"Currently, three planets have been detected showing signs of civilization: Planet Two, Planet Three, and Planet Three's moon."
If we zoom out a bit in on the model of the Solar System, we can see that several planets showing signs of civilization have already been marked.
"It's quite surprising that such a remote place would have three habitable planets at once."
Lao Mu looked at the marked planets and sighed.
"Hehe, doesn't this mean we've hit the jackpot! The entire empire only has a dozen or so habitable planets, and only high-ranking citizens are eligible to live on them."
Aozile smiled smugly.
"Don't get too cocky; after all, we haven't conquered these planets yet."
"By the way, what are your plans for attacking these planets?"
Lao Mu was quite calm; he was only happy when he actually got the goods.
"According to the information transmitted from the detection module, high-intensity energy has been detected on the surface of Planet Two, while signs resembling the energy shield of a colony ship have been found on Planet Three. Based on current analysis, Planet Two may be the core of this civilization."
"So my plan is that after we jump to the corresponding location, we'll strike at the heart of the enemy, dispatch ground troops, and deploy them to Planet Two for a decapitation strike."
"As for Planet Three and its satellites, we can first use saturation bombardment to clear the area, and then take over."
Looking at the Venus clearly highlighted in the model, Aozile a sinister look on his face.
"Alright, let's do it your way. Ideally, we should approach them with minimal disturbance and take over the habitable planet. As for the planet-destroying weapon... if the higher-ups find out we used that thing to wipe out a habitable planet, you and I will be in big trouble."
"It must never be used unless absolutely necessary."
"Understood. This is our property, and I will absolutely not allow anything to happen to it."
Having already considered Earth Star and Venus as their own, the two were naturally unwilling to destroy the two planets directly; their value far exceeded that of their current dilapidated ship.
The meeting in the captain's cabin continued, while the spaceship, which had been drifting in the vast universe for half a day, began its next jump after several days of recharging.
A dazzling portal, like a vertical eye, opened in the invisible space. The entire spaceship flew into the portal without hesitation. A few breaths later, the portal vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.
Although only a few months have passed since Divine Land was officially opened to cultivators across the entire Venus, the training grounds on Venus have already become the most popular places in the entire Divine Land.
Whether you're Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, or even an ordinary person, as long as you're from Divine Land People, you basically won't miss the daily Venus battle live stream, and the number of people who have signed up to participate in the battle has accumulated to nearly 100 million.
It's strange. Everyone here is usually quite peaceful and doesn't seem to have any hostility, but after Venus opened up to the public, countless cultivators signed up, all wanting to go to Venus and show off their skills.
Many ordinary people who seem honest and unassuming in normal times exude an intense aura of malevolence the moment they step onto Venus, as if they want to kill anyone they see.
Perhaps because of the safety net of resurrection, everyone was ruthless in their attacks, going all out to kill each other, resorting to methods that were either mutually assured destruction or completely disregarding defense.
For a time, the battle atmosphere on Venus reached its peak.
During these months of battles, a large number of highly renowned cultivators have also emerged.
Every cultivator who has distinguished themselves has survived numerous deadly battles to emerge victorious.
As the number of deathmatches increased, each cultivator who participated in multiple deathmatches greatly improved their combat skills, and a large number of simple, effective, and powerful combat spells were also developed.
Spells derived from actual combat differ greatly from ordinary spells. These spells are highly efficient, extremely practical, and have a very fast activation speed, but most of them focus on a rapid burst of power within a short period of time, and they don't care much about what happens after the burst.
Rather, these spells are explosive secret techniques that completely disregard the consequences. After casting them, one either suffers exhaustion, loses vital energy, or even dies immediately after use. The side effects are undeniably strong.
However, on a battlefield like Venus, this extremely costly spell is the most popular. After all, as long as you kill all your opponents, you are the winner. As for what to do after winning, it's simple: just commit suicide to refresh your physical condition.
Li Xingkong's study of the Ten Thousand Swords Art has reached a crucial juncture.
Previously, he could still find time to observe the chaotic battle on Venus while studying the spells related to the Ten Thousand Swords Art Technique. However, as his studies deepened, Li Xingkong's interest in entertainment diminished considerably, and he devoted most of his attention to the study of spells.
He became so engrossed in practicing the Ten Thousand Swords Art Technique that he forgot to watch the increasingly exciting deathmatch.
His main challenge now is the differentiation of his thoughts.
Controlling dozens or even thousands of swords simultaneously, and individually controlling the trajectory and path of each one, is indeed a considerable challenge for Li Xingkong.
The powerful calculation ability provided by the Hexagram is sufficient for this purpose, but relying solely on the Hexagram to control the sword is far more rigid than controlling it with personal consciousness.
To master this spell to the point of complete control, one must learn to split one's thoughts and use one's consciousness to control the movements of multiple flying swords simultaneously.
Multitasking is not difficult for Li Xingkong, but multitasking twenty times, or even 2,000 or 20,000 times, is quite challenging.
Training in this area requires a great deal of mental effort, and there are no shortcuts. At first, Li Xingkong could still spare some attention to things on Venus, but later he lost even that interest and devoted himself entirely to cultivation.
Cultivation transcends time, and due to the effects of gravity, Li Xingkong's body in space was surrounded by a ring of space matter, enveloping him like a stone statue.
At the same time, Earth Star's scholars also discovered unusual spatial fluctuations near the Solar System.
Although research into the control of space has continued, the related theoretical knowledge is indeed quite difficult. After studying for a long time, they haven't come up with anything useful. Instead, they have made some progress in the field of detecting spatial fluctuations.