Chapter 353 - 283: Battle of the White Brilliance Star, Blood Lotus Demon Venerable, and the Purple Gold Darts Master (Part 3)
[Though located in the outskirts of the Ninth Defense Line, Changfeng Escort Agency did not escape the ripple effects of the Battle of White Brilliance Star. The agency’s members were mostly severely injured, with countless lightly wounded, and hundreds lost their lives in that battle.]
[The deceased Chief of the Escort was the agency’s flagship figure, a Martial Dao practitioner of Tier Four Green Source Low Level, whose fall meant the loss of the agency’s most vital support.]
[Ninety percent of the escort agencies and private enterprises directly declared bankruptcy and disbanded, plunging the entire Ninth Defense Line into desolation.]
[The Galaxy Army quickly rebuilt a transformed star, but the logistics personnel had already been replaced with newcomers. The Second Escort Head of Changfeng Escort Agency felt disheartened and decided to retire and return to the Mother Star.]
[His departure added insult to injury for the already precarious Changfeng Escort Agency, with the Chief of Escort’s two children determined to fulfill their father’s wish and revitalize the agency’s glory, while other dart masters chose to exit one after another.]
[Changfeng Escort Agency’s Chief of Escort’s children—Yu Long and Yu Yao—were still young and had not yet reached the level of a First-Tier Professional. According to the Cosmic Professional Association, if an agency has fewer than three professionals, it will automatically disband.
[Faced with this harsh reality, the siblings had to plead with "Bai Xiao"—a professional of Tier Three Yellow Radiance Middle Level—to stay.]
[Xiao Ying, as Bai Xiao, feigned hesitation repeatedly, "moved" by the actions of the Chief of Escort’s children, Yu Long and Yu Yao, and decided to remain.]
[Xiao Ying did not possess Bai Xiao’s memories and could not return to the so-called "Mother Star"; here was his best hiding place for now. He needed this identity and this cover.]
[In the days that followed, Xiao Ying operated under Bai Xiao’s identity on the transformed star, gradually integrating into Changfeng Escort Agency’s daily operations. He carried himself low-key and cautiously, without any conspicuous actions.]
[Xiao Ying taught Yu Long and Yu Yao about the cultivation of martial arts practitioners. Originally, martial practitioners were born in the Barbaric Wilderness era of the Primordial Planet, and being a Great Success of a certain civilization, Xiao Ying, though young, was more than capable of teaching both of them.]
[Xiao Ying not only imparted skills and techniques but also emphasized tempering their mentality and will. Under his guidance, Yu Long and Yu Yao gradually grasped the true essence of martial dao and progressed rapidly.]
[Xiao Ying never dared to utilize the Qi of "Eight Extremes Heaven." Once exposed, he might attract cosmic powerhouses. Thus, he cultivated Bai Xiao’s three ultimate skills—Yan Jinghong, Yan Feiling, and Yan Chuyun—to Breaking Limit Realm.]
[Ten years quietly passed, and Yu Long and Yu Yao became First-tier Red Star Professionals.]
[Influenced by Xiao Ying, Changfeng Escort Agency gradually adjusted its business direction, steering clear of the highly competitive core area of the Ninth Defense Line, instead undertaking some small starship escort tasks. These tasks, though not highly profitable, posed relatively lower risks, suitable for the current Changfeng Escort Agency.]
[Yu Long and Yu Yao had no objections to Xiao Ying’s decision; Uncle Bai Xiao was a reliable person who stayed during the agency’s toughest times, and Yu Yao even developed some peculiar feelings toward Uncle Bai Xiao’s unique disposition.]
[Xiao Ying operated low-key, executing an elite strategy for Changfeng Escort Agency, which stopped recruiting new dart masters.]
[The trio cooperated seamlessly, completing each escort task with the minimum cost, never missing a target.]
[Even Tier Four Green Source Middle Level Pirate Chi Yin suffered a crushing defeat at Bai Xiao’s hands and was imprisoned.]
