Chapter 347: The Great Retreat! The Eastern Demon's Scheme

Chapter 347: The Great Retreat! The Eastern Demon's Scheme

The Demon Mystic Star Realm, in the void.

Whoosh! Li Yuan, enveloped in his battle armor, transformed into a streak of light and sped towards the star realm's entrance.

Suddenly—

Whoosh! A streak of green light pierced through the clouds and landed on Li Yuan's arm.

"Bing, is it done?" Li Yuan transmitted his voice.

Earlier, while pursuing two Skysoarer Apex warriors simultaneously, he had dispatched Liu Bing to chase down Tanasi, who had fled deep into the earth... With Liu Bing's speed, catching up to a Skysoarer warrior was not a difficult task.

"Hehe, Big Brother, it was a piece of cake." Liu Bing transmitted back, "Just an ordinary Skysoarer, not even a match for someone of Duan Mu Hong's caliber."

Li Yuan smiled.

Having frequent exchanges with Liu Bing, she was aware of some of the Seven Star Civilization's powerful individuals, so she had a rough idea of Duan Mu Hong's strength.

"Did you reveal yourself?" Li Yuan asked, as this was crucial.

Although he had swept through dozens of star realms, Li Yuan had not allowed Liu Bing to take action until now.

Liu Bing was his trump card.

"Probably not." Liu Bing shook her head, "I concealed my aura and instantly closed in to kill him. He probably didn't have time to transmit a message."

"Mhm." Li Yuan understood; Liu Bing had done her best to hide, and if the news still leaked, there was nothing more they could do.

"Big Brother, are we heading to the other star realms of the Abyssal Demon Civilization now?" Liu Bing asked.

"No." Li Yuan nodded, "The news of the great battle in the Demon Mystic Star Realm will spread, and if the Abyssal Demon Civilization isn't foolish, they should order their star realms to retreat... So, we'll go to the star realms bordering other civilizations first."

"Other civilizations might not get the news that quickly."

"I'll follow Big Brother's lead." Liu Bing giggled as she poked her snake head out of her sleeve, "Wherever Big Brother points, I'll strike."

She didn't care about the victory or defeat of the Seven Star Civilization; she only cared about Li Yuan's feelings.

...

Time passed, and only half an hour later—

In the Gao Dong Star Realm—

"Attack!" Li Yuan launched a soul attack, directly slaying over ten Skysoarer warriors, finally attracting the attention of their leader.

"Who dares!" A furious voice boomed, followed by a majestic half-human, half-beast figure soaring into the sky.

In just an instant, this half-beast warrior witnessed Li Yuan's appearance.

"My apologies." Li Yuan moved his lips but made no sound, then lunged towards his opponent.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

With the Black Heaven Spear in hand, Li Yuan instantly split into nine, unleashing his full power. Terrifying spear rays tore through the sky, enveloping the Skysoarer Apex-level half-beast warrior from all directions.

Each spear ray, even those from the clones, possessed astonishing might.

"Puchi!" At full power, the opponent could only withstand two moves before being unable to resist. His skull was pierced by the long spear and exploded with a boom.

Dead!

"Let's go." After slaughtering the Skysoarer's battle prowess, Li Yuan quickly departed.

...

Time passed, and two more second-rank star realms fell to Li Yuan, with several Skysoarer Apex warriors perishing at his hands.

The news could no longer be concealed.

It spread far and wide.

The first to receive the news was the Seven Star Civilization itself, as the Abyssal Demon Civilization had already learned of it. There was no point in further suppressing the information.

"What? The Spirit Spear has appeared again?"

"In just one battle in the Demon Mystic Star Realm, he killed three Skysoarer Apex warriors and slew dozens of Skysoarer warriors with soul attacks? Our Seven Star Civilization has completely conquered the Demon Mystic Star Realm."

"Heavens! An Origin Warrior, effortlessly slaying a 35th-rank Skysoarer, how powerful must the Spirit Spear be?"

"After years of silence, I thought the Spirit Spear had already advanced to the Skysoarer stage, but I never imagined he hadn't broken through yet."

"A second-rank warrior with such strength?"

"It's unbelievable."

"I feel like he's even more monstrous than Fang Hai."

"No comparison."

"Fang Hai is terrifying, but at the Origin Warrior stage, the Spirit Spear is undoubtedly the strongest, an undisputed legend." The demi-gods and Skysoarer warriors of the Seven Star Civilization's upper echelons were all passionately discussing and marveling at this revelation.

"This is a blessing for our civilization!"

...

The Spirit Spear's exploits also spread rapidly to many otherworldly civilizations in a short time.

On one hand, many otherworldly civilizations had connections to the Seven Star Civilization's upper echelons.

