IW: Chapter 260 - Hua Ye's Death! The Changed Fate of Keisha! Drawing Spacetime Genes!
"I'm not qualified?!"
Hua Ye's face contorted, his nose practically twisting in sheer, unadulterated fury at Bai Ye's words. He had practically rolled out the red carpet for this man, offering him a position of absolute luxury, unmatched authority, and any woman he desired. Yet, Bai Ye had the absolute audacity to stand there and look down on him as if he were nothing?
"Hua Ye, pull together every soldier you can muster," Bai Ye said, his voice terrifyingly calm as he adjusted his grip on his blade.
If you don't cut the weeds down to the very roots, they will only spring back to life when the season changes. While Hua Ye himself wasn't a world-ending threat in terms of raw individual combat strength, Bai Ye had zero intention of leaving a lingering pest to constantly plot against him from the shadows.
Hua Ye wasn't just a single tyrant; he was the figurehead of an entire entrenched class. These male angels had spent centuries gorging themselves on the corrupt privileges of the Heavenly Palace system. It was fundamentally impossible for them to watch their empire of hedonism be overthrown without a fight. A total, uncompromising war with Hua Ye and the massive interest group anchoring his throne was the only real path forward.
"So, those two women are with you on this?"
Hua Ye took a deep, jagged breath, forcing his raging pulse down as a cold, predatory rationality returned to his eyes. He still felt a burning anger, but he was no longer blindsided by it.
Instead, he looked at Bai Ye like he was a dead man walking. After all, the intruders numbered exactly three. Duke Hofman wasn't coming to save them—the palace intelligence network had already confirmed that the old lord had evacuated the sector hours ago. Because Hofman had intentionally broadcasted his departure to let Kaisha know he was safely clear of the blast zone, he hadn't bothered to hide his tracks. Ironically, Hua Ye had originally assumed Kaisha was on that very same transport fleeing back to their territory.
"You three really think you can take my capital?" Hua Ye sneered, raising his hand to signal the royal guard hidden in the architecture. "Kill them."
"Let's do it," Bai Ye muttered to the two women beside him.
The sky above the Heavenly Palace instantly ignited as the crimson glow of the Sharingan clashed with the golden vanguard of the angel legion.
...
No?!
This guy just went straight for it?
Hua Ye looked at the person holding a lightning-glowing longsword, who was slashing at his head with a speed he couldn't react to at all.
He felt his head was a bit light.
Looking at his own body, Hua Ye was shocked for a moment.
How could he have been instantly killed by the opponent in one move?
He had previously thought Bai Ye was just a researcher.
"Why bother with so much nonsense? Don't you know villains die from talking too much?"
Bai Ye mumbled.
What was there to talk about with Hua Ye?
He kept asking irrelevant questions. Bai Ye hadn't wanted to answer Hua Ye's questions earlier.
He just thought that if Hua Ye was going to die, he should die with some understanding. He had never been loyal to him, so he had to clear his name, otherwise, wouldn't people say he was a traitor later?
After explaining, facing someone much weaker than himself, Bai Ye naturally just directly attacked and killed Hua Ye.
"Lord Hua Ye is dead?!"
The surrounding male angels, facing this sudden change, were at a loss for what to do.
Hua Ye was dead.
What would they do then?!
The male angels' bewildered gazes fell into Bai Ye's eyes: "You can go down and accompany Hua Ye!"
Bai Ye raised his left hand above his head, and a bolt of lightning instantly pierced through the clouds, followed by strikes of lightning raining down on the male angels present.
"So, so strong?! Is this the power of a 0.5 Generation Divine Body?!"
Keisha's eyes widened, looking at Bai Ye with some disbelief.
She had originally thought this time they were surely doomed.
After all, there were only three of them, and He Xi's combat power was even weaker than her own.
Facing so many angels, she had even prepared for sacrifice.
But what she hadn't expected was that Bai Ye actually managed to eliminate Hua Ye.
And looking at Bai Ye, it seemed as if all these angels could be dealt with.
What's going on?!
Is a 0.5 Generation Divine Body really that strong?
Why didn't Hua Ye act earlier?
When Bai Ye fought her before, did he not even use one-tenth of his strength?
Is the gap between Divine Bodies that huge?
"I don't know either..."
He Xi was also a bit stunned.
She had personally conducted the experiments, and she had the experimental data, but no one told her that this Divine Body would be so strong!
Is it really that strong?
[Ding! Changed Hua Ye's fate, rewarded one lottery chance.]
[Ding! Changed Keisha's fate, rewarded one lottery chance.]
Doesn't He Xi count?
Bai Ye was also a bit confused.
Now that he was going to cleanse this place, clearing everything here, then Su Ma Li and He Xi would seemingly no longer have any interaction.
If that's the case, then it means He Xi's fate change isn't here, or is Su Ma Li still alive?
Use.
[Ding! Used two lottery chances, congratulations on obtaining: First Generation Divine Body complete data, Second Generation Divine Body partial data, Spacetime Gene.]
"Just now it was a 0.5 Generation Divine Body, and now I already have the data for a First Generation Divine Body, and also the Spacetime Gene."
