(Continuing from the main text timeline)

The atmosphere inside the communication channel was just right.

Although reluctant, reason compelled Fei Chu to speak up.

"Well, although I really don't want to break the atmosphere of victory, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we still have some star beasts to deal with before the celebration."

He gestured for everyone to turn around and look.

After the King Beast's core exploded, it not only pushed their fleet of warships away, but the Star Beasts that should have been opposite them also couldn't intervene in the fight between Chi Yao, Shi Xing and the King Beast, and thus didn't act rashly. As a result, they were also pushed far away by the shockwave after the unexpected core explosion.

Now that the mothership had stabilized somewhat, Fei Chu saw many star beasts flying in their direction.

"It's alright." Shi Xing's voice was calm. "Without the King Beast, these Star Beasts are nothing to fear."

Chi Yao: "The King Beast is dead. Apart from a few that have shown their strength, they will naturally dissipate after a period of fighting."

Especially the star beasts who had no grudge against them and wanted to live, would retreat on their own.

Fei Chu: "Are you sure?"

Chi Yao: "Of course."

However, the beasts they brought out wasn't just the King Beast, but also some with a grudge against the Twin Star System.

Fortunately, a contract was instilled into the spiritual sea of ​​each star beast of the direct bloodline of the king beast.

With the contract in place, and with him and Shi Xing joining the fray, this battle shouldn't be too difficult.

Seeing the hordes of indignant star beasts surging towards them, Chi Yao said, "Make preparations."

"Ye Jun activated Dai Xing's drone protection."

"Qin Jue pulled up the protective barrier."

"The rest of you, follow my orders."

As soon as he finished speaking, several responses from officers rang out on the communication channel.

 "received."

 "received."

 "received!"

When dealing with low-level star beasts, the army can call upon Shi Xing to provide a barrier that can absorb mutated spiritual energy if needed.

Command was in Chi Yao's hands. After setting up the general formation, it was handed over to Zhuang Yuanyin and Tan Baishan. The two legions each had their own fighting style. Chi Yao only took overall control and made adjustments. He and Shi Xing had more important things to do.

They wanted to hunt down all the direct bloodlines of the King Beast, once and for all.

The two operated independently, and their communication channels were no longer shared with everyone.

Fei Chu led his army to mediate between the attacking and defending forces, constantly replenishing both. After a short while, Fu Qing suddenly asked, "What's that?"

Fei Chu followed Fu Qing's gaze but couldn't see anything. However, he sensed a strong aura of death.

Something was opened not on their side, but behind the Star Beasts.

Barrier!

A barrier with the ability to devour!

It was released by Shi Xing.

In an instant, Fei Chu understood and became excited. "This is an encirclement and slaughter! In all my years in the army, I've never fought such an exciting battle."

When at the border, the army should avoid provoking the star beasts as much as possible. If they are driven away and do not forcibly enter the border, the army is not allowed to actively pursue them once they leave the area designated by the entire star system.

Fei Chu's men drove away at least half of the star beasts, if not fifty.

Sometimes, when you're on your last breath and thinking about eliminating the threat completely, military regulations prevent you from pursuing them.

Now...

Fei Chu rolled up his sleeves, excited: "I can't believe I've waited until this day! Everyone, charge! Get them!"

Clearly, Fei Chu was not the only officer who shared this view.

However, Shi Xing had another layer of consideration when he released the barrier.

He and Chi Yao did not intend to kill all the star beasts.

However, those with the bloodline of the King Beast cannot be let go.

During the encirclement, some of the star beasts realized what was happening and tried to escape, but Shi Xing released a huge barrier to ensure that their target star beasts could not escape from behind them.

The barrier was vast and enormous, stretching as far as the eye could see, like an endless expanse of sky.

Any star beast that tries to skip out on its bill will not escape Shi Xing's perception range. The moment it tries to run away, he and Chi Yao will immediately chase and hunt it down.

The reason is simple: on Blue Star, apart from the King Beasts, this group of Star Beasts was the one they dealt with the most, and there were bound to be some frictions. Just in case, and for the sake of peace in the Twin Star System in the future, it's best to eliminate them completely.

The battle began in the afternoon and continued until evening in the Twin Star System.

