"So, how have you been advancing your cultivation so quickly? We've only been at Chaotic Star Isle for fifteen years, and you've advanced two stages. You're already at Domain Lord Fifth Stage—almost caught up to me..."
Inside the rectangular spacecraft, Zhan Qiu looked at Bai Muye in amazement.
"Isn't that normal? Before we set out more than ten years ago, I used my Military Merit to exchange for a precious cultivation aid, so of course I advanced faster... You're at Domain Lord Sixth Stage. The energy you need to reach the seventh stage is greater than what I needed to go from the first to the fifth..."
Bai Muye replied calmly.
"Unfortunately, we haven't had much luck at Chaotic Star Isle these past years." Zhan Qiu glanced at the two Universe Rank fighters left in the squad and sighed. Then he sent a telepathic message: "The Alien Races we've run into have all been pretty strong. We haven't earned as much Military Merit as we did in Black Meteor Mountain Range more than twenty years ago..."
Bai Muye fell silent.
Fifteen years had passed since he obtained the Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal. He had kept his cultivation progress in check, entering Domain Lord Fourth Stage ten years ago. Now he had only reached Peak Domain Lord Fifth Stage.
The Alien Races they had faced over the years had indeed been difficult to deal with. And after his experience against the Monster Race World Lord who had ambushed him, he had kept his performance under control in every battle since, no longer standing out as much as he had at first.
Under his care, the squad had achieved brilliant results, but they had still lost Universe Rank fighters. Only Feng Yi and one other Universe Rank fighter remained.
Bai Muye had little to do with the deaths of those Universe Rank fighters. They had all been killed while pursuing the enemy after victory, leaving him feeling helpless.
Fortunately, Feng Yi and the other Universe Rank fighter learned from those losses. They stopped being so reckless in later battles and had survived to this day.
His greatest progress over the past decade or so had been in the laws. He had advanced in all eight lower laws, each making considerable progress.
Naturally, he had gained the deepest insights into the Lightning Law. With Introduction to Lightning as his guide and his comprehension greatly improved, he had made slow but steady progress in his studies. So far, he had yet to encounter a bottleneck.
A few years ago, after a battle left many of the squad seriously wounded and forced them to rest for a long time, he had finally found time to fuse the cultivation insights of the two Guyou Race World Lords. He had gained profound insights into the Laws of Light and Wood, as well as a rudimentary understanding of time and space.
This had further improved his strength. In a later battle, he pursued an Alien Race Domain Lord, who fled near one of their World Lords. The Alien Race World Lord then turned around and went after him.
That World Lord had only recently broken through and was at World Lord Third Stage. Having just begun to grasp the laws of time and space, Bai Muye had wanted to test his strength.
He traded blows head-on with the Alien Race World Lord for several exchanges, and neither gained the upper hand. In the end, a human World Lord arrived, forcing the Alien Race World Lord to flee in a sorry state.
From then on, Dongluo Legion regarded him as the strongest Domain Lord in its ranks.
"We've been at Chaotic Star Isle for more than a decade now. I reckon we'll return to Barracks Base in another decade or so."
Zhan Qiu stopped dwelling on such heavy topics and changed the subject.
"After we get back, we'll probably rest for more than a decade. At a place like Chaotic Star Isle, we have to stay on edge every day. Once we're back, we can finally..."
Before he could finish, a cool voice rang through the spacecraft:
"All personnel, exit the spacecraft and prepare for battle!"
"Let's go!" Bai Muye exchanged a glance with Zhan Qiu, then immediately led the two Universe Rank fighters off the spacecraft.
They stood in the starry sky, but for the moment, they couldn't see the enemy.
Dongluo's voice came through again, unusually grave. "The enemy is eight million kilometers away and closing fast. We've detected the life fluctuations of two Immortal Gods. They have two spacecraft, so there's a very high chance that two squads have joined forces. They'll outnumber us by nearly two to one..."
Bai Muye's heart sank. Though Dongluo Legion and Gong Nuoxiao Legion were both battle-hardened elites, their combined forces were still well short of full strength.
Facing an enemy with twice their numbers would put them under tremendous pressure. Even if they won, their side would likely lose many elite fighters.
But this was the Outer Battlefield: a place as cruel as a meat grinder.
Three million kilometers away, two enormous hexagonal spacecraft came to a stop. Then swarms of creatures flew out of them—bees!