On the other hand, the Abyssal Demon Civilization's upper echelons deliberately spread the news, sharing it with other civilizations to diminish the Seven Star Civilization's 'achievements.'

"In a short span of time, the alien civilizations that suffered slaughter in numerous star sectors finally came to their senses."

"Is it really a Spirit Lance?"

"Is it really the Seven Star Civilization that slaughtered the strong of our star sector? Damn those Seven Star humans, damn that Spirit Lance!"

"How terrifying, a powerful Origin Warrior with a Demi-Deity Soul. How is this possible?"

"Damn them for killing my disciple." The numerous alien civilizations that experienced the slaughter were filled with endless rage, mixed with shock.

"This covert attack is the most terrifying and infuriating."

But after the anger subsided, the high-ranking members of these civilizations could only swallow their frustration.

"We can't compete."

"With such a formidable Origin Warrior possessing the Spirit Lance, these Second-Rank Star Sectors can't be defended. Let's retreat."

"Why does the Seven Star Civilization produce so many peerless geniuses one after another? This civilization has only risen for a few hundred years."

"What good is anger? We can't even reach the Seven Star Civilization to retaliate." The alien civilizations that suffered losses could only endure this setback.

This was the nature of competition among civilizations in the Dimensional Domain.

Only the powerful could occupy more star sectors, seize more resources, and thus produce more strong individuals, perpetuating the cycle.

The Spirit Lance gave the Seven Star Civilization an overwhelming advantage in the fierce competition for Second-Rank Star Sectors.

...

"Our civilization is also connected to the Seven Star Civilization, but we haven't been attacked yet." Many alien civilizations that hadn't encountered an attack were filled with worry.

"Let's retreat. Order all Skysoar Warriors to disperse and hide, don't stay in the base."

"Alright."

"Even if the Spirit Lance is a Demi-Deity Soul, it's impossible to search every corner of the star sector. Let's hide in the depths of the star sector's land, and when the Spirit Lance reaches Skysoar Rank, they won't be able to enter the Second-Rank Star Sector. Then, we'll counterattack."

"Let's retreat!" Many high-ranking members of the alien civilizations made the same decision—Skysoar Novice and strong individuals dispersed and went into hiding.

There was no other choice.

As news spread, the strength of the Spirit Lance was confirmed, and the bloody slaughter he unleashed made any high-ranking member of a civilization wary... In just a few days, hundreds of Skysoar Warriors had fallen to his hands.

In fact, according to the list provided by Eastern Extremity, most Second-Rank Star Sectors wouldn't be attacked or slaughtered by Li Yuan... But these alien civilizations dared not take the risk.

Who knew if the Spirit Lance would come to slaughter them?

...

"Empty?"

"Not a single Skysoar life to be found?" Li Yuan arrived at a new target star sector.

With his divine sense, he immediately discovered that in the enemy's lair, only a few First and Second Rank lives remained, those who hadn't had time to retreat... Not a single Skysoar Warrior was present.

Normally, a base of this level should have at least ten Skysoar Warriors guarding it. How could there be not a single Skysoar Warrior?

There was only one possibility!

These Skysoar strong individuals had already received the news and scattered.

"They must have fled into various parts of the star sector, making it difficult to pursue them." Li Yuan frowned inwardly.

A dire situation had arisen.

It was known that Li Yuan initially chose to use soul attacks to secretly eliminate enemies to slow down the spread of information as much as possible...

Now, after the battle in the Ethereal Mystic Star Realm, the news could no longer be concealed.

Hence, no one would dare to withstand it.

No Skysoar Warrior would stay in such a situation without confidence.

"So many star sectors, and each one is so vast. I can't possibly investigate each star sector thoroughly." Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

He could allocate some time to sweep through the Second-Rank Star Sectors.

But he couldn't spend years or decades on this task.

"Then, let's destroy the main base. The construction of each main base required tremendous resources from these alien civilizations." Li Yuan took action.

He attacked crucial nodes on the outer layer of their main base... If there were First or Second Rank individuals trying to activate it, he would soul-kill them.

...

"Damn the Spirit Lance!"

"Attacking our war base!"

"Trash!!!" Within the star sector, numerous hidden alien Skysoar Warriors gnashed their teeth in anger.

If the main base was destroyed, it would be difficult for them to defeat the vast army of the Seven Star Civilization.

But in the face of the Spirit Lance's destructive attacks, not a single Skysoar Warrior dared to step forward.

...

Facing the sudden burst of the Spirit Lance, most of the attacked alien civilizations felt anger. However, compared to the scale of their own civilizations, the losses weren't significant... And in the future, there was a high probability that there wouldn't be greater losses.

After all, most alien civilizations only had one or two star sectors connected to the Seven Star Civilization.

