Starforce Warriors

Chapter 264: Devastated

Shangguan Tianyu was very confident. He had managed Tianyu Palace for forty years and had transformed the headquarters into an impenetrable fortress. It was rigged with various mechanisms, traps, poisons, and beast lairs. He also had crossbows and even modern firearm batteries installed. All these physical defenses combined formed an impenetrable web. Even a Five Spirits Realm expert would find it difficult to break into the fortress quickly.

In addition, the Ye family had dispatched dozens of top-level experts to reinforce the stronghold. As an extra precaution, Shangguan Tianyu had also secretly hired three elite professional combat teams through the darknet of the Northwestern light core world. They were already stationed in his headquarters and ready to respond to any threat.

At this point, Tianyu Palace headquarters was nothing less than a death trap. Anyone who came would surely die! This was the level of caution Shangguan Tianyu, a veteran leader, always exercised. After leaving the Ye family estate, Shangguan Tianyu switched vehicles three times before arriving at his headquarters without incident.

Tianyu Palace's headquarters was located in the northwestern area of Liuhe Base City. Five hundred years ago, the site had been an ancient military fortress. The entire structure was made of reinforced concrete, with one-third of the building above ground and two-thirds below ground. It was incredibly sturdy and difficult to assault.

After Shangguan Tianyu took control, he spent decades and invested a fortune in upgrades and improvements. Now, it had become a true doomsday fortress. Shangguan Tianyu had boasted more than once that he would be unafraid even if a beast tide managed to breach the city walls and star beasts swarmed into Liuhe Base City. His headquarters could survive a siege for a hundred years.

This confidence was not without reason. Tianyu Palace’s dominance in Liuhe Base City was proof of its power and resilience. As he entered the headquarters, his vehicle drove into the underground elevator and descended to the eighteenth underground floor. The elevator doors opened to reveal an enormous underground space that was the size of at least twenty basketball courts.

"Lock down headquarters. From now on, no one is to enter or leave without my permission," Shangguan Tianyu commanded.

The entire Tianyu Palace sprang into action. All the mechanisms, secret passages, and guards were activated and running at full capacity. Not even a mosquito could enter unnoticed. After completing his preparations, Shangguan Tianyu made his way to his office. He took out a video clip and began to watch it with satisfaction.

The footage was none other than the demise of Police Chief Su Yuke and her team when they were trapped inside Tianyu Palace’s entertainment club. The video depicted the brutal treatment and eventual murder they suffered at the hands of their captors.

"Li Xiaofei, oh Li Xiaofei, I've been waiting for you for so long. Why haven't you come yet?" Shangguan Tianyu muttered impatiently. "If you don’t show up, how am I supposed to make my mark? How will I explain things to Ye Guanzhen?"

He manipulated the light core editing system to make a few modifications to the video. He blurred out the faces of those involved in the murder, ensuring that no extra information would be revealed. Once he was satisfied that the video wouldn’t expose too much, he was ready to upload it to the light-network. This was sure to provoke both Tan Zhenwei and Li Xiaofei. Just then, a shrill alarm blared through the headquarters as lights started to flash.

"Palace Master, someone is attacking the base." A subordinate reported urgently.

Shangguan Tianyu's face lit up with joy. He immediately brought up the surveillance feed. Sure enough, a lone figure had appeared outside the headquarters. It was Li Xiaofei.

"He's finally here."

Shangguan Tianyu excitedly slapped the table. His long-awaited moment of glory was within reach. Li Xiaofei was dressed all in black, like a god of death, and had already breached the outer defenses of Tianyu Palace. The guards and disciples outside stood no chance. In just a matter of breaths, the first layer of defense had been utterly obliterated by Li Xiaofei.

This was the first time Shangguan Tianyu had personally witnessed Li Xiaofei in action. Gradually, his excitement gave way to a growing seriousness as he kept watching the feed. A casual wave of Li Xiaofei’s hand sent anyone who stood in his path flying, exploding into blood mist and vanishing. Walls, stones, and vehicles that blocked his way were reduced to powder or shattered into pieces.

