The allied forces’ base camp.
Prince Broen Lin, the ninth prince, gazed into the distance as the massive army of the Three-Axe Mountain soared through the sky toward the horizon.
“Your Highness,” one of his bodyguards asked beside him, “shall we depart now?”
“Not yet.”
Broen Lin replied coldly, “I will make the judgment.”
“Yes,” the bodyguard dared not speak further.
Yet within Broen Lin’s heart, he was thinking, “To attack or not? Grandfather, give me a signal already! Now that various factions have begun to leave the allied base, it’s time to begin the war…”
…
The vast universe, filled with infinite mysteries, is home to countless life forms. Among the flesh-and-blood beings, there are human clans, beast clans, and countless others. There are also metallic beings, plant beings, energy beings, intelligent beings, and many other life forms. As for the most dangerous regions, white dwarf stars and neutron stars are merely the most common.
There are many far more perilous regions.
Likewise, there are many miraculous treasures. Some treasures are particularly effective for flesh-and-blood beings, while others work wonders for other life forms.
…
In this vast universe, within a star region known as the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, the planet Canglan has recently become the focus of the entire star region, drawing many super elites to its surface.
Canglan is divided into ancient cities and new cities.
Many of the ancient cities have histories stretching back hundreds of thousands of years, even longer. The headquarters of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is located in one such ancient city. Atop the tallest building in this ancient city, an approximately 8,600-meter-tall skyscraper, there is a vast hall covering thousands of square meters. Within this grand hall, there are only two wide wooden chairs facing each other.
Before each chair sits a small table.
In these distant chairs sit two individuals.
One is a man of divine beauty, his eyes flickering with lightning, as if containing the entire world—Jiang Tianchen, the Sovereign of the Three-Axe Mountain.
The other is an old man with a bald head and a hooked nose, his eyes possessing a unique double pupil—the Sovereign of the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land, Hagreve.
On Jiang Tianchen’s forehead lies a ‘Lightning Mark,’ while Hagreve bears a ‘Frost Mark’ on his brow. Though neither has truly unleashed their power, the entire hall is divided—one side subtly under the influence of the Lightning Origin, the other immersed in the Cold Origin.
“Hagreve, I cannot accept the conditions you have proposed!” Hagreve’s voice is hoarse, like two blades scraping against each other.
“You will change your mind,” Jiang Tianchen replied indifferently.
Both of them are Sovereigns at the peak of their power, standing at the pinnacle of the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region! Beyond them, only the Immortals surpass them.
Prince Broen Lin is the grandson of Hagreve. It is precisely because of Hagreve’s immense power that Broen Lin wields such great authority. After all, the emperor has many princes, most of whom will never inherit the throne and hold little privilege.
Yet Broen Lin has gained extraordinary power through his maternal lineage.
“I can only agree to six of your conditions,” Hagreve’s eyes flashed with a sharp light, as if piercing through space itself. “Jiang Tianchen, if you accept, this will be a happy resolution.”
“These nine conditions must all be met. Not one less.”
Jiang Tianchen shook his head. “If you agree, I will give you the final password to the inheritance crystal ball.”
Hagreve’s face could not hide a trace of anger.
…
At the same moment, within the virtual universe.
“Abu,” the bald, hook-nosed old man Hagreve, dressed in a black and golden robe, instantly appeared within a palace hall. Standing there was Broen Lin.
“Grandfather,” Broen Lin’s eyes lit up. “Are we taking action or not? If we hesitate any longer, we might miss our chance.”
“Take action!”
Hagreve growled. “Attack the forces of the Three-Axe Mountain, kill their leaders, and seize their neural computers. Check whether the final password is recorded within their neural computers.” The password obtained from the Thunder Castle was naturally recorded in the neural computer and then transmitted into the virtual universe, informing the Sovereign Jiang Tianchen.
“Understood!” Broen Lin’s eyes gleamed with excitement and a hint of madness. “Grandfather, you can rest assured.”
Hagreve lovingly patted his grandson’s head.
Broen Lin appeared obedient and gentle. He clearly understood that the extraordinary privileges he enjoyed among the many princes were all bestowed by his grandfather. Even within the royal family, strength determines status. Having a Sovereign as a grandfather makes a significant difference. Among the princes, whoever becomes a Sovereign can directly ascend to the throne.
…
Within the Inner Realm, at the allied forces’ base.
“Move out!”
With a single command, the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land had nearly 150,000 survivors, of which over 60,000 fully obeyed Prince Broen Lin. With his order, over 60,000 warriors soared into the sky, swiftly flying away.
The 60,000 strong force flew toward the edge of the realm. After two days of flight, the army stopped to rest during the late hours of the night.
“Your Highness, these are the 2,000 most elite warriors selected,” a bodyguard respectfully reported.
“Oh?” Broen Lin looked at the line of 2,000 warriors before him.
“Very well.”
Broen Lin smiled slightly and waved his hand. Instantly, a flying saucer-shaped spacecraft appeared on the empty ground. Indeed, his spatial ring was just large enough to store a spacecraft.
