385: Go ahead and expose him, it's worth it.

The "heavenly pillar" is a planetary-level weapon, a solid tri-titanium-iron alloy pillar five kilometers long, with a radius of 1.5 kilometers, and a density 2.5 times that of gold.

To prove the feasibility of the simplest and most brutal kinetic energy solution proposed at the planetary fleet weapon discussion, several bigwigs from the Technology Research and Development Department used two months of a large space mining team's production capacity to produce three "heavenly pillars."

After testing, it was indeed effective, so the remaining two were installed on the flagships "Azure Dragon" and "White Tiger" respectively.

This was the fleet's last trump card, originally intended to deliver a fatal blow to Tai Yi at a critical moment, or in the worst-case scenario, to attempt to damage his Divine Body structure.

They hadn't dared to use it before because intelligence gathered from the battlefield showed that Tai Yi's Divine Body possessed the bizarre characteristic of intermittently assimilating nearby entities, making the risk of attacks being nullified extremely high.

Now, there was no time to worry about such things.

Just as Yukun took a deep breath, preparing to issue the launch command, an inconspicuous light dot on the tactical screen caught her attention.

It was a friendly signal, rushing towards Tai Yi's Divine Body with an unstoppable momentum.

A spaceship.

A seemingly dilapidated assault craft, looking as if it would disintegrate at any moment, was trailing distorted exhaust flames, rapidly approaching Tai Yi in a nearly suicidal manner.

From the battlefield perception system, Yukun immediately understood the situation.

A short while ago... inside the cockpit, alarm lights flashed blood red.

The engine emitted an overloaded wail, and the spaceship shot towards the god, as vast as a celestial body, like a thrown dagger.

The autopilot system had completely gone offline during the previous impact, and now everything relied on manual control.

Morning Light gripped the violently shaking joystick with both hands, veins bulging on the back of his hands. His face was a mixture of oil, sweat, and a trace of dried blood, but his eyes were like a falcon preparing to strike.

The moment Tai Yi suddenly ceased his attack and all communication systems were restored, he had already roughly understood the dramatic changes in the battle situation from the terminal.

The crisis of the fleet's destruction, Pexito's intervention, the fleet's desperate counterattack, the feedback that attacks were effective... hope seemed to rekindle.

But for some reason, a strong sense of dread, like a cold venomous snake, tightly coiled around his heart.

It wasn't due to the current battle, but a more subtle and deadly premonition.

He subconsciously touched the crude amulet hanging close to his chest. Inside, it contained the wisp of white hair given to him by Pexito.

At this moment, this wisp of hair was emitting a faint warmth, pulsating slightly and rhythmically.

It was as if it was sensing some distant heartbeat.

He couldn't articulate what it specifically meant.

It wasn't a sound or an image; it was more like an intuition, a muffled thud and vibration felt from afar through thick walls.

He vaguely knew that on a level inaccessible to mortals, Pexito seemed to have encountered some unexpected change? The opponent's power showed an abnormal flow, a part of the power seemed to suddenly disappear, its whereabouts unknown?

He couldn't say for sure, but this ominous premonition was incredibly strong, almost suffocating him.

He had experienced Tai Yi's tricks and witnessed the god's madness and unpredictability. He had an almost instinctive judgment that the next crisis would absolutely not be a simple energy clash, but a devastating, instant kill with no time to react!

The target, he didn't know. But whether it was their current location or the fleet, the consequences would be unacceptable.

He couldn't wait! He couldn't place all his hope on unknown variables and distant support.

He couldn't be sure if the fleet had a countermeasure or some trump card; he only knew he had to do something.

For the fleet, for his comrades who had just survived in the hive, and for the figure who had saved him twice, he had to buy even one more second of time!

"I'm sorry, old buddies, this time, I have to jump the gun." Morning Light glanced at his teammates, who had just finished repairing the spaceship and were briefly resting due to injury and extreme fatigue, a look of apology yet no regret on his face.