Each bee was seven or eight meters long, and some were even more than ten meters long.
"Confirmed: the Alien Race belongs to the Monster Race's Six-Winged Bee clan," Dongluo announced. "Gong Nuoxiao and I will deal with the two Immortal Level Six-Winged Bees. The rest number 173 World Lord Rank fighters, including 139 Peak World Lords, 1,878 Domain Lords, and 18,323 Universe Rank fighters."
"Six-Winged Bees are among the fastest of the common Monster Races, and they're extremely agile," Gong Nuoxiao's voice came through. "Their shells are incredibly hard, and their three pairs of legs are razor-sharp. But their strongest weapon is their mouthparts. Ordinary armor of the same rank can't withstand a Six-Winged Bee's sting. Everyone, be careful..."
Zhu Ang frowned as he watched the densely packed Six-Winged Bees millions of kilometers away. He sent a telepathic message to Dongluo: "My lady, there are too many Six-Winged Bees. Our odds aren't good..."
He wasn't too worried about himself. With his strength, he was confident he could escape even if surrounded. He was worried that the legion's fighters would suffer heavy losses while outnumbered.
"I know," Dongluo replied telepathically, her voice tinged with helplessness. "Gong Nuoxiao tried to evade them, but couldn't... Their spacecraft are the Six-Winged Bees' unique Honeycomb ships. They're extremely fast, and the enemy came straight at us, blocking every possible escape route. They've locked onto our spacecraft. This battle is unavoidable..."
"Understood."
Zhu Ang stared at the rapidly approaching Six-Winged Bees. His cold voice rang throughout the legion: "Since these Monster Races insist on fighting, let's show them that Dongluo Legion isn't to be trifled with! Brothers, it's time to earn Military Merit!"
Meanwhile, the World Lords under Gong Nuoxiao were also rallying their fighters. The morale of both legions rose at once.
"Keep in close contact with your squads. Don't spread out too much..." Zhu Ang and the other World Lords sent messages to the Domain Lords under their command.
Bai Muye received the message and looked at the Six-Winged Bees, each with two compound eyes as large as millstones and long, sharp mouthparts. He nodded gravely.
Astonishing battle fluctuations came from the distance. Clearly, the Immortal Gods on both sides had already engaged.
The World Lords left the main force and moved ahead to intercept the Six-Winged Bee World Lords.
With fewer than a hundred World Lords facing nearly two hundred enemies, almost every human World Lord had to fight two opponents at once. The pressure was immense, but they did their best to hold back every Six-Winged Bee World Lord.
Otherwise, if even a few of the enemy World Lords broke into the Domain Lord and Universe Rank battlefield, their casualties would quickly mount.
"Kill!"
More than ten thousand Six-Winged Bee Domain Lords and Universe Rank fighters surged toward them like a tide. The Psychic fighters in the human legion, who were capable of ranged attacks, immediately began controlling their Telepathic Weapons to strike.
As common Monster Races, Six-Winged Bees had the Monster Race's physically powerful bodies, but also suffered from the weakness common to most Monster Races: they had few Psychics.
Three hundred and sixty silver-white triangular cones, each about a foot long, appeared before Bai Muye. Before setting out, he had specifically purchased this Fifth-Order Psionic Weapon: the Thunder God Cone.
Under his domain's control, every thirty-six cones combined into a single triangular cone about two meters long. Threads of law connected them, and faint sparks of lightning shimmered across each one.
Though he wasn't a Psychic and couldn't unleash the Thunder God Cone's full power, with his domain and laws bolstering it, he could still wield strength on par with an ordinary Domain Lord Ninth Stage Psychic.
His domain unfolded. The ten triangular cones burst forward at tremendous speed, hurtling toward the approaching swarm of Six-Winged Bees. Each one was like a sword of the Thunder God, its lightning flashing as it struck with ruthless force.
Several Domain Lord Six-Winged Bees at the front were suppressed by Bai Muye's Mixed Domain. Faced with the attacks of the ten triangular cones, they could barely fight back. The cones pierced their defenses and plunged into their bodies, then shattered their Singularity.
After punching through the bodies of the Domain Lord Six-Winged Bees, the cones continued on toward the Universe Rank fighters behind them, killing a large number in an instant.
The Domain Lords among the Six-Winged Bees immediately fixed their attention on Bai Muye.
"Take out the human Psychic first..."
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