Chapter 522 - 257: The Great Cosmic Age
Mo Longteng’s face flushed. He hadn’t expected Zhao Rui to win so decisively, and suddenly the giant bug before him seemed like a real eyesore.
Anger flared in his heart, and his Phoenix Power suddenly surged to its peak.
"Damn it! And I was just planning to play with you for a while!"
He spat, his body already wreathed in endless Flame Power.
The scattered smaller bugs also had protective force fields, but this Flame Power was different from ordinary flames.
It passed right through the force fields to burn the bugs directly, as if it simply ignored them.
What’s more, these flames clung to them like leeches, refusing to be extinguished until the entire bug was burned to cinders.
"BOOM!"
Balls of fire exploded in mid-air. Countless bugs scattered, then regrouped, but they still couldn’t escape the fate of being burned to ash.
The entire sky looked like a fireworks display, filled with splendid and colorful flowers of flame.
"Zhao Rui, what do you think? My flames aren’t half bad, are they?"
Mo Longteng laughed heartily, his figure flashing to appear beside Zhao Rui. He spoke with a hint of pride.
"Not bad. We should spar sometime!"
Zhao Rui raised an eyebrow. ’It really is impressive. So he was hiding such powerful Martial Arts.’
’It’s mine now!’
"Let’s go. Four more, two for each of us. Damn it, a bunch of metal lumps dare to covet my territory."
After speaking, Mo Longteng swung his long halberd, creating a beautiful ring of light as he charged toward the distant giant bugs.
Seemingly not expecting such powerful enemies on Blue Star, the giant bugs grew fearful. They constantly maneuvered the smaller warships in front of them to block Mo Longteng.
But how could these small warships possibly be a match for him?
With a mere wave of his hand, they exploded into showers of sparks.
They couldn’t slow his approach in the slightest.
The giant bug frantically fired beams of light from its body, as if it had an infinite supply.
Unfortunately, these beams struck near Mo Longteng, but before they could even get close, they were deflected by his Domain Power, disappearing like stones sinking into the ocean without making a single ripple.
Seeing its attacks were useless, the giant bug suddenly broke apart into countless smaller bugs and swarmed toward space.
However, its escape wasn’t a headlong flight. It retreated in echelons, leaving behind defensive measures layer by layer.
"You think you can run?!"
How could Mo Longteng possibly let them escape? He flapped his wings, and a massive hurricane sent the defending smaller bugs tumbling. They flared with brilliant light as they struggled to maintain their positions.
"Gather!"
Mo Longteng suddenly withdrew the hurricane. He pulled his wings back, and a powerful suction force descended, instantly pulling the bugs toward him.
Flame Power poured out, incinerating them completely.
"Trying to run!"
Mo Longteng spread his wings and gave chase.
Meanwhile, Zhao Rui wasn’t idle either. Wielding his Tribulation-Breaking Sword, he charged toward the other two giant bugs, which had been swaggering about moments before.
With no one to stop them, these two giant bugs had been using their beams to wantonly destroy buildings on the ground and pursue the fleeing True Dharma Masters.
Their massive bodies were covered in beam emitters, making them look like giant, projectile-firing porcupines.
These beams might not be much of a threat to Mo Longteng and Zhao Rui, but for the True Dharma Masters, they were fatal.
If their true bodies were hit, they would be grievously injured.
Even their Dharma Bodies would suffer. The force field Energy from the beams would cause a temporary disruption in their True Qi, making it impossible to maintain the integrity of their Dharma Body and greatly reducing their strength.
These beams were somewhat similar to force field rays, and their power was astonishing.
Only Domain Realm experts could use their Domain Power to resist the damage from these beams.
But they could only defend, not break through the giant bugs’ force field shields.
Capable of both offense and defense, their strength was so great that without Zhao Rui and Mo Longteng, they might have taken on all the Martial Artists and weapons present by themselves.
But their rampage came to an end the moment Zhao Rui arrived.
Zhao Rui gave them no chance to escape. He unleashed his dual Domain Power, enveloping both giant bugs.
Endless Thunder Power tore through the sky, striking the bugs’ shields and making them waver. An extreme cold then instantly pierced through space, freezing the force field and solidifying its Energy.
Only Zhao Rui, by drawing upon the power of his Hidden Meridian to connect with Dark Energy, could unleash such a formidable force.
