564: The invasion begins, initial contact

Zhu Wenyan looked at his army.

When he first embarked on this path, he hadn't fully thought it through. He initially benefited from Ran Quan's world technology, and he was vigorously developing technology.

However, during his leisure time, under the influence of Chen Mu's novels in Lan Xing World, a pastime read.

He suddenly saw something very interesting called Immortal Qin…

Technology and fantasy, it seemed, were not in conflict!

Moreover, the Cross-World Group could provide everything!

Why should he solely pursue the path of technology? He himself was already cultivating… Thus, ideas flowed like a spring.

And so, he led his world down a path where technology and fantasy developed in conjunction.

Of course, the consequence was a massive increase in the demand for source points.

After all this time, Zhu Wenyan didn't know if what he was doing was the correct path.

And today, this world invasion war was also to verify the correctness of the path he envisioned!

War was on the verge of breaking out!

"Fire! Counterattack!!!" Zhu Wenyan commanded.

Countless artillery shells exploded, and tanks and aircraft also began to move.

Thousands of hovering fighter jets roared past.

Missiles, machine guns, and thrown bombs were all available.

However, the Cthas Yalu People's technology was not to be underestimated. The other party seemed capable of actively "initiating world invasions," given how "skilled" they appeared. But their technology had only just reached the interstellar level.

According to the technology level classification, Zhu Wenyan's ancient civilization's technology level was roughly 0.9, but with the blessing of the mysterious side (fantasy), its overall strength would be even stronger.

Moreover, he enjoyed the resources of an entire world, having already unified it.

The Cthas Yalu People's civilization technology level could be said to have just reached level 1.0, reaching the planetary level, but they had not fully entered this level.

The Cthas Yalu People's world was resource-poor, and coupled with their own "racial" issues, their lifespan was around 180 years, but their overall excellence was not as good as that of the human race.

Unexpectedly, they gained the ability of "world invasion." Relying on the "Gate of Invasion" (as they named it) obtained by chance, over long years, they cautiously explored and screened worlds that could be invaded.

They successively invaded three small worlds, occupied their worlds, slaughtered all living beings, and plundered and emptied the resources of an entire world to strengthen their own world.

Over long years, they became extremely proficient in warfare, and the technology they developed was primarily "war-oriented." They had gradually formed an "invasion civilization" and a "plunder civilization."

Now, they had found Zhu Wenyan's world, and its "level was not high," which they considered feasible!

They spent several years preparing, and finally, they opened this world invasion gate!

And so, the current world invasion war began!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The two sides exchanged fire, with countless long-range attacks bombarding each other.

Hum!

Both sides had energy shields protecting their respective forces.

The Cthas Yalu People launched a charge, their infantry carrying energy weapons and advancing alongside various combat vehicles.

A general suddenly drew two energy light blades embedded in his mecha, and the spiritual power in his body gathered within them, making the energy light blades emit an even more dazzling glow.

He suddenly pointed the light blade and roared, "Where the sword's edge points!"

The soldiers roared in unison, "Nothing is unbreakable!"

As soldiers, they naturally cultivated the "Shattering Aura Art" from the Cross-World Group, a cultivation method most suitable for armies and battlefields.

"Kill!"

The general roared, leading the charge. His armor hissed as it jetted, or more accurately, his full-coverage exoskeleton armor, which could also be called a mecha.

Whoosh! The moment the general burst out, the armor on his face surged, protecting his head within it. A face shield covered him, and a V-shaped light source lit up on his face.

Lu Zilong, a Great General of the Great Yong Dynasty.

At this moment, he also led the charge. His powerful cultivation, combined with the mecha on his body, allowed him to instantly rush into the main force of the Cthas Yalu People.

Puff, puff, puff!

Wielding two light swords, he moved as if in an uninhabited land.

His mid-first realm cultivation made him incredibly powerful!

This was Zhu Wenyan's direct classification based on the Cross-World Group's combat power levels.

Mid-first realm, roughly the middle tier of level 1 combat power.

Zhu Wenyan had now reached the peak of level 1 combat power due to his "National Fortune Cultivation Method."

He was not far from level 2 combat power, having already seen the threshold of level 2, though his foot had not yet crossed it.

Of course, Zhu Wenyan's world's cultivation levels... Although Zhu Wenyan directly correlated them with the Cross-World Group, using First, Second, and Third Realms by analogy, they were actually not on the same scale as the Cross-World Group.

Lu Zilong wielded a light sword, felling one enemy after another. The immense physical quality brought by his powerful cultivation, combined with the amplification of his mecha, maximized his strength, speed, and reactions.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The battle between the two sides entered a white-hot stage.

The fighting grew more intense, and casualties were extremely heavy on both sides.

The battle lasted for approximately three hours.

This area was riddled with holes, scarred and devastated.

Zhu Wenyan withdrew his troops.

The Cthas Yalu People did not pursue; they too had suffered heavy losses.

The Cthas Yalu People couldn't help but doubt whether their initial "detection" was correct. The world detected at that time was clearly not like this! How could it be that after finally opening the invasion channel and coming over, this world's technological level was so high! And their individual strength was also very formidable!

This made their fight very difficult.

They did not launch a rash attack now but began to establish a base.

Moreover, a large number of troops needed to be continuously teleported over, and lost supplies of various kinds also needed to be replenished.

Zhu Wenyan's troop withdrawal was largely for the same reasons.

The battle was too brutal.

"We need more preparations! This is a tough battle! Prepare defensive measures, troops, logistics, and equipment for me! This is not child's play! Everyone, give me ten thousand percent of your spirit!" Zhu Wenyan said sternly to his civil and military officials.

This was a world invasion!

They were facing a world! An entire world of enemies! Not the sort of play-acting they had engaged in during their previous "unification"!

"We understand!" The various generals and officials nodded repeatedly; they knew.

This would undoubtedly be a protracted war!

During the recent engagement, they had clearly felt that the opponent's technological level was actually stronger than theirs, though not overwhelmingly so; it hadn't reached a cross-era gap.

And because of their cultivation, this gap had been significantly compensated for.

However, after all, the Cthas Yalu People were "invading a world" and were war fanatics. Their technology in warfare was maxed out. Other areas might be weak, but in military matters, they were indeed at their peak.