Chapter 868 |
In the year 8700 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Lingjing Star
Lingjing Star reached six new Tao Achievers, five from Huaxia and one from the Ying Continent. They are all new generation cultivators.
It was very challenging to wait for them to grow into Tao Achievers, especially considering that it has been over two thousand years of spiritual energy recovery.
Of course, there were also reasons related to war. If it weren’t for the battle of Blue Star and the battle of Jiang Star, almost all of the top new generation cultivators would have been wiped out, and many would have already broken through to Tao Achieving.
Now, it has been eight hundred years since the battle of Jiang Star, and only then have new Tao Achievers appeared, which is somewhat fortunate.
"Cultivating disciples is much like raising children; after years of hard work, they can perish in the blink of an eye when war comes, which is heartbreaking."
Having seen a few Tao Achievers, Cao Ying said from the side. She knew these Tao Achievers, and some she had even taught.
"So, those in power will become more and more indifferent, their hearts will grow colder, just like doctors in a hospital who become numb to life and death. But do not be too sad; it is very normal for new people to replace old ones."
"I know, I calculated that there should still be sixteen peak Void Achievers in Blue Star who are in retreat. If they are lucky, some may break through before the Buddha’s forces arrive."
"Sixteen is a bit too few; we have merged with Qingyun and Zhou Liao, and along with the population of Jiang Star, it has exceeded twenty billion."
Lin Jiang said that sixteen peak Void Achievers are not many. Now, there are no more Qingyun and Zhou Liao; only the Qingyun and Zhou Liao regions in Blue Star Huaxia remain, as they have already been merged into Huaxia.
Many years ago, both families proposed to join Huaxia. Lin Jiang gave them a hundred years to adjust, starting with tariffs and culture to completely align with Huaxia. After a bit of assimilation, Lin Jiang sent people to resolve matters, breaking apart some of their high-ranking members and vested interests, which eventually led to the merger.
The process was long and somewhat bloody, but it was finally successful. It has been many years since the merger, and the situation is good; Huaxia has completely absorbed the territories of both families.
This made Huaxia a huge country, encompassing many continents from the cultivation era, like Yun State, Liu State, He State, Qing State, and Bing State, with its territory expanded two to three times. The population is counted every thirty years, and the last census showed that Huaxia’s population exceeded two hundred thirty billion.
This number does not include Jiang Star, where the population is about five hundred million. It is still vast and sparsely populated, but this is intentionally controlled. Huaxia’s leaders do not want Jiang Star to become too powerful; the main thing is just to provide resources for Huaxia without any chance of turning the tables.
So Lin Jiang felt that considering the current situation of Huaxia, having only sixteen Void Achieving peaks is a bit too few.
"Sixteen is not too few; there are still some from Jiang Star. How about we replace them?"
"Replace them. If a real battle breaks out, it would be a shame for these people to die here. Just sign an order that anyone at peak level, regardless of their realm, is not suited for front-line duty. They must all return to Blue Star. Also, it is strictly prohibited for technical staff and high-ranking engineers to go to the battlefield. In the battle of Blue Star, it takes hundreds of years to recover from the deaths."
"That can work. As long as the technical staff are here, everything can be discussed. No matter how severe the damage is, recovery can be quick. Over the years, Lin Huafei has done great work."
Cao Ying nodded. Lin Huafei, the top Medicine Pill Master, has made significant contributions. Without his team’s efforts in refining one high-level pill after another, increasing manpower could not have happened so quickly.
"Including the added Demon Emperors from the demon race, our high-level strength in Blue Star has finally surpassed a hundred people. At least we have a little bit of confidence now."
Lin Jiang said that before the War of Blue Star, Blue Star’s elite combat strength was just over a hundred. After two major battles, more than half were lost, but now it has finally increased again, although it seems there are still slightly more from the demon race.
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Twenty-five light years away from Lingjing Star, at the interdimensional teleportation array transfer station.
Every transfer station is also a space base, and from this base, we explore the universe.
Now, it stands at the front line of Lingjing Star’s defense. From the center of the base, thousands of probes have been sent out within several light years.
One day, one of the probes detected an unusual spectrum. After the data was sent back to the base and compared with the database, artificial intelligence determined that it was a sign of the Stargate opening and immediately issued a warning.
The Stargate quickly appeared, along with a group of true Buddhas. Behind them were two Sea-crossing Arks. One true Buddha noticed the probe and pulled it over from tens of thousands of miles away.
