In the Grand Illusionary Land behind Su Changfa, another sorrowful picture popped up.
Almost half of the picture was covered by an enormous, bloody sun. Below the sun was a desert that was full of war debris and corpses. A black shadow that was slightly haggard, if not tiny, was walking forward alone.
Behind him, countless jackals and hyenas that were depicted in a simulated way were following him. Their cowardice, cruelty, greed, and hypocrisy were vivid and vivid on the paper!
All the pictures in the Grand Illusionary Land were obviously drawn by the experts of painting among the Immortal Cultivators. Anyone who saw them would feel deep sympathy for Wuying Qi and indignation and disdain for the mediocre Cultivators and the greedy ordinary people! "
Li Yao stimulated his soul with spiritual energy time and time again. Otherwise, it would be very easy for him to walk into Wuying Qi's shoes and view the whole world from the perspective of the 'black shooting star'!
Su Changfa said slowly, "After figuring out who his enemy was exactly, Wuying Qi was no longer as outspoken and aggressive as before. He did not hesitate to piss off all the leadership of the capital of the Empyreal Terminus Sector in order to win the war! He adopted the strategy of defending the defense line steadily, which reduced the consumption of assets and the casualty rate of soldiers. Finally, he was given time to catch his breath. But in secret, he expanded the influence of the Salvation Syndicate and recruited more like-minded 'fellow Cultivators'!
"Wuying Qi believed that most of the senior officials of the Star Ocean Republic and the old Cultivators were too deeply poisoned to be saved. Only the young Cultivators were the future of the country and the civilization of mankind!
"At that time, the declining and lethargic society of the Star Ocean Republic, other than Wuying Qi, also triggered the innovation of countless hot-blooded young Cultivators! With Wuying Qi's personal charm and righteousness, the scale of the Salvation Syndicate expanded quickly and won the hearts of countless young Cultivators!
"However, even at this moment, Wuying Qi never intended to completely break off from the world of Cultivators. The so-called 'Salvation Syndicate' was just a gathering of everybody to discuss the relationship between the Cultivators and the ordinary people, the real responsibility of the Cultivators for the civilization of mankind, the position of the civilization of mankind in the universe, and so on. We only wanted to save the nation and strengthen the race. That's all!"
The picture behind Su Changfa flashed, showing a scene where countless young people were sitting around a Black Crystal Suit, talking and pointing at the world.
Every delicate stroke was brimming with vigor and vitality, which was entirely different from the obscure, lackluster, and undercurrent flowing pictures that were showing the parliament of the Star Ocean Republic!
Gritting his teeth, Su Changfa said, "Before, Wuying Qi planned to walk on the path of the reformists. He hoped to expand the Salvation Syndicate into the top faction of the Star Ocean Republic so that the representatives of the Salvation Syndicate could occupy the majority of the seats in parliament. One day, they could even run for the Speaker of the Star Ocean Republic so that they could seize the power legitimately and reform the civilization of mankind!
"However, exactly at this moment, what Wuying Qi was most worried about happened!
"The Holy League suddenly gathered an enormous army of more than fifty fleets and attacked the Star Ocean Republic on a large scale!
"The scale of the strategic attack this time far exceeded all the attacks of the Holy League in the past ten years combined. It seemed that the initial test was finally over, and the Holy League had made the real decisive move!
"In the past ten years, Wuying Qi had been warning the capital that the so-called 'harassment' was probably just a test of the Holy League, and that the real battle had not come yet. Therefore, they had to respond to it in the highest state of war immediately!
"However, the 'respectable' and 'thoughtful' representatives in parliament always sneered at him and even suspected that he had other intentions. The shortsighted and incapable of thinking, on the other hand, were reduced to blind beasts under the bewilderment of the media. They really believed that the Star Ocean Republic was invincible and mocked his ironic advice. They were even more unwilling to sacrifice their own interests to 'transfuse' for the frontline!
"Right now, the well-equipped, well-trained, and yet mysterious Holy League finally came out in full force. The exhaust flames spurted out by all the starships of the fifty fleets almost tore the entire universe apart!
"Because of the slack and the difficulties in the rear, Wuying Qi, as the highest commander in the frontline, only had some starships of low tonnage and weak firepower, as well as ragged legions that were in dire need of assets!
"Even so, Wuying Qi did not abandon his responsibility. He performed all the techniques that he had grasped during his hundreds of years of wandering in the sea of stars. Leading the few troops, he performed countless great plays where the weak defeated the strong and ambushed the enemy's rear, stalling the Holy League's fiery invasion!
"The most decisive battle of all was the 'Battle of Karan'!"
In the Grand Illusionary Land behind Su Changfa, a galaxy where mystic rays were like fireworks, explosions were like raindrops, and bleeding appeared.
With that as the background, a bright yellow, inconspicuous planet jumped out.
"Karan is a resource planet near the frontline that is controlled by the Star Ocean Republic. Although it is not large in size, dozens of rare materials, including Green Lotus Stones and Frost Crystals, are stored on it. The 'Purple Thunder Crystal', which has a high reserve and an excellent quality, is a rarely-seen super fuel additive. After it is pulverized and blended into the fuel of a starship in a certain proportion, it can increase the maximum speed of a starship by more than 5%!
"A 5% increase in the speed of a starship! What a terrifying improvement it is! In any interstellar battle, not just 5%, even a 1% increase in speed is likely to change the outcome of the battle!
"For the two parties whose starship driving technologies are similar, the Purple Thunder Crystal is a very important strategic asset. Therefore, Karan is the most important strategic location in the frontline. It is also a place that must be fought for!
"Wuying Qi's command center is established on Karan!
