"Crack—"

A crisp sound rang out, and a crack suddenly appeared in the void of space.

Gu Qijue, who had recently broken through the void to evade a starship attack, emerged from the fissure.

He now understood why Commander Lorraine had not been found yet.

This area of the Star War Ruins might be far more dangerous than most people imagined.

If he hadn't been sufficiently alert just now, he would have met the same misfortune as the others.

After surveying his surroundings, Gu Qijue thought to himself:

"From now on, I must be extra cautious while operating in this area, otherwise, who knows when another unexpected situation will arise like just now."

His judgment was essentially accurate; it was indeed easy to encounter sudden situations here.

As Gu Qijue continued to traverse the Star War Ruins, he encountered warriors from the Qiongqi Star Cluster.

The other party was a six-person team, and upon seeing Gu Qijue, they launched an attack without any hesitation.

"Boom!"

A sudden roar echoed, and an energy light ball swiftly charged towards Gu Qijue.

"Swish!"

Gu Qijue's figure flickered, easily dodging the energy light ball.

But the remaining energy light balls swiftly followed.

Almost in the blink of an eye, these energy light balls were already before Gu Qijue's eyes.

The six from the Qiongqi Star Cluster, upon seeing this, instantly rejoiced: "He's doomed!"

"Boom!"

Several energy light balls suddenly exploded at the spot where Gu Qijue had been standing, fire soaring into the sky.

However, they were destined for disappointment.

Their densely packed attack failed to leave Gu Qijue.

While their attack arrived, Gu Qijue was already behind the six of them.

"Ah—"

As the six thought they had finished off Gu Qijue, one of them suddenly let out a piercing scream!

The remaining five immediately looked over, only to see that a companion had already been skewered through the heart by Gu Qijue's spear!

"Bang!"

The Blood Spear erupted with destructive power.

The divine-level warrior from the Qiongqi Star Cluster was instantly killed, leaving only a divine-level crystal core quietly suspended in the air.

War is cruel, terrifying, and peace would certainly be best.

But in this world, peace has never been achieved by mere hope.

Hoping for peace is just a hope, not a means to achieve true peace.

Only by stopping war with war can we end it conclusively.

The various forces on the Divine Desolate Continent waged war for tens of thousands of years.

Since Gu Qijue completely conquered the Divine Desolate Continent, these forces have not erupted into another war, proving the point.

Having encountered fighters of the Qiongqi Star Cluster here, Gu Qijue wouldn't hold back, and neither would they.

They even tried to end him at first sight.

But, unfortunately, they encountered not just any ordinary divine-tier warrior of the Vermilion Bird Star Cluster but the god of death, Gu Qijue!

"Swish!"

The Blood Spear thrust out again, at a speed beyond the comprehension of an ordinary divine-tier warrior.

In a flash of blood, yet another divine-tier warrior of the Qiongqi Star Cluster was instantly killed by Gu Qijue.

Dealing with these ordinary divine-tier warriors, Gu Qijue could take their lives with mere gestures.

In no time, all six were completely eliminated.

Their divine-tier crystal cores and space storage devices were taken by Gu Qijue.

After dispatching this small team from the Qiongqi Star Cluster, Gu Qijue continued on his journey.

His primary purpose for coming to the Star War Ruins this time was to find someone, not to kill.

Ordinary planets are of little value, whereas resource planets have shockingly high prices.

This fact may infuriate real estate tycoons, but such is the interstellar era.

Gu Qijue had to find a way to locate the missing Commander Lorraine to secure the A-19 Resource Star.

However, searching for someone like a needle in a haystack is evidently very difficult.

After wiping out five or six tactical teams from the Qiongqi Star Cluster, Gu Qijue started pondering where Commander Lorraine might be at this time.

With a thought, the map of the Star War Ruins popped up from his communicator.

On the virtual screen, he could see the entirety of the Star War Ruins clearly.

After watching for a while, he realized.

Despite his efforts in exploring the Star War Ruins, he hadn't even covered a thousandth of the area.

Given the danger level of the Star War Ruins, a complete grid search might cost him his only life.

Without the means for a complete search, intelligence becomes very important if he wants to find someone.

On the communication channel of the Vermilion Bird Star Cluster, various bits of intelligence were being sold.

After contemplating for a moment, Gu Qijue decided to buy all the intelligence, regardless of its authenticity.

After purchasing all this intelligence, he instructed the communicator's AI: "Analyze and organize."

Following his command, the communicator's AI promptly followed his instructions.

Shortly, the intelligence was analyzed and organized by the AI.

Gu Qijue then learned which areas had been explored but found no trace of Commander Lorraine.

Additionally, these areas had not been explored by just one person.

Which means Gu Qijue essentially doesn't need to explore those regions.

Though it's possible there might be some oversight in those areas.

The exploration priority for those regions can obviously be lowered slightly.

After carefully reviewing the compiled information, Gu Qijue narrowed his objective down to three areas.

The first place he decided to go was the North 64th District.

These three areas varied in danger levels, each more perilous than the last.

While many areas of the Star War Ruins have been explored.

These three areas, let alone explored, hadn't even been approached closely by anyone.

This is not because others don't want to come near, but because they don't dare to take the risk.

What others fear doesn't trouble Gu Qijue as much.

Without any hesitation, he headed straight there.

The danger of this place lies in a resource known as Purple Source Crystal Stone.

Purple Source Crystal Stone is an advanced cultivation resource, enabling Super Divine-tier Warriors to break through to F-Tier Cosmic Level more easily.

On a star cluster-level battlefield, divine-tier and super divine-tier warriors aren't the backbone.

Only by becoming an F-tier or above cosmic-level warrior can one play a significant role on the battlefield.

Places with Purple Source Crystal Stones often see intense conflicts.

Ordinary divine tiers near such battlefields often have no idea how they meet their demise.

Gu Qijue, however, had fewer such concerns; he came here to find someone, not to vie for Purple Source Crystal Stones.

But sometimes, things don't go as planned.

As soon as he arrived, a transparent crystal box filled with Purple Source Crystal Stones fell right before him.

Purple Source Crystal Stone is a unique resource; it can't be stored in a space storage device immediately after being collected.

It must be allowed to cool completely before it can be placed in a space storage device.

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