SSS rank Mother-In-Law to an Invincible Family - Chapter 408

Chapter 408: Space Pirates
As soon as the World’s Will’s declaration ended, silence gripped the entire planet. The excitement and joy of the upgrade were replaced with a deep fear and a slight bit of dread as no one had known this would happen, causing countless cultivators across Nexara to feel their blood run cold.

Xu Qianghua stood at the altar, his mind rapidly processing the situation. He had completely forgotten about this as this was part of the memory that he made sure to forget as he did not think he would be able to come back in time.

The First Upgrade Challenge—a hidden mechanism of the World’s Will.

In his last life, this challenge had nearly crushed the world. Back then, the upgrade was done out of desperation, with the population and resources stretched to the limit.

So the World’s Will gave the top cultivators at that time the way to upgrade the world, and it even aided the leaders during that time to retrieve World Hearts, and due to the large timespace between the world change and saturation, the blood, soul, and other requirements were met.

And just like that, they upgraded the world, hoping for a new future.

But the cultivators during that time were unprepared, never having faced true external threats.

They had been strong within their own world, but against foreign forces, their lack of experience in large-scale warfare had led to a hard-fought victory.

This is the reason why they did not have any countermeasures, which caused the death toll to be so unimaginable, and the people in this world barely managed to hold on.

This is also the reason why no one was really looking forward to another world upgrade as no one knew if there would be another similar challenge, and if there was, then the chances of them surviving would be slim.

But this time, things were different.

As he was the one who sped up the whole upgrade, which made the population not as saturated as it was in his last life.

This is why he was the one who told others the requirements instead of the World’s Will.

However, because he actively forgot this part of the timeline, he did not specifically prepare for this event, but this does not mean that he would let the same mistake happen again.

As for who the World’s Will has tasked this challenge?

They are known as the Space Pirates.

They had been sealed within the core of the world by the World’s Will itself, trapped there like a dormant time bomb.

Every time the world underwent an upgrade, they would be released to test the inhabitants.

But due to their strength, they were sealed in two layers which would be unlocked slowly as the World upgrade, and as this was the first upgrade, Xu Qianghua and all the humans will be facing the Space pirates who were sealed in the first layer of the seal.

Xu Qianghua sighed as the memories of his past life flooded back. The lowest-ranked vice captains—five of them—would be freed, each possessing a Peak Voidbreak Realm cultivation.

Along with them, an initial force of 5,000 pirate crewmen would emerge. Their strength would range from the Golden Core Realm to the Peak Nascent Soul Realm, making them one of the most powerful forces they would face to date.

But the good thing is that the World’s Will will send a certain number of them would be sent to all the altars that are spread across the world which mean that no one will have to face the whole force.

But the main problem is that the strongest among them—the five vice captains along with 100 or so crew members—would not be scattered. Instead, they would all appear at the Central Continent’s altar.

The very altar where Xu Qianghua stood.

However, he is was not worried; instead, he was excited as this will be the first ever opponent he will face since the world merge, and this is not something he would like to miss.

So, the act of sending the most powerful person here is something that he would welcome with open arms.

But before he could focus on that, he had to secure the other altars.

He turned sharply to the elders standing nearby, his voice carrying an undeniable command.

“Mobilize the nearest armies immediately. Have them reinforce the altars across the continents.

Although we do not know who we will face, if they are a challenge that the World’s Will has prepared, then we have to make sure that these altars are safe.

And they will most likely be the main way for these challengers to appear, as the space is protected by the Xu family navy, and they did not send any signal that would indicate that the challengers are coming from outer space.”

The elders responded quickly, their expressions grim as they began issuing orders.

Within moments, the skies above the secret bases where the Xu family soldiers were placed were filled with hundreds of ships as rows and rows of elite soldiers boarded the ships and made their way toward the nearest altars.

The elders also started making their moves and started mobilizing their subordinates and family members, and even those who are still inside their homes.

After a few hours, all the forces had gathered around the main altar, and they had placed themselves in a position that could allow them to cover a wide area.

And at the same time, they have deployed various types of defensive formations, which were powered by the core members of the families.

They were prepared for any type of battle, but the elders and the other higher-ups were not as worried as the other people.

And this is because they know the full strength of the Xu family, and they know that no matter who comes, the Xu family can take care of it.

After all, the Xu family had a lot of forces at their disposal, and their combined strength was something no one could match.