The sudden enlargement of the dragon head startled Tarak. However, as the commander, he quickly regained his composure and pressed the intercom button, saying, "What kind of monster are you? This is the sacred Seyrgon mothership. Do you know the terrifying disaster your actions will bring to yourself and Earth?"
Bai Qi, on the other end, was amused by Tarak's threat. A group of alien scum, who considered themselves an advanced civilization, disregarded the lives of other planets for the sake of their own, and were now being slaughtered with no resistance. Their commander, instead of surrendering, actually dared to threaten him. They truly didn't know how to spell death.
"Seyrgon? You're nothing but trash. Since you dare to invade my territory, then prepare to be annihilated. And you, foolish Seyrgon commander, your foolish words will bring you endless disaster and pain."
Sensing the chilling cold that penetrated space, Tarak began to feel fear. He immediately shut off the communication in front of him and turned to his副手 (fù shǒu - second-in-command), Tarag, saying, "Gather all our forces immediately. I will make that audacious monster pay the price."
However, Tarak's orders were given, but Tarag seemed not to hear them, standing still. Tarak, already enraged, became even more furious. Just as he was about to lash out, he noticed the change in Tarag's expression. His pupils contracted, his body trembled, and he kept swallowing, clearly seeing something terrifying.
"So, what kind of price do you want me to pay?"
Bai Qi's voice came from behind Tarak, his calm tone now like a chilling whisper from hell.
At this moment, Tarak was also afraid. However, compared to his deputy and the Eagle Woman, who were so terrified they couldn't move, Tarak was doing relatively well.
After a brief pause, Tarak suddenly grabbed the n-metal battle axe he carried, turned around, and swung it towards Bai Qi behind him.
But unfortunately, the battle axe stopped two centimeters away from Bai Qi, as if grabbed by an invisible hand. No matter how hard Tarak strained, he couldn't move it.
Then, Tarak felt as if he had been hit by a speeding truck, flying backward and smashing violently against the metal wall of the mothership. Even his helmet was shattered, and every bone in his body was broken.
Just as Tarak endured the excruciating pain all over his body and tried to get off the wall, Bai Qi reappeared before him like a ghost, grabbing the opponent's head with his large hand and prying Tarak off the wall like peeling bubblegum stuck to the bottom of a table.
Did you think Bai Qi would crush Tarak's head like he did to the other Seyrgon people?
No, that would be too easy for this arrogant commander, and a waste.
As Bai Qi chanted a spell, amidst his painful screams, Tarak's soul was slowly pulled out of his body by Bai Qi.
Faced with such a terrifying existence, the Seyrgon people were dumbfounded. Seeing their commander's soul being extracted, not a single one dared to step forward.
"You cowards!"
Amidst Tarak's agonizing screams, someone finally stepped forward: the Eagle Woman.
Even though many Seyrgon people believed that the Eagle Woman, having lived on Earth for so many years, had been assimilated by Earth's backward civilization, at this moment, their perceived backward fellow tribesman displayed courage and strength that none of them possessed.
The Eagle Woman, wielding an n-metal warhammer, charged towards Bai Qi, swinging the hammer and smashing it hard at Bai Qi's back.
Unfortunately, courage was worthless in the face of absolute power. Just like Tarak moments before, the Eagle Woman's attack was blocked by an invisible wall, and the warhammer didn't even touch a single hair on Bai Qi's body.
Just as the Eagle Woman was about to swing her second blow, a powerful psychic force pressed her to the ground, followed by Bai Qi's large hand placed on her head.
"Don't worry, it will be over soon."
As Bai Qi exerted force, Tarak's and the Eagle Woman's souls were pulled from their bodies and stored in small bottles.
Compared to tangible energy sources, the souls of living beings were also extremely important and rare resources in the hands of an experienced mage.
Under normal circumstances, Bai Qi would not have indiscriminately harvested souls on Earth, as it was his home, and going too far might have invited significant backlash. However, now, the targets were these alien invaders, the Seyrgon people, and the situation was entirely different. Moreover, compared to human souls, the souls of the Seyrgon, who had evolved for a longer time, were of better quality.
However, souls, in a sense, were quite fragile. After a creature's death, the soul within its body would dissipate at an extremely terrifying speed. The only way to obtain them was to extract the soul while the creature was still alive, or immediately after its death.
Of course, besides these two methods, special magic spells or formations could be used for large-scale extraction. However, these types of magic were very rare, and their use would put immense pressure on the user's body, with some even having considerable side effects.
Fortunately, Bai Qi possessed extensive magical knowledge.
Among the many spells Bai Qi knew, there was indeed a special magic that could harvest the souls of living beings on a large scale without side effects. Of course, this magic had certain limitations: it required the blood of the same species as a catalyst. The amount of blood required was immense, and it could only harvest the souls of the same species used as a catalyst.
Furthermore, although this magic had no side effects, it would place a great burden on the body. The more souls harvested, the greater the burden. However, Bai Qi's body was tough, and this level of burden was almost negligible to him.
To complete this magic, Bai Qi chose to continue killing more Seyrgon people.
The more Seyrgon people Bai Qi killed on the mothership, the more the Seyrgon on surrounding warships, confused by the situation, would send reinforcements, only to be slaughtered by Bai Qi.
As the number of Seyrgon corpses grew, Bai Qi finally completed the blood catalyst required for the magic. Due to Bai Qi's rampant slaughter, the Seyrgon armies from all over the globe were urgently recalling their forces to support the mothership. It could be said that this was the optimal time to activate the magic.
As Bai Qi uttered the last syllable, a blood-red magic circle spread out from him, extending in all directions, large enough to obscure the sky. All Seyrgon people caught within the magic circle, or illuminated by its radiating blood-red light, melted into a pile of rotten flesh, absorbed by the magic circle, and their souls were extracted and preserved within it.