The interstellar battlefield began with the surge of warships and star beasts.

With the death of each high-level star beast, it gradually transformed into a sea of ​​red flowers, red flowers bursting with flesh and blood.

In areas teeming with low-level star beasts, if one is not careful, a warship flying by will be covered in the blood and remains of beasts.

The last high-level star beast in Shi Xing's field of vision, coincidentally, was the brown star beast next to the king beast.

As the hunt progressed, it realized that Shi Xing and Chi Yao were looking for their direct bloodline to exterminate.

Surrounded by Shi Xing and Chi Yao, with nowhere to retreat, the brown star beast howled.

Halfway through its call, Shi Xing's barrier was employed, and the devouring energy dissolved it from the start.

The beast tried to run away, but was swept back without warning by Chi Yao's mental power. Shi Xing's barrier enveloped the remaining part of the brown star beast. Like a digestive process, the brown star beast disappeared little by little in the barrier filled with devouring mental power until it left no trace.

On the communication channel, Shi Xing called out, "Qin Jue."

  "Here."

"Tap to see how many star beasts are left."

  "Hold on."

A few minutes later, Qin Jue used Dai Xing's drone to give an approximate figure: "less than a thousand."

Shi Xing: "Sister Er Ya."

Er Ya: "Yes, I am."

Shi Xing: "Are those two star beasts still on our mothership?"

"Yes, you told me to keep an eye on it, so they’ve been kept at the stern."

Shi Xing: "Alright, release them and let them pass on a message."

The information is simple.

With the high-level, highly intelligent star beasts dealt with, the Empire was willing to let go. Star beasts that wished to leave could do so on their own, but they were never allowed to return to Blue Star or the Twin Star System; otherwise, they would be annihilated on the spot.

Shi Xing: "This is the last sentence. After you've sent them, they don't need to come back."

Er Ya: "Understood."

Before long, with the release of the two star beasts, the death of the king beast, the death of all the high-level star beasts of the direct bloodline, and the increasingly fierce momentum of the imperial legion, many star beasts stopped fighting.

As the first star beast turned and left.

It's like some extraordinary signal has been triggered.

One after another, the star beasts turned their heads back and forth.

The barrier of Shi Xing has been removed, and the escape route is safe.

Tan Baishan expressed his concern: "Are they really not coming back?"

Chi Yao: "Aside from those that were killed, the rest were all born on Blue Star. They have never had any enmity with the Twin Star System, and they have been trapped and attacked for so long. Unless they are mentally unstable, given their level, they will not invade again."

The leading star beast is dead, and no other star beast can gather all the star beasts born on Blue Star through the suppression of bloodline, so it is no longer possible to form such a large-scale group.

Given the lone-wolf nature of star beasts, the possibility of another attack on twin star system is virtually nonexistent.

Tan Chi: "But they are all mutated star beasts."

Shi Xing: "That's about it. Once it leaves Blue Star's environment, this mutation won't be passed down stably."

In fact, the physical strength of the star beasts on Blue Star has been weakened due to environmental factors.

However, constantly roaming through outer space and traveling between stars places high demands on the physical strength of the star beasts. This kind of evolution is inconsistent with the racial characteristics of the star beasts, and they will eventually disappear as generations pass by.

There are also star beasts that, blinded by rage, refuse to leave.

But choosing to leave gradually became the majority.

Even those star beasts that fought desperately and then wanted to leave were not allowed to go by Shi Xing and Chi Yao. Instead, they joined the warship fleet to help hunt them down.

As the last star beast departed, and the last star beast that had fought so hard died, the battle ended.

The battle has come to an end.

Operating the warship and using his mental energy at a high intensity, Shi Xing was covered in sweat.

Chi Yao was also not at ease, and of his mental energy was not much left.

Fearing that the departing star beasts might cunningly turn back, they did not return to the mothership on the spot. Instead, they left with the fleet and only returned to the mothership at midnight, when they were sure they were far enough away, to find a desolate planet to settle on.

Thanks to the addition of Yu Daixing Technology, along the way, robots from Huangxing Daixing would conduct investigations whenever they encountered them.

This is to ensure that in case of any accidents during the return journey, everyone will have a usable star map and be able to find a desolate planet where they can stay.