"So this is the power of a Five Spirits Realm expert?" Shangguan Tianyu felt his heart race in fear and awe.

Shangguan Tianyu had cultivated the Heaven and Earth Harmonization Technique. Though he was fifty years old, he looked like he was in his twenties. His cultivation had reached the peak of the Meridian Expanding Realm with twelve fully expanded meridians. He was just one step away from entering the Five Spirits Realm and was considered the strongest fighter among the city's gangs.

But now, it was clear that the young man in the surveillance feed had usurped his position as the city’s best gang expert. Shangguan Tianyu had always believed that while he wasn’t yet in the Five Spirits Realm, his true combat power was enough to hold his own against an expert at the first stage of Five Spirits Realm.

However, now it was clear... The power of a Five Spirits Realm expert was far beyond what he had imagined.

"How on earth did this Li Xiaofei, at just seventeen or eighteen years old, cultivate to such a terrifying level?" Shangguan Tianyu wondered aloud in disbelief.

What was even more frightening was that he had risen to his current height in a measly six months. As his mind raced, Shangguan Tianyu watched the footage of Li Xiaofei continuing his assault. Li Xiaofei had just punched through the steel door of the underground fortress and reached the elevator plaza.

The guards stationed in the plaza had already retreated. There were a total of twelve elevator shafts, each leading to different levels of the underground fortress. The guards had already deactivated the elevators using the light core system and locked their controls.

Li Xiaofei approached the first elevator shaft, effortlessly punched through the door, and leaped down into the dark shaft. In the next moment, a rain of poison-tipped, armor-piercing arrows shot out from hidden openings along the walls of the shaft.

However, the deadly arrows shattered upon impact with Li Xiaofei’s body, not even leaving a scratch. The arrows were completely destroyed, scattering harmlessly in all directions.

After descending about four floors, Li Xiaofei punched through the elevator shaft wall and emerged into the next level. The fourth underground floor was the living and cultivation area for Tianyu Palace disciples. As soon as Li Xiaofei appeared, waves of Tianyu Palace disciples surged forward to confront him.

"Kill him!"

"The palace master has confirmed that if we kill this man, we will be promoted three ranks and rewarded with ten bottles of Starforce Reagent!"

Shouting echoed as the disciples charged at Li Xiaofei in a frenzy.

Swish!

Sword energy cut through the air. Li Xiaofei’s killing intent boiled over as he unleashed the Six Meridian Divine Sword without mercy. Sword light flashed in every direction.

Tianyu Palace disciples fell like wheat being harvested. Blood flowed like a river, and bodies piled upon the ground. The survivors were terrified out of their wits at the sheer carnage and fled in all directions.

Suddenly, the air was filled with a pink mist. Then, seductive moans and gasps began to echo through the fourth underground floor from hidden speakers. The atmosphere grew thick with lust as the sounds of intimate moments, accompanied by rhythmic and intense slapping noises filled the air.

A group of young, beautiful female disciples of Tianyu Palace, wearing nothing but ankle bells and wristbands, walked through the mist. Their graceful movements, revealing every intimate part of their bodies, made them look like seductive celestial maidens descending to earth.

As they sashayed through the blood and bodies with bare feet, their movements were as alluring as they were deadly. This was the Tianyu Demon Dance, one of Tianyu Palace’s most lethal techniques. The combination of aphrodisiac mist, entrancing sounds, and mesmerizing dancers could make even the most iron-willed warrior succumb to a sea of desire.

In the surveillance feed, Li Xiaofei indeed seemed to freeze in place. The dancers swayed from side to side as they approached him. Soon, their delicate arms and legs entwined provocatively around him like vines. Their hands and mouths worked together in a highly suggestive and tempting manner.

But just as the scene seemed poised to spiral into something even more sensual, the dance took a deadly turn. Sharp blades suddenly slipped out from the full lips of the dancers. At the same time, needles sprang from their fingertips. Their lips and hands transformed into the most lethal of weapons that were aimed mercilessly at Li Xiaofei’s throat and abdomen.