Chapter 1 Aftermath

Several days later, Shattered Star Ring, Thousand Lights Star System.

A Black Star Army armed fleet sailed out of the star gate in a mighty formation. There were thousands of various warships, with a large flagship in the center of the formation that was particularly conspicuous.

"Your Excellency Izo, we have arrived."

In the bridge command room, the Calamity Grade cadre leading the team nodded to Izo, who was standing beside him.

"Then hurry up and get to work." Izo stood with his hands behind his back and nodded calmly.

Under normal circumstances, Nero arranged at least two Calamity Grade Supers among Izo's bodyguards. The warships numbered at least a thousand, and they were also equipped with Black Star's backup mechanical troops and Sovereign clones. In the event of a critical situation, Black Star could be summoned at any time to protect him. The level of protection was very high.

"The nearby tracking teams have all been transferred. They are searching the area around the scene of the incident on a large scale. There are no results yet. Let's go to the scene first."

"Alright." Izo had no objections.

The fleet traveled at high speed, crossing star zones, and soon arrived at the planet where the battle had broken out.

The ground where the Super Star Cluster Alliance transport fleet had once docked had been occupied by the legion soldiers who arrived a few days ago and was being protected as the crime scene.

A small shuttle, carrying Izo and his party, shot out from the flagship's belly, passed through the cordon of the legion's outer space defense line on this planet, and landed at the crime scene on the ground.

*Chi!* The hatch opened, and Izo, wearing light protective clothing, stepped onto the ground, surrounded by a group of bodyguards.

The ground in front of them had shallow depressions and gullies, which were obviously the marks left by the warships when they docked and took off. Izo quickly walked up, squatted down, carefully observed the marks, and occasionally stroked them with his hands. After walking through the entire crime scene, he stopped, closed his eyes, and seemed to fall into meditation.

This process lasted for about two minutes before Izo reopened his eyes and clapped his hands.

"I saw some transport ships sailing in space. The faction logos on them have been changed to other organizations. It seems that this Super Star Cluster Alliance fleet has changed into different disguises and fled separately. I will draw these faction logos for you later, so you can thoroughly investigate the fleets of these organizations in the nearby area in a targeted manner."

"That's great, this is a great help. As expected of Your Excellency Izo, who is known as a prophet. Your efficiency is so high, it's really admirable. It's our honor to have your help." The fleet commander praised, his flattery loud and clear. It was obvious that he had learned from Hadawei.

"It's just a small effort." Izo waved his hand. "It's just that these mediums are not enough. If you can seize one of the opponent's warships, or capture the personnel of this troop, I can obtain more accurate clues and find their original destination."

"Don't worry, with your intelligence, it's only a matter of time before we catch them. It's just that we still need to trouble you to stay in this area for a while longer. Once we seize the enemy ship, we will need you to take action."

"Well, these are all small matters. I also want to wander around outside."

Izo said that he didn't mind and conveniently wrote down the information he had foreseen, which were all the faction logos after the enemies changed their disguises. The fleet commander immediately ordered these materials to be transmitted to every tracking team.

The group returned to the fleet and was preparing to set sail to the legion base in this area to stand by when the fleet commander suddenly received a message. He glanced at the communicator and his eyes lit up.

"Your Excellency Izo, you are truly a lucky star! I just sent out the key intelligence you provided, and a tracking team has already found the target. They happen to be resting on a metropolitan planet, and they discovered suspicious transport ships in the airport that match the disguise you foresaw, and it's a straggler."

"So fast." Izo couldn't help but smile. "It seems that our luck is still very good. This troop that discovered the enemy's trail has made a contribution."

"Let me check… Oh, the one who discovered the enemy's trail is the only ship that survived the battle. I remember that they have been searching everywhere day and night during this period, and now they have their revenge." The fleet commander smiled. "I told them to stand by and monitor the enemy's ship, waiting for us to pass, and not to alarm the enemy easily."

The fleet immediately set off. Because they were worried about missing the clues, they hurried all the way and soon arrived at their destination.

Hanging in the outer space outside the porthole was a planet with light purple and bright silver interlaced colors, and the surface was covered with brightly lit interstellar cities, tall buildings, and crisscrossing bridges.

This was a rather prosperous advanced colonial planet, belonging to the Guangfu civilization, the ruler of the Thousand Lights Star System. It was an official planet with an owner.

When they came to a civilization's metropolitan planet, the Black Star Army would not act recklessly. The main reason was that it was unnecessary. Most civilizations in the Shattered Star Ring maintained a good relationship with the Black Star Army, and the legion would not be too domineering to offend others.

"The tracking team is still watching the enemy's ship. They haven't moved. What do you think?" the fleet commander said.