They chose a marked, desolate planet to land on.

Once they landed and began the post-battle inventory, the battle with the Star Beast horde officially came to an end, and everyone finally relaxed.

But Shi Xing and Chi Yao's work was not yet finished.

Soldiers who die in battle.

There were also battle-damaged warships.

They needed to take stock of the battle damage, comfort the wounded, and issue instructions on the dealing of the remains.

The casualties were not high. In fact, due to the presence of Shi Xing, very few soldiers died from the mutated mental power. Most of the deaths were due to accidents and Star Beast attacks.

"All the remains were brought back. It's not a lot, but if we take them back for a full month, it will be difficult."

Qin Jue, who is in charge of logistics and backup, said.

They weren't on a short trip where they could return to the empire immediately.

Storing so many bodies for a month is also a test of energy resources.

Chi Yao and Shi Xing exchanged a glance. Chi Yao said, "Let's cremate them on this desolate planet tomorrow and take their ashes back with us."

Shi Xing nodded with difficulty, agreeing.

Qin Jue: "Should I pass on the notification?"

Chi Yao: "Let's gather opinions first. If most people agree, then let's do it this way."

Qin Jue did not ask about any issues arising from disagreement.

Shi Xing asked.

Chi Yao's reply was very non-dictatorial: "Then let's make arrangements, see how to lead them, and how to allocate the energy."

The result of the conscription was that all officers agreed to the cremation on the spot, with a unified ceremony held and the existing regiments sending them off on their final journey.

Cremation took place the following day.

The mothership carried out and assembled the instruments, which burned all morning under the distant light of the stars. Shi Xing also listened to military songs all morning.

The atmosphere was somber throughout the army at midday, and everyone was unusually silent.

In the afternoon, all the urns containing ashes were packed and placed on a mothership.

Later that evening, Qin Jue contacted the military planets in the twin star system and confirmed the meeting place.

Because of the cremation, the warship, which was supposed to depart that evening, was delayed and set sail the following day.

The next day, Shi Xing woke up early, unusually earlier than Chi Yao.

Chi Yao left the bedroom but didn't see anyone. Following Xu Jin's directions, he found Shi Xing outside the mothership, where Shi Xing was watching the sunrise.

Or rather, it's a sunrise that doesn't quite resemble a sunrise, because the desolate planet they're passing through isn't strictly located within any galaxy. The nights are especially short, and the days are long, with 2-3 stars rising in the sky one after another.

But what Shi Xing saw was already the second one.

"Why did you come out?"

Chi Yao asked him.

Shi Xing was in a low mood all day yesterday, and Chi Yao was afraid that Shi Xing had never seen such a scene before and was still affected by it.

But he received a faint smile from Shi Xing.

"I came out for some fresh air."

The starlight shone on Shi Xing's profile, illuminating his clear, bright eyes, making them appear beautiful.

Knowing what Chi Yao was worried about, Shi Xing said, "I'm fine."

"I just felt that everything was over, and I wanted to go for a walk to change my mood."

He's been feeling really stressed lately.

But from now on, we can let it all go.

Shi Xing laughed again, but this time he was much more cheerful, and the corners of his eyes curved up.

"Our galaxy will be peaceful for a long time to come."

"Your Highness."

Chi Yao nodded. "Yes."

Shi Xing: "Blue Star has also been found."

His smile was so captivating that even Chi Yao was infected by it, and the corners of his lips curled up in a smile as well.

Shi Xing reached out his hand to Chi Yao.

Chi Yao approached, and Shi Xing hugged him, burying his face in his neck and murmuring, "Your Highness, I'm very happy."

Chi Yao sensed it.

Shi Xing lazily closed her eyes and clung to Chi Yao: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Shi Xing wanted to thank Chi Yao for everything that was happening right now.

Shi Xing turned his head and a kiss landed on Chi Yao's chin.

Gently, without much force.

But it made Chi Yao's heart soften exceptionally.

He wanted to say "You're welcome," but instead, he reached out and naturally pinched Shi Xing's cheek.

It received a loving rub from Shi Xing.

The atmosphere was so wonderful that neither of them spoke, and they simply embraced quietly in the morning light.