The moment the slightest disorder appeared in the giant bugs’ force fields, Zhao Rui’s Tribulation-Breaking Sword would become a blade of slaughter, viciously cutting into their bodies.
He tore them to shreds.
Although the giant bugs’ force fields were powerful, they were, after all, generated by machines. Once the bugs were torn to pieces, the force fields vanished completely.
They were left with no defense whatsoever.
Zhao Rui used his full strength, giving the giant bugs no time to react or escape. In an instant, he had slain the two metallic behemoths.
Seeing that their powerful metal giants were so easily defeated, the remaining small ships and bugs all fled toward space.
They had lost all of the aggressive momentum they’d arrived with.
"We won!"
Seeing the alien legion retreat, everyone on the battlefield—whether they were Martial Artists, pilots, or weapon operators—erupted into deafening cheers.
"Long live Emperor Zhao!"
"Emperor Zhao is mighty!"
The ordinary soldiers could no longer contain their excitement and shouted what was truly in their hearts.
They were people who had experienced war and understood its cruelty. Time and again, Zhao Rui had saved them, these soldiers, from the jaws of giant beasts.
They were the ones most grateful to Zhao Rui.
Far more than those Martial Artists who could fly and run, who would flee the moment things looked bad, they understood Zhao Rui’s true value and importance.
But Zhao Rui was unaware of their cheers. At this moment, he and Mo Longteng were chasing the enemy out of Blue Star’s atmosphere and into outer space.
At first, Zhao Rui hadn’t engaged the giant bugs, worried that his strength might be insufficient. But now, after the great battle, he had a crystal-clear understanding of their power.
So naturally, he pursued them with confidence.
But both he and Mo Longteng knew in their hearts that these mechanical bugs were just an appetizer.
How could mere mechanical bugs be the ones who had sealed Blue Star away for thousands of years?
They were just mechanical puppets.
They probably just stumbled upon the broken entrance in the Boundary Wall and came looking for a hunt.
The two pursued them, destroying many small warships along the way, and gradually approached the vicinity of Saturn.
At this moment, countless warships were taking off from various planets, speeding toward the Boundary Wall.
Among these small warships were over a dozen giant battleships and seven or eight metallic behemoths.
Even Mo Longteng, who was used to massive army battles, was shocked by the sheer scale of the sight.
"They still have so many warships. Why aren’t they pressing the attack?"
Mo Longteng asked in surprise.
Zhao Rui shook his head. He didn’t know either. ’They clearly have so many warships and giant bugs, so why aren’t they attacking us?’
’Instead, they’ve chosen to retreat at full speed.’
The two of them advanced with furrowed brows, not wanting to press too hard. After all, they were outnumbered, just the two of them.
They were also afraid the enemy might have some tricks up their sleeve.
They just followed from a distance until they saw the enemy pass through a rippling space, like the surface of a lake, and disappear from sight. Only then did they exchange a look and stop.
Any further, and they would reach the Boundary Wall.
No one knew what lay beyond the Boundary Wall!
The Blue Star region had been protected within this Boundary Wall for millions of years, never suffering an invasion from an alien civilization.
Now, as soon as the Spiritual Qi had begun to recover, an alien civilization had appeared within the Boundary Wall.
What did this mean? It meant there were many alien civilizations out there.
"I’ll stand guard here. You go back first. I might not be able to hold out for long!"
Mo Longteng said after a moment’s hesitation.
"Central State and the Great Shang both need you to coordinate with them. Let’s hope we can quickly reverse-engineer these aircraft that can travel so fast through the universe."
Mo Longteng wasn’t an ignorant barbarian. Like Mo Ling’Er, he had received a proper education in science and technology.
He naturally knew what a vessel capable of interstellar travel signified.
It meant that his Great Shang would no longer have to fear the power of the Great Zhou.
Not just in terms of Combat Power, but also in terms of escape.
In all of the Great Zhou, very few could leave Blue Star and travel through space.
If the Great Shang had the ability to emigrate to other planets, what reason would they have to fear the Great Zhou?
What would it matter if they just handed Blue Star over to them?
Hearing this, Zhao Rui nodded. A new era had arrived. It wasn’t just a simple revival of the Martial Dao; Blue Star was now fully integrated into the cosmos.