Loss is just a loss.

The most distressing and unsettling situation is for the Wan Mo Civilization.

The Wan Mo Civilization shares borders with the Qi Xing Civilization in numerous Star Realms, not only containing many Second Tier Stars, but also a considerable number of Third Tier and even Fourth Tier Star Realms... It is foreseeable that in the future, the Ling Qiang might be even more formidable than Fang Hai.

When Fang Hai was at the Flying Heaven Rank, he was capable of defeating Demi-Deities.

What about Ling Qiang? Without considering the future, even at this moment, the number of Wan Mo Civilization's strong ones who have died at the hands of Ling Qiang is already astonishing.

Therefore, within an extremely short period, the highest echelons of the Wan Mo Civilization have gathered in one place, an uncommon occurrence.

The Wan Mo Star, is the main star of the Wan Mo Civilization.

As the core of the entire dimensional plane, it is the planet with the most life forms and strong ones in the Wan Mo Civilization.

The Wan Mo Temple is the highest sanctuary of the Wan Mo Civilization, concealing the greatest secrets of the Wan Mo Civilization.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Three powerful auras descended, one shrouded in a black robe, emanating an endless aura of destruction, while the other seemed rather refined, like a scholar.

The last figure was the most mysterious, and his aura was extremely vague.

The three shadows stood opposite each other at a distance.

They were all just divine sense shadows, not their true bodies.

"Bei Yue, Qiong Jin," the black-robed figure with the aura of destruction slowly spoke, "You are already aware of the situation. Our hopes of annihilating the Qi Xing Civilization are becoming increasingly slim, and in the not-too-distant future, there's a possibility that we might be pushed to extinction by the Qi Xing Civilization."

"I believe you are unwilling to see the Wan Mo Civilization fall to such a state."

The other two figures remained silent.

As deities, even if the Wan Mo Civilization were to truly perish, they could roam the starry skies and live freely.

After living for thousands of years, many friends and family, even their children, have already passed away.

The millions of lives in the civilization would barely affect them.

"The Ling Qiang's outburst has caused many Second Tier Star Realms to fall into calamity. I have already ordered numerous Star Realms to begin their actions..." the black-robed figure continued, "But that's secondary..."

"Dong Mo, stop beating around the bush." The most mysterious figure spoke in a deep voice, "Just say it, what do you want us to do?"

"You are the contemporary leader of the civilization, and the war with the Qi Xing Civilization is something you pushed for. Whether it succeeds or fails, I don't really care." The mysterious figure looked at Dong Mo.

"Qiong Jin, you are also a beneficiary of the Wan Mo Civilization's grace." Dong Mo spoke in a deep voice, fixing his gaze on Qiong Jin, "Your very existence is due to the civilization's blessings."

"That's why I'm willing to stand here and listen to you." The mysterious figure shook his head, "If you don't speak up, I'll leave."

"Dong Mo."

"Just get to the point." The other figure, Bei Yue, with a holy aura, also spoke slowly.

"I need your help." Dong Mo spoke in a deep voice, "Try to uncover Ling Qiang's true identity and strive to exterminate him."

"Ling Qiang's true identity?" Bei Yue was puzzled.

"According to the Qi Xing Civilization's intelligence, Ling Qiang should be over fifty years old, already exceeding the best breakthrough time for an Origin Warrior..." Dong Mo continued, "Such a peerless genius, even in the history of the dimensional realm, there's no precedent."

Qiong Jin and Bei Yue nodded in agreement.

Even someone like Qiong Jin, the majority of Demi-Deities in the Wan Mo Civilization are unaware of his existence, and he doesn't care about the outcome of the war... But regarding Ling Qiang, he is still quite curious.

"Secondly, compare Ling Qiang's progress over these years." Dong Mo continued, "His improvement in the past five years has been too slow, which is unusual."

"What do you mean?" Bei Yue seemed to have an idea.

"I suspect his true identity doesn't match the information the Qi Xing Civilization has released." Dong Mo said, "Secondly, I want to mobilize a Demi-Deity, to completely eliminate the hidden danger."

"You can mobilize a Demi-Deity?" Qiong Jin and Bei Yue's eyes glimmered with a hint of light.

In an enemy civilization, if they could mobilize a Demi-Deity for an assassination, that would be the highest level of assassination.

"Can you mobilize a Demi-Deity from the Qi Xing Civilization?" Qiong Jin spoke softly, "Are you sure?"

"Not a Demi-Deity from the Qi Xing Civilization."

"It's Xu Yan." Dong Mo spoke, looking at Qiong Jin, "To mobilize him, you'll need your help to mobilize him."

"You know of Xu Yan's existence?" Qiong Jin showed a hint of surprise.

(End of Chapter)

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