Chapter 177 Taking Flight

Shao Shou's face was as black as a tattered rag.

He had considered countless possibilities, but he never imagined that the condition Qiao Yu had set for Ping Yu was the Black Queen.

Who was the Black Queen? She was a terrifying existence who could stand shoulder to shoulder with the White Queen.

If the Black Queen hadn't secretly escaped and wasted a hundred years, her strength would probably not be inferior to the White Queen's.

And he was supposed to find ten more like her?

Even if Shao Shou was a pseudo-god, he wouldn't be able to find them!

Looking at Shao Shou's expression as if he had eaten twenty pounds of shit, Qiao Yu tilted his head, blinked innocently, and asked, "No way, no way? You old dog can't produce them, can you?"

Shao Shou's face darkened even further, and his body trembled slightly.

"If you can't produce them, it's time to honor the bet. Hurry up, spin three times and bark like a dog!"

Qiao Yu shouted extremely loudly, and the crowd below went crazy with fright.

A Saint-tier dared to ask a pseudo-god level powerhouse of the human race to bark like a dog? How dare you, brother? Where did you get the guts?

Shao Shou stared at Qiao Yu, his killing intent solidifying and pouring out from his eyes.

"Hey, old dog, why are you looking at me? Bark, bark! Hurry up and bark!"

"Aiyo!!! Damn it, why aren't you barking? So many people are watching, you wouldn't be thinking of going back on your word, would you?"

As soon as Qiao Yu's voice fell, several timid human compatriots in the crowd fainted directly from fright.

They really wanted to kneel down and beg Qiao Yu to stop talking.

They were really afraid that if they continued to provoke him like this, Shao Shou would kill everyone present to silence them.

After all, for a pseudo-god, slaughtering all the living beings on a planet was only a matter of time.

Fortunately, at this moment, the cyan-robed ghost mechanoid Ping Yu patted Qiao Yu on the shoulder.

"Alright, little one, know when to stop. Let's go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ping Yu prepared to leave directly with Qiao Yu and the Black Queen.

"Wait!"

Shao Shou's face became extremely distorted.

"Ping Yu, I have no objection to you taking the Black Queen, but this kid must stay! This person must die today!"

Shao Shou had already made up his mind to kill Qiao Yu. Since he had become a pseudo-god, no one had ever dared to humiliate him like this!

"Shao Shou, you seem to have misunderstood something. I am not discussing with you, I am just informing you."

Ye Wudao said calmly, then slowly turned his head and glanced at Shao Shou.

"Unless you let those few greedy and cowardly old guys come out, your human race is not qualified to talk to me as equals!"

"You...!!!"

Shao Shou's chest rose and fell violently with anger, but he understood that what Ping Yu said was true.

In the Third Universe, the mechanical race was the only dominant force, and other races basically depended on the mechanical race to survive.

Many humans were even treated as pets and slaves by the mechanical race.

If it weren't for a few old human race survivors clinging to life, the human race would have been destroyed by the mechanical race long ago.

"What's wrong? Not convinced?"

Ping Yu smiled calmly.

"Do you believe that as long as I, Ping Yu, say the word, everyone on this planet, including you, Shao Shou, will not see the sun tomorrow?"

Hearing this, Shao Shou's face immediately turned as ugly as if he had eaten shit.

"Ping Yu, don't push people too far!!!" Shao Shou roared angrily.

"I'm just bullying you today. If you have the guts, then make a move. If you don't, then just hold it in."

Ping Yu didn't give Shao Shou any face at all. Beneath that refined and elegant exterior, there was an extremely overbearing personality hidden.

Shao Shou's face turned liver-colored with anger. He clenched the Eight Desolate Demon Axe tightly, then loosened it, then tightened it again, but in the end, he didn't dare to make a move.

"No guts, huh? If you don't have the guts, then I'll take my people and leave."

Ping Yu was still as calm and composed as ever, as if he didn't take anyone present seriously.

Watching Ping Yu leave with his people, Shao Shou almost exploded with anger.

But the situation was stronger than him. He didn't dare to fight Ping Yu. The name Cyan-Robed Ghost Mechanoid wasn't just for show. Ping Yu's strength was far more terrifying than what he showed on the surface.

Today, Shao Shou had completely lost face. First, he was humiliated by Qiao Yu, then he openly broke his promise, and then he was suppressed by Ping Yu to the point where he couldn't raise his head.

Shao Shou didn't dare to attack Ping Yu, but that didn't mean he didn't dare to attack Qiao Yu.

"A mere Saint-tier, if I don't kill you, I, Shao Shou, swear I will not be human!"

Shao Shou gripped the Eight Desolate Demon Axe tightly, then sat down cross-legged in the void.

The power of the demigod stage spread out like vines towards the direction where Qiao Yu and the others were leaving.

Qiao Yu didn't know that Shao Shou was staring at him like a poisonous snake. He followed Ping Yu all the way to the edge of the Li Chen planet, where a huge interstellar warship was already waiting.

"Alright, human kid, let's part ways here."

Ping Yu said indifferently. He had no good feelings for Qiao Yu. Saving Qiao Yu was purely a transaction for him, so naturally, he wouldn't take Qiao Yu on the mechanical race's warship.

