Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Chapter 1406  Civilization War: Rapid Escalation & Development (II)

These puppets seemed endless as no matter how many these three killed, more and more kept coming. ”Something is wrong,” the woman said. Theyʼve killed so many puppets, but the number never disappears.

”Youʼre right,” her husband agreed. ”Monk?”

”We are in an illusion.”

”What?”

”The first wave of the enemy were actual puppets, but afterward, most of them were illusions.

”Damn it, why didnʼt you say anything?”

”And rob you of an opportunity of enlightenment through pain? Donor, why would I do such a thing?” The Suffering Monk looked at him, genuinely puzzled why he asked such a stupid question.

”Damn it, I forgot these evil monks are all psychopaths,ʼ the man said to his wife through divine sense.

”Now is not the time to argue with him,” his wife placated him. ”Letʼs deal with the illusion first,” They each took out an artifact, a cauldron with sand, and an incense burner. The man put the incense burner into the sand, immediately releasing a strange aroma that filled the surroundings. Sunlight descended from the clouds as most of the puppets disappeared.

Boom!

”Watch out,” the man yelled as he condensed his black wind into the densest shield he could manifest. While the puppets distracted these people, the ships had enough time to power up their cannons for one massive and mighty attack. Whatʼs more, Commander Shi Ping used one of the most destructive elements: lightning.

The result of this attack was a hole in the manʼs chest, and the woman was missing her left arm.

”Confirm injuries in two of the targets.”

”What about the monk?” Shi Ping asked.

”He appeared intact.”

The commander squinted. Despite the manʼs heart being obliterated, the commander knew this was not a severe injury. As law beings, Tier 7 cultivators do not have major weaknesses in their hearts and brains. Their souls are the crux of their survival. Of course, these cannons used the power of law, meaning they would still be injured and weakened.

”Prepare to deploy the Law Domain at a momentʼs notice,” Shi Ping commanded.

”Sir, we are using a tremendous amount of power and energy,” someone warned. Ultimately, their creations were not as perfect as artifacts, meaning they had limitations. The commander had already ordered the activation of the Annihilation Cannon and the Great Guardian Shield, which were the two other things that required the most energy. Now, he activated the third most consuming thing. At this rate, this ship wonʼt last long.

”Just do it,” Shi Ping said. He was one of the best commanders in all the bases, and the reason was due to his observation skills and intuition. He knew something was wrong with the monk, so he prepared early.

”As you wish.”

…

The woman regrew her arm, and the hole in the manʼs chest closed, but their expression was pale. However, the battle had just started. Fifteen 7-A puppets surrounded the team, with each allocated five puppets, and thatʼs not mentioning the other pilots and puppets working with these 7-A elites.

The 6-B and lower squads immediately suffered tremendous casualties at the hands of these three, but with their sacrifices, the 7-A puppets barely managed to hold against these people.

”Iʼve had enough of these things,” the woman suddenly yelled as she activated her Proving Dao Artifact — a red necklace. The ability was ordinary as it simply boosted her Flame Spells and Techniques, but that was enough for her.

[Heavenly Flame Spear Rain]

The woman conjured millions of flame spears and dropped them on the legion. She wiped out countless puppets and even a few hundred ships with one attack. However, her action was her undoing. The 7-A puppets resisted, but as soon as they died, the five of them exploded into a Water Barrier Seal.

The woman was caught off guard, and the barrier surrounded her, sealing her into a vast ocean of water, a counter to her Flame Dao.

”No,” her husband yelled as he rushed toward the seal. However, before he could touch it, an invisible puppet appeared behind him and plunged a dagger into his brain, directly killing him. All the puppets then focused on the calm monk while the surviving ships annihilated the Water Barrier Seal alone with the woman.

ʼSo, the mortals have developed to this level,ʼ the monk thought calmly. It was now evident that he was not taking his fight seriously.

”Donʼt you care about your comradeʼs death?” said one of the puppets.

”Itʼs not this poor monkʼs fault they could not find enlightenment amidst their suffering,” the monk replied while calmly looking at this puppet. ”You must be the commander of that giant ship.”

