Arc 34Wandering Earth Offensive

Cheng Han advanced his cultivation, won He Di God Monarch’s backing for the Wandering Earth project, and prepared the mobile sphere for war against the Celestial Race. As Wandering Earth charged a Light Sail Fleet, its defenses neutralized the fleet’s missiles, and Cheng Han prepared to counter the enemy ships targeting its engines.

  • Black Stone rose through the Dawn Tribe’s ranks after Cheng Han tested him and helped him awaken the Magic Eye Talent, while Cheng Han used the prisoners’ conversion to advance the Totem Pillar and become a Totem King.
  • Cheng Han killed two Green Sheep Person Totem Kings with his God Extinguishing Muskets as Gu Xuandu learned that Wandering Earth’s Planetary Engines would make it capable of ramming a Celestial God Star.
  • Gu Xuandu reported the Planetary Engine plan to Waves God General Rippling, and the first engine successfully moved Wandering Earth during its ignition test.
  • Cheng Han emerged from seclusion, met He Di God Monarch, and received the assignment to lead a project building three thousand Wandering Earths in each War Zone for an offensive against the Celestial Race.
  • Cheng Han developed the Sumeru Law String and showed the General Overseers how Wandering Earth’s design drew on the structure of Scale Ball Algae.
  • When scouts detected a growing Light Sail Fleet, Cheng Han canceled Wandering Earth’s tests, ordered it prepared as a transport, and loaded it with weapons and supplies.
  • Cheng Han launched Wandering Earth at Light Sail Fleet Number One, where its Light Filament Network destroyed incoming missiles before they could damage the sphere.
  • Two enemy fleets moved to attack Wandering Earth’s Planetary Engines, and Cheng Han told Qian Qingqing that he had anticipated their move and was ready to surprise them.
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Ch. 827World's Favor

Black Stone escorted Blue Stone Tribe prisoners toward Dawn City and stopped an attempted attack during a rest break. Cheng Han’s Deduction revealed that Black Stone had gained a new talent through the Green Sheep Realm’s World Power, leaving Cheng Han interested in studying the realm’s will and its laws.

  • Black Stone guarded the prisoners as the Fourth Company marched them toward Dawn City under orders to prevent anyone from escaping.
  • During a rest break, Black Stone spotted prisoners exchanging signals and ordered several of them to come forward.
  • One prisoner threw a dagger at Black Stone, but Black Stone shot it out of the air, and the other marksmen killed the attackers.
  • The squad leader praised Black Stone’s skill and promised to report him for a promotion to squad leader.
  • Cheng Han used Deduction to discover that Black Stone’s soul had formed a new brand, which Cheng Han believed came from the Green Sheep Realm’s World Power.

Ch. 828Magic Eye Talent

Black Stone earned a promotion and a Hand Magic Musket after distinguishing himself, then advised White Valley to use prisoner escapes to expose hostile captives. Cheng Han recognized Black Stone’s command talent, enhanced his Marksman Talent into the Magic Eye Talent, and confirmed that doing so increased the World Power Black Stone received.

  • White Valley promoted Black Stone to squad leader and gave him a newly made Hand Magic Musket.
  • Black Stone suggested letting prisoners with ill intent attempt to escape so the escort could identify and eliminate them, and White Valley agreed.
  • Cheng Han revealed that the prisoner escort was an assessment meant to help him find capable subordinates for the rapidly growing Dawn Tribe.
  • Cheng Han used Deduction to create the Magic Eye Talent and bestowed it on Black Stone.
  • Cheng Han observed that Black Stone received more World Power after the change and considered how this could help him create a stronger Totem Shadow when he became a Totem King.

Ch. 829Dream Cycle Method

Black Stone led a staged prisoner escape attempt, then Cheng Han subjected him to a lethal Dream Cycle trial to awaken his Magic Eye Talent. By the sixth illusion, Black Stone managed to graze the Wolf Shadow, showing that he had begun to awaken his talent.