The Spacetime Gene was Liang Bing's lifelong favorite gene, one could say it was the culmination of all her efforts.
He hadn't expected to have the complete data here already.
However, Bai Ye wasn't planning to use it for now. This thing wasn't directly given to him but required later transplantation.
The current Spacetime Gene technology was good, but perhaps He Xi and Liang Bing hadn't reached that stage yet.
Their technology was probably still quite immature, plus the trust built between them wasn't enough, so he wouldn't give this to them. However, the Divine Body data could be given to them for experiments later on.
And although the partial data for the Second Generation Divine Body wasn't much, with this partial data, as long as they continued their research, it would definitely save a lot of time.
"You two will follow me starting tonight. Things probably won't be peaceful recently."
Bai Ye turned his head and looked at He Xi and Keisha.
Now that Hua Ye was dead, there were still many male angels here.
To destroy the order here, all these supporters of the old era must be completely purged.
"I know."
He Xi and Keisha exchanged glances, understanding that following Bai Ye was the safest option now.
"Ask anything you want to ask."
Seeing their hesitant expressions, Bai Ye knew they probably wanted to ask about the Divine Body.
His own Divine Body amplification wasn't very significant.
He had the passive buffs of T-Virus + Super Soldier Serum + Eight Gates.
How strong could a 0.5 Generation Divine Body be?
"Is the Divine Body really that powerful?"
"Not entirely the Divine Body. My situation is special. Actually, the 0.5 Generation Divine Body is a relatively... immature technology."
"Immature technology?!"
He Xi was stunned. She had experimented with everything before.
There was clearly an amplification, and compared to ordinary angels, the improvement after having a Divine Body was quite significant.
"That's right. Actually, the First Generation Divine Body is the complete technology, and the 0.5 Generation Divine Body is just immature technology. There was never such a thing as a 0.5 Generation Divine Body; it's just a trashy substitute!"
If the First Generation Divine Body technology were mature, this thing would actually be a mere trifle.
It was precisely because the First Generation Divine Body was immature, but still offered some improvement, that this deformed thing appeared.
"Forget it, let's ask about the technology after we've dealt with the problems here."
Bai Ye was a bit troubled. Seeing He Xi's eager expression, he knew she would definitely keep asking later.
Technical questions were the most headache-inducing, and he couldn't explain them well. Keisha was still here, and if he didn't explain it well, wouldn't it expose the fact that he was illiterate?
"All right."
Although He Xi had many questions she wanted to ask, since Bai Ye had said so, she was still somewhat discerning.
Next, they followed Bai Ye to purge the supporters of the old order throughout the Heavenly Palace.
Some time later, Hoffman rushed back to the palace and gathered other feudal lords there, preparing to crusade against Hua Ye to avenge Keisha.
However, just as he was about to act, and the army had already gathered, news came from the Heavenly Palace.
Bai Ye had directly conquered the Heavenly Palace, Hua Ye was dead, and at the same time, all the male angels in the Heavenly Palace had been purged by Bai Ye.
This left Hoffman and the angels he had gathered completely stunned.
"Is that true or false?"
"Why don't we go and see? Take our people there. If it's true, then so be it. If it's false, we can just defeat Hua Ye!"
Since they had already come, they would definitely act. Of course, if Hua Ye was dead, then so be it.
Hoffman naturally hoped it was true.
After all, if it was true, then Keisha wasn't dead, and he really didn't want Keisha to die.
"His Majesty Hua Ye is dead?!"
Su Ma Li, the ancient god-slayer who was fighting on the outside, was unwilling to believe it when he received the news of Hua Ye's death.
How could Hua Ye just die like that?!
And he was killed by Bai Ye!
He had been waiting for Bai Ye's technological experiments to be completed, originally planning to kill Bai Ye later and definitely torture him, after all, Bai Ye had brought him a humiliation that no man would accept.
But he hadn't expected that he just went out once, and his home was actually stolen like this?!
"Say that again!!?"
Su Ma Li furiously grabbed the male angel in front of him by the collar, his eyes bloodshot, which startled the angel who had come to report.
It was the first time he had seen Su Ma Li like this.
His eyes darted around, not daring to look at Su Ma Li, and he stammered as he repeated: "His Majesty Hua Ye was killed by Bai Ye. He's still purging us inside. If we hadn't scattered and fled, some of us might not have made it..."
At first, the male angels still wanted to fight Bai Ye.
But later, when they realized they couldn't win at all, they immediately started to scatter and flee.
Hua Ye was dead, and there would definitely be no need for them, these remnants of the old era, in the future Heavenly Palace.
"Lord Su Ma Li, what should we do?!"
Now that Hua Ye was dead, what else could they do?
Originally, they were on the extraterrestrial battlefield, but their home was gone. Who had the heart to continue fighting now?
"Why don't we fight our way back?!"
One of the angels quickly said. The female angel he liked was still there, and he hadn't favored her for a long time. Naturally, he didn't want her to be gone just like that.
Hearing him say they should fight their way back, the male angel who had come to report was so scared that his legs instantly went weak, and he lost his balance and fell directly to the ground.
He really didn't want to fight his way back.