"Okay."

Qiao Yu nodded. His trip was indeed complete. Not only had he successfully rescued the Mechanical Empress, but his strength had also improved tremendously.

Although he hadn't completed the dungeon quest, the two rewards of the Goddess of Light's Tears and Undying Body were enough to make Qiao Yu feel that the trip was worthwhile.

"Xiao Ji, Teng Ling, goodbye then." Qiao Yu waved goodbye to the Mechanical Empress and Teng Ling.

"Goodbye? When will we meet again?" The Mechanical Empress tilted her head and asked.

"When fate arrives, we will naturally meet!"

Qiao Yu turned and left with a carefree attitude.

The Mechanical Empress looked at Qiao Yu's departing figure, and couldn't help but feel emotional.

Unknowingly, the little guy who once needed her protection had now grown into a powerhouse who could stand on his own.

Qiao Yu had only walked a few steps when Teng Ling opened her arms and blocked his way.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't leave me behind again?" Teng Ling asked with some grievance.

"I'm not leaving you behind. On the contrary, I have a very important task for you!"

Qiao Yu leaned close to Teng Ling's ear and whispered something.

After listening, Teng Ling looked at Qiao Yu with some suspicion.

"Really? You're not lying to me?"

"Of course! I, Qiao Yu, never lie." Qiao Yu patted his chest and guaranteed.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you!" Teng Ling glanced at Qiao Yu reluctantly and returned to the Mechanical Empress's side.

In the end, Qiao Yu still chose not to bring Teng Ling along. The mechanical race in the Third Universe was the most suitable place for Teng Ling.

Watching the Mechanical Empress and the others board the huge interstellar warship and leave, Qiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, it's time for me to go too."

Qiao Yu opened a gate of light and prepared to return to Kaiji Star.

At this moment, a terrifying roar suddenly sounded behind him.

"You want to leave now? Too late! Go to hell!"

"Eight Desolate Demon Spirit Slash!"

Shao Shou's voice was filled with madness. The same move in his hands and in Zu Zhengyang's hands were completely different.

"Damn it! Why is this old dog so persistent!"

Just by sensing the terrifying aura transmitted from that axe, Qiao Yu was almost scared to death.

Even a demigod at the peak stage would definitely not be able to withstand this axe. If he was hit, even with the Undying Body, he would only be able to die with the Lich King.

Qiao Yu immediately switched the Zhulong Yanyue Blade to the Obscurity state. With the 80% agility bonus, he frantically fled towards Kaiji Star.

But even though he was fast, Shao Shou, who was chasing behind him, was even faster.

Shao Shou's entire body was a translucent golden color, which was the divine sense that only pseudo-gods could condense.

With divine sense, even if the enemy was thousands of miles away, one could take the enemy's head from afar.

At this time, Shao Shou was using his divine sense to hunt down Qiao Yu.

Shao Shou poured all the power of this divine sense incarnation into this Eight Desolate Demon Spirit Slash, transforming it into a nine-headed, nine-tailed Rong Zhi.

Although the Rong Zhi looked a little weak, it was still terrifying. It roared directly at Qiao Yu.

After Qiao Yu drilled into the gate of light, the Rong Zhi followed him.

Qiao Yu didn't dare to stop at all and immediately returned to Kaiji Star.

Even after appearing at Kyoto University, Qiao Yu's forehead was still covered in cold sweat.

That attack just now was too dangerous. He was only a little bit away from really dying at Shao Shou's hands.

The powerhouses of the pseudo-god stage were too terrifying. They were simply not something that Qiao Yu could contend with right now.

"Qiao Yu? Didn't you go to fight the World Serpent? Why do you look so battered?"

Shen Jianshu, who was holding a thermos cup, was a little puzzled. Although the World Serpent was strong, it shouldn't have forced Qiao Yu to this point.

"Professor Shen, it's a long story. I entered an S-class dungeon and was chased down, but luckily, nothing major happened."

Qiao Yu shook his head with a wry smile. He made up his mind that before his strength improved, he would never provoke the existence of pseudo-gods.

"Well, it's good that nothing major happened." Shen Jianshu nodded and took a sip from his thermos cup.

"Qiao Yu! Prepare to die!"

Above Kaiji Star, a earth-shattering roar rang out, its volume like rolling thunder that spread throughout the entire Kaiji Star.

Countless people on Kaiji Star looked up at the sky, and then they saw a scene that they would never forget in their lives!

A cosmic beast with nine heads and nine tails was overlooking Kaiji Star. The size of that beast was no smaller than Kaiji Star.

This terrifying scene, like the end of the world, terrified countless people!

Looking at the huge Rong Zhi in the starry sky outside Kaiji Star, Qiao Yu was also stunned!

He realized that he had completely underestimated the powerhouses of the pseudo-god stage. Shao Shou's attack had actually chased him all the way from the Third Universe to Kaiji Star in the Ninth Universe. This was simply unbelievable!

Shen Jianshu spat out a mouthful of tea eight meters away.

Then, the old professor smacked his lips and looked at Qiao Yu with a somewhat dazed expression and asked, "Bro, is this what you call nothing major happening?"