This Is My Planet - Chapter 21

The Zhou family had some connections within the military.

As someone pulling the strings to help Yin Xiaoru, it wasn’t like Yan Wuyue didn’t face any pressure.

Yan Wuyue’s life has been tough in recent years. Although her rank seemed high, and she held considerable power, due to her mixed heritage as a divine descendant, she faced marginalization. From a high-ranking commander to heading the Special Operations Division, while her rank seemed stable, her political standing had been pushed to the edges. She was still doing the tough jobs that were like a sword hanging over her head.

If it weren’t for the Deputy Marshal of the Galactic Fleet taking notice of her, she might have been forced into retirement.

This had led to some rumors, stating that she got her position by trading favors, became someone else’s mistress, and the like, all aimed at undermining her prestige and her capability to lead the team.

In such a situation, Yan Wuyue should have been cautious and low-key. However, her practice and temperament didn’t allow her to be.

If it was about clashing with the Yin family, then she would clash with them. If it was about investigating the Zhou family, then she would investigate them, even though both families had connections in the military.

She wasn’t a politician; she was a warrior.

Yin Xiaoru’s potion had not made any progress, and Yan Wuyue protected her. Yin Xiaoru also knew that her best friend was in a difficult situation and was desperate to steal someone else’s results to alleviate Yan Wuyue’s pressure. If things went well, it might even raise Yan Wuyue’s status—although that was basically wishful thinking.

So, it couldn’t be said they were just superficial friends; they did genuinely care for each other.

Outsiders found it hard to comprehend Yan Wuyue’s stubbornness. The Zhou family pressured her, hinting that the investigation on modified individuals should be dropped, and they would soon wrap up everything, ensuring that such incidents wouldn’t happen again. In return, the Zhou family would provide Yan Wuyue with some assistance in other areas.

For Yan Wuyue, who was politically marginalized, this kind of return was quite significant.

The clean and conventional laboratory was the stage set for Yan Wuyue. If nothing suspicious was found in front of her subordinates, then it would be easy to wrap up the case. When the testimony of the bat person was invalidated, the case would be closed.

However, Yan Wuyue didn’t accept this deal at all. She insisted on continuing the investigation and even headed straight for their most important and inviolable project.

This was why Zhou Pengcheng said, “Time to drop the act.”

It was also considered bad luck for the Zhou family. Yan Wuyue came to Sangyu specifically to find the “demonic relics,” and she should have been surveying Yin Xiaoru’s ecological garden, not looking into the Zhou family’s side.

However, due to Yin Xiaoru’s involvement in the bat-person incident, she intentionally investigated the Zhou family. With this inspection, everything was exposed, and even the birthday banquet blocking the entrance below didn’t work…

But fortunately… in the end, only Yan Wuyue could infiltrate. Her subordinates couldn’t come in.

So, there was some room for maneuvering.

Swoosh!

Yan Wuyue flew swiftly deeper into the underground.

Her speed was remarkable. With a few swift movements, she had already traveled miles. Yan Wuyue knew she was no longer inside the mountain but deep underground, heading north for quite a distance…

It was a cold and damp underground tunnel, pitch dark.

But to Yan Wuyue’s eyes, it wasn’t any different from daylight…

Roar!

Beastly roars echoed from both sides, filled with pain and rage. Yan Wuyue hesitated slightly but didn’t stop, continuing to fly forward.

This place was definitely the true site for biological research and dissection, but Yan Wuyue knew that it was not necessary to investigate this for the time being; finding the source was the priority.

The energy reaction ahead grew stronger, and the pressure and bloodthirst hidden in the atmosphere startled her.

If this was a demonic remnant, perhaps it was an ancient and powerful sect or tribe of the divine descendants that perished in a battle of righteousness and evil?

With such bloodshed, if it spread, Sangyu City would surely become a land of death!

Yan Wuyue’s gaze became more resolute. She accelerated her movement, and suddenly, everything opened up in front of her.

Yan Wuyue widened her eyes slowly, witnessing the extraordinary scene before her, almost holding her breath in astonishment.

What was this…

In this seemingly bottomless place underground, there existed an expansive and boundless world… a world of blood.

An endless sea of blood, dark, deep, serene, and waveless, emitting a terrifying corrosive aura, as if getting closer would turn one into festering blood.

However, the most bizarre thing was that upon closer inspection, it didn’t seem to be a sea at all. It was clearly just a tiny drop of blood, as clear and dreamlike as blood jade, emitting a vast pressure and mysterious enlightenment.

Yan Wuyue had fought across the galaxy and seen a lot, but she had never seen anything as strange as this. With her powerful soul perception, she couldn’t even analyze what this was.

Was this really blood?

Why did an instinct to kneel down surge in the depths of her soul, as if this was a call from the heavens?

Yan Wuyue shook herself. This was definitely a trick from the enemy; she wouldn’t fall for it.

In fact, her trance lasted just a moment. Focusing her gaze, she noticed four black-robed figures suspended around the sea of blood. They seemed to form a mystical array, with numerous animals floating and sinking in the blood beneath them, mixing roars and howls into a chaotic cacophony.