“Arrange for them to board the upper and lower decks of the ship,” Broen Lin ordered.
“Yes.”
His eight bodyguards immediately began organizing the warriors. The ship was divided into upper, middle, and lower decks, each deck over ten meters in height. The rooms within had four-tiered beds. A small room of just a few square meters, with a height of ten meters, could comfortably house eight people.
The entire spacecraft could easily accommodate 2,000 warriors.
“Your Highness, all 2,000 warriors have been arranged.”
“Depart.”
With a confident command from Broen Lin, the spacecraft immediately lifted off, quickly soaring into the sky, rapidly pursuing the army of the Three-Axe Mountain.
…
The speed of an army in flight could never match that of a spacecraft.
Within the spacecraft’s control room.
Prince Broen Lin stood before the control panel, his eight bodyguards behind him.
“Master, the Three-Axe Mountain army is still 120,000 kilometers away.”
“100,000 kilometers remaining.”
“80,000 kilometers.”
“60,000 kilometers.”
The control panel’s screen emitted an electronic voice, “Approaching contact, 20,000 kilometers, 10,000 kilometers, 5,000 kilometers. The ship is decelerating…”
“Scan the Three-Axe Mountain army and confirm the positions of the twelve key targets,” Broen Lin ordered.
“Yes, Master.” The D8-class spacecraft had a detection range of up to 200,000 kilometers, easily locating every member of the Three-Axe Mountain army. The electronic voice continued, “The Three-Axe Mountain army consists of 78,503 individuals. The twelve key targets are located at…”
A massive virtual screen appeared within the spacecraft.
On the screen, the vast army was displayed, with twelve glowing points. On the left side of the screen, twelve portraits appeared, including two Cosmic-level warriors, several squad leaders, and among them was the portrait of Luo Feng.
“Use three D6-class laser cannons to bombard their army, causing chaos. Do not attack these twelve individuals—they each possess treasures, and their neural computers may contain the password. Destroying them would be a pity.”
“Then deploy twelve individuals with C2-class laser guns to eliminate these twelve targets one by one.”
“Afterward, during the chaos, deploy the main force to swiftly retrieve the belongings of the twelve, especially their neural computers,” Broen Lin ordered coldly.
“Yes!”
The eight bodyguards responded respectfully.
Though Broen Lin initially carried only nine C2-class laser guns, when the 200,000-strong army entered the Inner Realm, many more laser guns were brought along. Gathering twelve was indeed easy.
“Go!” Broen Lin’s voice was restrained, yet his eyes gleamed with excitement.
…
The massive army of the Three-Axe Mountain soared through the sky, with Luo Feng and three others mingling among the crowd, chatting and laughing, in high spirits.
“Third Brother, after this, we’ll have no shortage of resources even if we train to the Domain Lord level,” Thunderclap laughed.
“Don’t get too cocky,” Hong warned.
Luo Feng, however, used his mental transmission to urgently warn, “Everyone, be careful. My detection device has picked up… there must be a large-scale detection system scanning us.”
“A large-scale detection system?” Hong, Thunderclap, and Ao Gu were all secretly alarmed.
“Yes,” Luo Feng nodded, his expression serious. “Stay alert.”
Luo Feng and the others became cautious, while the rest of the Three-Axe Mountain army remained noisy with laughter.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Three streaks of dark light suddenly descended like three ‘black holes’ into the Three-Axe Mountain army. Luo Feng and the others felt as though the world had gone silent in an instant, soundless. They only saw the impact points in the distance violently shaking, where hundreds of Stellar-Level Ninth-Stage warriors instantly vanished into nothingness. The shockwaves, visible to the naked eye, spread outward in all directions, killing many soldiers in their path. Blood spurted from the helmets of their battle armor.
The shockwaves were initially silent, annihilating everything within a hundred meters before finally producing a thunderous roar, causing many adventurers to spit blood and suffer severe injuries.
“Boom!”
A single bombardment!
Thousands perished, largely due to the army’s dense formation.
“What…?” Luo Feng’s eyes widened, completely stunned by the terrifying bombardment.
“Spit!”
Luo Feng felt as though his head had been struck by a heavy blow.
Twelve beams of white light rained down from the heavens!
Instantly striking twelve individuals within the Three-Axe Mountain formation, including the two Cosmic-Level warriors, the squad leaders, and Luo Feng himself!
“Spit! Spit! Spit! Spit! Spit! Spit! Spit! Spit! Spit! Spit! Spit! Spit!”
Twelve beams of white light!
Twelve individuals fell instantly!
“Third Brother!”
“Luo Feng!”
“Master!”
Hong, Thunderclap, and Ao Gu were startled, and only then did Luo Feng, lying on the ground, slowly open his eyes, still dazed.
“What…?” His head still rang.
“Those were twelve C2-class laser beams. The other eleven from the Three-Axe Mountain, including the two Cosmic-Level First-Stage warriors, were all killed. Only you managed to survive by blocking the beam with the ‘Moyun Vine,'” Baba Ta’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind.
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