The Great Battle Begins
Eight days passed quickly.
The outer space of Hongchen Star was desolate and dark. Suddenly, ripples appeared in the starry sky, and a pitch-black triangular spaceship appeared out of thin air.
"Master, that planet ahead is Hongchen Star," Wind Queen said on the control room screen.
Lin Yan stood there, gazing into the distance.
"Alright, let's go and meet the Immortal Expert of the Golden Horn Clan first."
Whoosh!
The Emperor Ship rapidly entered the atmosphere of Hongchen Star. The spaceship's Stealth System did not alert the planet's warning system or the people on the planet. The Emperor Ship had already landed at the Virtual Universe Company's outpost on Hongchen Star.
The estate is very spacious.
The nine members of the Golden Horn Clan stood respectfully, looking at the pitch-black spaceship before them, which resembled a vicious bird. Its sharp triangular edges seemed to be cutting through space itself.
"What a cool F-class spaceship!"
The young man in the armored suit had his eyes shining, and even his blue skin was faintly shimmering with silver light. "This looks like F9-class metal 'Black Swan Pattern Mother'. Holy crap, this huge spaceship is made entirely of Black Swan Pattern Mother material. This human Super genius is too rich!"
His tone was full of envy.
"Yes!" The seven Marquis-level Immortal God of the Golden Horn Clan's Tawen Department all nodded, their eyes filled with longing.
Only the old man in the Golden Battle Armor appeared to be in normal condition.
As a vassal tribe, the Golden Horn Clan naturally possessed far fewer resources than humans.
In the human realm, almost every Marquis-level Immortal God can possess an F-class spaceship. Even F9-class spaceship only requires a few million Hun Yuan Unit. However, in the Golden Horn Clan, only those with the strength of King-level Immortal God can possess an F-class spaceship.
As for Marquis-level Immortal God, those who can possess such a precious spaceship are extremely rare.
"Whoosh!"
The hatch opened.
The nine members of the Golden Horn Clan immediately became solemn.
Under their watchful eyes, a handsome young man clad in shimmering armor led Immortal God guards in golden armor as they flew out of the hatch.
The young man's star-like eyes swept over them.
"Elder 'Si Fanqi' of the Golden Horn Clan 'Tawen Department, along with his entourage, welcomes His Highness His Highness Lin Yan." The old man in Golden Battle Armor bowed slightly to Lin Yan.
The golden mark between his eyebrows flashed with light, and the other eight people beside him also bowed, their golden marks between their eyebrows also shimmering.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all." Lin Yan smiled and nodded.
"Your His Highness Lin Yan, let's go inside first. Our team has already had a brief discussion about this mission, but Your Highness still needs to make the final decision," said the old man in Golden Battle Armor.
"Um."
Lin Yan nodded and walked towards the living room, while the old man in Golden Battle Armor and Gate walked a little behind to the left and right, respectively, together with him.
Inside the living room.
Lin Yan and the others sat down one by one. He looked at the Golden Horn Clan members in front of him with a sense of novelty.
In terms of appearance, the Golden Horn Clan is quite similar to humans. However, upon closer observation, some differences can be found, such as their voice, which sounds like the clanging of steel.
"According to the mission assigned to us by the Virtual Universe Company, this time we are to deal with two Immortal God, one a Marquis level being named Yao Hai, and the other an ordinary upper-level military lord named Jeffries." The old man in Golden Battle Armor smiled and said, "When the battle begins, I will bring three Marquis level clansmen to deal with the Marquis level target Yao Hai."
"The other four Marquis level clansmen, working together to deal with that High-ranking Immortal Army Lord Jeffries, will absolutely not allow them to escape; they will be killed on the spot!"
"I have no objection to Elder Si Fanqi's arrangements," Lin Yan said with a smile.
"Hmm." The old man in Golden Battle Armor nodded.
Lin Yan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
This is, after all, Human territory. It is far too easy for the Virtual Universe Company to mobilize resources. So much so that, in the face of a Feng Wang Immortal God, they were able to draw an action team of this strength from their vassal races, including a King-level Immortal God who could use "teleportation".
It can be said to be foolproof.
Certainly.
Reaching the level of Immortal God is very different from being World Master or domain lord. Defeating a god is easy, but killing one is extremely difficult, with the difference in difficulty being tens or hundreds of times greater!
If they are both at the World Lord peak, even if their strength is similar, they can still determine who wins and who loses, life and death.
However, Immortal God are very difficult to kill.
Ordinary Immortal God are a little better off, since their Spiritual Imprint and physical cells are not yet perfectly integrated. In that case, they can be directly bombarded and killed in a few consecutive attacks.
The Marquis-level Immortal God have almost all achieved "Undying Body".
Even if the divine body is shattered, it will reassemble itself, and its energy will not be lost at all. Even if it is destroyed hundreds or thousands of times, it will be of no use.
At this point, there are mainly two methods.
Both "soul Destruction" and "forced Annihilation" have extremely high requirements.
The Destruction the soul is similar to the methods of an illusionist.