He closed all communication channels accessible to his teammates and slammed the throttle to the maximum!

The initial plan was simple and direct: get as close as possible, then use the spaceship's only remaining antimatter energy core to deliver a devastating blow to Tai Yi at point-blank range.

Even if it could only blast off a piece of his skin or break a "tooth," it would create an opportunity for the fleet and disrupt Tai Yi's actions.

However, as he truly approached Tai Yi's Divine Body and saw the subtle golden cracks spreading under the fleet's sustained attack, a crazier, but potentially more effective, idea flashed through his mind like lightning!

Through a larger crack, in the gaps of the golden light flowing within Tai Yi, he vaguely saw the internal structure of the Divine Body.

A structure resembling countless translucent glass or crystals tightly stacked and joined together, exuding an aura of "fragility."

Destroy it from within!

This thought made his blood feel like it was burning! External attacks were like scratching an itch through a boot, but if he could detonate it from within... He immediately steered the trembling, almost falling-apart spaceship, adjusting its direction like a venomous sting aiming for a giant beast's vital wound, charging straight into that crack.

At the same time, he connected to the flagship's communication channel. The moment the channel connected, he didn't even wait to confirm if the other party had received it, speaking rapidly.

"Azure Dragon Fleet Command Center, this is Morning Light, an executive department member. I've discovered an abnormal internal structure within Tai Yi's Divine Body, suspected to be crystalline, with extreme fragility! Repeat, extreme fragility!"

"I plan to pilot the spaceship into its internal crack and detonate the antimatter energy core, attempting to destroy it from within."

Then, he didn't give the person on the other end of the communication a chance to respond, but his speech speed suddenly slowed, his voice carrying an almost relaxed mockery.

"This guy destroyed half a planet and killed hundreds of millions of Nova People and Trisolarans, and that's one thing, but he also dared to insult the souls of me and dozens of comrades, making us dance like puppets and clowns in that foolish puppet world."

"This grudge, I'm going to settle with him today, no matter what!"

Without waiting for a response, he unilaterally cut off the communication.

A tiny speck of light, without hesitation, plunged into the golden crack and disappeared from the tactical screen.

Before Yukun could say anything, the next second—

An indescribably intense light erupted violently from deep within the crack of Tai Yi's Divine Body!

The light was so dazzling, so pure, it even temporarily overshadowed the golden radiance of the Order Star God itself, illuminating the surrounding space as if it were daytime.

Immediately after, everyone in the fleet "saw" a dull roar, as if from the dawn of the universe, reverberating through the very matter and space of the Divine Body.

Tai Yi's massive body trembled violently, and the cracks that had previously only spread slowly under attack now instantly propagated like glass struck by a heavy hammer!

A huge, grotesque gap opened where the light exploded, revealing a more dazzling yet fragmented crystalline structure within.

It succeeded! Morning Light, at the cost of his life, tore open a wound leading to Tai Yi's core for the fleet!

Yukun's eyes instantly became bloodshot, grief, anger, and an endless respect for an unknown comrade surged within her chest!

It was as if she saw something again.

She didn't hesitate for a moment, not even having time to wipe away the tears that instantly blurred her vision, and with all her strength, with a roar that seemed to tear her vocal cords, she shouted the command.

"'heavenly pillar'! Launch! Target the crack! Drive it in!"

Below the flagship, a huge metal rod was pushed out.

Accompanied by exhaust flames piercing the void, this colossal object, the "heavenly pillar," representing the Interstellar Peace Corporation's strongest fleet power and symbolizing pure kinetic energy, began to slowly accelerate.

After the pillar was gradually enveloped by a layer of bubbles, its speed rapidly increased, transforming into a deadly light tearing through the starry sky, precisely shooting into the huge crack on Tai Yi's Divine Body, the one Morning Light had just opened to his core with his life.

The decisive blow had been delivered.