Ghost Clan Invasion, Heavenly River Defense Line
The ghostly energy was dissolved in an instant, but it was inexhaustible.
The Ghost River, gathering the souls of billions of living beings, surged in, stirring up the turbulent waves of the [Tongxu Dongxing Qingming Mysterious Billows Heavenly River].
Upon initial stimulation, the terrifying purifying and life-giving power of the Heavenly River Water clashed, dissolving the ghostly energy and cleansing away the ghosts.
During this process of erosion, some of the more difficult-to-deal-with, foul and malevolent spirits were collected and used to build river-crossing warships.
However, even the ghost ship and mud vessel could not withstand much of the purifying power of the Heavenly River. Before they could advance even a tenth of the way, the ship was destroyed and the ghosts died.
They quickly abandoned their plan to cross the river and instead flew over it.
Hordes of evil spirits with bat wings and bird and beast feathers soared into the sky, crossing the Heavenly River.
As soon as they entered the surface of the Heavenly River, the powerful gravity focused on gathering the flying evil spirits. Before long, they could not hold on and fell down, dissolving into the river water, turning into ash, and being swept into the Yellow Springs.
Subsequently, various other strange methods were tried.
A paper bridge was built using parchment, which was used to cross the river step by step, providing Shelter and passage.
Using ghost energy to build ghost cannons, they launched the ghost race across the Heavenly River and into the other side of the Heavenly River.
Unfortunately, all these ideas either fell through halfway or were extremely difficult to implement, and were quickly abandoned.
Observing the military formations attempting their missions on the other side of the strait using a large-scale monitoring system evoked feelings of amazement, curiosity, and concern.
Perfected Yuanlian found it quite amusing. "I didn't expect these devilish things to have so many tricks up their sleeves. If they knew the true nature of the Heavenly River, they wouldn't be so outlandish and audacious."
After the enemy's several unsuccessful attempts, Yuan Qing stopped observing excessively and instead focused on cultivating himself.
She briefly reviewed the subsequent probing attempts and said frankly, "It's hard to say. I think this group of ghost rivers is heading straight for our Black Iron Star Domain, as if they have other purposes. I just don't know what other tricks they have up their sleeves."
Meanwhile, within the Ghost Court, as each attempt to cross the river failed, the massive Ghost River had already shrunk somewhat.
A ghost general advised, "Your Majesty, this Heavenly River is terrifyingly vast, beyond our ability to cross. It may already be a treasure at the level of a ghost lord. We might as well detour, sweep through other civilizations, strengthen our power, and deal with it when we have an opportunity to break through its defenses."
The Ghost King fell into deep thought.
Other officials, seeing this, offered their advice and suggestions.
The Ghost King turned his cold gaze to the Ghost Appearance, as if asking a question.
"What do you think of Ghostly Appearance? Do you have any other strategies?"
The ghost is not human-shaped, but rather formed from the aggregates of countless living beings' brains. It possesses extremely strong calculation and deduction abilities and is responsible for assisting in handling most of the royal court's tedious affairs.
Amidst the multitude of ghostly minds, a voice rang out:
"Your Majesty, according to the experimental data calculated, at least twenty Ghost Mud Stars are needed to pave the Ghost Bridge in order to ensure the army's passage."
Upon hearing this result, the Ghost King shook his head.
"The price is too high. In that case, Guihe, obey my command: leave one-fifth of your forces to erode inhabited planets and shape Guimu Star, while we detour to a more distant region— the Bronze Star Domain."
As soon as the order was given, all the ghost soldiers' probing actions were canceled, and they acted accordingly. The enemy's retreat was detected immediately.
Yuanlian, Yuan Qing, and Cangyue, who were guarding this place, also breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems these guys really can't cross the Heavenly River and have started to retreat."
"Thanks to the protection of the Heavenly River, otherwise countless cultivators would have perished, and the development of human civilization would have suffered a major blow and been severely restricted."
"We will send out unmanned reconnaissance vessels to constantly monitor the movements of the Ghost River. We need to understand their every move to avoid any diversionary tactics."
Wang An gazed at the Heavenly River slowly receding from the opposite bank of the Milky Way, a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind.
At this moment, some of the pre-deployed detectors sent out reports.
The Lord of War issued a mission to the squad. "Guards, a portion of the demon race remained here. They split into several groups, searching for habitable planets to transform into demon mud stars."
"Ghost Mud Star?"
"That's right. These kinds of planets are ghost realms. Normal beings live on the surface continents, but their lifespans are extremely short, usually dying within one to three years. Their souls fall into the ghost land and become nourishment, which is the breeding ground for the continuous birth of true ghost races."
"If that's the case, they want to establish a long-term foothold here. We must not let them have their way, otherwise my Black Iron Star Domain will never have a peaceful day, and we will also give up any desire to expand."
"Now, the assault mission is issued. After Ghost River departs, our legion will be divided into four teams to wipe out the entire planet, leaving no place where the Ghost Race could possibly thrive."
There are also some habitable planets in this star field with suitable climates, but they are still in the primitive evolutionary stage. Although they have not given birth to high-level intelligent life, they may now become breeding grounds for these creatures, so it is impossible to leave them alone.
Three months later, a specially made Second Tier, Class 3 interstellar warship docked at the starport berth in the southeast garrison area.
The cleaning task had ended seven days prior.
Unable to penetrate the Ghost River from their side, and blocked by the Heavenly River from other directions, they naturally abandoned their attacks, left the Black Iron Star Domain, and headed to other civilization settlements.
Thus, the Human Federation launched a cleanup counterattack, mobilizing 60% of its warships, Dao Foundation cultivators, and Purple Mansion cultivators to completely clear out the areas eroded by ghost qi. They also began to systematically deploy detection nodes Black Iron Star Domain in advance to provide early warnings.
Yuanlian, Yuan Qing, and Cangyue, three comrades-in-arms, came to see them off. When they saw the super warship that stretched for more than ten kilometers, there was no envy in their eyes, after all, the other party was about to carry out an extremely dangerous mission.
The group looked worried, their voices tinged with doubt.
"Tai Zheng, are we really going there? Perhaps we can plead with the Patriarch to grant us some more time, until you reach the Late Purple Mansion Stage!"
Wang He remained calm as he looked at the three people present, speaking in a gentle tone.
"Fellow senior brothers and sisters, fellow Daoists, this is not just a mission, but also something I hope to go there for. Only by seeing a Vastness landscape and a more prosperous cultivation civilization can my Yin and Yang -Yang Dao progress faster."
"There's no need for anyone to worry. With the life-saving trump card bestowed by the patriarch, even if we die in the end, we can return from the brink of death."
"Finally, I would like to ask a few people to look after my [Cultivation Spirit Source Company], so that it won't be bullied. Only then can I feel at ease."
After saying Human Dao, Wang He entered the top-of-the-line warship. In just a moment, the warship started up and instantly plunged into the Dark Universe, heading towards the Hazy Star Domain.
Behind him in the Great Void, a figure was secretly Shelter.
At this time, the northeast and northwest directions of the Hazy Galaxy had already fallen into the territory of the Ghost Clan.
Meanwhile, the battlefront in the Terra Star Domain to the due north is unexpectedly stable, and there is even a hint of a reversal.
Having endured tens of thousands of years of endless war, and now having completed most of their Transcendent System and technological knowledge, they also possess billions of astral legions facing the endless Ghost River.
The two main forces were locked in a stalemate, unable to gain the upper hand, which attracted the majority of the Nightmare Ghost Netherworld's troops.