"Have you seen the other party's crew?" Izo asked.

"The tracking team has secretly applied to the airport officials to view the surveillance, and shared it with us. According to the surveillance, the suspicious ship sent out a total of forty-three crew members, who seemed to be purchasing some daily supplies. They all returned to the ship not long ago… We came at the right time. If we were any later, they would probably have set off and left."

"Good! Be sure to seize this transport ship!" Izo said slowly, "Notify the officials to cooperate with our actions, evacuate irrelevant personnel, and seal off the other party's take-off orbit so that they cannot take off."

Black Star Army members enjoyed a large number of privileges in the Shattered Star Ring. Even a middle- and lower-level legion member, as long as their identity was confirmed, could apply for official assistance from the planets of many civilizations in the Shattered Star Ring. This was the position and network that Han Xiao had accumulated over the years and belonged to the camp's welfare.

The fleet quickly came to the area around the airport and formed an encirclement in case of accidents. Some ground Super troops entered the airport with the cooperation of the officials and surrounded the target's hangar.

Izo and the fleet commander stayed in the flagship in outer space and supervised the operation process through remote images.

In the picture, the Super squad rushed into the hangar, and soon there was a fierce exchange of fire. The light of the energy cannon flashed in the hangar, leaving scorched marks on the silver-white alloy walls.

The battle lasted for a few minutes, and the personnel in front returned a report:

"Report, only three of our men were slightly injured, and no one died. The enemy ship had a total of two hundred and seventy-one crew members, who were hiding in the warship and stubbornly resisting. We have killed two hundred and nine people. The rest of the enemies, seeing that there was no way to escape, committed suicide. No one survived, and no prisoners were captured alive."

"It's a pity, I wanted to capture some alive to interrogate them." The fleet commander shook his head. "Forget it, even if we capture these low-level crew members, we probably won't be able to find out anything. It's enough to seize their transport ship. Your Excellency Izo, I'll have to trouble you."

Izo nodded and then led a group of guards to land at the airport and came to the hangar where the battle had just taken place.

He looked up at the captured transport ship. The exterior was basically intact, only the outer armor was impacted by the aftermath of the battle, and some parts had become scorched.

He took a few steps forward, pressed his palm on the bottom armor of the ship, closed his eyes, and activated his ability.

…

At the same time, not far from this airport in the interstellar city, in a rented temporary stronghold, the Soul Transfer Twins were using the Soul Transfer Instrument suspended in front of them. Next to them, dozens of Modo Super warriors were holding weapons at the two of them, and there were also many portable turrets placed around.

There was more than one Modo Civilization ship that arrived on this planet, but the tracking team had secretly become their death squads, so there were ways to hide it from the world.

The commander paced back and forth beside them, his face nervous.

"Have you locked onto the target?"

The elder brother of the Soul Transfer Twins had his palm swallowed by the mirror surface of the Soul Transfer Instrument and stirred it casually. He said indifferently, "I've already locked onto it."

"Can you transfer it out?"

"Tsk tsk, my brother and I are only Grade C Supers. Izo is Grade B. The success rate of transferring his soul out of his body is not one hundred percent."

"For the sake of stability, let's use Plan Two." The commander said in a deep voice.

"Alright."

The Soul Transfer Twins smacked their lips and suddenly exerted force. The Soul Transfer Instrument shook, and black ripples rippled across the mirror surface. The ability was quietly activated.

At the same time, Izo, who was far away at the airport, suddenly opened his eyes, and his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pin.

Countless voices seemed to suddenly pour into his brain, and then suddenly merged into a deafening voice, echoing in his mind, causing his head to split.

He wanted to raise his hand to cover his forehead, but his fingers did not obey him. Like being paralyzed in bed, he could not move his limbs at all, and his whole body stiffened in place.

"What's wrong?" The adjutant next to him saw that his face was not right and couldn't help but ask.

Izo's expression changed several times, and suddenly his expression froze for a moment, and then he returned to normal.

He coughed and lowered his voice, "It's nothing, I've already completed the prophecy."

"What clues did you master?"

Izo's eyes flickered, and he said, "I discovered the real destination of this Super Star Cluster Alliance fleet. It's located in a barren cosmic zone, which is a secret resource stronghold. The coordinates are…"

He said the coordinates, and the adjutant hurriedly recorded them.

"Well, this information is enough. Let's go back to the ship."

After saying that, Izo turned his head and left without waiting for the adjutant to answer, and the bodyguards around him immediately followed.

…

On the other side, in the temporary stronghold where the Soul Transfer Twins were located, the commander couldn't help but ask:

"Did it succeed?"

"Yes." The younger brother of the Soul Transfer Twins smiled hoarsely, "We transferred the souls of many death squads that we had prepared long ago and successfully parasitized them in Izo's soul."