"The Battle of Karan was a surprise attack that Wuying Qi had carefully planned for a long time.
"In normal surprise attacks, one's own side always surprises the enemy, but this time, Wuying Qi was planning to let the enemy 'surprise' himself!
"Before the Battle of Karan, although Wuying Qi secured consecutive victories, his troops were limited after all, and his victories were only minor tactical ones. The people of the Holy League, on the other hand, were well-prepared and aggressive. They were not scared of a battle of attrition.
"Behind Wuying Qi's defense line, on the other hand, was not the homeland of the Star Ocean Republic but more than ten vassal worlds, also known as' republics'. They boasted a certain degree of independence and were all fence-sitters.
"Those fence-sitters were like the 'pacifists' in the Martial Meritocrats civilization in the past. They only cared about their own interests and were reluctant to accept Wuying Qi's military demands. When the Holy League attacked on a large scale, they defended themselves and pushed Wuying Qi's troops to resist them. Some of them had even been secretly colluding with the Holy League to sell assets and intelligence!
"The emperor is too far away. The parliament of the Star Ocean Republic can do nothing about the constituent republics. They can only maintain the superficial harmony.
"Wuying Qi knew very well that those fence-sitters were unreliable. If he was defeated, those vassal worlds would certainly not fight to the end for the Star Ocean Republic. They would certainly be the first to surrender. By then, the failure would only snowball, and there would be no turning back in the end!"
"Therefore, Wuying Qi had to secure a glorious victory with his feeble troops!
"After making all the arrangements on Karan, his nest, he pretended that he was dizzy by the recent victories and marched forward to block the supply line of the Holy League.
"The Holy League indeed saw through his fatal shortcoming, which was his feebleness. Seizing the momentary 'opportunity', they broke through the center and assaulted Karan, his nest.
"Wuying Qi tried his best and pretended that he was fleeing in panic with his marvelous tactics. Abandoning Karan, he fled to a vassal world in the rear.
"In order to deceive the Holy League, he also pretended that he was attacked by local armed forces who were about to surrender to the Holy League in a vassal world, making the Holy League think that he had completely collapsed and that he had lost his momentum.
"The Holy League was indeed fooled. After occupying Karan, because of the abundant strategic assets and the facilities such as the maintenance factories, spaceports, and communication bases that Wuying Qi left behind, the Holy League regarded the place as their headquarters and prepared to conquer the ten or so vassal worlds.
"But little did they know that Wuying Qi had long planted backup plans below the ground of Karan!
"Since the Purple Thunder Crystals hidden deep inside Karan can increase the maximum speed of a starship by 5%, they are naturally materials with abundant spiritual energy, high activity, and high instability!"
"With the methods that Wuying Qi learned after wandering in the sea of stars for hundreds of years, he established a great array that connected the core of the planet and all the mother lodes of Purple Thunder Crystals, turning the entire Karan into an enormous' planet bomb '!
"That was truly the craziest tactic!
"It must be noted that when Karan was turned into a 'planet bomb', Wuying Qi's main force had been gathered there on a large scale. Even he had been supervising the place all the time!
"One moment of carelessness, and he would've been doomed forever!
"It was a great gamble, and Wuying Qi won it!"
"The Holy League regarded the occupation of Karan as a temporary victory. The main force of the fleet was gathered on Karan to rest and prepare for the attack in the next phase. Most of the generals were gathered in the headquarters of Karan, too, where they were mobilizing troops and planning strategies.
"Wuying Qi saw the opportunity and activated the great array deep inside Karan, releasing all the spiritual energy contained in the Purple Thunder Crystals instantly and blowing up Karan!
"The shocking explosion affected the entire space zone. Not only were the generals of the invading army of the Holy League wiped out, most of the main-force warships were also reduced to garbage floating in the sea of stars!
"Such a glorious result was too much for the vassal worlds to not be moved. Inspired and intimidated by Wuying Qi, they all surrendered their local armed forces and established a coalition fleet to pursue the enemy. Eventually, the strategic attack of the Holy League was completely crushed, and a lot of starships of the Holy League were captured. They secured the most brilliant victory!"
Li Yao had been holding his breath all the time. It was not until this moment that he finally took a long breath in relief.
Su Changfa must've added some exaggerations, but the core tactics were not easy to fake.
Regardless of their different stances, Wuying Qi's strategic decisiveness and his almost insane tactics were truly astounding!
Seeing that Li Yao was rather moved, Su Changfa, however, put on a cold face. He gnashed his teeth and said, "Despite such a huge gap between the enemy and us, he still secured such a beautiful victory, shattering the strategic intentions of the Holy League and almost annihilating the invaders of the Holy League! By logic, he should've returned in triumph and accepted the flowers and cheers of the local people! "
Li Yao found it odd. "Did he not?"
To this moment, he still did not realize what was wrong with Wuying Qi.
Su Changfa sniffed. "Of course not. What awaited Wuying Qi was not flowers and cheers at all. Instead, it was the condemnation of the Cultivators and the trial of 'crimes against humanity' and 'massacres' in the military court!"
Li Yao was dumbfounded. "Why … Why?"
This, this was simply like something that was often seen in historical novels, framing a loyal and honest person!
Su Changfa coughed and said, "Because … in order to deceive the Holy League, Wuying Qi did not take away all the ordinary people living there when he 'fled' from Karan in a hurry.
"There were about 8.2 million civilians on Karan. They were mainly miners, mechanics, specialists in the refinement of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and their families.
"When Karan exploded, the 8.2 million civilians were naturally … sacrificed too."
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Four days and four chapters in a row. Hooo!
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