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Chapter 391 - 269: Clarity of Mind · Oct 13, 2026

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352 Chapter 352 - 232: Insider 2026-10-13
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354 Chapter 354 - 234: Supreme’s Endorsement 2026-10-13
355 Chapter 355 - 235: Truly Ruthless 2026-10-13
356 Chapter 356 - 236: Madman 2026-10-13
357 Chapter 357 - 237: Landing 2026-10-13
358 Chapter 358 - 238: Breaking Through 2026-10-13
359 Chapter 359 - 239: Breakout 2026-10-13
360 Chapter 360 - 240: Who Is the Second One? 2026-10-13
361 Chapter 361 - 241: Encounter 2026-10-13
362 Chapter 362 - 242: Struggling to Make Ends Meet 2026-10-13
363 Chapter 363 - 243: Invitation 2026-10-13
364 Chapter 364 - 244: Like the Wasteland? 2026-10-13
365 Chapter 365 - 245: Power Restored 2026-10-13
366 Chapter 366 - 246: Improvement 2026-10-13
367 Chapter 367 - 247: Spread 2026-10-13
368 Chapter 368 - 248: Surrounded by Predators 2026-10-13
369 Chapter 369 - 249: The Harvest 2026-10-13
370 Chapter 370 - 250: Lethal Strike 2026-10-13
371 Chapter 371 - 251: Too Hard to Turn Back 2026-10-13
372 Chapter 372 - 252: Bottom Line 2026-10-13
373 Chapter 373 - 253: Better Wronged Than Let Go 2026-10-13
374 Chapter 374 - 254: Information Discrepancy (First Update Dedicated to Master He Meng, Old Mu) 2026-10-13
375 Chapter 375 - 255: Sudden Uprising – Breaking the Deadlock (Double - ) 2026-10-13
376 Chapter 376 - 255: Sudden Assault – Breaking the Deadlock (Double - ) 2 2026-10-13
377 Chapter 377 - 255: Sudden Uprising – Breaking the Deadlock (Double - ) 3 2026-10-13
378 Chapter 378 - 255: Sudden Assault – Breaking the Deadlock (Double - ) 4 2026-10-13
379 Chapter 379 - 257: Countering Reinforcements 2026-10-13
380 Chapter 380 - 258: At the Bottom of the Barrel 2026-10-13
381 Chapter 381 - 259: Slipping Through the Cracks 2026-10-13
382 Chapter 382 - 260: Hurtful Truths 2026-10-13
383 Chapter 383 - 261: Not as Advertised 2026-10-13
384 Chapter 384 - 262: Farewell, Youyou 2026-10-13
385 Chapter 385 - 263: Courting Death 2026-10-13
386 Chapter 386 - 264: The Indifference of the Powerful (Second Update) 2026-10-13
387 Chapter 387 - 265: Fishing in Troubled Waters 2026-10-13
388 Chapter 388 - 266: Oppressive Bullying 2026-10-13
389 Chapter 389 - 267: Targeted 2026-10-13
390 Chapter 390 - 268: Impersonating Myself 2026-10-13
391 Chapter 391 - 269: Clarity of Mind 2026-10-13
392 Chapter 392 - 270: This Warehouse Is Suspicious 2026-10-13
393 Chapter 393 - 271: Targeted Again 2026-10-13
394 Chapter 394 - 272: A Mistaken Identity 2026-10-13
395 Chapter 395 - 273: Who Can Still Be Trusted 2026-10-13
396 Chapter 396 - 274: Long Time No See 2026-10-13
397 Chapter 397 - 275: Impervious to Reason 2026-10-13
398 Chapter 398 - 276: Cooperation? 2026-10-13
399 Chapter 399 - 277: Turning Their Own Scheme Against Them 2026-10-13
400 Chapter 400 - 278: Shameless Ambush 2026-10-13

Chapter 391: Chapter 269: Clarity of Mind

Qu Jianlei saw the silhouettes heading his way, only then realizing: these Flying Mechas were coming to use him as target practice.

By sacrificing these Mechas, but delaying until the A-level Warriors arrived, they could save some of the Star Thieves’ lives.

Among the struggling Star Thieves now, all four B-level Warriors were still alive, along with seven or eight C-level Warriors.

The rest were mostly Modified Warriors, though some ordinary people had also survived.

The silhouette flew close to the treetops and approached quickly, immediately sensing Qu Jianlei’s location.

