1135: Chapter 1134 Three Fleets, Starry Sky Standoff

Once the order was issued, the entire Alliance began to operate at high speed like a precision machine.

The defensive matrix activated at full power, and all Tier 4 Powerhouse entered the highest state of combat readiness.

Meanwhile, in the distant deep space, three massive fleets were speeding through curvature bubbles, and they had only one goal—

That azure planet that was currently on the rise.

Outside the observation window, the starry sky remained brilliant.

But everyone knew that in seven days, this patch of starry sky would either become a witness to the rise of the Human Race or turn into a graveyard that buried the Blue Star civilization.

"Marshal, the joint fleet of the Hundred Flowers Star Domain and the Red Sun Star Domain has appeared in the rear and is closing in on us. Please advise!"

Inside the command room of the Black Cloud Empire flagship, Marshal Hei Yan's eyes, which had been closed, suddenly snapped open. His gaze pierced the star map in front of him like a blade.

The screen clearly displayed two massive interstellar fleets, their hull emblems shining brightly—on the left was the burning golden sun of the Red Sun Star Domain, and on the right was the blooming nine-petaled spirit flower of the Hundred Flowers Star Domain.

"Hmph, they arrived faster than expected."

Marshal Hei Yan slowly rose from his command seat, his profound black cloak billowing without any wind.

He had originally planned to take Blue Star one day before the two Star Domains arrived to seize absolute initiative. Now that they had arrived simultaneously, the situation suddenly became delicate—if he tried to swallow it forcibly, it would inevitably trigger a joint counterattack from both sides.

"Order the entire fleet to turn and face the enemy!"

Once the order was issued, the entire fleet, like an interstellar beast awakening from its slumber, carved thousands of deep purple energy arcs against the backdrop of the deep Universe.

All warship batteries charged simultaneously, and cold energy beams condensed at the bows into brilliant spots of light resembling a deadly star cluster, while a solemn, murderous Aura of war instantly permeated the entire Star Domain.

Inside the Hundred Flowers Star Domain flagship, the "Flower Spirit," the female commander Lan Xi, clad in silver-blue star-patterned battle robes, frowned slightly as she stared at the aggressive turning maneuver of the Black Cloud Empire fleet on the tactical screen.

"The Black Cloud Empire dares to point their guns at both of us at the same time? Does he really intend to take on two opponents at once?"

Almost at the same time, on the Red Sun Star Domain's massive warship "Raging Sun Fury," which seemed to be cast from molten gold, the veteran general Yan Huang, whose beard and hair were like flames, stroked his beard and sneered, sharp light shooting from his eyes:

"The Black Cloud Empire has been addicted to expansion all these years. Do they really think they can swallow an entire life-bearing planet on their own? They are simply disregarding the Star Domain Convention!"

The three-way communication channel was suddenly connected at this moment. Marshal Hei Yan's deep and calm voice came through the encrypted frequency, every word carrying unquestionable pressure:

"Commander Lan Xi, General Yan Huang.

According to Article 37 of the 'Star Domain Resource Allocation Convention,' the ownership of an ownerless life-bearing planet is determined by the vanguard fleet that actually lands and controls fifty percent of the surface.

Since my Black Cloud Empire reached the gravitational range of Blue Star first, according to the convention, this planet should belong to my Empire."

"Marshal Hei Yan?!"

Yan Huang was suddenly shocked upon hearing this.

He had not expected that the Black Cloud Empire would dispatch Marshal Hei Yan, one of the Ten Great Marshals known as the "Dark Star Commander."

A powerhouse of this caliber, capable of overseeing a battlefield, was actually here in person to handle a newly discovered life-bearing planet?

It was simply like using a stellar cannon to bombard a dust mite; the overkill was unsettling.

The veteran general suppressed his anger and responded in a deep voice: "Marshal Hei Yan, the original text of the convention states 'actual control of more than half of the surface area,' not 'first to arrive at the gravitational field.'

Your fleet has not yet landed on Blue Star. Is it not a bit too hasty to discuss ownership at this time?"

