Chapter 591 - 365: Los Santos Changes Hands, Maiden Voyage of the Aerospace Carrier
Chapter 591: Chapter 365: Los Santos Changes Hands, Maiden Voyage of the Aerospace Carrier
With a wave of Li Xiang’s hand, eighty or ninety Saint Tier Exotic Beasts retreated.
These Exotic Beasts each had their own clans and territories, assisting in the defense of the nation’s 72 Hive Underground Cities. Most of them had speeds between 1 and 5 Mach, but a few that specialized in speed could reach 10 to 15 Mach.
Li Xiang had also subjugated a few of the types that had descended upon Earth back in peacetime, such as the Shadowy Abyss Tongue Demon and the Thousand-Tailed Nether Abyss Mother Empress. They had just participated in the battle, their combat prowess impressive. They were also extremely ferocious; one had even pierced a Saint Heir’s body with its tentacles and sucked him dry.
Relatively speaking, Tuantuan, Dundun, Little Fox, and Er Huang were much "gentler." They were personal Spirit Beasts, allowed inside the Underground Cities and deeply loved by the residents. Having grown up in a different environment, they naturally couldn’t be compared to those vicious Space Exotic Beasts roaming the outside world.
The results of the recent Heart Image Judgment brought some good news. Although they still didn’t know the way to the Cyan Spirit Star Realm, they now knew that there were new, habitable homeworlds for humanity out there in the universe.
What’s more, there seemed to be quite a few of these habitable planets.
’We don’t need that many. If we can just find one or two similar to Earth and relocate, that would be enough.’
’Something like this has to be handled patiently. There’s no way to rush it right now.’
"There are still three outsiders over in Los Santos," Li Xiang said. "Cai’Er, you hold down the fort. I’m taking some people to go take care of them!"
Jiang Cai’Er nodded. Immediately, Li Xiang led Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, Lei Xiaohui, and his nine Saint Tier Spirit Pets as they set off toward Los Santos.
Truth be told, Li Xiang could have eliminated those three all by himself. He only brought so many people along because they were all bored to tears in the Underground City and had insisted on coming out for a "stroll."
On the way, Li Xiang joked, "I guess you could call this a team-building exercise! A tour of the post-apocalyptic ice world!"
Tuantuan grumbled, "This black fog is just so annoying. We can’t see far at all!"
Even though they were Saint Tier Exotic Beasts and possessed certain visual abilities, the farthest they could see was only a few hundred meters. Any farther than that was impossible. Only Li Xiang’s Nine Nether Falsehood-Breaking Gaze could see for thousands of kilometers.
They took a few breaks along the way to have cookouts.
Li Xiang also engaged in some "chaotic battles" with Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui, fully enjoying the pleasures of the wild. Whenever the four of them were together, the nine Saint Tier Spirit Pets were all sent far away to roam freely.
In any case, everyone had a wonderful time.
The journey served as both a team-building exercise and a training expedition. They killed countless Space Exotic Beasts, but whenever they encountered any of Earth’s native Mutated Creatures, they would show mercy and let them go.
These native Mutated Creatures from Earth hadn’t been mutated for very long, so their Tiers were generally low. Occupying the bottom of the food chain, they were considered a species in need of protection.
As for the rewards of Achievement Points, Spiritual Medicine, and Extraordinary Items—with more than enough Space Exotic Beasts to kill, Li Xiang naturally had little reason to target the native Mutated Creatures.
Upon arriving in Los Santos, Li Xiang led the group to sneak inside using Earth Escape, bypassing the main gate entirely.
The three guardians of this place—two Saint Heirs and one Saintess—were, according to information from the Heart Image Judgment, good friends with the Saintesses Su Xuanji, Xue Nishang, and Song Wanwan. Taking advantage of this, Yao Yao transformed into Su Xuanji. She then covertly sought out one of the men (Su Xuanji’s friend) and arranged to meet him in a secret chamber.
Meanwhile, Li Xiang used his Group Concealment Superpower to hide in a corner of the chamber, holding both Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui.
When the man saw "Su Xuanji" returning alone, with no one else in sight, he assumed she had come across some great fortune and had snuck back to share it with him, so he eagerly came over.
The result? Once he was in the chamber, Yao Yao launched a sudden, vicious attack, catching him completely off guard and killing him on the spot.
’Damn.’ Hiding in the corner, Li Xiang, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui hadn’t even had a chance to make a move before Yao Yao took care of him.
Afterward, Yao Yao transformed into Xue Nishang and then Song Wanwan. Using the same pretext, she lured the other two individuals to secluded locations, one by one, and repeated the process—launching surprise attacks that either killed or severely wounded them.
When she failed to kill the last one in a single strike, it was no matter—Li Xiang revealed himself and delivered the finishing blow.
And with that, the outsiders were well and truly team-wiped!
Li Xiang wrote a lengthy public announcement, broadcasting the news to the entire world. He declared that he was taking control of Los Santos and appointing Yao Yao as its City Lord.
When the Beautiful Country learned what had happened—and discovered that not only was Li Xiang himself Saint Tier, but that he also commanded numerous other Saint Tier beings—they didn’t dare raise the slightest objection.
In reality, the Beautiful Country had already fractured. It was once a Federation, but with transportation now severely disrupted, each state—no, each Underground City—had long been governing itself independently. Even if Li Xiang were to hand Los Santos back to them, there was no one left who could keep it under control.
There was a significant Chinese community in Los Santos. When they heard that Li Xiang had taken over the city and appointed a famously beautiful Chinese woman as its City Lord, they were ecstatic.
They took to the internet to post comments expressing their delight.
The president of the Los Santos Chinatown Chamber of Commerce (ID: "SoaringDragon") posted on the most well-known local forum: "City Lord Yao Yao’s first decree is to reopen Chinatown’s ’Guanghan Palace’ cultural district! We’ll finally be able to use Spiritual Energy hot pot base from City No. 03 to cook our synthetic beef! #TheChinaWaveIsTheBestWave"
An international student, "California Xiao Long Bao," wrote: "I used to always get hassled by the pale-faced guards, but now the patrols are all Chinese Extraordinary Beings in Eclipse Moon Armor! Last night, I used Li’s Breathing Method to break through to Tier Five and immediately received a double Spring Festival ration quota!"