"Master, this is the treasure made by the evil beings of Lingjing Star. It can wander in the starry sky and detect our movements. We may have already been discovered."
Xuan Fa said from the side. He had experienced this trouble before. The last time they attacked Blue Star, it was these probes that discovered them, and they ended up losing the opportunity when the Stargate transmission was interrupted.
"Indeed, it is skillfully made."
One true Buddha looked at it but did not see anything special. The probe was actually in a low-grade treasure state, but they did not know how it worked.
Some true Buddhas used their Magical Eyes to observe the surroundings but found no signs of life. Their Magical Eyes could not see a light year away; a light year is nearly ten trillion kilometers! They did not have the ability to see hundreds of millions of kilometers, which would be impressive enough.
"Let’s go straight to Lingjing Star and strike. The enemy must be preparing, so we can catch them all at once."
Someone spoke up, saying they did not like this quiet space. It was too silent; they preferred places with living beings.
They were not afraid that the enemy already knew. If the enemy gathered their troops, that would be perfect; we can take them all down.
Meanwhile, on Lingjing Star, Lin Jiang saw Xuan Fa and the others through his watch. Although one probe was destroyed, there were still others that showed Xuan Fa’s figure.
There were also some blurred images, and Xia Qingshan told him those blurs were where the true Buddha was. The area around the true Buddha was filled with great principles. They did not show themselves, so those technological products could not capture them clearly; everything came out as a mess, commonly called a blur.
The mobilization on Lingjing Star was very quick. Besides their experience from the last time, it was also a result of their repeated drills. The force field of the big city was activated, and the officials began to control traffic and the network, among other things.
However, this was not something Lin Jiang needed to worry about. Lin Jiang had already led his team into a Space Mother Ship. There were not many people, only about eighty at the higher ranks of Tao Achieving and Demon Emperor. This was a normal maximum mobilization; the rest were not suitable for the battlefield, like Zhu Bin and Lin Huafei.
The commander remained Liang Long. Liang Long’s commands were very effective multiple times, and since the commander rarely led the charge himself, Lin Jiang still appointed him as the commander.
"Ancestor Lin."
A projection hung down from the Space Mother Ship, and Lin Jiang saw Liang Long on another Space Mother Ship.
"Liang Long, the enemy is over twenty light-years away, and they will arrive in one teleport, so be careful. This time, a true Buddha is fighting."
"I have already received the news and made tactical changes. There are not many vanguard ships, and the focus is in the rear. Ancestor Lin, should we still use the space confinement technique?"
"Yes, try to set the battlefield in space. However, this time, you need to strengthen the space confinement formation and protect the battleships."
"Understood, I have already made the modifications."
Liang Long nodded and immediately ordered the setting up of the space confinement formation.
With a single command from Liang Long, the Space Battleships at the front launched their ships, and hundreds of spacecraft spread out, tossing out the prepared formation map and inputting energy, creating a huge space confinement formation.
After each battle, there would be at least dozens of summaries on the Blue Star side, analyzing command, tactics, technology, and various aspects. In the last battle, Liang Long used the Space Battleships as the carriers for the space confinement formation, which afterwards caused heavy losses due to energy shortages. This time, the situation has changed, and the space confinement formation will be stronger than the last time.
"Boom!"
Just as the formation was taking shape, the enemy appeared. The ships carrying the space confinement formation exploded one by one, and it felt like the whole area was about to collapse. Then, a black hole opened up, and a large amount of golden light burst forth from it.
"The enemy has appeared. Launch a tactical nuclear weapon as a test."
Liang Long ordered, his decision was bold; a nuclear weapon with a yield of ten million, simply a tool for testing the enemy.
No sooner had Liang Long spoken than a warship from the vanguard launched a nuclear weapon. A missile, trailing flames, pierced the air at eight hundred Mach, rushing towards the black hole.
"Boom!"
The nuclear weapon exploded, and the brilliant light illuminated the entire starry sky, making the people on Lingjing Star feel like they had seen a second sun.
However, this time, the high-ranking officials on Blue Star all changed their expressions, for they could see that at the center of the nuclear explosion, a figure stood, blocking all the heat as if catching the nuclear bomb with bare hands.
"Is this the power of a celestial being?"
Lin Jiang felt a heaviness in his heart, sensing the terror of this battle. The Bodhisattva Realm could survive a nuclear explosion, but it could never achieve that; the power of the celestial beings was too frightening.