  • Black Stone and the colonel lured more than two hundred prisoners into a river escape attempt, where hidden shooters ambushed them downstream.
  • Black Stone fell asleep on watch and dreamed that a Wolf Shadow attacked him, killing him after he repeatedly missed with his Hand Magic Musket.
  • Cheng Han revealed that he was using the Dream Cycle Method to force Black Stone's soul to fuse with a Talent Seed and awaken the Magic Eye Talent, at the cost of Black Stone's Soul Origin.
  • Black Stone repeatedly died in the dream, and in the third cycle he shot himself as soon as he awoke.
  • In the sixth illusion, Black Stone's third shot grazed the Wolf Shadow, and Cheng Han recognized that Black Stone had begun to awaken his talent.

Ch. 830Hanging Force

Cheng Han used the Dream Cycle Method to push Black Stone through repeated battles with Wolf Shadow, triggering his Soul Potential and accelerating his awakening of the Magic Eye Talent. After Black Stone mastered the talent and defeated Wolf Shadow, Cheng Han appeared and revealed himself as the Great Elder.

  • Black Stone weakened across the dream cycles as Wolf Shadow disarmed him, bit off his right hand, and attacked his leg, pushing him to fight desperately.
  • Black Stone's Soul Potential erupted, rapidly healing his soul and advancing its fusion with the Magic Eye Talent mark.
  • A new cycle began, and Black Stone used the talent's ability to see through Wolf Shadow's illusion and land a shot on its shoulder.
  • By the twenty-fifth cycle, Black Stone used the Eye of Spirit to curve a Magic Bullet into Wolf Shadow's eye, stun it, and kill it with two more shots.
  • Cheng Han emerged from the shadows and introduced himself as the Great Elder, and Black Stone knelt in reverence, realizing the battle had been a test and a gift.

Ch. 831Begins Advancing to Totem King

As the Dawn Tribe converted the Blue Stone Tribe’s prisoners, the Totem Pillar began changing, and Cheng Han used the growing number of converts to gather power for his advancement to Totem King. The ceremony continued as Black Stone felt his Sea of Spirit transform, while Cheng Han recognized him as a Child of the World and granted him a small share of the power.

  • More than two hundred thousand Blue Stone Tribe prisoners arrived in Dawn City, and most accepted conversion under pressure from the magic muskets and the promise that living sacrifices would never be used.
  • Black Stone was promoted to Vice Commandant of the Second Magic Musket Legion and allowed to observe the Conversion Ceremony.
  • The first prisoner received a metal Thorn Twig from the Totem Pillar, smeared his blood on it, and converted after sensing a powerful connection to the pillar.
  • Black Stone sensed a change in his Sea of Spirit as a protrusion began growing from the Totem Pillar, while Cheng Han began using the converts’ World Power to break through to Totem King.
  • The ceremony shifted to groups of eight, the protrusion grew, and Cheng Han identified Black Stone as a Child of the World and allocated him a small share of the gathered power.

Ch. 832Promotion, Transformation, Deterrence

The Dawn Tribe’s Conversion Ceremony triggered the transformation of its Totem Pillar and Black Stone’s awakening of a Totem Imprint. As two Green Sheep Person Totem Kings moved to stop the tribe’s rise, Cheng Han’s enormous Magic Guns opened fire on them.

  • The Conversion Ceremony brought the number of prisoners who had joined the Dawn Tribe to 160,000, while the Totem Pillar grew and changed.
  • Cheng Han sensed two Green Sheep Person Totem Kings approaching and recognized that the Totem Pillar’s advancement had begun.
  • The Totem Pillar split into four pillars, and Black Stone saw the Sea of Spirit and gained a Totem Imprint.
  • The two Green Sheep Person Totem Kings decided to attack before the new Totem King mastered his power.
  • Cheng Han’s two-kilometer Totem Shadow became giant Magic Guns aimed at the Totem Kings, who raised a barrier and retreated behind a mountain.
  • The two Magic Guns fired bolts of lightning at the Totem Kings.

