806: Technological civilization, the poison of immortality

"Unknown energy fluctuation detected!"

"..."

Meanwhile, across the Void Realm, opposite the Alliance fleet, a fleet significantly larger than the Star River Alliance's was silently arrayed.

Suddenly, the alarm also startled the main flagship surrounded by the fleet.

"Hmm? Unknown energy fluctuation?"

"Investigate!"

Inside the flagship fortress, Grand Marshal Grand Marshal Si Yu, the commander-in-chief of the Silver Star Empire's expedition, narrowed his eyes. He looked through the fortress toward the distant Alliance fleet. "Is the hidden power you've been concealing finally unable to stay hidden?"

Empire Marshal Grand Marshal Si Yu felt a faint sense of excitement. In the years of conflict between the Empire and the Alliance, the Empire had always held the upper hand, but it never possessed a truly absolute, overwhelming advantage.

Spies hidden within the Alliance had once reported that the Alliance was secretly cultivating another armed force.

He yearned to clash with even greater power and seize even greater achievements.

I hope you don't disappoint me.

"Relay the order."

"Activate the global energy shields at full power. Prepare the weapons."

The Empire Marshal waited for the impending new energy fluctuation, calmly issuing one command after another.

The massive Empire fleet moved quickly.

As the youngest expeditionary Grand Marshal in the history of the Empire,

Grand Marshal Si Yu wanted to achieve a great feat that was unprecedented and would never be surpassed,

to prepare for his future campaign to become the head of the Empire, the Silver Star Emperor.

He hadn't expected this tentative pressure to yield such an unexpected harvest.

Just as the fleets of both the Empire and the Alliance were preparing for battle and the situation was on the verge of exploding,

inside the battleship-class detection vessels of the Empire and the Alliance,

soldiers looked at the light spots on their screens, which were growing redder and larger until they reached the detection limit, their expressions incredibly grave.

"Look!"

"That, what is that?"

Inside an Alliance detection ship, a soldier responsible for detecting interstellar energy fluctuations stared blankly, subconsciously muttering to himself.

"What?"

The other soldiers on the ship were confused, but they were still startled by the soldier's words. They looked up outside the starship at the vast yet empty Void Realm.

A massive creature, millions of feet long with countless profound scales on its body, was crossing the Void Realm.

This was a sight they had never seen since they began exploring the interstellar Void Realm.

"Is this... a Starry Sky Behemoth?"

"There really are other life forms in the interstellar Void Realm..."

Without needing a reminder from the soldiers in the exploration ship, the Alliance commander inside the command ship also saw that soul-shaking scene.

"Marshal, there's someone there."

Beside the Alliance Marshal, a young general's expression was filled with inexplicable shock as he pointed toward the head of the massive creature.

"A person?"

The Marshal's heart jolted. He looked in the direction the young general was pointing, and sure enough, atop the massive creature's head sat a human.

A young woman, as beautiful as a Fairy.

"Order the fleet to retreat and rotate the cannons. No one is allowed to act without my command."

"Violators will be executed on the spot without a court-martial!"

In just an instant, the Alliance Marshal recovered from his shock and issued the most severe order in history.

"Yes, Commander!"

The order was transmitted instantly.

The Alliance fleet slowly retreated into the rear of the Void Realm.

On each starship, massive war cannons slowly rotated, pointing their muzzles in other directions.

This could never be the Empire's doing.

That meant

in the depths of the Void Realm, there were life forms and humans.

Furthermore, they could cross the Void Realm with their Physical Bodies.

What kind of incredible power could resist the Void Realm and allow a person to cross it physically?

The Alliance Commander didn't know.

Nor did he dare to think about it at this moment.

Unknown power would breed greed.

Currently, the technological development of both the Alliance and the Empire had reached a Bottleneck.

Their fleets could not support them in navigating and exploring the depths of the Void Realm.

The Empire and the Alliance were using this as a turning point; whichever side achieved a Breakthrough first would gain absolute initiative.

