1377: examine

Tenglong Fortress is one of the defense lines on the northeastern border of the Tianxia Empire.

Unlike traditional fortresses with sturdy city walls, Tenglong Fortress is composed of thirty-six Life Stars and resource stars.

The distance between the two furthest ends reaches three light-years.

From afar, the entire Fortress looks like a sprawling jade belt in the starry sky, emitting a captivating glow.

A fully-staffed Imperial main fleet is permanently stationed within the entire Fortress, with the fleet's flagship, the Wrath Dragon, anchored outside the atmosphere of the Fortress's main star, Dragon Head Star.

Its size is comparable to a small asteroid, its body covered in dark, dull black armor, with occasional flashes of bright Heavenly Summer Qi patterns that emit a heart-stopping radiance.

The destination of the Star Sea Shuttle spacecraft beneath Wang Chen and Shen Yu's feet was precisely the Fortress's main star, Dragon Head Star.

"What a terrifying creation!"

Wang Chen murmured to himself, somewhat lost in thought, as he watched the Wrath Dragon pass by through the first-class cabin's floor-to-ceiling window.

Brushing past the colossal Wrath Dragon at close quarters, even his resilient nerves, honed over several years, couldn't help but subconsciously hold his breath.

This behemoth was already sufficiently shocking when viewed from afar, but up close, its sheer size stretched beyond the eye's reach, and the terrifying power deeply contained within it, even if only a trace leaked out, could easily suppress and kill any cultivator who had not yet passed the second great Heavenly and Earthly Tribulation.

"The Wrath Dragon is currently in the first series of Imperial starships, and its main cannon is capable of obliterating a small star system with several constant stars and Life Stars from the starry sky in a single strike."

Shen Yu, equally stunned, explained with a trembling voice.

This was a terrifying creation capable of easily destroying small star systems, possessing a sufficiently powerful deterrent for any cultivator.

The higher cultivators progressed in their cultivation, the more they could appreciate the horror of such destructive power.

Even Star-Ranked powerhouses who had passed the third great Heavenly and Earthly Tribulation would absolutely not want to confront such a terrifying creation.

"Dear passengers, Dragon Head Star has arrived!"

"Please proceed orderly to the exit and undergo scanning and inspection to ensure no dangerous items are being carried."

At this moment, the spacecraft visibly trembled a few times, and then a sweet voice from a staff member echoed through the broadcast.

Wang Chen and Shen Yu, hearing this, packed their belongings and stood up to leave the room.

Static! Static!

However, just as they stepped out of the room, the broadcast emitted several harsh sounds, as if the signal was unstable, followed by a rough, cold voice from within:

"Fellow Imperial citizens, according to the latest military regulations, all citizens arriving at Dragon Head Star are required to undergo a stricter inspection. Please temporarily release your connection to your spatial storage equipment and submit to the inspection."

"Non-Imperial citizens, please remain in place for now."

"Please cooperate."

The moment this voice sounded, Wang Chen already saw black-armored warriors leading the way from outside the exit, their gazes sternly fixed on the passengers emerging from various places, while their hands rested on the combat sabers at their waists.

The aura of each of these warriors was around the Fourth Rank, and although they made no further movements, their mere presence, with hands on their sabers and watchful eyes, enveloped the area in a chilling atmosphere.

Passengers who had just emerged from their respective rooms, initially wanting to complain about the strict inspection, immediately became obedient and consciously lined up upon seeing this scene, growing cautious.

"Has something major happened recently at Tenglong Fortress?"

Wang Chen, seeing this, looked at Shen Yu questioningly.

He could understand normal inspections, but the current situation was probably close to martial law.

Across from him, facing Wang Chen's puzzled gaze, Shen Yu shook her head slightly.

This made Wang Chen even more certain that his guess was probably spot on.

Shen Yu's citizen Rank was one level higher than his, a Fourth Rank citizen, granting her higher authority on the Ling Network and access to more information.

Hearing no rumors meant that what had happened at Tenglong Fortress was bigger than imagined and had already been placed under control.

"It seems the Empire isn't as stable as I thought."

Wang Chen thought to himself, leading Shen Yu to queue up for inspection.

Although the Imperial warriors who entered the spacecraft looked stern, their movements during the inspection were not at all rough; they were very standardized and efficient.

After a short while, it was Wang Chen and Shen Yu's turn.

After a full body scan by the scanning device, the next step was the inspection of their spatial storage equipment.

Wang Chen released his hold on the spatial ring, allowing a warrior to probe it with his Divine Thought.

He was currently penniless, most of his collected items were brought from the Lower Realm Universe, with a small portion being Materials obtained from hunting Vicious Beasts on Jin Yu Star, so he was not afraid of the inspection at all.

Besides, as for contraband...

To his sorrow, with his current strength, he was still far from being able to come into contact with such things.

However, the warrior conducting the inspection froze the moment his Divine Thought probed the spatial ring.

"So big!"

He looked up at Wang Chen, his expression turning somewhat solemn.

Tenglong Fortress had been under martial law for some time, and he had inspected at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, spatial storage items.

But not a single one could compare to that of the young man before him.

This was no longer a matter of size; even if all those thousand or so people combined, they wouldn't match this single one.

He felt that even if he put the Dragon Head Star beneath his feet into it, it would still seem empty.

"Mr. Wang Chen, I will report your information. Please do not leave Dragon Head Star for the next seven days; during this period, a dedicated person will contact you."

After the warrior withdrew his Divine Thought, he marked Wang Chen's personal information for special attention during entry, then said politely.

At these words, the passengers queuing behind couldn't help but retreat a few steps, their eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty as they looked at Wang Chen.

The people who had been inspected earlier were all directly released; could this guy really have some problem?

Wang Chen was also stunned for a moment upon hearing this, but then he quickly reacted.

It was probably the spatial ring that caused the trouble.

His spatial ring was brought from the Lower Realm Universe. In the Lower Realm Universe, to store more things, he had stuffed many world fragments into it for expansion. Its final size was large enough to hold a newly promoted large world like Blue Star.

Now, with his Ascension to the Supreme Universe, the spatial ring had also undergone the Ascension baptism and been solidified. Its capacity should be quite outstanding in the entire Supreme Universe.

Leaving aside other things, at least the spatial equipment he had searched for on the Ling Network so far, even the largest in internal capacity, was far inferior to the one he held.

"No problem."

Thinking of this, Wang Chen nodded, and then, after Shen Yu completed her inspection, the two left the Airport.