181: Chapter 181 What?! A Level Three Star Lord!

Five days flashed by in the blink of an eye.

Because the quantity of troops submitted by the vassals in the first batch was too large, the recruitment cycle needed to be extended.

Therefore, Xu Qin simply gave everyone a one-month buffer period.

And during these five days, he hadn't been idle for even a single moment.

First was the Ore Spirit reinforcement.

+20 every day.

The Soul-Eater Battle Skeleton went from +20 all the way up to +120 by consuming them.

Xu Qin opened the panel to look at the latest data.

[Soul-Eater Battle Skeleton (Six-Source Fusion Type) · Enhanced +120]

[Attack Power: 1886 (Physical - Charge / Magic - Shadow / Flame - Burst)]

[Defense Power: 624]

[Health Points: 33280 / 33280]

"Comfortable."

Xu Qin closed the panel and looked over at the Kamikaze Legion.

For the lizard-type cannon fodder, health points increased from 2200 to 11200.

The post-death explosion damage increased to 78400.

For the human heavy-armored cannon fodder, health points increased to 14400.

The post-death explosion could deal 100800 damage.

"Ten thousand one-hundred-ton bombs exploding outwards have an effect comparable to a nuclear bomb." Xu Qin couldn't help laughing out loud.

At this moment, the command panel suddenly popped up a notification message.

Ding!

[Lords Hall upgrade complete! Current level: Level 13]

Xu Qin opened the command panel.

Dense streams of data brushed past.

After reading through it, he was slightly taken aback.

"Did it not unlock any new functions?"

Level 13 unlock effects:

All troop types basic attack power +18%

All troop types basic defense power +15%

All troop types basic health points +20%

Energy core efficiency +25%

Territory barrier strength +30%

Wraith Fury self-destruction multiplier +50%, increased to 750%.

Undead Immortality resurrection probability +5%, increased to 55%.

Wraith Will single-match stacking limit +10%, increased to 60%.

Xu Qin finished browsing through it.

He found that they were all numerical upgrades.

"That's fine too. Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. As long as there's an improvement, it's fine."

He returned to the main interface, preparing to upgrade other divisions.

But right at this moment,

Beep!

The command panel suddenly popped up several early-warning notification messages.

The full-screen level kind.

[Detected a large floating continent moving towards the direction of the Boundless Domain!]

[Estimated collision time: approximately 45 minutes]

[Opponent's area: Unknown]

Xu Qin saw the information and was slightly stunned.

What's the situation?

Unknown?

He had fought so many territory battles, and every time the system would give the opponent's area.

50 square kilometers, 60 square kilometers, 487.6 square kilometers...

It had always been an accurate number.

How could it be "Unknown" this time?

Carrying his doubts, Xu Qin opened the Star Lord channel.

Xu Qin · Level 1 Star Lord: I have something to ask for advice on.

Xu Qin · Level 1 Star Lord: What does it mean when the opponent's area shows "Unknown" in the collision warning?

After the message was sent, the channel quieted down for a few seconds, and then notification messages popped up.

Valke · Level 3 Star Lord: ???

Solma · Level 2 Star Lord: Are you serious?

Xu Qin · Level 1 Star Lord: Very serious. The warning just popped up.

Gerwin · Level 2 Star Lord: ...Bro, an unknown area means that the opposite Star Lord's level is at least two levels higher than yours.

Gerwin · Level 2 Star Lord: The system does not allow lower-level Star Lords to detect detailed intelligence of higher-level Star Lords. Once the level difference reaches two levels or more, all data will be blocked as "Unknown".

Xu Qin · Level 1 Star Lord: In other words, I am Level 1, and the opposite side is at least Level 3?

Valke · Level 3 Star Lord: Correct.

The channel instantly became lively.

Solma · Level 2 Star Lord: Which Level 3 Star Lord is moving? Come out and say a few words.

Valke · Level 3 Star Lord: Not me, there's no movement around me right now, just floating quietly.

Gerwin · Level 2 Star Lord: There's no movement on my side either.