Ch. 833God Extinguishing Musket

Cheng Han used the God Extinguishing Muskets to kill two Totem Kings who had mistaken his power for a secret treasure they could seize. He anticipated that the Totem Gods would eventually oppose his reforms, but believed the Divine War and the coming Calamity Insect Swarm would delay them as he pursued the second Godhood Road.

  • The two Totem Kings mistook Cheng Han's power for a temporary boost from a secret treasure and planned to kill him, while guarding against each other.
  • Cheng Han used the God Extinguishing Muskets to lock onto the retreating Totem Kings and fired at them from beyond the hill.
  • The Totem Kings burned their Totem Shadows to increase their power and escape, but the shots pierced their shield and reduced them to ashes.
  • Cheng Han judged the muskets' power greater than expected and considered how the Totem Gods would react to his changes to World Power.
  • Cheng Han anticipated that the Divine War and Calamity Insect Swarm would distract the Totem Gods while he pursued the second Godhood Road.

Ch. 834Wandering Earth Plan

General Overseer Gu arrived at Cheng Han’s Grade A Jupiter Ring and examined the rapidly growing Wandering Earth, whose Transcendental Fluctuation had risen to General Overseer level. As the Mystic Boat circled it, Gu noticed a huge silver Metal Ring embedded in its surface.

  • General Overseer Gu traveled by Mystic Boat toward Cheng Han’s Jupiter Ring and envied the special treatment Cheng Han had received from Waves God General Rippling.
  • Gu and his subordinates saw that the Wandering Earth had grown larger and sensed that its Transcendental Fluctuation had risen from Mystic Master to General Overseer level.
  • The group debated whether Cheng Han planned to ram Celestial God stars with the enormous, mobile sphere, but Gu dismissed the idea as impractical.
  • As the Mystic Boat circled the Wandering Earth, Gu spotted a silver Metal Ring about two hundred meters in diameter embedded in one of its hexagons.

Ch. 835Planetary Engine

Gu Xuandu visited Wandering Earth and learned that Cheng General Overseer was building Planetary Engines to propel it. He left understanding that Wandering Earth was intended to ram the Celestial God Star.

  • Gu Xuandu and the Mystic Adepts entered Wandering Earth through an opening in its living Giant Vines and experienced its gravity returning inside.
  • Gu Xuandu learned that Cheng General Overseer remained in seclusion after receiving Banyan Flower Divine Honey from the Waves God General Rippling's Command.
  • Wei Luo led Gu Xuandu to a workshop where thousands of artificers were constructing a huge Planetary Engine designed by Cheng General Overseer.
  • Wei Luo explained that Wandering Earth would have twelve Planetary Engines and could reach three times the speed of sound.
  • Gu Xuandu realized the Engines would propel Wandering Earth into the Celestial God Star, and Wei Luo confirmed that the plan was to ram it.

Ch. 836The Petty God General

Wei Luo and Qian Qingqing secured Gu Xuandu’s support for building more Planetary Engines, whose low operating costs could make ramming Celestial God stars practical. Gu Xuandu reported the breakthrough to Waves God General Rippling, who ordered him to assist the General Overseer Hall with all his strength.

  • Gu Xuandu recognized that the Planetary Engine made the ramming tactic viable and offered Wei Luo help gathering Artisans and supplies.
  • Wei Luo and Qian Qingqing explained that they had involved Gu Xuandu to speed construction and ease the God General’s concerns about the Giant Ball.
  • Gu Xuandu promptly reported the Planetary Engine and its significance to Waves God General Rippling.
  • Waves God General Rippling praised Gu Xuandu and ordered him to support the General Overseer Hall with all his strength.
  • Gu Xuandu left the Secret Hall, surprised that he had received praise for reporting the news.

