"This is..."

Seeing that familiar cargo ship, Fang Yu muttered, "A black market cargo ship?!"

Fang Yu was utterly shocked inside. He never would have thought that the black market cargo ship would directly descend here at this moment, blocking the way between him and Chongyuan.

On the deck of the black market cargo ship, that Alien attendant was standing respectfully to the side.

In front of him was a luxurious, expensive sofa.

On the sofa, a cripple whose legs had been cut off by someone was holding a glass of red wine, grinning as he looked at Chongyuan.

It was none other than the owner of the black market cargo ship, Xu Yuan!

"Kid, you’d better get going."

Xu Yuan looked at Chongyuan, then glanced at Fang Yu with a playful smile, and then said loudly, "You and I draw from the same source in the Space Law. I’ll open a passage for you, you just go."

"But on the other side of the passage, there’s the Lanyun Army. What happens after that is up to you."

"You have to survive the Lanyun Army’s pursuit!"

Xu Yuan spoke with a grin, then stretched out his hand and pointed forward.

At once, a spacious space passage unfolded before Fang Yu and the others.

Seeing this, Fang Yu was overjoyed. Without another word, he steered the sea ship straight into the space passage.

Just as Xu Yuan had said, Fang Yu’s Space Law had been taught by Xu Yuan. His and Xu Yuan’s Space Law Power were of the same lineage. The instant he entered the space passage, Fang Yu’s Space Law resonated with the passage.

The passage twisted all of a sudden, carrying Fang Yu away from this place.

"Trying to run? Stay here for me!!"

Seeing this, both of Chongyuan’s heads showed an expression of fury.

He stretched out his hand, and it turned into countless vines and mycelium, about to wrap around the space passage.

But at this moment, Xu Yuan let out a low chuckle. One hand still holding the wine, he downed it in one go.

With the other hand, he pointed at Chongyuan again.

In an instant, countless vines and mycelium were sent into a strange space, and even Chongyuan himself was blocked in the center by an invisible wall of space.

"Courting death!"

Chongyuan was shocked and enraged. Power surged out wildly as he tried to break through the space barrier and escape.

But Xu Yuan’s mastery of the Space Law was unmatched under heaven.

Even the Ocean Court couldn’t do anything to Xu Yuan.

Though he had not stepped into the Peak, Xu Yuan’s degree of Law Comprehension in the Space Law was even deeper than that of many Peak-level existences.

Chongyuan kept ramming against it, yet he was trapped in that tiny cocoon of space, unable to get out.

Shocked and furious, Chongyuan turned his gaze to Xu Yuan.

When he took a careful look at Xu Yuan’s crippled legs and the appearance of Xu Yuan’s sea ship, Chongyuan let out a soft "oh," a strange glint flashing in his eyes as if he had remembered something.

"So it’s you!"

Chongyuan spoke in a low voice, "But didn’t you once promise that person you would never interfere in worldly conflicts? That person only cut off your legs and didn’t kill you."

"What now, with the era in turmoil, you can’t sit still anymore? Want to come out and grab a share?"

Hearing Chongyuan’s words, Xu Yuan let out a cold laugh, shook his head, and said, "Your struggles have nothing to do with me. Everyone longs for the Peak, but I don’t."

"Becoming a Peak means losing your freedom. How could that compare to how I am now—carefree and happy, with endless fine wine to drink!"

"Since you have no intention of reaching the Peak, then get out of my way. If you get dragged into this mess, it’ll do you no good!"

Chongyuan barked coldly, raising his voice.

But Xu Yuan didn’t answer. He just smiled, and then had the Alien attendant beside him pour him another glass of wine, before slowly speaking:

"I may have no desire for the Peak, but I have never forgotten the humiliation of having my legs cut off by that man’s betrayal back then!"

"That man said that once I re-enter the affairs of the world, he would no longer show any leniency and would cut me down on the spot."

"Heh... but how could I, Xu Yuan, be someone who clings to life in fear of death? His betrayal and humiliation of me—I’ve never forgotten it, day or night."

"Now a little guy who suits my taste has shown up. Whether I can one day wipe away that shame all depends on this kid."

"When the Peak descends, I can do nothing. But if you want to lay a hand on him, you’ll have to ask my path of space whether it agrees!"

Xu Yuan chuckled, savoring the wine in his cup at leisure.

Seeing this, Chongyuan was helpless, and his strengths did not lie in breaking space seals.

He could only sigh, sit back down, close his eyes, and say nothing.

...

"Captain! We got out alive?"

The Salted Fish was surrounded by a strange Law fluctuation. Under the effect of this fluctuation, the surrounding space passage turned like flowing water, allowing the Salted Fish to race freely upon it.

At this moment, the Salted Fish sped forward all the way, and soon everyone on board saw that a stretch of sea appeared not far ahead.

Checking the chart for positioning, they quickly discovered that the sea area appearing ahead of the passage was precisely the "Southern Island Sea Region" bordering the Duorong Federation.

None of them would ever forget this sea region. After all, the war of the Divine Hall had broken out right here on these waters.

Now, seeing the Southern Island Sea Region right before their eyes, one captain after another showed expressions of excitement and joy.

It wasn’t easy! It really wasn’t easy!

Today had been perilous beyond measure, yet they and their crews had actually been fortunate enough to witness a Peak Captain make a move, and had even managed to leave alive under a Peak Captain’s blockade.

This experience could practically be called a Legendary one. If they told others about it, probably very few would believe them.

You have to know that among the Blue Star Captains, there were probably only a handful who had ever seen a Peak Captain.