”Monk, leave this place, and we will pretend nothing happened,” Commander Shi Ping uttered.

”Unfortunately, this poor monk hasnʼt seen your true limit yet.”

Commander Shi Ping immediately stopped communicating and ordered: ”Launch the domain. Tell all other ships to activate the Light Rainbow Maneuver, and everyone will have 30 seconds to evacuate.”

People were shocked, but considering the worry in the commanderʼs voice, no one objected. The other ships were also surprised, but they followed orders. They activated the domain and the protocol for the maneuver before proceeding to an evacuation area that teleported them to Shi Pingʼs ships.

Meanwhile, the Suffering Monk suddenly felt his surroundings becoming murky, making it hard to move and breathe. The law of Pain embedded in his flesh had considerably weakened. ʼA domain? Theyʼve come so far?ʼ He could see these ships were resonating their laws to change the environment into a domain that boosted their attacks.

ʼI guess thatʼs good enough.ʼ The monkʼs aura suddenly increased.

”Commander, the targetʼs energy level is now 8.” Everyone looked at him in shock. They did not expect the commander to predict the enemy was Tier 8 instead of 7.

”Fire,” Shi Ping ordered, and the sky turned bright with all these cannons firing simultaneously. Such a devastating attack could annihilate any Tier 7 cultivators except for these geniuses or people with higher artifacts. However, it was useless to the monk.

He first rushed to the main ships where Commander Shi Ping resided, but the monk targeted the remaining vessels after realizing it would take some time to destroy the Great Guardian Shield. He turned into this black light, destroying one battleship after another. These rune shipsʼ protective shield was a joke to the monk.

”How long has passed since my order?” Shi Ping asked.

”5 seconds.”

Shi Pint clenched his hands before ordering: ”Activate the Light Rainbow Maneuver.”

”But sir, we still have 24 seconds of evacuation.”

”We will all be dead in 24 seconds,” replied with gritted teeth. The technicians were quiet before executing his orders. The surviving ships suddenly accelerate faster than the speed of light, heading directly to the monk. They crashed at unimaginable speed, and they exploded upon contact. The sight of so many speeds turning into golden lights and forming a rainbow was indeed beautiful, but none of the survivors would appreciate such a sight.

Shi Ping calmly watched this unfold. He knew the weight of his decision, but he had to do it. He observed for the right moment and used his authority to fire the [Annihilation Cannon].

The monk was occupied by these suicide ships. Their destructive power was nothing for a body refiner like himself, but their speed was beyond his reaction time. Then, his danger sense suddenly activated, and he wanted to move out of the way. Sadly, this attack was space-based and locked him.

Boom!

The Annihilation Cannon was the greatest accomplishment of mortal civilization in spatial technology. Wang Wei and many other guardians had to preach to them before they could develop it as a trump card. With one attack, the surrounding space will collapse, releasing terrifying, chaotic spatial energy that can slice through laws and domains.

Shi Ping calmly watched as the monkʼs ruined body floated in the void, still showing signs of life. He was not surprised since the latter was a body refiner. He ordered the surviving ships to surround him and seal his body and soul.

ʼHis capture should make up for some of our losses,ʼ Shi Ping thought. However, although this was logically true, he did not think so emotionally. They lost too many lives to kill this one man.

”Report our losses.”

”We came with 12,600 ships; now, only 123 remain operational.”

”What about our loss of life? You know what, donʼt tell me,” Shi Ping said. ”Deploy the Salvage Team to recuperate as many resources as possible, followed by the Transportation Crew. They need to control these dynasties and evacuate our compatriots.”

Many lives were lost in this fight, but once they evacuated everyone from this area, their base would have new blood to train and develop. Shi Ping left for his quarters and immediately took a gourd of wine to drink.

Was it a good thing they saved these people? It appeared so, but once they returned to the base, these mortals would be trained as soldiers before being sent to their deaths. Ultimately, the same fate awaited most of them.

”Letʼs not think about this,” Shi Ping uttered before gulping his wine.