Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

Even outside the Milky Way Galaxy, the source energy gained from destroying targets was only a tenth of what it would have been. But amid the fierce fighting, numerous warships still acquired enough source energy to evolve.

It wasn't just the entire warship evolving outright. A closer look revealed that parts of these divine-power warships were periodically enveloped in golden light, upgrading their equipment and systems.

In truth, because the Empire's shipbuilding technology lagged behind, these warships' combat power was far inferior to that of the Dragon Soul Empire's equivalent vessels. After the Fusion of Two Realms, the Adeptus Mechanicus had gained a more complete technology tree. They had once invested considerable effort in extensively refitting their old warships,

raising their combat power more than tenfold without significantly changing the fleet's appearance.

These ship spirits, summoned from the past, were not as fortunate as their counterparts in the Material Realm. They had to evolve directly on the fierce battlefield. They could also expend source energy to modify some systems and components, giving the entire warship full combat capability.

This method consumed far less source energy, yet multiplied their combat power. In a short time, the Golden Fleet's combat power had increased several times over. The Chaos Fleet had more than ten times as many as the 120 Chaos warships, yet in the exchange of broadsides, the Golden Fleet held an overwhelming advantage.

Under the dense artillery fire, the breach in the center of the Chaos Fleet not only failed to shrink, but continued to widen under the bombardment of the battle lines.

The Golden Fleet plowed forward, tearing through the fleet with overwhelming force. After punching through more than half the Chaos Fleet and destroying over a million warships, it finally encountered a worthy opponent: a Blackstone Fortress three thousand