CHAPTER 958: CHAPTER 551: THE DEMON GOD’S PURSUIT

Furthermore, there’s a significant challenge.

That is, how to lure Salion over there?

From the beginning, Li Guining and other high-level leaders of the battle zones defined the plan as luring Salion to the Dark World, rather than bringing the Demon God of the Dark World over here.

Because if the Demon God of the Dark World comes here, Blue Star’s outer space would become a battlefield for Demon Gods.

By then, Blue Star would also become cannon fodder and be destroyed.

Therefore, this plan has only one direction: to lure Salion over there.

After serious consideration, Qi Jinhui raised the first question: "This plan is indeed risky, but it also has the hope of success.

"Currently, we have no better solutions, so it’s indeed worth a try.

"Now, the first question to address is, what do we use to lure Salion over?"

In fact, when he asked this question, he already had an answer in his heart.

Not just him, everyone present had an answer in their hearts.

Because on Blue Star, there’s only one person who can attract Salion’s attention.

Lu Heng took a deep breath and said, "I’ll be the bait."

Since everyone knew Lu Heng was the only one who could be the bait, they weren’t surprised by this answer.

But still, everyone was very worried.

"But it’s very dangerous."

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Of course it’s dangerous. Now, we can’t find any other reliable plan, so we can only take the risk and try. There’s no need to discuss who’ll be the bait. Let’s move on to the next question."

Qi Jinhui continued to raise questions: "The second question is, Salion is already prepared to descend on Blue Star. And he knows very well that Lu Heng has the ability of Star Realm Travel, so capturing Lu Heng in the Star Realm is impossible. His strategy can only be to destroy Blue Star, forcing you into a battle with him."

He paused and then continued: "If you are ruthless enough to abandon Blue Star, you actually have the ability to escape alone, and Salion can only vent his anger by destroying Blue Star.

"Therefore, even if you appear in outer space, if he’s not fully confident, he might not chase after you but rather guard Blue Star’s six Eyes of the Storm.

Lu Heng had thought about this issue and replied: "I’ve already considered this, so my idea is to create the illusion of escaping Blue Star alone to lure him in.

"If he discovers that I’m about to abandon Blue Star and escape alone, he will chase after me."

Qi Jinhui nodded and said, "This method is indeed feasible as long as it’s done convincingly."

Lu Heng added: "If I’m going to abandon Blue Star, my first thought would definitely be to take away as many advanced resources as possible and escape with the team.

"And these resources are too many to carry through the Stargate, so I would use a Star Realm merchant ship to transport them."

As Lu Heng said this, he turned to look at Azik and said, "Of course, this is very dangerous."

After serious consideration, Azik agreed: "Okay, I’m willing to take this risk, but the Star Realm merchant ship’s speed in Chaotic Space cannot match Salion’s speed; after all, he is a Demon God of the Winged Demon Clan."

Lu Heng turned to Li Guining and said, "So we need to increase the speed of the Star Realm merchant ship as much as possible, and we need all the abilities that can enhance the space system’s speed."

Li Guining nodded in agreement: "No problem, I will leverage the entire human strength to execute this plan."

After multiple verifications, the plan was finally confirmed.

Seven days later, everything was ready.

Azik piloted the Star Realm merchant ship to Blue Star and loaded it with advanced resources.

Then, accompanied by Lu Heng’s team of four, Queen Orelana, and Dragon Power Special Team, they left Blue Star.

Before the Star Realm merchant ship set sail, Su Muyu activated an invisibility field, concealing the Star Realm merchant ship, and then they passed through the space barrier, entered the Chaos Sea, and left Blue Star at full speed.

On the Star Realm merchant ship, in addition to the Dragon Power Special Team, there were also space system warriors from the Four Major Battle Zones, totaling 106 people.

Lu Heng stood on the bridge, looking at the 106 soldiers in front of him, and shouted loudly:

"You all know that this mission is very dangerous, right?"

space system warriors stood at attention and saluted, answering in unison: "Before departure, we already wrote our wills."

Writing a will is something soldiers do before embarking on dangerous missions, signifying they are ready to sacrifice themselves.