And among the defected escort ships they had received from the Empire, there were top experts in the field of long-distance interstellar navigation.

This was the main reason why the Empire had not hesitated to dispatch three ace fleets to exert pressure.

He just hadn't expected something even more shocking to appear.

If they could obtain the source of the power from that Fairy-like human,

the Alliance would surely achieve unprecedentedly rapid development.

This thought was too dangerous.

That million-foot-long unknown snake-like life form was clearly powerful just from its size.

He couldn't think any further.

In that instant, many thoughts flashed through the Alliance Commander's mind.

But as a veteran of a hundred battles, he ultimately suppressed that flicker of agitation in his heart.

Only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one be victorious in every battle.

Facing such an unknown existence, a reckless attack might bring about utter destruction.

Moreover, the Empire's fleet was still watching like a tiger eyeing its prey.

"Take photos."

"Commander, the detection System, imaging System, and monitoring System have all malfunctioned. We cannot take photos."

Hearing the reply, the Alliance Commander remained silent for a moment and gave up on the idea, but his eyes closely followed the massive creature swimming through the Void Realm.

"Starships, fighter jets, technological civilization."

Mo Xuan looked at the two star-spanning fleets waiting in battle formation, feeling somewhat surprised. In these myriad worlds, this was the first time he had seen a technological civilization of this level.

Being able to enter the Void Realm with starships was already quite impressive.

"Hey, Old Ancestor, the way these strange flying boats use the energy of heaven and earth is quite different."

Atop Mo Xuan's head, Zhou Xiutong was full of excitement. Her Divine Sense swept across the starships in the Void Realm, her eyes showing a hint of curiosity.

"It's just that the cultivation of the people inside is incredibly weak."

"Although their lifespan and physical bodies are much stronger than those of Mortals, they have no Spiritual Qi in their bodies and no cultivation."

"They rely entirely on those strange flying boats to travel through the Void Realm."

"Although it's a bit like putting the cart before the horse, there are some merits to it."

Zhou Xiutong commented.

In the Chaofeng Ancient Realm and the various worlds within this Void Realm, most were dominated by the path of immortal cultivation, where great power belonged to oneself.

Zhou Xiutong did not quite approve of this path of cultivation that relied entirely on external objects without cultivating oneself.

This is interesting.

Zhou Xiutong's Divine Sense continuously wove through the starships.

She was exploring the ways the Alliance and the Empire utilized the energy of heaven and earth.

Inside the command ship of the Silver Star Empire fleet.

The youngest expeditionary Marshal in the history of the Empire stared fixedly at the massive creature and the purple-clothed, purple-haired woman atop it.

Such majestic vitality... Even without Divine Sense, Marshal Grand Marshal Si Yu could see the surging life force within Zhou Xiutong just with his eyes.

A poison called immortality quietly sprouted in Grand Marshal Si Yu's heart.

Although the Empire and the Alliance had entered the age of interstellar navigation,

the lifespan of the residents had been extended by two or three times compared to the past through generations of improved Genetic Serums.

But they still only had a lifespan of around two hundred to three hundred years.

However, the Void Realm was too vast.

He still wanted to conquer those brilliant stars deep within the Void Realm.

How could a mere two or three hundred years be enough?

Now, the opportunity had appeared.

If he could capture that mysterious purple-clothed woman

and obtain the secrets within her,

the Empire would be immortal.

He would be the greatest hero in the history of the Empire.

"Relay the order!"

"All ships, aim main cannons!"

"Target: the seven-inch mark of the snake-like life form's body!"

"Order the Qingtian Mecha Unit and the Bluebird Fighter Unit to attack!"

"Target: the purple-clothed woman. I want her alive!"

"Fleet, prepare for spatial jump. Once we succeed, retreat immediately."

Empire Marshal Grand Marshal Si Yu's eyes were bloodshot. The poison called immortality drove him to issue the final orders of his life.