At this time, a brand-new fortified city had been built between Source Wood City and Night Nether City in the Chen Kingdom.
Ten Thousand Stars Pass was the first city in the Chen Kingdom to open interstellar trade. It allowed all extraterrestrial beings to enter, including even the Abyss Devil Race. As long as they abided by the rules of Ten Thousand Stars Pass, their safety within the city was guaranteed.
"Haha, Brother Baxia, you've really done a great job running this place."
My decision back then was indeed the right one. Look how long it's been! Your Chen Kingdom has grown to this size.
On the gate tower of the city lord's mansion, Di Lin, dressed in black robes, sat facing White Turtle, holding a wine cup, with a hearty smile.
"Of course, my judgment has never been bad."
Moreover, Chen Mu is a disciple of the Rune Ancestor master Fu Zu; it was only a matter of time before the Chen Kingdom developed to its current state.
The White Turtle turned its head and looked at the huge starry vortex in the center of the city, a hint of nostalgia in its eyes.
Seeing the White Turtle's expression, Di Lin quickly realized something and sighed.
"It has been more than 10,000 years since the Rune Ancestor left the Pan Emperor Continent."
If he had known that the Pan Emperor Continent had become like this, he would surely have rushed back to stop the Heavenly Court.
Di Lin became a god ten thousand years ago, making him a contemporary of White Turtle.
He didn't actually have much of a relationship with the White Turtle in the past, but since both were powerful Demon Race born on the Pan Emperor Continent, they naturally had a certain affinity.
When the Chen Kingdom rose to power, Di Lin provided White Turtle with a lot of help, and now the two have become very good friends.
Upon hearing Di Lin's words, the White Turtle turned to look at Di Lin, shook its head, and remained silent.
The Rune Ancestor has traveled through the void for tens of thousands of years without returning. There are only two possible reasons: either he died in an accident, or he found a world higher than the Pan Emperor Continent and is unwilling to return.
Regardless of which of these two reasons it is, the possibility of Rune Ancestor returning to the Pan Emperor Continent in the future is extremely slim, and he has long since given up on that hope.
At this moment, the White Turtle suddenly felt a warmth in his arms, and he immediately took out the communication magic item in his arms.
"I've encountered Star Pirates here, requesting backup..."
A static image was projected from the communication device upwards, and even Di Lin, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon seeing the content of the image.
"Are they the Winged Devil Clan of the Abyss?"
"This Abyss Devil Realm has gone too far! How dare they plunder you at this time!"
In the image, tens of thousands of Abyss Winged Devil surrounded the Chen Kingdom's fleet. Although two Chen Kingdom defensive ships were putting up a fight, they were clearly no match for the enemy.
The White Turtle quickly stood up and leaped towards the giant vortex in the center of the city.
"Brother Baxia, do you want me...?"
Di Lin clearly intended to lend a hand, but the White Turtle waved his hand, telling Di Lin to stay there.
"I appreciate Di Lin's kindness, but the caravans of the Chen Kingdom will naturally be protected by the Chen Kingdom itself."
Don't worry, I will absolutely not let this incident affect our subsequent transactions.
If Di Lin intervenes in the bandit suppression, it will undoubtedly be telling the outside world that the Chen Kingdom is unable to maintain its security in interstellar trade, which is detrimental to the long-term development of the Chen Kingdom.
Therefore, no matter what, the White Turtle must deal with the Winged Devil Clan's attack himself in order to establish its authority among the myriad races beyond the realm.
" Starry Sky No. 1 Fleet, enter the Starry Sky Passage immediately and depart with me!"
Less than three breaths after White Turtle gave the order, hundreds of black warships took off from the dock next to the city lord's mansion, closely following behind White Turtle, and rushed into the huge vortex in the center of the city.
Crackling... Swoosh...
The warships spewed flames and plunged into the vortex, which led to a long tunnel through the starry sky.
Every so often in the Starry Sky Tunnel, there is a stone step that suppresses the external environment, preventing it from affecting the tunnel's interior.
Inside the star tunnel, the fleet's flight speed is many times faster than outside, so even if the fleet involved in the accident is far from the Pan Emperor Continent, they can arrive quickly.
The caravan involved in this incident was not far from the Pan Emperor Continent.
Because the coordinates of the star tunnel are not fixed, but constantly shift with the external environment, intercepting caravans in the vast starry sky is extremely difficult.
The Winged Devil Clan's objective this time was very clear: to plunder the goods that Chen Kingdom sold to foreign countries. Therefore, they had been waiting near the Pan Emperor Continent for a long time, and the Chen Kingdom's caravan was intercepted by them not long after it set off.
"We've arrived! The Abyss Winged Devil swarm is just ahead."
"All personnel, listen to my command! Charge out of the tunnel and into space! All warships, prepare for battle!"
Although the star tunnel is extremely stable, even gods would find it difficult to destroy in a short time, the space inside is limited, which would greatly affect performance in battle.
On the other hand, this star tunnel was built by the Chen Kingdom, and it is usually maintained by White Turtle. He doesn't want to add more workload to himself for no reason.
Whoosh... Puff...!
The warship fleet broke through the tunnel barrier one after another and flew into space. Soon their detection radar captured images of the Winged Devil swarm preparing to leave in the distance.
"You audacious Devil Race scoundrels! How dare you plunder the goods of my Chen Kingdom!"
Return the goods immediately, or I will make sure you suffer the consequences.
The White Turtle assumed that, given the nature of the Abyss Devil Race, the people in the caravan must have been killed and devoured long ago.
But when he arrived, he found that only the goods of the caravan had been stolen, and the people on the transport ship were safe and sound, which relieved him a lot.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!
Tens of thousands of Winged Devil turned around to confront Chen Kingdom's fleet. In the center of the Winged Devil horde, a Winged Devil with purple pupils and ten wings on its back stepped out from the crowd, standing out conspicuously.
"Hehe, once we Devil Race get our hands on something, we never give it back."
If you want to go back, you can just come and rob us!
The Ten-Winged Winged Devil laughed heartily, appearing extremely arrogant.
The cultivation level of the Winged Devil Race can actually be determined by the number of wings on their backs.
The weakest of the Winged Devil Race are the Two-Winged Winged Devil, while those who reach the King Level will have four wings, the Emperor Level will have six wings, and the Saint Level will have eight wings.
The Winged Devil with ten wings before us is clearly a God Level Winged Devil.
This demonstrates the profound power of the Abyss Devil Race; a single command from Kane could mobilize Devil Race of god-like status.
"Fine! You asked for this."
Knowing that further discussion was pointless, White Turtle led his fleet in an attack on the Winged Devil.