What's wrong with being a little arrogant in the apocalypse just to support my wife?

"Who's the leader of M34? He's incredibly strong!! He directly took on the Knicks head-on. Is this what you call a trash planet?! Who on a trash planet can produce a ninth-tier character?!"

"It's not just the ninth rank. Look at the people around him. They're mostly at the eighth rank or higher. Their strength seems to be comparable to that of aristocratic families."

"You may not know, but the Zerg, the Serpent Clan, and the Parasitic Flower Mother Clan originally wanted to divide up Star M34 directly. But why did they retreat to their respective home planets? Do you really think that the three clans were hindered by federal regulations?"

"It would be strange if they could abide by the law. I was wondering why they backed down so quickly before. I really thought they had suddenly developed a conscience. Now it seems they probably suffered a lot at the hands of Lu Yize and his gang."

"Such a young ninth-tier expert, judging from his records he's only in his twenties. Is he the youngest ninth-tier powerhouse in the entire Federation? And the oldest of the others is only thirty..."

"I'm afraid the Federation is about to undergo a major upheaval..."

The StarNet was buzzing with activity, with all sorts of opinions being expressed. Some even watched the video of Lu Yize crippling Rodrigo repeatedly.

The Knicks family has made quite a few enemies over the years. Roderich has done many things like this, directly forcing someone else's partner in front of them, all in his desire to have a child.

As long as he could have a child, what did it matter who he had the child with? Roderich believed he hadn't done anything wrong, but the couple who had been forcibly separated hated him deeply.

There were also people who came directly to his door and had their daughters snatched away. All these incidents were exposed after Rodrigo became a cripple.

The so-called youngest ninth-level ability user was merely someone who seized family resources and, with the help of his father, the head of the family, was promoted to be the first young ninth-level ability user.

But now it seems that his ninth rank is nothing special, otherwise how could he have been killed in less than a quarter of an hour under someone else's command?

The mockery, the sarcasm, the weakening and contempt for the Nix family, the perception that they were no longer the unattainable and invincible supreme family.

Knicks swept all the teaware off the table at home in a fit of rage.

"Chief, please don't be angry now. We have received news from the Zerg that they will give up confronting those people tomorrow. Let them be arrogant for a few more days. Once our plan succeeds, they will be like cattle and sheep to be slaughtered."

Knicks took a deep breath, thought of his final plan, and managed to control his emotions.

"How is Rodrigo doing? How much of his ability does he have left?"

After hearing this, the person on the other end hesitated for a moment, and under Nix's scrutiny, sweat beaded on his forehead. "Rodrich's ability level plummeted because his ability core was removed, but thanks to the timely rescue by the family head, his life was saved."

"only……"

"Just what?"

The person opposite him pursed his lips and frowned, finally speaking out, "It's just that he won't be able to use his previous abilities anymore and will need to retrain his crystal core. Right now, his ability level is entirely provided by the crystal core."

"However, because Young Master Rodrigo's crystal core talent is limited, his current ability is only at the second level, which is his maximum for life, and will not exceed..."

"No more than that." Knicks' eyes gradually turned cold.

"His highest level of superpower in his lifetime is estimated to be difficult to raise to the third level."

Upon hearing the diagnosis, Knicks closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and crushed one of the chair armrests into powder.

What a brilliant move – killing someone by destroying their spirit!

That kid from the garbage planet is ruthless. No wonder he didn't just kill Rodrigo directly, nor did he completely cripple him. Instead, he stripped a prodigy of his most valued talent, leaving him with a glimmer of hope, but never giving him a chance to turn things around.

Given Rodrigo's personality, he will struggle to regain his strength throughout his life. Not only that, he will also be ridiculed and suppressed by countless people who were once weaker than him.

He even calculated that, given his family's paramount nature, he would simply abandon this son who was no longer of any use.

This is the first time since the Knicks became the head of this prestigious family that he has been forced to accept this loss.

When Knicks opened his eyes again, he had already made a decision: "Since Rodrigo is already ruined, we don't need to allocate resources to him anymore. We should select and cultivate a second successor as soon as possible."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and strode out. Watching Knicks' departing figure, the person who had spoken to him sighed softly and took out his special ability ring to send a message.

After returning from the competition, Lu Yize went straight into the lab. "Fatty, how's the research on the mecha we filmed earlier going?"

Xian Wenrui said smugly, "It's almost completely disassembled. The parts are almost replicated. All that's left is assembly. It could be finished as early as tonight."

"Okay, hurry up, we'll need it tomorrow."

Hearing Lu Yize's words, Xian Wenrui frowned in confusion, "Brother Lu, aren't mechs not allowed in this superpower competition?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Mingzhang, who was standing nearby, spoke up, "The Superpower Competition is indeed not needed, but what if the Superpower Competition cannot be held?"

"What do you mean..." Zheng Lin, standing beside him, was completely confused. Xian Wenrui, quick-witted, immediately looked up and asked, "Will the Zerg make a move tomorrow?"

Standing beside the newly acquired starship, Lu Yize used his mental power to sense and study it. "If they miss tomorrow, they'll find it hard to find such a good opportunity to take action again."

Xian Wenrui slapped his forehead. "So the tough battle you were talking about wasn't the competition tomorrow. That's not dangerous at all."

Although he said that, he didn't show any fear or apprehension on his face; in fact, he seemed quite excited and eager to try.

To be honest, he hasn't been able to participate in any competitions these past few days. Looking at those people in the superpower competition, they don't seem to be fighting with their lives on the line. They're fighting like it's nothing. It's nothing like when they were trying to survive under the Zerg, where they could easily lose their lives.

But the most urgent task now is to build more mechs; there's bound to be a good show to watch tomorrow.

The next day, the final match of the Superpower Competition was decided by the winners of the semi-finals from the Zerg and Human races, respectively. However, after Lu Yize revealed his strength, the odds of the Human race winning surged.

The venue was packed with people, all curious to see whether the Zerg had a stronger foundation or the newly risen Terran were more powerful.

To everyone's surprise, the Zerg immediately forfeited their qualification for the competition. As soon as they announced their withdrawal, a chorus of curses erupted from the crowd. They had paid to come here, not to watch the Zerg raise the white flag!

"Didn't the Zerg pride themselves on being the strongest? Are they scared now?"

"It's normal to be scared. Look at what happened to Rodrigo yesterday. If you ask me, that human was too ruthless. It was just a match, why go to such lengths? The Zerg probably didn't want to sacrifice their talented juniors."