"Idiot, if His Majesty Hua Ye is really dead, and so many angels have died at Bai Ye's hands, going back would be tantamount to suicide!"
Su Ma Li frowned. Although he wanted to go back and avenge Hua Ye.
But according to the intelligence, Bai Ye basically solved the problem of the Heavenly Palace alone.
Since he could solve it alone, then their elite squad still couldn't be Bai Ye's opponent.
Going back now would be tantamount to suicide.
Did they really have to go back?
No!
Su Ma Li immediately made a decision in his heart: absolutely no going back!
"We're leaving here. The extraterrestrial battlefield no longer needs us!"
Before, the extraterrestrial battlefield only needed them to maintain it from invasion.
Now, the Angel Nebula had been occupied by Bai Ye.
So, he didn't need to clean up this mess for Bai Ye anymore.
Now they had to leave here.
"Leave?!"
"If we don't leave, we die. If we leave, we can preserve our strength, and perhaps there will be another chance in the future."
If they died now, they would have nothing.
So, Su Ma Li certainly wouldn't go back. Revenge also required corresponding strength to be carried out, otherwise, wouldn't going back now be suicide?!
"Indeed, we can't go back. We'll surely die if we do."
"Then why don't we leave? As long as we're alive, there's always a chance!"
Hua Ye was dead.
They didn't want to die.
They wanted to live, and if there was a chance in the future, they would avenge Hua Ye.
And so, at Su Ma Li's command, the angels on the extraterrestrial battlefield immediately left the area, preparing to hide for a while.
Heavenly Palace.
With Hua Ye's defeat and the purging of his old guard, the entire Heavenly Palace felt somewhat desolate.
The male angels who came here basically came with the attitude of enjoying themselves. Bai Ye killed all those who could be killed.
Hoffman, who rushed over, was somewhat shocked after seeing everything here.
Bodies lay everywhere, and even now, many female angels were still cleaning up.
"You're here?"
Bai Ye caught sight of Duke Hofman entering the ruined grand hall and offered a casual, relaxed wave.
Looking at the young strategist standing amidst the shattered remnants of the Heavenly Palace, a profound, incredibly complex vortex of emotions flashed through Hofman's eyes. He was utterly speechless. Bai Ye had actually done it. He had single-handedly broken the back of the most formidable empire in the nebula.
"You... you truly pulled it off," Hofman breathed, his voice trembling slightly. His gaze immediately shifted past Bai Ye, locking onto his daughter. "And Kaisha..."
It is good to be alive.
A wave of immense, paternal tenderness softened the old Duke's hardened face. While he was absolutely paralyzed with marvel at the god-like martial dominance Bai Ye had displayed, his deepest relief was seeing Kaisha standing there completely unscathed.
"Now that everyone is present, shall we sit down and formally map out the future of the Angel Nebula?"
Bai Ye stood up from his makeshift seat on a fallen marble pillar, brushing a speck of dust off his clothes. The war for the capital was won, but the far more tedious task of geopolitical restructuring was just beginning.
This current landscape was vastly different from the historical trajectory Kaisha would have established in the original timeline. In that dark future, her regime featured absolutely zero male angels because every single male who had sworn fealty to Hua Ye—and the vast majority of the male population who resisted her revolution—had been systematically executed or exiled.
But right now, the regional factions outside the capital were still very much intact, and the overwhelming majority of their standing military forces were comprised of male angels.
So, the burning question remained: should they execute a total, sweeping purge across the entire nebula?
Logically speaking, an absolute eradication was entirely out of the question at this stage. If they blindly put every male angel to the sword, wouldn't that mean they'd have to execute Hofman and his loyal houses as well? There was absolutely no need for such mindless slaughter. Bai Ye wasn't a tyrant like Hua Ye; he had zero desire to build a personal harem or rule as a supreme despot. He simply needed a stable, highly advanced civilization to act as a technological engine for his multiversal goals.
"The... the future of the Angel Nebula?!"
Hearing the prompt, Hofman shifted uncomfortably, a distinct flush of embarrassment coloring his features.
Truth be told, the politics of this moment were incredibly awkward for him. The entire royal military interest group, the elite guard, and the central administration had been thoroughly dismantled by Bai Ye's vanguard. The regional lords hadn't contributed a single ship or spilled a drop of blood to break the tyrant's line. Facing the man who had effectively conquered the throne in a single night, Hofman felt he had absolutely zero leverage to negotiate terms.
"Exactly," Bai Ye continued smoothly, completely ignoring the Duke's hesitation. "We need to select a suitable administrative head—or rather, a unified governing council. The days of divided, feudal lords ruling over fractured sectors are officially over. Moving forward, the entire angel civilization must be centralized under a single scientific and developmental directive. And, of course, we will integrate the technological access and resource conditions you promised me prior to the strike."
Though Bai Ye politely framed it as a collaborative "discussion," the reality in the room was transparent: the traveler was laying down the law, and he possessed the absolute final say.
Standing just half a step behind Bai Ye, Kaisha watched him with a highly complex, calculating gaze. She could see the faint outlines of a radical new era taking shape—one where justice wasn't born from an ocean of blood, but from an unyielding, unified order.