Urban Peerless Expert

Chapter 4091 - 4110: Resentful God Banner, Collect!

After a brief discussion, it was finally decided that Lin Chen, Yao Xuanji, Chu Jiaxue, and Gu Yuexi would go together.Lin Chen and his group were now just entering Level 8; their individual strengths were roughly similar. Except Yao Xuanji’s space ability was the most unique, the others, despite having different attributes and various divine powers, did not significantly differ before high-grade combat power.

Chu Jiaxue and Gu Yuexi had not seen Lin Chen for a long time; they volunteered to accompany him on the rescue mission, merely because they wanted to be with him.

"President Xu, we can set out."

"Alright!"

The transport ship of the Tianheng Group was already prepared. Xu Qingshan personally sent the four to the transport ship, instructing the ship’s captain to fully cooperate with Lin Chen and follow his orders and arrangements.

The transport ship started, leaving Planet 11, heading to the resource planet.

Soon, the transport ship arrived at the target star domain. Many planets in this star domain had already shattered, with the starry sky filled with floating debris. Some of these meteorites were less than a meter in diameter, but others were as large as a continent.

In such an area, not to mention accelerating, even normal navigation was difficult to achieve. Even if one forcibly entered, attempting to clear a route, the speed would be very slow. If danger were to occur, escape would be nearly impossible.

This was also why Xu Qingshan asked for Lin Chen and his group’s help. Not only did they possess formidable combat power, but they also had the capability of star sky jumping and could transport stranded employees and important supplies.

The former could be done by a Level 8 martial artist, but as for the latter two reasons, the powerful warriors of the Tianheng Group could not accomplish it.

Lin Chen and the others transformed into streams of light, advancing towards the depths of the star domain.

All they needed to do was advance, reach the resource planet, rescue everyone, and they could star sky jump back to the transport ship.

The star domain was extremely chaotic, with meteors flying wildly through the starry sky. Chaotic and terrifying energy danced recklessly in space, constantly slicing or shattering massive starry sky meteorites.

Lin Chen and the others wore serious expressions. The energy fluctuations in this chaotic region were extremely intense; a slight mishap would lead them to be obliterated in this chaotic energy, even though they were Level 8 powerhouses, they had to move cautiously.

The four of them advanced for several days, gradually approaching the target planet.

"Wait!"

Yao Xuanji suddenly called out in a low voice, stopping the others from advancing further.

Lin Chen and the others all stopped and looked at Yao Xuanji in confusion.

"What’s wrong, is something off?"

Yao Xuanji replied, "Something is off ahead, there are abnormal energy fluctuations."

As the God of Space, Yao Xuanji was most sensitive to spatial energy fluctuations, detecting the anomaly ahead before Lin Chen and the others did.

Gu Yuexi frowned and said, "We’re almost at the destination, it’s frustrating not to have a smooth journey. Could it be that our luck is so bad that we’ve encountered a cosmic ghost?"

The group had prepared themselves mentally before entering this chaotic star domain, so upon noticing the abnormal energy fluctuations, the first thing they thought of was the cosmic ghost Xu Qingshan had mentioned.

Lin Chen had encountered ghosts before in the trial ground of the Tao Spirit in the Immortal Realm, and now he wanted to see if these cosmic ghosts were different from those seen before.

The four reduced their speed and approached the target planet again.

Yao Xuanji floated in the starry sky, looking ahead with a solemn expression: "It really is a cosmic ghost, the area it covers is huge. It’s not coming for us but rather for Planet 834."

Chu Jiaxue said in a deep voice: "According to Xu Qingshan’s description, whether it’s the energy fluctuations of a warship or life signals, both attract the cosmic ghost to approach. They will intentionally come close, cover the target, and eventually cause the target to lose its fluctuations through their abilities."

Lin Chen rubbed his chin, pondering: "Lose fluctuations, if it’s a living being, that means losing life. If it’s a warship, it means losing control and being completely destroyed. Do you think this destructive mode of the cosmic ghost is a conscious action?"

Yao Xuanji replied: "According to existing research from the Federation, the activities of cosmic ghosts are all regular actions caused by its nature. It’s like when water vapor accumulates to a certain point, it triggers rainfall."

"Though cosmic ghosts appear alive, they essentially lack biological intelligence..."

"So, there’s no way to communicate?"

Lin Chen said with a laugh: "I originally thought that if the other party were a living entity with intelligence, could we communicate with them? Maybe there wouldn’t be a need to fight, and perhaps we could even become friends."

Gu Yuexi asked: "What do we do now? This cosmic ghost seems really large and has enveloped the entire area we need to go to. We don’t even know whether the people inside are alive or dead."

Lin Chen thought for a moment: "You guys stay here, and I’ll go take a closer look."

Chu Jiaxue reminded: "If something goes wrong, retreat immediately, don’t delay. The other party lacks intelligence, so communication is impossible."

Lin Chen nodded: "Don’t worry, I’ll be careful."

Lin Chen flew towards Planet 834 and soon approached the planet.

A presence resembling a dark fog was hovering midair, slowly drawing near to the planet’s surface.

The good news was that the cosmic ghost hadn’t completely descended yet, still maintaining a certain distance from the planet’s ground. The bad news was if it weren’t stopped, it would soon descend to the ground, enveloping the entire base, and everything within, including all the humans, would be destroyed.

Lin Chen thought for a moment and hurried after it.

As Lin Chen neared the dark fog, a sudden and acute soul tremor hit his mind, as if countless tiny needles were attacking him; however, the attack didn’t seem severe and was entirely bearable.

Lin Chen squinted slightly, realizing that the cultivation of the divine soul by cultivators provided high resistance to the subtle attacks of cosmic ghosts.

Lin Chen continued to close in.

As the distance shortened, the sensation of being attacked intensified, and Lin Chen started feeling severe piercing pain.

Lin Chen took out a Magical Treasure capable of absorbing souls, the Resentful God Banner.

This treasure was one of the spoils of war confiscated from another Heaven Deity, though quite insidious in usage. Since Lin Chen and his companions had already been promoted to Heaven Deity, becoming dominators of the Heavenly God Realm, they had tossed it aside.

The Resentful God Banner contained its own space and could devour divine souls. Once consumed, these souls would be refined, becoming soul slaves within the banner. Once activated, these soul slaves could rush out to kill.

The Resentful God Banner itself wasn’t particularly powerful; it was more of a growth-type Magical Treasure. The more souls it consumed and the stronger those souls were, the greater its combat power would become.

Originally, Lin Chen wanted to use the Linglong Tower to possibly capture the cosmic ghost, but Lin Chen feared damaging the Linglong Tower, considering how dangerous this cosmic ghost sounded.

If the Resentful God Banner could contain it, that would be ideal. If not, and if the attempt to capture failed and the banner got destroyed, Lin Chen wouldn’t feel any loss.

"Come... capture for me!"