After Liu Changxu led the soldiers of the human Expeditionary Army in successfully repelling the Starry Sky Beast horde, he immediately organized them to recover their fallen comrades and clear the battlefield.
Because Liu Changxu had joined the battle relatively late, the human Expeditionary Army had suffered grievous casualties in this clash among the stars. A tally revealed that more than ten thousand soldiers had fallen, and nine seventh-tier Skyships had been destroyed by the Starry Sky Beasts. Even more soldiers had been wounded and seventh-tier Skyships damaged.
Even Liu Changxu's wives Jiang Xuefeng, Dongxue, and Liu Qingying, as well as his sons Liu Fuxiong and Liu Fusheng, had been wounded in the fierce fighting against the Starry Sky Beasts.
Thus, once the battlefield had been thoroughly cleared and all the expeditionary soldiers gathered, Liu Changxu promptly led them away from this danger-ridden region of space and continued deeper into the nebula.
Not long after Liu Changxu and the Expeditionary Army departed, an even larger horde of Starry Sky Beasts appeared in the region of space that had just endured the fires of battle.
Inside the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle, Liu Changxu sat with his wives and children around a broad, round jade table.
The table was laden with a dazzling assortment of high-grade spirit fruits picked from the Spirit Fruit Garden in the Ruyi Lotus Palace.
These spirit fruits gave off a tantalizing fragrance. Not only were they delicious, but they also greatly benefited a cultivator's cultivation; even the lowest-grade fruit among them was third-tier.
As everyone savored the delicious spirit fruits, they enthusiastically discussed their next course of action.
"Your Majesty, this Begonia Nebula is far too dangerous. We've barely entered it, yet we've already suffered such terrible losses. In my opinion, perhaps we should withdraw!"
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