Cass · Level 5 Star Lord: It's even less likely to be me.

Even the Level 5 Star Lord who never usually spoke popped up.

Solma · Level 2 Star Lord: Then it must be a Level 3 Star Lord who doesn't like chatting.

Solma · Level 2 Star Lord: No choice, the drift direction is random... I can only say this Level 1's luck is not too good.

Valke · Level 3 Star Lord: @Xu Qin, very nice to meet you.

Xu Qin · Level 1 Star Lord: ? What do you mean by that?

Valke · Level 3 Star Lord: A Level 3 Star Lord's regular troops are above one million.

Valke · Level 3 Star Lord: You are Level 1, with a total area of less than a thousand square kilometers.

Valke · Level 3 Star Lord: The area difference is more than a dozen times, and the troop gap might be even larger.

Solma · Level 2 Star Lord: Indeed... In this kind of situation, there is basically no possibility of a comeback.

Gerwin · Level 2 Star Lord: But it's not without precedent. Historically, there have indeed been cases of lower-level defeating higher-level.

Valke · Level 3 Star Lord: Really?

Gerwin · Level 2 Star Lord: Extremely rare. But they exist.

Solma · Level 2 Star Lord: @Xu Qin, I hope you can fight a brilliant battle.

Solma · Level 2 Star Lord: Even if you lose, you must make the opponent pay a price.

Valke · Level 3 Star Lord: In other words, weaken the strength of our potential opponents a bit.

Solma · Level 2 Star Lord: That's right!

Xu Qin · Level 1 Star Lord: Can you share some intelligence on Level 3 Star Lords?

Solma · Level 2 Star Lord: Since you are asking directly, I'll tell you directly: I won't say it. Everyone has already leaked too much intelligence to you.

Valke · Level 3 Star Lord: Exactly. If you win, won't you know everything?

Solma · Level 2 Star Lord: Hahaha! Right!

Xu Qin looked at the screen and wiped his sweat.

Good grief, at least Level 3?

In other words, the opponent's troops start at a million at least?

He raised his head to look at the skyline on the outer perimeter of the Floating City.

Vaguely, in the distant void, a huge shadow was slowly approaching.

"This is truly exciting."

Xu Qin stood in front of the Watchtower.

"Being a Star Lord is really thrilling."

He closed the channel and switched to the command panel, all-army command mode.

"Tian Ming."

"Present."

"Entire army prepare for battle. Level 1 alert."

"Yes, Master."

Xu Qin walked quickly toward the edge of the Watchtower.

"Send the vultures over to take a look first."

The order was given.

Three hundred Skeleton Vultures took off from the edge of the continent, rushing toward the opponent's continent.

Two minutes later.

The first vulture approached the outer perimeter of the opponent's continent.

Bang!

About five hundred meters away from the opponent's continent, the vulture crashed into an invisible wall, its entire skeleton shattering instantly.

-33280!

"Hm? Could it be a territory shield?"

Xu Qin raised an eyebrow.

"Could a Level 3 Star Lord's continent already be strong to this extent?"

There was no help for it; the Star Lord channel had already explicitly stated earlier that it wouldn't tell information about Level 3 Star Lords,

so Xu Qin could only figure it out himself.

"Continue scouting!"

Receiving the command, the second and third vultures approached again.

Following closely...

Bang! Bang!

All exploded.

Ding!

['Undead Immortality' triggered! Resurrection successful: 1 unit.]

One vulture reassembled after shattering, floating right on the outer side of the shield's edge.

"Good."

Xu Qin immediately switched to its perspective.

The image was blurry.

It was too far.

He could only see a patch of black-gray ground, as well as densely packed... moving black dots.

Xu Qin tried having the vulture fly around the edge, patrolling and maintaining a distance of five hundred meters outside the shield's perimeter.

Five minutes later.

He gave up helplessly.

"I can't see clearly. The distance is too far, and the boundaries of this continent can't even be seen from end to end."

Xu Qin immediately ordered the team to fall back.

Not scouting anymore, he opened the command panel and selected all heroes.

"All heroes, hear my command!"