Ch. 837836 Battle for the Treasure

Waves God General Rippling told Azure Cloud God General that Cheng Han’s Wandering Earth Plan could transform the Star Sea Battlefield, and the two discussed the danger it might bring him. Azure Cloud intended to recall Cheng Han to the Void Wind Realm, while Rippling resolved to keep him in the Star Sea Battlefield as long as possible.

  • Waves God General Rippling contacted Azure Cloud God General and explained Cheng Han’s Wandering Earth Plan and its likely impact on the battlefield.
  • Azure Cloud God General deduced that Rippling had tried and failed to probe the Wandering Earth, and they agreed that Cheng Han’s strength was approaching a breakthrough.
  • Azure Cloud God General considered recalling Cheng Han to protect him from the Birdmen, while Rippling offered special protection and asked to revisit the decision after the plan was completed.
  • After their call ended, Rippling resolved to keep Cheng Han in the Star Sea Battlefield because his accomplishments would bring valuable merit.
  • Azure Cloud God General’s Avatar worried that Rippling would enlist a God Monarch to obstruct Cheng Han’s recall and planned to advise him to keep a lower profile.

Ch. 838The Divine Lord Has Been Alarmed

Gu Xuandu delivered valuable secret medicines and extra personnel to Wei Luo and Qian Qingqing, who concluded that the God General's Command hoped to persuade Cheng Han to stay. The first Planetary Engine successfully propelled the Giant Ball, prompting Waves God General Rippling to report its war potential to the Divine Lord.

  • Gu Xuandu gave Wei Luo and Qian Qingqing secret medicines, including the Vast Sea Secret Medicine and Banyan Spirit Secret Medicine, and brought more Artificers than they had requested.
  • Wei Luo and Qian Qingqing inferred that the God General's Command was trying to win them over so Cheng Han would remain in the Celestial God Star Sea.
  • Five days later, Qian Qingqing used a Vine Bracelet to direct Mister Pei Qiang to install the first Planetary Engine on the Giant Ball.
  • Qian Qingqing ordered an ignition test, and the Engine successfully started moving the Giant Ball as Gu Xuandu watched.
  • Waves God General Rippling saw the Giant Ball accelerate and decided to report its immense war potential to the Divine Lord.

Ch. 839Advancing to Mid-rank Mystic Supervisor, a God Monarch's Summons

Cheng Han integrated the Banyan Flower Divine Honey and transformed his Profound Soul Imprint, advancing to Mid-rank Mystic Supervisor. After emerging from seclusion, he learned that He Di God Monarch wished to see him.

  • Cheng Han completed his deduction of a new Profound Soul Imprint after integrating the divine honey's effects.
  • Cheng Han transformed his Profound Soul Imprint and raised his Spirit Value to 2291.6 points.
  • Qian Qingqing escorted Gu Xuandu to Cheng Han's seclusion hall, where they felt Cheng Han's overwhelming aura.
  • Cheng Han emerged from seclusion and asked Qian Qingqing what was the matter.
  • Gu Xuandu told Cheng Han that He Di God Monarch wished to see him.

Ch. 840First Contact with a True Divine Artifact

Cheng Han traveled to meet He Di God Monarch and entered the Reaching Heaven Star River, where he realized the immense True Divine Artifact might contain the matter of several Small Worlds. Waves God General Rippling was surprised that Cheng Han could sense the river and stars’ true nature.

  • Cheng Han and Gu Xuandu traveled toward the Grade A Jupiter Ring so Cheng Han could meet He Di God Monarch.
  • Waves God General Rippling personally arrived and took Cheng Han away, leaving Gu Xuandu astonished at how favored he was.
  • Cheng Han split off a stable wisp of his soul, and Waves God General Rippling brought him into the Reaching Heaven Star River.
  • Cheng Han sensed that the river water and stars were real matter made illusory by Divine Power and speculated that the Star Emperor had consumed several Small Worlds to forge the artifact.
  • Waves God General Rippling said Cheng Han was the first Mystic Supervisor to sense the artifact’s true nature.