Although his body energy was not lost, it was as if he had been "poisoned". All his Soul Mark were permeated, and as time went by, all his Soul Mark would shatter... and he would die!
To achieve this, one must first have a significant difference in strength, and secondly, be proficient in attack methods related to the soul.
Soul Attack are powerful, but also extremely difficult to execute. Even among the Feng Wang Immortal God, only a very small number are skilled in Soul Attack.
Forcibly Annihilation is equally difficult!
It relies on the suppression of absolute power to destroy the opponent's Immortal Divine Power and completely Destruction! As long as the opponent's Immortal Divine Power is completely Annihilation... the opponent will naturally die.
There are two types of forced Annihilation.
The first type is too different.
Beings like the Chaos City Lord, or those like the Universe Venerable, can annihilate King-level Immortal with a mere flick of their wrist, without needing to pay any price. When the difference in divine power is too great... destroying Undying Body becomes very easy.
The second type doesn't have a huge difference.
A "Initial Feng Wang" level cultivator tries to kill a "High-class Feng Hou" level cultivator. Although the cultivator can destroy the enemy repeatedly, the enemy can still regenerate.
At this point, killing the opponent would come at a price. "Burning one's own Immortal Divine Power." Once burned, it would mean permanently losing that Split Spirit and the very little bit of soul it contained.
This is a permanent loss!
The Initial Feng Wang is incredibly powerful. Once the Immortal Divine Power is burned, the instantaneous attack power generated is terrifying, comparable to the Peak Feng Wang... naturally enough to Annihilation Marquis.
Annihilation a High-class Feng Hou! Even Initial Feng Wang... it would take a hundred or a thousand years to recover.
Certainly--
If a "High-class Feng Wang" kills a "High-class Feng Hou" opponent, even without burning Immortal Divine Power, a normal attack can damage the opponent's essence. Burning a little Immortal Divine Power can easily kill the opponent, and it will only take a few years to recover.
If one is at the "Peak Feng Wang," then one can easily kill those at the High-class Feng Hou."
This is forced Annihilation!
It relies on the absolute difference in energy; if the difference isn't enough, it relies on "burning Divine Power."
That's why such a powerful squad was dispatched.
With the powerful Feng Wang Immortal God, Si Fanqi, there was no need to pay any price to kill the Marquis-level Immortal God "Yao Hai," and it was impossible for Yao Hai to escape by any means.
"There's something I need to clarify beforehand." Lin Yan looked at the nine people in front of him. "Although the target of this mission is only a Marquis-level Immortal God and a High-level Immortal Military Lord, it is still related to the Zerg. Therefore, there may be changes at any time during the mission."
"I need nine people to be careful and obey my orders completely, and not to act on their own."
"Your Highness's command is obeyed!" The old man in Golden Battle Armor bowed slightly.
He was also quite wary of the Zerg's reputation.
"Very good!" Lin Yan nodded. "Then, let's set off now."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
All nine members of the Golden Horn Clan obeyed orders.
Immediately, Lin Yan and his group boarded the Emperor Ship and left Hongchen Star.
The jet-black triangular spaceship transformed into a streak of black light, its speed rapidly increasing until it reached the speed of light and entered the Dark Universe. Once inside, it accelerated even more frantically, its speed continuously climbing...
"The spaceship will reach 100 times the speed of light and is expected to arrive at its destination, the mineral planet 'Jutuo Star,' about 1,200 light-years away from the Imperial Capital Star of the Mengyou Empire, in 36 hours."
The sound of the Wind Queen echoing in the spacecraft's control room.
"Huh?" The nine Golden Horn Clan experts were all stunned, almost doubting their own ears.
100 times the speed of light?
The maximum speed of His Highness Lin Yan's spaceship is... Hundredfold Light Speed?
How is that possible?
"Teacher, why is the maximum speed of your F-class spaceship only 30 times the speed of light?" The armored youth glared and secretly transmitted his voice to Elder Si Fanqi.
His tone was filled with strong skepticism.
Could it be that my teacher bought a counterfeit or substandard product?
The young man in the armored suit, "Kashna," glanced nervously at the spaceship's control room.
The interior of this spaceship is simple yet sophisticated, with all sorts of high-tech, futuristic instruments everywhere. Compared to the teacher's F9-class Spaceship... it's like comparing heaven and earth!
The old man in Golden Battle Armor wore a wry smile, unsure how to respond.
It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy!
Like the F-class spaceship of the outer Universe Country, their maximum speed in the Dark Universe is generally twenty or thirty times the speed of light. As for himself, he has a very high status within his race, which is why he was able to obtain this F9-class Spaceship with a speed of 30 times the speed of light.
I used to be quite proud of it.
He had certainly heard of it... Virtual Universe Company's technological prowess was hailed as Humanity's Technology Holy Land!
But what are you trying to do with this 100 times the speed of light?
This is absolutely insane!
Didn't they say that the special F-class ship inside the Virtual Universe Company, with their technological content far exceeding that of the major Universe Country, could only reach 50 times the speed of light in the Dark Universe?
