Evan Chu, is there anything we can do to help you? Just say the word—whatever we can do, we won't refuse.
"You? What could you possibly help me with? Oh, I know—just serve me well again, so I can enjoy myself for a few days before attending the auction, heh heh..."
Evan Chu grinned mischievously and glanced at the women. This time, they all cried out for help—heavens, who could possibly handle that?
So one by one, they fled in panic, vanishing in an instant. But to Evan Chu’s relief, one person hadn’t left—she stood there, face shy and blushing, looking at Evan as if she wanted to speak but hesitated.
Wow, Macy Mei, you really are the best. You’re the one who truly loves me. Come on, let me pamper you properly.
"Ah! No... that's not what I meant. I actually stayed because I wanted to tell you... I think I..."
"You think what?"
"I think I might be pregnant."
Evan Chu froze. What?! Pregnant? His mouth twitched. This should be the best news ever, but at a time like this, you’re telling me you’re pregnant—this is just... Sigh! Forget it.
Evan Chu let go of his earlier thoughts, gently pulled Macy Mei into his arms, and softly said, "Since you’re already pregnant, you shouldn’t stay with the Dragon-Chen Legion. Once we leave this star-region and enter Pearlstream Dynasty, you should return to the Chaos World. I don’t want anything to happen to you."
"Mm, got it..."
"Haha, come to think of it, this is actually my very first child in the Star-River Dominion. I wonder if it’ll be a boy or a girl? I’m kind of looking forward to it."
"So do you want a boy or a girl?"
A girl would be best, so she could be as beautiful as my Macy Mei.
What Evan Chu didn’t know was that the child in Macy Mei’s belly really was his first seed in the Star-River Dominion, but would also become his most terrifyingly powerful son. You could say Evan Chu’s rise was thanks to the Ninefold Sacred Emperor, but in the end, it was his son who let him reach the very peak...
After a few more days of wild feasting and play, at last, a Dragon-Chen Legion officer found Evan Chu to deliver a message. Evan’s face lit up with delight, and he immediately issued formal orders to Violet Thunder’s reserve corps.
By now, it had been five months since the Dragon-Chen Legion set out. Three months earlier, Lance Li’s main force had already launched a full-scale raid on the Pearlstream Dynasty’s star-regions—vast stretches of territory and Starstone mines had fallen, and in no time, they’d plundered an incalculable amount of Starstones.
Once word got out, the Pearlstream Dynasty was thrown into turmoil. In just one month, three entire star-regions had been struck in succession, and the local garrison legions were no match at all—forced to let the enemy do as they pleased.
Whether they retreated or not, they were stuck—completely embarrassed.
If they pulled their armies back, the Starstone mines and Starstones would all be looted without resistance. But if they didn’t retreat? The outcome would be even worse—endless fighting, and eventually total annihilation!
So, the Pearlstream Dynasty had no choice but to send out its last star-region base defense force, heading straight for this mysterious legion.
This mysterious legion moved with uncanny stealth, coming and going as they pleased, fast and untraceable. There were no command banners—no way to tell which dynasty they belonged to.
Pearlstream’s upper ranks were at their wits’ end. "Where did these guys even come from? If this keeps up, they’ll destroy the wealth our dynasty built up over tens of thousands of years! Without all those Starstones, how are we supposed to fight in the war?"
So, along with the dynasty’s base defense army, three Holy Emperor-level experts appeared—one of them was even mid Holy Emperor Realm!
Seeing things had reached their limit, Lance Li decided to cut his losses. Once he realized Holy Emperor-realm experts had shown up, he immediately pulled out, not daring to linger—then started raiding the next dynasty’s star-regions like a bandit.
At the same time, he sent word to Evan Chu.
"Mhm, Lance Li’s done great—way better than I expected. I thought Pearlstream would send at most two Holy Emperors to guard the plundered star-regions, but now three have shown up. That’s fantastic news."
"Violet Thunder, set out now. Take your twenty thousand reserve troops and bring back five hundred thousand high-grade Starstones from Lance Li—I’m going to an auction!"
Understood, Evan!
At last, Violet Thunder received his orders and set out, leading his twenty thousand reserve troops.
Meanwhile, Evan Chu was calculating his next moves. Based on the intel, Pearlstream Dynasty was now an empty shell—the lower ranks barely counted, and at the top, there were only a handful of peak Saints and Saint Venerables.
So, if Evan Chu wanted to stroll through Pearlstream Dynasty’s territory, it shouldn’t be too hard. And soon, he’d be joining an auction where a major treasure would appear—once he had it, even the star-region bases would be easy to enter and leave, and ordinary Holy Emperor experts couldn’t stop him.
Evan Chu had everything planned out—first, raid the star-regions and get enough Starstones for the auction, and at the same time, draw more Holy Emperors out of Pearlstream’s bases to relieve pressure on his next moves.
Once he got that treasure, he’d have enough confidence to challenge a Holy Emperor in Pearlstream—and even if he lost, he could still escape unharmed.
It was a flawless plan. But what Evan Chu didn’t realize was that the item Lynton Chu was after was a matter of life and death for Pearlstream Dynasty—far from easy to obtain! And when it came to matching his own power against Holy Emperors, there was still a huge gap.
Because, at this moment, every Holy Emperor left in Pearlstream was at least mid Holy Emperor Realm—not early stage, as he’d hoped!
Even though the plan was seamless and everything was going as Evan Chu envisioned, the life-and-death dangers ahead were unlike anything he’d ever faced—or even imagined!
As the saying goes, once you reach the Holy Emperor Realm, you’ve already transcended certain laws of the Star-River Dominion. The stellar power they command is far beyond anything ordinary people can imagine.
But that’s another story. After five months had passed, the Heavenwing–Lanridge Allied Legions had been surrounded by a million troops from five major enemy legions for three whole months.
It’s actually pretty funny—one million troops, plus Holy Emperor experts on site, and all they managed to do was encircle the Dragon-Chen Legion. They didn’t dare attack!
Well, it wasn’t that they were scared. Evan Chu had left a backup plan—they didn’t want their own schemes to cost Heavenwing and Lanridge Dynasties their legions and drive them into Frostbane’s enemy camp.
So, before leaving, Evan Chu set up a Stellar Blazeburst defensive array at their planned encampment.
It was a formation rigged with three thousand meteors, set to detonate if attacked by powerful enemies—a formidable defense. Right now, that million-strong army was stalled, all because of this infuriating Stellar Blazeburst array.