Ch. 841The Divine Lord's Praise

The Waves God General Rippling brought Cheng Han to the Divine Decree Land, where the True Divine Artifact transformed his soul and increased his power. The He Di Divine Lord praised and protected Cheng Han before announcing that an opportunity for change had arrived.

  • The Waves God General Rippling advised Cheng Han to comprehend more laws before ascending to the Divine Throne.
  • At the Divine Decree Land, stars entered Cheng Han's soul, transforming him into a giant and increasing his Spirit Value and control over Space Power.
  • The Waves God General Rippling reshaped Cheng Han into a one-kilometer Water Giant so he would be more noticeable among the God Generals.
  • The He Di Divine Lord arrived with a Bronze Crane, and Cheng Han endured the crane's pressure without help.
  • The He Di Divine Lord recognized Cheng Han, praised him, and thereby protected him from the assembled God Generals.
  • The He Di Divine Lord announced that an opportunity for change had arrived, and the God Generals understood it was connected to Cheng Han.

Ch. 842The Lesser Commanding the Greater

At the Star River Divine Decree, Cheng Han proposed expanding the Wandering Earth into a machine that could devour Celestial God stars, and He Di God Monarch ordered him to lead its development with Heavenly Rain God General. After the meeting, Cheng Han worried about working with a God General but turned his attention to uncovering the secrets of the Reaching Heaven Star River.

  • Waves God General Rippling presented the Wandering Earth Plan to He Di God Monarch and the assembled God Generals.
  • Cheng Han suggested improving the Wandering Earth so it could devour Celestial God Star and grow into a powerful war machine, and He Di God Monarch approved the idea.
  • Heavenly Rain God General proposed using Nine Heavens Demonic Vine to help the Wandering Earth devour Celestial God Star.
  • He Di God Monarch ordered Heavenly Rain God General to work with Cheng Han, then assigned Cheng Han to lead the project and commanded every War Zone to build three thousand Wandering Earths for an offensive against the Celestial Race.
  • After the Star River Divine Decree ended, Cheng Han worried about leading a God General and decided to deduce the secrets of the Reaching Heaven Star River.

Ch. 843The Divine Emperor's Might, So Terrifying!

Cheng Han realized a new Space Element Law String and used it to compress the dining table and its dishes into Qian Qingqing’s palm before restoring them. He explained that the Sumeru Law String compressed space without harming objects, leaving Qian Qingqing and Wei Luo stunned by the scale of the power.

  • Qian Qingqing and Wei Luo discussed plans to build Wandering Earths across the Rippling Waves War Domain while Cheng Han sat lost in thought.
  • Cheng Han realized he had formed a second Space Element Law String and demonstrated it by making the dining table and dishes vanish.
  • Cheng Han placed the compressed table and dishes in Qian Qingqing’s palm, then had her shake her hand to restore them to normal size.
  • Wei Luo recognized the ability as a Space Secret Art, and Cheng Han explained that it worked through Space Compression and called the Law String the Sumeru Law String.
  • Cheng Han reflected that the Reaching Heaven Star River contained matter equivalent to several Small Worlds compressed into a palm-sized artifact.

Ch. 844A Method for Breaking Through to Divine Emperor

Cheng Han concluded that he needed to master seven Laws before attempting the ultimate Divine Pass and pursuing a rank beyond Divine Emperor. At the General Overseer Hall, Mystic Supervisors debated the Wandering Earth project and criticized his absence until Cheng Han suddenly appeared from within a tiny piece of Floating Algae.

  • Cheng Han reasoned that mastering multiple Laws could lead to a higher rank and resolved to comprehend seven Laws before breaking through the Divine Pass.
  • Master Artisans and Mystic Supervisors from nearby Jupiter Rings gathered to study the construction of the Wandering Earth and Planetary Engines.
  • Several Mystic Supervisors dismissed the Giant Wooden Sphere as simple to build and sarcastically questioned Cheng Han's absence.
  • Gu Xuandu defended Cheng Han, explaining that he had been stabilizing his cultivation and that the God General's Command trusted him.
  • The Mystic Supervisors sensed an unseen observer, and Cheng Han and two others emerged from a tiny piece of Floating Algae.