A burly man with a dark face appeared, and while airborne, he raised his hand to perform a Finger Technique, ”Thorny Entanglement~”

Unfortunately, this person was a Wood Attribute Warrior, theoretically able to counter Earth Attribute.

Thorny Entanglement is an advanced version of Vine Technique, or rather a modified version.

It covers a large area, and the thorns are prickly, making it difficult to escape once ensnared.

Qu Jianlei sneered coldly, releasing a powerful Spiritual Attack directly.

The burly man had already equipped himself with Wood Armor en route, supposedly able to resist Technique attacks.

But he never dreamed that his opponent would launch a Spiritual Attack.

Spiritual Attack is akin to a type of brainwave; Wood Armor... cannot be said to be entirely useless, but its effectiveness is nearly negligible.

His mind became momentarily blurred, and he plummeted to the ground, rolling over ten times.

”The Ninth Boss finally arrived,” the Star Thieves were cheering but fell silent when faced with this scene.

Qu Jianlei hit the mark once, then mercilessly followed up with three successive Spiritual Attacks, rendering the man unconscious.

Ignoring him, Qu Jianlei continued to unleash Quicksand Technique.

Two minutes later, only two B-level Warriors remained struggling, while the rest had already been buried underground.

By this point, the Ninth Boss’s Wood Armor Technique had completely vanished.

Qu Jianlei raised his hand, a golden radiance shot out, directly exploding the Ninth Boss’s head.

Only then did the two B-level Warriors realize what kind of enemy had attacked them!

One spoke incredulously, ”This, this, this... is Attributeless?”

Qu Jianlei raised his hand again, and two golden radiances beheaded the two B-level Warriors.

The Ninth Boss had been knocked out by his Spiritual Attack, his head was shattered, but it could still serve as a display.

The two heads of the B-level Warriors were relatively intact, making them more intimidating when hung up.

At this moment, Qu Jianlei sensed rapid movement approaching, discovering it was five more B-level Warriors.

Evidently, when the Ninth Boss came to aid, he feared the enemy had reinforcements, so he gathered some B-level Warriors.

He could fly, reaching here first, whereas the B-level Warriors could only rush on the ground, arriving later.

”All stay,” Qu Jianlei snorted coldly, expressionlessly raising his hand for another Quicksand Technique.

At this moment, his Inner Breath was almost halfway used, but it didn’t matter; he intended to be reckless.

The distances between the five were not far, prepared to coordinate at any moment.

Last time, Qu Jianlei severely injured a B-level Wood Attribute, the Star Thieves concluded, ”Charles should have hidden behind an Earth Attribute.”

This time, among the five B-level Warriors was again a Wood Attribute, one of the Five Major Attributes, such warriors indeed are numerous.

Upon discovering the Quicksand Technique, they exclaimed and tried to separate, but it was already too late.

They really hadn’t expected the Ninth Boss would be killed by someone whose Earth Attribute A-level could still spare attention to attack them.

The Wood Attribute B-level resisted a bit, even attempting to congeal a Wooden Shield to tread on, hoping to slide out of the Quicksand.

This demonstrates there’s no absolutely powerful Technique. Knowing the opponent could widely use Quicksand Technique, he attempted a counter.

Yet, the difference in Cultivation Levels mattered; as he congealed the Wooden Shield, both feet were already sinking into the Quicksand.

He struggled to lay most of his body on the Wooden Shield, trying to scrape away the Quicksand bit by bit.

This response wasn’t wrong, but Qu Jianlei simply ignored him, persistently exerting pressure.

Another Earth Attribute B-level tried to condense sand into rock, but unfortunately, the difference in Cultivation Levels was objective.

However, he managed to hold on longer, inching his way outward, but ultimately couldn’t escape the range of the Quicksand Technique.

In despair, he called for artillery support from the camp, ”Don’t send more people; the Ninth Boss is probably doomed, bomb thoroughly.”

At this moment, only parts of him and the Wood Attribute Warrior remained above ground, while the other three were completely buried in Quicksand.

Qu Jianlei never expected that, as Star Thieves, they would be so resolute, even daringly call for ”fire upon me.”

But then he thought again, believing they might plan to escape this way.

Earth and Wood Attributes could conjure Rock Armor and Wood Armor for protection; as long as the shells didn’t hit directly, survival was possible.

If Qu Jianlei feared the shells himself, ceased his pressure and left, stopping the Quicksand Technique, they might indeed escape.

He simply sent out two more golden radiances, killing the two, then used vines to open an underground space and burrow inside.