If they don’t return, their instructors will deliver the will to their families.

Lu Heng continued: "Rest assured, I will do my utmost to ensure your safety without failing the mission."

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.

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This trip of the Star Realm merchant ship was very secretive.

The ship was loaded with an astonishing amount of advanced resources, and when it set out, Su Muyu also used the invisibility field to conceal the ship.

The entire process was essentially a secret evacuation from Blue Star.

However, this concealment method may not be able to fool a Demon God.

Of course, if Su Muyu’s invisibility field is too strong and actually fools Salion, then this play might have failed.

But, it doesn’t matter.

If Su Muyu’s invisibility field is indeed so strong that even a Demon God can’t see through it, then that’s actually a good thing.

If the play fails, the remedy is simple — go back to Blue Star once and repeat the evacuation steps.

The Star Realm merchant ship traveled at full speed, and Su Muyu released the Qingluan Divine Bird to follow behind, scouting the situation behind.

The Star Realm merchant ship sailed in the Star Realm Ocean for half a day and had already moved far away from Blue Star.

Yet Su Muyu hadn’t found any trace of Salion, and she was also anxious: "Maybe our concealment was too good, and Salion wasn’t found following us."

Azik asked, "Should we turn back?"

Lu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Let’s wait a bit longer; we’re not in a hurry, considering our time is still somewhat ample."

The Star Realm merchant ship sailed for another half-day.

When Lu Heng also thought that this journey might have really evaded Salion, Su Muyu suddenly shouted: "There he is! Salion appeared! He’s over there!"

While Su Muyu shouted, she pointed in a direction which was not the stern but the left side of the ship.

In other words, Salion was approaching from the side.

Lu Heng immediately shouted: "All space system warriors, source energy at full, accelerate forward."

space system warriors unleashed source energy, and various abilities like curvature acceleration, spatial tension, and spatial traversal burst forth to envelop the ship.

The speed of the Star Realm merchant ship soared, charging ahead.

Salion swung his arms, shattering the stern’s armor, but he couldn’t stop the Star Realm merchant ship.

He was left behind, roaring in fury.

Originally, Salion thought Lu Heng wouldn’t possibly abandon Blue Star and human civilization, so he followed behind, wanting to see what Lu Heng was up to with the Star Realm merchant ship.

It wasn’t until after tracking for a whole day that he confirmed Lu Heng was indeed trying to escape.

And since the Star Realm merchant ship had been cruising steadily, he thought the tracking behind hadn’t been discovered.

Now the Star Realm merchant ship was sailing in the Chaos Sea, where the laws are in a chaotic state, offering no restriction on his divine power.

Thus, he decided to act now, attempting to crush Lu Heng and reclaim his divine power.

The Star Realm merchant ship accelerated, indeed reaching high speed, but still not as fast as a Demon God.

Salion spread his wings, breaking through the chaotic space, quickly catching up with the Star Realm merchant ship and launching another attack.

Lu Heng and Orelana joined forces to resist Salion’s attack.

Boom!

Two energies collided, resulting in a massive shockwave that tore the chaotic space apart, crushing everything.

The defensive shield of the Star Realm merchant ship shattered amidst the shockwave.

The ship, made by the Star Realm merchants, with even its strongest shield activated, couldn’t withstand the residual power of the Demon God’s attack.

It was the first time for Lu Heng to face a true Demon God and feel that overwhelming power.

Azik piloted the ship with all his might, racing at extreme speed.

However, no matter how fast the Star Realm merchant ship was, Salion could always catch up.

Lu Heng and Orelana combined their powers to fend off the attack, but they simply couldn’t withstand the terrifying divine power of the Demon God.

The hull of the Star Realm merchant ship was consistently shattered under the Demon God’s attack.

With just three attacks, the stern had already disintegrated into dust.

Azik said with a heavy expression: "At this rate, this ship would soon be inoperable."

Lu Heng knew that continuing like this would mean everyone on the ship would die, so he immediately leaped out of the Star Realm merchant ship, drawing Salion in another direction.