Ch. 845A Wonderful Microscopic Journey

Cheng Han showed the visiting General Overseers how his Law String could shrink them, then gave them a close-up tour of the Floating Algae, which he called Scale Ball Algae. He revealed that the Wandering Earth’s structure was modeled after it, leaving the visitors to recognize that his demonstration had answered their earlier dismissive remarks.

  • Cheng Han emerged from the Floating Algae and greeted the General Overseers, explaining that he had gained insight into the Law String after encountering a True Divine Artifact.
  • Cheng Han invited the General Overseers on an unusual tour, used his Invisible String to shrink them, and showed them the Artisans as towering giants.
  • The shrunken General Overseers examined the enormous Floating Algae and discussed how Cheng Han’s Law Power could leave them helpless against him.
  • The Floating Algae swam toward the General Overseers, who retreated until Cheng Han arrived with Qian Qingqing and another young woman and stopped it.
  • Cheng Han named the creature Scale Ball Algae and revealed that the Wandering Earth’s structure was modeled after it, prompting the General Overseers to recall their earlier dismissive comments.

Ch. 846845: The Dream of a Female Overseer

Cheng Han led the Overseers on a miniature journey through Scale Ball Algae, where Wei Luo and Qian Qingqing explained how its sensory and structural features inspired the Wandering Earth. The journey ended with the Overseers impressed by Cheng Han’s design and admiring the two female Overseers.

  • A String Tremor enlarged the Floating Algae, and Wei Luo reassured the startled Overseers that the looming shadow was an Artisan passing overhead.
  • Cheng Han used Space Power to bring the group to a Scale Ball Algae pore, where Wei Luo explained its sensitive airflow receptors and Qian Qingqing connected them to the Giant Ball’s detection systems.
  • Cheng Han led the Overseers through the pore, and Wei Luo explained how its compressed passage and hexagonal interior structure worked.
  • Wei Luo and Qian Qingqing demonstrated how the hexagonal network spread impact across the structure, impressing the Overseers with its value for the Wandering Earth.
  • After the miniature journey ended, the Overseers praised Cheng Han’s wisdom and discussed how beautiful and rare Wei Luo and Qian Qingqing were.

Ch. 847God Monarch-like Figure

Wei Luo enjoyed the respect and advantages she gained after God General's Command praised Cheng Han as having the bearing of a God Monarch. She arranged priority Firestone Core production for Mystic Overseer Gu and remained proud to be Cheng Han's plaything.

  • Wei Luo overheard servants discussing Cheng Han's Law String and God General's Command's praise, and she reflected that the remark had ended the Mystic Overseers' contempt for her.
  • Wei Luo dismissed the male servants and decided to replace the confidential staff with women after one of them stared at her.
  • Wei Luo met Mystic Overseer Gu, accepted a gift for Miss Qingqing, and told him the first fifty Firestone Cores would be ready in two days at the earliest.
  • Mystic Overseer Gu offered supplies in exchange for priority Firestone Cores, and Wei Luo agreed to prioritize his Jupiter Ring.

Ch. 848Light Sail Fleet Attacks

Qian Qingqing explained how Wandering Earth’s sentient will could operate its Planetary Engines with minimal personnel and demonstrated its capabilities to skeptical observers. The meeting was interrupted by news that a fleet of six thousand Light Sail Warships had been detected, and Cheng Han arrived as reports confirmed the fleet’s size.