The spaceships owned by the elders of the clan's Elder Council seem to only approach 80 times the speed of light.
That's the spaceship of Universe Venerable!
Even in terms of speed, they couldn't compare to this human Super genius.
The depth and strength of the human race are truly terrifying!
Countless thoughts flashed through Si Fanqi's mind in an instant, and his regard for Lin Yan became even stronger.
The fact that he possesses such a powerful spaceship at the Domain Lord level is enough to demonstrate just how incredibly high his status is within the Virtual Universe Company.
And taking his talent into consideration...
Even the high and Qianwu Country Lord might one day have to bow down to this young man.
If they could gain even a fraction of His Highness Lin Yan's favor, the future of the Golden Horn Clan might be very different.
Lin Yan, on the other hand, had a wisp of his consciousness enter the Virtual Universe Network.
Yu Xiang Mountain, the Original Zone, Lin Yan Manor.
"I need accurate intelligence, the exact locations of the targets Yao Hai and Jeffries." Lin Yan sat at his desk, looking at the screen in front of him, which displayed a beautiful and captivating Green-haired Woman.
"Your His Highness Lin Yan, Jeffries is currently on the Imperial Capital Star, but Yao Hai ... has not appeared. We suspect he is in his divine kingdom," the Green-haired Woman said respectfully.
"And then?" Lin Yan's voice grew cold.
"Are you trying to tell me that this is the result you wanted to give me?"
He said coldly, "If the intelligence system of Virtual Universe Company is limited to this, I will report your incompetence to headquarters. I believe you will not expect to see the final consequences."
He found it somewhat ridiculous.
Virtual Universe Company is, after all, one of the strongest forces in humankind. Its intelligence system is large and bloated, handling affairs of the 1008 Universe Nations as well as intelligence gathering, assassination, and espionage activities with other races.
Furthermore, since the people behind the scenes don't have direct contact with him, their enthusiasm for work is significantly lower than that of the Ganwu Branch chief and King Long Jue he had previously encountered. As a result, when he asked, they were still able to say that Yao Hai might be in the divine kingdom.
Without finding the divine kingdom, it's impossible to kill it, and you can Divine Kingdom Teleportation.
Yao Hai is currently unaware that he has been exposed. Given the capabilities of the Virtual Universe Company's intelligence system, drawing him out would be an extremely simple matter.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, this is a dereliction of duty on our part!" The Green-haired Woman broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing Lin Yan's words.
The mission has a one-year timeframe, and it's only just begun, so we haven't spent too much energy on it yet.
Unexpectedly, His Highness Lin Yan acted so decisively that they were unprepared when faced with questioning. To put it bluntly, for the intelligence system, as a highly powerful department of the Virtual Universe Company, many people had developed an undue arrogance.
But this time, they really hit a brick wall.
Aside from some publicly available information, all other information about His Highness Lin Yan is kept completely confidential. Even within the intelligence department, only a very few high-ranking officials are qualified to access it, which shows his status... If this were reported to headquarters, it would be enough to get all the intelligence personnel related to his mission kicked out of the intelligence system.
It's definitely not a good thing for intelligence personnel who have been exposed to all kinds of intelligence to be kicked out of the intelligence system.
Lin Yan said indifferently, "I'll give you one more chance, two days."
"Yes, Your Highness! We will definitely deliver the accurate address to you within the specified time!" The Green-haired Woman replied respectfully, as if granted a pardon, without daring to raise her head.
Lin Yan immediately shut down the communication.
Less than two days later, before the Emperor spaceship had even reached its target location, the intelligence department provided Lin Yanyao with the exact location.
Lin Yan also understood that in addition to magnanimity, one must also possess the dignity commensurate with one's status.
When the Emperor Ship arrived at the mineral planet "Jutuo Star," a full 30 enormous interstellar warships of the Ninth Legion were already waiting there.
These 30 interstellar warships are equivalent to 30 armies.
One Marquis-level Immortal God, 30 Immortal God, 3,000 Realm World Master, 30,000 Domain Lords, and 300,000 Cosmic level Warriors.
After a brief discussion, Lin Yan, his bodyguard Gate, the leader of the Tawen Department's action team Si Fanqi, and the Ninth Army Lord, who could be considered the high command of this operation, all gathered in the control room of the Emperor Ship.
Standing in the control room.
Looking at the desolate and barren landscape of the mineral planet outside, Lin Yan gave an order, "Tawen Department Action Team, 30th Army of the Ninth Legion, target: Mengyou Empire's Imperial Capital Star, move out!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The console screen displayed 31 avatars, representing the 30 interstellar warships and the Tawen Department Command's ship commanders.
"Boom!"
The Emperor and the Tawen Ship, two spaceships, one after the other, transformed into two streaks of light and quickly soared into the sky, flying into space.
Moment.
The earth shook violently.
Thirty massive interstellar warships, each over ten thousand meters long, slowly took off and hovered in the air. Their speed increased rapidly, and they eventually transformed into thirty streaks of light, flying directly into outer space.