This underground space was about ten meters from the surface, and he petrified the top completely, inserting metal bars.

In the end, he just wanted to see how powerful bombardment truly was.

He had just finished setting up the space when the whistling shells came.

A series of massive explosions made him feel like a small boat amidst raging waves, his body swaying to and fro from the shocks.

Some explosions felt as if they were right next to him, their shockwaves and heat waves making him extremely uncomfortable.

He had to dive seven or eight meters deeper to feel slightly better, but only slightly.

A bit of oxygen deprivation... but that’s fine, he had an oxygen converter in his Storage Ring, a necessity for interstellar travel.

His Inner Breath was running low, so he had to take out a B-level Crystal to replenish his Qi.

Meanwhile, he was still sensing the explosions on the surface.

Then he was stunned to discover that bombardment wasn’t just a saying.

The surrounding five or six square kilometers were bombarded round after round with different types of shells.

It started with High-Explosive Bombs, followed by bunker busters, and then Fire Bombs similar to Thermobaric Bombs.

Luckily, he had burrowed deep enough and had brought an oxygen converter with him, otherwise, it would have been difficult to survive.

Finally, the area was cleared with Incendiary Bullets, turning the surface rocks into magma.

Seeing this scene, Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but tongue-tie, deciding never to take risks like this again in the future.

Interestingly, some lone Star Thief scouts hadn’t been trapped by the Quicksand Technique.

Qu Jianlei planned to deal with them after getting his hands free, but they were wiped out by one wave of the bombardment.

The great fire burned until dusk before gradually dying out, but the surface remained scorchingly hot.

Qu Jianlei stayed underground for more than a day and night before reemerging the next night.

The solution in the oxygen converter was almost used up, and his Inner Breath had more than half recovered.

The surface temperature was still around seventy to eighty degrees, but fortunately, Qu Jianlei could use Fire Attribute elements to counter it.

This feeling, nonetheless, was truly terrible.

He was reluctant to leave, still hoping to get some supplies from the transport mecha, preferably another combat mecha.

However, after the bombardment, especially the last wave of incendiary bullets, his plan was completely thwarted.

The mecha trapped in the quicksand was burnt to distortion, making it unusable, and all supplies were destroyed.

This scene indirectly proved how terrifying warfare machinery was in the interstellar age of exploration.

This was still just conventional ground artillery coverage; the fierce battles in space were unimaginable!

Qu Jianlei always thought his cultivation was advancing quickly, that his A-level cultivation level was basically solid enough.

But now it seemed he had been naive; if caught off guard by such focused fire, there was a ninety percent chance of no survival.

So, an A-level cultivation level was still too low, and far from safe.

He silently resolved that after this battle, he must cautiously develop and not recklessly venture until reaching Golden Core... until reaching Supreme.

The bombardment had made the area look like the barren surface of Mars.

However, fortunately, he had secured three heads in his Storage Ring and could now take them out.

Under cover of night, he reached the Star Thief camp and hung the three heads on a tree before quietly leaving.

This camp was distributed across three points for easy mutual support, with some hidden bunkers around.

The entire area covered more than a square kilometer, stationed with nearly twenty thousand people, replete with sentries and hidden watchers, heavily guarded.

Especially with yesterday’s battle losses, the camp suffered significant loss of advanced combat power, making the alert level even higher.

At dawn, a sentry discovered the heads, causing great alarm and immediate reporting.

The Star Thieves dispatched their elite team and mecha to retrieve the heads, seething with anger.

”Bastard, to dare cut off the head of the Ninth Leader, we can’t let that scum from the Garbage Star get away with it!”

On Zarif Star, there were only three Earth Attribute A-level Warriors; all could be ruled out based on various analyses.

That left only the one who escaped from the ship.

Star Thieves could accept decapitation; if caught by the Imperial forces, deserved ones would also face public execution, so they would do the same to the Pioneer Team.

But a small Pioneer daring to insult the body of an A-level Warrior was something they couldn’t tolerate.

Someone cautiously suggested, ”Is it because we beheaded someone from the Blazing Fire group, and they are deliberately retaliating?”

”Is Blazing Fire worthy of contacting A-levels?” scoffed another, ”Moreover, didn’t we decapitate someone not even B-level?”

Another expressed murderous intent, ”When we capture their B-levels in the future, we’ll decapitate and display them too—are we afraid of them?”

While they argued, Qu Jianlei had already silently left the encirclement area and arrived at the suspected warehouse location.

With the Star Thieves losing some supplies this time, might they take some from here to replenish?

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