None of the animals had died; they were mutating.

Yan Wuyue keenly sensed that the violent and sinister aura in the blood sea was continuously injected into the animals’ bodies through the formation. As a result, the animals underwent strange mutations, some growing bone wings, some protruding spines, some even developing two heads…

Accompanying this was extreme agony, red-eyed ferocity, ready to prey on anyone.

“Is this… forcibly catalyzing into divine descendants? Yet, it seems not, they’ve turned into demons?” Yan Wuyue grasped the situation and was deeply shocked.

Who were these people?

“General Yan has misunderstood.” A cold voice echoed in the air.

Yan Wuyue looked up and saw a woman suspended higher in the center of the four figures. She was also covered in a black robe, her face obscured.

The woman said calmly, “In reality, if this blood sea continues to rise, it’s likely that even humans in Sangyu City will turn into demons. What we are doing is purifying it, activating the formation to let these animals absorb and endure the hostility.”

A strange feeling arose in Yan Wuyue’s heart. “Don’t tell me you’re doing a good deed?”

“Can’t say it’s entirely good. We have our selfish reasons. After purification, this sacred blood naturally needs to be taken away. So the nature of our meeting this time should belong to the competition for treasures. There’s no need to think we’re harming people.”

“Sacred blood…”

The woman remained silent.

Yan Wuyue asked, “By explaining your intentions, are you hoping to avoid excessive conflict with me?”

“Exactly,” the woman’s voice remained calm. “General Yan also has the bloodline of the divine descendants. Why should we fight each other to the death?”

“You are divine descendants.” Yan Wuyue sighed. “With the level of your cultivation, you form a powerful force among the descendants. I wonder, which clan do you belong to?”

The woman shook her head, avoiding the question. Instead, she continued, “General Yan… this is not a very appropriate time for purification. We were originally progressing step by step, purifying a little at a time. It would be better to set up a formation on the surface, connecting the sky and the earth, to ensure safety… Otherwise, we ourselves won’t be able to handle it here.”

Yan Wuyue nodded. “Is this why Zhou Pengcheng has been trying to gain access to Xiaorou’s ecological garden?”

The woman replied flatly, “He doesn’t know much. For him, it’s merely an attempt to gain benefits.”

Yan Wuyue agreed. “I also think you shouldn’t have collaborated so deeply with humans. It seems you relied on deceit?”

“Cooperation is simple. We created these monster-like descendants… or should we call them demonkin? Anyway, they were taken for dissection and integration, studying their biochemical transformations.” The woman said, “Who knew that Yin Xiaoru, this fox with a head full of jokes, would actually come to steal Zhou Pengcheng’s research… The chain reaction caused by this unexpected event caught everyone off guard. We still feel as if it’s all a dream, as if we’ve incurred the wrath of the divine, with everything going awry.”

“You actually knew Xiaorou was of the fox clan…”

“We didn’t know at first, but after piecing together the sequence of events, we found out…” The woman’s indifferent voice finally revealed a hint of helplessness. “A few of us didn’t stay here every day… Yesterday, we heard that the human military had scanned the energy reaction here. We knew we couldn’t delay any longer, so we gathered here to try to solve this issue before you arrived. Even before anyone showed up, we heard someone sneaked in to steal the serum. The butler of the Yin family also reported to their headquarters, saying Xiaorou brought a man home for the night…”

Yan Wuyue raised an eyebrow, understanding why she mentioned incurring the wrath of the divine. It did seem a bit unlucky…

The woman continued, “Zhou Pengcheng was initially proposing marriage to the Yin family, and you know the reasons. Hearing about this, he instigated Yin Ping to come and clear up the mess. If the marriage succeeded and control over the ecological garden was obtained, with the Zhou family’s influence in the military, there wouldn’t be a place here for you, right?”

Yan Wuyue calmly responded, “Correct.”

“Due to the coincidence of stealing the serum, Zhou Pengcheng naturally would have the bat-person go with Yin Ping to see if there’s any connection between Yin Xiaoru and the fox who stole the serum. It’s a natural arrangement, isn’t it?”

Yan Wuyue revealed a hint of a smile. “Yes.”

The woman raised her voice, “But why did Yin Zhongxiang go mad, causing the bat-person to expose himself, and why did you appear at that time, leading him to fall into your hands?”

“Haha…” Yan Wuyue found it rather amusing. Who could have imagined that she appeared there because Xiaorou called her to help with someone’s ID…

The woman continued, “You were unyielding, insisting on investigating the bat-person’s case. We know once you investigated, this blood sea would undoubtedly be exposed. Our carefully cultivated assets would then be contested by the Special Operations Division. Even if it comes to that, since we’ve already gathered here, we’ll try to stall using the birthday banquet, complete our work tonight, and leave. But General Yan, why persist in disrupting it?”

Yan Wuyue laughed, “So you guys really are unlucky, it’s heart-wrenching to hear and tear-inducing to see.”

The woman sighed, “Isn’t it?”

“Not really.” Yan Wuyue’s eyes gradually turned fierce. “Because you are not divine descendants from the start; you’ve been deceiving me!”