The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"We'll discuss this in detail after this matter is settled."

Chu Xiu tossed the round star stone in his hand to the Star-Devouring Dog King, who immediately opened its mouth and swallowed it whole, smacking its lips as if it wanted more.

"Do you know where the other Star Beast Kings are right now?" Chu Xiu asked the Dog King.

The Dog King sneered, "Those bastards probably thought you wouldn't be able to come alone again anytime soon, and they're probably drinking and having fun in the branch hall right now."

“If you wish to wipe them out in one fell swoop, I do have a way to cut off their connection with your army and leave them isolated and helpless.”

"Oh?" Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and said, "Tell me about it."

The Dog King chuckled: "It's simple. Just let me lead my people to kill the trusted messengers under the Star Beast King one by one."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly. "In that case, we'll split up. I'll go to the branch hall first to check on the movements of the Star Beast Kings. After you've dealt with all the messengers, come find me immediately."

"understand!"

Just as Chu Xiu subdued the Star-Devouring Dog King, a decadent melody emanated from the branch hall, where several Star Beast Kings were drinking and enjoying music in the main hall.

In the main hall, six thrones were arranged side by side, with the Lion King in the center, flanked by the Void Wolf King, the Thunder Leopard King, and the Soul-Seizing Python King. The kings were admiring the graceful dance of several stunningly beautiful dancers before the hall.

The Soul-Seizing Python King suddenly frowned and turned to look at the Thunder Leopard King beside him: "That stupid dog is still guarding the Star-Gathering Flower? Could it have secretly swallowed it all by itself behind our backs?"

The Thunder Leopard King kept his eyes fixed on the dancer and replied without turning his head, "Impossible. Although the Dog King is greedy, he is not stupid. The star power contained in the Star Gathering Flower is not something he can digest on his own. Besides, he dares not disobey the Lion King's orders."

"Never mind that stupid dog," the Wolf King of the Void continued, "that human who attacked earlier might come back again."

"Although I don't know how he managed to defend against our combined attack, I can sense that his strength is definitely no less than that of any of us Beast Kings!"

"Lion King, why not take the initiative and attack..."

Lion King raised his hand, interrupting the Wolf King of the Void Abyss.

He glanced at the several Star Beast Kings beside him, a cold glint flashing in his beastly eyes.

"No matter how strong that human is, he can't be stronger than the five of us working together!"

"His only target is that Star-Gathering Flower. If we rashly lead our troops into battle, we might just be fulfilling his wish!"

Lion King looked at Wolf King Xuyuan: "Did you send a message to the old dog? Why hasn't he come yet?"

The Wolf King sneered, "That old dog likes to do things himself. The location of the Star Gathering Flower is full of traps and mechanisms. Even if you and I join forces, we can't get close to it. He could have just arranged for a few capable subordinates to guard the place, but he insisted on going there himself."

“I sent him a message half an hour ago, but there was no reply. Fine, I’ll go there myself and see what he’s up to.”

After saying that, the Void Wolf King flashed into the hall and slashed at the void in front of him with his claws, and a simple void passage appeared in front of him.

Wolf King nodded slightly to his colleagues and stepped directly into the void passage, but after only three breaths, he slowly retreated.

The Star Beast Kings exchanged glances, and Lion King frowned and spoke first: "Old Wolf, what are you dawdling about?"

The wolf king struggled to turn his head, but couldn't utter a single word.

Only then did the kings notice that a hand was tightly gripping the wolf king's neck.

As the void passage dissipated, the figure of the hand's owner slowly appeared—

It was that human who had launched the surprise attack alone earlier!

A murderous glint flashed in the Lion King's eyes: "Human! You have some nerve, daring to come alone again. Do you really think we're pushovers?"

"Why waste words with him! Let's take him down together!" The aura of the Thunder Leopard King surged instantly, and the Soul-Seizing Python King beside him also revealed a fierce glint in its eyes, ready to strike at any moment.

"and many more!"

The Lion King quickly intervened, "The Wolf King is still in his hands!"

Chu Xiu gripped the Void Abyss Wolf King's neck tightly with his left hand, while his right hand rested on the Crocodile Dragon Demon Blade at his waist. He first glanced at the wolf king, whose eyes were rolling back in his hand as it suffocated, before smiling slightly at the Star Beast Kings:

"Gentlemen, please be careful. If you rashly attack me, and I lose my balance, this wolf king... will fall into my hands."

The Lion King coldly said, "Release him, and I'll let you leave here unharmed!"

"Lion King!" The Thunder Leopard King and the Soul-Sealing Python King cried out in alarm at the same time, but were stopped again by the Lion King raising his hand. The next second, both of them received a telepathic message from the Lion King:

"Don't forget! Without Old Wolf's abilities, none of us have the means to pluck that Star-Gathering Flower!"

Upon hearing this, the Leopard King and the Python King instantly calmed down, each suppressing their surging aura and coldly looking at the humans before them.

"Let me leave?" Chu Xiu laughed. "I can come and go as I please in this branch hall. You few are not qualified to stop me."

"Besides... my purpose in coming here is you all, so how could I leave this place so easily?"

Before he finished speaking, Chu Xiu instantly unleashed the Yinglong Body, his right hand bursting with immense force, snapping the wolf king's neck. He then channeled the power of the Starburst Technique into the wolf king's body, whose fate was unknown, and threw him toward the location of the Star Beast Kings.

"Watch out! It's the explosive spell he used when he attacked the army!"

The Soul-Stealing Python King, with its sharp eyes, immediately spoke up to warn them.

The Lion King reacted first, transforming into a golden light and swiftly retreating.

However, the Thunder Leopard King reacted a beat too slowly. It wasn't until the Wolf King's body crashed into him, expanded, and exploded in front of him that he summoned several bolts of black lightning to protect himself within them.

Even so, he was still blasted away by the immense power of Chu Xiu's Starburst Technique, which was performed using the body of the Wolf King, and his body crashed through the hall and flew out of the hall.

Enraged by this, the Lion King and the Soul-Seizing Python King revealed their true forms, each with its blood-red maw wide open, and pounced on Chu Xiu from the left and right.

Star beasts are like demonic beasts; once they reveal their true forms, they unleash their full power. The killing force of the two beast kings in their true forms is something even an ordinary Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm would find difficult to resist!

But Chu Xiu is no ordinary man!

Faced with the two giant beasts that pounced on him, Chu Xiu showed no intention of dodging, letting the Soul-Seizing Python King bite its venomous fangs into its body!

Unfortunately, contrary to the python king's expectations, its incredibly sharp fangs did not easily pierce the weak body of the human before it. Instead, the pair of fangs that it was so proud of snapped instantly the moment they bit into Chu Xiu's flesh!

"what!!"

The python king cried out in pain and retreated rapidly. Only then did he notice that the human in front of him was covered by a layer of dragon scales that shone with silver light.

"Dragon scales?!"

The Lion King, which was following closely behind the Python King and was about to bite down on Chu Xiu, heard the Python King's exclamation and hurriedly pulled back its neck, changing its attack and slashing a claw at Chu Xiu!

Its sharp claws made a piercing metallic scraping sound as they touched his dragon scales, but they didn't leave a single claw mark on his body!

The Lion King retreated rapidly and arrived at the side of the Python King, whose face was pale with pain due to broken fangs.

"What incredibly tough dragon armor!"

"How could dragon armor of such quality appear on a human?"