The main function of the Soul Transfer Instrument was to transfer souls, but there was no rule that it could only exchange one for one. It was also feasible to stuff a bunch of souls into the same body, or simply transfer the soul out of the body and turn the body into an empty shell.

This time, it was not a personality conversion "seizure" like Fording Morningstar, but a parasite-like puppet manipulation. A bunch of Modo death squad souls temporarily merged with Izo's soul, like manipulating threads, piercing into Izo's soul and temporarily turning it into a puppet. Izo's thinking would also temporarily become chaotic, unable to maintain normal thinking. He would feel that all actions were from the heart and would not discover his own strangeness… To put it simply, it was a bit similar to the state of being drunk and going crazy.

"Will Izo's guards discover it?" Someone asked.

The commander shook his head. "Don't worry, the ability of the Soul Transfer Instrument is extremely hidden. Except for those Grade A powerhouses who specialize in mental and soul aspects, no one else can detect it, let alone Calamity Grade… Of course, there is a chance that peak Grade A will find something wrong, but Black Star's main body will not come, and he cannot use the Sovereign descent to supervise this kind of small matter, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

After saying that, the commander obviously relaxed a lot, turned to look at the Soul Transfer Twins, and said:

"Your mission has been completed. The next action has nothing to do with you. Put down the Soul Transfer Instrument."

The Soul Transfer Twins looked at each other and made strange laughter at the same time.

"Hehe, okay."

As soon as the words fell, a sudden change occurred!

With a wave of black ripples, all the soldiers in the field except for the commander rolled their eyes and fell to the ground, without any movement.

—Silently, everyone's souls were all extracted by the Soul Transfer Instrument!

At the same time, the younger brother of the Soul Transfer Twins, who was the size of a baby, opened his mouth and sucked out souls from the Soul Transfer Instrument and swallowed them into his stomach.

The sudden change caused the commander to immediately come back to his senses, shocked and angry.

He didn't expect that the Soul Transfer Twins would dare to attack even though they were aimed at by so many weapons. Were they really not afraid of death!

However, at this moment, a powerful energy fluctuation erupted from the Soul Transfer Twins.

Sensing the energy fluctuation, the commander's expression changed drastically.

"Grade B?! When we set off, we tested it and you were Grade C!"

"Hehehehe, people will grow!"

The elder brother of the Soul Transfer Twins laughed sharply.

The two had been showing weakness, making the Modo Civilization think that they were Grade C Supers. The method they used was not simply hiding their strength, but a hidden skill that the two had never revealed to outsiders, that is, the two brothers could switch their energy at will without any repulsion. This was related to the two brothers' identical mutations.

Once most of the energy was concentrated on one person, it could allow one of them to temporarily reach Grade B, and when distributed, it could deceive the Modo Civilization's Super rank detection equipment. The two had been planning to escape for many years and had deliberately controlled their training progress, maintaining this strength, just for an opportunity like today.

The Soul Transfer Twins had an expression that everything was under control and said with a sinister smile, "You have to think clearly. We are now Grade B Supers. These turrets can't kill us all at once. The Black Star Army people haven't gone far. If a battle breaks out here, it will definitely attract their attention. Think carefully about whether you want to continue attacking us. At that time, your plans may be exposed!"

The commander was shocked and hurriedly shouted to the colleagues who were remotely controlling the turrets, "Wait a minute, don't fire yet."

"That's right, be good, your plan can continue."

The Soul Transfer Twins sneered. The reason why they chose to attack at this time was to make the other party afraid of harming the valuable object.

The commander suppressed his anger and shouted, "What do you want?"

"It's very simple. The Modo have used us as tools for many years. We have done our best. Now it's time to regain our freedom… Hehe, I understand what you're thinking. Don't worry, we're just trying to escape. We won't mess up your plans against Izo. Consider this as the last mission we'll perform for the Modo. We don't owe you anything.

As for this treasure that naturally belongs to us, we'll take it away. Anyway, no one can use it except us."

The Soul Transfer Twins sneered again and again. With a flick of their wrists, the shadows on the surface of their bodies swallowed the Soul Transfer Instrument and absorbed it into their bodies.

Then the two retreated to the wall, activated their abilities, and turned into two ink-like darknesses and disappeared into the shadows in an instant.

The commander's eyes were about to split, but he dared not to act.

He was not only worried about alarming the nearby Black Star Army, but he was not sure that he could keep the Grade B Soul Transfer Twins. He could only watch the two use their abilities to leave with the Soul Transfer Instrument.

The room was silent, with only his heavy breathing.

"Quickly report to the higher-ups, the Soul Transfer Twins have escaped control! They're gone!"