Marshal Hei Yan smiled indifferently, his voice filled with cold mockery: "The convention is nothing but waste paper written by the weak to maintain balance. In the face of the Empire's interests, they carry no weight."

He paused for a moment, his tone suddenly becoming sharp: "I do not wish to waste any more breath. The Black Cloud Empire is determined to have this planet. If the two of you are not convinced—"

A pressure as vast as the sea of stars erupted. Accompanying his words, the thousands of warships of the Black Cloud Empire simultaneously shed their optical camouflage, revealing their true, ferocious forms.

Embedded on the streamlined dark purple hulls was the "Star-Splitting" emblem exclusive to the Empire's marshals. The caliber of the main guns far exceeded that of a conventional fleet by more than three times, and the energy readings of the fleet instantly climbed to a heart-stopping peak.

This was by no means an ordinary expeditionary fleet, but a personal guard-level war cluster directly under the command of the Ten Great Marshals!

—You are welcome to come forward and try, to see whether your fleets collapse first or my gun barrels cool down first."

The expressions of Yan Huang and Lan Xi turned as dark as iron. Marshal Hei Yan's action was not only a naked display of force but also a trampling of the dignity of the two Star Domains underfoot.

After a brief silence, two Auras, though slightly inferior to Marshal Hei Yan's but equally vast and astonishing, surged into the sky from the two flagships, crashing into Marshal Hei Yan's pressure field like an angry tide.

"Marshal Hei Yan," Yan Huang's voice was like rolling lava. Fierce energy fluctuations erupted one after another in the fleet behind him, and the Battle Intent of countless Red Sun warriors transformed into visible golden-red flames of Qi.

"My Red Sun men may die in battle, but we have never learned the word 'retreat.' If you insist on dominating this alone, then today, this Star Domain shall be the place where our three armies fight to the death!"

Almost at the same instant, myriad flexible and brilliant pearlescent white light ribbons bloomed on the surfaces of all the Hundred Flowers fleet hulls, resembling a blooming interstellar sea of flowers.

Commander Lan Xi's clear, cold voice drifted through the communication network, hiding a sharp edge within its gentleness:

"Although the Hundred Flowers Star Domain loves peace, we have never been pushovers for anyone to manipulate.

The Black Cloud Empire has the Ten Great Marshals; does the Hundred Flowers Star Domain not have 'Flower Immortal' experts who guard the flowers?"

The three fleets stood in a standoff in the silent space, energy surging like a volcano about to erupt.

Starlight swept across countless cold gun barrels, and an interstellar conflict concerning the fate of a planet, and potentially rewriting the landscape of the three major powers, was on the verge of breaking out.

Marshal Hei Yan's fingers tapped silently on the armrest of his command seat, and subtle energy ripples appeared on the dark patterns of his profound black cloak.

On the screen, Yan Huang's golden-red Battle Intent flames and Lan Xi's pearlescent white light ribbons wove into a barrier of confrontation across the starry space, and the formations of both fleets began to unfold layer by layer.

The Red Sun fleet was like a ring of fire erupting from a scorching sun, while the Hundred Flowers fleet resembled a blooming nebula vortex.

He could indeed win, but at what cost?

Facing a joint siege from two top-tier Star Domains afterward, the Black Cloud Empire was not in a position to fight a major war right now.

Marshal Hei Yan suddenly chuckled, and when the laughter was transmitted through the communication channel, it had transformed into a declaration like an ice blade.

"Since you two want to reason and also want to show your fists... then I will let you understand what a true 'first move' is."

Before his voice fell, a deep gap suddenly opened in the center of the Black Cloud Empire fleet formation.

Hundreds of slender "Nightmare-class" assault ships shot out from it, with dark purple ripples distorting space flowing over their hull surfaces.

These were the Black Cloud Empire's newest warp assault ships, and their acceleration efficiency was more than three times that of conventional warships!

"Not good!" Yan Huang's pupils constricted, "He is going to force a landing on Blue Star!"

Commander Lan Xi's order rang out almost simultaneously: "Hundred Flowers fleet, deploy the 'Thousand Stamens Binding Net'!

We must not let a single enemy ship escape the battlefield!"