[Those martial arts practitioners and professionals who once witnessed Bai Xiao’s prowess were all shocked by his strength. They even bestowed upon him the name "Feiyan Sect."]
[Among martial arts practitioners, one who could be called a Grandmaster could establish a sect in the interstellar realm, none less than a Tier Six Blue Soul martial arts practitioner.]
[As time passed, Changfeng Escort Agency’s "hundred percent escort rate" gradually spread, and its reputation resonated widely. Many caravans and starship companies came in admiration, specifically requesting the agency to undertake their escort missions.]
[Yu Long and Yu Yao felt proud of this.]
[The success of Changfeng Escort Agency also attracted dissatisfaction from certain pirate gangs. These interstellar pirates lived by plundering and collecting rudimentary tolls from intercepted caravans; the Galaxy Army would not bother with such petty matters. After Changfeng Escort Agency, more short-distance merchant ships refused to pay fees.]
[The pirates’ discontent gradually escalated, eventually deciding to unite against Changfeng Escort Agency. They hired the famous pirate, Ba She, a Tier Five Cyan Nether High Level martial arts practitioner, known for his "Vajra Indestructible" fame, with a robust flesh body almost unbreakable.]
[After detailed investigation, the pirates learned that "Feiyan Sect’s Bai Xiao" was a Grandmaster of the skill stream, adept at speed and skill. Yet, Bai Xiao’s flesh body was a weakness.]
[Xiao Ying was surprised by the pirates’ alliance but remained unfazed, his finger struck like a sword, power concentrated at a point, instantly shattering Ba She’s reproductive armor, greatly wounding him, dancing amidst hundreds of pirates, precisely hitting weaknesses with each strike.]
[Ultimately, Xiao Ying, using Tier Four Green Source Qi and a Tier Three flesh body, defeated all the pirates, leaving them either dead or wounded.]
[His fame swiftly spread throughout the Milky Way Galaxy, countless martial arts practitioners were astounded, Xiao Ying broke the "Supreme" rating system’s limit, supreme hailed him as the ultimate limit of skill.]
[Skill, close to the Dao.]
[Those who once doubted him now had to admit, he was a true pioneer.]
[Xiao Ying solidified the title of "Feiyan Sect."]
[Following this battle, martial arts practitioners came to seek apprenticeship and learning, while pirates challenged Xiao Ying in droves. Some sought fame, others wanted to test this "Feiyan Sect’s" strength, including Tier Six Blue Soul martial arts practitioners.]
[Each challenge was a life-and-death struggle, Xiao Ying dared not hold back in the escort process, defeating opponents one by one.]
[With accumulated battles, Xiao Ying gradually unlocked his flesh body’s power, upgraded to Cyan Nether Low Level.]
[Until one day, a renowned Tier Six Blue Soul martial arts practitioner from the Galaxy Martial Arts Sect came to challenge him. This Grandmaster was famous and formidable, yet, without relying on the inheritance of "Mechanical Martial," he was easily defeated by Xiao Ying.]
[Upon hearing this news, martial arts practitioners in the Milky Way Galaxy were overjoyed. They finally saw a martial arts practitioner who could defeat a Tier Six Blue Soul Grandmaster relying solely on personal strength without the inheritance of "Mechanical Martial."]
[The Martial Arts Grandmasters united, expended resources, exchanged for cosmic wonders, tailored the mechanical martial "White Phoenix" for Xiao Ying, to not only compensate for flesh body shortcomings but also to amplify Qi to the greatest extent, Xiao Ying’s status at the time gave him no reason to refuse the Grandmasters’ benevolent gift.]
[Ten years later, during an escort mission, Xiao Ying defeated the famous pirate Galaxy Devourer, a Tier Seven Purple Gold Low Level mecha master, with White Phoenix.]
[The Cosmic Professional Association exceptionally awarded Xiao Ying the title of—Purple Gold Darts Master.]