded.

Even though they were plotting against these natives just a second ago, compared to the position of Holy Son, those things were not important.

He did not hesitate to take out a crimson pill and swallow it, and his aura instantly surged several times over.

Infinite blood qi spread, forming a phantom ten million feet tall.

"Blood Shadow is here! Quick, come help us!"

The two who were currently resisting the colorful sword light were instantly overjoyed.

"Let's join forces."

The phantom manifested by the 'Blood Shadow' captain grabbed the two green and white sword lights and injected blood qi into them, instantly stabilizing the sword bodies that were on the verge of shattering, and slashed toward the colorful sword light once more.

For a time, several of the strongest Outsiders were locked in a chaotic battle, and the entire space was completely shattered by the fighting.

On the other side.

The Imperial Transcendents, who had originally been prepared to fight to the death, were all stunned.

"What's going on? Why are they fighting among themselves?"

"My god... this power, if they had used it from the start, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to withstand even a single blow!"

"Excellency Zhang Huaiyuan, do you know what's happening?"

Everyone discussed animatedly, their gazes finally gathering on Zhang Huaiyuan in front of them.

In their minds, only this man could be responsible for such an incredible occurrence.

"There must have been a change above. Intellect, have all soldiers and fleets evacuate this area. Also, ask that Meatball in the Star Prison for me what their current mission specifically is."

"Understood, sir."

Zhang Huaiyuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Although he didn't know what had happened in the Xuanjian Sect, much less that the Statue of Liberty had already used these selfless and altruistic disciples to construct a sufficient number of 'spatial topology servers' with power comparable to the reset Reincarnation Mirror Spirit.

But... the situation before him was undoubtedly the handiwork of Asroth and the Statue of Liberty. In all probability, they had already gained a certain degree of control over the Xuanjian Sect's system and temporarily changed the missions of these Outsiders.

"Chief Zhang, those Outsiders are coming over. Should we act?"

At this time, several 3S-Class Transcendents watched the figures flying over in the starry sky and gripped their weapons.

"No rush, let's see the situation first."

Soon, eight figures approached. One of them glanced at the crowd, who were alert but had not acted, and smiled faintly:

"Not bad, a smart person."

"Let me introduce myself. I am the strategist of the Blood Shadow team. That bald man who wants to kill you is the captain of the Ghost Hand team, and the one fighting him to protect you is our Blood Shadow captain."

"You..."

Zhang Huaiyuan nodded, and just as he was about to ask what their purpose was, the voice of the Intellect sounded in his ear:

"Sir, I've already found out. Their mission is..."

"So that's how it is."

A trace of a smile appeared in Zhang Huaiyuan's eyes, and he immediately changed his words:

"You... how do you plan to please me?"

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