  • Qian Qingqing set the Wandering Earth project’s operating crew at 1,350 and explained that Mister Pei Qiang could control the engines with only thirty-six Mystic Adepts.
  • Qian Qingqing used the Navigation Ring to summon a Light Cloud that displayed Wandering Earth’s operating procedures, convincing Ma Xuandu and the other observers.
  • A Mystic Adept reported that the Star Sea Eye had detected a Light Sail Fleet two thousand kilometers away, and Qian Qingqing ordered the forward Warhawk Legion to investigate and Cheng Han to be notified.
  • Cheng Han arrived, and a Mystic Master reported that the fleet contained six thousand Light Sail Warships.

Ch. 849Authority of a God Monarch-like Figure

Cheng Han responded to the Light Sail Fleet’s arrival by ordering the Jupiter Rings to strengthen detection and avoid a rash attack, then directed Qian Qingqing to prepare Wandering Earth for its second-phase test as a transport vessel. A massive supply shipment revealed Wandering Earth’s extraordinary loading speed, leaving the Mystic Overseers wondering whether it might one day replace the Jupiter Rings.

  • Cheng Han trusted the Star Sea Eye’s detection of more than 6,300 Light Sail Warships and rejected Zhang Shiming’s suggestion to mobilize Warhawk Legions from nearby Jupiter Rings.
  • Cheng Han ordered all Jupiter Rings to strengthen detection and not attack rashly, while saying their Warhawks could hold the rings if the Light Sail Fleet attacked.
  • Cheng Han ordered the first-phase tests canceled and assigned Qian Qingqing to arrange Wandering Earth’s second-phase use as a transport vessel.
  • The General Overseer Hall issued a manifest for five million Guided Profound Weapons, one hundred thousand East Wind Profound Weapons, five thousand Warhawks, launch systems, and personnel.
  • Rows of Star Trains arrived with supplies, and Wandering Earth opened a passage where vines unloaded each Mystic Boat in about ten seconds.
  • Gu Xuandu and the other Mystic Overseers watched the rapid unloading and wondered whether Wandering Earth might eventually replace the Jupiter Rings.

Ch. 850Wandering Earth's Wandering Journey

As Light Sail Fleets amassed across the star sea, Cheng Han launched Wandering Earth to break through the first fleet’s blockade. The Xuandus watched as the Giant Ball accelerated toward the enemy, unsure whether it could survive the planned ramming attack.

  • Scouts discovered three more Light Sail Fleets, bringing the enemy’s known force to seventeen thousand warships and raising alarm among the Xuandus.
  • Wandering Earth’s twelve Planetary Engines ignited, sending the Giant Ball accelerating and turning toward Light Sail Fleet Number One.
  • The Xuandus learned that Cheng Han was aboard Wandering Earth and intended to challenge the blockade himself.
  • Qian Qingqing reported that Wandering Earth had reached twice the speed of sound, and Cheng Han ordered maximum speed and prepared to ram the fleet.
  • Cheng Han asked Qian Qingqing to send battle footage to the General Overseer Hall, where the Xuandus watched Wandering Earth charge the Light Sail Fleet and Gu Xuandu questioned the plan.

Ch. 851Anticipating the Enemy's Anticipation

Cheng Han’s Active Defense Barrier protected the Wandering Earth from the Light Sail Fleet’s missile barrages. After predicting the enemy would target its Planetary Engines, he prepared to surprise the two fleets sent to attack them.

  • The Light Sail Fleet fired two massive volleys of Light Shuttle missiles at the approaching Wandering Earth.
  • The Wandering Earth’s Green Light Particles formed a Light Filament Network that detonated the missiles before they could damage the Giant Ball.
  • Gu Xuandu and Zhang Xuandu realized the Wandering Earth had emerged unharmed and deduced that the network had neutralized the missiles.
  • Cheng Han explained that the Active Defense Barrier used little power to detonate the missiles and said the Wandering Earth’s Planetary Engines were the enemy’s likely target.
  • Two fleets of about two hundred warships each broke away from the main fleet and approached the Planetary Engines, confirming Cheng Han’s prediction.
  • Cheng Han told Qian Qingqing that he had anticipated the enemy’s anticipation and was ready to surprise the attacking fleets.
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