The Great Genetic Era Chapter 2366:  Two Major Tactics—Caution and Group Attack (3)

At that exact moment, Shang Long’s eyes shifted with purpose. He projected his thoughts, immediately conveying the improvised battle plan to Xu Tui.

Xu Tui coordinated the tactic in an instant. Seconds later, Shang Long swung out with his full strength. He deliberately missed his mark, leaving his defense wide open. By appearing as the weakest link within their formation—and positioned dangerously close to Yuan—he acted as bait.

Yuan’s combat instinct was nothing short of monstrous. He sensed the opening immediately. Accompanied by two Small Universe-level experts, he transformed into a surging, devastating pillar of energy, aimed directly at Shang Long.

Whether due to the impulsivity of their charge or the sheer precision of the timing, defenders like Li Qingping and Ji Gui were unable to pivot in time to reinforce the position. Shang Long, having only recently ascended to the Small Universe Realm, had no choice but to fall back.

His retreat led him straight toward the New Moon.

A breach finally tore open in the encirclement. Seizing the opportunity, Yuan darted through the gap left by Shang Long. Yet, this aggressive maneuver brought him closer to the lunar surface.

As it happened, Yuan’s own strategy hinged on that very moon. He intended to force the confrontation onto the New Moon’s surface, using it as his personal battleground. Since the moon was Blue Star territory, the local Small Universe-level powerhouses would be hampered by the need to minimize collateral damage, whereas he could strike with unbridled ferocity.

Furthermore, he sought to make an example of his enemies. By executing a Small Universe-level powerhouse from the Blue Star, he intended to shatter their morale and end their pursuit once and for all.

Driven by this logic, Yuan chased after the retreating Shang Long toward the moon. However, as he closed in, a majestic, terrifying aura erupted from the lunar depths, coalescing into a brilliant ray of sword light.

Shang Long, formerly in retreat, merged completely with the blade. In a blink, the sword light surged in scale.

“The Moon Guardian? That’s impossible!” Yuan roared in shock. The Heavenly Court’s small universe had been razed—how could a guardian still exist?

“This isn’t the Moon Luminary. This is the New Moon Guardian!” Shang Long’s voice boomed. The essence of the entire New Moon’s light poured into his blade. With a single strike, the sword cleaved into the oncoming stream of light.

It was a strike of total, desperate power as Shang Long channeled the weight of the moon itself. The sword light obliterated Yuan’s physical form and hammered into his mental core, rending it but failing to snuff it out completely.

Yuan’s mental entity was violently cast back into the void of space. Waiting there, Xu Tui, Ullr, Cai Shaochu, Wen Xinglun, and the others were already positioned to resume the trap. Sixteen Small Universe-level experts and ten lightning-attribute supernaturals unleashed a coordinated, relentless bombardment.

Barrage after barrage hammered Yuan. Whether it was sealing the spatial coordinates or disintegrating his mental essence, Xu Tui executed the siege with surgical ruthlessness. The sustained assault lasted less than thirty seconds.

Suddenly, Xu Tui felt the overwhelming presence vanish.

It was total annihilation. Yuan’s aura had ceased to exist. When the light subsided a minute later, only a small green flag remained—the key to the Wind Origin Universe, the Heavenly Wind Outline. As it settled into Xu Tui’s palm, it signified that all four Origin Universes now belonged to him.

“Shang Long, Wen Xinglun, Jagren, Liu Kai, Li Qingping, Ji Gui: hold the frontline between the New Moon and the Blue Star. The rest, follow me to the Great Xi Clan’s homeworld.” Xu Tui paused. He noticed a surge of energy radiating from Wen Xinglun.

Utilizing the crucible of this battle, Wen Xinglun had broken through to the Small Universe Realm. He was now the nineteenth such cultivator on the Blue Star and its second lightning-type powerhouse.

Moments later, Xu Tui entered the quantum teleportation conduit installed on the moon. He touched down on Ceres Star before transiting to Planet Bahat.

This planet served as the final defensive bastion guarding the Great Xi home planet, Atlan, having been fully seized by the Muyas earlier. Xu Tui ignored it, instantly stepping into the cosmic tunnel node. At most, they were ten minutes away from Atlan.

Xu Tui had braced for heavy resistance at the Atlan tunnel fortress, but Ullr shattered the defenses with a single, brutal charge.

Not a single Small Universe-level defender remained on all of Planet Atlan. The remaining hundred-odd Nine Satellites Planetary realm warriors were insignificant against the twenty-plus Small Universe-level fighters at Xu Tui’s back.

An hour later, Xu Tui and his elite group hovered in the upper atmosphere of Atlan. They unleashed their collective force, a devastating strike from over a dozen Small Universe Realm experts, directed squarely at the planet.

Thirty seconds later, the very fabric of Planet Atlan began to collapse.

The Great Xi homeworld was no more.

Countless members of the Great Xi perished in the cataclysm. Their home planet was the foundation of Yuan’s influence and the core of the Great Xi legacy; its erasure was the necessary price for the Blue Star to claim a decisive, final victory.

November 20, 2143, of the Blue Star Calendar. A date etched forever into history. As the destruction of Atlan triggered a violent, sprawling cosmic storm, Xu Tui led his Small Universe-level entourage, retreating swiftly before the encroaching chaos.