"Old patriarch, you..." Hu Yu had already guessed what the old patriarch of the Tree Race was going to do. Ninety-Seven had saved humanity once when they were being hunted by the Fish Horse Star Civilization, but Ninety-Seven had already said it was no use. Now that the old patriarch had come out, there might still be a glimmer of hope.
"Take good care of Ninety-Seven, General. As long as the central angular velocity drops below a thousand times, Grand Elder Zhigu and I, working together, should be able to get you to the entrance and exit of the Mirror Sub-Universe."
"Hmm." Hu Yu nodded gently. At this moment, no one could stop the old patriarch from sacrificing himself. Moreover, the Tree Race could be reborn. If the old patriarch and Grand Elder Zhigu could save both races, the sacrifice would only be some energy.
Hu Yu ordered the Conqueror on the outer perimeter to rush in as well. The surviving humans were at the innermost part, the Tree Race members were on the outside, followed by the Conqueror, and the Dreadnought were on the outermost edge. They formed a sphere in the air, comparable to a star, in concentric circles and layer upon layer.
The giant sphere began to rush towards the center. At a distance of one billion kilometers from the intersection of the rotating spatial planes, the sphere began to stabilize, but by then it was no longer stable. The space here was already flowing towards the center at high speed, and even the Conqueror could not resist it.
The Dreadnought warship detached from the giant sphere and continued to solidify the space while falling towards the center. However, the speed of the fall was too fast, and even with the Dreadnought's all-out resistance, it was still unable to successfully solidify the space.
At this rate, the expected goal could not be achieved at all. As the Dreadnought were being cut into pieces by the intersection of the rotating plane in batches, Hu Yu's mind began to work frantically.
"Quickly, throw the Conqueror in to increase the energy density here and buy time for the Xuan Star Civilization Civilization's warships!" Academician Zeng shouted as Hu Yu racked his brains.
Increasing energy density is equivalent to increasing spatial density. The spatial density here already far exceeds that of the universe, but the Fish Horse Star Fleet is completely unconcerned about this increase in density. Even with such a viscous spatial density, they can still wreak havoc and do whatever they want within it.
Hu Yu directly threw out over 1.8 trillion Conqueror, leaving only 100 billion. If they could escape alive, these 100 billion Conqueror would be the foundation of the fleet.
The unleashed Conqueror formed a thick straight line, directly connecting to the vicinity of the intersection. Hu Yu deployed a full 500 billion Conqueror near the intersection. The massive bodies of the Tree Race's old patriarch and the Grand Elder Zhigu were already in the outer airspace. The fact that the two of them could withstand the influence of the spatial flow and remain motionless in the air surprised Hu Yu.
However, Hu Yu had witnessed just how powerful these ancient tree people who had lived for countless years were. Moreover, they were born with an independent space within their bodies, which allowed them to become more compatible with that space. Currently, the energy within the bodies of the old patriarch of the Tree Race and the Grand Elder Zhigu had already enveloped the entire sphere.
With a command, all the Conqueror self-destructed. At that moment, the remaining Dreadnought used the remaining energy to stabilize the road where the Conqueror had self-destructed. In particular, the intersection had been held back by the trillions of warships of the Xuan Star Civilization civilization, and the spatial rotation speed there had dropped to 800 times the speed of light.
However, this state can only be maintained for a very short time, and even at 800 times the speed of light, it is still indestructible. Just as the Xuan Star Civilization warship activated the solidification space, a huge energy band appeared in the bodies of the old patriarch and the Grand Elder Zhigu. This energy directly passed through the spatial intersection.
When Ninety-Seven transferred to Earth Two, a thin energy thread appeared inside his body, countless times smaller than these two energies. These two energies passed through the intersection smoothly. Although the angular velocity at the intersection decreased, this energy still swayed precariously, like a tightrope walker at a height of 10,000 meters, who could fall into the Abyss at any moment. However, the old patriarch and the Grand Elder Zhigu did not give the energy a chance to extinguish.
The two elders shouted, but the expected spatial transfer did not occur. The Tree Race people and humans remained in place. The elder chieftain looked at the energy at the intersection, which was becoming weaker and weaker. It might be completely cut off in a few seconds, and the last hope would be shattered.
The two old men exchanged a glance, then with a wave of their hands, two fruits flew out of Ninety-Seven's hands. Two streams of energy also flew out from the fruits, replenishing the previous energy band, which stabilized again. Ninety-Seven had already knelt down. Hu Yu knew that these two old men were preparing to truly sacrifice themselves. Hu Yu didn't know what other use these two fruits had, but Hu Yu knew that once they used them, they would never come back to life.
"All elders, heed my command and offer up your inner space." The Tree Race Chief seemed to have returned to that era of passionate battles, his enormous eyes filled with determination and fearlessness, looking down on everything.
The 30 billion elders flew out of the giant sphere and lined up in a row. Without any hesitation, they self-destructed in mid-air. The space inside the elders expanded rapidly, creating a passage in the Space Millstone. However, after the elders self-destructed, the old patriarch paused for a few seconds, seemingly still unsuccessful. The old patriarch closed his eyes, and then suddenly opened them again.
"Forgive me, my people." A message was transmitted to the great sphere.
The Tree Race Chief directly mobilized spatial impact on the giant sphere. Before Hu Yu could even understand what was happening, countless Tree Race members had already been detached from the sphere, reducing the mass that needed to be transferred. Immediately afterward, Hu Yu only felt the light in front of him change. When he came to his senses again, everything around him had returned to calm. There was no Space Millstone, no Fish Horse Star warship, and no war wreckage.
"This is a space fragment, General, we're in," Academician Liu called out.
" Chen Peng, take command of the fleet," Hu Yu said dejectedly.
At the last moment, the Tree Race Chief saved humanity by sacrificing himself and his people. Of the more than 10 trillion people, only half remained, and of the 4 trillion Conqueror, only 100 billion survived. If it weren't for the Tree Race and the Xuan Star Civilization's all-out assistance, humanity would have been wiped out.
In the fourth dimension, 100,000 light-years away from the Fish Horse Star Fleet, a massive fleet consisting of trillions of warships suddenly stopped sailing. The leader sighed and turned back.
The survivors in the fleet began to weep. Their friends and relatives were dead, their hopes were shattered, and their faith was destroyed. Just days before, they had been dreaming of eliminating Li Shun and conquering other river systems, but now they had fallen to such a state. This enormous disparity had crushed them.
The fleet of the Fish Horse Star Civilization did not pursue them. This was a space fragment, and it was virtually impossible to pursue them here. The fleet passed through fragments of space, and the moving fragments quickly erased the traces of the fleet's journey, but could not erase the sorrow and loss in people's hearts.